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

Starting with a bowl, one can conquer the world.

Ying Zheng was unable to react in a short time.

The main reason was that he couldn't imagine the possibility of this succeeding; it even sounded somewhat ridiculous.

Fortunately, the review of Lao Zhu's career, though belated, has finally arrived.

The world in the challenge had no sky, so a light screen that only the three of them could see lit up in front of Ying Zheng.

"This means, to me, it seems a bit like..."

"To prevent the First Emperor from getting bored while begging, an entertainment program was deliberately prepared for him?"

"I must say, the immortal is quite considerate."

After a brief moment of surprise, his attitude can be aptly described in four words.

gloat!

"Old Zhu, can you still see the sky? Come out and tell me, is this a mistake by the immortals, or are you really a beggar?"

Zhao Kuangyin still found it hard to believe.

“My father probably won’t be able to see it. After all, the First Emperor’s challenge didn’t require begging, and he was also familiar with the history of the Qin Dynasty. The immortals wouldn’t let him see these things for no reason.”

"But my words are irrefutable proof. I am his own son, Zhao Heizi. What are you doubting?"

Zhu Di said with dissatisfaction.

The sky was now divided into three parts.

On the left is Ying Zheng, who starts with a bowl and is staring blankly at the screen in front of him.

In the middle is a scene of Zhu Yuanzhang using his methods to prepare to escape from the State of Zhao.

Subtitles then begin to appear on the far right.

[Top Ten Wise Rulers in History]

One of the top four: Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty!

Expel the Tartars, restore the Central Plains, establish the Ming Dynasty, and establish the reign title Hongwu!

Emperor Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang!

"Enough, enough! There's no need for the immortal to continue listing them. Just these eight words are enough for me to admit that he is absolutely qualified to be ranked alongside me!"

Expel the Tartars and restore the Central Plains!

After reading these eight words, there is no longer any doubt that Zhu Yuanzhang ranks among the top four wise rulers.

On the contrary, if even this cannot be ranked among them, then he would have to doubt whether the list of wise rulers is rigged!

"Zhao Heizi, it's no wonder that Old Zhu criticizes and mocks you every day. He really has the right to do so."

Li Er also admired it.

Now everything is clear.

The Central Plains lost by the Song Dynasty were reclaimed by Zhu Yuanzhang!

The Song Dynasty was repeatedly beaten by the Liao, Jin, and Yuan dynasties, but Zhu Yuanzhang (the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty) helped them get revenge!

Zhao Kuangyin: "..."

How should he respond to this?

Oppose?

What could they possibly use to object? Even Emperor Taizu of Song thought that Li Er's words made sense!

The dignity and integrity that the Song Dynasty had lost were regained by Zhu Yuanzhang's Ming Dynasty.

The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country!

A tough guy, completely opposite to the cowardly nature of the Song Dynasty!

"I used to be a little curious as to why Old Zhu was so fixated on your Great Song Dynasty, but now I understand a bit better."

"Such a tough guy like him must despise the spineless tyrants of the Song Dynasty the most."

Liu Che had probably figured out the grudges between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhao Kuangyin.

Are you disappointed with someone?

It might not be the exact wording, but that's roughly the idea.

"Of course, I think that what Zhu Yuanzhang dislikes is not you, Zhao Kuangyin. After all, the fact that you can be listed on the list of wise rulers among immortals shows that you have some skills."

"And you also have the determination to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun. At most, you just misjudged people and died too young."

Li Er thought for a moment and said.

"It's all because of the stupid things your Zhao Er did, plus his descendants are all spineless, no, they have absolutely no backbone!"

"So I was thinking, if it weren't Zhao Er who had succeeded to the throne, but your son Zhao Da's, would the fate of the entire Song Dynasty have been different?"

He wasn't the only one; many people were thinking about this issue.

Unfortunately, history has no "what ifs," and even Zhao Kuangyin himself couldn't say for sure whether his son would have done a better job than that foolish little boy.

Just then, the writing on the sky began to change.

The rise of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is nothing short of a legend.

He came from a poor family, and even using the word "poor" to describe him is an understatement.

With his entire household unable to even afford a complete set of clothes for one person, let alone conquer the world, Zhu Yuanzhang could only dream of having a full meal.

As a child, he was responsible for herding cattle for the landlord.

At that time, he probably thought that he could herd cattle and farm for the landlord, so that he wouldn't starve.

For Zhu Yuanzhang at that time, his life was something he could see the end of at a glance.

His biggest wish is to eat his fill every day and occasionally have meat.

But after a year of famine, everything changed.

Watching his loved ones starve to death, driven by desperation to survive, he took a broken bowl and embarked on a journey of begging.

Ying Zheng: “…”

He doesn't want to talk anymore.

The immortal has played a huge joke on him!

He was a beggar who couldn't even afford to eat, whose family members starved to death, and who ended up on the streets. His most precious possession was this broken bowl.

You told me that he would eventually conquer the world and become emperor?

Immortal, please don't joke with me, okay?

In Ying Zheng's view, this was nothing short of a pipe dream.

No, I've never even dreamed of doing that!

That's a bit too outrageous!

"Emperor Qin Shi Huang, do you regret not bringing those five hundred elite soldiers with you now?"

Li Er's face was full of schadenfreude.

If Ying Zheng had brought the five hundred elite soldiers permitted by the immortals, he could have raised his arms and become a mountain king, instead of being in a situation where he doesn't even know where his next meal will come from.

"To be honest, if Zhu Yuanzhang really came from such a background, then it would be quite good if you, the First Emperor, were to lead Bai Qi and Li Si."

"If you follow the normal challenge process, you'll have to figure out how to survive on your own."

Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but tease him.

On the contrary, Zhu Di spoke a fair word.

"I guess the immortals felt that my father's life was too legendary, so much so that even if he were to relive it himself, he might not be able to become emperor, which is why they made an exception for him."

"After all, that's the situation. If there's not a kind person or a meal missed, they might starve to death on the streets."

"In those years, under the rule of the Mongol Yuan dynasty, it was common to starve to death in the streets. If the First Emperor had visited more remote villages, he would have seen bones everywhere."

Even Old Zhu later didn't really want to recall that era.

Landlords and gentry could live a life of luxury, but for the poor, let alone live, they couldn't even afford to die!

There are many families where someone dies but they can't afford a shroud.

What can they do?

They could only find a random spot in the wild to dig a hole and bury them.

They didn't even dare to dig the pit too deep, because if they had no food, digging too deep a pit would consume too much energy and increase their chances of starving to death.

Often, the bodies would be washed out by rain within a few days of burial, becoming food for jackals and tigers.