Sky Curtain: The opening scene explains the four major cases of the Ming Dynasty plus the early Ming

Inside Yongle Palace, there was an eerie silence.

Zhu Di's bloodshot eyes were fixed on Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu, who were prostrate on the ground.

He stopped roaring and yelling.

That overwhelming rage had now completely subsided, transforming into a chilling killing intent even more piercing than the Siberian cold front.

He remembered too many things.

I recall the seemingly loyal but actually disobedient advice given in court when the capital was moved.

I recalled that before the Northern Expeditionary Army set out, there were always some "accidents" that would happen, such as delaying supplies and leaking military secrets.

I was reminded of those so-called virtuous ministers around Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi who constantly advocated "giving the people a break" and "emphasizing civil affairs over military affairs"!

In the past, he simply thought it was a difference of political views.

In retrospect, this was hardly a difference of political views.

This is clearly a pack of vicious dogs who have already chosen a new master and are trying every means to break the claws of this fierce tiger!

"you……"

Zhu Di spoke slowly, his voice hoarse as if two rusty iron pieces were rubbing against each other.

"……very good."

The three Yangs were so frightened that they kowtowed repeatedly, their foreheads hitting the cold floor tiles with dull thuds.

"Your Majesty, you are wise! We are utterly loyal to the Ming Dynasty and have no other intentions whatsoever!"

"What later generations say is utter nonsense, slander, and a vicious scheme to sow discord between the ruler and his ministers!"

"A vicious plot?"

Zhu Di laughed, a laugh that was both ferocious and terrifying.

"Our descendants, leading the elite army of the future and wielding unpredictable and wondrous mechanical creations, are they just trying to sow discord among you pedantic scholars?"

"You think you're worthy?!"

He kicked the table in front of him so hard that it fell to the ground!

"Someone come here!"

"Throw these three men into the imperial prison!"

"We want to conduct the trial ourselves!"

"Let's see if their bones are harder than the Oirat knives!"

The Imperial Guards rushed in like wolves and tigers, dragging the three Yangs, who were limp as mud, out.

Zhu Di's gaze then fell upon the trembling Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi.

"Boss."

His voice carried an indescribable weariness and disappointment.

"You are a good person."

"But you are not a good emperor."

"Our country, entrusted to a good person like you, will sooner or later be devoured clean by these ruthless civil officials!"

Zhu Gaochi's face was ashen, and he couldn't utter a single word.

……

Meanwhile, in various time periods of the Ming Dynasty, from the Zhengtong era to the Chongzhen era, countless people broke out in a cold sweat at those historical junctures that had not yet occurred.

During the Zhengtong era.

The young Zhu Qizhen stared blankly at the sky. For the first time, he realized that the "wise ministers" he trusted and the teachers who had patiently guided him seemed to have hidden ulterior motives behind their gazes.

During the Jingtai era.

Zhu Qiyu, who had just assumed the regency, looked at the impassioned ministers in the court who were advocating peace talks and relocating the capital south, and his eyes became incredibly deep.

The end of the Chongzhen reign.

The emperor, who was about to hang himself on Coal Hill, looked at those "loyal ministers" who had forced him to kill Yuan Chonghuan, and who, when Li Zicheng's army was at the gates of the city, were so stingy that they wouldn't donate a single tael of silver. He let out a desperate and mournful laugh.

I see……

That's it!

This vicious dog that devours its master has never been eliminated!

They simply changed masters generation after generation, using the same methods to gnaw away at the Zhu family's empire!

And just when all time and space were plunged into this terrifying cognitive upheaval.

After a brief silence, the live broadcast room in the modern era finally erupted!

The barrage of comments, like a burst dam, instantly flooded the entire screen!

"Holy crap! Holy crap! This is so much information! My brain has completely shut down!"

"A shocking conspiracy that began as early as the Yongle era? To suppress powerful military figures, they didn't hesitate to kill hundreds of thousands of soldiers and an emperor? This... this is more outrageous than any novel!"

"It's terrifying to think about! If what Brother Jun said is true, then aren't all those so-called 'famous ministers' in our history books hypocrites and traitors?!"

However, just as the public was in a state of high spirits, some completely different voices began to emerge abruptly.

"Heh, that's enough! This streamer will say anything for views!"

"Whitewashing Zhu Qizhen? You're really something! A ruler who lost his country, a mere figurehead emperor, and you think you can just whitewash him like this just because he's an ancestor of the Zhu family? Historical nihilism is unacceptable!"

"Exactly! Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu are all virtuous prime ministers as defined in history books! Xia Yuanji was a veteran of two dynasties and a renowned financial minister! In your mouth, they've all become schemers? What evidence do you have? Just a few so-called 'coincidences'?"

One bold comment, bearing the "PhD in History" certification mark, stood out particularly.

["@JunGe! I am a PhD in Ming Dynasty history, and I urge you to immediately stop this baseless speculation and slander! You are challenging the consensus of the entire historical community! The Tumu Crisis is an irrefutable event, a disastrous defeat caused by Zhu Qizhen's favoritism towards the eunuch Wang Zhen and his misguided command! What are your intentions in forcibly shifting the blame to the civil service group?!"]

This comment immediately drew a large number of "rational and objective" people to agree.

"That's right! We can't just listen to one side of the story because the anchor's surname is Zhu!"

["History is rigorous! It's not conspiracy theory! Please provide concrete evidence, host!"]

"I'm waiting to be proven wrong! I don't believe you can dig a dead person out of the ground and interrogate them!!"

The atmosphere in the live stream suddenly turned strange.

A fierce war of words erupted over the truth of history!

Above the celestial canopy, these sharp questions were clearly presented to the myriad worlds and timelines.

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty, whose nascent hope and anger had just begun to rise, had their hopes and anger doused with cold water once again.

Yes... where's the evidence?

On what basis do later generations say that history books are wrong?

Could it be that all of this was just a story fabricated by a descendant of Zhu Dijun in an attempt to exonerate his ancestor?

Even Zhu Di, whose heart had been so firm just moments before, began to waver slightly.

He may doubt his ministers, but he believes even more that the historical records written in black and white should have some credibility.

However, he was met with a barrage of doubts and insults in the live stream.

Zhu Dijun showed no sign of panic in front of the camera.

Even the curve of his lips didn't change.

He watched the comments fly by quietly, as if he were watching a group of clowns putting on a show.

Only when the doubts reached their peak did he slowly raise one hand.

"Family members, please be patient."

His voice, transmitted clearly through the heavens, resounded throughout all realms.

"I know it's difficult to get people to accept a viewpoint that's completely opposite to what they've always believed."

"Especially those 'experts' who treat history books as gospel."

He glanced at the comment "PhD in History," a hint of pity in his eyes.

"They asked me for evidence."

"very good."

Zhu Dijun turned around and pointed to the archaeological site behind him, where large-scale operations had already begun.

Hundreds of excavators are roaring as they remove the topsoil, revealing the land that has been dormant for hundreds of years.

"I'll give you the evidence today."

"An irrefutable, ironclad piece of evidence!"

His voice suddenly rose, filled with an unquestionable resolve!

"History books are written by people; they can be altered and embellished!"

But the earth doesn't lie!

"Those hundreds of thousands of loyal souls, erased from history books by them, are buried beneath this land!"

"today!"

"I'll dig three feet into the ground and drag them out!"

"Let them tell the myriad worlds and future generations themselves—"

"Who is the real traitor to the nation!"

"Who is that treacherous dog that devours its master!"