Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors

And after clicking these sentences, they will change to a different expression.

For example, this sentence "The Crown Prince and Emperor Gaozu of Liang raised troops in Jinyang, benevolent and magnanimous, with peerless valor."

After one click, it would change to "benevolent and magnanimous, with far-reaching strategic vision," after another click, it would become "of firm character, amenable to good advice," and upon one more click, it turned into "cunning without decisiveness, inscrutable in intention."

Each sentence had many different ways of being expressed.

These variations were as few as several or as many as more than ten, basically going from one extreme to another, making each variation an option.

Initially described as the Crown Prince with benevolence and wisdom, with Li Hongyun's first click, the "peerless valor" part was gone, but the "far-reaching strategic vision" remained.

If you kept changing it, these commendatory terms would gradually turn into derogatory ones, depicting the Crown Prince as a person without breadth of mind or capability, and even as someone who plundered wealth, women, and engaged in indecent affairs with the consorts of Emperor Gaozu.

Among these many descriptions, Li Hongyun had to choose the one he deemed most suitable.

So after a series of operations, Li Hongyun finally edited this section according to his basic understanding of history, making it into the ideal state he envisioned.

"...The Crown Prince and Emperor Gaozu of Liang raised troops in Jinyang, respectful and composed, a man of moderate ability, while his brother, Prince Qi, was fond of hunting, leaving a trail of misdemeanors.

"Emperor Gaozu raised an army, with the Crown Prince assisting in governing the state; Prince Qi, by Emperor Gaozu's arrangement, joined Lord Qin's army to earn distinction and gild his achievements. Lord Qin, campaigning in all directions, bravely leading his troops, subjugated the local warlords within a few years, unified the empire, and established the Liang Dynasty.

"During the Wude era, the Turkic repeatedly invaded, and Lord Qin led troops to fight the Turkic several times, quelling the border troubles. The Crown Prince managed the annexation of the He Tao region and also agreed with Emperor Gaozu's proposal to relocate the capital.

"Lord Qin, wise and brave with universal reliance, often met with friction from Emperor Gaozu's other consorts over rewards, and they made false accusations to Emperor Gaozu against Lord Qin while praising the Crown Prince's kindness.

"The Crown Prince and Prince Qi conspired to clip Lord Qin's wings, but Lord Qin, sensing this, began plotting with the support of numerous officials from the Heavenly Strategy Mansion.

"In the ninth year of Wude, though Emperor Gaozu was already past his sixties, he had no intention of abdicating. The Crown Prince and Lord Qin openly criticized each other, and Emperor Gaozu ordered them to confront each other in the palace the next day. Lord Qin laid an ambush at Xuanwu Gate, slaughtering the Crown Prince and Prince Qi. Since most of the imperial guards in the palace were Lord Qin's old comrades, they largely supported him.

"Lord Qin ordered Yuchi Jingde to enter the imperial palace and forced Emperor Gaozu to pass on the throne to him.

"When Jie Li Khan heard of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, he deemed the Liang Dynasty vulnerable internally and saw an opportunity, thus he marshaled his forces and marched south.

"Lord Qin commanded Yuchi Jingde to strike the vanguard and detain their envoys, and he had the elite Black Armor Army demonstrate their might along the Wei River, forcing Jie Li Khan to retreat, an event known as 'the Alliance at Wei River.'

"Lord Qin, believing that 'history can serve as a mirror to understand the rise and fall,' called together his ministers to compile histories. They were tasked with 'trimming the flowery language and writing directly of the facts' concerning the Xuanwu Gate Incident. He also had portraits of the many civil officials and valiant generals who followed him in conquering the world, hung in the Lingyan Pavilion, known as 'the Twenty-Four Meritorious Officials of Lingyan Pavilion.'

"With the concerted effort of the monarch and his ministers, they provided relief during natural disasters, eradicated the Turkic, welcomed envoys from all directions, and thus Emperor Taizong of Liang gained the title 'Heavenly Khan,' ushering in the prosperity of the Liang Dynasty, historically referred to as 'the Governance of the Zhenguan era.'

After browsing through it once and finding no major issues, Li Hongyun finally clicked confirm.

With a rustling sound, the page turned.

Then, Li Hongyun's vision swiftly zoomed in on the imperial palace in the heart of Chang'an.

He immediately recognized Emperor Gaozu of Liang, over fifty years old and dressed in a yellow dragon robe.

According to the Five Virtues teaching, the Liang Dynasty represented the earth virtue, hence Emperor Gaozu set his dragon robe to be yellow and elevated the color to a level exclusive to the emperor, strictly prohibiting its use among the common people.

By Emperor Gaozu's side, a strikingly beautiful consort was attentively serving him.

"Your Majesty, it is said that Lord Qin will soon seize Luoyang. Surely there will be countless treasures and riches in the treasury of Luoyang City. May I ask, Your Majesty, could you grant a share to your servant?"