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

Zhu Dijun's words struck everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer.

A vengeful demon who crawled out of hell!

This assessment made everyone in the myriad worlds who looked down on Zhu Jianshen feel a burning pain in their cheeks.

They only saw the "tyrant" in history books who was obsessed with a relationship with an older woman.

But I never imagined that beneath that gentle face lay a heart hardened by hardship, as firm as a rock and as cold as ice!

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"Holy crap! Asura! That's such a perfect description! This isn't just love-struck, this is Niu Hulu Jian Shen!"

"I understand! I completely understand! The so-called 'flogging of Consort Wan' was just a trap set by these people! They wanted to force the emperor to abdicate!"

"That's right! They deliberately had Empress Wu pick a fight with Consort Wan to test Zhu Jianshen's bottom line! If Zhu Jianshen tolerated it, it would mean he was weak and easily bullied, and they could take advantage of that! If Zhu Jianshen didn't tolerate it, they could use it as an excuse to join forces with court officials to force the emperor to 'prioritize state affairs,' depose Consort Wan, and eliminate the last person the emperor could trust!"

"Killing two birds with one stone! What a vicious plan! These old bastards are utterly despicable!"

"What a pity, they ran into a top-tier player! Zhu Jianshen didn't follow their script at all; he just flipped the table!"

The audience's analysis accurately reconstructed that bloodless palace coup.

The Chenghua Era.

Looking at the comments on the screen, Wan Zhen'er could no longer hold back her tears, which streamed down her face.

original……

It turns out that behind that seemingly simple argument lay such a dangerous and murderous intent.

At the time, she only thought that the new empress was young and arrogant and jealous of her being favored.

Little did he expect that he would almost become the sharpest knife the enemy used to attack him!

But he, the man who always acted like a big boy in front of her, had already seen through everything and silently shielded her from all the storms.

"Jian Shen..." she choked, unable to speak.

Zhu Jianshen gently pulled her into his arms, his voice low and firm.

"Sister Wan, with me here, no one in this world can harm you in the slightest."

His gaze was fixed on the sky, as if he were speaking to the future generations who would later be pointing out the flaws in the world:

You're right.

Above the sky, Zhu Dijun's voice rang out again, carrying a sense of exhilaration at the revelation of the mystery.

"Family members, you're right!"

"Empress Wu's caning of Consort Wan was the first probe shot by this group of schemers!"

"Wan Zhen'er is Zhu Jianshen's only weakness in this world, and also his strongest armor."

"To harm her is to launch the most direct provocation against Zhu Jianshen's imperial power!"

"How did Zhu Jianshen react to this open conspiracy?"

"He didn't rush over to argue with Empress Wu like an enraged teenager, which would have only led him into her trap of 'being obsessed with women and disregarding the greater good.'"

"His counterattack was calm, precise, and deadly!"

Screen switch.

Inside the Qianqing Palace, the lights were on.

The young emperor sat expressionlessly on the dragon throne, listening to the secret report from the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

His fingers tapped rhythmically on the armrests of the dragon throne.

Each strike felt like a blow to the heart of the conspirators.

"Step 1: Capture the leader first!"

"He didn't target Empress Wu first; instead, he turned the blade directly on the puppet master behind the scenes—Niu Yu, a veteran of seven dynasties!"

"A single imperial edict uprooted this old eunuch who had cultivated his influence in the palace for decades! His cronies planted throughout the court were also eliminated!"

"This strike, swift as lightning, severed the conspiracy group's reach into the inner court!"

Step Two: Trim the Wings!

"The very next day after Niu Yu was exiled, Wu Jun, the Emperor's father-in-law, and his son Wu Xiong, who was also Empress Wu's elder brother, were arrested directly from their residence by the Embroidered Uniform Guard and thrown into the imperial prison!"

"The charge? Colluding with eunuchs, with malicious intent!"

"The evidence is irrefutable and cannot be denied!"

"This strike was clean and swift, completely severing the powerful maternal relatives upon whom the conspiracy group relied!"

Step Three: Discard the pieces!

"Only after completely destroying Niu Yu and the Wu family did Zhu Jianshen leisurely deal with the now useless pawn—Empress Wu."

"His edict to depose the empress was full of political wisdom."

The contents of the imperial edict reappeared on the sky.

The Empress's actions were rash and lacked proper etiquette; she was unfit to serve in the ancestral temple...

Judy Jun's voice was full of admiration.

"Family members, look, did the imperial edict mention Consort Wan even once?"

"No!"

"From beginning to end, it's all about how Empress Wu herself was 'unworthy of her position'!"

"This reduces a sinister political assassination to a simple domestic matter: the emperor thinks the empress is unfit!"

"He concealed all the dirty struggles beneath the surface, leaving the world with only an impeccable reason."

"Those civil officials who were prepared to jump out and advise the emperor on the grounds of 'intrigue among the concubines' would be rendered speechless!"

"Because the deposition and installation of an empress is a family matter for the emperor! Legally, they have no right to interfere!"

"Thus, a meticulously planned and inescapable trap, capable of overthrowing imperial power, was torn to shreds by the eighteen-year-old Zhu Jianshen in just one month!"

"He used swift and decisive methods to announce one thing to the entire court and to all those with ulterior motives—"

"My empire is mine to rule!"

"My women are your exclusive possessions, untouchable by you lowly scoundrels!"

boom--!

These words, like a raging storm, swept across countless worlds and timelines!

overbearing!

Sharp!

How could this be a love-struck fool?

This is clearly a young and powerful ruler with a mind as sharp as a demon and ruthless methods!

The Hongwu Era.

Zhu Yuanzhang slammed his hand on the armrest of the dragon throne and burst into laughter!

"Good! Good! Good!"

"Good riddance! Good riddance!"

"These are the true descendants of Zhu Yuanzhang!"

"To deal with these persistent bastards, we need to use such drastic measures! We must not give them any chance to breathe or retaliate!"

He looked at Zhu Biao, his eyes filled with unprecedented satisfaction.

"Biao'er, do you see that? This is the true art of rulership! It seems like he's doing it all for a woman, but in reality, he's consolidating his power!"

Yongle Time and Space.

A rare smile appeared on Zhu Di's face.

He nodded and looked at Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji beside him.

"Learn from this."

"This kid's political skills are better than both of yours combined."

"He knows when to be patient and when to be ruthless. He also knows how to do the most ruthless things in the most dignified way."

Zhu Zhanji was already so ashamed that he wanted to disappear.

He looked at his grandson, who was even younger than his own son, on the sky, and with a simple gesture, he dismantled a massive conspiracy.

Then think about yourself, how you were manipulated by Sun Ruowei and a group of civil officials, and in the end, you suffered the loss of your family and almost lost your lineage.

Tears of regret blurred his vision once again.

"Grandfather... your humble servant... your humble servant knows he was wrong..."

Above the sky, Judy Jun let out a long sigh.

"After this battle, the court and the public were shaken, and no one dared to underestimate this young emperor anymore."

"And Zhu Jianshen also firmly established his governing philosophy."

"Civil officials cannot be trusted!"

"Xun Gui is equally untrustworthy!"

"The only people I can trust are the servants who have been by my side since childhood!"

"Thus, a secret service agency that has been vehemently condemned by later generations of scholars for centuries was born in this context!"

Zhu Dijun's eyes became incredibly sharp, as if trying to pierce through the fog of history.

"Family members, let us witness together what's to come—"

"What the Eastern Depot can't handle, I will; what the Embroidered Uniform Guard dares not kill, I will kill!"

"The Birth of the Western Depot, the Most Powerful Secret Service Team in the Ming Dynasty!"