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

Three Kingdoms period

What do you mean by "Eastern Wu has its own scoundrels"?

"And what other cowards are there in Jiangdong?"

Sun Quan slammed the table in front of him over.

"In Jiangdong at the end of the Qin Dynasty, there was Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King, and my elder brother, Huan Wang Ce of Changsha, who led their troops and swept across the two provinces of Jing and Yang."

"I allied with Cao Wei in the north, resisted Liu Han in the west, seized Jingzhou, and annihilated countless of Liu Bei's troops in the Battle of Yiling."

"Such a great achievement, yet he's called a coward from Jiangdong."

Seeing Sun Quan's anger, the officials in the hall all lowered their heads quietly, their faces showing shame.

Why is Eastern Wu called a bunch of rats? The answer is you, the three generations of rulers of the Sun family.

Sun Jian was the Tiger of Jiangdong, and Sun Ce was the Little Conqueror of Jiangdong. How come you were called a Jiangdong Rat when you were in power?

Whose problem is this? It's so hard to guess.

Western Jin Dynasty

The Jin Dynasty had just been established, and the court was still purging the remnants of Cao Wei's power. Everyone, from the common people to the imperial court, was extremely cautious.

"The Cao Wei state had its own unique character and spirit."

Countless people lowered their heads, remembering the bloodstains that remained on the road to Nanque six years ago.

Cao Mao, the emperor of Cao Wei, led his palace women in an attack on Sima Zhao, but was stabbed in the chest by Cheng Ji with a spear and died in the street.

Throughout history, no emperor has ever been assassinated in the street by his subordinates. Even when the Wei dynasty replaced the Han dynasty, the emperor abdicated the throne, and Liu Xie himself died of old age.

Cao Mao, true to his lineage of Cao Cao, possessed an unyielding spirit, preferring to die standing rather than live on his knees.

The Sima family's methods are too hasty; they won't last.

The dynasties that followed the Western Jin all nodded in agreement.

That's absolutely right.

The Jin Dynasty was indeed full of scoundrels, and this word is a very apt description.

"Ugh~"

When people think of the sordid events of the Jin Dynasty, whether it's the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Song, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties, or even the Qing Dynasty, they all express disgust when talking about the Jin Dynasty.

Coincidentally, during the Five Dynasties period, another dynasty also used Jin as its name. Shi Jingtang established the Later Jin dynasty, ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun to the Khitan, and called himself the "Son Emperor."

Jin was a powerful state in the Central Plains during the Spring and Autumn Period, and Duke Wen of Jin was one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. However, after being used by these two regimes, it instantly became corrupt.

No one uses this name for the country anymore.

At that moment, a woman's voice came from the sky, her voice trembling with tears and filled with grievance.

"Liu Che, I want to complain to your past self!!"

Upon hearing this voice, Liu Che, who had not yet ascended the throne, looked at his cousin beside him—his childhood sweetheart, Chen Ajiao, with whom he had grown up and had been betrothed since they were four years old.

Although his father had already ordered him to be the crown prince, and even after learning in the heavens that he would destroy the Xiongnu in the future, he valued him even more. His engagement with Chen Ajiao was not canceled, but was fulfilled under the promotion of Empress Dowager Dou and Princess Guantao.

"Brother Che, the voice in the sky sounds so familiar," Chen Ajiao nestled in Liu Che's arms, her eyes filled with jealousy.

"Are you having another woman on the side?"

"Otherwise, why would the voice on the sky say it wants to complain to your past self? You must have been having affairs with other women again."

Chen Ajiao's small hand was already on Liu Che's waist, clearly demonstrating her mastery of this technique.

Liu Che sighed helplessly. His cousin was good in every way, except for her excessive jealousy. He was the crown prince now, and would be the emperor in the future. If he wanted to continue his lineage, how could he not have a few women?

Moreover, his cousin liked to complain to Empress Dowager Dou and Princess Guantao, and Liu Che had no way to deal with it.

The images on the screen shifted, and as the images evolved, the accompanying text and audio also changed.

