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In the main hall, the lights are bright.

It was already late at night, and Sheng Taizu, played by Chu Ge, threw the last memorial on the table, and leaned back a little tiredly.

Tired...

As an old man in his seventies, even if Chu Ge has the talent of "spirituality", years of reviewing memorials has brought his physical condition to a rather extreme state.

The work of the Son of Heaven is indeed not done by humans.

Therefore, in a feudal society, the vast majority of people could not help themselves.

Farmers work hard every day, but once some natural or man-made disasters occur, they will end up selling their children, poverty and illness.

Although wealthy businessmen usually have a wealthy family and enjoy extravagance and pleasure, once they are targeted by officials, their skin will fade even if they don't die. What's more serious is that their homes are ransacked and all their properties are used as military supplies.

Although officials are arrogant and domineering, they can still make all kinds of gray or black income as much as they want, but once the incident happens, they will be punished all over the house.

The emperor seemed to be at the top of the entire feudal society. He could kill whoever he wanted, and he could do whatever he wanted, but he was not absolutely free.

If you want to govern the country well, you have to live harder than farmers; if you want to lie flat, you have to bear the risk that the world may be chaotic and your seat will be taken away.

Difficult!

In comparison, Chu Ge still prefers modern society.

Although oppression and pain also exist in modern society, at least due to the development of productivity, the probability of most people living a safe and happy life is much higher than in ancient times.

The memorial on the table did not reappear for the time being, giving Chu Ge a very precious rest time.

"Huh... this round of memorials has finally been approved...

"However, no new cases have been discovered for a long time.

"Before I thought that there would be a Zhou Ping case that involved a lot, but after looking through the memorial carefully, I found that the Zhou Ping case had been closed ten years ago...

"Strange, this is not like the style of the game "Sand Sand".

"But it is indeed a case that has already been completed, and there is not much content related to Zhou Ping's case in these memorials. From the perspective of game mechanics, it should not require me to go over old accounts."

Cases after the North and South List case will no longer trigger any system prompts, and they can only be found and discovered by the players themselves from the mountains of memorials.

This probability is like finding a needle in a haystack.

However, since Chu Ge had ready-made historical knowledge in his mind, he also paid targeted attention to some key cases in his memory during the process of reviewing these memorials.

For example, the Zhou Ping case.

This is also a case with great influence. Chu Ge originally thought that it would inevitably appear in the process of playing the role of "emperor", but after repeatedly consulting these memorials and comparing the names of officials on the memorials, he discovered that this case had already happened for ten years.

Judging from historical records, this case did happen before Chu Ge played Sheng Taizu.

But Chu Ge also knows that in the dungeon of "Heroic Bravery", these events have never happened according to the real time in history. For example, the empty printing case, the time of occurrence obviously does not match, and it belongs to the game "Dark Sand" that was forcibly moved and pieced together.

Therefore, the Zhou Ping case turned out to be a case that had already happened, which made Chu Ge always feel a little uneasy.

The Zhou Ping case is actually not complicated in detail.

Soon after the founding of the Dasheng Dynasty, Sima Yan, the prime minister at that time, resigned due to illness. Before leaving, he recommended Zhou Ping, a fellow countryman, to succeed Taizu Sheng as prime minister.

Later, Zhou Ping was valued by Taizu Sheng because of his thoughtful and appropriate handling of affairs, and he held great power.

But soon, a major case against Zhou Ping was launched.

At first, it was Zhou Ping's son who was speeding in a car on the street, but accidentally fell off the car and died. Zhou Ping was very angry when he learned about it, so he used lynching and killed the driver directly.

Sheng Taizu was furious when he learned about it, and asked Zhou Ping to pay for the driver's life.

However, Zhou Ping applied for compensation to avoid death, but Taizu Sheng refused. Zhou Ping realized that Sheng Taizu wanted him to die, so he joined forces with officials such as Yushi and Zhongcheng to conspire to rebel, and privately win over the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs.

