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

"I am now beginning to believe that Zhu Yuanzhang may indeed have come from a commoner background."

Li Er sensed something different in Lao Zhu's words.

Perhaps what Zhu Yuanzhang hated was not the Song Dynasty, but the Tartars.

"Even if what you said makes some sense, your statement is too certain. If the Mongol Yuan dynasty was truly powerful enough to sweep across the Song dynasty, then even if it were the Han or Tang dynasty, what could they have done?"

Zhao Kuangyin said with dissatisfaction.

Even if the emperors of the Song Dynasty were truly cowardly, who would be cowardly when faced with the danger of national subjugation?

The only reason a country can be destroyed is because it lacks strength and is truly unable to win.

"What I mean is, if it were the Han or Tang dynasties, they wouldn't have needed the Jurchens as a barrier at all."

"All hidden threats will be nipped in the bud."

In Zhu's view, the reason why the Mongol Yuan Dynasty was able to grow so powerful was because the Song Dynasty neglected it.

The Jurchens' eyes were mostly on the Central Plains. None of them expected that after allowing the Mongol Yuan dynasty to grow, they would be unable to serve as a shield at all.

If the Song Dynasty were replaced by the Han or Tang Dynasties, or by Emperor Wu of Han (Liu Che) or Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Er), would any of them have sat idly by and allowed such a behemoth as the Mongol Yuan Dynasty to grow up beside them?

How can one allow tigers and wolves to sleep soundly beside one's bed!

"Cough cough."

"I don't know Li Er very well, but if it were me, I would disregard even the smallest countries and crush him first!"

Liu Che said calmly.

Threats should be eliminated before they even begin.

Only when the tiger beside your bed is dead can you feel at ease!

Just like the Xiongnu right now, he can be dead or half-dead, but he absolutely cannot be alive and kicking!

"I am the same way. If there is a real threat beside my bed, I will of course eliminate it first."

Li Er couldn't quite understand it.

It's not hard to see from Old Zhu's description and the immortal's previous list of tyrannical rulers.

The Song Dynasty was constantly under the control of various powers, from the Liao Dynasty to the Jin Dynasty, and finally the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. Even the Western Xia Dynasty at one point could be considered to have been suppressing the Song Dynasty.

There was always a huge threat that could control their lives right next to the Song Dynasty's bedside.

As emperors came and went, from the Northern Song to the Southern Song, did they really just accept all of this as a matter of course?

"But what if we can't get rid of them? We only have one chance to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun and pacify Liaodong. In the history told by Zhu Yuanzhang, this opportunity was wasted by Zhao Guangyi. What can the emperors after him do?"

Zhao Kuangyin tugged at his beard, looking somewhat helpless.

Watching these people chatter away, each of their words seemed to be accusing him.

But every time he tried to refute, it was so powerless.

Including this time.

"There will be more than one opportunity."

"Emperor Zhenzong of Song, Zhao Heng, although we look down on him, he did have the opportunity to defeat the Liao Kingdom, but unfortunately he gave it up and instead sought peace in humiliation."

"Even if Bianjing falls, Zhao Gou still has plenty of elite troops and generals under his command, and he will still have the opportunity to return to the old capital and even defeat the Jurchens!"

"But what about him? Heh, he didn't believe Yue Fei, whom he had personally trained, but instead believed Qin Hui, a surrender faction."

Zhu Yuanzhang gave Zhao Kuangyin no chance to defend himself.

"Guess what would happen if Zhao Gou, or Zhao Guangyi, Zhao Heng, or even Emperors Huizong and Qinzong were replaced by Li Er (Li Er), the Liao people, the Jin people, or even the Mongol Yuan dynasty later on?"

This question didn't need Zhao Kuangyin to answer; everyone already had a reasonable answer in their hearts.

The writing on the sky changed again as Old Zhu questioned him.

In his youth, General Tian Ce was flamboyant and powerful.

He can accept defeat, but he will definitely get his revenge as soon as possible.

At this point, he was confident of victory no matter which enemy he faced!

After ascending the throne, the Heavenly Khan appeared to have toned down his personality considerably, but he possessed a hidden sharpness.

He will remember all his enemies, and all their deeds will be investigated and punished.

Before him, and before the Tang Dynasty during the Zhenguan era, there was not even a single country that could truly be called a rival.

Even the Khan Jieli, who brought him his first humiliation, only made the compromise on the premise that he had just ascended the throne, was unwilling to suffer any serious setbacks, and wanted to pass the test without any damage.

But regardless of the circumstances, what they had in common was that they would not allow any threat to appear around the Tang Dynasty.

All he could allow was either submission or being forced to submit.

However, unlike other warlike emperors, he rarely waged wars that led to the destruction of entire countries.

As long as one bows down in submission and guarantees to pay substantial tribute in money and grain, one can obtain the right to survive.

It was precisely because of this that the Tang Dynasty's treasury not only did not suffer losses due to years of war, but instead became increasingly abundant.

Powerful, arrogant, and sharp, yet not lacking in kindness towards weaker nations.

Furthermore, he handled domestic affairs better than most emperors.

"See that? Zhao Heizi, you should believe the immortal's words now, right?"

"Who would allow a ferocious tiger, ready to devour its prey, to sleep beside them?"

"They even bowed down to the tigers and used their own silver and grain to support them, letting them suck your blood to become stronger."

"Your Song Dynasty was truly great!"

These words made Zhao Kuangyin's face turn red with anger.

What he found most unacceptable was that what Lao Zhu said was true, and he couldn't refute a single word of it!

"However, if he is so strong in foreign conquests, then if he is also good at civil administration, then Li Er truly deserves the title of the greatest emperor of all time."

"The challenge is too difficult."

Liu Bang didn't care about the past grievances between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhao Kuangyin; what he cared more about was the difficulty of the challenges he was about to face.

Each update of the text on the sky was a tremendous challenge for him.

These achievements are simply too many!

"His civil and military achievements are impeccable; I doubt there are many people throughout history who can compare to him."

Ying Zheng also gave his own evaluation.

"How many? First Emperor, you overestimate those who came after you. In my opinion, there is not a single one who can compare with Li Er."

Although both were Emperor Taizong Wen, Zhu Di believed himself to be inferior to Li Er.

After all, for Li Er, both civil and military achievements were his own doing, while Zhu Di's civil achievements were mostly done by the regent Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Di was aware of this much.

He felt that he was not as good as Li Er, so naturally he did not think that anyone else could be better than him.

However, Zhu Di pulled out his belt and grinned at the younger version of Zhu Di.

Zhu Di: “…”

Dad, this time what I said seems to be the truth!

Don't you yourself often say that Emperor Taizong of Tang was excellent in both civil administration and military affairs, and almost impeccable?

"Fourth brother, although we think there's some truth to what you said, where do you put us when you say things like that?"