frightfiction Chapter 566 Joy of Life 122
Chapter 566 Joy of Life 122
At the same time, the general public was filled with anxiety.
The reverence that people in this world have for grandmasters is ingrained in their very bones.
When the people first heard that the Qing Kingdom was attacking the Northern Qi, they were not too alarmed.
After all, there have been constant frictions between the two countries over the years, and they just fought a war a few months ago, so it seems quite normal for war to break out again now.
However, when they learned that the new ruler of Qing, Li Chengze, was actually a Grandmaster, the entire Northern Qi was plunged into unprecedented panic.
Now that the Imperial Preceptor Ku He is dead, what can they use to contend with a Grandmaster?
In this extremely tense and oppressive atmosphere, many people secretly wondered: if they continued to resist, would they completely enrage Li Chengze? Would he then slaughter the entire Northern Qi?
Fear spread rapidly among the people like a plague, and the people of Northern Qi were in a state of disarray, with many already quietly packing their belongings.
Finally, officials in the court began to propose that Zhan Doudou sign a letter of surrender and lead the Northern Qi to surrender to the Qing Kingdom.
Zhan Doudou naturally refused, but after only two days of delay, Li Chengze captured another city. At this rate, the Qing army would likely be able to occupy the capital of Northern Qi in less than a month.
As the situation grew increasingly dire, the ministers, who had initially been relatively mild-mannered, suddenly hardened their stance and resolved to force Zhan Doudou to surrender.
Meanwhile, Li Chengze led the Qing army, advancing steadily towards the capital of Northern Qi.
With each victory, the morale of the Qing army soared to its peak; in contrast, the morale of the Northern Qi soldiers plummeted, and they were already filled with fear even before the battle began.
Sometimes, even without a formal confrontation between the two armies, the defending officers would voluntarily lead the soldiers and civilians to surrender.
Under these circumstances, even though Zhan Doudou was determined to fight to the death, she ultimately had to bow her head and agree to surrender the country after repeated "persuasion" from her ministers.
Zhan Doudou did not betray her promise. After signing the surrender document, she hanged herself along with the Empress Dowager and the Princess.
Upon learning this news, Li Chengze sighed and ordered that the three bodies be properly collected and preserved, leaving them with a final shred of dignity.
Upon hearing the news that the Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Princess had committed suicide to serve their country, some courtiers who were unwilling to surrender also chose to commit suicide to die for their country.
From this point on, the Northern Qi dynasty was officially destroyed.
Despite having already conquered Dongyi City and Northern Qi, Li Chengze did not stop his conquests. Less than half a year after returning to the capital, he once again gathered provisions and ordered Li Chengru to lead troops to attack other small neighboring countries.
Five years later, the world finally ushered in unification.
Following his past experience, Li Chengze governed the country in an orderly manner.
His methods were very gentle. While promoting the integration of people around the world, he began to carry out reforms and restructuring, gradually changing the country and even the whole world.
He did not kill Fan Xian, but instead allowed Fan Xian to continue to manage the Imperial Treasury, constantly exploiting Fan Xian's value as a modern person.
At first, Fan Xian was apprehensive about this arrangement, after all, he and Gao Da were the only survivors of the Da Dongshan incident, and it was not impossible for Li Chengze to hold them accountable for it.
To Fan Xian's surprise, Li Chengze did not pursue the matter but instead allowed him to continue managing the Imperial Treasury, which put his mind at ease.
After all, who wants to die when they can live?
However, several more years passed, and as Fan Xian watched the country change, he gradually sensed that something was amiss.
Firearms, cannons, steam engines, trains, electric lights, wires, and even automobiles—these kinds of modern inventions emerged one after another.
By this point, even if Fan Xian was slow to react, he should have realized what was happening.
Damn it! This Li Chengze is also a time traveler!
Fan Xian cursed under his breath and stormed into the palace.
But Li Chengze put down the memorial in his hand and asked with a smile, "My dear minister, what brings you to the palace in such a hurry?"
The moment Fan Xian, who was caught up in the heat of the moment, met Li Chengze's gaze, it was as if he had been doused with a bucket of cold water, and he immediately calmed down: "N-nothing, it's just that this humble subject has come up with another good way to make money and wanted to report it to Your Majesty."
This time traveler is more powerful than him and his mother combined.
I wanted to change the world, but this is how I ended up.
As a result, Li Chengze not only became emperor in just ten years, but also unified the country and even brought about earth-shattering changes to the world.
How could he possibly afford to offend someone like that?
He should just stay asleep and doze off!
Fan Xian returned home dejectedly. He sat in his study and pondered for a long time before suddenly realizing that his previous careless behavior and incompatibility with the people of this world had probably already been noticed by Li Chengze.
However, Li Chengze remained silent and did not expose him. He himself did not reveal the secret of time travel at all, but lay low and waited for the right opportunity. Even when he finally ascended to the throne, he still did not reveal the matter.
Back then, the Crown Prince was at the height of his power, and Emperor Qing clearly used him as a whetstone, a fact that was almost an open secret in the court.
Yet, even under these circumstances, Li Chengze managed to carve out a bloody path for himself.
So, what role did Li Chengze play behind the events that happened in Kyoto back then?
Fan Xian suddenly shivered and dared not think any further.
This person is absolutely terrifying!
He should just focus on his work from now on and stop thinking about those unnecessary things!
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After Li Chengze unified the country and the situation stabilized, he began to send a large number of people to the extremely cold lands to search for the whereabouts of the temple.
The so-called "temple" is actually a military museum controlled by AI, left over from a civilization destroyed by nuclear war.
The reason why many people cannot find the location of the temple is that the temple can be moved using a track.
Because the temple requires energy and sunlight to function, it will appear under the sky after the polar night to absorb solar energy.
Only at this time would the temple be discovered.
Li Chengze was determined to obtain the temple, and seeing that his men couldn't find it, he simply sent Fan Xian instead.
Fan Xian truly lives up to his reputation as the protagonist of this world; he successfully found the temple in just one attempt.
The temple contains a vast amount of pre-nuclear explosion civilization's seeds, including powerful weapons, advanced industrial technologies, martial arts manuals suitable for human cultivation, numerous books on Earth's civilization, and countless other such items.
Most importantly, a spaceship was found hidden deep within the temple.
The surprise came a little too suddenly. Heaven knows how excited Li Chengze was when he heard the news. He couldn't wait to get on a spaceship and plunge back into his own world.
However, having lived for so many years, Li Chengze suppressed his excitement and quickly selected top talents from across the country to specialize in studying the various technologies and knowledge within the temple, especially the spaceship.
Once the research yielded results and it was confirmed that the spaceship was safe to fly in space, Li Chengze quickly arranged everything in this world, and then directly boarded the spaceship with his trusted confidants and elite troops...
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