Chapter 303: Your Majesty, why do you intend to rebel?
[The coalition forces of eight countries, plus the coalition forces of seventeen countries, this lineup is basically equivalent to the entire combat power of Xi Niu Hezhou. ]

[The reason why they are so nervous is that you came too fiercely: you came with 30,000 Eight Banners troops on black ships, and as soon as you landed, you ordered the local king to surrender directly! ]

[The king was angry and refused to obey, so you led the Eight Banners to attack the capital, wiped out the king and the indigenous court, and then quickly spread the Western King Religion to replace the wild gods in various places.]

[Because the action was too big, and because you wanted to save time, you mobilized the Blood God Sons on a large scale to brainwash the natives. It didn’t take long before the whole country was singing praises of loyalty...]

【"loyalty!"】

【“Yes! Love!”】

[The whole country is in a frenzy, it's scarier than being possessed by a demon! ]

[This extremely bizarre scene naturally frightened other countries, so under the impetus of the situation of mutual dependence, a large military alliance covering Xiniu Hezhou was quickly established. They, who were originally hostile to each other, quickly formed a united front! ]

[And Xiniu Hezhou is indeed an independent elite region that can rival Nanshanbuzhou. After the formation of this united front, the Eight Banners, which were originally unstoppable, suddenly became a little unable to fight...]

[The various countries are not the weak wild gods of Dashun. They have been an independently developed group of monks since ancient times. Although their upper limit is not high due to the restrictions on incense, their strength is definitely far greater than that of the wild gods. ]

[Since the Eight Banners entered the country from the Northeast, they have been able to defeat all enemies wherever they went, and have never encountered a sufficiently strong opponent. Now that they have finally encountered the Western Allied Forces, they are so proud and complacent that they can only engage in a tug-of-war...]

[Seeing that you really couldn't win, you discussed with the seven flag owners and finally decided to quit while you were ahead: after all, you have conquered two continents. Although the population you gained is not as much as you imagined, this expedition can still be considered a great victory.]

[Besides, they have been away from home for nearly ten years, and the soldiers are homesick. There is no point in continuing the battle, so it is better to return home as soon as possible.]

[But considering that "I'm already here", it would be a shame not to make some money, so you sent a ceasefire letter to the Western Allied Forces: "Considering that God is merciful, I can withdraw my troops, but you must give me enough benefits!"]

[The Western coalition forces looked at each other in bewilderment…]

[Although some war advocates want to continue fighting until you are completely wiped out, this is obviously unrealistic: you just don't want to continue fighting, not that you have lost.]

【So the coalition forces unanimously decided: accept the peace talks! 】

【Talk! We can talk about anything! 】

[So you handed over a treaty: cede the coastal islands of Xiniu Hezhou, allow the Xiwang Divine Religion to preach, and add a few trading ports...]

[Looking at this unequal treaty, the countries looked at each other in bewilderment...]

[But in order to get rid of you, the god of plague, they finally gritted their teeth and signed the treaty. ]

【…】

[At the age of 69, you have gone through nine years of "Western Army's Eastern Expedition" and successively conquered Dongsheng Shenzhou and Beijuluzhou. You also used the eight elite banners to force the coalition forces of the countries in Xiniuhezhou to sign an unequal treaty with you, and from then on, the faith of the Western King Divine Religion spread throughout the world! ]

[With such a huge harvest and such a long time away from home, you and the Eight Banners Army have long missed your hometown. So after dealing with the treaty, you sailed back to the East Earth Dashun with the true scriptures you got from Xiniu Hezhou... no, it was an unequal treaty...]

[It is precisely because of your voyage around the four continents that you proved for the first time that the world is a circle, which greatly promoted the development of astronomy and geography...]

[On the day the fleet returned, the nearly sixty-year-old emperor dragged his sick body and personally came to greet you with the Queen Mother, the Crown Prince and other royal family members! ]

[The young emperor in my memory has long since become an old emperor. After these nine years, he was once quite healthy but now is often sick in bed. The crown prince has to offer him medicine every day. It seems that his life span is coming to an end... If he had not come to greet you, he would not have left the palace at all.]

