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

Zhu Gaoxu looked utterly aggrieved, even humiliated; it was all his money!

Moreover, he would even try to steal from these people if they refused to give him anything.

Now look what's happened; not a single gold bean can be extracted from his entire body.

The officials happily put the gold beans into their pockets. Although Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi and others took the lion's share, each person still got one.

"Alright, look at you! The King of Han is so stingy!"

Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaochi with disdain, but didn't stop putting gold beans into his pocket.

"Didn't you say you were filial? What's a few gold coins to your father? Consider that your way of being filial!"

"Besides, I haven't even asked you where you got these golden tears!"

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaoxu with a half-smile, and Zhu Gaoxu's heart trembled.

If the old man investigates, all my past misdeeds will be exposed.

Zhu Gaochi immediately turned hostile.

"They're all being filial to their father; no one knows how to be filial better than I, his son."

Zhu Di finally felt a little better, and the anger that had surged up from hearing Zhu Gaoxu's stubbornness in the sky subsided somewhat.

People from other dynasties who witnessed Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Di arguing always felt a sense of familiarity.

Isn't this the attitude of that little brat at home when he argues with his father?

Why is the royal family like this too?

It is said that the royal family is ruthless, so how come the relationship between the father and son of the Zhu family, whether it is Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Di, is so harmonious?

Wearing the python robe, they are ruler and subject; taking it off, they are father and son. The moment that word "Father" is uttered, you know it's a quarrel between father and son.

On the one hand, Zhu Di disliked his eldest son for being fat and in poor health, while on the other hand, he said his second son had a pointed mouth and monkey-like cheeks.

Follow-up comment: Zhu the Fat Man served as regent for twenty years, so it would be strange if his abilities were lacking. I think he was just like Zhu Biao, worked himself to death.

It's a pity that the Yongle Encyclopedia, a book that recorded all the valuable technologies of China at that time, was ultimately lost.

Follow-up comment: Didn't the Eight-Nation Alliance loot all of China's territory and take it to the West?

Follow-up comment: The rapid development of Western science and technology was due to the missionaries who brought the Yongle Encyclopedia to the West during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

Follow-up comment: That's right, even the steam engine is recorded in the Yongle Encyclopedia.

The Yongle Encyclopedia even contains records of nuclear reactor models.

Follow-up comment: That's not all! They even have aircraft carrier design blueprints!

Follow-up comment: I seem to remember it being the manufacturing method for two-dimensional foil.

Shen Chuan's lips twitched as he looked at the abstract comments in the comment section.

The Yongle Encyclopedia did indeed record a lot of valuable technical knowledge in China, but it wasn't that outrageous.

Did the Eight-Nation Alliance invade China?

What does this mean? Have other countries united to attack China? And even stolen everything?

"Which dynasty was so incompetent that it allowed other countries to invade its doorstep? Could it be a descendant of the Xiongnu?"

Ying Zheng was furious. During the Qin Dynasty, China's biggest enemy was the Xiongnu. The surrounding barren lands were inhabited only by savages and wild lands. He really couldn't understand which other countries could directly attack his doorstep.

During the reign of Emperor He of the Eastern Han Dynasty,

"The Eight-Nation Alliance mentioned on the celestial screen is in the west. Could they be descendants of the Qin Dynasty in the west?"

Emperor He of Han asked a question in confusion.

Da Qin was the Roman Empire.

When Ban Chao served as the Protector-General of the Western Regions, he sent Gan Ying as an envoy to Daqin (the Roman Empire). Although Gan Ying did not arrive in the end, relevant records were still left behind.

"Immediately dispatch personnel; I need to know everything about the Qin Dynasty."

Emperor He of Han waved his hand decisively and gave the order.

Since the heavens can speak, it is not without reason. It is always good to have more understanding of the West, just in case.

During the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty,

Emperor Wanli, Zhu Yijun, rarely attended court. He originally intended to continue "lying back and forth" in the inner palace, not wanting to compete for power with his ministers.

