Qin Dynasty
Ying Zheng never expected to see his own name on the Heavenly Screen, and its evaluation was exceptionally high. Historical figures? Could it be that this Heavenly Screen was created not by immortals, but by People of Later Generations?
As he thought this, the Court Ministers around him congratulated Your Majesty one after another. “Your Majesty, this is Heaven’s approval and recognition of you!”
“Indeed. With these words, those remnants of the six states should no longer be able to pose much of a threat.”
However, before they had said more than a few words, they saw the information below concerning Fusu.
Someone had forged an Imperial Edict and ordered Fusu’s death! The Court Ministers immediately lowered their heads and pledged their loyalty to Ying Zheng.
The person who forged the Imperial Edict was certainly one of these ministers. They did not know which reckless fool it was, and hoped he had not brought trouble upon them all.
Ying Zheng’s expression darkened, and his earlier good mood vanished. His sharp gaze swept over the Court Ministers without a word. Then he turned toward Fusu with an exasperated look. How could he have believed that I would order his death? Have I treated him badly all this time?
Fusu had never imagined that his fate would turn out this way, although he was indeed rather afraid of his imperial father.
Then he saw the comments that followed. Dying young? Did he really have only a few years left to live? Alchemical Pills? Those Alchemical Pills were useless and had hastened his death!
Qin Shi Huang sent men to arrest Xu Fu and ordered them to throw away all the Alchemical Pills.
When the remnants of the other Five States saw that Qin Shi Huang was so beloved by his descendants, despair filled their hearts. With such an excellent reputation visible to the whole world, how could they restore their nations?
Some ambitious members of the Imperial Family who had hoped to restore their nations lost heart. He had been praised as so great—how could they possibly fight him?
As for dying young, who knew when he would die? Ying Zheng was only Forty years old. Even if he died at fifty, he would still have ten years left—enough time to arrange everything that followed.
Although they always thought about restoring their nations, they all knew how capable Ying Zheng was.
Han Dynasty.
He clapped his hands as he read Huo Qubing’s evaluation. “What an achievement—Fenglang Juxu! A brilliant young talent. I wonder which fortunate ruler obtained such a fine general! It is a pity that Heaven envied his talent!”
“Judging from the Western Han above, it should refer to our Great Han. Could there really be an Eastern Han?”
Wei Qing’s expression turned strange. Could this Huo Qubing be his ten-year-old nephew?
Seeing Wei Qing’s odd expression, Li Guang asked, “Senior general Wei, do you know this Huo Qubing?”
Liu Che heard this and asked, “Really? Wei Qing, do you know such a person?”
Wei Qing replied helplessly, “This subject does not know whether the person mentioned on the Heavenly Screen is the one I know. My nephew is named Huo Qubing, but he is only ten years old.”
Liu Che clapped his hands. “Then that must be him. It is no wonder that Senior general Wei’s family possesses such talent. Quickly, invite my Champion Marquis here!”
“Hahahaha!” After Liu Che finished speaking, he could not help laughing aloud. Such a genius general belonged to him—how could that fail to delight him?
However, when he thought of Huo Qubing dying young—at twenty-four, far too young—his expression changed. Now that he knew in advance, he could not allow it to happen.
Meanwhile, Huo Qubing practiced martial arts at home. When he heard the Heavenly Screen’s evaluation of him, he raised his brows and laughed heartily. He knew it: he would become formidable in the Future Era.
But why did he die so young? Still, with achievements like these, dying young would not amount to much. Just as he was about to perform another set of spear techniques to express his joy, he heard that His Majesty wished to summon him.
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In Shu Han, Liu Bei and several others were discussing matters. They were not surprised when they saw Zhuge Liang’s name. With Zhuge Liang’s abilities, how could he fail to leave his name among Later Generations?
Seeing it for themselves still delighted everyone, and they offered their congratulations one after another.
Zhuge Liang was pleased that his descendants cherished him. However, he said, “I never expected later generations to hold such a high opinion of the First Emperor.”
“Exactly. So many people like such a tyrant.” Zhang Fei was puzzled. Half the evaluation concerned Qin Shi Huang, which baffled him.
“And then there is this Song Dynasty. Its reputation among later generations is terrible. After winning a war, they still sent silver to the other side. What were they thinking?”
Zhuge Liang shook his head. “That must be why they earned the nickname ‘Cowardly.’”
Tang Dynasty
Li Shimin was shocked when he saw Qin Shi Huang’s evaluation. He never expected Later Generations to admire this famous tyrant so much or rate him so highly.
Moreover, why was there no mention of him? Forget him—even no historical figures from the Tang Dynasty had appeared.
“There was even a Female Emperor. She must have come from a later dynasty!” Empress Zhangsun remarked as she looked at the evaluation above.
“Judging from the pattern, the dynasties are listed in order. She must have come from the next dynasty. I wonder how many centuries my Tang Dynasty will last!” Li Shimin sighed.
