Stop playing the victim!
Looking at Qiongqi's appearance, Rong Xi felt a headache coming on.
No wonder the ancients often said, "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black." Qiongqi, one of the four ancient ferocious beasts, only spent some time with magpies and learned some of their traits.
"Master, please stop talking. Awang didn't do it on purpose!"
Seeing Qiongqi's pitiful appearance, the magpie holding it was instantly fooled and spoke up to plead for Qiongqi.
"Silly girl, you're hopeless!"
Rong Xi watched as the magpie pleaded for Qiongqi, utterly speechless.
Magpie is a good-natured girl, but she's too childish. Well, she is a child after all. Qiongqi's shrunken form is indeed quite adorable. With such an appearance, not only would Magpie like it, but even Rong Xi herself, who doesn't know Qiongqi's true nature, would probably be fooled.
Oh well, we're all on the same side, let's just have fun!
On the ground, the old immortal, having recovered from his injuries, stood there blankly, not bothering to escape, as if he had gone mad.
Rong Xi fixed her gaze on the old, seemingly unknown immortal, smiled slightly, and said, "Senior, why don't you introduce yourself?"
"Witch!"
Upon hearing Rong Xi's words, the old man roared angrily, "A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated! I am Wei Zhongxian, the Nine Thousand Years Old Man of the Great Ming Dynasty. Kill me if you want, but if I even flinch, I am not born of a mother or father!"
"who?"
When Rong Xi heard the old man introduce himself, she was truly stunned.
Wei Zhongxian, the Nine Thousand Years Old?
Am I hallucinating?
This is the head of the Eastern Depot!
In numerous Ming Dynasty films and television dramas, as well as various novels, the name of Wei Zhongxian, also known as the "Nine Thousand Years Old," is truly legendary. During Wei Zhongxian's reign, the "Nine Thousand Years Old" was indeed the uncrowned king who held true power.
But shouldn't the Ninth Prince have been eliminated after Emperor Chongzhen came to power?
"You're Wei Zhongxian? You're not dead?"
Rong Xi curiously examined the old man before her. He had a beard. Hmm, this wasn't a fake beard glued on; it was a real beard. Wasn't Wei Zhongxian supposed to be a eunuch?
"I have devoted myself to the Ming Dynasty. His Majesty wishes to revive the Ming Dynasty and needs my head. Naturally, I will not refuse. With my cultivation level, what is so strange about my Nascent Soul departing to cultivate the path of a wandering immortal and reshaping my physical body?"
Wei Zhongxian responded arrogantly.
Rong Xi blinked and asked, "So, is Emperor Chongzhen really dead?"
Historically, after the fall of Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself from a crooked tree.
What became of Emperor Chongzhen in this era? Rong Xi didn't know, but she was curious.
"His Majesty sacrificed himself for the country and has naturally passed away!" Wei Zhongxian said with a sorrowful expression. "The rebel Li Zicheng harmed my Majesty. If I hadn't been undergoing the third stage of the Immortal Transformation at the time, would I have allowed that kind of treacherous villain to break through the capital? Humph, and that beast Wu Sangui, yet His Majesty trusted him so much!"
"However, I have already sent them to apologize to His Majesty."
"It's a pity that I was unable to completely annihilate the Tartars!"
"..."
Rong Xi was speechless.
Indeed, this world is very chaotic.
When the Western Xia Yipintang first appeared, she felt something was wrong with this world. Now, Wei Zhongxian, the leader of the eunuch faction, has actually become a loyal minister who is willing to sacrifice his life for the Ming Dynasty.
Rong Xi had also read the history of the Ming Dynasty and was deeply saddened by its downfall.
The Zhu family has produced many talented individuals, starting with the beggar-turned-emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. This family has produced all sorts of eccentric characters. Zhu Di seized the throne from his nephew, then installed an obese crown prince as emperor. After that, the Ming emperors included the unconventional Zhu Houzhao, the Wanli Emperor (who famously claimed his father wasn't his father), and then the carpenter-emperor Zhu Youxiao…
These emperors were very professional at everything else.
The only thing he was truly inept at was his job as emperor.
There are even some exceptional individuals who haven't attended court for over a decade.
With such a group of predecessors, even Heaven would find it unbearable if the Ming Dynasty didn't fall apart.
Of course, Rong Xi didn't know anything about the Ming Dynasty emperor in this timeline.
However, from the words of Wei Zhongxian, the supervisor of the Eastern Depot and known as the "Nine Thousand Years Old," Rong Xi could still deduce that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty still possessed considerable charm.
Otherwise, why would Wei Zhongxian, who was executed by Emperor Chongzhen, still admire Emperor Chongzhen so much?
Unfortunately, Emperor Chongzhen had a very frustrating reign.
His exes left him with an unmanageable mess, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't salvage the situation.
"Wei Zhongxian, are you sure you want to die?"
Rong Xi pondered for a moment, then stared intently at Wei Zhongxian and slowly spoke.
"What do you mean?"
"That's exactly what you mean!" Rong Xi smiled. "You submit to me, and I'll help you take revenge!"
"You'll help me get revenge? Haha..."
Wei Zhongxian burst into laughter, "I want to slaughter all of Wild Boar's descendants, and you're going to help me?"
"cannot!"
Rong Xi sneered, "Of course I can't help you kill all of Nurhaci's descendants. But there are some people, those who have committed countless crimes, I can help you kill them!"
The Qing Dynasty conquered the Central Plains and destroyed the Ming Dynasty, killing far too many people in the process. The bloodshed in war is unavoidable; it is the destiny of war.
However, Rong Xi could not tolerate those repeated massacres of cities and those slaughters carried out for the purpose of sacrifice.
What exactly do you want?
Wei Zhongxian stared at Rong Xi in astonishment, shocked by her words. What exactly did this woman want to do? Her Ulanara clan was considered a prominent Manchu family. Back then, when the Manchus entered the Central Plains, the ancestors of the Ulanara clan had committed many atrocities.
"What I, the Princess Consort, want to do is not something you need to know. You only need to decide whether to submit to me or choose to die. If you choose to die, I will grant your wish immediately!"
Rong Xi stared coldly at Wei Zhongxian. She had no reason to tell him what she was going to do. Because if Wei Zhongxian chose to submit, then he would simply be her subordinate.
I've never seen a subordinate bark at its master like that.
"Swear it!"
Who would want to die if they could live?
Especially someone like Wei Zhongxian, who had a great obsession.
Rong Xi smiled and said, "Wei Zhongxian, Your Majesty, are you trying to bargain with me? Do you think you have the right?"
"This old man..."
Wei Zhongxian was so frustrated.
He was a man of great age, a loyal and righteous man of the Ming Dynasty.
Now, he has to submit to a Tartar woman; he is unwilling to do so.
But if you're not willing to accept it, you have to die. Once you're dead, then everything is over!
"Enough! In ancient times, there was the military genius Han Xin who endured the humiliation of crawling between someone's legs. Today, even a high-ranking official like yourself can endure it!"
Wei Zhongxian took a deep breath, slowly knelt down, and said, "Li Jinzhong greets Master!"
This kneeling signifies that the world will never again have a Nine Thousand Years Old.
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