Immediately afterwards, foreign envoys came to Beijing to pay tribute, but Zhou Ping did not report it to Taizu Sheng, but withheld it himself.

The matter was learned by the prosecutor arranged by Sheng Taizu and reported to Sheng Taizu. Sheng Taizu was furious and demanded a thorough investigation, so a large prison was set up. The officials under Zhou Ping were not monolithic. Many officials knew that the rebellion against Sheng Taizu was basically a dead end, so they secretly reported.

As a result, a lot of evidence about Zhou Ping's rebellion was discovered, including various acts of corruption and fraud by his party members were also exposed.

Sheng Taizu killed more than 20,000 people, most of whom were officials and family members who were closely related to Zhou Ping.

It stands to reason that such a weighty case should appear in the role of "emperor".

But Chu Ge looked through the memorial for a long time, only to find that this case happened according to real historical events, and nearly ten years have passed since now.

"Forget it, since you haven't found it in the game, it probably doesn't exist.

"Maybe the game "Dark Sand" has a certain degree of randomness when arranging cases.

"If the goal of clearing the level is set strictly according to the real cases that happened in history every time, can it be easier for the players to copy the answers at the beginning? With a little randomness, it can also cause certain obstacles for the players to clear the level."

Chu Ge didn't think much about it, and took a nap.

However, he just closed his eyes, and the whole person floated into the air as if his soul had come out of his body.

The little eunuch stepped forward in disbelief: "Your Majesty? Your Majesty!

"His Majesty is dead..."

Chu Ge: "..."

Good guy, one died without paying attention!

The performance ended too suddenly, and I was completely unprepared.

However, this is also reasonable. After all, Taizu Sheng was over seventy years old at the time, and he was still working at such a high intensity. His death could indeed come at any time.

What makes Chu Ge more concerned is how many years the Dasheng Dynasty can enjoy Guozuo after such a dedicated effort.

When he finished handling the empty seal case before, he cruelly killed a group of officials, and also used some experience of later generations to give a relatively proper way to deal with it, allowing Guozuo of the Dasheng Dynasty to continue for a little more than two years.

Although not many, but after all, the game mechanism stipulates that more than two hundred and thirty years will be counted as customs clearance.

Chu Ge was still full of expectations.

However, Chu Ge was stunned as the system prompt appeared in his field of vision.

【Based on the disposition of all cases, Dasheng Dynasty Guozuo is being recalculated. 】

[Dasheng Dynasty Xiangguo Zuo: Fifty-nine years to one hundred and seventy-eight years. 】

["Emperor" identity clearance failed! 】

Chu Ge stared at the few lines of prompt information in front of him, and was stunned.

what's the situation?

He had already dealt with the North-South list case and the empty seal case before. At the same time, he also dealt with a lot of other political affairs in the process of reviewing the memorial.

I checked the Guo Zuo of the Dasheng Dynasty before, and they were all above the passing line.

However, before checking Guozuo, what I checked was only the impact of major cases such as the North and South List and the Kongyin case on Guozuo of the Dasheng Dynasty.

In the end, with the death of Taizu Sheng, the Dasheng Dynasty Guozuo shown by the system is the result of all the cases added together.

Chu Ge frowned and fell into deep thought.

"Sure enough, this role-playing is not so easy to pass the level, and I have encountered very serious problems...

"why?

"I must have missed a very important case, which led to this result.

"What's missing? Why can't I remember at all?

"Besides, why does this country still fluctuate up and down? The lowest is fifty-nine years, and the highest is one hundred and seventy-eight years. The gap is too big.

"If calculated according to the minimum of fifty-nine years, wouldn't it be equivalent to the death of the second generation?

"It's outrageous, what kind of thing can cause the death of the second generation?

"...seeking to usurp the throne?"

As soon as Chu Ge analyzed it, he immediately felt that there was too much information hidden here.

Sheng Taizu belonged to a very long-lived emperor, and he lived to be seventy years old in his reign. Guozuo was fifty-nine years old, which meant that the Dasheng Dynasty had ended before his throne was passed on to the emperor's grandson.

