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

"A tyrant, a complete and utter tyrant!!!"

"Exactly! They robbed us, but then they made their ministers stand outside waiting for orders! Disgusting!!!"

"Luckily, Wanyan Liang isn't our emperor, or we'd be in danger!"

"Hmph, I'm not afraid!! I only have my wife at home, let Wanyan Liang try and take her if he dares!!"

The old minister, his beard white, exhaled a disdainful snort from his nose.

Such tactics are useless against a subject like me!

"Lord Wang, what if you were to end up like Sima Qian?"

The old minister surnamed Wang stared wide-eyed.

Like Sima Qian?

At my age, I still have to suffer the same torment as Sima Qian. Is there no justice or law left?!

"Oh dear, although our current country shares the same name as the Song Dynasty, we certainly don't have an emperor like Wanyan Liang!"

"That's right. Although the Song Dynasty is currently confined to the south, His Majesty is a wise and benevolent ruler, and better days are yet to come!"

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, the Northern Qi Dynasty,

The ministers of the Northern Qi dynasty must have really wanted to cry at this time.

Why do such things happen around us?

There has never been an emperor like this before!

They're insane! A whole family of insane people!!!

Emperor Gaozu was clearly so wise and powerful, despite the minor flaw of the Battle of Yubi.

However, its merits outweigh its flaws!

But why are so many mentally ill people being born?

If killing someone meant giving them a quick death, that would be one thing.

But the human bone pipa, the skull wine glass, and so on.

These ministers would have this image appear in their minds the moment they closed their eyes at home.

I wanted to cry but couldn't; I was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

When will this ever end?!

Before becoming emperor, Wanyan Liang held a high position and wielded great power. His father was the eldest son of Emperor Taizu of Jin, and was later enfeoffed as the Prince of Song.

Follow-up comment: How audacious! How dare they use Song as the name of their country?

Follow-up comment: For a vassal state to use your title is giving you face, so what? You're not happy about it?

Follow-up comment: Wanyan Liang: It's alright, children, I will take care of it!!

[Originally, as a powerful minister, he faced the choice of either killing the emperor's entire family or having his own family wiped out. But Wanyan Liang said, "I want it all!"]

Follow-up comment: He first killed the emperor's entire family, then suffered a defeat at Caishiji and was hacked to death by his trusted subordinates, not even having a complete corpse.

Follow-up comment: Emperor Shizong of Jin did not even acknowledge his status as emperor, and simply called him the Prince of Hailing!

Follow-up comment: Marquis of Haihun, Liu He: Have you heard my story before?

How come there's a story about me here?

Liu He was somewhat surprised. Wasn't Emperor Zhao of Han succeeded by Liu Xun?

Why is there a story about him?

Wait a minute, Huo Guang also deposed and installed emperors, didn't he?

The emperor who was enthroned was Liu Xun, so the deposed emperor was...

It was actually me?!

"Liu He, the Marquis of Haihun!!"

"Could it be that our great Han Dynasty has actually produced an emperor like Wanyan Liang?"

The moment Liu Che saw Liu He, the Marquis of Haihun, he instantly lost his composure.

Liu He was the Marquis of Haihun, and Wanyan Liang was the King of Hailing.

Both of these people belong to the "Hai" generation, making it hard for Liu Che not to have some concerns!

At this time, Liu He had not yet been born, and Emperor Wu of Han had no idea who Liu He was.

And this kind of thing is really embarrassing!!!

Seeing Liu Che's somewhat anxious expression, Huo Guang silently calculated in his mind.

After Emperor Zhao came Emperor Xuan, then Emperor Yuan, and then the throne continued to be passed down.

Where would Liu He find a place?

Oh wait, there really is.

There was a gap between Emperor Zhao and Emperor Xuan, could it be that...?

I made a move?

Despite his cruelty, Wanyan Liang was still quite capable!

Follow-up comment: He possessed strong political skills, was able to quickly seize power, and then purge the Jurchen elders and nobles.

Follow-up comment: Furthermore, he implemented Sinicization reforms for the Jin Dynasty, moved the capital to Yanjing (present-day Beijing) to facilitate rule over the Central Plains, and improved the imperial examination system.

Follow-up comment: To prevent the Jurchen nobles from returning, Wanyan Liang burned down the original capital, Shangjing. What a brilliant move!

