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

Empress Lü considered herself Liu Bang's bedmate, and therefore knew him better.

She often heard Liu Bang lament that the world was hard-won and that he owed his current success to the people who had supported him.

The stated reason was undoubtedly for the sake of the people, something Liu Bang had emphasized in front of everyone before the challenge even began.

The Cao family favored the gentry, and although there were also factions from Yizhou and Jingzhou in Shu, under the rule of Zhuge Liang, as long as Liu Shan continued to maintain the status quo, the lives of the people would be much better than in Wei.

But besides that, based on her understanding of Liu Bang, there was another reason as well.

He was not satisfied with the successor of Cao Wei!

From Cao Pi's almost bottomless compromises with the aristocratic families to Cao Rui's poor judgment of character, entrusting his son to Sima Yi.

Later, Cao Fang was used as a puppet until he was deposed.

In the end, although Cao Mao emerged, which somewhat salvaged the Cao family's reputation, it was still a case of only one decent person appearing in four generations.

Who would be willing to gamble on such a probability?

After all, the task the immortals were tasked with, namely preventing the Five Barbarian Invasions, was not something Liu Bang could guarantee in one generation.

He could only eliminate the immediate dangers as much as possible, and then pass the baton to someone he could trust!

The former is for the benefit of the people, so naturally everyone can answer that.

But perhaps people like Xiao He and Zhang Liang could have thought of a deeper level of consideration.

As for Han Xin?

Anyway, Empress Lü didn't believe it.

Everyone else present was also watching with amusement.

"Does Your Majesty think I can't answer this question? Or do you think I would answer such a simple question wrong?"

Seeing the confident expressions of Empress Lü and the officials, Han Xin couldn't help but smile.

His laughter was sarcastic, yet tinged with a touch of melancholy.

He always felt that people in the world misunderstood him.

This applies not only to people of later generations, but also to people who lived in the same era.

He used to think that at least Xiao He should understand him, but now it seems that he had overestimated these people.

It seemed that in everyone's eyes, he was just a brute who only knew how to fight and knew nothing about anything else.

Is this really the case?

"You have all misjudged me, Han Xin. If I had to say, the one who understands me best in this world is probably only Your Majesty."

"And perhaps only I, Han Xin, truly understand him!"

"Your Majesty, and you lot...you good-for-nothings, you don't really think he's doing this for the sake of the people, do you?"

He took two steps forward and then turned back, looking at the officials as if they were trash on the roadside.

"He did say that he participated in this challenge to repay the people for their support in the past, but if that's all he wanted, then he would have been fine just to complete the challenge normally."

"After all, as long as the Five Barbarian Invasions did not happen, no matter how hard the lives of the common people were, they would not become food for the barbarians."

"As for your belief that he distrusts the Cao family emperor and wants to find a more suitable successor, that is utter nonsense."

"If the emperors of the Cao family were incompetent, then were those in Shu capable?"

"Aside from Liu Bei, there is only Liu Shan, who is on the list of incompetent rulers. Although Liu Chen would rather die than surrender, it is impossible to see how capable he is of governing the country."

"Are these people from Shu really a better choice than the Cao family?"

Although Cao Pi compromised with the gentry, he managed to find a decent balance within them.

Although Cao Rui entrusted his son to Sima Yi, it was because Sima Yi was truly obedient during Cao Rui's reign. He dared not utter a single harsh word, let alone harbor any ambition, and was always diligent and conscientious, which is why he gained Cao Rui's trust.

As for Cao Fang, he also trusted Cao Shuang.

To be honest, Cao Shuang lacked the ability to do so, yet he insisted on weakening the power of the aristocratic families, which led to the backlash.

As a result, Cao Fang went from being Cao Shuang's puppet to becoming a puppet of the Sima family.

These three may each have their own shortcomings, but if we're talking about who is truly incompetent, then Cao Fang is the only one.

The other two, whether it's Cao Pi or Cao Rui, if we really compare their abilities, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were far superior to Liu Shan.

"Then tell me, what else could it be?"

Empress Lü Zhi clearly did not think so.

She became increasingly dissatisfied that Han Xin had overturned her ideas right away.

In her view, this was the only possibility that would make Liu Bang do this.

"Could it really be for the so-called Liu Han Dynasty? That's just a world in the making."

"You're wrong. In my opinion, that's the reason."

It was precisely this possibility, which everyone else had ruled out, that Han Xin saw as the truth.

"Do you all really think that our Emperor is some kind of saint reincarnated?"

“Wake up. Everyone has selfish motives. He did participate in this challenge for the sake of the people, but that's not the only reason.”

"You bunch of good-for-nothings still remember the prophecy of the Golden Knife, don't you? He deposed us feudal lords and kings, and then declared that anyone who did not belong to the Liu family and became king would be attacked by the whole world. Do you still think he didn't care whose surname the world belonged to?"

He felt that Liu Bang had been deified in the eyes of these people.

Liu Bang was a human being, not a god, so he also had his own selfish desires.

The Liu family's empire, the three foundings of the Han Dynasty, were of little importance to the officials, or even to Empress Lü, but for Liu Bang, it was an opportunity that came only once in a lifetime.

Moreover, this challenge has been reflected in the history of dynasties.

He, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, returned to the world and rebuilt the Han Dynasty three times. What a glorious reputation he has!

For the sake of the people, or for the sake of the reward, he could have ended the challenge immediately.

He conquered Shu, pacified Eastern Wu, and then, when the local warlords and Jiang Wei were both weakened, he seized the opportunity to eliminate them both simultaneously.

He used the aristocratic clans to destroy the Sima family, used local powerful families to suppress the aristocratic clans, and then used Jiang Wei to drag down the powerful families.

This should have been a series of interconnected steps.

After that, all he needed to do was to implement the imperial examination system step by step and promote various systems learned from later generations.

I dare not say anything else, but at least ensuring the prosperity of the Central Plains for a hundred years is within my grasp.

As for what happens a hundred years from now, that's no longer something he needs to consider; the challenge has already been overcome.

But he didn't do that. Instead, he deliberately cut off his own plans at Jiang Wei's point of view.

Can you say he did it for the people, or for the challenge?

Perhaps that's how it appears to others, but in Han Xin's eyes, he wanted to rebuild the Han Dynasty three times and continue his Liu family's rule.

How dare you slander His Majesty like this?

Immediately, someone stood up to refute this.

Han Xin merely glanced at it coldly.

"Whether it's slander or not, you can ask him yourself when he gets back. I believe that given his personality, he won't try to cover it up at all."

"I have already given you the answer. I hope that the Empress will keep her promise and help me reclaim the throne of the Prince of Qi."

Seeing the mockery in his eyes, Lü Zhi trembled with anger.

Is this an invitation for her to claim the throne?

They clearly wanted to see her embarrass herself!