On the day the new emperor ascended the throne, blood flowed in front of Xuanmen to the end of the palace road.
He killed his clan members, imprisoned the queen mother, and replaced half of the court. People all over the capital said that Pei Che was a tyrant who would not live more than three years.
Yu Tingwan, the little scribe at Lantai Pavilion, also thought so.
Until the tyrant sat in the Lantai, pointed at the "Jin Shang Shi Lu" that the historian had just finished and asked:
"What are you going to write about me that night in Xuanmen?"
The teacher was dragged out for saying "soldiers entering the forbidden door". In order to save his life, Yu Tingwan closed his eyes and compiled a non-existent "Qianlong Legacy":
It is recorded in the book that when he was a boy, His Majesty used the pseudonym Zhaochuan, opened a warehouse on a snowy night, rescued a man alone, and refused to reserve the throne three times. He was the master of destiny secretly selected by the late emperor.
After Pei Che listened, he was quiet for a long time.
"Where's the book?"
Yu Tingwan: "... It's eaten by insects."
"How much damage is there?"
"One copy."
Pei Che pushed the blank book in front of her: "Then I'll trouble Yu Qing to write down the part eaten by the worm, word for word."
From then on, Yu Tingwan checked files during the day and compiled history at night.
She wrote that a tyrant loved his people, and the next day he raided the dignitaries who were hoarding grain and opened warehouses to provide relief.
She wrote that the tyrant remonstrated, and on the third day he sent home the old minister who had scolded him for half an hour, and also rewarded him with a box of throat lozenges.
She wrote that the tyrant was not close to women, and on the fourth day the whole court began to urge him to establish a queen.
Pei Che put the pen in her hand, half-smiling but not smiling: "In this paragraph, how does Yu Qing plan to help me?"
Purpose: Love all people even if you are considered a tyrant