Although he knew no dynasty could last forever, the later dynasties still left him uneasy. Yet when he imagined a woman occupying the throne of a later dynasty, he felt a little schadenfreude. She must be someone with little ability.
Wu Zhou.
Wu Zetian looked at the comments on the Heavenly Screen and sighed. “How I wish I could do the same.”
Becoming emperor had already been difficult enough. If she passed the throne to her daughter, countless opponents would rise against her. Moreover, none of her daughters possessed the qualities she sought in a successor.
Shangguan Wan’er comforted her. “The current situation is good enough. Besides, this Divine Miracle of the Heavenly Screen may bring a turning point.”
Wu Zetian nodded with a smile. “That is true. I wonder what the situation of women in later generations is like. Judging from the comments, it must be much better than it is now.”
Song Dynasty
Zhao Kuangyin looked at the people’s evaluation of the Great Song on the Heavenly Screen. It was disgraceful. How could his descendants have turned out like this? After winning, they still sent silver to the other side. What were they thinking?
Three of the Four Great Inventions originated in his Song Dynasty—what an honor that was! It also possessed such powerful economic strength, yet it had gained such a poor reputation. How absurd must his descendants have been!
Even the famous tyrant had an excellent reputation, while his Great Song had earned the nickname “Cowardly.”
His face darkened. From now on, he would emphasize his sons’ education and rid himself of such an embarrassing title.
Xin Qiji and Yue Fei were delighted to see how their descendants evaluated them, but they both sighed when they thought about the situation in the Imperial Court.
No matter how highly Later Generations rated them, that could not change the atmosphere of the present age!
Some other elderly people obsessed with Alchemical Pills saw the claim on the Heavenly Screen that Alchemical Pills were poisonous and were frightened. They immediately summoned Imperial physicians to examine them and threw away all their Alchemical Pills. They had never expected these pills to shorten their lives instead of extending them—to become chains that stole their lives.
An Ran agreed with all of this, especially the comments about Qin Shi Huang. Unifying the Nation, its language and writing, and its weights and measures—how important and magnificent that was!
It was difficult to imagine having to learn so many different written languages. If only someone carrying a Golden Finger had gone to Qin Shi Huang and helped him unify everything at the proper time. She did not want to learn English!
【An Ran scrolled downward while cursing under her breath and saw a Video of elderly men and women Exercising in the Park with remarkable intensity.
Every one of those sixty- or seventy-year-old people had astonishing stamina! Even three of her could not compare. Seeing those High-Intensity, difficult exercises, An Ran expressed her sincere admiration.
One seventy-year-old elderly man had an incredible physique. He even had Abdominal Muscles and performed several consecutive somersaults without getting out of breath.
Amazing!
Comments.
“Athletes belonging to the elderly women.”
“This would make my grandma obsessed.”
“This reminds me of a Comment: ‘A seventy-year-old man is at the height of his powers, while I’m twenty and already on my last legs.’”
“I was still suspecting that I was useless. Now I’m fine—I have no doubts at all. I really am useless!”
“They still have to give up their seats for me on the bus.”
“These days, the elderly are full of vitality, while the young are lifeless.”
“If I were Retired, I’d be this cheerful and lively even without going to work. Working makes me old!”
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When everyone saw the ages of these elderly people, they ignored the strange objects and stared in shock at their condition.
Seventy years old! You call that seventy? If this is what seventy looks like, then what about them?
Some Common People in their forties and fifties looked much older than the elderly people in the Video. Wrinkles covered their faces, and sorrow weighed heavily upon them.
“This must be the Immortal Realm!”
“It certainly is! If this were not the Immortal Realm, how could these elderly people live so well?”
“This is not the Immortal Realm. This is a world from hundreds or thousands of years in the future era.”
A scholar said.
“How is this not the Immortal Realm? Look at how excellent the spirit and bearing of each elderly person is!”
A young man joined the earlier scholar in agreement. “It is not the Immortal Realm. The Immortal Realm is full of immortals who do not age or die. This must be a world from several thousand years in the future era. I am so envious! If I could live that long and still be this vigorous in old age, that would be wonderful.”
Everyone offered their opinions in turn. In the end, the elderly people believed that it was not the Immortal Realm, and tears streamed down their faces. “How wonderful. I am so envious. If only I could live among People of Later Generations.”
“Sigh, what is there to envy? Look at their clothes and their energy—they must be nobility or wealthy masters. Even if we lived in the future era, we would still suffer through the same hard life.”
“That is true.”
The common people were envious, and so were the emperors. Even wealthy people found it difficult to live so long while remaining so healthy.
The higher a person’s status and authority, the more they feared death. When they saw people in Later Generations living so long and remaining so strong, they envied them and wanted to ask how they had done it. All they could do was scratch their heads in frustration.
Some perceptive emperors noticed more than this; they also noticed the setting of the park.
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