2179 years.

Summer.

History class.

A young teacher wearing silver glasses is opening Chapter Six of her history textbook—the Great Xia Dynasty.

"Classmates, today we will learn about a special dynasty in history, the Great Xia."

"Come on, raise your hands and speak. Everyone, tell us what you know about the special features of the Great Xia."

A girl in the first row with a ponytail raised her hand with a bright and cheerful expression, getting a chance to answer.

"Teacher, there were two founding emperors of the Great Xia Dynasty."

Once the first student spoke, the others were not to be outdone, some even bringing up content from TV dramas.

"Teacher, women's entry into officialdom through the imperial examinations began in the Great Xia Dynasty."

"Teacher, the Great Xia State Preceptor, the Waterway Master, is a diviner."

"Teacher, the two sages gave up all their other children for the sake of the crown prince." This is a plot from a TV series.

The history teacher stopped them and corrected them, saying, "Class, don't take the scenes in TV dramas as real history."

"The Xia History says that it was the mother of the Sage Zhao who appeared in a dream to all the princes, ministers, and the two sages, asking for an heir for her child who died young."

"The Waterway Master was also the Imperial Advisor. He cast a divination at the time and concluded that the adoption of princes was for the stability of the Great Xia Dynasty."

"This has nothing to do with the fact that the two emperors were crown princes at the time, and later Emperor Taizong."

If Shuidao were here, she would definitely plead her case to the history teacher, arguing that she was clearly not present.

Historian of the Great Xia Dynasty: No, you are.

All I can say is that history is like a little boy who can be dressed up however one pleases.

Some students felt that the teacher was wrong: "Teacher, I agree with another statement. At that time, the new Xia Dynasty had just been established, and it was the time to revise the rites and laws."

"I have heard that someone in the capital, relying on his parents' favor, wants to emulate Prince Qi and bypass his elder brother to inherit the family's title."

"His elder brother reported him to the Prefect of the Capital, which caused a great deal of discussion in the court."

The short-haired girl became more and more convinced of her own point as she spoke: "Some people even submitted a memorial requesting that Crown Prince Qi be deposed and that the Emperor's eldest son, Yan, be made Crown Prince."

"The sage gave away all his children for the sake of Prince Qi, in order to uphold the proper rites and laws."

"If it's truly for the sake of filial piety towards the Empress Dowager, then there's no need for one person to adopt two or three children."

History teacher: "Do you think it was reasonable for the two sages to adopt all their children, including their own, for the sake of Prince Qi?"

This is certainly unreasonable.

There is no record in the calendar of an emperor adopting all his children, simply to avoid competing for power with the crown prince.

This love is too heavy, it's unrealistic.

History teacher: "That's why our textbooks don't use the version you described."

Even though it's somewhat absurd to adopt someone based on a dream, it was the waterway person who made the request.

Most of the talents that Prince Qi has gathered are from all directions by her teacher, the Waterway Master, who calculated them with his fingers.

Furthermore, the Great Xia Dynasty also avoided many natural disasters thanks to the divination of the waterway people, which is recorded and praised in historical books.

The short-haired girl frowned; she firmly believed in her intuition, but the logic didn't hold up.

What emperor loves his wife so much?

After class, they casually turned on the smart devices on their desks, and a trending topic had already gone viral. The short-haired girl opened it to take a look.

The Tomb of King Ping, Son of the Two Sages of the Xia Dynasty

She eagerly opened it and saw a live stream of a group of people about to enter the cemetery.

"What are you looking at?"

"The Tomb of King Ping".

While studying the history of the Great Xia Dynasty, Prince Ping, Zhao Huan, was naturally familiar with it. He returned to his seat and immediately opened the book to read.

Even the history teacher took three steps and then came back.

She thought: The next class is music, so she'll take it.

"...Friends in the live stream, first of all, welcome to the show! The coffin is about to be opened, are you excited?"

Regarding the matter of adoption, perhaps some clues can be found in the burial items he was buried with.

"Excited."

"Excitement +1"

"..."

"Excitement +10086"

The coffin was opened, revealing a skeleton, well-preserved overall, with a square stone placed to the right of his skull.

On either side of the feet were gold and silver jewels.

In the live stream, the camera focused on the stone that was brought out. There was a mechanism in the middle of it. Once opened, you could see...

A book was published.

Yes, it's a book that's still intact. On the first page, there's a record of my notes, and below it is a small name: Zhao Huan.

The history professor's breathing became much lighter; she dared not make any rash moves for fear of damaging the book.

Let someone test it first to see if it's safe to touch.

The stone was taken away to the appraisal center. The live streamer said, "...See you next time."

Rows of words surged up from the ground.

"Are you speaking human language?"

"I don't!"

"Don't turn it off, I need to know what's inside."

"My Prince Ping, Prince Ping, he's about to speak! Hehe, haters, let's welcome his thunderous roar!"

"That's right. Many people insist on falsely accusing our Prince Ping of not being favored by the two sages. Clearly, our Prince Ping is the youngest son and is the most beloved one."

"That's right, you were the most favored, so you were adopted, so the crown prince is Qi's, so the throne is Qi's."

"That's right, you are the most pampered. It's just that Qi wants to enjoy the solitude of the vast country, while you only need to reach out and ask your sister for pocket money."

"Following up from the previous post, this isn't just targeting Prince Ping's fans, but also fans of Prince Gong and others, hahaha."

"Hahahaha, you're good at talking, keep talking."

"Haha, can the fans of the Pingwang family please stop making a scene? You're making me laugh so hard I'm crying."

"No, they're not from my family. They're impersonating my family; they're fans of Zhao Yan. We, the Prince Ping's fans, are the best of friends with Prince Qi."

Yes, yes.

"But our Aqi is the best with the throne, the best with the two sages, the best with the national teacher, and the best with Prime Minister He, Prime Minister Ning, and Commander Zhao."

"My best friend is Sister Yue, my best friend is Sister Hui, and my best friend is Zhao Zhong, the head of the Ministry of Justice who was rescued after being exiled."

"Huh? Where is King Ping?"

"???"

Three days later.

The live stream resumed.

The contents of Zhao Huan's books were displayed one by one.

"Ahhh, the idea of ​​adoption was actually proposed by the two sages. They were dreaming, not the princes."

"Ahhh, the Water Man isn't here at all, she's not here."

"Ahhh, Prince Ping, you're such a fool."

"Ahhh, history, you lied to me, you lied to me! I thought the history books' descriptions of the wonderful relationship between the two sages and Prince Qi were exaggerated enough."

"Unexpectedly, reality is even more surprising."

"Historical officials, I dare not write the truth, I only use the Spring and Autumn Annals style to describe it, yet you still do not believe me."

"Are we blind and foolish enough to believe that there were two emperors who voluntarily abdicated?"

"I always thought the two emperors were imprisoned, like in a certain dynasty where the founding emperor was forced to abdicate and could only have children."

"What will the former crown prince think? I'm not the crown prince anymore, I'm devastated!"

"I am the Crown Prince. I can't believe how happy I am to have two emperors as my parents."

"Shut up! The two emperors only love Prince Qi."

"......"

"I'm sour."

"Acid +1."

"I'm jealous tonight."

The short-haired girl sent a message to her parents at work: "Learn from the saints, you must work hard."

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