Chapter 373 Everyone is united and can change the world!

【proclaim oneself emperor?】

[Faced with Li Ziliang's repeated pleas, you just smiled and then chose to refuse.]

[Others don't claim to be emperor, most likely because they are not strong enough or have other limitations, but you don't claim to be emperor because it's a habit and persistence. 】

[This has long been your obsession...]

【But Li Ziliang obviously doesn't agree with your idea. 】

"You must be emperor!"

Li Ziliang, who came to visit privately, frowned and said:
"This is not a joke. If you don't claim to be an emperor, how can you legitimately govern Nanzhou?"

"Just like you took on titles like [Pasha] and [Sultan] in order to appease the people of Xizhou, if you want to gain support smoothly, then it's best to follow the customs."

"If you declare yourself emperor against the will of the people, it will give the people a sense of being ruled by foreign barbarians. Although this is not a big problem, why go against the trend when you can just let it be?"

Old Li said seriously:
"Besides, although I am flying your banner, the people below obviously recognize me instead of you. If you don't gain the people's support and submission in a timely and legitimate way, then South Continent and West Continent will always be two disunited countries."

"While we are still here, this tendency can be restrained, but you said that you will abdicate in the future. Then when we leave, won't the two continents..."

Old Li's worries were not short-sighted. If Lin Liu wanted to be the sun that never sets and insist on ruling the world forever, then the problem of secession would definitely not arise.

But Lin Liu had already made his mind clear. After completing his historical mission, his sun would set and be replaced by countless new suns.

If the unification of the two continents is not handled in advance, there will be a "dramatic change in South Continent" and "disintegration of the four continents". The unified structure of the four continents that was finally achieved will be shattered...

But Lin Liu smiled and patted his shoulder, saying meaningfully:

"Isn't it you?"

As soon as these words came out, Lao Li was stunned:
"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, since you have such great ambitions, you might as well make use of your remaining energy..."

Lin Liu said seriously:
"I have decided. You will be the emperor of Nanzhou!"

what? !

Lao Li was really stupid this time:

Wouldn't this be a bit...

【It is decided by the emperor! 】

[In the 81st year of the New Heavenly Court, after the protracted "Civil and Civil War", the Shun Dynasty of Nanzhou was destroyed, having enjoyed a reign of 230 years... Since then, Nanzhou has finally returned to its original state and ushered in unification once again.]

[The following year, Nanzhou changed its flag and came under the governance of the new Heavenly Court. The four continents that had been divided for countless years finally achieved great unification! ]

[But this "great unification" is actually very watery. After all, Nanshanbuzhou has always regarded itself as the Celestial Empire, and the Northern Expedition was all contributed by Nanshanbuzhou. Now that the Northern Expedition is successful, everyone wants to respect Lin from Xizhou as the monarch...]

[To be frank, there are countless people who complain and spit. ]

[“That Lin guy is a thief who stole the country!”]

[“Why should we let him pick the fruits we worked so hard to get?”]

[“Xizhou’s remote dog-raising technology is truly first-rate, and General Li is truly too loyal…”]

【Everyone is complaining about the "gratitude" and "loyalty" between you. 】

[But at this moment, a heavyweight imperial edict from Xizhou made everyone look at each other in bewilderment...]

[In the 82nd year of the New Heaven, Lin Liu, the greatest Pasha, Sultan, and Augustus of the Western Continent, decided to personally visit the newly reborn Southern Continent after the war! ]

[Sultan Lin was riding on a new-model steam-powered ship, with a black hull and the Augustus eagle flag on it, and there were fleets on both sides.]

[The fleet crossed the sea and arrived at "Liangzhou", the westernmost part of Nanzhou...]

Liangzhou.

This day was originally an ordinary day. The people of Liangzhou had long been accustomed to this kind of day, weeding, irrigating... Even if they were tired and sweating profusely, they never relaxed, and their faces were filled with hope and vitality for the future.

After all, the war is over, and the future will surely be better than before...

But suddenly, many large ships emitting black smoke gradually came from the western sea!
what's the situation?
The people along the coast were somewhat suspicious:

Hasn't the war in Nanzhou already ended? Could it be that there is no enemy in the world, or that there is an enemy coming from the sky?

While everyone was worried, these black steam ships had already docked at the port.

Then, under the cautious gaze of everyone, team after team of "honor guards" came ashore from the boats and lined up neatly. After they were ready, the guards suddenly played some kind of Western musical instrument similar to the suona!
That weird tune makes people feel a little bit emotional...

While the tune was being played, someone else began to sing:

"Ancestors! Grandfather! Lineage! Father! ..."

This is?

Everyone was a little confused, but soon a knowledgeable businessman explained to everyone:
"This is Western Roman music..."

