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

Liu Bang: “…”

When he was conquering the world, Lü Zhi also provided him with considerable assistance.

Upon hearing Zhu Di's words, he couldn't help but recall the days of the past.

"How is the Empress now?"

He thought for a moment, then turned and asked.

He knew that Xiao He and Empress Lü had always had a good relationship.

Sensing Liu Bang's emotions, Xiao He knew that he had softened his heart.

He quickly lowered his head and said.

"The Empress has not left her home for many days; she must be reflecting on her mistakes."

"Reflect on your mistakes?"

Liu Bang scoffed.

He understood Empress Lü's temperament.

Will she reflect on her actions?

"Is he probably muttering about how I am heartless and ungrateful in the palace?"

"Fine, considering that she has governed the Han Dynasty quite well, and out of consideration for our past relationship, let her come out. Stop cursing me from the depths of the palace."

"According to the order."

Just as Xiao He was about to go down, he saw a lot of teasing comments appearing on the sky.

“Your Majesty, when it comes to being harsh and ungrateful, your Liu family is notorious.”

"Exactly, I don't know why the word 'succubus' can appear in your description along with the words 'cruel and ungrateful'."

"Besides his skills as an emperor, this ruthlessness and ingratitude have also been passed down through generations."

"Even Emperor Wen had his faults in this matter, but they were ignored by most people."

"On this point, Emperor Gaozu, you still have some self-awareness. If I were Empress Lü, all I would do all day, besides eating and sleeping, is scold you."

Liu Bang: “…”

Is it that outrageous?

He looked at the historians not far away with a somewhat skeptical gaze.

How do these guys remember all that?

In the eyes of the common people, he was once a benevolent and righteous teacher, and now he is also a benevolent and righteous ruler. How did he become a synonym for mean-spirited, ungrateful, and heartless in the eyes of later generations?

What unexpected event occurred in the middle of this?

"Your Majesty, we have recorded everything truthfully."

Noticing Liu Bang's gaze, the historians all lowered their heads, but showed no sign of admitting their mistakes.

If we're talking about those in the imperial court who are least afraid of death, they must be among them.

If you, Liu Bang, ask them to record, they might not flatter you, but they will certainly record the facts.

But if you really kill them, then the people who spontaneously record history will show you just how far unofficial history can go.

It must be wild enough, and it must be historical.

Liu Bang was well aware of this, and he figured it was better to let the common people record the truth than to let them fabricate stories.

He could only scoff at their excuses for not admitting their mistakes and showing no willingness to correct them.

"Then you'd better keep recording things as they are. I don't care if future generations say I'm heartless and ungrateful. People will understand me!"

The historians simply smiled at his response.

They, or rather most people in the world, do not think that being cold-hearted and ungrateful is a serious flaw in an emperor.

Conversely, if one focuses too much on personal feelings, then one is not far from the interference of relatives of the empress in politics.

"Actually, there's nothing to laugh at. Being cold-hearted and ungrateful is actually a good thing, at least you won't do anything absurd because of personal feelings."

"After all, the ruler of a country is responsible for the safety of the nation. He can decide the life and death of countless people with a single word. He must not let his emotions control his actions."

Li Er spoke up at the opportune moment.

"It's just an excuse for being heartless and ungrateful. Li Er, don't you also have Empress Zhangsun? How have you treated her?"

Zhu Di sneered.

The Zhu family were all sentimental people. Although they respected Liu Bang, they disliked him to some extent.

"Well, just do your own thing. I won't nitpick other people's faults, after all, I have a lot of faults myself."

Li Er scratched his head somewhat awkwardly.

If we really want to nitpick, who among you doesn't have a ton of flaws?

Just because someone is on the list of wise rulers among immortals doesn't mean they're a perfect person, right?

Zhu Laosi, have you forgotten how you came to be emperor?

Zhu Di: “…”

He understood the meaning behind Li Er's words and simply remained silent.

At this moment, new words appeared on the sky.

After joining Guo Zixing's Red Turban Army, Zhu Yuanzhang truly embarked on his own path.

During several campaigns against him by the imperial court, he led from the front and repeatedly achieved remarkable feats.

Coupled with his inherently benevolent nature, he quickly gained hundreds of followers.

While strengthening itself, it also attracted the attention of Guo Zixing.

Later, in order to keep Zhu Yuanzhang devoted to him, Guo Zixing betrothed his adopted daughter, who later became Empress Ma, to him.

At this time, it had only been a year since he joined the rebel army.

After getting married, his belief became even stronger, but at this time the leaders of the uprising in Haozhou City had different thoughts.

Before the grand plan could be accomplished, internal strife broke out, to the point that even Guo Zixing was kidnapped and nearly lost his life.

Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang learned of the news in time and led his troops to launch a forced attack and rescue him.

Although Guo Zixing escaped unharmed, this incident made Zhu Yuanzhang feel that they were not capable of great things.

After handing over the hundreds of men he had recruited to Guo Zixing, he planned to leave Haozhou City with twenty-four elite soldiers, including Xu Da and Tang He, to develop his own forces.

With Guo Zixing's consent, Zhu Yuanzhang led these twenty-four men south to open up new territory for the Red Turban Army.

In the same year, he first cleverly captured the bandit leader of a mountain stronghold in Dingyuan County and subdued three thousand people in the stronghold.

He then led these 3,000 men in a night raid on the Yuan army camp. Caught off guard, the Yuan army collapsed at the first encounter, and General Miao Daheng and his 20,000 men surrendered.

With these 20,000 men, Zhu Yuanzhang felt more confident and directly led his army south to attack Chuzhou!

This is a perfect example of a trapped dragon ascending to heaven. Along the way, it grew stronger and its reputation spread far and wide, attracting people like Li Shanchang to join it.

It was Li Shanchang who, citing classical texts and using the example of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, who came from humble origins, inspired Zhu Yuanzhang to first develop the ambition to conquer the world.

They captured Chuzhou City and used it as their base of operations.

With the capture of Chuzhou, the surrounding rebel armies immediately flocked to him, including Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew Zhu Wenzheng and others.

But not long after, Guo Zixing was ostracized by the other marshals of the Red Turban Army and was forced to come to Chuzhou alone.

To repay Guo Zixing's kindness, Zhu Yuanzhang unhesitatingly relinquished his military power upon Guo's arrival.

"What the hell?"

"This is a complete reversal, I don't understand it at all."

"No, you can just hand over military power willingly?"

Liu Bang was dumbfounded.

He truly never expected things to develop in such a bizarre direction!

From his leading by example and his numerous outstanding achievements, he could probably guess how Zhu would turn the tables.

Even later, when he handed over the hundreds of people he had recruited to Guo Zixing, he didn't find it strange.

After all, Old Zhu took away the twenty-four most elite men.

What followed was like a thrilling, satisfying story.

By outsmarting the enemy leader, they gained three thousand men for free.

They launched a night raid on the Yuan army and persuaded 20,000 to surrender.

From the moment Chuzhou was captured and countless people flocked to join its cause, an unbreakable foundation was laid for its ambition to conquer the world!

But he never imagined that Old Zhu, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, would actually be so honest!

When Guo Zixing arrived, he willingly handed over this cornerstone!