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

The ancients standing before the sky all knew in their hearts how long they could hold off the enemy.

Besides, wouldn't the enemy take a detour?

That's like a eunuch going to a brothel—utter nonsense!

During the reign of Emperor Zhezong of Song,

"Du Chong, I'm on the 8 AM shift!!!"

"Du Chong, you are utterly unworthy of being a son! I am ashamed to serve in the same court as you!!"

"Damn it, why waste words with this beast? Let's just attack!!"

One official, extremely agitated, grabbed his official tablet and charged towards Du Chong, the examiner.

"Brother Zheng, don't get agitated, don't get agitated, the Emperor is still here!"

Several colleagues nearby reacted quickly, reaching out to grab him around the waist and repeatedly trying to dissuade him.

How can we cultured people fight? It's an insult to our culture, an insult to our culture!

Besides, the Emperor is still alive; we cannot be disrespectful in front of him.

"Don't get agitated? I'm from Xuzhou! That brat Du Chong flooded my house! How can I not be agitated?"

Zheng struggled fiercely, his strength resembling that of a pig about to be slaughtered for the Lunar New Year.

"Let go! Let go of me!"

The colleagues exchanged glances, their hands unconsciously loosening, their bodies going limp.

"oops."

Zhao Xu watched with great interest as Zheng Jin and other officials from the Huai River region punched and kicked Du Chong, causing Du Chong to scream in pain.

He didn't even think of stopping it.

Actually, these officials are in good physical condition because they exercise.

After these people finish their matches, it will be his turn to take the stage.

On the sky, lines of text flashed by once again.

[Yellow River: No need to offer me sacrifices, I'll just climb up and eat something myself when I'm hungry]

Follow-up comment: Yellow River: Ugh, I'm tired of this place, let's go somewhere else.

Follow-up comment: Six major detours, plus twenty-six other relatively large detours—they're really at their wits' end.

Follow-up comment: Those who didn't survive an elbow strike don't deserve to be my children.

Chiang Kai-shek is truly the first person in five thousand years to elbow the Yellow River!

Follow-up comment: The Yellow River's waters come from the sky, flowing into the homes of ordinary people.

Follow-up comment: He's not the first; quite a few people have elbowed Huang He before.

[Yellow River: Humans, you know, you have to slap them ten times hard, and then give them a little treat.]

The Nile: Ten slaps? That's too many. Let's just say one.

Henghe: What is a slap?

Yangtze River: What are sweet dates?

Amazon River: What is humanity?

Follow-up comments: The Ganges: a loving mother; the Nile: a mother; the Yellow River: a strict mother; the Yangtze River: a stepmother; the Amazon: an aircraft carrier.

Follow-up comment: The Amazon River needs no further explanation; it's completely unsuitable for human habitation. Crocodiles are its darlings.

[Wang Mang: Building water conservancy projects? So what if the Yellow River floods? What if it damages my ancestral graves?]

Follow-up comment: Huang He: Are you trying to drive your mother crazy?

Follow-up comment: How come there's Brother Sun here too?

Follow-up comment: The Wang family's ancestral graves are truly emitting black smoke; they produced a figure like Wang Mang.

Follow-up comment: Wang Mang was also the only emperor in history who never constructed water conservancy projects.

Follow-up comment: So he got his comeuppance, right?

"Wang Mang definitely had some mental issues; how could an emperor not repair the Yellow River?"

"What kind of emperor is this?!"

Liu Che said with a cold laugh, Wang Mang's amazing move was simply beyond his imagination.

Even he had to be extremely cautious when dealing with the Yellow River, treating it with more care than he would his own mother.

When the Huzi dike breached, Emperor Wu of Han personally went to the site to control the flood. He sacrificed a white horse and a jade disc to the river god, and all the officials following him, from the general down, carried firewood and arranged the work in a unified manner. Only then was the breach successfully resolved.

Wang Mang, for the sake of his family's ancestral tombs, actually neglected to undertake water conservancy projects to prevent the Yellow River from changing its course.

This is utterly alarmist. What I hate most is an emperor who doesn't take the Yellow River seriously.

Liu Che himself was very clear-headed.

Thank goodness, thank goodness their Liu family's ancestral graves aren't in an area prone to Yellow River flooding.

Otherwise, if such a thing happened to someone close to him, Liu Che himself would have a huge headache.

Are you suggesting that Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Taizong practice swimming in the Yellow River?

Therefore, to control the Yellow River and develop water conservancy projects, a unified and powerful government is necessary to concentrate the nation's human and material resources on its management.

Follow-up comment: Yes, only a unified nation can withstand the repeated blows from the Yellow River and the Yangtze River.

Follow-up comment: Exactly. If the Yellow River basin were still divided among different states like during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, how could it be managed? It would be a miracle if it didn't become a bottleneck for water supply.

Follow-up comment: Aren't Egypt and Pakistan exactly like this now?

Follow-up comment: Therefore, since both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River are within my country's borders, no one can restrict our water supply.

Things are different now; the Yellow River and Yangtze River don't rage like they used to.

Follow-up comment: Hmph, go tell my Little Wave Di and Three Gorges what you have to say!

Follow-up comment: Go explain this to the Party and the people!!

Follow-up comment: It's much better than before, but he still occasionally goes crazy.

Follow-up comment: With the two dams in place, the Yellow River and Yangtze River have at least stopped raging and are now generating electricity directly.

Follow-up comment: Yes, sir, that must generate a lot of electricity.

A rumbling sound came from the sky, like the thunder god beating drums in the heavens.

The scene of the Xiaolangdi Dam releasing floodwaters was vividly presented to the ancients.

Like ten thousand horses galloping, or countless water dragons sweeping across the sky, their roars shaking the heavens.

It truly was water from the heavens, impacting the hearts and souls of countless people.

"The sun rises from the earth in broad daylight, and the Yellow River flows from beyond the sky."

"The Yellow River flows nine times from the heavens, where men and ghosts overlook the formidable pass."

"My goodness, is this water from the Milky Way?"

"Now I finally understand why those poets wrote that the Yellow River's waters were water from heaven."

"Mom, I see the Milky Way!"

Countless people witnessed this scene; the imagery from the poems was vividly presented before them.

They were all dumbfounded and utterly bewildered.

The main thing was that they also saw quite a few people on the shore, and those people were holding a square box and shouting in great curiosity.

The water, resembling a dragon, gushed forth from the heavenly gate-like structure.

Just like when they first saw that bridge, the ancients understood it in a flash.

This must be another example of the wisdom of later generations.

So, when later generations managed the Yellow River, did they simply build a Heavenly Gate?

How are we supposed to learn this?

What the hell are you learning?!

"Alright, let's just focus on managing the Yellow River properly."

"Should we prepare some offerings?"

"Get ready?! Why aren't you getting ready?!"

"What if Mother Yellow River doesn't have enough to eat and eventually comes out to find food herself?"

"And we need to prepare even more, including pigs, sheep, and any other wild animals that don't know their place. We must make sure Mother Yellow River is well-fed!!"

Emperors and ministers from various dynasties couldn't help but smile wryly; the technology of later generations was simply too advanced.

Without hundreds of years of development, it's unlikely that we'll even reach a tenth of the level of later generations, let alone reach that level.

They should just stick to building water conservancy projects.

Incidentally, every year we should go to the grasslands and capture more wild cattle, sheep, and other animals to send to Mother Yellow River.

Under no circumstances should Mother Yellow River be allowed to go hungry!