[Looking at this old friend, you can't help but feel a lot of emotion, and then you chat with him about what you have seen and heard over the years... The old emperor was very excited. After all, he had rarely left the palace in his life. The things you talked about outside the domain were no different from myths to him...]

[While chatting, the old emperor suddenly changed the subject: "General Lin, I'm afraid I won't live long..."]

[He then began to talk about the past: the relationship between the ruler and his subjects, the grace of being rewarded...]

[You are not a fool, of course you know that he is trying to play the emotional card... so you ask directly: "Your Majesty, if you have any instructions, please tell me, I will do my best!"]

【"good!"】

[The old emperor immediately laughed: I don’t have anything to order. Now that I am about to die, I have only one wish.]

[“I would like to pass the throne to the Crown Prince. Is that possible?”]

[The old emperor looks at you hopefully. At the same time, the prince who is just in his early twenties beside him has a mixture of anticipation and trepidation in his eyes...]

[The royal family was unfortunate, the eldest son died young, and the old emperor had only this little son. Of course, he wanted to pass the throne to the prince. Even though the emperor had become a mascot after being sidelined by the shogunate, he still wanted to pass on the throne of Dashun! ]

[Of course, the main reason is still you: your reluctance to accept the abdication has given the emperor a glimmer of hope! Since you refuse to accept the abdication, Dashun may still be able to survive! ]

[He no longer cared about the loss of imperial power. He only wished to retain the throne for generations and continue the legacy of his ancestors as much as possible, even if it meant being just a mascot...]

[Of course you know what he is thinking.]

[Considering that the throne is no longer useful to you, you thought about it and felt that it was not impossible to continue to retain the hereditary rights of the Dashun Emperor... So you nodded and agreed: "Everything is up to your majesty to decide."]

[After these words were spoken, the old emperor and the crown prince couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief...]

【…】

[In October of that year, the sixty-year-old Emperor of Dashun died in the imperial garden, closing his cloudy eyes forever with his dream of restoring the prosperity of his ancestors.]

[The next day, under the auspices of the old empress dowager, the 22-year-old crown prince inherited the throne and became the new Dashun emperor! ]

[As soon as he ascended the throne, the new emperor promoted the empress dowager to the title of Grand Empress Dowager... After he had conferred titles on the royal family members, he followed the will and conferred titles on Lin Liu, the general of the Northeastern Eight Banners Shogunate, as "Royal Father Regent", "Grand Master", "Prime Minister"... Except for not directly abdicating, he gave him all the titles he could.]

[When you heard this edict, your face was tense: Grand Tutor and Prime Minister are fine, but what is the "Royal Father Regent"? ]

[This is directly recognizing you as my father...]

[Although it was difficult to hold back, you finally accepted it because you received the old emperor's will: If the prince is willing to assist, then assist him. If he is not willing, then you can take it yourself!]

[This father and son are determined to rely on you to maintain their throne...]

[After you accepted it, the emperor was overjoyed: "The emperor's father, the regent, is the first Baturu of Dashun... the first Aqina... Bah! The first regent!"]

[Next, he reiterated the previous emperor's slogan: "Government is run by the Lin family, and sacrifices are run by me!"] [This is what it is, this is what it is, as if there is really harmony between the monarch and his subjects... But, is it really harmonious?]

【…】

[Obviously not! ]

[Even in the first month after the emperor ascended the throne, the monkey quietly reported to you the secret letters sent by the court officials.]

[The letter said that the new emperor had just ascended the throne, and he cursed the Grand Tutor in private, stabbed dolls, believed in witchcraft... He even secretly trained the young eunuchs in the palace, intending to do something wrong... His evil deeds were obvious! ]

[“Master! This little emperor wants to rebel!”]

[The monkey is angry: "In my opinion, we should capture the capital and seize the throne!"]

