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

"The argument that he's belligerent has some merit, but more than that, it's the pent-up anger from so many years that needs to be released, doesn't it?"

Li Er knew the situation Liu Che faced when he ascended the throne.

That is why he strongly agreed with Liu Che's approach.

A purely defensive approach offers almost no benefit other than fueling the ambitions of those barbarians beyond the Great Wall and ensuring that the people on the border never have a day of peace.

Border defenses cannot protect the people.

At the very least, it cannot protect all the people!

Liu Che was indeed warlike, but no one can say that he was wrong!

"Don't worry, Emperor Gaozu of Han, your warlike descendant will bring glory to your Han Dynasty."

"He must be among the last five on this list of wise rulers!"

Old Zhu also used this opportunity to skip over the previous topic.

The main reason was that he understood Li Er's thoughts.

For an emperor like him, who can be called one of the greatest emperors in history, inheriting the Sui system and the so-called orthodoxy was perhaps a disgrace!

"Top five? This kid is actually that capable?"

Liu Bang was immediately surprised.

It is not difficult to see from the previous evaluations that Liu Che was not the founding emperor.

Even the emperor before him might have left him with an excellent situation.

Emperors Wen, Jing, Wu, Zhao, and Xuan were appointed to office.

These are the words that came from Old Zhu's mouth.

Emperor Wen knew that it was Liu Heng.

Although Emperor Jing is unknown, he must not be much less impressive than Liu Heng, as he can be compared to him.

The resources accumulated by two consecutive top-tier wise rulers for a dynasty are immeasurable.

Under such circumstances, it can be said that even if a fool were placed on the throne, as long as a good regent is chosen, the emperor would not do too badly.

Even so, Zhu Yuanzhang actually predicted that Liu Che could be ranked among the top five wise rulers.

What?

Did he give it to the immortal?

"Let's keep watching. Emperor Wu was indeed a remarkable emperor."

However, this is remarkable, and it is completely opposite to Liu Xiu's.

Only after Li Er said these words did everyone's attention return to the sky itself.

The rewards that belong to Liu Xiu have already been announced.

Emperor Guangwu of Han, Liu Xiu, ranked sixth on the list of wise rulers.

Rewards: A lifespan of 100 years; a perfected version of papermaking and movable type printing; and a yield of 1,000 jin of rice per mu.

Papermaking and printing?

Although the writing on the sky did not last long, it had already disappeared by then.

But these two words still leave many people feeling unsettled for a long time.

Most people are familiar with these two terms.

After all, hemp paper already existed during the Western Han Dynasty.

But they knew that the reward given by the immortals was not so simple!

"Holy crap? This immortal really knows how to prescribe the right medicine!"

Old Zhu reacted instantly.

He knew that the most troublesome thing at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty was the growth of powerful clans, which forced ordinary people, even those from poor families, to have no way to get ahead, and even the simplest thing, survival, became a luxury.

The most important reason for the rise of powerful clans was books, or rather, knowledge!

Knowledge was monopolized by aristocratic families, so when the imperial court selected officials, it could only choose people from these families.

If this continues, the power of aristocratic families will become increasingly unchecked, and those at the bottom will have no hope of rising up!

The immortal's reward truly gave Liu Xiu what he needed most!

With improved papermaking and printing techniques, the day when even the poorest families in the world could afford to read books would soon arrive.

At that time, the newly emerging aristocratic families of the Eastern Han Dynasty will be completely suppressed in their infancy!

"I'm envious!"

Liu Bang wasn't envious of the reward of longer lifespan.

Because he knew he would definitely have it too.

They don't covet high-yield grains.

Judging from the temperament of immortals, this is something that everyone should have.

He wasn't even tempted by the reward of gunpowder.

With the Han dynasty already established, the use of gunpowder was not as significant as imagined.

Moreover, it's not certain that a method for its use can be developed in a short period of time.

But when he saw Liu Xiu's reward, he was truly envious!

Papermaking and printing were considered divine tools by most dynasties!

Not to mention Liu Bang, even Li Er was extremely envious.

Even though the Tang Dynasty had a mature papermaking process, its printing technology was far from mature, and the cost of a book was still high.

Only after papermaking and printing were fully developed did the imperial examination system truly gain meaning and truly give ordinary people a chance to improve their lives!

"Thank you for the gift, immortal."

Looking at the thick stack of books in front of me, the abundant harvest, and the continuous warmth within my body.

He wasn't too agitated; instead, he became even calmer.

He looked up at the sky, and after expressing his gratitude, he asked another question.

"I just wonder if I could share half of this reward's lifespan with my Empress?"

“From my humble beginnings, I was determined to marry the Empress. Now that I have achieved great success and the world is under my control, I can share everything with her, including my lifespan.”

【Can. 】

Many people were speechless as they looked at Liu Xiu's words on the sky and the immortal's reply.

"Why do I feel that many of those who made the list of wise rulers were actually deeply devoted lovers?"

While it may be a coincidence, isn't this proportion a bit too high?

They are willing to share the lifespan rewarded by the immortals with their spouses. What kind of feelings are these?

"That's why I like Emperor Guangwu even more—he was genuine and devoted to his cause from beginning to end."

Li Er did not think that being infatuated as an emperor was wrong.

On the contrary, emperors needed an emotional outlet more than ordinary people.

Otherwise, he would become like most of the Liu family members, a cold-blooded emperor like a machine.

It's not that it's bad, but he doesn't like people like that.

I always felt that something was missing – a touch of human warmth.

"And what's next? Among the emperors who haven't appeared yet, there aren't many with any human touch."

"Guess who's next?"

Old Zhu asked as he saw fit.

No more writing appeared on the sky, so this became their time to discuss things.

"Liu Che, his achievements are considerable, but he also has a long list of misdeeds. In addition, he lacks the merit of unifying the country. I think it is reasonable for him to be ranked here."

Li Er uttered the name without even thinking.

Ying Zheng, Liu Bang, myself, and Zhu Yuanzhang.

That's right. Even if he didn't know exactly what Zhu Yuanzhang had done, the eight words "expelling the Tartars and restoring the Central Plains" alone were enough to place him in the top five of this list of wise rulers!

Of these five, Liu Che was probably the least surprising.

"Emperor Wu of Han, I never imagined that the tyrant described by historians in the past could actually reach this position on the list of immortals."

Zhao Kuangyin did not refute Li Er's conjecture.

"But we don't understand why Emperor Wu of Han could ascend the throne, but Emperor Xuanzong of Tang couldn't?"

"These two are somewhat similar in their approaches."

Zhao Kuangyin: "..."

As expected of you, Lao Zhu, you always have such a unique perspective on issues!

"If I had to point out a difference, Emperor Wu of Han had a good son and a good great-grandson!"