Damn it! Let's smash the darkness together!-Chapter 539 - 142: Oh no, I am the one whose empire was taken (Vote for monthly ticket)

"This is terribly bad; won’t I be discovered and dealt with after a month?"

"It shouldn’t come to that; it’s only been a month, and your stomach shouldn’t be showing much at this point."

Xu Shu made his judgment.

He had initially thought there was nothing indecent about this "return of the six dragons" fate.

It wasn’t until he overheard conversations from others that he suddenly realized the truth.

It seemed that the Emperor was deeply in love with the Empress, but due to her physical condition as what’s known as an "innate stone woman," she normally couldn’t become pregnant. Thus, he had summoned Divine Doctor Jia to treat the Empress.

The treatment method of Divine Doctor Jia was absurd; he brought in six robust men to forcefully break through her barriers and used sheer physical power to force open the Empress’s Governor and Conception vessels.

Could an infertile woman really be treated this way?

Xu Shu’s mind was filled with immense doubts.

But setting that aside, one thing was for certain; he was the offspring of one of those six medicinal residues.

"Go ahead and leave; if I survive, and life doesn’t treat me well, constantly facing countless difficulties, I’ll find a way to avenge you all one day. But if my life is good, with plenty of food and drink, then I won’t seek revenge because he’s been kind!"

In the depths of Xu Shu’s young heart, he mourned for a moment for that unknown father of convenience and silently embarked on this new life, ready to face the upcoming challenges:

[In the spring of the eighth year of Tianwu, you were born in the central mainland of the Daqian Dynasty; your nominal father is Shunye Emperor, the second emperor since the founding of the nation, brave and good at warfare, diligent in his governance, holding immense power and possessing timeless strategies.]

[Your mother, Lady Lv, was his most beloved woman. Once an innate stone woman incapable of bearing children, but where there’s a will, there’s a way. Emperor Shunye consulted with Jia Jinbo, the famed ’Divine Doctor,’ who with the Six Harmonies Child Secret Technique, successfully pierced through the curse that had fated your mother to remain childless, forcibly creating a broad and glorious path for your birth.]

[He was decisive in his killings, slaughtering all who knew the truth, ensuring no hidden dangers remained, and after a month of treatment, he officially consummated his marriage with Lady Lv, leading to her successful pregnancy.]

[What he did not know was that at that point, Lady Lv was already more than a month pregnant, as you had already taken your place.]

[After nine months of pregnancy, you were born. The Shunye Emperor was overjoyed and immediately appointed you as the Crown Prince, naming you Zhu Wu.]

[You think he’s quite a decent person.]

[From a young age, you displayed extraordinary talents: speaking at one year old, composing poetry at three, and by five, you were already adept with sword and staff.]

[At the age of eight, you mastered horseback archery and would often disappear at night, found in the beds of various beautiful palace maids.]

[For four years, you grew strong and wise from observing countless people, biding your time.]

[During a time when the states of the Western Regions were rebelling and causing great suffering to the border residents, with military failures, Emperor Shunye led a campaign himself to boost the soldiers’ morale, driving into the enemy lands for eight thousand miles. Although victorious and quelling the rebellion, he contracted a hidden illness and died prematurely en route.]

[With the previous Emperor’s passing, you ascended to the throne as the Daqian Emperor, with your mother deciding to wield power from behind the curtain under the influence of her natal family, controlling the court.]

[You knew you were only twelve and couldn’t defeat them yet, so you bore the humiliation and pretended to be a lascivious emperor, indulging in the court ladies every day. Meanwhile, you secretly cultivated your martial arts and quietly built up your power, looking forward to the day you could retaliate and reclaim everything that was yours.]

[After another four years, you felt the time was almost ripe when suddenly, an ally informed you that your externally allied family, whom you considered a great enemy, was uprooted by none other than your mother, Lady Lv.]

[On her deathbed, Lady Lv took your hand, tears streaming down her face: "Mother is suffering from a hidden illness, and my days are numbered; I can only do so much for you, the rest of the path you must walk on your own... My poor child, I’ve never been able to accompany you properly all these years..."]

[She died, leaving you an empire that seemed harmonious and flourishing in all aspects.]

[At sixteen, you became the "true" Daqian Emperor.]

[With the new Emperor’s ascension, amnesty was declared throughout the empire, dispensing kindness to all living beings, and grace extended across the four seas.]