"The playing of this elegant music means that Sultan Lin is here!" Sultan Lin? !

An old man widened his eyes:
"Has the Sultan Lin who came to Liangzhou that year really returned like lightning?!"

"How could it be false? Look! How did Sultan Lin's flagship land?!"

"Oh my god! Why is the boat sailing on the shore?!"

"..."

[Accompanied by the sonorous Roman music, Augustus's black ship with eagle flag landed on land from the sea, and sailed on dry land with the support of divine power! ]

[This scene, which is enough to be recorded in the history books, marks that the Sultan Lin, who was forced to leave Nanshanbuzhou, finally returned like lightning! ]

[Wait! This doesn’t seem right…]

[How come you, Augustus, are sailing on dry land?! Why did the Sultan return like lightning?! The opposite of the heavens belongs to...]

【…】

[After visiting the locals, you soon meet the helpless Lao Li.]

[“Are you sure you want to appoint me to govern Nanzhou?”]

【Old Li is still a little reluctant. 】

[But you smiled and said: "Your coming here is the best outcome. If you want to take over the heart of Nanzhou, who else but you can do it? Don't be so modest!"]

[“I’m not being modest…”]

[Old Li hesitated to speak, and finally sighed: "Forget it, whatever..."]

[So, in the 82nd year of the New Heavenly Court, you, as the highest ruler of the New Heavenly Court, issued an edict: General Li has made outstanding contributions and is admired by all, so he should be the emperor!]

[“I appoint you as the Emperor of Nanzhou, to govern Nanzhou for the new Heaven! And appoint you as the crown prince of the new Heaven. When my merits and virtues are complete, I will make you the new monarch, to govern the billions of people in the four continents!”]

[A letter of imperial edict stirs up countless doubts...]

[No one expected that you would not only not claim the throne, but would also appoint someone else as emperor! ]

[In this case, doesn't General Li become the second-in-command with real power? ]

[Besides, it would be fine if you just crowned him emperor, but you directly made him the crown prince, which is the most explosive thing! ]

[After all, everyone thought you were going to rule the world forever and become a true god on earth, but now you have appointed a crown prince and promised to pass the throne to him in the future...]

[Everyone is a little confused about you: you finally unified the four continents and drove the warlords and gods to overseas islands. How can you give up this hard-won power? ]

[Could it be that you are really a great and selfless true sun? ]

[I can't help but think that everyone who originally hated you for usurping the fruits of victory has gradually changed their minds about you. ]

[And you just laughed it off and focused on the "Sun and Moon Change the Sky" plan you had been preparing for many years...]

【…】

[In the 82nd year of the New Heavenly Court, you confers the title of "Emperor of Nanzhou" to Li Ziliang, and appoint him as the crown prince, ordering him to govern the people of Nanzhou for you! ]

[That year, Li Ziliang, under a pseudonym, seized power in Nanzhou and launched a vigorous construction campaign...]

[Industries from Xizhou quickly spread to Nanzhou. He vigorously promoted agriculture and industry, and even introduced steam engines. ]

[In order to industrialize as quickly as possible, Li Ziliang even used his divine power to stimulate the growth of trees to supply the charcoal needs of the steam engine! ]

[With such construction, Nanzhou has developed rapidly. In just ten years, it has almost caught up with the level of Xizhou...]

[In addition to industrial construction, he also carried out universal education with your support and promoted the course "Elements", which made the people of Nanzhou realize for the first time that "the world is composed of various material elements."]

[Although there are still many superstitious people who still adhere to superstitious ideas, they can't make trouble under Lao Li's cannons and foreign guns. As long as we steadily promote education, Nanzhou has a promising future! ]

[Of course, while teaching "Elements", Li Ziliang also specifically talked about things related to the sun according to your ideas, which made the people generally believe that "the sun is not a mythical beast or a god, but a fireball of matter produced by nuclear fusion!"]

【Thus, as the "view of the sun" in Nanzhou gradually changed, the understanding of the sun by the sentient beings in the four continents finally reached a general unity. Although there were still some believers, their number was very small and not enough to have an impact.】

[Gradually, your goal becomes a reality...]

[Ninety-fifth year of the New Heaven, when South Continent had completely caught up with the development of the other three continents, you finally had a premonition.]

[That year, you excitedly led the gods under your command once again and headed straight for the starry sky! ]

[A huge fireball that never goes out grows bigger and bigger in your eyes, until you nervously enter the core of the sun, and then the heavy stone in your heart finally falls to the ground.]

[Because what lies before you is a material core that continuously gushes out light and heat. It will never become a golden crow, a golden dragon, or any other form...]

[The sun and the moon, with everyone working together, have truly been transformed into a new world! ]

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(End of this chapter)