The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

Things then progressed even more smoothly than Lao Zhu had anticipated.

Zhu Di's Shenji Battalion nearly terrified Li Zicheng in a single battle.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang sent people to spread the news among the rebel camp that the founding emperor had appeared and was resurrected to save the Ming Dynasty.

Immediately, the entire rebel camp was filled with panic.

It's important to know that the name Zhu Yuanzhang holds a transcendent position in the hearts of the people of the Ming Dynasty!

Only during the Hongwu era did ordinary people have the highest status!

Even with a grand imperial edict in hand, one could bind officials, escort them to the capital, and file a complaint with the emperor!

Only during the Hongwu era did the most corrupt officials die!

After hearing that the founding emperor had appeared in spirit, many rebels almost turned against him.

If this matter weren't unconfirmable, Li Zicheng would even suspect that he would be kidnapped by his men and taken to see the founding emperor!

"Does Zhu Yuanzhang hold such a high position in the hearts of the people?"

Li Shimin was somewhat surprised.

Although he often said that the people are more important than the ruler, it is still too difficult to truly achieve this.

In response, a line of text appeared on the sky, a rare occurrence.

To prevent corrupt officials from exploiting the people, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, promulgated a law.

All citizens who have been wronged may go to the capital to file a complaint, carrying a large edict.

If any official oppresses the people, anyone can directly bind him and escort him to the capital for trial, and no official may obstruct this.

Those who prevent ordinary people from going to the capital to file complaints will be punished, at best, by having their skin peeled off and daylilies used as bait, and at worst, by having their entire family wiped out.

"Excellent! Based on this alone, Old Zhu deserves the people's deep affection for him!"

Li Shimin couldn't help but clap his hands and cheer.

This truly shows that people are put in their hearts!

"Your Majesty, why not follow suit?"

Wei Zheng was tending the fire from the side.

In an instant, most of the officials glared at him angrily.

Old man, what do you mean by this?

You can just listen to this kind of thing and leave it at that. Do you really think the people below us can ride roughshod over us?

"Imitating it... is not impossible, but we need to think about it carefully."

Simply copying it won't work.

The prestige of these powerful families is currently too great; he needs time to gradually suppress them.

However, this thought remained firmly in my mind.

The images in the sky continued to appear.

After negotiating peace with Li Zicheng, Zhu Yuanzhang turned his sword against the gentry in the capital.

From the imprisonment of most officials in the imperial court to the mass executions in the capital, the entire process took less than three days.

For three days, the stench of blood permeated every corner of the capital.

Every day, the market was crowded with people, and countless ordinary people watched as the bloodsucking noble families lined up to have their heads rolled.

The executioners worked in three shifts day and night, and broke several executioner's knives in the process.

"It seems Li Zicheng was being conservative. The valuables we've found in these three days are probably worth almost 130 million taels of silver."

On the throne, Old Zhu counted on his fingers.

"Father, you miscalculated. The twenty million taels you put here with me on the first day as military expenses haven't been accounted for yet."

Zhu Di kindly offered this reminder.

"One hundred and fifty million taels! How dare they?"

Zhu Yuanzhang could not understand.

Even if the entire family was acquired wholesale, they shouldn't be so reckless, right?

"Kill them all. Add a few more executioners to the execution ground to speed things up. There are plenty of heads waiting in line. Don't make them wait too long."

Emperor Chongzhen, standing to the side, looked troubled.

"Emperor Taizu, isn't this a bit inappropriate? Treating officials like this will affect future historical records..."

He was still worried about his reputation.

Zhu Yuanzhang simply waved his hand at this.

"Chongzhen, you need to know one thing: history is not decided by those pedantic scholars, but by the victors."

"Looking at history books, Li Er revised the history of the Sui Dynasty after he came to power, as did Zhao Kuangyin, and even we revised the history of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. This is all normal."

"This is the privilege of the victor. History is written only by the sword, not by currying favor with these scholars, understand?"

After spending the last two days together, he finally understood.

Emperor Chongzhen not only had a poor eye for talent, but also had another major flaw.

Too concerned about saving face!

Zhu Di deeply agreed with this principle.

Forget about changing the history of the previous dynasty, he even wanted to change the history of the Jianwen Emperor...

A good reputation never belongs to losers.

"Furthermore, fourth brother, the alien races should not be underestimated. It is not hard to see from the immortal's previous comments that in the end they were the ones who took over the Central Plains."

"We were the ones who drove them out in the first place, but this is the one thing we can't accept. So we need to be absolutely certain that we'll beat them so badly they'll never be able to hold their heads up again, understand?"

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Di with a solemn expression.

His understanding of the Tartars was clearer than that of most people.

They never treated the people of the Central Plains as human beings!

If the Tartars were to invade and rule the Central Plains again, countless people would die a violent death!

"Although I don't know this old Zhu, I think what he said makes sense!"

"It's a pity that I wasn't chosen for this challenge. With nothing else to do, Wei Qing, go prepare the army, and we'll also attack the Xiongnu in the north!"

With a wave of his hand, Emperor Wu of Han (Liu Che) determined the fate of the Xiongnu for the next few years.

Great Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng frowned and looked north.

To prevent invasions by nomadic tribes, he spared no expense in building the Great Wall.

Could it be that the Great Wall failed to protect the Central Plains in later generations?

"Send an imperial edict to Meng Tian, ​​ordering him to lead his army deep into the grasslands and kill anyone he encounters!"

Since passive defense is unreliable, let's take the initiative!

The Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin: Although, they have already been defeated and subdued by me...

"My esteemed ministers, they have already launched a northern expedition against the nomadic tribes. Do you think we should cooperate as well?"

The group looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

In the end, Wei Zheng had to bite the bullet and speak.

"Your Majesty, when all nations came to pay tribute last year, those tribes all came to pay homage. They honored Your Majesty as the Heavenly Khan. Now, not even a year has passed, and there is no suitable reason to attack them. Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

"A suitable reason?"

Li Shimin frowned and thought for a moment.

"They can see the sky too, can't they? Knowing that the nomadic tribes of the grasslands will dare to covet the Central Plains in the future, why don't they come to me to beg for forgiveness? Aren't they guilty of a crime deserving of death?"

The courtiers: "..."

Your Majesty, would you like to listen to what you are saying?

We don't even know which tribe later invaded the Central Plains, so isn't this accusation a bit far-fetched?

At this moment, Wei Duidui and Li Er stood on the same side.

"Your Majesty is wise. They should indeed be given a good warning to prevent them from having any improper thoughts!"

"Li Jing, you go with us. If you see anyone who looks threatening, just kill them. Be clean and don't give outsiders anything to talk about."

"According to the order!"