Simulates history, but Chongzhen is the Divine Emperor at the beginning

Chapter 211 Reincarnation, the th year of Shaoxing!
"Xiangyang?"

The hallucinating man pondered for a moment: Of course, he had seen Xiangyang during his time in the Ming Dynasty.

[Even seriously, Xiangyang in the Ming Dynasty was far more prosperous than this Xiangyang!]

[After all, this is a worldview based on the Song Dynasty, and it's normal that the cities of the Song Dynasty were not as powerful as those of the Ming Dynasty.]

[However, this Xiangyang is not as prosperous as the Xiangyang of the Ming Dynasty, but the biggest difference is actually reflected in the city defense!]

Although Xiangyang in the Ming Dynasty was also a major military town, the Ming Dynasty had maintained a long period of peace, so the defenses of this inland city were not very strict. Many previous military projects were dismantled to improve people's livelihoods, so the atmosphere of war was not serious.

But Xiangyang here is different. Although also a key military town, this Xiangyang is even more heavily fortified than the Ming Dynasty's Xiangyang. Stationed soldiers and numerous fortifications can be seen in many places, creating a constant atmosphere of tension and awe, as if the city is always preparing to engage the enemy...

"This doesn't look like a peaceful state..."

He pondered: When did Xiangyang in the Song Dynasty become a battle zone?

The answer is obviously the Southern Song! Only the Southern Song relied on Xiangyang, a key river defense town, to defend against northern armies. Xiangyang was also a crucial part of the Southern Song's northern border defenses. Once lost, it would be like entering the countdown to the nation's demise...

"So, this must be the Southern Song Dynasty."

He made a relatively safe judgment, but he couldn't say whether it was safe or not. After all, this wasn't the Song Dynasty in the original history, but merely a supernatural kingdom based on the Song Dynasty. He couldn't rigidly apply history to it.

[If you want to confirm your guess and explore more important information, it depends on your actions...]

【…】

[“Stop! What are you doing?”]

[Eager to see a living person, you excitedly flew towards Xiangyang City, but before you could even enter the city, you were blocked by a group of soul soldiers!]

They watched you warily, their sharp gazes seemingly observing whether you were an infiltrated enemy... and this observation naturally made it easy for them to spot your distinctive red soul!

"Red?"

They scratched their heads: "That's not right. Aren't the Jin people black? How come a red one suddenly appeared?"

The leader thought for a moment, then shouted at you, "Where are you from? What are you doing in Xiangyang, the Song Dynasty?"

You: (Excited!)

[Everyone:?]

When the inquiry yielded no results, someone asked again, "Are you from the Jin Kingdom in the north? Are you coming to the Song Dynasty to surrender?"

You: (Cheerful Aba Aba!)

[Everyone:?]

Then someone asked, "What is your name? Do you have a household registration? Do you have parents? A wife? Children?"

You: (Sad Aba Aba...)

[Everyone:...]

After patiently questioning you for a while, they finally determined that your intelligence might be seriously flawed. It's clearly unlikely that someone like you is a Jin spy. Sending such a conspicuous bag would be a laughingstock for the Jin people...

[So after some deliberation, they finally brought you into Xiangyang City!]

After a round of communication, an official made a plan for you: Since you are not a Jin spy, and your soul strength has reached the standard, Xiangyang has decided to send you to reincarnation!

Even though you didn't quite understand what they were doing, nor where you would be placed, after confirming that these people wouldn't mess with you like they did in those ghost villages, you followed them everywhere obediently, your main goal being to be obedient... ["Hmm? Red?"]

The official in charge of reincarnation affairs looked at your unusual color with curiosity, but said nothing. He simply stated: "As the saying goes, all under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people are his subjects... No matter what color you are, as long as your heart is loyal to the Song Dynasty, you can be reborn as a human being!"

【“Especially someone like you…”】

The reincarnated official sighed with emotion, "Reincarnation is a new life. If you were reincarnated, it would be a good opportunity to replenish your brain. It's not impossible for you to return to normal in the future."

"Well, let's just consider it a good deed..."

[With a sigh, he began to arrange the specific matters of your reincarnation and issued a reincarnation certificate.]

[So, in the 185th year of Shaoxing, you were randomly thrown into the body of a pregnant woman...]

【…】

[In April of the 185th year of the Shaoxing reign of the Great Song Dynasty, with a cry, you were officially born into an ordinary family under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty!]

[From this day on, you possess your first legal identity in this world, becoming a glorious citizen of the Great Song Dynasty. From then on, you begin to repay the eternal favor bestowed upon you by the Emperor...]

[I don't know if it was accidental or inevitable, but the family you were reborn into also has the surname Zhou, but their name is no longer "Liang" but "Chi"!]

【Zhou Chi, this is your name! 】

[As for why I gave you this name, it's because your mother dreamed of a strange red spirit when she gave birth to you...]

[This kind of thing wasn't uncommon in the Song Dynasty. After all, everyone knew that the Song Dynasty would provide reincarnation services for sufficiently strong souls. Therefore, it was quite normal for a mother to dream of the reincarnated person before reincarnation.]

[But when everyone else has a pink soul, you actually have a red soul, which is somewhat unusual!]

So you were named after the color, "Chi"... Of course, this is your full name, you also have a nickname.

【Your nickname is: "Red Boy"! 】

【…】

[And so, you, Zhou Chi, slowly began to grow up.]

[However, since all reincarnated people have a "mystery in the womb", you have no memories of your past life and have completely forgotten everything in the past...]

[Not only have you forgotten everything in your previous life, but you have also restored your missing thinking abilities during the reincarnation process. Therefore, you have basically returned to normal in this life!]

[However, while memories can be erased, the essence of your soul remains unchanged... Although you are basically the same as an ordinary person, you occasionally become dazed and slow to react, earning you the mocking nickname "idiot" from your peers...]

[This is actually secondary, because compared to this, the strange illusion in your eyes is the biggest problem...]

[The mysterious man in the hallucination is always mumbling to himself, as if he is thinking about something... But when he is not thinking, he will also tell you stories with a smile and teach you how to read and write, as if he is an old scholar who knows everything.]

【And you never told anyone about his existence...】

[As for what you should call him... he always said with a smile.]

"Just call me Father-in-Law..."

……

(End of this chapter)