I Livestream Gossip to the Ancients

*A grand historical celebrity embarrassment extravaganza* Shen Zhaozhao is a graduate student and travel vlogger. Her first stop is Qilu. After huffing and puffing her way up Mount Tai, she started a livestream while waiting for the sunrise and recited a poem for her viewers: "At the summit, all peaks are in sight. I look up at the bright moon, then down at the crowds all around." The comments rolled in: What a fine poem! Shen Zhaozhao: Today, let’s gossip about the emperors who loved performing the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai. There was Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han, who wanted to cultivate immortality; Emperor Guangwu of Han, a Son of Heaven who was the ultimate superstitious believer; Emperor Gaozong of Tang and his wife, who went to Mount Tai together; Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, who loved putting on a show and even brought a child prodigy along; and then there was Emperor Zhenzong of Song, who was just doing it for fun~ But after Emperor Zhenzong of Song went, the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai suddenly lost its prestige. This grand imperial spectacle became tacky from then on. The comments were instantly filled with gleeful laughter. But what she and her viewers didn’t know was that the livestream was connected to every dynasty across the ages. Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han, standing atop Mount Tai: So, should we keep going, or should we keep going? The other emperors heading for Mount Tai: Should we go or shouldn’t we? Only Emperor Zhenzong of Song looked utterly sincere: This is a heavenly revelation, an auspicious sign! Ministers, join me in performing the Fengshan ceremony. Meanwhile, Du Fu and Li Bai sneezed at the same time. Du Fu/Li Bai: Are our poems connected like this? Li Bai: This is beyond ridiculous. Du Fu: To get close to my idol is a blessing for three lifetimes. Bai Juyi: I wonder when she’ll recite one of my poems. I can’t wait. Meanwhile, commoners in every dynasty watched the gossip together. Their chats in the fields and villages, once about how many pancakes the empress could eat, had upgraded to whether the emperor’s Fengshan ceremony would become a laughingstock. Another day spent laughing at the emperor, tsk, tsk~ Shen Zhaozhao’s next stop was Xi’an, where she watched Qin Shi Huang get picked up by the metro. She joked, "Hello, Qin Shi Huang. Send me 50 yuan and I’ll send you a manual for cultivating immortality." The comments instantly filled with laughter. Qin dynasty officials and officials from other dynasties all fell silent... Shen Zhaozhao had no idea that her perfectly ordinary livestream was being watched across the Myriad Worlds, where everyone saw her everyday antics. Well, she was mortified, but not entirely, since all the famous people from the various dynasties were getting embarrassed along with her. The series may include: "Who’s the Number One Emperor at Making a Spectacle? Do You Even Deserve a Seat at the Table?" A Go-playing prince, Liu Qi; the Butcher Emperor; Taoist Jia Jing; the Emperor Who Knocked on the City Gates; the Polo Emperor; an enthusiast for abdication, and others make it to the finals. "Ancient Travelers: No One Can Top Him" "I Got My Entire Clan Wiped Out on My Own Merits" "The Ten Great Beauties of Ancient Times: Vote for the One You Love" "A Feasibility Report on Women Leaders Starting Rebellions: Chen Shuozhen and Tang Saier’s First Step to Becoming Empresses, Starting with a Platform and Program" "Beautiful Love, I’m Crying: Want to date someone who keeps a mistress? Want to date someone who gets buried alive with you? Want to date someone who makes you dig up wild vegetables?" "Another Day Crying Over a Beautiful Friendship: Stabbed in the Back" "A Look at Eight Great Banquets: It’s Easy to Be Richer Than the Emperor" "A Look at Six Popular Foods: Who Are They All Commemorating?" "A Look at Eight Great Natural Disasters, Plus Emergency First Aid Tips" "A Look at Ten Great Inventors: My Name Belongs in the Textbooks" "After Giving Up the Imperial Exams, I Took Off" P.S. The female lead doesn’t know that people from ancient times can see the livestream. A fun story. Historical records, unofficial histories, and notes are mainly used to serve the plot. There are modern-day scenes with the female lead. There is a storyline where a woman leads a successful rebellion. There is a storyline where women take the imperial exams and become officials. The world the female lead lives in will react to changes in the Myriad Worlds, with new archaeological discoveries popping up from time to time. The female lead is considered an archaeological good-luck charm. Theme: History shouldn’t be a family tree of emperors and generals.