Chapter 54

However, he didn't enjoy it for long before the Sky Screen's style changed:

【Faults Chapter: Shipwreck Master and Financial Black Hole】

【In military, he is a scapegoat for the divine wind. The biggest failure of his life was attacking Japan twice. The first time he encountered a typhoon, the second time he encountered a typhoon again, and the entire fleet was fed to the fish.】

【From then on, the Japanese called this typhoon "Kamikaze." These two campaigns wasted money and manpower, purely contributing to the marine ecology.】

Kublai Khan's smile froze on his face.

Attacking Japan... was an eternal pain in his heart.

Two eastern expeditions consumed countless money and grain, one hundred thousand troops were buried in the fish belly, and he didn't even see the faces of the Japanese.

These later people actually teased him like this, saying "contributing to the marine ecology"... simply hateful!

【In finance, hyperinflation. Paper currency played well in the early days, but later, in order to fight wars and build palaces, he started printing money like crazy. The result is imaginable; hyperinflation was fiercer than the current Zimbabwe. Money became less and less valuable, and the people suffered.】

Kublai Khan's face sank.

Printing money... he realized this later, but at the time the treasury was empty, and he had no choice.

These later immortals, standing and talking doesn't hurt their backs!

【In politics, the implementation of the four-class system.】

【In order to maintain rule, he created the famous "four-class system" in history: Mongols first, Semu people second, Han people third, Southern people (Southern Song remnants) fourth.】

【This is like dividing year-end bonuses based on bloodline in a company; who would have the heart to work? This discriminatory policy buried the mine of ethnic conflict.】

Kublai Khan was silent.

The four-class system was his decision after weighing the pros and cons, but it did indeed leave hidden dangers.

These later people hit the nail on the head, and he had nothing to say.

【In internal strife, the empire split: although he defeated his brother Ariq Böke, the other khanates didn't care about him, the "Great Khan."】

【He actually only controlled this part of China, and that super Mongol Empire spanning Europe and Asia completely split in his hands. This also made his reputation within the Mongols polarized, with some calling him a "traitor."】

"Enough!"

Kublai Khan finally couldn't help but roar.

The ministers in the hall were so scared they knelt on the ground, shivering.

Kublai Khan's chest heaved, staring at the glaring words on the Sky Screen, his face livid.

Seven parts merit and three parts fault, he admitted.

But such a teasing tone, such lighthearted ridicule, where does it put his imperial dignity!

And just at this moment, those colorful small characters on the Sky Screen floated over again:

【Ying Zheng (Qin Shi Huang): @Kublai Khan, you, a foreigner, also dare to call yourself the "Greatest Emperor"? I relied on the remaining strength of six generations to unify the Central Plains, and you, you just rode in on a horse? What about the later descendants? What about Liu Bang? What about Liu Che? How did you end up like this!】

Kublai Khan's eyes turned cold.

Qin Shi Huang? That tyrant who burned books and buried scholars? Also worthy of accusing me?

【Liu Bang (Han Gaozu): @Liu Che @Li Shimin, what do you think? Our Han territory was occupied by sheep herders.】

Liu Bang? Han Gaozu? A street rascal who luckily obtained the world, also dare to mock me?

【Liu Che (Han Wu Di): I sealed the wolf at Juxu back then just to guard against these grassland brothers. As a result, I guarded against the Xiongnu, but didn't guard against you Mongols. @Kublai Khan, you do have a knack for fighting, but those two attempts at Japan were really trash; even my warships could float better than you.】

Han Wu Di Liu Che?

Hmph, if not for Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, could you Liu Che have defeated the Xiongnu? Still have the face to say my attack on Japan was trash?

【Li Shimin (Tang Taizong): What I love is them coming to pay tribute, not letting them be the chairman! This... this world has changed.】

Li Shimin? Tang Taizong? A rebellious son who killed his brother and forced his father, also worthy of talking about "loving equally"? Hypocritical!

