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

"Oh?"

"Should we try out our ideas in a challenging situation first?"

“That’s a good idea, Emperor Gaozu.”

"After all, no matter what happens during a challenge, there is always a chance to make amends. But if it were his era, one wrong step could affect the entire Han Dynasty."

Li Er nodded in agreement.

Especially at the end of the Ming Dynasty, when everything was in ruins and needed to be rebuilt.

This is the most opportune time to make changes to the entire dynasty.

At the beginning of a dynasty, no one could be above the imperial power.

Whatever Liu Bang said, his officials had to do obediently.

Although there are no officials yet, this is the least of our worries.

Learn both literary and martial arts, and serve the emperor.

Once the dynasty stabilizes, talents from all walks of life will flock to it.

"Moreover, the situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty was quite similar to that of the Han Dynasty."

"The same dynasty was established at the beginning, the same foreign enemies harassed it for many years, and the same people suffered from the oppression of the previous dynasty and lived in misery!"

"If he can achieve his goals in this challenging world, it means that he can also achieve them in his Han Dynasty."

"I even suspect that his purpose may not only be to conduct this experiment, but also to show it to the world."

This is to teach them how to civilize the barbarians.

Zhao Kuangyin felt that he was being looked down upon.

He sensed that although Liu Bang had some reservations and didn't say it outright, his real purpose, or one of the reasons for doing so, was that he felt they were incompetent.

This is a blatant disregard for the abilities of emperors throughout history!

So what if they look down on you?

"Ask yourself honestly, Zhao Heizi, do you think you are better than Emperor Gaozu?"

"Or do you think that if he can do it, you can definitely do it just as perfectly?"

Old Zhu chuckled and asked in return.

Zhao Kuangyin remained silent in response.

Aside from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, one view is that Emperor Wen of Han was the foremost figure after the Three Dynasties, but more people agree that it was Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang!

Does anyone really think their methods are comparable to those of Emperor Gaozu of Han?

Perhaps so. After all, history is an endless river, and it's not unreasonable for an emperor to occasionally appear who is ignorant of his own limitations and lacks self-awareness.

But at least Zhao Kuangyin knew his own limitations.

He had exhausted his energy to end the chaos of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and the recovery of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun was never actually achieved in the original history.

The Han Dynasty, founded by Liu Bang, was powerful for hundreds of years, suppressing the various states outside the Great Wall so much that they dared not raise their heads.

The Song Dynasty, which he founded, remained weak for over a century and then confined to a corner of the country for another century.

Whether it was the Liao, Jin, Mongol Yuan, or even small countries like Western Xia, they could all force the Song Dynasty to kneel and sue for peace.

Putting everything else aside, just comparing them like this, Zhao Kuangyin felt that he had lost completely.

The methods used are completely different.

Even as his death approached, Liu Bang was still able to strip Fan Kuai of his military power with a single sentence.

It should be noted that at that time, Fan Kuai held immense power and was backed by Empress Lü. Yet, even with just one sentence from Liu Bang, he still couldn't save his life.

It was only because Liu Bang softened his stance in the end that Fan Kuai was killed; otherwise, if he had said he would have, Fan Kuai would have actually been killed.

What if it were Zhao Kuangyin instead?

In the end, he met a tragic end, like the legendary "Candle Shadow and Axe Sound."

Thinking of this, he wanted to drag his foolish little brother out and whip his corpse again.

Zhao Guangyi, Zhao Guangyi, why did you have to pull that stunt?

Even if you don't fight for it, the throne is still very likely to be yours.

But why do you have to steal it?

It also turned the entire Song Dynasty into a chaotic mess!

"I am indeed inferior to Emperor Gaozu of Han. There are probably few people in this world who can compare with him."

"Then we must carefully observe how he will govern this land and what methods he will use to reclaim other places!"

Zhao Kuangyin had seen it on the sky before; the territory of the Ming Dynasty at its peak was terrifyingly large.

It is even comparable to the Tang Dynasty!

At present, only a small portion of it has actually fallen into Liu Bang's hands.

Even though this small portion of the territory includes the capital, it will still take considerable effort to reclaim the remaining land.

Sichuan goes without saying; it was Zhang Xianzhong's stronghold, and the people's hearts were with him.

At least the Southern Ming had the legitimacy of a legitimate dynasty.

In addition, there were ambitious rebels in various places and powerful local figures who were ready to take advantage of the chaos to make their families rise to prominence.

Even without the Qing Dynasty, the current situation remains complex.

But what Liu Bang wanted to do was not just unify the country!

Most people agree with what Lao Zhu said.

No one refuted Zhao Kuangyin's words.

No one openly refuted it, but some people were whispering about it behind its back.

"Am I really inferior to Emperor Gaozu of Han?"

Li Er glanced at Wei Zheng not far away.

At this moment, he trusted Wei Zheng's assessment the most in the entire court!

He naturally has enough confidence in his abilities.

After Liu Bang overthrew the tyrannical Qin Dynasty, ending the chaos at the end of the Qin Dynasty and winning the Chu-Han Contention, he founded his great Han Dynasty.

Li Er believed that he had also ended the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty and cleaned up the mess left by Yang Guang.

Even though he wasn't officially the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, those who know the inside story know that he personally conquered most of the Tang Dynasty's territory!

On this point, he believed he was no less capable than Liu Bang!

As for the governance of the two dynasties, we can also get a glimpse of this from the names given to them by later generations.

Mighty Han, glorious Tang!

They're not exactly evenly matched, but they're certainly very close.

Although Li Er humbly said every day that he should examine himself three times a day, that he should let all officials watch him, and that he should humbly listen to the opinions of others.

But in reality, he was incredibly proud.

At least he was different from Zhao Kuangyin; he didn't think he was much worse than Liu Bang!

"Your Majesty need not be so modest."

"At least according to the celestial rankings, you and Emperor Gaozu of Han are both among the top four wise rulers."

"While Emperor Taizu of Song may have fallen short, you need not be so modest!"

Before Wei Zheng could speak, Changsun Wuji started shouting, while constantly giving the old man meaningful glances.

I'm afraid that the old man might say something inappropriate at this time.

To this, Wei Zheng simply rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"Since Your Majesty wants this old minister to speak, then naturally you don't want to hear such flattering words."

"But if we hadn't seen what happened to the Tang Dynasty afterward, then in this old minister's eyes, Your Majesty would naturally still have a lot of room for improvement."

"After seeing the various assessments on the sky, this old minister believes that Your Majesty has done the best you can."

"Compared to Emperor Taizu of Han, he should be no less than him."

He has a keen eye, and this is also what he truly thinks.

"Oh? I thought you were going to use the fact that my Tang Dynasty capital fell six times and the emperor moved nine times to criticize me for not setting a good example."

Li Er's smile was ambiguous, as if he were deliberately making things difficult for Li Er.

Wei Zheng, however, remained completely calm.

"Your Majesty, in this old minister's opinion, this is not entirely a bad thing."