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

"What makes a good emperor?"

Upon hearing Liu Bei's question, some people laughed, while others pondered deeply.

"At least someone like you can't be considered a good emperor."

After a long silence, Li Er gave an answer.

In his understanding, Liu Bei was a good ruler to the people, a good elder brother to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and an excellent ruler as a warlord who controlled his own territory.

But he certainly didn't qualify as a good emperor!

"Why?"

Before Liu Bei could speak, Liu Shan asked on his behalf.

Why can't he be considered a good emperor?

"It's very simple, Li Er. If you were in this situation, facing Guan Yu's death and Zhang Fei's demand for revenge, what would you do? Would you immediately send troops?"

Old Zhu asked with a smile.

"First, consolidate Guan Yu's gains in the Battle of Fancheng against the north, then use the pretext of Eastern Wu's surprise attack on Jingzhou to threaten them with sending troops to force them to fight on two fronts, and make them return the four counties of Jingzhou."

send troops?

Anyone with eyes to see knows that in Liu Bei's situation, he could make harsh words, make threats, and mobilize troops to prepare for battle, but he absolutely could not actually send troops.

While Eastern Wu could not withstand the pressure of fighting on two fronts, Shu was equally vulnerable to such a turmoil.

Liu Bei abandoned the favorable situation in Shu to avenge his brother and mobilized a large army to fight a decisive battle with Eastern Wu. Everyone who heard about this admired him.

While I admire him and he was indeed a good elder brother, he was definitely not a top-tier emperor.

"Zhao Heizi, what about you?"

Old Zhu then asked.

"Is there a better option?"

"I will definitely take revenge, but it certainly can't be at that time."

"Although the alliance with Wu against Cao became a joke after Eastern Wu's surprise attack on Jingzhou, if Eastern Wu had not been able to hold off Cao Wei on one front, there would have been no hope for Shu alone."

Don't be fooled by how easily and smoothly Li Er won the challenge to replace A Dou.

In fact, this was also due to the fact that a large number of Cao Wei troops were tied up on the border of Eastern Wu.

Both sides tied down a large number of the opponent's troops, which allowed Shu to survive and develop in the cracks.

It can be said that Liu Bei's impulsive act completely destroyed his hopes of rebuilding the Han Dynasty three times.

"Emperor Wu of Han, what about you? If your sworn brother were to die because of a betrayal by an ally, would you disregard the powerful enemy behind you and mobilize the entire nation's army to fight that ally to the death?"

Old Zhu then posed the same question to Liu Che.

"Can we bring Wei Qing? What about Huo Qubing?"

Old Zhu: “…”

"cannot!"

"Of course we can't send out that troop."

"At that time, the generals in Shu were already old, and their military strength was far inferior to that of either Wei or Wu. Even if they exhausted the people of Shu and squeezed them dry, they still couldn't produce many soldiers."

"In this situation, do I look like a fool who would fight a battle I'm destined to lose?"

Liu Che answered without hesitation.

If he could bring his own men along, he believed that with Huo Qubing's abilities, he would definitely have a chance to lead a small force straight into the enemy's core.

But if he couldn't, then he wasn't some fool who would give up his vast empire for the sake of loyalty and righteousness, so how could he have a second choice?

"see it?"

"Adou, your father is a hero, a fact acknowledged by countless people throughout history."

"He was benevolent and righteous, and had lofty ambitions. He almost actually rebuilt the Han Dynasty three times. He was a true hero, but a hero cannot end a chaotic world."

"Even a qualified emperor cannot be a hero."

When stating his final conclusion, Lao Zhu did not say what his choice would be.

But clearly, judging from his words, he also wouldn't make the decision to abandon such a favorable situation to avenge Guan Yu.

"That's it..."

"Kongming, it seems I really am not cut out to be an emperor."

Looking at the answers given by each emperor on the sky, Liu Bei smiled wryly and looked at Zhuge Liang beside him.

He felt guilty.

The situation that so many people have worked so hard for over the years, even sacrificing their lives, has been destroyed by his impulsive actions.

He had thought he could rebuild the Han Dynasty like Emperor Guangwu, but now it seemed that he was not suited to be emperor at all.

Perhaps from beginning to end, a person like him was not worthy of being emperor.

"Your Majesty, although the situation is unfavorable to our Han Dynasty, it is not necessarily unchangeable. As long as your health improves, there is still hope for the Han Dynasty!"

Zhuge Liang quickly offered his advice.

"It was my fault for failing to dissuade Your Majesty back then, which led to today's events. I was also at fault, Your Majesty, please do not blame yourself too much."

However, Liu Bei showed no sign of being comforted.

His expression remained one of self-reproach.

He even began to wonder if the people of the world would be better off if he hadn't participated in suppressing the Yellow Turbans or joining the eighteen warlords in their campaign against Dong Zhuo.

Just then, some people on the sky had a different opinion regarding Old Zhu's question.

"No, Lao Zhu, you're asking the question the wrong way."

"Let me rephrase the question, and you can see the answer again."

"Li Er, if your empress were killed by an ally you betrayed, what would you do? Would you calmly make peace with your ally, or would you seek revenge?"

"Old Zhu, what about you?"

"I can only say that everyone has their own weaknesses. If you think that you won't act impulsively if your brother is killed, then at most it means that your so-called brother is not a weakness."

"If it were someone you care about, would the answer to this question be the same?"

Liu Heng found a loophole in Lao Zhu's words.

Clearly, those who answered earlier, as emperors, could hardly understand the feelings between Liu Bei and his two sworn brothers.

However, if we use Empress Zhangsun of Li Er and Empress Ma of Zhu Yuanzhang as examples, that would be appropriate.

Old Zhu: “…”

ally?

Anyone who dares to touch his sister will never be an ally, but his number one mortal enemy, and he will fight to the death!

Li Er: "..."

Did Guanyin's maidservant move?

Not even his own father, let alone allies, is acceptable!

"Then the answer is now obvious. It is not that being sentimental makes one unsuitable to be an emperor. Although I am not good at warfare, I can tell that Liu Bei, even if you really want to attack Wu, you still have a chance of winning. The mistake is your judgment on the war situation, not the attack on Wu itself."

"No one is born to be an emperor. Most people progress through trial and error. Making mistakes is not terrible, as long as you know you are wrong. You don't have to admit your mistakes, but you must correct them."

Faced with Liu Heng's words, countless people were speechless.

No one is born to be an emperor.

Do you want to listen to what you are saying?

"Ahem, Emperor Wen, look at Emperor Gaozu, then look at yourself, and if all else fails, look at your son and your grandson?"

"If the Cao and Sima families hadn't broken the prophecy of the golden knife one after another, I reckon even in later generations, people would still think that your Liu family was born to be emperors!"