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

"We've reflected on ourselves, but the only thing we can reflect on is that we didn't kill them all cleanly enough!"

Looking at Lao Zhu's bold words.

The vast majority of people present simultaneously raised a question mark.

"To be honest, Old Zhu, the reason you weren't included in the list of tyrannical rulers by the immortals might really be because the immortals showed leniency because you were the founding emperor."

Zhao Kuangyin was somewhat speechless.

You're a complete killer!

Someone like you can basically forget about being listed on the list of wise rulers.

However, many people disagreed with his statement.

The First Emperor was one of them.

"Is excessive killing really a sin?"

"You all need to ask yourselves honestly, isn't your rise to power built on the bones of countless others?"

"Killing doesn't seem to be a big problem for us, does it? Who hasn't killed anyone? Who hasn't killed fewer people?"

Upon hearing this, most people fell silent.

Who killed fewer people?

Even Liu Bang, who was known as the leader of a benevolent and righteous army, had countless people killed by him or who died because of him.

"If killing some corrupt officials is considered too sinful and disqualifies one from being listed among wise rulers, then you are underestimating immortals too much."

Are all the rulers on the list of incompetent rulers the ones who brought about the downfall of their kingdoms? Perhaps some are, but surely a large proportion of them were not?

"Immortals never look at temporary merits or demerits."

That was the only speculation Ying Zheng could make.

If we only consider his merits and demerits at a particular moment, then he can basically be removed from the list of wise rulers.

Severe laws and punishments, increased corvée labor, construction of the Great Wall, and so on.

Even after unifying the world, countless people still died because of this.

If we're talking about killings, the number of people who died from the heavy corvée labor was definitely far greater than the number of people killed by Zhu Yuanzhang.

But he never felt that he had done anything wrong.

One may make a mistake in this lifetime, but gain lasting peace for all time.

"There's no point in guessing, let's just wait for the immortals' list."

"We reckon it won't be long."

If we don't judge a ruler's worth based on a single moment's performance, then Zhu Yuanzhang felt he still had a chance.

"That's true. All our current guesses are just wild guesses. Who can say for sure what the immortals' criteria are?"

Beyond the sky, those who claim they don't care are the ones who, the first thing they do when they wake up is go outside to look at the sky.

The more indifferent they appear, like Lao Zhu and others, the more they secretly desire the immortal's recognition.

Perhaps what they want is not the recognition of the immortals, but the recognition of future generations and the recognition of the common people.

But every day when I looked up at the sky, the final result was always disappointment.

The immortals seemed to have forgotten about this matter. Apart from their occasional casual conversations with each other, which could prove their existence, many people had almost forgotten about it.

More than a year later.

After squandering all the money in his pocket, Lin Feng returned to his 800-square-meter villa and reopened the mobile app that had changed his fate.

As the images took shape in his mind, the celestial sphere of past dynasties suddenly began to change.

It's exactly the same situation as when the list of tyrannical emperors emerged.

The sky suddenly went dark, and when it lit up again, the subtitles appeared.

[Top Ten Wise Rulers in History]

Those who make the list will receive their respective rewards, and some videos will have a challenge section at the end; those who successfully complete the challenge will receive a prize.

The statement that some videos will end with a challenge also indirectly confirms Li Er's speculation.

"Li Er, you guessed right, the list of wise rulers is not something everyone can challenge."

Old Zhu couldn't help but speak up.

"Of course, I am 100% confident about this. After all, the challenge of maintaining the status quo is too easy in the eyes of most people."

"At least for people like us, it's basically like a free reward."

"The rewards from immortals aren't so easy to obtain; naturally, they wouldn't let us get something for nothing!"

Li Er appeared to have everything under control.

In fact, his heart was bleeding too.

He would rather be wrong, or lose face in front of the other emperors, than not have a couple more chances to get free rewards!

"But as long as you make the list, you'll receive a reward, which gives everyone a chance."

"At least it's not purely based on luck, but on ability."

"Earn your place on the list of wise rulers based on your own merit, and then claim the rewards that belong to you."

"It's like those tyrannical rulers who earned their place on the list of tyrannical rulers and then received their due punishment."

Liu Bang thought it was pretty good.

He personally feels good.

In his view, if even he couldn't make the list of wise rulers, then none of the remaining founding emperors were likely to be any good.

One slaughtered his own brothers, one failed to reclaim the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun, and one emptied most of the court.

In addition, there was the notoriously tyrannical First Emperor.

It can be said that among a series of founding emperors, Liu Bang was truly as pure as a white flower.

"Emperor Gaozu, I always get the feeling that you're gloating over someone's misfortune?"

"Do you think you're a shoo-in for the list of wise rulers? You haven't forgotten that you broke the Chu-Han alliance to trap Xiang Yu at Gaixia, have you? When it comes to the words 'betrayal,' many people think of you."

Liu Bang: “…”

You'd rather die than not hurt me!

For a moment, he lost the mood to continue showing off.

As the sky above surged, after an unknown amount of time, the subtitles changed again.

But the next name is unfamiliar to many people.

[Top Ten Wise Rulers in History]

Tenth: The founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty.

The glorious and brilliant reign of Kaihuang.

Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian!

"Yang Jian, that makes sense!"

"We've been using those three provinces and six ministries all along, not to mention the imperial examination system."

"To be honest, Li Er, the glory of your Tang Dynasty did indeed benefit greatly from the Sui Dynasty."

Upon seeing this answer, Lao Zhu exclaimed that it made perfect sense.

Some even felt that ranking Yang Jian tenth was a bit too low.

Putting aside everything else, the two things he did—establishing the Three Departments and Six Ministries system and launching the imperial examination system—are enough to place him on the list of wise rulers.

"The imperial examination? What does the imperial examination have to do with Yang Jian?"

Li Er was immediately dissatisfied.

"Nominally, the Sui Dynasty was the first dynasty to establish the imperial examination system, but the first imperial examination in which commoners actually participated was in the Tang Dynasty, during the Zhenguan era!"

The establishment of the Three Departments and Six Ministries was an achievement acknowledged by Emperor Taizong (Li Er).

But if you're talking about the imperial examination system...

Yang Jian merely put forward a title; the imperial examination system of the Sui Dynasty still benefited mainly the aristocratic families.

It wasn't until the Zhenguan era of the Tang Dynasty, when Emperor Taizong (Li Er) began to suppress the prestige of aristocratic families, that people from humble backgrounds truly had the opportunity to participate in the imperial examinations!

"In any case, it was indeed Emperor Wen of Sui who proposed this matter, and the statement that Tang followed the Sui system is indeed not a big problem."

Li Er: "?"

I acknowledge ******