Livestreaming a Rundown of History's Great Generals for Emperor Wu

Su Ye, a small-time creator who uploads a monthly video in the Wargame Sandtable series, switches to fast-paced history recaps to make a living. By chance, she gets bound to the Three Thousand Worlds System, and her livestream opens a window onto every dynasty in history.

The first episode tells how Yue Fei led his troops to reclaim half of the Central Plains, only for ten years of hard work to be undone in an instant.

"His emperor, Wanyan Gou, no, Zhao Gou, was scared out of his wits. He insisted on making peace with the Jin, acting like a surrender faction. He was even willing to give up his title and become a vassal. In the illustrious Old Zhao family, he was especially promising."

"But it wasn't up to him. The Jin wanted him dead for good, and only then did he think of resisting. After all, if you don't have a general who can fight, they'll just wipe you out. Who would bother negotiating with you?"

"Fight for peace, and peace will endure. Seek peace through compromise, and peace will perish."

"This was when Yue Fei and a host of other generals came onto the scene."

"Unfortunately, a loyal patriot like Yue Fei, who wanted to reclaim the country, didn't understand Zhao Gou's real aims at all. How could his boss not make things hard for him? Sometimes they wouldn't even send him provisions, and needless to say, they ostracized him. He was forced out of his post several times."

"But a renowned general is a renowned general. At his peak, he used five hundred cavalry to rout the Jin Crown Prince's elite force of a hundred thousand. He had already recovered most of Henan and was about to retake Kaifeng when an urgent delivery arrived from Emperor Gaozong of Song: twelve golden command plaques. He was summoned back to the capital and reassigned to a powerless post."

"I'm speechless, folks, just speechless. The soldiers weren't the only ones stunned. Even the Jin Crown Prince was stunned and thought the intelligence was a trap."

"After that, the Jin were more or less incapable of launching a large-scale war against the Southern Song. The situation was looking great, and Zhao Gou was delighted. At last, he could kneel before the Jin and call them Dad. No, I mean the Jin, who had been getting beaten up by Yue Fei, were finally willing to negotiate with him. The Jin demanded that he kill Yue Fei, and of course he had to. He had to meet Dad's demands, and do it efficiently. So in less than a year, Yue Fei was thrown into a wrongful imprisonment, and the foreign student Qin Hui wrongfully had him killed at Fengbo Pavilion."

Emperor Wu, who had no one to rely on, had been getting beaten for years, and was now training troops and reviving the military examinations: ???

--If you don't want those famous generals, give them to me. I'll hand over all authority at the border, no problem.

"From then on, the northern people were trampled under iron hooves again, while the southern people had to pay protection money again. Honestly, shouldn't Zhao Gou kneel and kowtow to the people and Yue Fei for a few years?"

"Of course, there's only one emperor's throne. His big brother and dad are safer left with his stepfather's family!"

Yongzheng sent people out in the middle of the night to rebuild the Yue Fei Temple and sculpt a kneeling statue of Emperor Gaozong of Song.

Sure enough, an emperor who doesn't trust loyal and capable ministers to the death isn't a good little brother.

Yongzheng's one and only designated younger brother, Prince Yi: Is that really the point? Don't you think we could use more territory?

"And what about Zhao Gou's father and older brother, who were captured by the Jin, as well as all the officials of the Song court? Shouldn't they kowtow to the people and to the consorts and princesses they sent to the Jin camps?"

"Every year they sent tribute, silk, and more. It still wasn't enough. They also sent people their wives, children, and even themselves. Truly moving, and sincere beyond words."

"If you have low blood pressure, give this creator a follow!"

Zhao Kuangyin, who had just disarmed his old brothers over wine and established a policy of favoring civil officials over military ones: ???

"Why was the Great Song so timid? They were timid for years, and the military examinations were held only sporadically. The Northern Song fell, yet Yue Fei was so good at fighting?"

Zhuge Liang, who had just executed Ma Su, caught the keywords and immediately started grinding away on a military examination research project.

"First, let's look at his strategic ability to mobilize and rely on the people, the defensive strategy of 'uniting the Hebei region'! And at the military discipline that went hand in hand with it: 'They would rather freeze to death than tear down a house, and starve to death rather than plunder.'"

"How about it? Doesn't that sound familiar? If it does, type 1 in the chat!"

The First Emperor, who believed in harsh laws and punishments, approves.

"Second, let's see how he vanished on the battlefield and filled the enemy's vision with fog. If you want to see it, like, comment, and share! Once we hit a thousand likes, this creator will post the next episode in three days."

Yue Fei, on his northern expedition, and his wife Li Wa: Well... there's no need to explain it quite that clearly.

Half the story consists of historical figures' commentary and actions, and the other half is the livestream and its comments.

No arguing for the sake of it. The author does what they want and loves writing whatever they find satisfying.

Theme: Face history honestly and confront difficulties head-on.