When Liu Che, the Prince of Jiaodong, was four years old, the eldest princess held him on her lap and asked, "Would it be nice to have A Jiao as your wife?" Liu Che smiled and replied, "If I could have A Jiao as my wife, I would build her a palace of gold and hide her away."

The two were childhood sweethearts with a deep affection for each other. After three years of marriage, Emperor Wu of Han lived with Chen Ajiao day and night, showing her exclusive favor.

However, he was unable to have an heir for ten years.

In the scene, Liu Che had just stepped into the palace when Chen Ajiao grabbed his sleeve, her expression almost manic.

"Where has His Majesty been gallivanting off to again? He left me here all night!!"

Emperor Wu was thoroughly annoyed by Empress Chen's controlling nature. He pulled his arm downwards, and Chen fell to the ground.

"I went to my sister's house to relax. What, can't I even go see my own sister?"

"I bet you're going to see that vile woman, Wei Zifu."

"You, Liu Che, you said you loved only me back then, and now look at me!"

"These past few days, my mother has spoken highly of you before the Empress Dowager, which is how you managed to save your throne."

"His Majesty not only adores that songstress, but also wants to bring her into the palace to serve as a concubine."

"Is this how Your Majesty repays my mother?"

Chen Ajiao spoke faster and faster, and her aggressive tone made Liu Che even more annoyed.

"I don't want to live anymore, I might as well die."

Faced with Chen Ajiao's relentless questioning, crying, and threats of suicide, Liu Che grew impatient and emotional, his words becoming increasingly harsh.

"Yes, I went to see other women."

"As the emperor, am I not allowed to have other women?"

"They can bear me sons, can you?"

"Look at yourself now, how do you resemble an empress who commands respect?"

Liu Che finally lost all patience, turned and left, leaving Chen Ajiao, who remained in the hall, with a growing cold glint in her eyes.

"Wei Zifu!"

[Chen Ajiao tearfully complained to her mother, Princess Guantao, who then sent men to arrest Wei Qing in order to coerce Wei Zifu. When the plot was exposed, it only made Emperor Wu of Han (Liu Che) even more disgusted with Wei Zifu.]

After Empress Dowager Dou passed away, a desperate Chen Ajiao placed her hopes on witchcraft.

A cold voice accompanied Chen Ajiao's desperate face as she stepped into Changmen Palace.

"The Empress has lost her order and is misled by sorcerers; she is unfit to receive the Mandate of Heaven. She is stripped of her imperial seal and ribbons and dismissed to reside in Changmen Palace."

Changmen Palace was not a cold palace, but a garden left by Princess Guantao, Chen Ajiao's mother. Emperor Wu of Han did not reduce her food, clothing and daily necessities, and provided everything according to the treatment of an empress.

But for Chen Ajiao, Liu Che was her everything, and all she wanted was Liu Che's love.

Chen Ajiao forgot that her lover was the emperor, who would later become the most ruthless and cruel political figure in the entire Han Dynasty. His heart was set on the fate of the empire, not on personal feelings. For Liu Che, ensuring the continuation of the imperial line and the stability of the empire were his most pressing concerns.

Chen Ajiao tried desperately to hold onto Liu Che like a handful of sand, but the tighter she grasped, the faster the sand slipped away.

Their love was once genuine, and Emperor Wu of Han (Liu Che) once doted on Empress Chen Ajiao. However, as the empress, her inability to bear children was the biggest problem.

He had done everything he could for Chen Ajiao, and the fact that they had no children for ten years would have put them under immense pressure in a feudal dynasty.

Empress Chen, a daughter of Emperor Xuanzong, commissioned Sima Xiangru to write "The Lament of Changmen Palace" in an attempt to win back the emperor's heart.

After reading it, Emperor Wu of Han commented in a cold tone: "The poem is well written."

Empress Chen was subsequently confined to Changle Palace and forbidden from leaving. She died of illness several years later.

Inside Changmen Palace, Chen Ajiao sat among the pavilions and waterside terraces. The garden left by her mother was very luxurious, completely unlike what a cold palace should look like.

Her mind kept replaying all the moments she had shared with Liu Che, and a tear slid down her cheek.

"Liu Che, I want to complain to your past self!!"

"You don't love me anymore!"