Keyboard Immortal - Chapter 2844

Chapter 1357 The End of Order

Faced with the arranged marriage, Zu’an did not refuse.

He was no longer the naive boy he once was; marriage wasn’t solely based on personal feelings, but required weighing the pros and cons.

Dorgon currently had many enemies and desperately needed to win over loyal followers. Refusing his overtures might lead to a falling out.

In this dangerous situation, it was necessary to unite all possible forces and avoid making more enemies.

Furthermore, Zhao Xiaodie had helped him greatly this time and hadn’t revealed the identities of the Little Demon Queen and Jiang Luofu; he owed her that favor.

Of course, he didn’t dislike Zhao Xiaodie, so he didn’t mind using the marriage to bind everyone to the same side.

The String of No Law has many sons—each not born of flesh and blood, but rather a fragment of discord he extracted from the “disharmony” of the universe’s laws, imbued with personality.

The eldest son, named Reverse Fate Whirlwind, is a rebel against destiny; any predetermined trajectory of fate or prophetic line will be twisted into its complete opposite direction by him.

In this world, his identity is naturally that of Huang Taiji’s eldest son, Hauge, and he naturally wants to inherit his father’s power.

The Conqueror King, who had a long-standing feud with him, naturally disagreed, and the two fought fiercely, eventually reaching a stalemate.

The former subordinates of the Unruly String naturally favored his son inheriting the position, but the Conqueror King also wielded considerable power and had nearly become the messenger of the Annihilation God. He and the Unruly String were created together by the True God of Annihilation, making them essentially brothers.

Originally, the Conqueror King was supposed to be the messenger, but due to an accident, the Unruly String became the messenger.

Therefore, he also had the right to inherit the position.

Both had the right to inherit, and their strengths were evenly matched, so neither was willing to submit to the other.

The situation had been extremely tense these past few days. When the Conqueror King went to Zaun, his eyes were blazing with anger as he asked if there was any solution.

The Unruly String had died silently, and he suspected the boy was responsible, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t understand how the boy had done it. He

could only assume it was a relapse of the Unruly String’s old illness; otherwise, it would be too terrifying if Zaun had actually killed him single-handedly.

But in his view, this kid was definitely a man of both wisdom and courage, and very lucky; he might actually have a way.

Zaun was prepared for this: “If you two go to war, how confident are you?”

The Conqueror King fell into deep thought, and after a long while, replied, “I should have a 60% chance of winning.”

Although he was stronger than his nephew, the Unbound String still had many loyal subordinates, a formidable force.

“If you ultimately succeed in winning, can your remaining strength defeat the Ming Dynasty of the Order faction and Li Zicheng of the Proliferation faction?” Zaun asked again.

The Conqueror King’s expression changed. He was well aware that if a fierce battle ensued, even if only one side survived, it would be a Pyrrhic victory. The Annihilation faction would suffer a significant loss of strength, and then neither Order nor Proliferation would be able to cope.

He knew very well that to the True God, it made no difference whether he, the Unbound String, or even the Reversal of Fate became a divine messenger. But if he messed up this matter, even if he seized the divine messenger’s authority, it would be stripped away by the True God.

“But am I supposed to give in to Ni Mingxuan and work so hard for him all these years?”

Just thinking about that outcome made him want to vomit blood. Not only him, but his men wouldn’t want that either.

“Of course not. The situation is deadlocked now. Neither side can accept taking any further steps. But there’s another way: both of you take a step back.”

“How?”

“Neither of you should become the divine messenger. Instead, choose a young, easily controlled son from among Wu Lu Zhi Xian’s sons and let him inherit power. This way, Wu Lu Zhi Xian’s former subordinates won’t object because it’s still his son who’s inheriting. “

Without their support, the most powerful Ni Mingxuan naturally won’t be able to cause any trouble. “

And you, by virtue of this act of enthronement, will be grateful to him and need your help to deal with the brothers who are trying to seize power. You can also take this opportunity to act as regent. When the time is right, you can take back power.”

The Conqueror King’s eyes lit up upon hearing this: “Your Excellency is truly brilliant! This method is perfect!”

This guy isn’t some kind of divine messenger of memories; he’s clearly a schemer.

After much discussion, the two chose Wang Xuanjin, the ninth son of Wulu Zhixian. In this world, he was Fulin, the youngest son of Huang Taiji, and was the mother of Dayuer.

The Conqueror King also saw that he wanted Jiang Luofu to be the nominal Empress Dowager, but he didn’t mind; the current situation did indeed require this woman to manage the harem.

At the subsequent meeting of the high-ranking members of the Annihilation faction, the Conqueror King deliberately angered Ni Mingxuan so much that he left, then seized the opportunity to present his prepared plan.

As expected, many of the Annihilation’s high-ranking members were worried about a bloody conflict that would severely weaken their forces, and were already tired of the tug-of-war between the two sides.

Finding that this new plan could almost satisfy everyone’s interests—except for Ni Mingxuan—it was quickly approved, since that guy wasn’t present.

When Ni Mingxuan learned of this, he was so angry he almost vomited blood, and even wanted to fight on the spot. Unfortunately, his father’s former subordinates no longer supported him, and he couldn’t cause any significant trouble on his own.

Ultimately, after being persuaded by some elders, he accepted the result, which was at least much better than letting the Conqueror King directly gain power.

The two sides joined forces again and began to plan how to take control of the interior and defeat the Order and Proliferation factions.

During this time, the world inside the Great Wall underwent significant changes. Li Zicheng resurfaced, and the Fourth Elder, Mostima, was completely unable to stop him, suffering repeated defeats that allowed the peasant army to snowball in strength.

However, the Fourth Elder, whether out of fear of responsibility or a desire to handle the situation himself (after all, before his arrival, Zu’an had already reduced Li Zicheng to only 18 cavalry),

initially did not report the true situation in the Northwest. The court’s main focus was on dealing with the Annihilation faction in the Northeast.

Because of the previous annihilation of their main forces, they even had to increase taxes to raise more funds to organize a new army.

In their view, the peasant army had been suppressed and wouldn’t cause any significant trouble in the short term; they needed to eliminate the major threat in the Northeast first. It wasn’t

until the Fourth Elder’s city was captured and he died in battle that the news could no longer be concealed, and the high-ranking officials of the Beijing Chamber of Commerce realized the dire state of affairs in the Northwest.

Hastily, other troops were dispatched to quell the rebellion. It must be said that many capable individuals participated in this grand ceremony of order, including renowned generals like Lu Xiangshan and Sun Chuanting, all of whom were present in this world.

The government troops won a series of victories, but ultimately, they couldn’t turn the tide. The power of reproduction spread, and the peasant rebels’ snowballing ability increased exponentially. The number

of troops they eliminated was less than the number of troops the rebels naturally grew.

In the end, outnumbered, they were overwhelmed by the sea of reproduction and all perished.

Their deaths shook the world; everyone knew the court was finished. From then on, wherever Li Zicheng’s army went, they surrendered without a fight, and they quickly marched towards Beijing.

The Silent Ones were blocked outside Shanhaiguan by the Second Elder’s troops, and they were all extremely anxious. If they waited any longer, the Breeding Faction would achieve final victory.

So they sent Zu’an to the capital to find the woman who could make the Second Elder open the gates.