The Ming Dynasty talker in the box

Chapter 12 A box within a box
When Li Zicheng heard the words coming from inside, his body couldn't help but trembled: Chongzhen is not dead yet?
Although Emperor Chongzhen managed the country in a mess, the monarchs and ministers were alienated, and the people complained.

But after all, he is the orthodox emperor in the Central Plains, and there are countless people and gentry who support him.

If I kill him, I will have to bear the charge of regicide.

Don't say that those stupid people will rise up against me when the time comes. Other warlord forces will cause trouble for me in the future.

As long as they use the name of revenge for you, I will appear extremely passive.

Therefore, Chongzhen must die, but it is best to die by his own hands, such as hanging.

Now this man named Wang Shi'an actually says that Chongzhen is not dead yet!

Li Zongmin has been looking for Chongzhen's whereabouts these days, but he has searched almost the entire city of Beijing and has not found Chongzhen. This is really not good news.

Could it be that this man really knew some inside information and even knew the whereabouts of Chongzhen?

Li Zicheng planned to go in and interrogate himself, but before he could move, Li Zongmin grabbed his arm:
"Your Majesty, you might scare him if you go in like this. Let's wait here and listen to what he has to say."

Li Zicheng didn't care about Li Zongmin's rudeness, because he was not only his courtier, but also his closest brother:
"Okay, if he acts recklessly, I will delay him."

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Prison, execution chamber.

Two jailers approached Li Hengqu's head and whispered, "Is this the emperor of the Zhu family you are talking about?"

"Hey, the two eldest brothers are quite knowledgeable." Li Hengqu was a little surprised.

"Do you really know where the emperor of the Zhu family is?"

"Of course I know. I told you to listen. You can present this news to King Chuang. When the time comes, it will be a great achievement and you will be rich."

"Then where do you think the emperor of the Zhu family is hiding now?" The two jailers were obviously excited.

Old Li Hengqu pursed his lips. The jailer understood instantly and took a bowl to feed him water. His movements were slight, for fear of hurting him.

"Is there anything to eat?"

The jailer patiently brought the pancake to his mouth, but Li Hengqu refused to eat and looked at the roast duck legs on the table.

Another jailer pulled off the duck's legs and brought them to Li Hengqu:

"My patience is limited. If you don't say anything after eating, be careful with my whip."

Li Hengqu ignored his threat and gnawed the duck leg vigorously, almost biting off the jailer's fingers.

Wang Shi'an's health is really weak. He hasn't eaten for two days and has been tortured. Now he can eat roast duck legs, which is more beneficial than eating the ginseng fruit.

After Li Hengqu finished eating, the jailer immediately asked: "Where is the emperor of the Zhu family hiding now?"

Li Hengqu licked his lips and asked for some water. After feeling much better, he said:
"Has that iron box been delivered?"

"When the iron box arrives, someone will naturally bring it in. You answer our questions first."

"It's not that I won't answer your question, it's just that the answer to this question is in that iron box."

Li Hengqu didn't lie. Zhu Youjian can indeed be found in the reverse world of the box.

Li Zicheng's patience was basically exhausted, but he still resisted the urge to go in and kill Li Hengqu. He glanced at the minor officials. The two minor officials understood and carried the box in.

The moment Li Hengqu saw the box, he was so excited that he wanted to sit up, but he was tied up so much that he couldn't move.

The appearance of this box was slightly different from the first time he came into contact with it, because its entire body was covered with metal, and the display and glass mask were not exposed.

But the moment he saw the box, he was sure that it was the box that contained the counter-world.

"Tell me, the box has been delivered. How do I open it?" "I need to do it myself to open the box. Please untie me first."

"Don't play tricks, just tell me how to open it, and we will do it the way you tell us."

"You can't operate this box. I can only open it myself. So don't waste your time."

"I am a dandy and good-for-nothing, and now that you have tortured me like this, are you still afraid that I won't be able to escape from this prison?"

The two jailers looked at each other and felt that what this guy said made sense. This prison was said to be the most terrifying place in the world. No one who was imprisoned in it could escape.

"Okay, I'll untie you, don't have other thoughts."

"Of course not."

After Li Hengqu was taken off the rope, he couldn't use his legs and feet and fell to the ground uncontrollably. He touched his legs and found that they were completely numb and had no consciousness at all.

Wang Shi'an's physical condition is worse than I expected. I have to delay for some time until the feeling in his legs recovers before he can run away.

Two jailers dragged Li Hengqu to the box.

Li Hengqu looked at the box in front of him and felt a sense of familiarity. He noticed a slightly dented fingerprint pattern on the left third of the box.

He pressed his trembling thumb against the texture, waiting for the moment when his finger made contact with the texture.

Click, a crisp sound sounded, unlocking successfully.

The panel attached to the box splits in the middle and slides into the frame on both sides. The screen lights up and displays a familiar fingerprint icon at the bottom of the screen.

Li Hengqu continued to press his thumb on the fingerprint icon. Suddenly the fingerprint disappeared, and a 3D model of the earth came into view.

At the same time, the glass cover that was in close contact with the box separated from the middle and shrank to both sides until it was completely submerged within the frame of the box, and the familiar clouds appeared in front of the eyes.

Li Hengqu suppressed his excitement because he wanted to test whether his guess was true.

He marked the earth model to the position of Ming Dynasty, and then zoomed in.

But as he zoomed in, his frown became more and more serious, because large black areas appeared on the map model. He stretched these black areas to the maximum, and his field of vision was completely dark.

After his observation, he found that except for the area south of the Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River, which was almost normally visible, the other areas were basically speckled.

Most areas in Shandong Province have gone dark, and the city of Beijing and Zhili Province have also gone completely dark. Further north, except for a glimmer of light near Shanhaiguan, everything else is dark.

Li Hengqu realized that the only area that could still be observed in the Counter World was the remaining land of the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty was completely wiped out one day, he would not be able to observe anything in the Counter World.

He took the model to other countries and regions on the earth, and it was also dark.

Is this my mission?Light up the entire map?Or light up the entire map with Daming?

Li Hengqu retracted his thoughts because this was not an issue he needed to consider now.

He needs to prove his guess. Only by proving his guess can he escape from this prison.

But I am now in a prison in Beijing. The city is now dark. How can I prove my guess?

He zoomed in to where the city of Beijing was, and then zoomed in.

Um?In this darkness, there seems to be a subtle bright spot?He continued to pull it up, and the bright spot got bigger and bigger, until it reached its maximum.

Then he saw a prison in the reverse world. In the prison, a man covered in wounds was working on a strange box.

Li Hengqu raised his head and looked at the roof of the prison. The man in the reverse world looked up at Li Hengqu...

(End of this chapter)