After broadcasting the ancient times live, I handed the system over to the state.

Why is Huang Chao compared to Li Yuanji?

His Majesty the Heavenly Khan, Li Shimin, decided to let his fans make some connections.

In the second year of the Zhenguan era, Li Shimin posthumously conferred upon Li Yuanji the title of Prince of Hailing. Although his timeline was the tenth year of the Zhenguan era, he had read history and in the sixteenth year of the Zhenguan era, he posthumously conferred upon Li Yuanji the title of Prince of Chao.

The regime established by Huang Chao was called "Da Qi," which is good, as Li Yuanji had also used the title "Qi" before.

Huang Chao was born in Yuanju, Shandong. If you read the official language of that time, the pronunciations of "Yuanju" and "Yuanji" sounded terribly similar!

Moreover, Huang Chao was ultimately killed by his own nephew, and while Li Yuanji wasn't directly killed by him, he was indirectly killed by his relatives...

In addition, Huang Chao's temperament was indeed somewhat similar to Li Yuanji's; both were equally stubborn, tyrannical, and unstoppable. How could Li Shimin not think of Li Yuanji?

Sigh, killing him again isn't out of the question.

Of course, Li Shimin knew that Huang Chao's association was somewhat of an overthinking, but Huang Chao still aroused the excitement of the General of Heavenly Strategy.

So when Zhu Qinggu suggested going to the late Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin readily agreed. However, he also wanted to try and win over Emperor Xuanzong, as it was rare to find a monarch in the late Tang Dynasty who was not like that, but rather had the ability to govern the country.

Li Shimin naturally wanted to profit from it.

Finally, Tuesday arrived. Zhu Qinggu directly blocked the sky over the timeline he was going to and started a live stream at 10:00 AM.

"Good morning, everyone. I am your host, Zhu Qinggu. Today, let's broadcast live about how Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin) will respond as Huang Chao's rebel army marches straight into Chang'an."

The camera immediately focused on Li Shimin, who looked stern and imposing, with Li Chengqian standing beside him in military attire.

Before them stretched a massive, dark army.

The camera panned across the large army, and every face was filled with excitement and fearlessness.

The Tang army had long been marked by Li Shimin's influence; if you were a Tang citizen, there was a 90% chance you would respond to Li Shimin's call.

So now, going on expeditions with His Majesty again is the greatest encouragement for them.

Moreover, many of these soldiers were from Chang'an, and the people Huang Chao later killed were their descendants.

Ask them if they agree.

No way!

So now they are also sharpening their knives, waiting for Huang Chao.

Huang Chao, who had seen the sky and had his name called, felt no panic at all. Instead, he felt an inflated excitement, as if his actions were known to the whole world and even Emperor Taizong had to come here for him.

This was an inflated mentality, but Huang Chao also had to assess the strength of both sides. Emperor Taizong could draw troops without limit, and his army was strong and well-equipped, which was something the current court could not match.

Huang Chao knew that his chances of winning this campaign were slim, and at the same time, he also hated many people.

Whether it's those seemingly righteous officials in the imperial court, these profit-driven military governors, or even... in later generations—aren't you all rebelling in your own time? Why then do you still aid and abet the wicked?

Is this world no longer capable of supporting those who want to overthrow the corrupt forces?

He also hated Emperor Taizong. Why didn't Taizong come sooner? In that case, Huang Chao would surely have been able to serve under Taizong and go down in history, instead of being in such a dilemma as he is now!

The more Huang Chao thought about it, the less afraid he became; he was determined to confront Emperor Taizong!

Huang Chao thought this way, but some of his soldiers were restless. They didn't know when Miss Zhu would come or where she would go. They felt that they should get as much as they could, and that they would kneel down as soon as Emperor Taizong arrived.

Zhu Qinggu did not open the sky curtain here, and they became increasingly uneasy.

"Just guard your own territories, my target is the muddle-headed emperor in Chang'an. We just want to question him. If anyone rebels, don't blame me for being impolite! What we do has absolutely nothing to do with you." Huang Chao said this half-coaxing, half-threateningly to the regional warlords and his own generals.

This continued all the way, which actually made some regional military governors decide to observe. Even if their generals had some ulterior motives, they dared not show them due to Huang Chao's usual ruthlessness.

They could still distinguish between dying immediately and dying later.

Thus, Huang Chao and his men traveled through Luoyang, the eastern capital, and finally arrived in Chang'an.

Emperor Xizong used to tremble with fear, but now he stands a little straighter. Even if he is no longer the emperor, it is better than being humiliated or killed.

"Emperor Taizong, Huang Chao is almost at Tongguan Pass. Qi Kehua is still waiting for reinforcements outside Tongguan Pass. I can only muster 3000 Shence Army soldiers to go there. We have no food supplies..." Emperor Xizong spoke cautiously to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin sat on the dragon throne, flipping through some documents.

"Chengqian, go and appease the crowd. Li Jing, lead the army to defend against the enemy. Cheng Yaojin, arrest Zhang Zhifang and the others," Li Shimin ordered calmly.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Zhifang is the General of the Golden Guard..." Emperor Xizong said softly.

Li Shimin glanced over, and Emperor Xizong immediately fell silent. Tian Zifang, standing beside him, kept wiping away sweat and then knelt down.

"So what if he's the General of the Golden Guard? Do you know what he's thinking right now?" Li Shimin didn't even want to glance at Xizong. "Such a piece of trash... humph."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Cheng Yaojin responded, and happily led a team of guards to arrest Zhang Zhifang. At this time, Zhang Zhifang was defending Chang'an City, but he was already very drunk.

"General, General, Huang Chao has already reached outside Tongguan Pass, otherwise we..." His lieutenant shook Zhang Zhifang.

Zhang Zhifang shook his hand and kicked out, "What's the panic? If Huang Chao comes, then we'll surrender."

"But, but..." His lieutenant hesitated, unable to finish his sentence.

Zhang Zhifang then berated and scolded him, "Useless! Can't you hedge your bets? If Huang Chao comes, we'll surrender, but secretly take in some of our old friends. Even if His Majesty returns, we'll just say we still have the Tang Dynasty in our hearts!"

"What a fine thought of the Tang Dynasty! Ah, Miss Zhu, this year I, Old Cheng, have finally understood what it means to be cunning and ruthless..." Cheng Yaojin outside chuckled, his belly protruding.

“Mr. Cheng, that’s not how you use ‘cunning.’ This person should be someone who can get along with everyone,” Zhu Qinggu said with a smile.

"And then there's the shrewd, the charming, the two-faced..." Liao Ming added.

"You cultured people really know what you're doing, haha." The hearty voice laughed again.