Kublai Khan became angrier the more he looked, and just as he was about to erupt, another line of small characters suddenly floated across the Sky Screen:

【Zhu Yuanzhang (Ming Taizu): Alright, alright, stop howling! Old Zhu, let me say a fair word. This Kublai Khan, although I scold him as the "Master of the Hu Yuan," in terms of ability, he is indeed a man.】

【The provincial system he built, our Great Ming continues to use; he circled Yunnan and Tibet in, saving me a lot of trouble. Merit is merit, fault is fault. Just because he kneaded this broken landscape back together, this "Greatest Emperor" tenth place, I acknowledge it!】

Kublai Khan was stunned.

Zhu Yuanzhang? Ming Taizu? Who is this again?

Listening to this, is he the later emperor who replaced the Great Yuan? Actually... speaking for him?

Immediately after:

【Zhu Di (Ming Chengzu): Seconded! The old man is right. Besides, that grandson took Beijing as the capital; this vision is about the same as mine! If he hadn't repaired Dadu well, I would have had to rebuild it with great effort when moving the capital.】

【However @Kublai Khan, if you had won the attack on Japan, I wouldn't have had to guard against the Japanese pirates so hard later.】

Zhu Di? Ming Chengzu? Moving the capital to Beijing?

It seems that there is more than one person who set the capital in Beijing in later generations.

This Zhu Di's vision is not bad.

Kublai Khan's anger subsided slightly.

Although these later emperors were one by one impolite, at least someone said a fair word.

Merit is merit, fault is fault, he, Kublai Khan, can bear it.

However, it wasn't over yet.

【Aisin Gioro Xuanye (Kangxi Emperor): Old Kublai, as a minority nationality that also entered the Central Plains, I give you a like.】

【But your "four-class system" is not as smooth as my "Manchu-Han integration," no wonder your Yuan Dynasty didn't live past a hundred years.】

Kublai Khan: "???"

Aisin Gioro Xuanye? Kangxi Emperor?

Minority nationality peer? Manchu-Han integration? Yuan Dynasty didn't live past a hundred years?!!

He opened his eyes wide, staring fixedly at that line of small characters.

Yuan Dynasty... didn't live past a hundred years?!

How is this possible! His Great Yuan had a vast territory and strong soldiers, how could it...

【Aisin Gioro Hongli (Qianlong Emperor): Immediately followed up, and posted a doggerel poem he wrote himself (automatic bullet chat version): "Grassland eagle enters the Central Plains, divine wind sighs twice in vain. The Old Man of Ten Perfections looks at you now, writing poetry is still my lead!" By the way, he also @ everyone, asking if his poem was good.】

Kublai Khan: "..."

He suddenly felt a tightness in his chest and a sweetness in his throat.

Grassland eagle? Divine wind twice? Old Man of Ten Perfections? Writing poetry in the lead?

What is all this! This Qianlong Emperor, is he not a fool!

And on the Sky Screen, a pile of "Good!", "Your Majesty is wise!", "Ten perfections!" bullet chats floated by, making Kublai Khan's eyes go dark.

Finally, a line of small characters floated by:

【Ying Zheng (Qin Shi Huang):... Block this poetry writer.】

Kublai Khan: "..."

He suddenly felt that compared to these later emperors, he seemed... quite normal.

At least, he wouldn't write this kind of doggerel poem.

On the Sky Screen, the ranking about him was drawing to a close.

The voice of that later person sounded again:

【Alright, the tenth place ranking is over! Regardless, this "Sechen Khan" from the grassland, with his life, tore a hole in this "Ten Greatest Emperors" list, leaving his own, controversial yet colorful mark.】

The scene gradually dimmed, and the galaxy swirled again.

Kublai Khan stood at the high point of the palace, the night wind blowing his robes, hunting in the wind.

He looked at the Sky Screen, looked at the gradually disappearing words, and was silent for a long time.

Merits and faults, leave them for later generations to say.

He, Kublai Khan, fought all his life, unified the world, provincial system, used paper currency, incorporated Tibet, conquered Japan, had gains and losses, had merits and faults.

But at least, he left his name in this Chinese history, that is enough.