[But you just sighed, and walked slowly back and forth in the room with your hands behind your back...]

【“Why do you force me?”】

[You sighed: I clearly planned to keep the royal family, but why is this little emperor so shameless? ]

【“Disciple.”】

[You raised your head, and your old face was full of helplessness. ]

[“Disciple is here!”]

[“You go to the capital and drive the royal family out of the palace... Remember not to act rudely.”]

[“Yes! Master!”]

[The monkey happily accepted the order and left...]

……

In the palace, the new emperor was training the eunuchs.

The Empress Dowager standing by looked at him with hesitation:

"Grandson, this won't be of any use..."

Of course, she knew exactly what her grandson wanted to do:
"It's a good thing that you are determined to restore the country... But now it has come to this. Even if you kill him, it will be impossible to restore the country!"

In her early years, she had thought about following ancestral rules to kill Lin Liu, who threatened the royal family, but later she thought carefully that it was actually best to have such a loyal minister willing to preserve the royal family.

If there were no him in the world, who knows how many people would be emperors and how many would be kings!
Moreover, the shogunate has ruled the world for many years, and the people are all loyal to it. They only know the Shogun but not the Emperor of Dashun. The Eight Banners also control the world, and no other heroes can match them.

What kind of arrogant and brave army are the Eight Banners? No one knows better than the Empress Dowager. If Lin Liu really died, the Eight Banners would be exterminated by the Dashun clan in a minute!

Being able to become a mascot right now is already the best outcome. If luck is good, Dashun might really last for thousands of years...

"No!"

The new emperor looked at the eunuchs who were training with a fierce look on his face:

"I, the Emperor of Dashun, guard the country's gates. The king dies for the country! I cannot live in humiliation... I would rather die like Emperor Ai than live like Emperor Xian!"

"That old thief Lin Liu tried to steal my country, I will not let him go!"

"Besides, I heard that he has not yet become a true god and is still a mortal. As long as we cooperate properly, it is possible to kill him... But if we delay any longer, when he becomes a true god, I will no longer have a chance!"

He even made a plan to punish the rebels:
"I have already contacted many Shinto righteous people. They all hate Lin Liu for seizing the world and want to kill him as soon as possible..."

"We have already agreed that after I kill Lin Liu, they will help me expel the Eight Banners and restore Dashun. By then, as long as I manage it properly, I will have the opportunity to regain power by balancing the feudal lords!"

The emperor who was training the eunuchs had a desire for power in his eyes:

"With the title of Regent Prince given by my father, it is impossible for Lin Liu to be on guard against me... Once I have trained the eunuchs, I will lure Lin Liu into the palace... and my great cause will be accomplished!"

The Empress Dowager became more and more frightened as she listened:
"My grandson, how can you believe the words of a jackal? Moreover, even if you can regain power, how many people will die in the world in order to eliminate Lin Liu's followers..."

"I do not care!"

The emperor gritted his teeth and said:
"I don't care how many people the wild gods want to kill, or how they want to reduce the incense... As long as I can continue to be a powerful emperor, I can agree to all the conditions!"

The frightened Empress Dowager tried to persuade him again:
"Grandson, this isn't..."

boom! boom! boom!
Suddenly, a burst of orderly footsteps began to sound, and became louder and louder, like rumbling thunder!

The Emperor and the Grand Empress Dowager looked in astonishment, only to see the palace gate being violently kicked open, and a giant golden-haired monkey leading a group of elite soldiers from the Eight Banners entered the palace with a defiant look on their face!

"Ape...you...you...what are you doing?!"

The emperor, who had just spoken fiercely, was frightened when he saw this scene and looked at the golden monkey tremblingly.

"Jie Jie Jie!"

The monkey laughed strangely:

"Your Majesty, why are you rebelling? Our master and I have made great contributions to the country, but Your Majesty wants to murder our loyal servants... It seems that we must not let them stay!"

Ape Shikai is online now!

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(End of this chapter)