Sky Curtain: The Overlord Charges into Battle, Shocking Emperors of All Dynasties

Changsun Wuji was suppressing his anger, but after calming down and thinking carefully,

I do seem to deserve to die.

No emperor would tolerate being autocratic and dictatorial.

Changsun Wuji even found it difficult to empathize with his future self.

How come you've become Li Si from now on?

This won't do! Li Chengqian must become emperor!

At least Chengqian isn't that dark!

Changsun Wuji looked at Li Chenggan with eager eyes, his gaze filled with the concern of an uncle.

Unexpectedly, Li Chengan turned his head away, avoiding his gaze.

You could even tell from Li Chengqian's face that he utterly loathed it.

Belated affection is worthless, worse than grass; why didn't you do it sooner?!

The people under the canopy didn't care how Li Zhi treated his uncle; on the contrary, they praised him greatly.

He was just an uncle; Li Zhi's father even turned against his own brothers.

"Li Zhi's methods are impressive—precise, ruthless, and effective! A comprehensive crackdown on powerful clans from top to bottom!"

"These methods are even more ruthless than Li Shimin's. No wonder Tianmu says he's an emperor with a lot of cunning."

"But isn't Li Zhi afraid of provoking resistance from the Guanzhong aristocracy and powerful families, and drawing criticism from both the court and the public?"

Some people asked in bewilderment, finding it hard to believe that any emperor would disregard his own reputation.

"Have you forgotten Li Zhi's empress? How could she not hold a grudge?"

The other person was confident and shrewd.

"Furthermore, this empress must be the same concubine from Li Shimin's palace?"

"Given Li Zhi's current behavior, how much sincerity can he possibly have towards women? He probably just treats them as useful tools, at best like Emperor Gaozu and Empress Lü."

[Li Zhi's successor, his stepmother, empress, and political partner Wu Zetian, adopted even more ruthless methods to suppress powerful clans.]

After deposing her own son, Emperor Zhongzong Li Xian, and ascending the throne as the only female emperor in Chinese history, Wu Zetian changed the dynasty name to Zhou, unleashed a reign of terror, exterminated all powerful families who dared to oppose her ascension to the throne, purged opposition forces in the court, and dispatched troops to suppress rebellions throughout the country.

[Traditional aristocratic families were dissatisfied with Wu Zetian's usurpation of power and chaotic governance, denouncing her as a hen crowing at dawn; previously powerful clans were dissatisfied with the policies of Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu Zetian, and joined forces with the Li Tang imperial family to launch rebellions, which were ultimately suppressed.]

[Afterwards, Wu Zetian carried out a large-scale purge of the Li Tang imperial family, including numerous powerful clans. She then employed cruel officials, promoted many commoners to maintain her rule, and established the imperial military examination. Through a combination of physical punishment and subtle manipulation, the power of the powerful clans was greatly weakened.]

At this point, a large number of bullet comments appeared on the screen, supplementing the ancients with other information.

[Wu Zetian deposed her own son Li Xian and, after ascending the throne, changed her name to Wu Zhao, meaning "the sun and moon shining in the sky." Luo Binwang's "Proclamation Against Wu Zhao" refers to her.]

[Wu Zetian was just a minor concubine in Li Shimin's palace, yet she actually became the empress.]

Want to know why the Tang emperors after Wu Zetian didn't condemn her to death? Because Wu Zetian almost wiped out the Li Tang royal family who weren't of Li Zhi's lineage, and even killed Li Zhi's sons with other women. All the subsequent Tang emperors were her bloodline, so it's no wonder they couldn't condemn her.

[Haha, he even killed his own son!!!]

This information flooded into various dynasties, creating a massive uproar and causing an uproar.

How could she possibly, how dare she claim to be empress?!

How can a woman become an emperor?

"A hen crowing at dawn reverses the order of heaven and earth, bringing chaos to the world; it is utterly absurd and utterly absurd!!!"

"This is fake, it must be fake, Tianmu is definitely lying to us again!!"

"What on earth is Li Zhi doing? How could he not have been on guard?!"

The imperial court during the Zhenguan era was directly ignited.