Firstly, his health was already poor, and secondly, he didn't want to accidentally drown.

Did those barbarian missionaries actually steal the Yongle Encyclopedia?

Zhu Yijun was unusually angry with his ministers. If the Yongle Encyclopedia were to fail, how could he face his ancestors in the afterlife, or Emperor Chengzu?

"Investigate!! Find out everything about them for me!"

Although Zhu Yijun neglected state affairs and politics for a long time, he was still the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Even a lazy dragon is still a dragon!

The emperors and ministers of various dynasties were puzzled by what the heavenly curtain said about the invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Alliance, while for ordinary people, these things were too far away.

After all, it wasn't something that happened in their time and space. Once their initial anger subsided, they became more focused on something else.

What happened to Zhu Gaoxu afterward?

"Yeah, give us a follow-up!"

They were incredibly excited. This was one of the few times the emperor's family could have such a treat. People in ancient times were always curious about these royal secrets, especially since it was from a later dynasty, and there was no pressure of being beheaded.

The scene shifts to the Han Prince's mansion, draped in white mourning clothes. Paper money flutters in the wind, scattered throughout the mansion. The deafening sound of suona horns mingles with the cries of women and children.

The crowd in front of the canopy was horrified; Zhu Di had actually killed his son.

How could this person be so ruthless? Could it be that we've all misjudged him? Is Zhu Di no different from Emperor Wu of Han or Emperor Xuanzong of Tang?

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaosui stumbled over, their faces filled with sorrow.

They had just received the message, and judging from the situation, it was possible that Zhu Gaoxu might have taken his own life.

"My poor, unfortunate second brother!"

"Second brother, my poor, unfortunate second brother!"

The two of them rushed into the hall, yelling and screaming.

The wailing stopped abruptly. In front of the two of them, Zhu Gaoxu was devouring a roast chicken, his face rosy, showing no signs of wanting to commit suicide.

Seeing his expression, the two immediately understood that he was angry with the old man.

Zhu Gaochi, being the eldest brother and the eldest son, knelt down and patiently persuaded Zhu Gaoxu.

"Second brother, why are you getting angry with our father? There's no such thing as a bad father or ruler. After all, he's still the old man."

"Don't any of you try to stop me!! Anyone who tries to stop me, get out!"

Zhu Gaochi was determined to fight Zhu Di to the bitter end, feeling deeply aggrieved. Why was he being talked about like that?!

He rolled over and lay directly into the wardrobe, which was the coffin he had prepared for himself.

He was waiting for the old man to persuade him and make him back down. He didn't believe the old man was so heartless as to watch his beloved son commit suicide.

"Your Highness, are you not planning to come out?"

The eunuch sent by Zhu Di knelt beside the "coffin" and patiently tried to persuade him.

"I'm not coming out!"

Zhu Gaoxu lay in the "coffin," his neck still stiff.

If you don't coax me properly, I won't come out and I'll die here.

The eunuch delivering the decree stood up straight, clearly having anticipated this.

"By imperial decree, in accordance with the rules, a Dharani Sutra blanket shall be granted, along with a complete set of funeral rites. The coffin shall be kept in the ground for seven days before burial."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of eunuchs filed in carrying ceremonial blankets and funeral supplies, and began to drape them over the Prince of Han.

"His Majesty specifically instructed that the coffin lid must be nailed tightly shut to prevent the corpse from turning into a zombie!"

With a wave of his hand, the old eunuch lifted the coffin lid, and Zhu Gaochi panicked instantly, watching as nails were hammered into the "coffin" one by one.

"How dare you!!!"

Seeing that their father was about to get serious, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, fearing they might get burned, exchanged a glance and then waved to each other.

Retreat immediately!!

As they went out, they didn't forget to greet the people outside.

Get ready to howl and blow!

The funeral of the King of Han must not be taken lightly!