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

"Did I sneak into Xianyang?"

"Why don't you think about it? We clearly started from the same point, but you have more soldiers and generals, while I only have a small number of soldiers. Why should I be able to enter Xianyang first?"

Liu Bang grew increasingly angry at Xiang Yu's slander.

Did you sneak away?

Without your efforts to persuade others to surrender, and without your initial entry into Xianyang to accept the surrender of Prince Ziying of Qin, how many more tough battles would you have had to fight?

Not to mention, you have no chance of being the first to enter Xianyang!

Even if it weren't for Nai Gong, there would be others!

Liu Bang never imagined that Xiang Yu would still not understand this even now.

"Naturally, it's because the main force of the Qin army all came for me after learning the news!"

"I defeated countless enemies along the way, precisely for this reason, yet you not only did not send reinforcements, but instead sent troops to guard Hangu Pass."

"Do you think I should agree with a petty person like you who only knows how to follow others and pick up the scraps?"

"Even if I were willing, the soldiers who have risked their lives for me would never agree!"

Clearly, Xiang Yu still didn't understand the implied meaning in Liu Bang's words.

He also didn't understand the reason behind Liu Bang's ability to enter Xianyang first.

"Ahem, Overlord, Emperor Gaozu may have made a mistake in this matter, but you really can't blame him entirely."

"In fact, even without Liu Bang, there would have been Li Bang or Wang Bang."

"The essence of this matter is not that Emperor Gaozu disregarded morality and rushed to reap the rewards, but that, looking at the world, apart from yourself, no one wanted to see you enter Guanzhong first!"

"I've put it so bluntly, you should understand now, right?"

Old Zhu thought for a moment and then explained.

After watching the footage of the challenge, he admired Xiang Yu's unparalleled bravery and was now willing to say a few more words.

The main issue is that Xiang Yu failed to conquer Guanzhong first, and he really blamed the wrong person.

With only Liu Bang's limited military strength and the reputation he had accumulated as the Duke of Pei, how could he have recruited so many cities along the way?

joke!

It's not hard to see this even from historical records.

At that time, neither Emperor Yi Xiong Xin nor Zhao Gao wanted Xiang Yu to enter Guanzhong first.

For Xiong Xin, the power of the Xiang clan was already immense. If Xiang Yu were to enter Guanzhong and be enfeoffed as the King of Guanzhong, wouldn't his title of Righteous Emperor be merely nominal?

At that time, everyone will be led by the Xiang clan, and Xiong Xin will be completely reduced to a puppet!

For Zhao Gao, the reason was even simpler.

Xiang Yu's fearsome reputation was already widespread. If this guy had entered Guanzhong first, he and his followers, from top to bottom, probably wouldn't have survived!

Instead, Liu Bang promised him a way out and even offered him an official position, giving him the opportunity to continue to act arrogantly and domineeringly.

Anyone who isn't seriously mentally ill would know how to choose.

With such internal and external support, Liu Bang was able to advance smoothly all the way, even entering Guanzhong a month ahead of Xiang Yu.

Before entering Guanzhong, perhaps even Liu Bang himself could not have foreseen such an outcome.

Not only did Xiong Xin's men cooperate with him, but most of his enemies also readily surrendered after he persuaded them to do so.

After entering Guanzhong so smoothly, he inevitably began to dream of becoming the King of Guanzhong.

Just as he entered Xianyang and became indulging in wine and women, Zhang Liang, Fan Kuai, and others stepped forward to advise him against it.

Fortunately, although Liu Bang made the same mistakes that most people would make, he had one advantage over the average person.

He listened to the advice.

After a period of reflection and a comparison of the disparity between himself and his adversaries, realizing that Xiang Yu had the ability to overturn the rules, he quickly made changes.

Withdraw all troops from Xianyang and return the army to Bashang.

As someone in power, one should be able to listen to the advice of subordinates and reflect on one's own mistakes immediately.

In this respect alone, Liu Bang was better than most people.

It was precisely because of his timely withdrawal that he had the opportunity to defend himself at the Feast at Hongmen, escape with his life in front of Xiang Yu, and even gain the title of King of Han.

"In this situation, even if most people were put in the position of the founding emperor, it would be difficult for them to listen to advice and make changes in time."

The words "listen to advice" are easy to say, but when they fall on those in power, they are hard to accept.

Especially when he was winning battle after battle and countless enemies surrendered at the mere mention of his name, when he had just entered Xianyang and reached the pinnacle of his life, how many people could truly listen to his unpleasant but honest advice?

"So he had the last laugh in the war to destroy Qin and the Chu-Han Contention."

"The more carefully one examines the experiences of Emperor Gaozu, the more one realizes that he was no ordinary person."

In Zhu's opinion, the most virtuous ruler after the Three Dynasties should not be Emperor Wen of Han, but Emperor Gaozu of Han!

He even thought it was reasonable when someone said that Liu Bang was the greatest man after Yao and Shun!

"Who says it's not?"

What was he like before he turned forty-eight?

"A wandering knight-errant? A thug?"

"Back then, who would believe he could become emperor? Every emperor has a distinguished background and family history."

"Even Emperor Guangwu, he was still a member of the Han imperial family, so he can't really be considered a commoner emperor, right?"

"In this world, there is probably no one before or since who has been able to become emperor from humble beginnings."

Zhao Kuangyin expressed his strong agreement with Zhu Yuanzhang's view and set another flag.

Old Zhu slowly typed out a question mark.

"I agree that you're unprecedented, but what do you mean by 'unparalleled in the future'? We're just ordinary people, okay?"

Zhu Biao: “…”

"Father, strictly speaking, you can't really be considered to have come from humble origins, can you?"

Old Zhu: "?"

“That’s right, Dad, have you forgotten? You always told us that in the past, a family would share two pairs of pants.”

"Not to mention that when you were begging for food, you didn't even have a decent set of clothes. How could you be so poor as to have such a simple garment?"

Zhu Di also chimed in from the side.

Liu Bang was born a commoner, but at least he had a respectable job, with wine and meat, and could eat his fill every meal.

To make a living, you've herded cattle, worked as a beggar, been a monk, and even become a bandit in the mountains.

To call someone like you a commoner is somewhat of an insult to the term.

"Fourth brother, are you itching for a beating again?"

Old Zhu was immediately enraged.

Although he was telling the truth, that didn't stop him from having a good time.

Having nothing better to do, I decided to teach the fourth brother a lesson!

"Father, you're wrong."

Zhu Di quickly slid to his knees.

"I misspoke. Ordinary people don't have as much experience as you."

"You took off your belt, do you know you were wrong?"

"Hurry up, stick your butt out, and we'll give you a couple of slaps!"

As Zhu Di wailed, Zhao Kuangyin grew even more curious.

The immortal's evaluation of Zhu Yuanzhang was clearly not low; otherwise, he could not have placed him in a position comparable to Emperor Gaozu of Han and Emperor Taizong of Tang.

Moreover, he always boasted that he came from a humble background. Could it be that after Emperor Gaozu, there really was another person from a poor family who was able to rise to the position of emperor?

"Old Zhu, what exactly did your ancestors do?"