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

In the modern live streaming room, the barrage of comments has completely gone crazy.

Many netizens never imagined that the most direct trigger for the famous Zhengde Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to flee the Forbidden City was actually being forced out by the vicious rumors fabricated by the civil official group! All the popular science videos they had seen before said that he was playful, lustful, and longed for the scenery beyond the Great Wall.

At this moment, the anger over the exposed lies is spreading wildly online.

"These civil officials are even resorting to spreading rumors about the royal bloodline in their quest for power. I've truly never seen anything like it!"

"Damn the civil service! Damn the Manchu remnants! They've been making fools of me for centuries!"

"I knew it! Why was an emperor running away when he was perfectly fine in the palace? Turns out, if he hadn't left, he wouldn't have been able to protect his wife and children!"

Zhu Dijun stood in front of the large screen, coldly watching the screen full of angry curses, and casually slapped a stack of printed historical materials on the table.

"Family members, are these vicious rumors merely meant to smear the child in Madam Ma's womb? Of course not! When these people with pens compile history in later generations, they will even nail Ma Ang, the maternal relative who took the blame for the emperor, to the pillar of historical shame!"

The large screen lit up instantly, and a photocopy of a document full of traditional Chinese characters was projected heavily in the center.

"Everyone, please take a close look at this 'Biography of Empresses and Consorts' in the History of Ming, compiled during the Qing Dynasty!"

Judy Jun frantically drew red circles on the document with her laser pointer, her sarcasm practically overflowing. "This record is a textbook example of smear campaigning; the contradictions are outrageous!"

Nine large, blood-red characters suddenly filled the entire screen!

"Strict military discipline is essential in large-scale operations!"

Zhu Dijun slammed his hand on the whiteboard, the sound like a thunderclap.

"150,000 fierce border soldiers, who have spent years licking blood from the frontier, have gathered in Xuanfu! Instead of suppressing the entire army and discussing supplies and military intelligence, the commander-in-chief is leading the way by drinking heavily in the streets every day and harassing civilians by breaking into their homes?!"

"If that's really the case, these 150,000 men won't even need the Mongols to attack; they'll mutini and destroy the central command tent within three days!"

"As we've analyzed before, the civil officials in the court have long colluded with the Mongol Tatars to repeatedly raid the border. Now, the Ming Empire's last and most elite military force is all bet on Xuanfu, this powder keg! For Zhu Houzhao to slack off at this critical juncture by going to drink and carouse? This is an absurd accusation the civil officials are fabricating against the emperor to cover up their smuggling and treason on the border!"

The screen dimmed instantly, leaving only a map showing the entire northern territory of the Ming Dynasty.

"The emperor has escaped his cage and now commands an army of 150,000. The tension on the border is at its peak. Dayan Khan's main force has long been informed by the traitor and is sharpening its knives outside the Great Wall."

Zhu Dijun's voice suddenly plummeted to freezing point.

"Since history books are full of absurd lies, then what about this young emperor who hid in the Zhenguo Mansion and always acted unpredictably? At the most crucial moment when the Tatar cavalry was pressing in..."

"What kind of bloody massacre is he plotting?"