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

Zhao Kuangyin's fame has spread far and wide.

He recalled a few more details.

No wonder Zhao Guangyi had always expressed his admiration for Emperor Taizong of Tang in his early years.

So that's the reason for your admiration?

"Unfortunately, he was a man of great ambition but little talent. He even wanted to emulate Emperor Taizong of Tang by personally leading an expedition, which directly ruined the hope of recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun, and almost cost him his life as well."

Zhu Yuanzhang never concealed his satire of the Song Dynasty.

Especially Zhao Er!

If they had put in even a little more effort, they wouldn't have lost the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun for hundreds of years!

"Stop talking. He's already been reduced to ashes. Don't disturb Emperor Gaozu while he reads about Emperor Taizong's deeds. After all, he's going to participate in the challenge."

Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand impatiently.

Liu Bang: “…”

Good grief, so you retaliate by stabbing me in the heart?

How do you play this challenge?

No wonder you all say that Li Er's stains are nothing compared to his achievements.

This guy is practically cheating!

Putting aside his civil achievements for now, just looking at his martial arts skills, I can only think of a younger version of Xiang Yu!

Doesn't his defeat of 100,000 with 4,000 look like Xiang Yu's defeat of 500,000 with 30,000 at the Battle of Pengcheng?

Is it really that easy to win a battle with fewer troops?

"Indeed, a peerless hero."

Even Xiang Yu, upon seeing Li Er's achievements, coupled with the battle scenes against the backdrop of the sky, did not hesitate to offer his praise.

With such achievements to his name, if he cannot ascend the throne, the one who does will surely be restless and unable to eat or sleep!

"He conquered this world, so why shouldn't he sit on the throne? Should it be given to some incompetent person?"

Xiang Yu's thinking has always been straightforward.

Even Li Er's so-called stains were not considered stains at all in his eyes.

That's called decisiveness!

"Cough cough."

Li Er blushed.

Even he considered it a stain on his reputation, but Xiang Yu portrayed it as a sign of his wisdom.

This attempt to whitewash the situation is a bit too forced.

"Moreover, this mistake cannot be entirely attributed to Li Er himself. If his father hadn't kept dangling empty promises, saying he could give him the position of crown prince, perhaps the scene of brothers killing each other wouldn't have happened later."

Old Zhu thought for a moment and said.

For various reasons, the Xuanwu Gate Incident ultimately occurred.

Just as they were discussing this, the handwriting analysis came to one of the most crucial turning points in Li Er's life!

After consolidating his power and establishing the Tang dynasty, Li Yuan seemed to have forgotten the promise he had made to Li Shimin of the position of crown prince.

Not only did they take back the military forces under Li Shimin's control, they even restricted some of his freedom.

Many people believe that the Xuanwu Gate Incident was a stain on Li Shimin's record.

But for some, and even in Li Shimin's mind, this was a triumphant battle to turn the tide!

After the country was at peace, in order to eliminate Li Shimin's support, Li Yuan confined him in Chang'an for five years.

During this period, Li Yuanji suggested several times that Li Jiancheng should take the initiative to eliminate him.

However, with his wings still intact, not only Li Jiancheng, but even Li Yuan dared not rashly touch Li Shimin.

It took them five years to eliminate almost all of Li Shimin's trusted confidants in the army before the time was truly right for them to make their move.

This was also the most dangerous time in Li Shimin's life.

If Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji hadn't been informed of their plan to take action, Li Shimin probably wouldn't have been the one to strike first!

Even though he received the news in advance, Li Shimin no longer had any military power, only a few hundred personal guards from the Prince of Qin's residence.

He was facing not only the rightful crown prince, but also Emperor Li Yuan, who was secretly supporting Li Jiancheng!

For him, it was either strike first or wait to die.

Li Shimin, who had spent his life charging into battle, was naturally unwilling to die in obscurity.

Thus, under these circumstances, the Xuanwu Gate Incident began!

"Well……"

"If that's the case, then it makes sense."

Liu Bang nodded secretly.

Given how things have unfolded, it's indeed difficult to say whether the Xuanwu Gate Incident was a stain on history.

Either Li Er murdered his brother, or Li Jiancheng murdered his brother.

The biggest problem in this life-or-death struggle between the two lies not with the two individuals themselves, but with Li Yuan!

The position of crown prince promised to Li Shimin before he gained the throne was then given to Li Jiancheng.

It's likely that many people would have already begun preparing for a rebellion by this time.

After all, think about it carefully.

When the Tang Dynasty was first established, Emperor Taizong (Li Er) controlled the military forces of the entire country. His civil and military officials were all his comrades-in-arms who had fought alongside him on the battlefield, and they were undoubtedly loyal to him.

At that time, he only needs to raise an army under the banner of "purging the court of corrupt officials," and it will not be difficult for him to not only become the crown prince, but also ascend the throne on the spot.

Of course, this would plunge the Tang Dynasty, which had just begun to recuperate, back into war.

Li Er was clearly unwilling to ruin the results of his hard work, so he held back at that time.

However, on the eve of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he allowed his father and brothers to clip his wings and suppress his power.

The final result was that once the birds were all gone, the bow was put away, and his life was to be taken!

Who could tolerate this?

In any case, Liu Bang felt that he would never swallow this insult!

It's even possible that he would have started a rebellion when Li Yuan went back on his word and made Li Jiancheng the crown prince.

This empire was conquered by you, so why can't you decide who will be the crown prince?

"But the most incredible thing is that they were able to endure until their wings were completely clipped, and they were almost driven to the brink of defeat before they fought back and still managed to win!"

"Perhaps that's why, in the immortals' evaluation, it was a thoroughly satisfying comeback battle, right?"

Li Er: "..."

Watching the crowd in the sky defending his fratricide and patricide, he felt a mix of emotions.

So much time has passed that he has forgotten what his feelings were and what his reasons were when he chose to strike first at Xuanwu Gate.

But as the immortal said, as time went by, he no longer felt that this matter was a stain on his reputation.

This was a victory for him, General Tian Ce, against all odds!

Compared to his elder brother Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin's only advantage was that he was in the shadows.

If we cannot take advantage of the enemy's openness and our covertness to launch a surprise attack, then with most of his wings and foundations cut off, he will not be able to threaten Li Jiancheng and Li Yuan at all!

He only had one chance; if he couldn't kill him with one blow, death awaited him.

On this day, he bribed the palace guards and set up an ambush at Xuanwu Gate.

They bribed a eunuch close to Li Yuan to have him row a boat on the palace's lake.

Just like the plans he made on the battlefield in the past.

While we may not have complete confidence, we have done the best we could under the current circumstances!

Finally, when Li Jiancheng entered the palace to meet the emperor, murderous intent erupted!

"Li Jiancheng was defeated because he was too naive. He actually thought that the capital was well-defended and that I couldn't do anything."

"But in fact, there are many of my former comrades among the palace guards. If I want to make the first move, it will definitely be easier than for him!"