Want to say that it was overthrown because of the peasant uprising at the bottom? Or an alien invasion?

It's unlikely.

On the one hand, during the process of Sheng Taizu establishing the Great Sheng Dynasty, the entire bottom layer had actually been shuffled once. In the process of the initial determination of the world and recuperation, the possibility of a large-scale peasant uprising at the bottom is very low.

Even if it erupts, it will not overthrow the Dasheng Dynasty.

On the other hand, Sheng Taizu basically had no foreign troubles in his later years.

Just like what Zhao Haiping is playing, when Taizu Sheng was in his prime, he fought against the Northern Man several times, and drove the Northern Man far away to Mobei, and did not dare to invade the border of the Dasheng Dynasty.

Even if the Beiman gradually awakened the fierce fighting power of the past after returning to the grassland, and with the unification of the various tribes in the grassland, it once again threatened the Dasheng Dynasty, but at most it would be invaded and plundered. Dynasty subjugation? Absolutely impossible in the short term.

Perhaps, the rebellion of the vassal king is a possibility.

But no matter how chaotic the vassal king is, he is still the descendant of Taizu Sheng. Whoever becomes the emperor has to continue the title of the Dasheng Dynasty, not to mention changing the dynasty.

Therefore, after analysis and analysis, I am afraid there is only one possibility.

It is the usurpation of the throne by the powerful officials.

And the reason why Guozuo has great flexibility, ranging from more than 50 years to more than 170 years, is because of the usurpation of the throne by powerful ministers, which itself is not a 100% event, but has a lot of chance .

It is very difficult for powerful ministers to usurp the throne, but the probability is by no means zero.

If a certain powerful minister really conscientiously assisted the emperor when he was in power, and he did not feel rebellious until his death, then when he died, other ministers would naturally rise to power. Even if the descendants and henchmen of this powerful minister can continue to maintain a certain influence in the court, they will eventually dissipate slowly.

But if the powerful minister had already determined to rebel when he was in power, then he could do a lot.

For example, while concealing his ambitions, he secretly kept placing his family members and cronies in the court, allowing his children and grandchildren to hold some key positions, while constantly cutting off dissidents.

If it happens that the succeeding emperor happens to be young and easy to deal with, and the new emperor doesn't suspect him, or if he becomes suspicious and can't deal with it...

Then the script of power officials usurping the throne is not completely impossible.

Sheng Taizu's heirs will indeed face such a situation.

In other words, every emperor who lived too long would encounter this situation.

Still returning to the previous question, the average life expectancy of ancient people was very low, and many emperors died in their fifties. However, Sheng Taizu insisted on living to be in his seventies because of his strong physical fitness, so the possibility of killing the prince is actually very high.

Even if the prince succeeds to the throne when Taizu Sheng died, it is very likely that he will die together in a few years, and the grandson of the emperor will take the throne.

In terms of age composition, this is not an accident, but a high probability event.

And such a young grandson, can he stand up to an old goblin who is seventy or eighty years old, has the intention to rebel and holds great power?

It's hard to say.

On the one hand, it depends on the ability of the emperor's grandson and other centrist forces in the court, on the other hand, it depends on how long the old goblin can live.

It is precisely because there are so many accidental factors superimposed that the game "Dark Sand" did not give a very definite result, but gave a range.

In the worst case, the Dasheng Dynasty Guozuo was only fifty-nine years old.

In the most optimistic case, there are one hundred and seventy-eight years.

But no matter which one it is, it means that Chu Ge failed to pass the level.

"If the powerful officials usurped the throne, wouldn't it be back to the Zhou Ping case?

"At that time, Zhou Ping was most likely to usurp the throne.

"However, judging from historical records, Zhou Ping's usurpation of the throne does not seem to be a great threat. On the one hand, Sheng Taizu was in power at the time, and although Zhou Ping was the prime minister, it was still too young to bring down Sheng Taizu; on the other hand On the one hand, many of the evidence of Zhou Ping's rebellion in historical records seems to have been found out later.

