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

"Is this a paradise on earth? It's nothing more than people having land to cultivate and food to eat every day, but they might not even be able to eat their fill. Is that all there is to it?"

"Isn't this the kind of life we ​​should be providing for the people?"

Liu Heng's eyes were filled with complex emotions.

It was clearly just the most basic conditions, barely enough to keep people alive.

However, in the eyes of the people inside the canopy, it had already become a paradise on earth.

It can only be said that, even in the late years of a dynasty, the visuals mostly followed the challengers.

There are very few times like now, when the lives of ordinary people are shown on screen.

They have never before shown their hardships and bitterness, or depicted their real lives, so vividly.

As the perspective from within the canopy shifted from the old shopkeeper to the village, most people became aware of the situation.

It turns out that ordinary people can only afford to eat one meal a day.

Even for families that are slightly well-off, two meals a day is the limit; it's impossible for them to have three meals a day with meat at every single meal like those high-ranking people.

In ordinary households, regardless of the number of people, there are usually no more than three sets of clothes. If three people go out, the rest of the family can only stay at home.

Just like the home that Old Zhu remembered.

He originally thought that under his rule, the lives of the people of the Ming Dynasty should be better than during the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.

But now it seems, is it strong?

This was still under the rule of Xiang Yu and Han Xin, and the people who had such a life were already filled with hope.

It's hard to imagine what kind of lives the people living outside this village lead.

"Old Zhu, you always mock my Song Dynasty for being weak, but what about you?"

"Our Great Song Dynasty may be weak, but surely it doesn't deserve to mistreat its people to this extent?"

"You say that your family suffered a lot under the rule of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, but why don't you open your eyes and look at the people under the heavens?"

"Even under Xiang Yu and Han Xin, their lives weren't much better than yours, were they?"

"Your Zhu family has truly committed a terrible sin!"

Zhao Kuangyin sneered.

To be honest, he didn't hold a grudge against Lao Zhu for his previous mockery.

On the contrary, he felt that those who mocked the Song Dynasty were right and deserved to be scolded!

But now, looking at the scene in the sky, he felt that he should also scold Old Zhu!

We need to scold him awake, make him realize where he went wrong, and understand why he has caused such harm to the people!

“We know that this is indeed our family, and our descendants have committed a terrible sin.”

"No, or perhaps we started by doing some things wrong."

"If I had known this would happen, I would have been too ashamed to accept the immortal's evaluation of me!"

Old Zhu blushed with shame, even feeling too ashamed to look up at Zhu Biao and Empress Ma.

The dynasty he built with his own hands was almost inferior to the Mongol Yuan dynasty, which he hated the most!

"None of these descendants are of any use!"

"Not only are future generations useless, but the entire court of civil and military officials are also incompetent!"

"If you were even slightly useful, how could you have just stood by and watched my Great Ming Dynasty fall to such a state? Couldn't you offer any advice? What are your mouths for?"

After humiliating himself, he began to curse, not only his descendants but also all the officials around him.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that Zhu Di's expression lacked both sorrow and anger, failing to empathize with the people in the scene. Immediately, the old Zhu became furious again.

"And you, Fourth Brother, just because I didn't scold you, you think it's none of your business, is that it?"

"Don't forget, these are all your descendants. You said you quelled the rebellion, and this is all the trash you've produced?!"

"You still have the nerve to laugh here? Let me ask you, how do you even have the nerve to laugh?"

As Old Zhu spoke, he began to pull out his belt.

Zhu Di: "?"

"Dad, I didn't laugh!"

"If you want to smoke, just say so. Why make up these baseless excuses!"

"Besides, if I had a choice, I wouldn't want to participate in the Jingnan Campaign. What's the point of being an emperor? I'd rather be my elder brother's General Who Conquers the North!"

He yelled and hid behind Zhu Biao.

He knew his hot-tempered father very well.

If you're slow to dodge, those few lashes will result in serious injuries!

"So that His Majesty the Great Ancestor may know that our Great Ming Dynasty also has capable ministers and generals."

"However, perhaps it was a matter of timing and fate, and various unexpected events led to the failure of those people."

"Originally, my Great Ming was on the verge of revival, but unfortunately, the mediocre minister and the emperor joined forces to destroy the life's work of that capable minister."

Just as Zhu Di was trying to pin the blame on Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youjian quickly offered an explanation.

Whether it's the founding emperor or the founding emperor, they are all ancestors.

He couldn't stop the Taizu Emperor from beating the Chengzu Emperor, but he should at least offer some explanation.

Upon reading his words, Zhu Di's heart skipped a beat again.

If the ministers ruined the emperor's hard work, then Zhu Yuanzhang could at least be appeased.

What you're saying is like adding fuel to the fire!

"Oh?"

"Capable ministers and generals? Yet the emperor ruined all their hard work? Tell me, Fourth Prince, how your descendants have destroyed the hopes for the revival of the Ming Dynasty!"

Old Zhu squinted slightly, and the fourth brother wasn't in a hurry to beat him up.

Anyway, within the current scene shown on the screen, the old shopkeeper is still trying to gain the trust of the squad leader.

During this period, he had ample time to explore the process of the Ming Dynasty's decline!

We'll decide how severe the beating should be after we've seen the whole process!

However, just as Zhu Youjian was about to speak, he saw the sky split open on both sides, and words slowly appeared on the other side.

The lingering resentment of the Ming Dynasty may have begun with the untimely death of Zhu Biao.

Some say that if Zhu Biao had not died young, many generals would not have been slaughtered by Zhu Biao, and there would have been no shortage of capable men when facing the Jingnan Campaign.

Of course, if Zhu Biao had not died young, Zhu Di would never have had the slightest thought of starting a rebellion.

But birth, aging, sickness, and death are the natural course of life, which no one can stop or resist.

Later, the person Zhu Youjian referred to as "unresolved regret" was a highly controversial minister.

Some people describe him as skilled at governing the country but inept at self-preservation.

Some say he was the greatest villain of all time.

Some people believe that if his reforms succeed, they might actually be able to revitalize the Ming Dynasty and bring it back to its former glory.

Unfortunately, all of this can only exist in the different opinions of countless people.

Perhaps the very act of reform was inherently controversial.

He was none other than Zhang Juzheng, the Grand Secretary of the Ming Dynasty!

At the same time, a figure slowly emerged on this half of the sky.

"I knew this would be my fate."

"This is the path I chose myself."

“I am not the prime minister, but the one who controls.”

"Wasn't this Ming Dynasty built up by my own hands?"

"Without me, how could the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty be so peaceful and stable?"