Video spoilers history, starting with the blitzkrieg on Poland

A new backdrop appears, consisting of a montage of clips from period romance dramas.

The main storyline of these period dramas is that the female lead falls in love with various male leads.

It will also include some elements of ancient warfare and political intrigue.

The overall quality varies.

However, the theme of this backdrop is not to explain these female-oriented historical romance dramas.

The video shows a content creator dressed as a storyteller.

He said slowly:

Today we're going to talk about a book.

You've time-traveled; you've become a great general in ancient times.

You are the late emperor's son, and were favored by him from a young age.

[They even considered passing the throne to you at one point.]

[It was only because you were not the legitimate son that you were ultimately unable to inherit the throne.]

Your brother became emperor.

【But even so. 】

You remain the most renowned and prestigious general in the entire dynasty.

The moment the content creator on the screen began speaking, the comments section was already filled with people revealing their ulterior motives.

"Huh? I almost became the crown prince, and now I'm a powerful general with a large army."

Rebellion! Rebellion! Rebellion!

What is rebellion? This is called purging the court of corrupt officials!

"Don't rush, let's see what kind of book it is first. If it's in a male-oriented novel, it would definitely cause a rebellion, but if it's in a female-oriented novel, then it's not necessarily the case."

Forget about novels for now. With an army at his command and the son of the late emperor, if I were to transmigrate, I'd definitely vie for the throne.

Even if the opponent is Liu Xiu, I'd still bet he has a skill with a cooldown reduction.

Let's wait and see. Look at the premise of this novel; what if this emperor is actually an emperor?

……

The storyteller on the screen continues:
You were ordered to lead a northern expedition against the barbarians, where you slaughtered over ten thousand barbarians, acquiring 13 warhorses and hundreds of millions of cattle and sheep.

[Conquering cities and seizing territories, achieving a great victory.]

However, when you return victorious...

However, you discover that your emperor brother still fears your prestige and is jealous of your talent.

He not only gave you an insulting name.

[They even imprisoned your wife, trying to force her to confess that you used witchcraft to curse the emperor.]

But your wife has a strong personality and refuses to admit it.

……

Regarding the previous setting of the novel, the question was whether or not to rebel.

There is still some controversy surrounding it.

But as Tianmu finished speaking, all the netizens had reached a consensus.

This emperor is a complete scoundrel; we must rebel!

Everyone felt that, barring any unforeseen circumstances...

Unless the protagonist of this story is destined to rebel.

……

Even Zhu Di outside the sky.

I couldn't help but comment:
"Isn't this the same emperor I was back then?"

"I only ever wanted to be a loyal vassal king of the Ming Dynasty; I never thought of betraying him."

"But the foolish emperor framed me, forcing me to raise an army in rebellion."

Who is the protagonist of the book displayed on the sky?

"Could it be that this is a story adapted by me?"

Zhu Di suddenly laughed, "Good! Well adapted!"

"It must be fully demonstrated how heavy the oppression I have suffered is!"

"We must emphasize that I had no choice but to do this!"

……

The narration continues:

Back in court, you desperately want to rescue your wife, but to no avail. In desperation, you secretly send someone into the prison to contact her, saying, "Everyone dies eventually, so why suffer in prison?"

"Why don't you just admit it? Say I used witchcraft to curse His Majesty, and I'll take the blame."

"After all, you are the legitimate daughter of a prominent family; they will surely release you."

[After hearing your words, your wife sighed angrily:]

"It's not that I'm not afraid of death."

"But if I were to suffer injustice and frame you, my husband."

"This would be a disservice to our ancestors and our family; I absolutely refuse to accept it."

Thus, due to his wife's persistence in prison, the emperor never obtained evidence that you had used witchcraft to curse him.

Therefore, you were spared and not arrested.

Instead, he was demoted to a remote northeastern frontier region to serve as an official.

But your wife died in prison.

[As a general, you have now been stripped of your military power and exiled to the frontier, where you live a life of mediocrity.]

Later, with treacherous officials in power, the country gradually declined.

The enemy state in the south soon came to attack your country, winning battle after battle, and their army advanced all the way to the capital.

The newly enthroned young emperors are all preparing to flee the capital and retreat to their hometowns.

With the nation on the verge of destruction, you volunteered and pleaded with the young emperor, "I hope to be given military power so that I can fight the enemy to the death."

"If we are defeated, it won't be too late to move the capital then."

I must say, you are indeed a very capable commander.

Even after years on the sidelines, his return to the court saw him halt the overwhelming offensive of a renowned enemy general.

[And after a stalemate, they were finally defeated.]

[This was a defeat handed to a renowned enemy general, the most devastating loss of his life.]

However, after your triumphant return, the court became even more wary of your prestige.

You seem invincible; you're truly amazing.

Therefore, the emperor, the empress dowager, and another powerful minister joined forces to persecute you.

Not only will they not reward you, but they will also suppress your subordinates one by one.

At this time, many of your subordinates, including your son, advised you to take advantage of your control of the army and the recent great victory to rebel.

Once you remove the powerful ministers who control the court, you will have complete control of the country.

But you said, "Alas, this would mean our royal family would fight amongst ourselves, and the country would surely descend into civil war."

"They've come to persecute me; the worst that can happen is I die."

"But I could never bear to see my own brothers and sisters turn against each other and bring disaster to the country."

[After some time, my subordinate brought new intelligence, saying that the imperial court had made up its mind to eliminate you, and advised you to act immediately, or you would die a horrible death.]

You, however, still maintained: "We can't afford to cause trouble in the country. At worst, I can just go to the frontier to avoid disaster."

This immense crisis has left a worried look on your face.

Your heir apparent noticed your worries and guessed that it was because your achievements overshadowed the emperor's, arousing the jealousy of powerful ministers and the suspicion of the emperor and empress dowager.

[You didn't deny it, and couldn't help but break down in tears, saying:]

"Throughout my life, I risked my life to defeat powerful enemies, all for the sake of preserving my country."

"I never imagined that after defeating the enemy, in this vast world, there would be no place for me to belong."

"My son, now that you've seen through my thoughts, what do you think we should do?"

Ultimately, on your son's advice, you decided to flee back to your hometown, hide away to apologize, and await the emperor's next move.

[If Your Majesty can repent and return to the court, then everything will be fine.]

If they still won't let you go, then they'll establish a separatist regime in the border regions.

At least it can protect oneself.

You thought it was a good idea, so you relinquished your command of the troops and planned to flee back to your hometown overnight.

Just as you were leading your men to flee back to your hometown and become a high-ranking official in a remote region.

One of your youngest sons has betrayed you and informed on you.

[In your moment of helplessness, your Crown Prince offers the following advice:]

At this point, the only option left was to flee to another enemy country.

You lament, "In this vast world, where is there a place for me?"

Afterwards, they slunk away to the enemy country. (End of Chapter)