Chapter 104: The Change of Kingdoms (Part 2) Update
Liu Ziling's face showed no trace of smugness or confidence; as usual, he remained calm yet possessed a sharp edge. Liu Jian, however, stared back at him, his face filled with anger and resentment.
"Treason! How dare you kill your father and seize the throne?" He shouted angrily across the hall.
Liu Ziling remained respectful, "Father, I simply do not wish to witness the Great Zhou Empire, which has existed for only thirty years, destroyed in your hands."
"You should issue the edict of abdication today. I will continue to support you as the Emperor Emeritus, so that you, your father, can enjoy your remaining years in peace."
His eyes swept over the imperial concubine who was clinging to Liu Jian's side, the aging and decadent empress dowager who looked at her with a sad face, as well as the beauties in the palace, princes and princesses.
"If your father insists on not agreeing, I will still honor you as the Supreme Emperor. However, if you still wish to enjoy the happiness of having two wives, it will not be so easy."
After he said this, all the concubines and little princes and princesses in the palace trembled.
Liu Jian was still furious and unwilling to give in.
However, he also understood that in this situation, since the prince had no intention of taking his life, Liu Jian had no choice but to retreat.
After a moment of silent confrontation, Liu Jian said dejectedly to the eunuch who was accompanying him, "Draft an edict."
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Xiguan County.
Nearly twenty days after Liu Ziyan's 250,000-strong army surrendered, Liu Ziye met Jin Jie, who was in charge of the reorganization of the army.
Jin Jie handled all the important matters one by one, handing them over to the various battalion commanders of the former Marquis's private soldiers. That night, he finally escaped. He couldn't even wait to get another night's sleep in the training camp, so he took a small group of people and drove back to the Marquis's Mansion in Xiguan, Yucheng.
The reason why he was in such a hurry was simply because that day when he left Yucheng, he was about to send the scattered Great Zhou army to various training camps.
When Liu Ziye saw him off, he said, "I'll tell you something when you come back."
The night is very quiet.
The noise made by the moving car was very harsh.
Although Ah Huan and Ah Bi still had their residences in Liu Ziye's courtyard, they had already stopped working as maids because they were responsible for all the affairs of the mansion and the county. They even traveled around when necessary and rarely stayed in the mansion.
Liu Ziye's daily chores were all taken care of by several maids in the mansion arranged by the housekeeper Liu Biao, who came to clean up every day. At night, except for the private guards who were responsible for the safety of the young marquis, Liu Ziye was often the only one here.
She has maintained her routine over the years.
She had long been accustomed to organizing books, recording some special matters, and studying all the information provided by the system that came with her time travel before going to bed.
At this moment, she once again logged out of the system.
"Host, you have something to ask me again!"
The system was in high spirits, feeling honored to be summoned by a host whose progress in completing this task far exceeded that of any other previous host!
As always, Liu Ziye was reluctant to engage in idle chatter. She asked directly, "Well, why didn't the material rewards provided by this system upgrade continue to upgrade after I achieved my accomplishments?"
"Host, are you saying that this time we will recruit Liu Ziyan's 250,000 troops?"
"Indeed, including the last Battle of the Eight-Tribe Grassland. Afterwards, I received a system points reckoning. Liu Ziyan was completely eliminated from the benchmark system, and Liu Ziling's influence coefficient was unprecedentedly low. This time, my points increase was enormous, and based on previous experience, I've also maximized the material assistance provided by the system's upgraded military infrastructure module. This level of effect, in my opinion, is an absolute dimensionality reduction crushing victory for this era."
Liu Ziye pondered and asked, "I want to know when it will be upgraded, and what the next step will be? Should we activate other new modules besides 'Military Infrastructure'?"
This military infrastructure module has been with her for three years.
Although it wasn't much longer than the four years of the first phase of survival infrastructure construction, she had been reluctant to complete this phase of the mission since the beginning.
The war and massacre she witnessed that day on the Eight Tribes Grassland had given her a huge shock.
She believes that in terms of military strength, it is sufficient in this era.
She doesn't need, nor does she want, the system to provide her with any higher-level, high-kill weapons.
Either the system would initiate the next stage of the mission, or it would simply back off. She was confident that the final mission, which had once seemed like a fantasy to her, could be accomplished based on her current achievements.
The system ran for a moment and then replied, "Host, I have tested the system's current status. Judging from the evolution of the system's algorithm, you should be facing a new level of advancement."
Liu Ziye was unhappy and asked impatiently, "What else do you want to be promoted to? As long as I can complete this so-called "Eternal Emperor" mission, that will be enough!"
The system detected Liu Ziye's dissatisfaction and explained cautiously, "Well, it stands to reason. Host, you've traveled through time, and the system has assigned your ultimate mission goal to becoming the greatest emperor of this continent. This definition of an emperor of all times seems to extend beyond simply becoming the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, in the system's view, while you currently possess the strength to aspire to the throne of the Great Zhou, you're not yet guaranteed to achieve the title of 'great emperor of all times.'"
Liu Ziye frowned. "Now you're telling me that becoming the greatest emperor in history isn't just about being the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty. Why haven't you said that before?"
She didn't hide her anger at all. "Why did you mislead me into thinking, in every conversation we've had, that becoming the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty and winning the competition with Crown Prince Liu Ziling would be the end of my mission?"
In this case, even if she became the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, her mission would not be over.
She had long heard that being an emperor in ancient times wasn't an easy job. They had to get up earlier than the chickens and sleep later than the dogs, and they had to worry about major matters one after another, which could take a lifetime to complete even without sleep.
