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

The heavy taxes and arduous corvée labor were accepted and endured by the people of Qin.

Although the essence of Shang Yang's reforms was to strengthen the country and weaken the people, at least they gave them a glimmer of hope.

However, after the Qin Dynasty achieved unification, their hopes were completely dashed, and all that awaited them were endless taxes and extremely harsh Qin laws such as collective punishment.

"Once the First Emperor passes away, no one will be able to suppress those who are eyeing the throne, and the fruit of unification will inevitably be picked by someone else."

"Compared to him, Fusu is obviously far inferior. In our opinion, Qin Er Shi has to be on the same level as Li Er to have a chance to continue suppressing the six states and carry on Qin's ambition to unify the country in one fell swoop."

Old Zhu made no secret of his pessimism about the Qin Dynasty.

The situation was too complex and too difficult; the problems left behind could not be solved simply by talking about benevolent governance.

When crossing a river by feeling for stones, drowning is the norm!

"Someone of my caliber? I don't want to be Fusu. If I had the choice, I would want to be the First Emperor."

"Even if I am destined to fail, I want to try to change something myself, to be a founder who will be remembered for all time, rather than a ruler who merely maintains the status quo!"

Li Er waved his hand and said.

"That's for sure. I'm just saying that the First Emperor was too naive. Benevolent governance couldn't save the Qin Dynasty. Only someone like you, with top-notch civil and military skills and a shrewdness no less than the First Emperor's, could truly extend the life of the Qin Dynasty."

This is the drawback of taking too big a step.

It can't be said that the First Emperor was wrong in doing so, but at least none of his sons were able to take over the reins.

"No wonder, he desperately sought immortality later on, which must have been because he realized this."

Zhao Kuangyin seemed to suddenly realize something.

Ying Zheng's ability to defeat Lao Ai and eliminate Lü Buwei in his early years, and his sweeping conquest of the six kingdoms in his middle age, laying the foundation for the unification of the world, demonstrates his extraordinary capabilities.

Such a person should not be so easily deceived, nor so easily believe in immortality.

But he believed Xu Fu's lies and even gave him three thousand boys and girls to go out to sea to find the immortals.

Is it really because he's getting old and has become easier to fool?

not necessarily!

It was probably around that time that he truly realized that Fusu could not inherit the Qin Dynasty and could not control the people of the world.

He must live in order to maintain the unity he left behind!

"Compared to handing the Qin Dynasty over to Fusu and watching it perish, it was indeed better for him to pursue the legendary elixir of immortality."

The First Emperor was probably thinking, "What if?"

If he were to actually find the elixir of immortality, then his Qin Dynasty and everything he had done could continue.

If we can't find it, then it's not a loss.

Fortunately, Fusu could not suppress the remnants of the six states, and the Qin Dynasty, along with everything he had done, could not be preserved either.

"So after seeing through everything, for the First Emperor, finding the elixir of immortality became a matter of making a huge profit if he found it, and not losing anything if he didn't?"

Many people were stunned after figuring it out.

So this is how history can be viewed!

"It's not like he didn't lose out. After realizing he had been deceived, the First Emperor was probably furious, and his mentality was somewhat affected."

Liu Bang shrugged.

"...But in fact, he lost a lot of money."

"After all, the things Xu Fu tricked him into eating were all poisonous. If he hadn't taken those pills indiscriminately, the First Emperor might have lived a few more days."

"Of course, if he lives a few more years, then you, the great-grandfather, will be the one who suffers."

Liu Bang: “…”

Thinking about it carefully, it seems to make sense!

He started his rebellion in his forties, destroyed Qin in three years, pacified Chu in four years, and then served as emperor for seven years.

In other words, if the First Emperor had lived another fourteen years, the throne and the empire would have had absolutely nothing to do with the Liu family!

If he hadn't taken those mercury pills, he might not have survived longer than Ying Zheng!

Ying Zheng: “…”

So, he was tricked into taking the mercury pill and died young, all for the good of the world?

As everyone was discussing enthusiastically, the text on the sky was updated again.

Perhaps from the very beginning, Ying Zheng's ambitions were impossible to achieve.

He wanted to do too much, too many things, and he was moving too fast.

The people couldn't accept it, and his successor didn't have the ability to smooth over all the flaws.

Therefore, the Qin Dynasty became a castle in the air.

When the Qin Emperor was able to awe the people of the world, the pavilions were able to maintain their outward splendor.

Once the First Emperor dies, and the Second Emperor is not capable enough to control the world, chaos will ensue, and this castle in the air will collapse in an instant!

The comments on the sky confirmed what many people had said, and also made Ying Zheng extremely disappointed.

Did he really do something wrong?

Shouldn't he have left so quickly and instead left these things for future generations to do?

What if future generations don't have such great courage?

For a moment, countless questions arose in his mind.

It wasn't until Liu Bang, the culprit who destroyed the Qin Dynasty, spoke up again.

"Emperor Qin Shi Huang, you won't doubt yourself because of this, will you?"

"In my opinion, the immortal's words are not an accusation that you have done anything wrong; you simply lack a qualified successor."

"If you want to create something great, then it's not something that can be accomplished in one generation. Look at how many generations I've used!"

By now, Liu Bang probably knew the order and capabilities of the emperors who would succeed him in the Han Dynasty.

Li Er nodded in agreement.

"That's true. The concept of unification, starting with your Qin Dynasty, Emperor Qin Shi Huang, and continuing through Emperors Gaozu, Lü Hou, Wen and Jing, until it came to Emperor Wu, who began to suppress all other schools of thought and exclusively promote Confucianism, was finally realized."

"I must say, First Emperor, you did set a good precedent, and your Liu family has been working towards your goal for generations. Although your Qin Dynasty is gone, your belief in unification has ultimately been passed down."

Old Zhu stopped arguing with people at this point.

"It was from this point on that unification began. Whether it was the division into the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Wei, Jin and Northern and Southern Dynasties, or the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, no matter how much the dynasty split, it was always able to become a dynasty again."

"Although Qin was a tyrannical dynasty and the emperor was a tyrant, his achievements were truly dazzling, and no one can deny them!"

Zhao Kuangyin glanced at the horizon.

"Hey, Old Zhu didn't argue with anyone today, that's rare!"

"However, if we only consider his achievements, the First Emperor was indeed not wrong."

"He moved too fast, which ultimately means that none of his successors could keep up with him, so it can't be considered his fault."

"In fact, I feel that if the Qin Dynasty had been given an Empress Lü, the outcome might have been completely different."

Although Empress Lü lacked ambition and was prone to causing problems such as interference in politics by her relatives, she was more than capable of maintaining the status quo.

"So to summarize, even if the First Emperor was a tyrant, it cannot overshadow his achievements."

"As an emperor, one should have lofty ambitions, not just concern oneself with one's own small territory. You are unworthy to be an emperor!"

"Do you understand now, you scoundrel!"