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

"It's one thing to fool others, but how could you fool yourself too?"

"You can't possibly say that whatever you've changed in the history books is the truth, can you?"

"If Wu Sangui had not led the Qing army into the pass and given Li Zicheng some time to prepare, let alone take control of the Central Plains, even just forcibly entering the pass would have been difficult."

"Don't overestimate your strength. Li Zicheng's hundreds of thousands of troops, if it weren't for their internal strife and their complete lack of preparation for Wu Sangui's surrender of the city, could your meager Qing forces have succeeded?"

Li Er almost burst out laughing at Qianlong's blind self-confidence.

He had seen people revise historical records to glorify themselves before.

But I've never seen anything like it before; it's been so beautified that even the person making it is fooled.

"I reckon they genuinely believe they won the world through their own abilities."

"If both sides are fully prepared, Li Zicheng may not win easily, but in the end, it will only be the Manchus who will slink back in disgrace."

"Do you think hundreds of thousands of troops are just a joke? Do you really think everyone is Xiang Yu, capable of defeating 500,000 with only 30,000?"

"However, Li Zicheng himself also had problems."

"This is only the beginning of the conquest of the capital; it is far from being the final victory in the Central Plains. He has become far too complacent."

He is not destined for greatness!

Old Zhu had only one sentence to say about this person.

He's not as good as Chen Youliang!

"They really fooled themselves. If the Qing army had truly been that strong and could have swept across the country, why would it have taken them decades to achieve unification?"

"Those who are truly powerful should be like Emperor Gaozu of Han and Emperor Taizong of Tang, who swiftly and decisively annihilate their enemies and pacify the world."

"Can someone like you, who clearly have no great enemies, still manage to pacify the world after several generations, be called strong?"

"Not to mention figures like Emperor Taizu of Han and Emperor Taizong of Tang, just consider the Mongol Yuan dynasty, which had almost the same origins as you. How did they sweep across the world?"

Ever since Qianlong spoke, a series of sarcastic remarks have appeared on the sky.

The Mongol Yuan dynasty and the Manchu Qing dynasty had very similar origins, but their strengths were worlds apart.

The Mongol Yuan dynasty defeated all the enemies it encountered with its strength, and its eventual withdrawal was purely due to internal turmoil.

The Manchu Qing dynasty, on the other hand, was able to gain power because the enemies in its path were fighting amongst themselves and there was constant internal strife, which allowed them to reap the benefits.

"Didn't our Great Qing sweep across the world with overwhelming force? The history books record it clearly, why don't you believe it?"

"Could everything described on this celestial screen be true?"

"Then I'd like to see whether future generations will believe history books or the nonsense of you people!"

Emperor Qianlong exploded instantly.

After all these years, who would dare to speak to him like that?

In previous dynasties, officials who spoke out held a very high position. When the emperor made a mistake during court sessions, they could speak out and criticize him at any time.

But things were different in his Qing Dynasty.

The officials below him are nothing but slaves; who would dare to point out his mistakes?

Everyone who saw him would kneel down on their knees, not daring to even breathe loudly!

I've never faced a situation like this before, with so many people daring to contradict him!

"Guards, convey my decree: those emperors who spoke just now were all tyrants. Previous historical records did not describe them accurately. Let the historians figure out how to revise it!"

As the last dynasty, its greatest advantage was that it could freely rewrite the history books of previous dynasties.

Regardless of who is telling the truth, and regardless of how talented or ambitious these people are, future generations will never know.

Later generations can only see the history books he compiled!

"Oh, you don't really think you can scare us by changing a few history books, do you?"

"You don't really think that whatever you say, future generations will simply believe it, do you?"

Li Er simply smiled dismissively at Qianlong's decision.

Rewriting history books?

If it were useful, history books would have been covered in graffiti long ago.

But what about the facts?

The historian's pen was as sharp as iron, and almost every historian was a fearless and unyielding person.

Even if the historians of the Qing Dynasty became spineless and official history became a little girl who could be embellished by Emperor Qianlong, there were still unofficial histories.

Why were most emperors wary of having historians alter historical records?

Because when official history is not necessarily accurate, unofficial history is bound to be unofficial enough.

When later generations realize that the official historical records are not entirely truthful, they will inevitably turn their attention to the more unofficial and unofficial histories.

By then, whether revising history books will be good or bad will be hard to say!

"Anyone with experience knows that if you alter history books too much, it will be a losing proposition."

Having some experience, Zhu Di said that rewriting history so casually would inevitably backfire.

After all, even he only dared to make subtle changes to less important parts and make minor tweaks to key points.

For example, his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, died in the thirty-first year of the Hongwu reign, and he took over the throne from Zhu Yuanzhang in the thirty-fifth year of the Hongwu reign.

Regardless of why Old Zhu, who had been dead for four years, could suddenly rise from the dead and pass the throne to Zhu Laosi, and regardless of why he suddenly rose from the dead and passed the throne to him, Zhu Laosi.

But even with just this change, countless people have questioned it.

This was while he was still alive and in power.

Zhu Di dared not even imagine how future historical records would describe him once he passed away.

Will it still be recorded that he was a successor in order of succession?

He only made some changes, and those changes were all about himself, yet he was still on tenterhooks.

Emperor Qianlong, for example, went to great lengths, ordering historians to drastically alter the historical records of past dynasties.

It might fool some people in the short term, but as time goes on, more and more people will investigate further.

At that time, Qianlong will become a complete clown!

"So, fourth brother, how did you revise the history books? You have quite a lot of experience."

Old Zhu turned his attention to the matter and said in an annoyed tone.

Although he accepted Zhu Di's ascension to the throne, he still felt somewhat displeased whenever the details were discussed.

"Father, I didn't change much. I just let you live a few more years and then passed the throne to me."

"is that OK?"

Old Zhu: “…”

"So you simply erased all traces of Yunwen's existence?"

With just this one sentence, Zhu Di had already guessed what Zhu Di was thinking.

They erased the years Zhu Yunwen was in power and pieced together the historical records from the time of Zhu Yunwen's death to the time when Zhu Di ascended the throne.

“That little bastard went too far. He drove too many people to their deaths and left no way out for us vassal kings.”

"A person like him in power is a disgrace to our Great Ming Dynasty!"

"Of course, brother, I'm not cursing you, it's just that that little brat is too infuriating!"

"So after careful consideration, I decided to have the historian delete those four years, allowing you to live four more years, Father."

Old Zhu: "?"