She had originally thought that when her mission was completed, she would simply serve as emperor for two or three years, select and train a successor, and then retire to live a more relaxed life after the situation stabilized.
How can I escape now?
The system was also a little panicked.
Liu Ziye is the most powerful host it has ever encountered, and it has always believed that she will be able to complete the final mission.
It quickly said, "Host, do you remember from the beginning? Our mission was to 'become the greatest emperor of this continent,' but at the time we all assumed this continent was the Great Zhou, and to become the greatest emperor of this continent meant becoming the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty."
At that time, it also had bugs and was missing a lot of information.
This is what led to this situation.
Liu Ziye was now filled with annoyance: "Even if my points are enough to live for a hundred years, I don't need to complete this mission to live, is that not possible?"
The system replied tremblingly: "Based on the underlying system algorithm I just detected, I'm afraid this host is not suitable..."
“Why not?!”
"That is... even if you, the host, have accumulated enough points to live to a hundred years old, if you do not complete your ultimate mission of becoming the greatest emperor of all time, your total lifespan will only be twenty years from the time you cross over."
"That means I have less than thirteen years to complete this mission. If I haven't finished it by the time, I'll be ready to die, right?"
"Yes... Host."
Liu Ziye was extremely annoyed for a moment and said angrily, "You might as well be as useless as you were at the beginning! You can't detect anything, and you don't understand anything!"
This sudden change caught the system by surprise. It could only let Liu Ziye rant without a word of defense. It was also terrified that a host, after so much effort, would not be able to complete the final mission.
"Get lost! I don't want to see you!"
The system didn't dare to say anything more and immediately got out of here.
“Hey!”
The night is dark, and the nights in early autumn are even darker and the dew is heavier.
She had been talking to the system for longer than expected today, and when it was time for bed, she felt no sleepiness.
I thought I was getting close to the end, but suddenly I realized there was still a long way to go.
Being cheated by this black-hearted capitalist, the resistance psychology of workers is extremely strong!
"The greatest emperor of all time on this continent."
This contains two meanings, one is "this continent" and the other is "the greatest emperor of all time".
The meaning of this continent may be that the Zhou Dynasty will continue to expand beyond its current territory, incorporating the eight Rongdi tribes, the southwestern Jiaozhi, the South China Sea Youguo, etc. into the territory of the Zhou Dynasty.
The meaning of being the greatest emperor of all time is that after she ascends the throne, she will continue to govern the country with both civil and military power, and make the country prosperous and strong, a prosperous era worthy of being recorded in history books.
Liu Ziye couldn't help but walk back and forth in the room twice.
Isn't this guy's father sick?
The eight tribes of the Western Rong, the southwestern Jiaozhi, the Nanhai Youguo and the Great Zhou Dynasty had clear borders. Since ancient times, they had never been under the rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the people in the territory had their own unique living habits.
Wouldn't it be good for each of us to be independent, have free diplomatic relations, free trade, and keep to ourselves?
Why would you disregard their wishes and force them to join your Great Zhou Dynasty and become a prefecture under your rule? Is it just to create an emperor who is supreme and all-powerful?
She could not understand such excessive territorial expansion ambitions, and her education in the core values of modern society also made it impossible for her to approve of such behavior.
I can't convince myself to continue with this mission wholeheartedly.
But……
If she had stopped after the emperor of the Great Zhou ascended the throne, she would have less than thirteen years to live.
These seven or eight years, despite the many difficulties and challenges, were truly a life of unprecedented freedom and excitement. Earning points, increasing her life value day by day, had been the driving force behind everything she did over the years. How could she bear to give up decades of her life and say goodbye to it all at the age of thirty?
She looked out through the gap in the curtains and saw a bright moonlight outside the yard.
Walking out of the room and taking a thick cloak to wrap himself in, Liu Ziye quickly opened the door. He couldn't sleep tonight anyway, so he might as well go out and cool down.
only--
The moment the door opened, an extremely familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Jin Jie? When did you come back?"
At the same time, the guards on duty in the courtyard also poked their heads out. Xiying happened to be on duty tonight and stood up to ask, "Young Marquis, why are you up? What's the matter?"
Liu Ziye took the time to glance at him, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I just came to the yard to stay for a while."
Xiying said "Oh" and looked at Jin Jie who was still standing at the door of Liu Ziye's room with her eyes rolling. She waved her hand and asked the guards to return to their original duty points.
Jin Jie followed up on Liu Ziye's question: "I didn't return home until midnight tonight. I thought the young marquis had gone to bed, so I didn't report back."
Liu Ziye was puzzled again: "It's almost midnight now. If you haven't reported anything, what are you still doing in this corridor?"
She raised her hand and touched Jin Jie's outer robe.
It was autumn after all, and the temperature difference between day and night in Xiguan County was huge. As expected, I felt something icy cold, and the cold, damp fabric was soaked with dew.
It was obvious that this person had been running around in the wild for a long time at night, and then stayed here for almost two hours after returning to the mansion.
Jin Jie didn't answer her question, but only asked her: "Young Marquis, is there something that keeps you awake tonight? You should go out for a walk."
The implication was that he could accompany her anywhere to stroll and relax.
Liu Ziye changed her mind. She grabbed Jin Jie and accompanied her back to the room.
"It's the middle of the night, and you're still drinking cold air!"
The door closed again with a bang.
Xiying, who was on duty not far away, was startled when she heard this and couldn't help but pull out her thick black hair.
Ahhhh——
Has this day finally come???
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