"Whether Zhou Ping really wanted to rebel or was forced to rebel when he was driven to a dead end, or he didn't intend to rebel at all but was forcibly accused of rebellion... It's hard to say.

"What's more, the Zhou Ping case is basically over, right? Taizu Sheng had already killed a group of people several years ago.

"As a result, why is there still a risk of being usurped by powerful ministers?"

Chu Ge was very puzzled.

Judging from the results, he did miss some very critical information, but from the perspective of the process, he couldn't think of where he missed it.

At this moment, mist covered Chu Ge's vision, and he felt that he was about to wake up in reality.

"Sure enough, this dungeon is not that simple. Even if four players attack together, it will still take at least three or four days...

"Forget it, it's useless for me alone, let's see the progress of other people first.

"Use the time of the day to think about it."

...

After leaving the game, Chu Ge woke up in reality.

The first thing to do, of course, is to immediately go to the chat group of "'Start a Bowl' Dungeon Raiders Squad" to ask about other people's progress.

Li Hongyun has also woken up, and also mysteriously began to chat in the group to analyze the progress of land reclamation.

The other teams must be chatting with each other at this time.

Since the customs clearance mode this time is team clearance, there is a certain degree of competition between different teams, so there are obviously fewer players sharing customs clearance experience on the forum this time than before.

Of course, from another perspective, it can also be said that the players spontaneously formed a team to attack the dungeon this time, because most of each team has resourceful players who are familiar with history, and there is no need to complement each other through the forum, so basically follow the design The path designed by the reader in solving puzzles.

"How is everyone's progress? Have you encountered any new problems?"

Chu Ge asked a question in the group, and soon, everyone talked about the new problems they encountered.

The first is Lu Heng who plays the role of a beggar.

"I've confirmed that the identity of a beggar is a random experience of a low-level identity. The dynasty, age, and specific background of the experience will change randomly, and basically no matter how hard you try, you may not end up well in the end.

"I guess the goal of this identity's customs clearance is to go through a certain number of cycles, as long as a certain number of times is reached, or certain specific identities are played, it is considered a customs clearance.

"Or it's purely luck. For example, if you happen to participate in an uprising one time, and you are naturally accepted as a rebel army, you will be considered as a customs clearance."

Chu Ge thought for a while, and replied: "Well, it is very likely to be the same as your guess.

"Since this is the case, then continue to hold on and have a look, maybe a turning opportunity will appear naturally later.

"After all, Taizu Sheng didn't take much initiative in the process from a beggar to a rebel army. It was entirely because a fellow villager wrote him a letter and was discovered by others, so he had no choice but to join the rebel army.

"And the main purpose of the identity of 'beggar' in the game may be to allow players to experience the hardships of the people and the mentality of Sheng Taizu when he was a child. Most of them can pass the level after meeting the relevant requirements."

Then came Huo Yunying who played the rebel army.

“My progress is not optimistic.

"It was developing well at first, and it already had a team of seven or eight hundred people under it, but it was suddenly taken over by Dong Chengyun, a general from the Northern Man.

"It took a long time to develop these people, so I didn't have many opportunities to try. Now I am more worried, if I continue to play like this, but Dong Chengyun comes again?

"There is no need to fight at all."

Chu Ge was thoughtful: "Dong Chengyun... wait a minute, let me check."

He immediately looked up the relevant names on the computer and confirmed the identity of this person.

"Found it.

"Dong Chengyun was indeed a general of the northern barbarians at that time, and his soldiers were very powerful. But judging from the historical situation, he didn't have much contact with Sheng Taizu.

"The only record that can be found is that Dong Chengyun originally wanted to lead troops to attack Chuzhou City where Taizu Sheng was located, but at that time, another marshal of the rebel army happened to capture another important town, so the Beiman urgently dispatched Dong Chengyun to help the southeast.

"Under the siege and interception of several heavy troops from the northern barbarians, the marshal of the nominal army was defeated and died in the end."

