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

"He still wants to negotiate peace? Does he think Xiang Ji is Zhao Gou?"

Upon hearing what Wanyan Zongbi said, Liu Bang almost burst out laughing.

If Zhao Gou was the kind of spineless coward who was willing to negotiate peace and pay reparations regardless of winning or losing, then Xiang Yu was a fierce tiger who would relentlessly pursue and devour his enemy as long as he gained the slightest advantage!

How can a man and a tiger possibly make peace?

"Xiang Ji will most likely accept Zhao Gou and Qin Hui, and then send the peace envoys back, telling them to wash their necks and wait."

Based on Xiang Yu's character, Li Shimin made a reasonable deduction.

And indeed, the facts were exactly as he had predicted.

Xiang Yu accepted Zhao Gou and Qin Hui as his retainers, then threw out the envoys sent by the Jin state to sue for peace, and also gave them a parting message.

Wash your bottom clean and wait. Either from now on, the Jurchens will kneel and speak to him, or from now on, there will be no more Jurchens in this world.

Upon hearing his words from the envoy, both Wanyan Zongbi and Emperor Shizong of Jin, Wanyan Yong, turned green with rage.

The latter would mean the extermination of the entire clan, which goes without saying, but the former is not a good option either!

Kneeling and speaking to him, that's not even being a subject, that's being a slave!

Throughout history, the Jin Dynasty had always held a superior position when facing the Central Plains, and had never suffered such humiliation before!

"Fight him!"

Wanyan Zongbi gritted his teeth.

Wanyan Yong, however, looked utterly dejected.

spell?

"How do we put it together? What do we use to put it together?"

If we hadn't lost that previous battle, or if we hadn't lost so badly, we might have had a chance to fight to the death.

In that battle, only Wanyan Zongbi and his personal guards escaped; the rest were driven into the Yellow River and fed to the fish.

Xiang Yu showed no mercy; he spared no one he could kill.

Moreover, the forces he possessed were not just those few thousand cavalrymen, but also countless righteous men who spontaneously came from all over the Central Plains to reinforce Bianjing.

Even the internal strife in many parts of the Central Plains came to a halt.

For the entire Central Plains, there was nothing more important or more satisfying than launching a counterattack against the Jin Dynasty.

The military strength of the Central Plains has never been underestimated.

They just lacked a leader who was willing to fight to the death.

And now, they have it!

Faced with Wanyan Yong's questioning, Wanyan Zongbi was speechless.

He squandered his chance to take a gamble.

If he hadn't underestimated Xiang Yu, hadn't made preparations in advance, or even had retreated prematurely, the situation wouldn't have been this bad!

The two looked at each other, unable to utter a single coherent word for a long time.

In contrast, the city of Bianjing presented a stark contrast.

The largest vegetable market in the city.

Zhao Gou and Qin Hui were tied up like rice dumplings and thrown into the same large pot.

Outside the large pot, some people were adding water to it, while others were adding firewood.

Many more people who couldn't squeeze in lined up below, throwing countless rotten eggs at the two people in the pot.

"You lowly commoners! How dare you! I am the Emperor, the supreme ruler! Someone will surely come to my aid, and I will make sure they all die!"

Zhao Gou cursed and swore.

He had already prepared for the worst, intending to obediently serve the Jurchens as their dogs from now on, in exchange for a life of wealth and luxury.

Unexpectedly, they were sent to Bianjing by the Jurchens in the blink of an eye.

His only hope now is that some loyal and righteous man has lost his mind and will lead troops to rescue the king and fight against Xiang Yu.

Qin Hui, standing to the side, glanced at him listlessly.

"Your Majesty, please save your energy. The most urgent matter at hand is..."

"What's the most urgent matter? Does Prime Minister Qin have any brilliant plan to escape?"

Zhao Gou immediately perked up.

To everyone's surprise, Qin Hui simply rolled his eyes at him in annoyance.

"The most urgent thing is to think about what I need to do in my next life to be reborn into a better family."

"At this point, Your Majesty, you still want to leave alive. This truly broadens my horizons."

"How dare you, Qin Hui, speak to me like that!"

Under immense pressure, Zhao Gou clearly forgot one thing.

“Your Majesty, theoretically speaking, I am already a subject of the Jin Kingdom, so it doesn’t matter how I speak to you.”

"Another point is that instead of thinking about how to live, it's better to think about how to die. Look at the eyes of those people down there; they probably won't let us die too easily."

Qin Hui was still self-aware.

He knew perfectly well that as long as he didn't lose power, things would be fine.

If he loses power as he has now, everyone gathered below will want him dead.

"What do you mean? So they're not trying to scare me now?"

Zhao Gou was stunned.

Even now, he still believes he is useful to Xiang Yu.

"Your Majesty, your greatest use to Xiang Ji is to help those below him vent their anger."

"what?!"

Outside the sky.

Seeing this scene, everyone felt much more relieved of their frustrations.

The firewood beneath the large pot was lit, and shouts erupted from the market.

Xiang Yu, far away in the palace, could faintly hear their shouts, but he couldn't quite make out what they were saying.

"What are those people at Caishikou shouting about?"

Xiang Yu couldn't resist sending his men to investigate.

Before the guards even left the palace, they could hear someone shouting as they ran towards it.

They were shouting...

"Long live King Xiang!"

Long live?

Xiang Yu heard it without needing his personal guards to reply.

People used to shout like that, but that was mostly because they were intimidated by his power.

The cheers of these people right now are absolutely heartfelt.

"So they approve of me becoming the ruler of this country?"

"So I can also be the ruler of a country?"

Would Xiang Yu have such a question?

Hearing him mutter to himself, most people found it hard to believe.

After all, in their minds, Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, was extremely confident, to the point of being arrogant.

The one who understood Xiang Yu best was still Liu Bang.

"He was arrogant in his campaigns, but apart from that, he wasn't as proud as you think. In fact, he didn't even think he was good enough to be the emperor of a unified dynasty. He only wished to return to the era of feudal lords."

If we hadn't held this view, there probably wouldn't have been the Chu-Han Contention after the Feast at Hongmen.

Whenever Liu Bang thought about this, cold sweat would seep out from his back.

Xiang Yu didn't lose because he was cruel and heartless, nor because he was careless and underestimated his enemy; he lost because he lacked ambition!

"The reason why the mighty Hegemon of Western Chu lost was actually because he had no ambition. This can be seen from the records of the historians, but it is really hard to believe."

"But after experiencing this challenge, he shouldn't lack that confidence anymore. Aren't you afraid?"

Li Shimin asked with a smile.

"I'm afraid?"

Afraid……

I am quite scared, but a real man can't say he can't do it!

"Afraid of him? That's all in the past. You try letting him jump out of the ground right now!"

"If he really jumps out, are you going to kowtow to him on the spot?"