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

"So tell me, isn't Taizu Changquan (a style of martial arts) able to beat up Liu Bang one by one?"

Liu Bang: ? ? ?

"Wait, why are you beating up one of them at a time? What about Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang? I was also an emperor who rose from the ashes!" Liu Bang protested, his anger rising, and he began to fight with great force, finding a breakthrough for himself.

Unfortunately, the heavens could not receive his accusations, so Liu Bang could only mutter curses.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very interested in Qi Jiguang, and having heard that he was a famous general who fought against Japanese pirates, he knew that he must be one of those pirates. Zhu Yuanzhang immediately frowned.

"These bandits are truly incorrigible. We should issue an edict to the people that when these bandits come, they should all take up their swords and kill them, so that we can free up our hands... Hmph hmph hmph."

"Father, didn't you say that Japan is a country that cannot be conquered?" Zhu Di asked again from behind Zhu Biao.

"What? The Japanese pirates are coming, and you're going to wash your neck clean and hand it over?" Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him fiercely. "Qi Jiguang was supposed to be a minister of our Ming Dynasty's future emperor. Even then, these Japanese pirates would still be harboring treacherous intentions. Are we going to keep these thieves around for a thousand days?"

Zhu Shuang chuckled, "In my opinion, the fourth brother deserves a beating from our father. He doesn't listen to everything our father says."

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately wanted to take off his shoe and beat him, "Second brother, you said you don't have to listen to everything we say, so tell me, what are the things you don't have to listen to?"

Zhu Shuang immediately shut up. Saying anything at this point would only be asking for a beating.

Meanwhile, in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin was somewhat pleased to hear himself being praised. If he ignored the age-old mystery that was about to befall him, he would be quite pleased.

Zhao Guangyi said from the side, "Brother, what ancient mystery? I think the woman in the sky is just making things up. The twelve golden men before were not mysterious at all. It is probably just that people in later generations were bored and spread rumors, and this matter became a mystery."

“Yes, Father, perhaps it’s like the Twelve Golden Men, some treasure has gone missing. Maybe it’s the Imperial Seal of the State?” Zhao Dezhao also advised.

The Imperial Seal of the State was naturally passed down from Qin Shi Huang and was a symbol of the emperor's supreme power. It was lost several times along the way.

But Zhao Kuangyin still had an inexplicable unease, and this intuition helped him get through many dangers.

"Let's see what Tianmu has to say first," Zhao Kuangyin said finally.

"Now that we've finished this little game, we should naturally get back to the main topic. The mystery of the axe and the candle—this age-old enigma—is naturally related to Zhao Kuangyin, the founder of 'Taizu Changquan'!" Zhu Qinggu steered the conversation back on track.

"The Chenqiao Mutiny gave birth to a world-famous painting - Zhao Kuangyin donning the yellow robe and establishing the Song Dynasty."

Zhu Qinggu posted that world-famous painting, and fans who understood the reference have already posted pictures.

[Your Majesty, it's too cold!]

[It's getting cold, Your Majesty should put on another layer of clothing!]

[Alas, why have you harmed me?! You have truly ruined me!]

This whole thing immediately made Zhao Kuangyin and the other emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty look strange.

"In the ninth year of the Kaibao era, which is 976 AD, Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin, ordered a northern expedition. The first battle was a success, and the army should have pursued the victory, but Zhao Kuangyin died."

Zhao Kuangyin: !!

"I have passed away?" Upon hearing the news of his own death, Zhao Kuangyin was somewhat stunned, especially since the ninth year of the Kaibao era was not far off, just a few years ago. Hearing that he would die in a few years, Zhao Kuangyin could not believe it.

"Zhao Kuangyin's death was very sudden. According to historical records, just two days ago, Zhao Kuangyin had visited the Lingjin Courtyard and the West Military Training Ground and seemed to be in good health, without any major illness or disaster. However, on the evening of the day of Gui Chou, the emperor died in the Wansui Palace at the age of fifty."

"Isn't this sentence too simplistic?"

"There's no record of the cause of his death, who was present, or who he passed the throne to. He didn't even leave a last word. Ordinary people would give a brief explanation before they die. Why was there no one by the emperor's side? Not even a eunuch?"

Zhu Qinggu kept asking questions, and Zhao Kuangyin suddenly realized what was going on.

But his first thought wasn't directed at his own son or whether he suspected him. Instead, he looked at Zhao Guangyi and said, "Brother, I don't want to hear your name mentioned later."

But such a gentle tone sent a chill down Zhao Guangyi's spine. He immediately knelt down and said, "How dare your humble brother covet the throne?"

Zhao Kuangyin slammed his hand on the table, which cracked instantly. He sneered, "It'd better not be."

Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Defang, who were standing nearby, were pleading for Zhao Guangyi, while Zhao Kuangyin's dark, fat face remained expressionless.

Zhao Guangyi never dared to get up.

Zhu Qinggu continued, "After Zhao Kuangyin died, Emperor Taizong of Song, Zhao Guangyi, ascended the throne. Why is there the record of the 'Axe Light and Candle Shadow' incident? It's based on a passage recorded by a monk named Wenying..."

Zhu Qinggu released the original text here, and people under the sky could see Wen Ying pretending to be Zhao Kuangyin meeting a deity to write this story, which sounds a bit like a supernatural tale.

Some people think it might just be wild speculation, after all, some people are really good at writing.

That's right, I'm talking about you—Feng Menglong!

Zhu Qinggu found the key point and explained it simply: "Let's look at this part. It is about how Zhao Kuangyin summoned Zhao Guangyi for a drink and sent away the palace maids and eunuchs. The eunuchs outside could only see Zhao Guangyi from afar under the bamboo shadows, 'sometimes avoiding the seat, looking like he was about to collapse.' Then Zhao Kuangyin took a pillar axe and poked the snow, saying, 'Good, good, good,' and then went to sleep. Zhao Guangyi did not go home to sleep but stayed overnight in the palace. Then, around dawn, Zhao Kuangyin died."

"Later, Li Tao quoted Wen Ying's record and changed '好好好做' to '好为之,' which means to encourage Zhao Guangyi to be a good emperor. Also, it says here that his breathing was like thunder and his body was 'jade-colored like a bath.' Isn't that very suspicious?"

"Some people are wondering how a monk could know so much?"

"Wenying was not an ordinary monk. He frequented the homes of high-ranking officials and his friends were important figures in the court. It is very likely that he heard something. Li Tao, a famous historian of the Southern Song Dynasty, also recorded Wenying's account. Li Tao was a meticulous person and would not believe such absurd words without having done his research."

Subsequently, Zhu Qinggu released records of this matter from Sima Guang's "Sushui Jiwen" and Li Tao's "Continuation of Zizhi Tongjian Changbian".

"Sima Guang was also a rigorous historian. He wrote the Zizhi Tongjian and the Sushui Jiwen, which records historical events from about a hundred years after the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty."

"But he didn't directly mention the 'Axe Sound and Candle Shadow' incident; instead, he recorded the entire process of Zhao Guangyi's ascension to the throne."

"But the entire process of ascending the throne was inherently contradictory."