: The proliferation of unofficial histories resulting from altered history books

"Revising the 'Veritable Records of the Ming Dynasty'?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of scholars from all timelines changed.

"The True Record," what is that?

It is the official record of the words and deeds of an emperor of a dynasty, the fundamental basis for compiling national history, and the textual cornerstone of the dynasty's legitimacy and authority!

Revising the Veritable Records is no less significant than digging up the ancestral graves of an entire dynasty!

The Forbidden City in the fifteenth year of the Yongle reign.

Zhu Di's face instantly turned a deep liver color.

If the "thirty-fifth year of Hongwu" joke only made him feel absurd and embarrassed.

So, the matter of "modifying the transcript" directly touched the deepest part of his heart, the most sensitive spot that he didn't want to be touched!

Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji, who were beside him, were so frightened that they stopped breathing.

They knew that the Emperor (Grandpa Emperor) was about to completely lose his temper!

"Family members, you may not understand, but is changing a history book really that serious?"

On the sky, Judy's voice carried an all-seeing insight.

"I'm telling you, this is extremely serious!"

"Because this Yongle Emperor not only wanted to glorify his usurpation as 'inheriting the throne'."

"What he also needs to do is completely erase all traces of Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen's, existence!"

"And so, a momentous operation, one that could be described as 'formatting history,' began!"

The scene changes.

Under the supervision of officials, countless scholars from the Hanlin Academy threw scrolls containing records of events from the late Hongwu period to the Jianwen period into the blazing furnace!

Meanwhile, a new "Veritable Records of Emperor Taizu" was being compiled at a rapid pace.

All records about the Emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen's benevolence, filial piety, and intelligence were completely deleted!

All the loyal ministers who supported Emperor Jianwen, such as Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai, and Huang Zicheng, were portrayed as treacherous villains!

As for Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan, he transformed into the "chosen one" who was deeply favored by Emperor Taizu and was repeatedly hinted at as the one to inherit the throne!

"Family members, do you see this? This is what it means for 'the victors to write history'!"

"But! My ancestor did it too hastily and too roughly!"

Judy's tone was full of disdain.

"In order to smear Emperor Jianwen and elevate himself, he revised the text to be incoherent and full of loopholes!"

"This led to an extremely serious consequence, one that he himself never expected—"

"Later generations, holding this 'True Record' which he had drastically altered, and through countless comparative analyses by 'historical detectives,' arrived at a startling conclusion!"

Judy paused, then spoke each word with the force of a hammer blow to the hearts of all members of the Judy family.

"Prince Yan, Zhu Di... he wasn't Empress Ma's biological son at all!"

boom!!!

It was as if a divine thunderbolt from the heavens struck directly into the two timelines of Hongwu and Yongle!

The eleventh year of the Hongwu reign.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had just been chasing Zhu Di all over the palace and hadn't even caught his breath, suddenly stopped.

He slowly turned around, and the anger in his eyes was instantly replaced by an indescribable sense of astonishment and absurdity.

What?

Di'er...isn't your sister's son?

Who was his father?

Did it fall from the sky?!

He subconsciously glanced at his fifth son, Zhu Su, the Prince of Zhou, who was standing not far away, looking equally dazed.

Because the explanation on the dome is still ongoing!

"Family members, this isn't just me making things up! This is a serious conjecture that's been documented in countless historical research papers!"

"Because in the altered 'Veritable Records,' the birth dates of Zhu Di and his younger brother, Prince Zhou Zhu Su, do not match Empress Ma's health condition and schedule at the time!"

"As a result, all sorts of unofficial histories and legends sprang up like mushrooms after rain!"

Above the sky, the images flashed by rapidly, like a PowerPoint presentation, displaying various "unofficial historical covers."

Shocking! The Ming Dynasty's imperial descendants are actually of Goryeo descent? The mystery of the Prince of Yan's birth mother, "Consort Gong"!

In-depth analysis: Did a concubine of Emperor Yuan Shundi actually give birth to a son for Zhu Yuanzhang?

Empress Ma was infertile? Unveiling the mystery of surrogacy in Hongwu's harem!

"Some say his mother was Consort Gong from Goryeo!"

"Some say his mother was a concubine during the Yuan Dynasty!"

"There are even claims that his younger brother, Prince Zhou Zhu Su, was not Empress Ma's biological son!"

"Now things are really getting lively!"

Judy's voice was full of schadenfreude.

"My ancestor, the Prince of Yan, originally only wanted to prove that his ascension to the throne was 'legitimate'."

