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

"Have you sealed the wolf's lair?"

"As emperor, you personally led the conquest of the grasslands?"

"Fourth brother, what you've done..."

"Tell us now why you're rebelling. Your boasting is giving us a headache."

When the two finally had a moment of free time, Zhu Di began to boast to Zhu Yuanzhang about his achievements.

Unfortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care about that thing at all.

Or rather, he doesn't believe it!

He now wants to know why Zhu Di became emperor!

“Father, my eldest brother is gone. You passed the throne to that brat Zhu Yunwen, but he immediately began to forcibly reduce the power of the princes. Several of my brothers were driven to their deaths by him. I have been barely surviving in the capital for a long time, and even…”

I've even eaten poop!

"I pretended to be crazy and foolish before that kid would let me live. Tell me, if I hadn't rebelled, would I have had any chance of survival?"

"The boss is gone? How did he die?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned immediately, and loosened his grip on his belt a little.

He believed that.

If the eldest brother doesn't cause trouble, even if the fourth brother had a lot of guts, he wouldn't dare to rebel!

"My elder brother must have died from overwork."

Zhu Di was honest and obedient.

"I understand, Fourth Brother, you really are the son who looks most like me."

Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long sigh.

As long as the throne wasn't seized from the eldest son, he could understand.

"But I understand, you're still going to get a beating. Kneel down now."

Zhu Di: "?"

"Father, I am now the emperor, can't you give me some face?"

"Give you face? Where do you plan to put our face? Fourth brother, you've grown up, but we're not old yet. If we were to start a fight, the scene wouldn't look so good."

Zhu Yuanzhang closed in step by step.

Zhu Di: Don't come any closer!

During the Yongle reign.

After Zhu Di disappeared from the dragon throne, everyone watched the scene on the sky.

Now, however, everyone is spontaneously covering their eyes.

This is not fun to watch!

"Quickly cover the historian's eyes! This cannot be recorded!"

Even as Zhu Gaochi closed his eyes, he didn't forget to give his instructions.

My father has only ever loved this face his whole life!

If any historian dared to record this scene, countless clans would have to restart the game!

During the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin, however, showed no sign of joking.

He was envious of such a scene.

"Your Majesty, there are gains and losses in everything, you did the right thing."

Empress Zhangsun gently patted his shoulder to comfort him.

Old Zhu's family is the real family.

Even in the long history of the world, it is hard to find a royal family with such a strong sense of family affection!

"I know that no matter how future generations of history will judge me, I will not regret it. But sometimes I do think, what if there hadn't been the Xuanwu Gate Incident..."

Li Shimin looked disappointed.

"Your Majesty, you did nothing wrong."

Empress Zhangsun knew that the Xuanwu Gate Incident was when Li Shimin was at his most vulnerable.

Doesn't he want his family to be harmonious and happy?

He wanted to, but he couldn't.

He had already reached the limit of his power. If Li Jiancheng were to truly ascend the throne, the title of General of the Heavenly Strategy would overwhelm him.

Between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, only one of them was destined to survive!

"Of course I did nothing wrong. I conquered this world, so what wrong have I done?"

The beating that took place above the sky filled most emperors with envy.

I envy the genuine affection between this father and son.

Zhu Di was also the emperor of a country, but under the coercion of Zhu Yuanzhang, he still obediently knelt down to accept punishment.

Honestly, even they themselves couldn't do it!

After giving Zhu Di a beating, Old Zhu felt completely satisfied.

Do you know why we made peace with Li Zicheng?

"The northern barbarians are rampant; we must preserve our strength to prevent them from advancing south!"

Zhu Di answered without hesitation.

"Wrong. The current imperial court is riddled with problems. We are not magicians and cannot conjure up an army strong enough to resist the Tartars, but Li Zicheng does."

"A decree is drafted to appoint Li Zicheng as the Provincial Administration Commissioner of Liaodong, to guard Shanhaiguan. The civilians among the rebel army are to be sent back to their fields, and the elite troops are to be re-incorporated, with their military pay distributed uniformly by the imperial court!"

"Chongzhen, you are personally in charge. You must ensure that all demobilized civilians have land to cultivate. If there isn't enough land to go around, kill them. Do you understand?"

Since we lack power, we should seek out the power that is readily available.

