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

Old Zhu was very satisfied with Zhu Youjian's choice.

Since the appearance of the celestial canopy, he has become more and more open-minded.

If the Zhu family's empire is truly beyond saving, then they will not force it.

The last emperor, Zhu Youjian, used his death and the crooked tree on Coal Hill to give the Ming Dynasty a relatively dignified exit in the original history.

That's enough.

Now that Zhu Youjian wants to save the Central Plains with another option, he naturally has no reason to object.

Compared to the Ming Dynasty, what Zhu Yuanzhang cares about more now is the people of the Central Plains.

As long as the people can return to a peaceful and prosperous life and are no longer treated as slaves, it no longer matters whose surname the country belongs to.

"When your ability is insufficient to support the country and lead it to a period of revival, this choice is indeed the right one."

"Sometimes, it takes a lot of courage to accept your mediocrity."

Zhu Di nodded repeatedly.

After witnessing the Qing Dynasty's series of breathtaking actions, the fall of the Ming Dynasty seems less regrettable.

Zhu Youjian's abilities were far from sufficient to be the restorer of the dynasty. Since that was the case, he should relinquish his position and live a carefree life as a wealthy and leisurely man.

After all, the situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty was not something that ordinary people could reverse.

"To accept one's own mediocrity and to be willing to bear the infamy of a king who has lost his country—to be able to do these two things is already quite remarkable."

"Although he is somewhat lacking in ability, it is enough that he has come to his senses."

Liu Bang nodded approvingly.

"No matter what, it will definitely be much better than the outcome of the Manchu conquest of the Central Plains."

"Even if Li Zicheng was a tyrant, he would never have treated the people of the Central Plains as slaves, nor would he have left them with no way to survive."

"After all, he also came from the lower class, just like Lao Zhu."

"Zhang Xianzhong was the same."

Anyone who sees the summary on the screen will ultimately come to the same conclusion.

No matter who was in charge, it couldn't have been worse than the Manchu conquest of the Central Plains.

The Manchu Qing dynasty was ruthless, inherently inferior, utterly shameless, deeply servile, and willing to kneel before foreign enemies without the slightest hesitation.

The Qing Dynasty committed endless slaughter from the very beginning of its rule. Even when dealing with obedient people, it allowed the Eight Banners to seize land, turning ordinary people into slaves and forcing countless people to end their lives in order to preserve their last shred of dignity.

Later, when faced with foreign enemies, they did not even show the slightest resistance. When faced with the rebel army that put aside their prejudices and wanted to fight against foreign enemies first, they not only did not appreciate it, but also joined the foreign enemies in suppressing the Manchu Qing.

"It is hateful that such an absurd dynasty, with these people who are like slave owners, are ranked alongside us as emperors."

"They really don't deserve it!"

In the end, Ying Zheng shook his head regretfully and was about to continue giving instructions to Li Si when, unexpectedly, an uninvited guest spoke up from the sky after he said that.

"What kind of sorcery is this?"

"Who do you think you are, daring to speak so freely about my Great Qing Dynasty?"

"Guards, find all these people, confiscate their property, and exterminate their entire clan!"

Look at the names behind these words.

The Qing Dynasty, Aisin Gioro, Hongli.

The emperor of the Qing Dynasty has appeared?

"What just happened? The Qing emperor has never appeared on the celestial canopy before!"

Upon seeing that string of names, Old Zhu flew into a rage.

"These people, they don't even deserve it!?"

"Immortal, give us a chance! We want to annihilate them all with our own hands!"

Seeing his gritted teeth, Qianlong seemed to understand something.

"Oh? You are Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Is this canopy created by immortals?"

"It seems that the immortals think my achievements are so great that they deserve to be praised, which is why they descended to the world in such a way."

"Emperor Taizu of Ming, although your civil and military achievements are not bad, you are still far inferior to me and to the great emperors of the Qing Dynasty."

"As for what you just said, it's utter nonsense. My Great Qing Dynasty rose to power by stepping on your Ming Dynasty. If we were to actually meet, it would be you who would be annihilated!"

Anyway, there's no consequence to making empty threats. Faced with Zhu's gritted teeth, Qianlong, while feeling dissatisfied, also spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"Oh? You rose to power by stepping on the Ming Dynasty? I seem to recall that it was Li Zicheng who destroyed the Ming Dynasty. Your Manchu Qing Dynasty was just getting a free ride."

"These days, can someone who just picked up a throne be this arrogant? With trash like you, let alone Zhu Yuanzhang, even Li Zicheng could easily have you all if Wu Sangui hadn't let you into the pass, right?"

Zhao Kuangyin sneered.

Emperor Qianlong glanced at it.

"Oh? Who do we have here? Emperor Taizu of Song? Since when did the weak Song Dynasty have the right to speak? I can't be bothered with you. Talking to you would be beneath my dignity."

"The bravery of the Qing warriors is beyond your imagination. Even without the traitor Wu Sangui, the Qing warriors could easily break through the pass!"

Zhao Kuangyin: "?"

what did you say?

"Guards, set up an altar and pray to Heaven. I beg the immortals to let me go to the Manchu Qing!"

"I want to see if this bastard still dares to say that my Great Song is weak when facing my Dragon Staff!"

He accepted that the Han and Tang dynasties looked down on the Song dynasty for its weakness.

Zhu Yuanzhang angrily denounced the Song Dynasty for being weak, and he accepted it.

You're just a bastard who kneels down to everyone, what gives you the right to say that my Great Song Dynasty is weak?

At least the Liao people humiliated the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty destroyed the Liao. The Jin people humiliated the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty destroyed the Jin.

What about you?

After the Manchus knelt down, did they ever stand up again?

"Zhao Heizi, there's no need to argue with a stray dog. If a dog on the street bites you, are you going to bite it back?"

"Although we don't know why this useless Manchu is in the sky, we can just ignore him. We can curse all we want, and we don't need to pay attention to the barking dogs."

Li Er said coldly.

Upon seeing this, Qianlong's forehead was already covered in cold sweat.

But since we've already come this far, we have to grit our teeth and keep going.

"Oh, isn't this Li Shimin, who murdered his brother, forced his father to marry his sister-in-law? In my opinion, your brother was a hundred times more capable than you, and even Li Yuanji was no less capable than you, yet they were both harmed by your heinous acts. How dare you speak ill of me?"

"They are nothing but a bunch of ignorant fools who don't understand the achievements of my Great Qing Dynasty. If I were in your time, I could have done a hundred times better than you!"

Upon hearing this, Li Er remained silent.

Changsun Wuji was somewhat confused, but even more so, he admired him.

As expected of His Majesty, he can remain so calm even in this situation!

However, before he could even open his mouth to flatter him, he saw Li Er slowly take out the fish-shaped tally with trembling hands.

"Changsun, I suddenly feel that some people are not really qualified to be subjects of my Great Tang."

“Send people to investigate, to examine their lifestyle and the places they live, to find out which lineage the Jianzhou Jurchens might have descended from.”

When Li Er looked up, Changsun Wuji only saw that his eyes were bloodshot.

"I want them dead."