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

Liu Hong!

It really was Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong!

Upon seeing the name, Li Er sneered.

His guess was indeed correct.

The ranking of tyrannical rulers by the immortals is determined not only by the degree of their incompetence but also by the severity of the consequences they cause.

Although Liu Hong was not the emperor who brought about the downfall of the country, it can be said that the Eastern Han Dynasty perished because of him!

Liu Bang wasn't particularly surprised.

One can guess a thing or two from Liu Hong's previous speeches.

These descendants, separated by countless generations, are truly not very bright.

But when the images appeared on the sky, it puzzled many people.

The reason is simple: the scene didn't appear in the palace, but rather outside a dilapidated Taoist temple.

Countless people stood in a seemingly endless queue, each one waiting quietly.

The scene gradually zooms in, and at the very front of the queue are three Taoist priests, one of whom is handing a bowl of talismanic water with a little white foam to the people in front of him.

"Drink it, you'll be fine after drinking it, you'll get better."

The Taoist priest's eyes were filled with sorrow.

He knew that this talismanic water could not cure the people's illnesses.

Just as his Taoist practice and medical skills were ineffective in curing Da Han's illness.

"Using talismanic water to swindle people out of their health, a charlatan?"

"Why do so many people believe this swindler? Does he have the ability to bewitch people?"

Liu Bang was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but complain.

Charm water cures all diseases—isn't that the kind of trick that charlatans would use to deceive people everywhere?

But a Taoist priest can only deceive a dozen or so people before being arrested by the imperial court. Right now, there are probably close to a thousand people outside this Taoist temple!

In particular, there were several corpses not far from the Taoist temple, which were obviously the result of the talisman water failing to cure their illnesses and causing their deaths.

Watching others die of illness right before their eyes, yet still willing to believe these three charlatans?

Have all these people gone mad?

"The common people aren't that stupid; there must be a reason."

Old Zhu didn't rush to draw a conclusion.

The common people are indeed simple and honest, but they are not stupid!

If it were simply a scam, the talisman water healing method wouldn't have fooled so many people.

If even one or two people discover it's a lie, the scam will fall apart on its own!

"The people will help them resolve this."

Mr. Cao, who had been relatively unknown, suddenly spoke up.

"Regardless of whether the talisman water can cure diseases, in the eyes of the people, the talisman water is a divine object, and Zhang Jiao is a god-like figure."

what?

Many people were stunned by what Boss Cao said.

This includes Li Er and Zhu Yuanzhang in later generations.

History is written by the victors, so the reliability of records about a defeated rebel like Zhang Jiao is unknown.

All they could see was that Zhang Jiao was dissatisfied with the rule of the Han Dynasty and had gathered a large number of rebels to overthrow the Han court!

This is historically known as the Yellow Turban Rebellion!

But many more facts have long been buried by history.

"Bone bones are exposed in the wild, and no rooster crows for a thousand miles."

"Of the people, only one in a hundred survived; the thought of it breaks one's heart."

"Did you think the poems I wrote back then were just the kind of embellishments that literary scholars would use?"

"Wrong, this is a fact I witnessed with my own eyes during the Han Dynasty!"

"In that era, let alone having a bite to eat, wherever there were people, the bark of trees and the wild grass within a radius of a hundred miles had long been eaten clean!"

"The practice of exchanging children for food is all too common!"

"This is the true Han!"

As Boss Cao finished speaking, the sky seemed to hear his sorrow, and the image gradually zoomed in.

Apart from this dilapidated temple, there were bones everywhere.

poultry?

livestock?

There was nothing there, only a deathly silence.

Countless people lay quietly on the ground.

Some are dead, and some are about to die.

Only in this way can we save some energy and survive a few more days.

Only in front of this dilapidated temple is there a glimmer of life.

Whether Zhang Jiao had real skills or whether his talisman water could cure diseases, I don't know, and it doesn't matter.

"The important thing is that his talisman water was mixed with a little rice water, which was a life-saving magic for the people!"

The more Mr. Cao spoke, the more indignant he became.

There was a time when he also wanted to uphold the Han Dynasty.

But the more he saw and heard, the more he began to doubt himself.

Is this great Han dynasty really still worth saving?

Everyone fell silent upon seeing the comments posted by Boss Cao.

Can talismanic water cure diseases?

No.

Even the ordinary people queuing at the Taoist temple would surely give the same answer.

The talisman water cannot cure diseases, but rice soup can give them hope and keep them alive!

Within the sky.

The glow of the setting sun bathed the Taoist temple, and the talisman water had already run dry.

None of the people at the back of the line made a fuss; they all obediently left and waited for the next day to arrive.

Zhang Jiao and his two companions put away the pots and pans and turned back to the Taoist temple.

“Brother, if we continue to provide relief like this, I’m afraid we won’t even have enough food for ourselves, and the medicinal herbs in the nearby mountains will be exhausted. When will this world ever end?”

Zhang Bao poured out the remaining rice water from the pot.

The three sat in a circle.

“When I was young, a Taoist priest taught me the essential techniques of peace.”

Zhang Jiao took a sip of the rice porridge that had long since gone cold, and in his recollection, he seemed to recall his past ambitions.

It was simply doing my best to treat and save lives.

"After learning the medical skills above, I went down the mountain to dedicate myself to healing the sick and saving lives."

"Now... we'll save as many as we can. Tomorrow I'll go out and see if I can find some food."

Zhang Bao fell silent.

He knew what Zhang Jiao meant by "looking for grain."

By swindling the sons of wealthy and powerful families, and extracting even a small amount from them, many ordinary people could fill their stomachs.

But this approach doesn't always work; he's seen his brother beaten to the point of near death and carried back home.

"You can't save them all, brother, you can't save them all."

“You can save the people in front of you, but you can’t save the people of the world. Brother, even the emperor doesn’t care about their lives, so why do you insist?”

Zhang Bao's voice became increasingly choked with emotion.

"The emperor doesn't care?"

Zhang Jiao looked up towards Luoyang.

After a long silence, his gaze turned to Zhang Lu.

"I care!"

Even high-ranking officials, noble families, and imperial relatives don't care about them.

I, Zhang Jiao, care!

I want them to live!

This low growl brought tears to the eyes of countless viewers.

"This messed-up world, and this emperor is a piece of shit!"

"What a load of rubbish! Is such a court even worth supporting?"

Old Zhu rubbed his face with both hands and started cursing.

Traitor?

Could this be a traitor?

Is this what your traitor looks like?!

"Ahem, ahem, my Han Dynasty is not at fault, it is this emperor who is at fault, Old Zhu, please have mercy on me."

Liu Bang coughed twice.

It doesn't feel good to be yelled at to your face.

But he couldn't refute it.

The scene in the sky was so breathtaking that even he couldn't help but feel a chill.

Even under the tyrannical rule of the Qin Dynasty, the people did not suffer to this extent!

What exactly is Liu Hong doing?