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

Li Er (Emperor Taizong of Tang) naturally refused to acknowledge that the Tang dynasty inherited the Sui system, as most people claimed.

In his view, if the Sui Dynasty's system were truly that perfect, then he would never have had the opportunity to establish the Tang Dynasty!

Perhaps one reason for this was that Yang Guang single-handedly squandered the Sui Dynasty's wealth.

But he was confident that after perfecting the Three Departments and Six Ministries and all the systems, even if another emperor like Yang Guang appeared among his descendants, the Tang Dynasty would not perish so easily!

Ultimately, he admitted that the Sui system was very useful, but without improvements, it was not as superior as these people claimed.

No one knew the true system of the Sui Dynasty better than Li Er, who had actually served as a subject of the Sui Dynasty.

However, the fact that the immortals included Yang Jian on the list at least shows that the immortals only looked at achievements and not other aspects such as moral character.

After all, the methods Yang Jian used to ascend the throne were essentially bullying a young emperor, and these were all underhanded tactics.

If bullying a young emperor is acceptable, then Li Er (Emperor Taizong of Tang) was nothing more than killing a close nephew in order to ascend the throne.

He even took good care of Li Jiancheng's wife!

He didn't kill them all.

In terms of moral character, he should be slightly better than Yang Jian, right?

Of course, no one knew what Li Er was thinking.

Right now, most people's attention is focused on the subtitles about Yang Jian on the screen.

After Emperor Xuan of Northern Zhou ascended the throne, he appointed Yang Jian as Grand Pillar of State and Grand Marshal.

During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he had already reached the point where he could not be granted any more official positions.

After the Sima family murdered the emperor in the street, the saying "one who is ordained by Heaven" ceased to exist.

The idea that "might makes right" has become a truth in the minds of many.

Yang Jian's achievements overshadowed those of the emperor, and his prestige in the court was unmatched.

Especially when Emperor Xuan died and the young Emperor Jing did not yet have the means to restrain him, that was the time when the throne would change hands.

Yang Jian: "..."

Where is the promised list of wise rulers?

Why is this immortal acting out of the ordinary, immediately revealing his disgraceful history of rising to power to everyone?

Fortunately, the scene didn't show him, and the immortal didn't reveal all his specific plans.

Otherwise, Yang Jian truly felt that even if he made the list of wise rulers, he would lose face throughout history and across the world!

“We’re kindred spirits, there’s nothing shameful about it. At least we’re not stealing or robbing, are we?”

Zhao Kuangyin was quite satisfied.

He also knew something about Yang Jian's deeds.

Or rather, before he became emperor, the subject he studied most was Yang Jian's rise to power!

After all, their experiences were too similar, and their statuses were also extremely similar.

They all held military power and wielded absolute authority.

In addition, it was the same situation of a young emperor facing an orphan and a widow.

It really is exactly the same!

"Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles. Compared to some people who slaughter their own brothers, we are already quite upright and honorable."

Li Er: "..."

"Zhao Heizi, it's fine if you try to defend yourself, but who are you talking about? You might as well just say my name!"

Slaughtering one's own siblings—they're practically going to call his name out!

"I never said anything like that. Why are you so eager to assume it applies to you? The immortals have already arranged the list. If you, Li Er, are on the list, my words won't affect your ranking."

Zhao Kuangyin said lightly.

If seeing Yang Jian on the list only slightly relieved people like Li Er, then he could finally relax completely.

Both of them bullied orphans and widows, so the immortals can't just excluding Yang Jian and not Zhao Kuangyin, can they?

Li Er: "..."

"Zhao Heizi, you don't actually think you've got this in the bag, do you?"

"At least Emperor Wen of Sui established the imperial examination system, giving hope to the poor families of the country. What did you do? We took back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun for you."

Old Zhu still didn't think he had a chance to make the list, and continued to do things his own way, criticizing anyone who stood up for him.

Anyway, he knows most people's dirty secrets.

During the time the sky stopped, he did a lot of research so that he could pour cold water on everyone at this moment.

Zhao Kuangyin: "..."

He was truly speechless after being confronted.

He wanted to say that the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was much more chaotic than Yang Jian's Great Zhou Dynasty, but would saying that be useful?

Those present who could challenge him were all founding emperors of unified empires.

Because he died too young in normal history, the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun were never recovered.

He even found it difficult to refute others' questions about whether the Song Dynasty could be considered a unified dynasty.

This is infuriating!

He genuinely considered passing the throne to Zhao Guangyi.

But that foolish younger brother couldn't even wait that long!

I'm so angry! I want to dig him out of the ground and kill him again!

After accepting the abdication of Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou and ascending the throne, Yang Jian formally established the Sui Dynasty, with its capital at Daxing City and the reign title of Kaihuang!

In the seventh year of the Kaihuang era, they conquered and destroyed the Western Liang.

In the ninth year of the Kaihuang era, they conquered and destroyed the Southern Chen dynasty.

From this point on, the world was once again unified!

"Thank you for your kind offer."

Yang Jian was very pleased with himself.

Regardless of what kind of dark history the previous paragraph mentioned.

But here, he felt he had the confidence to be proud.

Within nine years of establishing the Sui Dynasty, it unified the world and swept across the land.

What's wrong with being a little proud!

But at this moment, it's Zhu Duidui's turn to step in – the stubborn guy who'll argue with anyone.

"To be honest, Yang Jian's process of unifying the country was smoother than any of ours."

"If our opponents back then had been weaklings like Western Liang and Southern Chen, things would probably have been much easier."

"Then why bother with building high walls, stockpiling grain, and delaying the proclamation of kingship? Let's just declare ourselves emperors and kill them one by one."

"Emperor Wen of Sui was lucky; he lived in a great era!"

Yang Jian: "..."

You just can't stand not arguing with people, huh?

Do I really have to argue with everyone I meet here?

"What Old Zhu said this time is really reasonable. I think the Tang Dynasty conquered the world quite easily, but Emperor Wen of Sui was really not a match for us."

"As for those two opponents, Western Liang and Southern Chen, I reckon I don't even need to lift a finger. Just send out two of Wang Xuance, Li Jing, or Yuchi Gong and they'll be wiped out."

Li Er also joined the Heartbreaking Squad.

Yang Jian: "..."

Are we still relatives?

Are you just taking the side of outsiders to criticize me like this?

What happened to Western Liang? What happened to Southern Chen?

Does the slight weakness of my opponent mean I cannot be considered a unified emperor?

Furthermore, when I destroyed the Southern Chen dynasty, I mobilized an army of 500,000!

"It's not as weak as you all say, especially the Southern Chen. After all, it was able to stand for so long during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, so it must have some strength."

Zhao Kuangyin said weakly.

If the Northern and Southern Dynasties are considered weak by these two, then will he also be subject to ridicule?

"It's true that they're not that weak, but they're not exactly strong compared to our opponents."

"Moreover, the Zhou Dynasty itself had a strong foundation, and it still took nine years, which is really inexcusable."