Inside the inn.
Chu Xingchen and Li Xingtian both turned their gazes toward Li Yingling, waiting for the unofficial history she claimed they could use as a reference.
After all, when the reigning dynasty wrote its own history, there was always some whitewashing of the peace and prosperity, and anything truly significant would never make it into the history books.
Only in unofficial histories, amid all their wildness, were scraps of the true past often hidden.
Besides, even if an unofficial history contained no truth whatsoever, that did not really matter.
Because any widely circulated unofficial history was bound to have one trait-it was entertaining enough, and absurd enough.
The founding emperor's romantic escapades topped the list, followed by those of the founding empress.
After all, food and sex were human nature.
Besides, only unofficial histories wild enough could survive the scouring of time and remain in its long river, becoming histories that stank yet stubbornly endured.
Even if they only listened for a laugh, it would hardly be a loss.
Li Yingling cleared her throat and began recounting the unofficial history with a serious expression:
"According to legend, this dynasty wasn't actually called the Black Tortoise Kingdom when it was founded. The name was changed later. It was originally called the Tangchi Kingdom, and its first emperor rose through a rebellion that overthrew the previous dynasty."
"The name Black Tortoise Kingdom was only adopted after the death of Zhao Taizu, the founding emperor of the Tangchi Kingdom."
"According to the unofficial history, the truth behind this name change can actually be traced back to Zhao Taizu's wife, the founding empress-Empress Chen."
Hearing this, Chu Xingchen looked toward Li Xingtian beside him.
Master and disciple both understood the meaning in each other's eyes-the part everyone loved had finally arrived.
This