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

Where did these people guarding the city come from?

Li Zhi understood after a little thought.

The difference between the two is indeed like heaven and earth.

The former consisted of elite border guards who had fought countless battles, while the latter were mostly private soldiers and assassins kept by aristocratic families.

The former is loyal to the Great Wei, so they can naturally be persuaded to surrender.

The latter were disloyal to the Great Wei, did not recognize the emperor, and only recognized their own masters.

Faced with the latter, any attempt to persuade them to surrender is superfluous.

"do you understand?"

"In the former case, any emperor who stood on Emperor Gaozu's side would have accepted the surrender without hesitation."

"Only mediocre people would bother to waste their breath on the latter."

Not only will it not yield any results, but it could also easily incite riots, thus alerting those unsuspecting aristocratic officials.

Li Zhi obediently lowered his head.

This is practically pointing a finger at him and calling him a mediocre person.

But he didn't care either.

Anyway, he didn't have much of a presence on a daily basis, so being mediocre was fine; he never even thought about the throne.

However, at this moment, the long-silent Emperor Sun reappeared.

"Decisive and ruthless? That's utterly foolish!"

"How will we handle the aftermath of killing these aristocratic people?"

"This clearly leaves hidden dangers for my future!"

"In my opinion, he should be imprisoned first, so that there will still be room for negotiation with the gentry later."

Everyone: "..."

"You scoundrel, haven't you been slapped enough in the face? You still dare to question me?"

Although Xiang Yu didn't understand many of Liu Bang's actions, he did understand one thing.

He would call Liu Bang a villain, but he would never call him a mediocre person.

Aside from military campaigns, Liu Bang was superior to him in most other matters.

So he doesn't understand it, but he won't question it either.

On the contrary, Sun Taidi's repeated belittling of Liu Bang only made him angrier.

If Liu Bang was truly an incompetent person, then wouldn't his eventual defeat have made him even more incompetent?

"So what if there's questioning? Or are you saying that Emperor Taizu of Han couldn't be questioned? Couldn't he have made mistakes?"

Emperor Sun snorted coldly.

He simply didn't believe that Liu Bang could be so miraculous as to never make a mistake.

"Emperor Gaozu was just a human being, and humans make mistakes, but at least here, the choices he made were not problematic."

Old Zhu smiled dismissively.

Liu Bang made many mistakes in his life.

Even in this challenge, he made some flaws.

But clearly, what Sun Quan pointed out here is not wrong at all.

He would have done the same thing in the same situation.

"Heh, you coward, don't use your petty methods of balancing the various parties to judge our ancestor."

What he's going to do is completely different from what you think.

"That's why I say you're a lowly rat while he's a great-grandfather. To say the difference between you is like the difference between clouds and mud is an insult to mud."

Boss Cao made no attempt to hide his sarcasm.

"But if we keep killing like this, won't there be any problems?"

Liu Bei, on the other hand, seemed somewhat worried.

"Of course there will be problems!"

"Cao Cao, do you see? Liu Bei is on my side this time. Do you still think you're right?"

Emperor Sun immediately beamed with pride.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei slowly typed a question mark.

"?"

“Sun Quan, you have probably misunderstood something. I am not talking about those assassins raised by the aristocratic families, but about them themselves.”

"What's the point of keeping these assassins alive? Are we just waiting for them to turn against us after they lose their master?"

Emperor Sun: "...?"

What do you mean?

How did it come to refer to those aristocratic families themselves?

How could those assassins not have a master?

He felt that his mind was a little slow to process what was happening.

"So Sun Quan, you don't always think that my father would keep those aristocratic families and continue to use them to govern the country, do you?"

Liu Heng smiled faintly.

"Otherwise what? Who does he plan to appoint to govern the twelve provinces of the Great Wei?"

"Nobles!"

Official positions were granted based on merit, allowing newly promoted nobles to replace the previous aristocratic families.

The nobles all rose to power through military achievements, and if someone were to surpass them in military merit and take their place, most people would not have much of an opinion.

As for the position of overseeing the overall situation in the court, it was still held by people like the Wang, Jia, and Chen families.

"So Sun Quan, you are short-sighted to regard Emperor Gaozu as a rat like yourself."

"If it were you, you probably wouldn't dare to kill anyone, and in the end you would still compromise with the aristocratic families and use them to govern the world, until you or your successor become their puppets again."

"But from this perspective, it's quite self-aware that you don't want to contend for the world. A piece of trash like you isn't suited for the throne. You're more suited to be a regional warlord. Once the conflicts in the world are over, they can just come and accept your surrender. That would be quite convenient."

Zhao Kuangyin's words also made no attempt to conceal his contempt.

If you want to discuss other things, he may not be interested, but if it's about denouncing the Jiangdong scoundrels, then no matter who the main force is, Old Zhao will definitely lend a hand!

"You're all bastards, you all deserve to die!"

"Just wait and see. Killing is never the way to solve problems. Actions like Liu Bang's will surely backfire!"

“Killing the aristocratic clans who remain in the capital is easy, but what about the young members of their clans who are sent out to train in various prefectures and counties?”

"If we cannot stabilize the clansmen of the major aristocratic families who are enfeoffed abroad, chaos will be imminent, and it is not impossible for the twelve provinces of Wei to split into twelve kingdoms!"

"Foolish, absurd, ridiculous!"

Faced with the mocking remarks from the sky, Emperor Sun once again lost his temper.

However, he failed to notice that fewer and fewer officials were participating in court assemblies, while more and more officials were claiming illness and staying at home.

The palace servants beside him reacted quickly and retreated to avoid the blow, but they could dodge the first one, not the second.

Only after the blade pierced the chest of a palace servant did the fierce look on Emperor Sun's face dissipate slightly.

"What I say is true. What you all say, is it not true or not?"

As his gaze fell upon the officials below, they all nodded in unison.

"Your Majesty said so."

"Indeed, Your Majesty is wise."

"Your Majesty need not heed what others say; you are right."

"Yes, they can't understand His Majesty's deep considerations!"

"That's right, Your Majesty is absolutely right!"

There's nothing we can do; he's already like this, what else can we do but give in to him?

Since it's already beyond saving, instead of risking my life to persuade him, I might as well go along with him.

After hearing their compliments, Emperor Sun's emotions completely calmed down.

He looked at the officials below, his eyes filled with immense satisfaction.

This is what makes him a good minister!

"It is only right that these people not only do not listen to my advice, but also speak rudely."

"The final facts will tell them that I was right!"