"As a result, after all that shady stuff, he ended up looking like he had 'unknown origins'!"

"He lost the legitimacy of his throne, and even the identity of his own mother has become an unsolved mystery!"

"What do you call this? This is called trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead, trying to draw a tiger but ending up with a dog instead, lifting a stone only to drop it on your own foot!"

In modern live streaming rooms, the barrage of comments has completely exploded.

"Hahaha! The biggest blunder of the year! He wanted to prove he was the legitimate son, but ended up making himself look like an illegitimate son, or even a bastard!"

Zhu Di: I only wanted to change my resume, but I never expected they would even dig up my birth certificate!

"Prince Zhu Su of Zhou: I'm such an innocent bystander! I was just staying peacefully in my fiefdom, and somehow, along with my fourth brother, our mother is gone?!"

"I feel sorry for Empress Ma for a second; even in death, she had to be splashed with dirty water by her own son!"

Zhu Yuanzhang: You're making me laugh in anger! All my illustrious reputation, and now I'm left with the stigma of being a "surrogate father"?

The Fengtian Hall in the eleventh year of the Hongwu reign (1386).

The atmosphere was beyond words.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared blankly at the appalling "unofficial history covers" on the sky, then looked at his two equally dumbfounded sons—Zhu Di and Zhu Su.

An unprecedented surge of emotion, a mixture of anger, humiliation, absurdity, and grief, rushed straight to his head!

This is no longer a family matter!

This is a matter of national importance!

This is shaking the very foundation of his Zhu family lineage! It is an insult to the woman he respected and loved most in his life!

"ah--!!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up to the sky and let out a beast-like roar!

He threw away the tripod leg he was holding because it wasn't strong enough!

He looked around and his gaze settled on the swords at the waists of the guards in front of the palace.

"Here comes the knife!"

The guard shuddered in fright, but instinctively unfastened his sword and presented it with both hands.

Zhu Yuanzhang snatched it away, twirled the knife, and fixed his fiery eyes on Zhu Di and Zhu Su.

"You two unfilial sons!"

"Today, let's clean house!!"

"We'll show your own mother how we discipline you two unfilial descendants on her behalf!"

Zhu Di and Zhu Su were terrified!

Are you serious?

Father is going to kill us!

"Big brother, save me!"

"Big brother!!"

The two scrambled and hid behind Crown Prince Zhu Biao.

Zhu Biao spread his arms to protect his two younger brothers, his face deathly pale as he shouted to Zhu Yuanzhang:

"Father, please calm down! Father! These are all misconceptions from later generations! Fourth and fifth brothers are still children; they know nothing!"

"They don't know?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang, carrying a knife, approached step by step.

"That unfilial son, he even dares to change who his mother is! What wouldn't he do?!"

"If we don't beat them to death today, we'll have no face to face your mother!"

……

In another time and space, in the Forbidden City during the fifteenth year of the Yongle reign.

"puff--"

Zhu Di finally couldn't hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.

His body swayed precariously as he pointed at the still-talking descendant on the sky, trembling with rage.

"Ni... Nizi..."

What a shame!

This was absolutely the greatest humiliation he had ever suffered since he ascended the throne, no, in his entire life!

His most secretive political maneuvers and his deepest anxieties were broadcast live to the world in the most satirical and public way by an unworthy descendant!

He could even imagine how Qin Shi Huang, Liu Bang, and Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty were looking at him with mocking eyes through the sky at this moment!

His face, his imperial dignity, were stripped bare at this moment, thrown on the ground, and repeatedly trampled upon!

He turned around abruptly and stared intently at Prince Zhao, Zhu Gaosui, who was standing to the side, also trembling.

"Zhu! Gao! Sui!"

Zhu Di squeezed out three words through his teeth.

"These are your good descendants! Is this how you raise your children?!"

"ah?!"

Zhu Gaosui knelt down with a "plop," his face full of injustice.

Father!

What does this have to do with me?

This Zhu Dijun is your 19th generation descendant! He's 18 generations removed from me!

Do you think I possess magical powers? That I could live from the Yongle era to six hundred years later and discipline my distant 19th-generation descendant?

Zhu Gaosui was internally ranting and raving, feeling so wronged he was about to cry.

Old man, back then, you changed your father's death date and distorted history books all for the sake of the throne. You dug a huge pit for yourself and buried yourself in it.

Now that the sky has dug up the pit, you're losing face, so why should I take the blame?!

I'm too hard!