Of course, that's what he said and thought.
But Li Qinghai knew that great emperors weren't like Chinese cabbages, easily found and heavily injured for him to take advantage of.
For now, he could only do his best and leave the rest to fate, taking one step at a time.
If there were other ways to increase his merit, that would naturally be the best, sparing him the arduous task of killing tens of thousands of Evil Emperors.