Huo Yunying thought for a while: "You mean... this was an event in history that didn't happen due to accident, but it appeared in the process of playing the role of 'rebel'?

"That means it's just my bad luck?

"After all, judging from the historical records, if the marshal of the volunteer army took down that important town later, or the Beiman didn't dispatch Dong Chengyun to encircle and suppress it immediately, the one who was defeated and died would most likely be Taizu Sheng."

Chu Ge didn't reply immediately, but thought about it carefully.

"Luck is part of it, but I suspect there may be other factors as well.

"How is the situation in Chuzhou City?"

Huo Yunying answered truthfully: "It's not that good. There are several marshals in Chuzhou City fighting for power, and although Sheng Taizu's branch is the most powerful, it cannot be said to have absolute command over the other marshals.

"What's more, the Marshal of Sheng Taizu's branch doesn't fully trust him."

Chu Ge: "That's right.

"I think the key to this matter is not 'luck', but 'timing'.

"Because according to the situation at that time, even if Dong Chengyun did not attack, there would be other northern barbarian generals to attack; even if all the northern barbarian generals failed to capture Chuzhou City, there might be civil strife among the rebels in Chuzhou City; The rebel army that Sheng Taizu belonged to won, but he still had to depend on others in the end, and it was impossible to establish his own achievements.

"So, when the number of your subordinates reaches a certain level, you will inevitably encounter these problems."

Huo Yunying came to a sudden: "That is to say...the reason for the failure is because I procrastinated for too long, so the situation has changed?

"Should I find the right time to leave the rebel army and establish my own family?"

Chu Ge: "Yes, stand on your own.

"I was thinking at the beginning, why the game "Dark Sands" arranged for us to play the rebel army.

"In the beginning, when the rebel army fought against the northern barbarian army, it was very easy, and it was almost destroyed. The real tough battle was the battle between several larger forces of the rebel army.

"As for Sheng Taizu's real war with the northern barbarians, it was because he basically integrated the rebel army, unified from south to north, and then went on an expedition to Mobei.

"The trial of the identity of the 'rebel army' neither showed the arduous battle between the rebel army, nor did it set up too many obstacles in dealing with the northern barbarian army.

"Because the test of military ability is mostly placed on the status of 'commander'.

"Then the test of the identity of the 'rebel army' is likely to be related to the management ability and decision-making ability."

Huo Yunying couldn't help but suddenly realized: "So that's how it is! Then I understand, and when I gather six or seven hundred people next time, I will find a way to set up my own business.

"However, it is definitely impossible to take all six or seven hundred people away. Let's see when the time comes."

Finally, there is Zhao Haiping who plays the role of "commander".

"My process of playing the commander-in-chief was relatively smooth.

"In the beginning, it was mainly the decision of the Royal Conquest, and then in the process of dispatching troops, I suddenly encountered the cavalry of the Northern Barbarians. I suspect that this game mixed up the personal conquest of Taizu Sheng Taizu and the one that led to the 'Jiming Mountain fiasco' gone."

Chu Ge was a little surprised: "Jiming Mountain suffered a disastrous defeat? That was a big defeat. Are you stuck?"

Zhao Haiping: "No, I don't think there is any possibility of a big defeat at all.

"Originally there are more troops than the opponent, as long as you don't lose your mind to send off all the elite cavalry first, and then camp on the mountain and cut off your own water source, you will win even if you spend it all.

"I didn't do anything, I just chose a place to camp, then called back two cavalry, arranged a little bit of tactics, and finally led 5,000 elite cavalry into the battle, and then won.

"It's just that I haven't cleared the level after winning.

"In the future, I will wait for the army to rectify and go out of the Great Wall and enter Mobei to find the northern barbarian army for a decisive battle.

"At present, I'm still wandering around in the desert and eating sand. I don't need to do anything with a guide, but I don't know how long it will take to find the main force of the Northern Man."

The other three silently sent a "beautiful" expression.

Although Zhao Haiping said it quite lightly, everyone can guess that this matter must not be so simple.

