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

"Always knowing what is important to you, always knowing what to give up, who to kill, and what to do—that's you, Emperor Wen."

"If you say that no one is born to be an emperor, then what about yourself?"

Old Zhu finally realized that his questioning method was somewhat flawed, which led to the wrong answer.

However, he disagreed with Liu Heng's words.

Are there no born emperors?

Then what was Emperor Wen himself?

"I have also been training in the fiefdom for many years. When I first arrived in the fiefdom, I also made many mistakes."

"Therefore I know clearly that making mistakes is not terrible; what is terrible is not correcting them."

Liu Heng said with a hint of helplessness.

He didn't understand why later generations portrayed him as such a perfect figure.

If we must say what distinguishes him from other emperors throughout history, it is probably that he exempted the people from taxes and corvée labor, and tried every means to allow them to recuperate and have enough to eat.

And while doing these things, he did not offend any civil officials or gentry.

That's it.

Perhaps few can match him in civil administration, but his martial arts skills are a complete blank.

At least he didn't think he was born to be an emperor.

Do I really still have a chance?

Liu Bei's eyes lit up slightly, then dimmed again.

Most importantly, he had already made the wrong decision, and the defeat at Yiling had already been set in motion.

Even if he wanted to acknowledge and correct his mistakes at this point, he didn't know what else he could do.

"Alas, if the immortal could create a new challenge based on your experience after this challenge is over, perhaps you could find the answer in it."

In any case, given the defeat at Yiling, Liu Heng had no good ideas left.

After all, he was never good at fighting.

"Wait, the mystery we were just guessing about is about to be revealed!"

Just as most people's attention was diverted, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly exclaimed.

He hadn't forgotten that the root cause of this discussion was their speculation about what Liu Bang would do.

The question is whether to deny Cao Fang's imperial throne and acknowledge the Wang family's contributions, or to acknowledge Cao Fang's imperial throne and use this opportunity to suppress the Wang family, thus erasing the promises that Wang Xiang had previously made.

When Wang Xiang's two sons entered the palace, captured the false emperor Cao Fang, and escorted him to the city gate to welcome Liu Bang, it meant that the mystery was about to be revealed!

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Within the scene depicted on the celestial screen.

Zheng Chongche witnessed firsthand what it meant for an army to collapse like a house of cards, and for someone to be a fence-sitter who would sway from side to side.

Although his movements were already exceptionally fast, who could have imagined that a large number of officials from aristocratic families would be even faster than him?

He waited at the city gate, ready to welcome the emperor back to his loyal capital as soon as possible.

But many more people are faster than him.

For example, the army that just rushed out of the city was responsible for besieging the emperor.

After witnessing Guanqiu Jian's army easily storm the capital and having their flags removed from the city walls before they could even defend themselves, the group immediately laid down their weapons, dismounted, and knelt on one knee to welcome the emperor back his rightful authority.

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

"Welcome back to the capital, Your Majesty! Your humble servant is late in escorting Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

"I knew it! The Emperor would definitely return. In the end, the world is still in your hands!"

"It's a pity that those treacherous officials in the capital are too rampant. If I hadn't played along with them, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to wait for His Majesty's arrival!"

"My Xie family is the same; we persevered to this day, and finally, the clouds have parted and the moon has shone through!"

"Your Majesty, the Yang family has been waiting for you for so long!"

They were shouting for war one minute, but the moment Guanqiu Jian stormed into the capital, their attitudes changed drastically!

Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!

The way you all were just now, it looked like you wished your grandfather would die today!

The escort arrived late?

That's quite late. Why didn't you kill Nai Gong before coming to protect the emperor?

Was Xunzi feigning compliance?

Your acting is just too convincing!

I almost accidentally killed my father-in-law during the performance!

After the clouds disperse, the moon will shine brightly.

This should be what you say, sir!

While inwardly complaining, Liu Bang remained outwardly calm, merely nodding slightly.

"To you all, you all seem to be loyal subjects of my Great Wei."

"These are things I cannot explain at the moment. Why don't you come back to the capital with me first, and we can discuss other matters later? What do you say?"

Seeing that he showed no sadness or joy, nor much resentment, everyone nodded in unison.

"I will obey your orders!"

At this moment, many people were secretly delighted.

The young emperor is easy to please; after all, we still need them to assist and help govern the Great Wei.

The saying "the law does not punish the masses" is indeed always applicable!

At that moment, the same thought arose in their minds.

Seeing that the aristocratic army he had sent out to besiege the emperor had now obediently followed the emperor into the capital.

In an instant, Zheng Chong understood what was going on.

These people were even faster than him to kneel down!

He quickly stepped forward and knelt down in front of Liu Bang's horse with a thud.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please don't trust these people! This old minister was misled, coerced, and threatened by them, which led to that series of wrong decisions!"

"This old minister is absolutely loyal to the Great Wei and to Your Majesty!"

He had no way of knowing what these people had said outside the city to gain the young emperor's trust.

To secure his own position and the Zheng family's position, he felt he needed to shift the blame onto others.

Otherwise, once these people start throwing mud at him, he won't be able to clear his name even if he jumps into the Yellow River!

The law does not punish the masses, but Zheng Chong and the entire Zheng clan can be held accountable!

"Oh? Does Zheng Aiqing mean that everything you did, including the imperial edict you obtained from the Empress Dowager, the arrest warrant you issued for me, and the proclamation you issued ordering all the feudal lords to come to the capital to defend the emperor when our armies were facing off, was all done under duress from them?"

Liu Bang looked at the figure kneeling at the city gate, blocking the army, with a half-smile.

He showed Zheng Chong no mercy and exposed all his actions.

"This, this is all because I was misled by others. They all said that Your Majesty was an incompetent ruler, and after the Han army attacked the city, Your Majesty did indeed disappear without a trace. That's why I went to ask the Empress Dowager for an imperial edict to establish a new ruler."

"After all, a country cannot be without a ruler for a day. This old minister's actions were also for the sake of the Great Wei. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

After a moment of awkwardness, Zheng Chong continued to explain.

If Liu Bang wanted to hear it, he could come up with hundreds of different excuses to fob him off.

In short, they stuck to two statements: first, they were considering the future of the Great Wei dynasty; second, they were being manipulated by others and had no power to resist.

If it were a mediocre emperor, he might have been fooled by his words.

But would Liu Bang be mediocre?

He wasn't bloodthirsty, but he felt that if he wanted to kill someone, he wouldn't let any of them go!

The saying "the law does not punish the masses" only applies because mediocre people dare not punish the masses!

In Liu Bang's hands, evil was always eradicated completely!