Drive away the wolves and devour the tiger!

"Understood!"

Emperor Chongzhen eagerly pushed the eunuch in charge of writing aside and wrote the imperial edict himself.

Before the ink was even dry, Zhu Yuanzhang spoke again.

"Isn't there also that guy, Zhang Xianzhong?"

"Draft another letter and have him send it along as well."

Even if they're just two lumps of mud that can't be plastered on a wall, they can still buy us a lot of time, right?

With a wave of his hand, Zhu Yuanzhang made clear arrangements for the northern barbarians.

"Father, what should we do now..."

Zhu Di's eyes lit up.

"Even though we are now kings, it doesn't stop us from building high walls and stockpiling grain. We could have won such a rich war back when we were just starting out!"

Build high walls, store up plenty of grain, and delay declaring yourself king. That's what Zhu Yuanzhang did back then, and that's what he does now!

One hundred and fifty million taels!

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di had a gleam in their eyes as they looked at the memorials presented by their subordinates.

If all this money were used to build an army, they couldn't even imagine how incredibly wealthy that war would be!

We don't need much, just enough for Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong to hold out for half a year!

"Father, in six months, you will take command of the central government and appoint me as your commander. I will then perform the ritual of sealing the wolf's lair and inscribing the monument on Yanran Mountain!"

In the sky above, Li Zicheng was overjoyed when he received the imperial edict.

First, a formidable army demoralized his rebel forces, and then news spread that the Ming Taizu (Emperor Hongwu) was stationed in the capital.

The people below were getting restless, and he even felt that he was about to be captured by his own people and taken to the capital to collect a reward!

This imperial edict became his lifeline!

The Provincial Administration Commission is responsible for guarding the border!

The two key pieces of information he gleaned from the imperial edict made him kneel down without hesitation, bowing three times and kowtowing nine times to receive the decree and express his gratitude.

He has ambitions to become emperor, but that depends on the person!

Facing Emperor Chongzhen, he dared to boast that he wanted to be emperor and sit on the dragon throne.

But when facing Old Zhu, he didn't even dare to raise his head!

After Li Zicheng received the imperial decree and relayed the message to Zhang Xianzhong along the way, the two rebel armies instantly cleared their names and headed straight for Shanhaiguan!

When Wu Sangui, the Earl of Pingxi, sent out his letter of surrender to the Manchus, everyone was stunned by the sight.

Despite both Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong being peasants, many of the rebels under their command were former elite Ming soldiers!

The Ming army is not satisfied with its pay, but it is invincible if it is fully paid!

Wu Sangui understood the meaning of this statement deeply!

But there's one thing he doesn't understand.

Why is the Ming Dynasty, which was on the verge of collapse just a few days ago, now rich again?

They distributed land, paid wages, and provided relief to refugees.

With so much money, why didn't you take it out sooner?!

After Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong entered the pass, Wu Sangui was the first to visit them to show his loyalty.

There's always a way to salvage a situation involving a letter of surrender!

After listening to his empty talk, Zhang Xianzhong took out the somewhat crumpled imperial edict from his pocket.

"Your name is Wu Sangui, right?"

He read the imperial edict word by word.

"Wu Sangui, the Earl of Pingxi, failed to come to the capital to defend the emperor in time when the rebels were causing trouble. He was no match for Li Zicheng internally and could not withstand Dorgon externally. He is not fit for important tasks. He is hereby stripped of all military power and escorted to the capital for questioning!"

"what?"

Wu Sangui was stunned.

Are you going to take me to the capital to be punished? Then who will stop the Qing troops?

Surely the emperor wouldn't be so audacious as to trust two traitors!

"How dare you question the imperial edict? Guards, seize him and escort him to the capital immediately!"

Li Zicheng waved his hand, and immediately swordsmen and axemen sprang out from his left and right.

From his posture, Wu Sangui gleaned four words.

They're just bullying their master!

Wait, aren't you a traitor? How can you be so naturally sycophantic?!

"Capture me! It's a joke that you think you can hold the border. His Majesty must be blind, otherwise why would he believe two traitors like you!"

Wu Sangui jumped three zhang (approximately 10 meters) high.

Li Zicheng was too lazy to argue with him, and with a wave of his hand, axemen took him away.