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Cheng Hechuan was so frightened that he quickly supported him: "Mr. Song! You can't do it!"

"Yes!" Song Lian's eyes were red, "I have been studying history for three years, and I have been thinking about it day and night but I just can't figure out this truth. You figured it out as soon as you came here, you are my noble person!"

Cheng Hechuan couldn't laugh or cry.

But he also understood one thing in his heart, Song Lian was a real scholar.

In this precarious era, there are still people who are willing to turn over books and write history conscientiously.

This kind of person should not die on the road to exile.

"Mr. Song," Cheng Hechuan helped him sit down, "please tell me what your Majesty's requirements are for this "History of the Yuan Dynasty"? I will have a direction."

Song Lian sat down, wiped his face, and gradually calmed down.

"Your Majesty..." He sighed, "What your Majesty wants is not a history book, but to use the demise of the Yuan Dynasty to warn future generations. Your Majesty often said that the Yuan Dynasty was dominated by foreign races in the Central Plains and perished in less than a hundred years. Why? Because the monarchs and ministers were alienated, because corrupt officials were rampant, and because those who told the truth were killed."

"So the "History of the Yuan Dynasty" that your Majesty wants is a history of the country's subjugation and a history of lessons."

Cheng Hechuan nodded.

He understood Zhu Yuanzhang's intention.

The "History of the Yuan Dynasty" was revised not for academic research but for political propaganda.

You see, this is how the Yuan Dynasty died.

But Song Lian's next words moved Cheng Hechuan's heart.

"But your Majesty sometimes said other things," Song Lian lowered his voice, "Your Majesty said that although the Yuan Dynasty lost the world, its system had merits. For example, the provincial system, such as the setting up of post stations."

"His Majesty also said that he had fought with Emperor Yuan Shun and knew that that man was not a complete fool. When Emperor Yuan Shun finally fled north, His Majesty even had people deliver food to him."

Cheng Hechuan was stunned.

Did Zhu Yuanzhang send food to Emperor Yuan Shun?He had never seen this detail before.

Song Lian seemed to notice his doubts and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty will not allow these things to be written in the history books. But I have been here for three years and I have heard bits and pieces."

"Your Majesty is this person..." Song Lian paused, "He doesn't blink when he kills people, but when he doesn't kill people, he is also a person who misses old friendships."

Cheng Hechuan fell silent.

He thought of the contradictory records in historical materials.

On the one hand, Zhu Yuanzhang extremely belittled the Yuan Dynasty, and on the other hand, he sacrificed to the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty many times.

This man is not a simple tyrant, he is an extremely complex person.

"Mr. Song, I would like to borrow your notes."

Song Lian happily took out several thick booklets from his arms: "They are all here. I have been memorizing the life, political achievements, and mistakes of each emperor of the Yuan Dynasty for three years, as well as some of His Majesty's original words."

Cheng Hechuan took it and turned to the first page.

Song Lian's handwriting is neat and tidy:

"In the Yuan Shun Emperor's dynasty, Tutuo, a loyal minister, was falsely accused and died, and the world was unjust. Tutuo died, and the Yuan Dynasty could not be saved."

"In the Yuanshun Emperor's dynasty, Prime Minister Taiping was poisoned for speaking out and admonishing him. After Taiping's death, there was no one else who dared to speak out in the court."

"In the Yuan Shun Emperor's dynasty, Zhang Zhen, an admonisher, wrote a letter stating ten things. He was demoted to Lingnan and died in his exile. From then on, the world only heard the sound of flattery."

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