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

"Only people who are inherently insecure will rack their brains and try every means to suppress others."

"Although the Manchus gained control of the country, their inherent inferiority complex made them feel that their ability to rule the Central Plains was entirely due to luck."

"Therefore, they would try every means to exploit the people and even commit endless killings. It seemed to be to show the power of the Qing Dynasty, but in reality, it was to give full play to the petty and selfish desires of the people in their hearts."

Old Zhu gritted his teeth as he watched.

Why was the late Ming Dynasty like this?

How magnificent was the struggle between Chu and Han at the end of the Qin Dynasty!

The late Han Dynasty was a time of fierce competition among warlords. Although some incompetent officials from Jiangdong held the country back, the romance and integrity of the era could not be overshadowed.

Although the Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties were a time of chaos and the people lived in misery, Yuwen Zhou eventually rose up to unify the north, and Yang Jian replaced him, thus achieving reunification.

As for the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period at the end of the Tang Dynasty, no matter how frequently the regime changed or how chaotic it was, just tell me, wasn't it Zhao Kuangyin who ultimately stood up to restore order to the country?

Even at the end of the Song Dynasty.

While the entire world was being swept away by the Mongol Yuan dynasty, the people of the Central Plains did not suffer as much as they did.

The confidence of the Mongol Yuan dynasty came from its very core.

For the territories they conquered, they only required that taxes be collected, and they were almost too lazy to interfere in local administration.

They would not deliberately slaughter civilians because, in their view, the people of the Central Plains were no different from people from other places.

In their eyes, no one could pose a threat to them, so they naturally disdained to do anything that involved slaughter.

"To be honest, the people during the Mongol Yuan Dynasty were probably better off than the people during the Manchu Qing Dynasty."

Although Zhu Di did not personally experience that time, he could glean clues from the immortal's description.

The former was forced into rebellion out of desperation, while the latter was forced to the point where they no longer had the strength to rebel.

Originally, the rebel army believed that the Ming Dynasty was completely corrupt, and that as members of the lower class of the dynasty, they had little chance of survival left.

If they did not resist, they could only endure the oppression of the gentry and lower-level officials until the last grain of food in their homes was taken away and they starved to death.

Li Zicheng, the rebel leader, was originally their best choice.

When Li Zicheng rebelled, his slogan was, "The King of Chuang will not pay taxes when he enters the city."

Not only did they not pay taxes, but after conquering each city, they were even willing to open the official granaries and distribute grain to ordinary people.

Although Li Zicheng's army could not completely avoid committing any crimes, under his orders, the plundered by the rebels were mostly the gentry in each city.

It was precisely for this reason that countless people supported this rebel leader.

Therefore, despite his repeated failures, he had countless opportunities to start over.

If he lost to the Ming Dynasty, he would have a chance to start over; but if he lost to the Manchus, he would only suffer a complete defeat.

That's because at that time, the Manchu Qing dynasty had not yet revealed its true colors.

Most people felt that it didn't matter if it became the Qing Dynasty, as long as it wasn't the Ming Dynasty, it wouldn't be worse no matter who came in.

Little did they know that it was this very idea that plunged them, along with countless ordinary people, into a torment that lasted for over a century, a torment akin to purgatory!

After the decree of "keep your head but not your hair, keep your hair but not your head" was issued, people across the country gradually began to see the true face of the Manchu Qing dynasty.

Unfortunately, by this time, their rebel leader Li Zicheng had already been completely defeated and killed.

In order to overthrow the absurd Qing dynasty, they were even willing to swallow their pride and acknowledge the Southern Ming regime, which had been forced to move south.

Even countless rebel leaders who had previously sacrificed their lives to overthrow the Ming Dynasty ultimately chose to shed their last drop of blood for the restoration of the Ming.

When righteous armies across the land unanimously shouted "Overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming," the true face of the Manchu Qing dynasty became readily apparent!

"Overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming..."

"Hehe, it is a very foolish thing to try to restore the previous dynasty when a dynasty has just been established."

"But when most people in the world want to restore that corrupt former dynasty, you can imagine just how despicable the Qing Dynasty really was!"

Li Erben was not very willing to comment much on the events of the late dynasty.

After all, every dynasty has its own unique absurdities at the end of its reign.

The Ming Dynasty was no exception.

The Donglin Party controlled the court, and no one could fight against them. All the civil and military officials were bloated with food, while the vast majority of people were struggling to make ends meet and were on the verge of starvation every day.

Countless people were forced to leave their homes and become refugees.

In this situation, what good would it do for Emperor Chongzhen to be frugal?

Even if his dragon robe was covered in patches, the common people wouldn't see it; they would still only think that the emperor was incompetent.

Therefore, Li Er felt it was perfectly reasonable for the rebels to want to overthrow the Ming Dynasty.

The same goes for Lao Zhu.

But after the Ming Dynasty was overthrown, the newly established Qing Dynasty forced the rebel army to risk humiliation by raising the banner of "overthrowing the Qing and restoring the Ming."

If I had to describe this in one sentence, it would probably be...

That's absolutely outrageous!

"I guess this is what they mean by 'no comparison, no harm'?"

"At the end of the Ming Dynasty, various rebel armies rose up one after another. They all felt that no matter who became the ruler of the world, things would not be worse."

"But after the Manchus took over, the things they did made them feel that the corrupt Ming Dynasty wasn't so bad after all."

"At least by the end of the Ming Dynasty, there would be no shaving order to force them to shave their heads, no land grabbing to seize the land passed down from their ancestors, no turning them into slaves, and no arbitrary massacres of cities."

"The most important point is that under the rule of the Manchus, they had no dignity whatsoever, and were never even treated as human beings!"

"They are all subjects of my Great Ming Dynasty..."

Zhu Youjian's tone was extremely sorrowful.

He was now fully aware of his mistakes and knew that he probably had little chance of continuing the Ming Dynasty.

But he still hoped to correct this biggest mistake himself!

The Ming Dynasty could perish at the hands of Li Zicheng, and even after seeing this assessment on the sky, he was willing to abdicate the throne to Li Zicheng, but he would never tolerate the Manchus taking over the Central Plains!

"No wonder the end of the Ming Dynasty is also known as a time of great regret."

"Perhaps in the hearts of most people in the early Qing Dynasty, they would rather have lived in the late Ming Dynasty, preferring to die with dignity rather than live as slaves without dignity and hope."

"It really is……"

"I really can't understand what these Qing emperors were thinking?"

Even someone like him, Nai Gong, would at least hope to leave behind a respectable reputation in history books.

"Do they do such things so blatantly because they completely disregard the opinions of others and what future generations will say about them?"