Every time history reached an important turning point, many people would gather at that turning point. Everyone's name would resound like thunder, and everyone's fate would be completely different because of the choices they made.
Most importantly, no one could predict the direction of history. No one would know if their choice was right or wrong. From their own point of view, they would think that their choice was right, and the only thing that could be the judge was history itself.
Xiao Ruxun knew that he had changed history beyond recognition. History had not continued according to what he knew. Perhaps, he was already living in a parallel world.
As for himself, who was he?
Was it Xiao Ruxun?
Was it not Xiao Ruxun?
The traitor?
The creator of history?
The despicable usurper?
The Imperial Emperor who had a glorious victory?
The winner?
The loser?
The glorious Emperor who left his name in the history books?
The cold-blooded devil who had killed countless people?
He didn't know where he would end up. He didn't know how the history he had changed would continue. He didn't know what the consequences of everything he had done would be, and he didn't know if everything would continue as he had planned.
Or would something else happen?
However, he could feel it. He could feel a force pushing him to continue down this uncertain path. He didn't know if this force was his own desire or the great inertia of history.
Was it Xiao Ruxun who was pushing history, or was it history that was pushing Xiao Ruxun?
He had imagined that on the night of the Chen Qiao Mutiny, Zhao Kuangyin must have stayed up all night, hiding in his tent under the guise of being drunk, and letting everything that he had planned happen outside his tent. What was he thinking at that time?
Was he thinking about what he had experienced along the way?
Was he thinking about how he had left Kaifeng City to find a job when he was 21 years old?
Was he thinking about how he had slept in the wilderness while looking for a job?
Was he thinking about how excited he was when he became Guo Wei's personal guard?
Was he thinking about how he had fought all over the place?
Was he thinking about how he had met Chai Rong?
Was he thinking about all the thrilling battles?
Was he thinking about every moment of life and death?
Thinking about the evaluation of his descendants?
Before he reached this step, Xiao Ruxun had countless speculations about Zhao Kuangyin's psychological activities. But when he also reached this step, he knew that these were things that people could only think of before they died. When they were alive, they had to do their best just to survive. In this chaotic world, how could philosophy survive?
Perhaps Zhao Kuangyin just didn't want to die.
When the capital was full of rumors and slanders, he ran home to complain to his family and was chased out by his younger sister with a rolling pin. At that time, Zhao Kuangyin might have really been panicking, out of his wits, and at a loss for what to do.
Would he feel guilty towards Chai Rong?
Would he think that he was a despicable person for bullying the young Chai Zongxun?
Perhaps he would, just like how Xiao Ruxun once thought that he would never be able to look Zhu Yijun in the eye and feel ashamed of his own despicableness.
But he still became the Emperor.
Whether it was for himself or the inevitability of history, he was determined to be the Emperor. He had no way out, and he had no right to regret, just like Xiao Ruxun now.
What else was there to say?
His army rushed towards the gate tower of Xuanwu Gate without any hesitation. They were invincible.
They lined up crazily and prepared to rush to the gate tower. They were invincible again!
Then they found that there was a sudden change on the gate tower.
Many people were desperately waving flags and shouting something at them below the gate tower.
If this wasn't too obvious, then the soldiers on the city tower immediately began to throw their weapons down the city, and then the city gates opened wide, which was even more obvious.
Such an unexpected development surprised Xiao Ruxun. He immediately stopped the beating of the war drums, and the soldiers stopped moving. Like Xiao Ruxun, they looked at the opened gate with surprise and a pile of shields walking out from the gate.
To be precise, it was some people who were protected by a pile of shields.
Xiao Ruxun did not give the order to attack. Instead, he looked at the pile of shields in surprise, wanting to know what was protected inside.
A gap appeared on the shield, seemingly to allow the person inside to observe what was happening outside. Soon, a hole appeared on the shield, and a person crawled out.
"I am Liu Huangchang! Is General Xiao here? I want to see General Xiao! I want to see General Xiao! "
He shouted loudly, and the surrounding soldiers shouted with him. Their voices were very loud, but Xiao Ruxun did not hear them. Instead, he sent someone to approach them and listen to what they were shouting. The person reported that they were shouting, "I am Liu Huangchang, I want to see General Xiao."
Liu Huangchang?
Xiao Ruxun could not help but sigh.
Was he in charge of opening the gate?
Xiao Ruxun immediately gave the order — without orders, the army was not to act rashly!
He realized that Liu Huangchang was probably here to report good news. Because if it was bad news, the gate would not be opened so easily, and the people on the tower would not resist at all.
Of course, he could not take the risk.
Xiao Ruxun led the guards and slowly approached Liu Huangchang under the protection of the guards.
"Liu Xuanzi! How have you been! "
Xiao Ruxun ordered her soldiers to shout at the top of their lungs.
A reply came very quickly.
"General Xiao, how have you been! General, please do not order the army to attack the city. Shen Yicheng has been captured, and there are no more enemies in the city! "
Hearing this voice, Xiao Ruxun was slightly surprised.
He decided to continue moving forward. After crossing the bridge, he could already see Liu Huangchang.
Liu Huangchang stood outside like a hoodlum, but the people in the pile of shields were very timid.
Xiao Ruxun looked around and got off his horse.
He approached Liu Huangchang and stood in front of him.
Liu Huangchang did not change much, but his clothes were a little messy, and there were bloodstains on his clothes.
It seemed that he had really experienced a battle.
"Xuanzi, long time no see."
Xiao Ruxun looked at Liu Huangchang, the person who saved his life, and also the person who indirectly pushed for all of this.
Liu Huangchang bowed to Xiao Ruxun.
"Liu Huangchang greets General. General, Shen Yicheng has been captured, and the Forbidden City is under control."
Xiao Ruxun smiled, then asked slowly, "Xuanzi, you always surprise me. When I was at the end of the road, you saved my life, and now you actually helped me solve such a big problem. How did you do it?"
"It's just a small trick."
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