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

[Later, Hongzhou also learned this trick, haha, and would occasionally hold a funeral for himself.]

[The Third Prince was a giant of the Qing Dynasty, but the key issue was that Yongzheng's third son also favored the detestable Eighth Prince, so Hongli was the only choice. After all, the others were so abstract, who knew Hongli would be just as abstract?]

The sky was filled with laughter and chatter, especially the screen full of "hahahahaha," which quickly passed, giving everyone below a clear view of how much people love to have fun.

It turns out that emperors also have this side. Some people think that emperors are gods in the sky, but now that they see this sky screen, Emperor Yongzheng seems quite fitting. In other words, as the sky screen says, he is a bit down-to-earth.

It's not that they're down-to-earth; they can't even afford the food the emperor's dogs eat...

I just have this inexplicable, slight sympathy for Emperor Yongzheng.

Li Shimin thought to himself that at least he had a wife who loved him, Empress Zhangsun was his virtuous helpmate, and his children were all doing well.

My dad, older brother, and younger brother are all human-like, but nothing's wrong with them.

He had previously worried about the infamy he would receive in future generations, but now it seems that Tianmu quite approves of him.

Many emperors were impressed when they saw the memorials submitted by Yongzheng and his contemporaries, which were annotated with clear and concise red ink. They realized that this was something they could learn from.

Moreover, some ministers' memorials were indeed too long and tedious. If only they could speak as frankly as Emperor Yongzheng.

However, it would be too difficult to emulate Emperor Yongzheng's ten hours a day spent handling state affairs.

The Manchu emperors also had their merits.

Zhu Qinggu quickly started writing another item—4. Carpenter.

It's obvious that this is about the Zhu family. The carpenter—everyone guessed it right away—is the famous carpenter emperor, Zhu Youxiao!

[The Carpenter Emperor!]

[The emperors of the Qing Dynasty were funny, and so were the emperors of the Ming Dynasty; sometimes, being emperor was just a side job for them.]

[Let me point them out: a monk, a beggar, starting with a bowl; Zhu Yuanzhang; Zhu Di, the Grand General of the Northern Expedition of Emperor Renzong of Ming; Zhu Gaochi, the chubby Emperor Renzong of Ming who also loved dogs; Zhu Zhanji, the Cricket Emperor; Zhu Qizhen, the Oirat student and fortress emperor; Zhu Houzhao, the Grand General; Emperor Jiajing of the Daoist Kingdom...]

[Emperor Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty laughs heartily.]

Even though Zhu Yuanzhang was prepared, he almost fainted when he saw this long list of strangely shaped emperors.

And what is this Emperor Shezong of Ming?! Does it mean that the imperial power later fell into the hands of this person named Zhang Juzheng?

"Father, Father!" Zhu Biao quickly helped Zhu Yuanzhang up and tried to take him back so he wouldn't have to see anymore.

But Zhu Yuanzhang slowly woke up again, "Biao'er, let's stay here and take a look. Do we really think our Ming emperors are like those described in the sky?"

Zhu Biao sighed and patted his back gently. "Father, why don't you rest for a while and wait for the eunuch to finish recording before you look at it?"

"We'll see! Call that idiot fourth son over, bring him the whip—they're all his offspring anyway! Like father, like son! If he doesn't do as I please, I'll whip him!" Zhu Yuanzhang said domineeringly.

If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too...

Didn't this implicate himself? Zhu Biao really didn't know what to say, and sighed slightly, "The fourth brother's injury hasn't healed yet."

Zhu Yuanzhang said quietly, "Biao'er, it's good that you care about your brothers, but we still need to keep a close eye on Lao Si from time to time. He'd better not have any ideas... Today we're going to beat him up. Let's go to his bedside."

Zhu Biao was somewhat helpless; it seemed that Zhu Di was bound to get a beating today.

When they arrived there, Zhu Shuang and Zhu Wang, those two troublemakers, were also there, laughing and joking, along with the fifth brother, Zhu Su.

When they saw Zhu Yuanzhang arrive, they used brine to curdle tofu, because one thing subdues another, and they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Yongle Time and Space

"..." Zhu Di saw the image on the sky that said he was the General Who Conquers the North and was Emperor Renzong of Ming. He laughed, "Good, good, good. If later generations dare to say that, it seems that the eldest son has wanted to be the emperor for a long time. I am not dead yet, and you troublemakers are all eyeing this chair!"

His glare shot out sharply at the group of people below who looked like they were human.

The second and third brothers immediately hid behind the eldest brother.

The eldest brother was quite helpless. It was clear that he couldn't share the good times, but he had to bear the burden when things got tough.

"Boss, why don't you tell us?" Zhu Di snorted coldly.

Zhu Gaochi, steeling himself, pointed to the sky and began his usual tactic of changing the subject, "Father, the sky screen is on again, why don't we watch it first?"

……

"There was an emperor who loved neither the throne nor the beauty; he only loved his block of wood!"

"He was the fifteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Xizong Zhu Youxiao, also known as the Carpenter Emperor," Zhu Qinggu said simply.

"Zhu Youxiao had no interest in governing the country; his interest was in carpentry, which he did day and night, forgetting to eat and sleep."

"His wood carving skills are also top-notch. Once he has seen something, he can reproduce it 100% accurately, no matter how complicated it is."

"He designed the folding beds we use today!"

"He was extremely demanding of his own work. If there was even the slightest flaw, he would redo it until there was no problem at all. Not only that, he would also personally build palaces. The Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Central Harmony, and the Hall of Preserving Harmony were all built under his supervision."

"Some people say that the Ming Dynasty fell because he was too busy with carpentry to manage state affairs and could only appoint the eunuch Wei Zhongxian. But the fall of the Ming Dynasty was caused by a variety of factors. Wei Zhongxian was a minor reason, not the major reason."

[We were caught in the Little Ice Age, and with internal and external troubles, there was really nothing we could do.]

[The Ming Dynasty was quite an interesting dynasty; it really had a thick skin.]

[What a fine carpenter! He shouldn't have become emperor!]

"If you want to be a carpenter, why be an emperor at all!" Zhu Yuanzhang was furious. For these carpentry jobs, he abandoned the Zhu family's empire and the lives of his people!

He slapped Zhu Di's wound, causing Zhu Di to howl in pain.

"Dad, this has nothing to do with me!"

Zhu Shuang, who was standing nearby, was suppressing a wicked grin. Zhu Yuanzhang kicked him, saying, "You dog! You're no better off in your fiefdom than in the rest of us. From now on, you and your brothers will stay under my nose. Going to your fiefdom will only make you a menace!"

In an instant, their faces showed bitterness.

Working under the old man means being constantly monitored. He'll know about every little thing at home immediately.

"Father, please don't! If we don't go to guard the border, will you feel at ease?" Zhu Wang tried to explain himself.

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "I'm your father! From the moment you were born, I knew which way you were headed. You and your second son are no good either. Letting you out would be like releasing tigers back into the mountains. You'd be acting like local tyrants over there... Dream on!"