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

"To prevent internal strife, they would rather kneel down and act like subservient to foreign enemies than try to strengthen their own power?"

"With a formidable enemy at hand, you dare tell me that these scoundrels are still only thinking about how to suppress the people under their rule?"

"Do they really think that ordinary people are more dangerous than these wolves and tigers?"

After thinking about this possibility after the exploitation incident, Lao Zhu really wanted to curse.

Or rather, he had been cursing for quite a while, and his curses were quite vulgar.

Unfortunately, the insults were too vulgar and were not displayed on the screen.

Otherwise, people throughout history who have looked up at the sky would have been able to witness a polite greeting from Zhu Yuanzhang to the ancestors of the Manchu emperors for dozens of generations.

A greeting may not be very polite, but it will certainly be comprehensive.

"After signing the first treaty, they found that even after paying some money, they had not suffered any real losses and could still rule the Central Plains and act arrogantly."

"Except when signing the treaty, you have to be a little more humble..."

"Wait, if he were to send an official to negotiate peace on his behalf and be fully responsible for signing the treaty, then perhaps even the step of being subservient and subservient could be omitted."

"They have always been high and mighty, unaware of the suffering of the people, and even unaware of the shame brought about by signing the treaty."

"For them, this was just a matter of a word, and officials would naturally take care of it."

"Unless the capital is breached and we're forced to flee in terror, but that's unlikely to happen, is it?"

"Such a cowardly Qing dynasty would likely surrender before the enemy forces breach the capital!"

The more Old Zhu talked, the more likely it seemed that this was the case!

Whether it was the Taiping Rebellion or other popular uprisings, given the opportunity, they would certainly not give the Qing Dynasty any chance to breathe!

On the contrary, the packs of wolves around the country that could easily defeat the Manchus had no real intention of taking over the country; they mostly wanted the Manchus, their lackeys, to continue helping them amass wealth.

In a sense, the pack of wolves will not truly destroy the Qing Dynasty, at least not in the short term, but internal strife is inevitable!

"This time, I side with Zhu Yuanzhang. Given the Qing dynasty's methods of exploiting the people, they should indeed feel somewhat guilty."

"The jackals and tigers around him might only want to nibble on some meat, and he can still hope to pay them off. But the oppressed people, given the chance, would love to skin them alive and drink their blood!"

Zhao Kuangyin nodded.

Those slave owners were well aware of this.

Therefore, they would rather give away large sums of money and land than use them to arm themselves.

They would rather have a bunch of powerless slaves who couldn't even find iron tools than soldiers who could fight for them.

On the one hand, relying solely on their own Eight Banners troops was far from sufficient in number. On the other hand, those troops had been indulging in petty crimes, bullying the people, and acting arrogantly for so many years; where would they find the courage to go to the battlefield and fight?

Perhaps a few people still retain their former bravery, but with such a small force, they wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap on the battlefield!

"We must arm ourselves while ensuring that the Qing dynasty's forces can easily suppress soldiers from the Central Plains."

"It's not easy to find the balance here. The weaker the Qing Dynasty was, the more they had to suppress the people to ensure that they could continue to maintain their rule."

"This is a vicious cycle. If a true hero doesn't emerge, the moment they perish will probably be the moment when our Great Xia is on the verge of collapse."

Ying Zheng sighed.

In his view, even if someone were to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, it would likely be difficult to reverse the decline.

Over the years, the people have become far too weak.

Even if the Qing Dynasty were destroyed, facing the wolves and tigers surrounding them, any attempt to resist would likely have to pay a hundredfold, or even a thousandfold, price!

After all, the Qing dynasty had already set an example: compromise, reparations, and ceding territory were the only ways to survive.

If you want to resist, you must be determined and prepared for countless people to sacrifice themselves.

"In this situation, anyone who sees it would feel despair."

"To resist, there will be too many problems."

Internally, it faced suppression from the Manchu Qing dynasty; externally, it faced covetous enemies.

Although I hate to admit it, at that time, since that island was able to defeat the Qing Dynasty in naval battles, its strength must have been considerable.

If even an island possessed such power, one can imagine the trials that Great Xia faced at that time.

"How absurd! The fact that such a Manchu Qing dynasty could hold onto its throne is truly a calamity for our Great Xia!"

"Humiliation, utter humiliation!"

Liu Che gritted his teeth as he watched.

Although the treaty was signed by the Qing Dynasty, the reparations and territorial concessions were also paid out by the Qing Dynasty.

Ultimately, after the Manchus took control of the Central Plains, the emperors of those dynasties were, in a sense, just like the emperors of the Manchus.

Although they weren't the ones who did it, this humiliation was truly felt from the bottom of their hearts.

Now that we have taken control of the Central Plains, can't we govern it properly?

You will be well-behaved and have everything you are entitled to, and you may even leave behind a respectable reputation in future generations.

Why do you have to do it this way?

"I can't bear to watch. If the Qing Dynasty continues down this path, who knows how much more suffering will befall the Central Plains in the future?"

“Originally, our Great Xia was destined to stand at the pinnacle of the world, but if things continue like this, I fear…”

Zhao Kuangyin was so impressed by what he saw that he wanted to return to the palace.

He could accept that the end of the Song Dynasty was its demise, and he could understand that the change of dynasties was something that human power could not prevent.

But why was it that this dynasty, which had almost no redeeming qualities, was able to take over the Central Plains?

Is it really fate?

"Keep watching, no matter how humiliating it is, you have to keep watching."

"Even if we are powerless to change the future that has already happened, at least in our time, we still have the opportunity to stop it from happening."

Zhu Di gritted his teeth and said.

He is ready to send troops at any time.

Once he has identified the enemy, he will personally lead the army into battle, and even if it means fighting to the death, he will cut down those enemies one by one!

This time, the usually stingy Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi, who was by his side, unusually did not speak up to stop him.

If the money we've painstakingly saved is going to be lost in this way, it would be better to use it for military expenses!

At least the grain consumed for military expenses can be replanted, and the silver can still circulate within the Ming Dynasty. But once it's lost, it's truly gone forever!

"Ugh……"

Li Er also frowned deeply, and after a long while let out a sigh.

"I don't know if those places are suitable for farming. I hope that after we conquer them we find they are not suitable for cultivation and the crops we grow can't even feed our own people. That would be a huge loss."