Who's Cheating! So Unethical!

Li Shimin cursed Liu Che in his heart. He had thought Liu Che, with his prominent eyebrows and big eyes, was just a brute, but he hadn't expected him to be so cunning.

Liu Che chuckled and sidled up to Li Shimin. "You're not going to go back on your word, are you? Cheer up, don't embarrass yourself."

Li Shimin shot Liu Che a glare. How could this Emperor Wu of Han be so annoying?

Li Shimin remained silent and retreated back to his own camp. He certainly wasn't going to openly renege on the deal. So, he could only silently refuse to acknowledge it.

However, even knowing the book wasn't suitable for them, they had no intention of returning it to Liu Bing. After all, Liu Bing had recommended it, so it must have some merit. If they took it back and studied it carefully, they might gain some other insights.

"Alright, that should be about it. How you complete the mission from here on out is up to you." Liu Bing watched as everything was arranged and then vanished from his spot. He had other places to visit.

The Qing Dynasty in this world had been dealt with, and someone had to carry the banner of China.

Meanwhile, in the Forbidden City, Qianlong saw that the chat group members had stopped communicating. Qianlong knew they must have gathered together. He let out a cold snort and prepared to order his men to find these traitors.

"These traitors, what chat group, what emperors, gathering armies to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming. I'd like to see how far you traitors can go with your act."

Just then, someone entered the grand hall.

"What traitors?" A woman entered the hall carrying a tray. On it was a bowl of soup she had personally brewed. She had overheard Qianlong's muttering. Although she hadn't heard the specifics, she did catch the words "traitors," and asked curiously.

Qianlong's lips curved slightly as he saw the woman enter the hall. His anger subsided considerably.

He flashed a doting smile. "Consort Li, have the servants been disobedient again? Why else would you personally bring soup?"

Consort Li gracefully walked to the table and slowly placed the tray down. She replied softly, "Your Majesty, please do not blame the palace staff. It is simply that your consort misses you dearly, and wished to personally offer you this soup, so that Your Majesty may know my devoted heart."

With that, Consort Li picked up the exquisite soup bowl from the tray and took a jade spoon from the side. She gently scooped up a spoonful of soup and slowly brought it to Qianlong's lips. "Your Majesty, it is time to drink your soup."

Qianlong smiled slightly at this and cooperated by opening his mouth to swallow the warm, delicious broth.

Seeing Qianlong's cooperation, Consort Li happily continued to feed him. Suddenly, she seemed to recall something, her beautiful eyes filled with confusion. She asked in a soft voice, "Your Majesty, what were you saying just now about traitors and gathering armies? Has another rebel risen in revolt?"

Qianlong frowned slightly, but quickly chuckled. "It's nothing, just some clowns jumping around."

"These rebels have gotten smarter this time, using some trickery and creating this so-called chat group. They even claim that several emperors have united and assembled a large army to overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming.

Hmph, I'd like to see what these rebels can really do..."

However, before Qianlong could finish speaking, Consort Li's face changed drastically. Even the soup bowl in her hand slipped and fell to the floor, shattering with a crisp sound.

Her eyes widened in shock as she stared at Qianlong, her voice trembling. "Your Majesty, what you just said, is it true? There really is a chat group?"

"Hmm? Consort Li, you know about this chat group?" Qianlong narrowed his eyes, seeing Consort Li's strong reaction.

Consort Li asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, is that chat group a strange box where many people send messages and chat?"

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"Consort Li, you do know about it. Are you also in the chat group? I didn't see you there." Hearing Consort Li's description, Qianlong knew she must have seen the chat group, but she wasn't in it.

Suddenly, Qianlong thought of something, his eyes darkening slightly. "Consort Li, what do you know? Tell me properly."

Consort Li didn't have time to explain. Her mind was racing. Whose system was this? How could they be so unethical and open it here?

She just wanted to be a beloved consort of the emperor, why was it so difficult?

She wondered if it was too late to escape now.

Unfortunately, when she arrived, the System had given her the identity of a consort and a charm ability before leaving. Now, she didn't even know where to run.

"Consort Li, Consort Li..."

Qianlong saw Consort Li suddenly fall silent and become lost in thought. He called out to her a few times with concern.

Consort Li snapped back to reality and immediately said, "Your Majesty, let's escape quickly."

"What did you say? Do you know something?" Qianlong's face darkened when Consort Li told him to flee. He was an emperor; who could make him flee?

"Your Majesty, those emperors might truly be emperors from different dynasties." Consort Li felt utterly exasperated. Did they hate the Qing that much to use a group of emperors to take down the Qing Dynasty? She wondered which emperors they were, hoping they weren't too strong.

If they weren't strong, perhaps they could still struggle a bit.

"Um, Your Majesty, can you tell me which emperors they are?"

"Real emperors? How is that possible?" Qianlong was somewhat disbelieving, but he quickly regained his confidence. Who was he? He considered himself the greatest emperor in history, perhaps even in all eternity, in both civil and military achievements.

Under his rule, the Great Qing had completely surpassed all emperors of previous dynasties. Even if they came as a group, he, Qianlong, would let them know that his Great Qing Dynasty was invincible for all eternity!

A dismissive smile curved his lips, as if possessed by a dragon king. A fan-shaped diagram flashed in his eyes. He sneered, "Hmph, it's just the Great Ming, the Great Tang, the Great Han, and the Great Qin. Let them come; my Great Qing will sweep away all opposition."

Consort Li's eyelids twitched. Those four were a bit exaggerated. She cautiously asked, "Your Majesty, can you specify which emperors they are?"

Qianlong frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "One is Old Zhu of Great Ming, one is Erlang of Great Tang, one is Liu Che, and the other is the tyrant Ying Zheng."

"Hiss!!!" Consort Li's legs went weak. Those four were all emperors of their eras! They were teaming up to take down Qianlong, was this really happening?

She felt hopeless, ready to accept her fate. Any one of those four emperors could probably take Qianlong down single-handedly.

Although Qianlong was currently in the prosperous Kang-Qian era, she had been here long enough to understand the basic situation. The current Great Qing was a facade of splendor, but inwardly rotten to the core.

There were very few truly capable Manchu soldiers, let alone Han soldiers. The Qing emperors were as wary of the Han people as if they were guarding against something. The combat effectiveness of the Han armies was simply at the level of militia.

Militia that were emaciated and weak.

What kind of combat effectiveness could be expected?

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