Follow-up comment: What Yue Fei thought about his whole life, was ultimately done by Wanyan Liang.

[He has a high level of cultural literacy, and his poems are of a certain standard.]

Follow-up comment: With all the books and writings of the world merging, how could there be any separate borders in Jiangnan?

With a million troops, we stand atop West Lake and immediately ascend the first peak of Wu Mountain.

Follow-up comment: This is truly the greatest frontier poem of the Song Dynasty!!

Follow-up comment: West Lake: Have I become the frontier of the Song Dynasty?

"Oh ho, what a big mouth you've got!"

Ying Zheng raised an eyebrow. He greatly admired Wanyan Liang's spirit, but this spirit ultimately failed to materialize and became mere overestimation of his abilities!

The crushing defeat at Caishiji was a slap in the face for Wanyan Liang. How could he possibly lose when he had over 100,000 elite troops against 20,000?

Moreover, in terms of cruelty, Ying Zheng himself believed he was not as cruel as Wanyan Liang.

After all, what emperor would be so foolish as to kill off the entire imperial clan?

There was no way around it; Ying Zheng wasn't a fool like Wanyan Liang.

But he gave birth to such an idiot.

As the common people and taxi drivers of the Northern Song Dynasty observed Wanyan Liang's actions, their brows gradually furrowed.

He was an emperor, a womanizer, and highly cultured.

This configuration... it feels so familiar.

Look at Wanyan Liang, he's Sinicized, highly cultured, and handsome too. So is it possible that Wanyan Liang really was Zhao Liang?

Follow-up comment: Could it be that Wanyan Liang wasn't Zhao Ji's son?

Follow-up comment: Was he the son born after Zhao Ji was captured and taken to the Jin Dynasty?

Follow-up comment: Impossible! Wanyan Liang was born five years before the Jingkang Incident.

[When Zhao Gou killed Yue Fei, Wanyan Liang killed the descendants of Jin Wuzhu.]

Follow-up comment: Jin Wuzhu was quite saddened by Yue Fei's execution, but little did he know that his own family would suffer the same fate, being purged on charges of treason.

Follow-up comment: Zhao Gou was single-minded and would stop at nothing to advance south, as was Wanyan Liang.

Follow-up comment: Zhao Gou: I want to head south and conquer the seas, I want to become the Pirate King!!

Wanyan Liang: I will march south and conquer the Song Dynasty; I will become the ruler of the world!

[As they say, Zhao Gou was a shrewd fellow. After Wanyan Liang died, he immediately resigned, leaving the throne to Zhao Shen, who would become the next emperor of the Jin Dynasty, the "Little Yao and Shun" Emperor Shizong.]

Postscript: Emperor Gaozong of Song versus Emperor Hailing, Emperor Xiaozong of Song versus Emperor Shizong of Jin, the first emperor to cross the Yangtze River met the Jin dynasty's "Little Yao and Shun" (referring to legendary sage kings).

Follow-up comment: The Song-Liao and Song-Jin dynasties had a unique and excellent matching mechanism: if you're good, I'm good; if you're bad, I'm bad.

Follow-up comment: The Southern Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty were truly a pair of star-crossed lovers!

Follow-up comment: Western Xia: Why don't you guys include me?

The Southern Song and Jin dynasties were truly remarkable.

They really tormented each other until they grew old!

When the Southern Song Dynasty produced an exceptional figure like Zhao Gou, the Jin Dynasty, not to be outdone, also produced Wanyan Liang!

Are these two really not brothers?

"The Southern Song and the Jin Dynasty were like this, and so was our Great Song Dynasty!!!"

Liu Yilong slammed his right hand heavily on the table, his overwhelming resentment almost visible to the naked eye.

Is there something wrong with the name "Song" as a country, as if it inherently possesses a balancing mechanism?

If any state were to adopt the name Song, its rival states would certainly provide a worthy adversary.

Just like him and Emperor Tuoba Tao of the Northern Wei Dynasty,

Although I hate to admit it, Tuoba Tao is really difficult to deal with!

Liu Yilong laughed weakly. He was at his wit's end; there was really no other way.

He and Tuoba Tao had been entangled for almost their entire lives.

Could it be that in the end, he and Tuoba Tao will die in the same way?