Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1228 Taira no Kiyomori's Choice
【Aren’t you going back? 】

"No. Since it's confirmed that this can be driven, I'll go in and ask for directions."

Shangluo opened the door of Taira no Kiyomori again and walked back along the same path - it was still the same dusk, the same underwater "imperial capital". But this time there was no sound of drums and music, and the only person sitting in the hall was the old monk in purple robes: Taira no Kiyomori, known as Prime Minister Ping.

"Sir, you are back indeed."

Yangzhou gold, Jingzhou pearls, Wujun silk, Shujiang brocade, seven treasures and ten thousand treasures are all in the palace - Ping Qingsheng's palace is full of treasures bought from the Song Dynasty. Some of them were given by others, and he had a good personal relationship with Zhao Bogui, the governor of Mingzhou.

On the one hand, Taira no Kiyomori slaughtered his political enemies in the court and arbitrarily deposed and enthroned kings in the arrogant style of the Taira clan. On the other hand, he also carried out large-scale construction projects, building docks and buildings for the giant ships visiting from the Song Dynasty.

Taira no Kiyomori, who had lived a life of great glory during his lifetime, sat in the underwater imperial capital after his defeat.

"Excuse me for what happened just now." Shang Luo nodded slightly. Towards such a person who wanted to be king, no matter how violent the other party was in his own country, Shang Luo still tried his best to be polite.

He had treated the North Koreans in school the same way before. He was not unaware that North Korea maintained a high-pressure rule in the country, using flesh and blood to squeeze efficiency for the entire empire. It is human nature to pity other living things, but whether to help outsiders with actual actions is another matter.

[But you have never considered the barbarians as human beings, right?]

"I didn't think so. I just didn't think there was any need to save them. I was just respecting the fate they chose, just like Taira no Kiyomori chose the Song Dynasty."

Ping Qingsheng, whose dream was disturbed, had already woken up a little. He motioned Shangluo to sit closer:
"It's okay. It's better to be one-third drunk and seven-thirds sober. Sir, please sit down first."

A seat was reserved at the side, and Shangluo sat next to him as a guest.

There was a faint noise coming from afar - looking out from Taira no Kiyomori's seat, he could see a large army fighting on the water. The ships of both sides were pressing down on the sea, and dead bodies and swords were falling one after another. The sea water was being dyed red by blood from top to bottom.

"Sir, from the Song Dynasty, how did the Heike clan fall?"

"Because you didn't recharge enough money. As long as you recharge enough money and invite the heavenly soldiers, the situation here will naturally be resolved."

"I send more than a hundred ships of gold and silver to the Song Dynasty every year. Isn't that enough? Could it be that I still don't have any blessings?"

"Hmm," Shangluo looked around, "I think this is your blessing."

In this "Imperial Capital" under the water, Taira no Kiyomori could still enjoy the glory of his life. The battle of the destruction of the Taira clan that kept repeating above his head was just his entertainment. The "Sea of ​​Heaven" was usually a calm sea with large ships passing by like water birds.

"Want something to drink?"

A moon rabbit came up with a golden vase and a golden cup.

"Not yet. I just have a question to ask: I say, Prime Minister Ping of Japan, how did you get here?"

"It's the Moon Rabbit."

Even a hero who has spent his whole life in the military has to face his own death, and Taira no Kiyomori's death came particularly hastily. At the end of February 1182, he fell ill due to a sudden high fever. During the five days he lingered on the sickbed, he was surrounded by hallucinations - the countless enemies he had killed in his life, including those who were sunk to the bottom of the sea, were all dangling in front of him. Taira no Kiyomori's death was not peaceful. He was still struggling in the last moments of his life, trembling and twitching because of the high fever. It is said that at the end of his life, the mountain spring water used to cool down was quickly heated to warm water by his body temperature. And if water was poured directly on his head to cool him down, the water would evaporate black smoke and surround the room.

People said that he went to the scorching hell because he amassed wealth and was burned by the fierce fire of Avici.

"According to common sense, Your Excellency should have died in the process. This doesn't look like 'ascension' at all."

"I don't have such a memory. I remember it was the first year of Yanghe. Oh no, it was the end of February in the ninth year of Chunxi in the Song Dynasty. At that time, I burned down the Buddhist temple and was cursed by the monks. I was very depressed. In order to relax, I went hunting in the mountains. As a result, I suddenly encountered the Moon Rabbit. He praised my act of destroying Buddhism and also praised my respect for the Song Dynasty. He said that he should die on that day, but he was willing to give me a Penglai elixir."

"Then you ate it?" Shangluo asked.

"How could I possibly take medicine of unknown origin? It was only shortly after Moon Rabbit left that a Tengu came to snatch my medicine. Only then did I believe it 80%. I didn't want to hand over the medicine, so I took it on the spot - and when I opened my eyes again, I was here. I don't know what happened next."

"Then what about these above our heads?" Shang Luo pointed at the battle above his head. "As far as I know, the Heike clan was destroyed after your death. You didn't get to see these when you were alive."

"Only after my repeated requests did Tsukiu show me everything. I was also able to bring the rest of the Heike family here. Since then, I haven't asked anything. Those days seem like they were just yesterday."

"It's a group ticket?" Shangluo thought that only Taira no Kiyomori could come in. Unexpectedly, one person could buy a ticket and the whole family could get on board.

"The immortal who granted me immortality has infinite magical powers. In this underwater imperial capital, I mean, in this underwater city of "Minokuro", there is everything."

[Why do you Heike clan use the same excuses as the Minamoto clan to fool people?]

"I see." Shangluo almost understood the question. "But after asking so many questions, there is one question I haven't asked yet - why do you always answer your questions?"

"Because anyone who can come and go here freely must be an immortal. I can tell that."

"That's right. Anyway, thank you. Your answer was very helpful. But I can't give you anything specific as a reward. After all, you already have everything here. So, is there anything I can help you with?"

After walking out of the door, Shangluo got a small box. He put the box away for the time being, and planned to help him pass on the lost property later. This was something that the Heike family had lost, and Shangluo planned to help him take it away.

[It seems that Xu Fu's experiment has been going on all the time, and he has been observing the situation. He knows the existence of Buddhism, he knows the Song Dynasty, and he is also observing the Heike. He is there at all times. But he has not revealed his true purpose at any moment until recently. ]

"Could it be that the previous ones were all semi-finished products, and the one in my hand is the complete product?"

[No wonder he wanted you to eat it all the time. But he did keep his promise and gave you the pill.]

"Hey, that's not right." Shang Luo suddenly thought, "My agreement with him at that time was that I would prove that the Ming Dynasty is today's Celestial Empire and that the Ming Emperor inherited the legal system of the Qin Dynasty. Only after I proved these would he give me the elixir. But I haven't proved it to him yet, so why did he give me the elixir?"

【Did anyone else prove it for you?】

"Wait a minute." Shang Luo was suddenly startled, "Where is my senior brother? Where is he?"

(End of this chapter)