[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten":3,"chapter-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-218":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Simulated to Reality: I Once Looked Down Upon Ten Thousand Ages?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2347233,4587,"Chapter 218: Know Yourself and Know Your Enemy, the Clarity to Understand People!","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-218",218,"\u003Cp>Yu Ke looked at the expectant eyes of the crowd, feeling awkward, yet his expression remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke in a measured tone: “The Art of War says, ‘Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be endangered in a hundred battles.’ This is the essential strategy for defeating the enemy and securing victory.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The generals of the Lu family army all nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with sincere admiration and trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this Young Protector had long dwelled on Mount Zhongnan, far from the clamor of the world, he could see through the chessboard of conflicts among nations as clearly as if watching fire in the open—even when things seemed obscured by mist, his mind held clear terrain, nothing left obscure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Gu, seeing this, understood at once and immediately rose to begin recounting the turbulent shifts between the kingdoms of Qianyuan, Han, and Chu, and the formidable leaders who shaped their fates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Qianyuan Kingdom boasts strong troops and sturdy horses. A decade ago, warlords vied for dominance, each carving out their own territory. Now, the Empress holds absolute power, commanding heaven and earth—every soldier of Qianyuan bows in obedience…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his voice had fully faded, a small booklet, painstakingly compiled by the mysterious “Mercury” agency and gathering the finest intelligence from across the land, was gently placed upon the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incredibly precious, it contained top-secret information vital to the rise and fall of nations and military secrets—its importance spoke for itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke lightly moved it to his side and carefully turned its pages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red ink marked every critical point: sources of intelligence, timelines, all meticulously detailed, with nothing omitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should any source prove unreliable, the booklet included thoughtful analysis, revealing the compilers’ rigor and precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke silently marveled—the head of “Mercury” was indeed meticulous, leaving not the slightest flaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within Lu Chen’s memories, an image surfaced!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A refined nobleman, crippled in both legs, seated in a wheelchair, smiling gently beneath a pear tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Yu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadowy commander of Mercury, a man hidden in darkness, controlling a vast intelligence network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Lu family army, few knew his true identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke could not help but marvel again—the Lu family army truly teemed with hidden dragons and tigers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled his thoughts back and continued flipping through the booklet, his gaze fixed on the core figures of the Qianyuan Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the Empress of Qianyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ying’s mother came from the Sun family, one of Qianyuan’s three most prominent clans—a noblewoman who, entangled in forbidden love, secretly fell for a prince then deemed unworthy, and was ultimately cast out of her family, stripped of her name, left in sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next year, in a Qianyuan village, she gave birth to Wu Ying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legend says that at her birth, a phoenix flew overhead, and strange omens abounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yu Ke read this, a faint smile touched his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself: This is the so-called “Spring and Autumn style”—the birth of great figures always comes wrapped in mystery and grandeur, to proclaim their heavenly mandate, their extraordinary destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ying was mischievous from birth—climbing roofs, breaking tiles, catching fish, scooping shrimp—she excelled at all of it. She disliked playing with girls and preferred wielding spears and swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By seven or eight, she was the village’s “Little Tyrant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At ten, a wandering Daoist passed through, recognized her talent, and began teaching her martial arts—details of which are now lost to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until ten, a noble carriage from the Qianyuan capital arrived at the village gate and took her and her mother back to the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mother was granted the title of Consort Shu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ying received a new identity: Princess Chaoyang of Qianyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason for this transformation was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten years later, that once-overlooked prince overcame all odds and ascended the throne as emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This long-lost father showered Wu Ying and her mother with favor, keeping them constantly by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Historical records state that before age twelve, Princess Chaoyang was lively, kept a special deer as a pet, and often rode it through the palace, chasing and playing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the imperial city, she was known as the “Deer Princess.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the year she turned thirteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consort Shu was falsely accused of crime and ordered to drink poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thirteen-year-old princess repeatedly begged to see her father but was denied, and was then imprisoned in the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not until the following spring that she was released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, it was said this woman of extraordinary beauty underwent a drastic change in character, often covering her face with a terrifying ghost mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deer was released back into the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ying returned to her mother’s family, the Sun clan—this time, of her own choosing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to her maternal Sun family, her relationship with her father gradually grew distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Qianyuan, a land steeped in martial tradition, women could inherit titles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At fourteen, with unwavering support from her maternal family, Wu Ying was granted the authority to establish her own court and raise her own banner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebellions flared across Qianyuan, the people suffering greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emperor dispatched another prince with eighty thousand troops to quell the uprising—but they suffered a crushing defeat, shaking the court in terror, and the rebel forces grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ying petitioned again to lead the campaign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through her persistence and her maternal family’s full backing, the emperor finally agreed—but granted her only four thousand soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The court erupted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How dare a woman serve as general?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, in the same year, February, the Battle of Mount Dingjun stunned the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With fewer against many, she led her four thousand troops to defeat seventy thousand rebels in just three months, slaying over ten thousand and capturing more than twenty thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The court was shaken. Upon her return, Wu Ying uttered these words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do not say women lack heroism—each night, the Longquan sword remains unsounded.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ying, after the Battle of Mount Dingjun, officially entered the Qianyuan court’s spotlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following decade, she achieved extraordinary feats through her exceptional military talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her military prestige grew daily; no one dared underestimate her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until her father fell ill and died, plunging Qianyuan deeper into chaos and turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>History calls it the Eight Princes’ Rebellion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ying spent six years ending the chaos with iron will, reuniting Qianyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Shou, she officially changed the era name to “Kaiyuan,” inaugurating a new age for Qianyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ascending the throne, Wu Ying’s first decision shocked the court—she ordered the execution of all her father’s former concubines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her early allies, like the Sun family, who had helped her rise, were later purged entirely, none spared, for reasons unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The annotations in the booklet related to her mother’s death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Ying returned to her childhood village and built a magnificent mausoleum for her mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reinstated a new chancellor, began pardoning taxes across the land, punished corrupt officials, and even decreed that women marrying could wear phoenix crowns and embroidered robes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The booklet contained many more entries detailing this Empress’s military campaigns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he delved deeper into her life,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke’s eyes grew slightly warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange sense of familiarity arose—as if he had known Wu Ying for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke seemed to see a little girl skipping through a village, then the Deer Princess in the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the Empress who ruled all under heaven!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storms of her childhood, like whetstones, forged Wu Ying’s unyielding, fiery heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her exterior was cold and domineering, her inner self burned with unwavering justice and deep concern for the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew when to wield the sword, and when to let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is why, after being released from the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs, she chose the Sun family to oppose her father—her political acumen led her to make correct gambles, step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did she cleanse everything!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Another chapter tonight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1353,"2026-06-21T01:33:00.595Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ba0154ea69ccaa114da1d149ff52e4a4e431d0af92a00c7e1859d3a98d6112a7","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-219","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-217",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg"]