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

"Huang Chao was incredibly powerful! How could someone so valiant be defeated?"

"If the Tang army was so powerful, how could Huang Chao have managed to capture Chang'an?"

"I truly don't understand!"

Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong, was amazed and marveled at Huang Chao's bravery.

In his view, Huang Chao did a good job of killing those powerful clans, as these clans had already gained some influence in his Han Dynasty.

Liu Hong recalled what the celestial screen had said about a severe drought that left the people without food, which led to his rebellion.

He didn't care at all; what did it matter to me if the people had no food to eat?

My Han Dynasty is not as incompetent as the Tang Dynasty.

If they dare to rebel, let these unruly people see the mighty Han army!

Seeing Liu Hong's nonchalant attitude, the ministers who had hoped that he could learn from the Huang Chao Rebellion and eventually restore the Han Dynasty were filled with despair.

They seemed to foresee the fate of the Han Dynasty and understood why the four-hundred-year-old Han Dynasty ultimately perished.

What was said on the screen was absolutely right.

The only lesson humanity learns from history is that humanity learns nothing from history.

In the comments section,

Huang Chao proved one thing: capturing Chang'an was indeed easier than passing the imperial examinations to enter Chang'an.

Follow-up comment: Huang Chao spent nearly twenty years on the imperial examinations, but only four or five years to capture Chang'an, so it was indeed a bit easier.

Follow-up comment: Passed the imperial examination: Seen all the flowers of Chang'an in a single day

Failing the imperial examinations: Stepping onto the streets of the capital, one finds oneself among the bones of high-ranking officials.

Follow-up comment: A lose-lose situation is better than a win-lose situation!

During the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a unique and elegant courtyard with a very large area.

"Damn, that's ambitious!!"

"The fragrance of incense fills Chang'an, the whole city is adorned in golden armor—I'll say this next time I fail the exam!!"

Dressed in brocade robes and adorned with jade pendants, the young man, his blood boiling, raised his hands and roared.

His father, standing beside him, broke out in a cold sweat. Although freedom of speech was relatively high in the Song Dynasty, that was no excuse for reciting seditious poetry.

He even felt a chill on the top of his neck, so he cursed without holding back.

"Huang Chao failed the exam because of his powerful family background; you failed because you're a complete idiot!"

"Practice makes perfect!!!"

"The fragrance still wafts through the air to Chang'an, do you know where Chang'an is now?"

The boy stammered, momentarily speechless.

You should know that a boy's blush speaks louder than any words.

[Huang Chao: Who exactly invented genealogy? It's so useful!]

Follow-up comment: Oh dear, how come you guys even wrote out the list yourselves?

Follow-up comment: Li Er: Huang Chao, quickly say thank you, Brother Erfeng!

During the Zhenguan period,

The atmosphere in the imperial court was as quiet as it had been after the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

At this time, the clan history had just been completed, and the first draft had just been finished.

The first prominent family seems to be the Cui family of Boling.

"Your Majesty! I believe the clan genealogy is indeed biased. How can my family be worthy of being included in it?"

"That's right, how can our lowly official positions compare to the royal family? We should put the Li family first!"

"Others may not be included, but the Cui family of Boling must be. Do I need to explain why?"

Li Shimin, seeing the chaotic scene of the aristocratic officials, couldn't help but laugh in exasperation.

It's not that easy to be the number one family if you want to be one, or not if you don't.

Clan records are great, we should compile them!

Otherwise, how could I possibly make you all be buried with my Tang Dynasty in the end?

I will not only repair it, but I will also have the Cui family of Boling lead the repairs.

Once the repairs are complete, we'll put your Boling Cui family member in the top position.

Huang Chao was certainly no better; he treated people as food for his army, and calling him a cannibalistic demon is no exaggeration.

It's all about who's worse, so there's no point in arguing. At this point, it comes down to whose actions are more human-like.

However, compared to those people during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Huang Chao was considered better; at least he didn't eat people whether he was happy or unhappy.

Follow-up comment: Comparable to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of the Five Barbarian Invasions, they've taken cannibalism to an extreme.

Follow-up comment: Cheng Yu gave it a thumbs up.

Follow-up comment: Now you know how good Zhao Kuangyin was, right? Everyone in that era had to suppress the military generals!

What?! Another "Five Barbarian Invasions" has popped up?!

Liu Che had been smiling as he looked at Huang Chao, the last emperor of the Tang Dynasty, on the sky, even showing some admiration for Huang Chao's deeds.

Anyway, it's not like we're rebelling against the Han Dynasty.

The phrase "Five Barbarian Invasions" suddenly magnified in his eyes, becoming so glaringly obvious.

"No, there are already so many foreign tribes—the Turks, the Liao, the Jin, the Mongols, and the Qing—how could another Five Barbarian Invasions suddenly appear?!"

Liu Che was furious, feeling that he hadn't killed enough, not many, or thoroughly enough.

These foreign tribes have been allowed to repeatedly harass the Central Plains.

Huo Qubing, along with Wei Qing and other court officials from Emperor Wu's era, were also filled with anger, their fists clenched tightly.

He longed to personally return to the battlefield and slaughter these alien races until not a single hair remained!

"His Majesty!"

Wei Qing suppressed his anger and stepped forward to speak.

"Based on Tianmu's interpretation and the dynasties mentioned earlier, I estimate that the Five Barbarian Invasions should have occurred during the Jin Dynasty, or the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, as later generations have described."

"I just don't know if the Five Barbarian Invasions led to the Northern and Southern Dynasties."

Liu Che suppressed his anger to prevent it from clouding his judgment and causing him to act irrationally.

"Now I understand why later generations held the Jin Dynasty in such contempt."

"For such a dynasty to allow five foreign tribes to rise to power is truly pathetic!"

[These powerful clans have dominated China for thousands of years; is it really all for naught?]

Follow-up comment: Otherwise, if my surname is Zheng, I would feel the same way.

Follow-up comment: My surname is Lu, and I feel the same way.

Follow-up comment: My surname is Cui. I am filing a formal complaint against the Cui family of Boling for monopolizing the imperial examinations, seizing land, disregarding imperial authority, hoarding goods, and exploiting the local people!

The scions of noble families under the canopy were dumbfounded. Could their own ancestors be insulted so mercilessly?

You should know that we are your ancestors.

How dare they disrespect their own ancestors?

The collateral descendants of the aristocratic family nodded almost imperceptibly upon seeing this.

Well said! These are the good descendants we have.

Seeing their loyal followers break down and jump around in panic, they felt a surge of satisfaction.

Who told you to look down on us, the collateral branches, and to bully us!

Guess what? We survived.

Some scions of powerful families discovered subtle clues in the text displayed in the sky.

"The civil service?"

"Were the aristocratic families ultimately replaced by the civil service?"

According to the previous explanations on the sky screen regarding the reigns of the various emperors of the Ming Dynasty,

Some of the scions of powerful families showed a glimmer of hope on their faces.

They really didn't believe it.

Over the years, they really haven't contributed anything to society.

Even if they don't, how do they compare to the civil service?

You can say our aristocratic family is rotten, but you should at least tell us what the civil service group that replaced us is really like.

Compared to civil officials, at least they didn't kill the emperor, right?

The people on the sky are saying they're going to compete to see who's the worst.

Which is worse, the aristocratic families or the civil officials?