The disastrous defeat at Jiming Mountain was indeed a waste of money caused by the emperor at that time. When studying history, many people in later generations also commented that "I can do it myself", but when it is really put in the game "Dark Sand", Not necessarily without difficulty.

According to the real historical events, if the emperor at that time made a slight mistake, it would be impossible for the entire army to be buried.

As a time traveler, what you have to do is actually very simple, just hand over the command of the army to the meritorious veteran who was in the army at that time, and then just be a mascot yourself.

But the game "Dark Sand" is definitely impossible for players to pass the level so easily. It will inevitably interfere with and confuse players' judgment through various factors, thus creating a "fog of war" effect.

Zhao Haiping was able to pass the level very easily because his combat power was among the best among players, so he was able to win easily.

If Zhao Haiping hadn't made a series of correct arrangements, and hadn't been able to charge with 5,000 elite troops and deal a fatal blow to the northern barbarian army, then the outcome of this war would be hard to say.

Chu Ge roughly summarized everyone's progress, and briefly introduced his own progress.

"Okay, that's it, let's end the meeting first.

"At present, it seems that our progress is quite fast. Everyone is making plans according to their own situation, and strive to make a first call tonight!"

The chat group became quiet again, and the four players went to look up information and formulate clearance plans.

...

10 at night.

Chu Ge once again began to act as the "emperor" of Sheng Taizu.

This time he still encountered the North-South List case and the empty seal case, but it didn't take too much time to solve it smoothly.

After all, he has dealt with it once before and is familiar with it. As long as he does not change the way of handling, the game will be handled in the same way as before.

Chu Ge's main energy was devoted to finding the hidden case.

"According to the previous results, the last case affecting Dasheng Chao Guozuo is mostly hidden in these memorials.

"Moreover, it is very likely to be related to a certain power minister.

"But the problem is... in the current court, it seems that there is no one with power at the same level as Zhou Ping..."

Chu Ge still didn't have much clue, so he could only keep flipping through the memorials, especially those related to famous ministers, hoping to find some clues.

Suddenly, his hand stopped.

"Former Prime Minister Sima Yan Shangshu asked for the pardon of his distant relative Li You...and this is not the first time he has written a letter...

"Li You is accused of being involved in the Zhou Ping case, and will be sent to the frontier.

"If we only talk about the way of handling this matter, it seems that whether to be exonerated or not is only in the mind of Taizu Sheng. Whether it is exempt or unavoidable, it makes sense."

Chu Ge fell into deep thought.

He had seen this memorial before, but he didn't take it seriously, and he directly approved it.

The reason is simple, he didn't feel that this was something that had to be dealt with.

The former prime minister Sima Yan was a great hero who made great contributions in the process of Taizu Sheng's opening up the territory, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the number one hero.

At this time, Sima Yan had already left the position of prime minister due to illness, and even Zhou Ping, who took the position of prime minister for him, was killed for treason, and nearly ten years had passed.

The reason why his distant relative Li You was implicated and sent away at this time is because the Zhou Ping case was a major case, which lasted for nearly ten years and has continued until now.

Before, Chu Ge simply thought that since Sima Yan was a great hero, he had already stepped down from the position of prime minister, and he was already seventy-six years old, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

Moreover, the Zhou Ping case originally involved a wide range of people, and there must be many innocent people implicated in it. Since this Li You was a distant relative of the former Prime Minister Sima Yan, and he was involved in Zhou Ping's case ten years later, it probably means that his involvement with Zhou Ping's case was not that deep.

That being the case, how about selling Sima Yan some face and pardoning this insignificant Li You?

But seeing this memorial again at this time, Chu Ge realized that something was wrong.

Because he remembered that according to the real situation in history, Sima Yan's final outcome was that all seventy members of his family were killed, and his descendants were preserved because of their marriage with the royal family.

Chu Ge had always felt that killing Sima Yan was not necessary. But now it seems that things are not that simple.

"Could it be...this person wants me to kill??"

Chu Ge frowned and fell into confusion.