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

"Even Emperor Guangwu can only be ranked sixth? What exactly did the top five do?"

My dear child!

Old Zhu was shocked.

In his mind, Liu Xiu, that legendary restorer of the dynasty, was definitely someone who could be ranked fifth or even third!

The result was only sixth?

"I am certain to have a place in the top five!"

Seeing Old Zhu's sigh, Li Er said with unwavering conviction.

"Then I, as the founding emperor of Emperor Guangwu, should naturally also have a place, right?"

Liu Bang was equally unwilling to back down.

With these two stepping forward, no one objected.

"But we're still short three spots!"

These two old Zhus would naturally not overlook this.

But apart from these two, who else could stand firmly above Liu Xiu?

"We'll find out soon enough. Let me see for myself what my ninth-generation descendant has been up to!"

Liu Bang wasn't particularly curious; or rather, he was curious about the matter at hand.

How did the Han Dynasty rise to power again?

How did the Han Dynasty rise to power?

This is a question that many people are curious about.

Most people who read that period of history can't understand how Liu Xiu managed to turn his life around.

At that time, the Han Dynasty had already fallen. Wang Mang usurped the throne and established the Xin Dynasty, reigning for a full fifteen years until his death.

Furthermore, during Wang Mang's reign, he implemented numerous policies.

Many later generations have speculated that he did not belong to that era, and that many of the policies he implemented were at least a thousand years ahead of their time.

Many of his inventions, and even his openness, were difficult for people at the time to accept.

But history tells us which era he truly belonged to, and that he was by no means a good emperor.

He wanted to convert all the land under heaven into royal land, and to take over all the mountains and rivers to the new dynasty.

Reform, especially such a radical reform, inevitably leads to bloodshed!

At that time, countless people stood up to oppose him, including his own people who had once supported his ascension to the throne.

This move clearly threatened their interests.

Even though Wang Mang forcibly implemented the policy, no one was willing to comply.

After encountering opposition, he attempted to enforce the law through harsh punishments, but this clearly had little effect and instead caused great suffering to the people.

At the same time, in order to demonstrate the power of the new dynasty, he demoted the former vassal state of the Han Dynasty from a king to a marquis, and forcibly took back and destroyed the seal of the Xiongnu Chanyu.

This move directly led to border conflicts, with hundreds of thousands of troops being trapped and dying indefinitely on the frontier, wasting countless amounts of money and grain, and even when natural disasters struck, the court was unable to spare any money or grain for disaster relief!

Against this backdrop, calls for uprisings arose.

Liu Xiu of Wancheng began to distinguish himself at this very moment!

"How come another new dynasty has emerged? Regardless of whether Wang Mang usurped the throne or used other means to become emperor, this already counts as a change of dynasty, right?"

"Under these circumstances, is it really possible to rebuild the Han Dynasty?"

Seeing this, Liu Bang became even more bewildered.

Why did he feel that this new dynasty was somewhat similar to the First Emperor?

However, when he was attacking the Qin Dynasty, he had Xiang Yu to help him clear the way and draw the enemy's attention.

But could there be a fierce man like Xiang Yu in that era?

Even though Wang Mang was not as good as the Qin Dynasty, Liu Xiu's difficulty was by no means inferior to founding a country!

"So this is simply a miracle!"

"Aside from divine intervention, we can't find any other way to explain this."

Old Zhu said he had nothing to say.

Neither Liu Xiu nor Wang Mang could explain it!

Although he was unaware of the immortal's supposedly advanced policies, he knew that unofficial historical records mentioned an event.

As if he knew who would bring down the Xin Dynasty, Wang Mang issued an edict to publicly arrest a man named Liu Xiu.

Under these circumstances, Emperor Guangwu still survived to the end and established the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It can only be described as a miracle!

"However, Wang Mang was really courting death. He wanted to convert all the land in the country into royal fields, which was actually just imitating the well-field system of the Zhou Dynasty, with only some changes."

"He wanted to emulate the sages even though he hadn't even settled into his position yet, but he didn't realize that he had already taken away everyone's share of the pie, and those who had put him in power would not support him either."

If Li Er were to say that Emperor Guangwu's restoration of the Han Dynasty was a typical example of a hero created by the times.

After Wang Mang usurped the Han throne, if he hadn't implemented a series of self-destructive policies that not only lost the hearts of the people but also the forces that originally supported him, let alone rebuild the Han dynasty, Liu Xiu probably wouldn't have even considered starting a rebellion!

"The emperor's methods were not shrewd enough. Some things had to be dealt with quickly, while others could only be implemented slowly."

"On this point, we have to admire the lineage of the Gaozu. Many members of the Liu family seem to have been born to be emperors. Not only are they cold-hearted, but their imperial skills are truly admirable."

It's hard to tell whether Lao Zhu's words were a compliment or an insult.

Anyway, given Liu Bang's thick skin, he took it all as a compliment.

"You flatter me, you flatter me. My descendants have lived up to their expectations, and of course, my excellent teaching may also have played a part."

Everyone: "..."

"Emperor Gaozu of Han, Zhu Yuanzhang is mocking the Liu family for their cold-hearted nature. How did you come to think he was praising you?"

Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but say.

"What? I only heard Old Zhu say that people from our Liu family are born to be emperors, is there anything else?"

Just kidding. As the most flexible emperor, automatically filtering out things he doesn't want to hear is a passive skill, isn't it?

"That makes sense. After all, the emperor is a lonely figure, and if he has too much personal emotion, he can't be a good emperor."

Li Er expressed his agreement.

Old Zhu remained silent.

He was afraid that if he said anything more, he would touch on people's sore spots again.

"However, Emperor Guangwu was not a heartless person. At least he had genuine feelings for Empress Yin."

Seeing that no one answered, Li Er continued speaking to himself.

He agreed with Emperor Guangwu on the point that he could leave a pure place in his heart for the person he loved most.

Is this even worth praising?

Liu Xiu, who had been hiding, couldn't resist popping up.

He always felt that the matter of deposing the empress and reinstating Yin Lihua would be a stain on his life.

After all, Empress Guo had not committed any serious wrongdoing. He was essentially deposed without cause and a new crown prince was established.

"It's not a matter of whether it's worth praising or not, but Emperor Guangwu, your presence in history books is too low. If it weren't for the incident with Empress Yin, your presence would probably be even lower."

Old Zhu has emerged.

"Low profile? Why is that? Shouldn't he be praised by the world for revitalizing the Han Dynasty?"

"Even if he is an ordinary person, such achievements should not be erased, right?"

Liu Bang expressed his confusion.

Even if Liu Xiu claimed to be the founding emperor, I doubt anyone would jump out to refute him.

How could the founding emperor have a low profile?

"He's too perfect."