Huh?

Seeing this development, Xu Shu was stunned.

Wait, could it be this smooth?

He had expected an internal struggle, a fight against his mother, but instead, she willingly transferred power back to him, and he secured the throne without doing anything?

I’ve practiced my martial arts so hard for many years, I’ve secretly placed so many trusted allies in ambush, just about to make a move, only to find you’ve come to me on your own?

This, this isn’t right, is it?

What kind of battle for the throne is this?

Xu Shu rolled his eyes secretly, feeling as if he had punched into cotton.

This must be the smoothest legend I’ve ever been a part of, right?

Could this be the true value of a double purple destiny?

But like this, I don’t have much room for maneuvers, which could actually impact my evaluation...

Maybe, next, I should play some farming game, see if I can grow this country stronger and recreate its former glory? But that seems unlikely to earn me a very high assessment either...

Confused and disappointed, Xu Shu continued his life.

But soon, he finally noticed something amiss.

[As per usual, your ministers are divided into two factions, one being the conservative faction that prefers to govern by doing nothing, whose greatest wish is to sleep soundly every day and receive their imperial rations; the other is the militant faction, believing that the countries of the Western Regions, having submitted, should be taken advantage of at this opportunity to incorporate them into the map, and by the way, give the northern barbarians a smack.]

[You have the ambition to recreate glory and are naturally warlike, leaning toward the militant faction, ready to allocate funds to General Zhenyuan who stations troops at the border, suddenly, you discover his name is An Lushan, a Turkic man, who rose to prominence during the former Emperor’s campaign to the west and was even once called the God of War, commanding troops with significant power.]

["Wait a second... this name seems a bit ominous." You hesitate for a moment and feel that something is not quite right, so you retract the decision to allocate the provisions, expressing a preference toward the conservative faction.]

The conservative faction officials from the civilian official group danced with joy, believing it a blessing to have such an enlightened ruler, and to celebrate, they suggest you should offer a sacrifice to the heavens for rain to alleviate the recent disasters in the south.]

[Are you crazy, if there’s a disaster, just open the granaries and allocate funds for relief, what’s with this nonsense of praying for rain? you curse them for being idiots, and at the same time, you are puzzled. Disasters? Disasters in the south? What disasters? Wasn’t it said that the world is experiencing a time of great peace and prosperity?]

[You hastily ask those "trustworthy" followers, and they don’t know either, who told you to cultivate a group of Death Soldiers who only know how to fight and charge fearlessly into battle for you?]

With the confessions of the civilian officials, you learn at this point that the south has suffered a severe drought over the years, catastrophe has struck, leaving the common people unable to survive, with peasant uprisings occurring multiple times, most of which have been suppressed.]

["Emperor, please rest assured, there’s not much left of the peasants who have revolted, and now there are only three forces remaining." Your minister seems very confident.]

[You breathe a sigh of relief, thinking you were happy too early, what a mess this is, but it also gives you an opportunity to clean up.]

[You feel your blood boiling again, ready to flex your muscles and save the common people from the calamities.]

[But there are still three rebel forces, and you can’t help but ask about their specific circumstances.]

["Emperor, these three forces are not to be feared, one of them is quite laughable, with a leader called Liu Ji, who was merely a garrison commander, claimed to have decapitated a white snake and received a mandate from heaven, which is utterly ridiculous!"]

["Another is equally laughable, claiming to be some kind of Rat-Sucking Overlord, bringing a group of elders and fellow villagers, actually thinking of rebelling against you!"]

["The last one is the most laughable, it is said that someone is playing tricks, claiming to have a divine fighting technique and wants to bring peace to the world, calling themselves the Taiping Army!"]

["Hehehe, such petty peasants, their words are laughable...Your Majesty? Your Majesty? Why aren’t you laughing?"]

"I’m laughing at your mother!"

Xu Shu’s vision turned dark as he listened and he almost wanted to smack this smug old courtier to death with a slap.

Well done.

Finally figured out what’s wrong.

I thought why this legend seemed so easy, it turns out it hasn’t even started!

The Tai Chu Scroll isn’t marked with a typo.

It’s not a battle among nine dragons for the succession, it’s actually nine dragons battling for the Emperor.

But I’m the Emperor they want to overthrow!