The emperor's meaning was clear. "Ziwei Fuxing carries the destiny of the country, so her strategy, even if not the best in the world, must be ranked in the top three."

"Her martial arts skills, even if not the best in the world, must be ranked second."

"Her courage and insight, even if she can't see the whole world, at least she can understand the court and the people."

"Even if she can't truly become a lucky star that protects the world, she must at least have the ability to protect herself completely."

"Otherwise, the whole world will be her wedding dress!"

As soon as she died, rumors spread and the world was in complete chaos!

Li Xiangyi listened to these words and agreed repeatedly, "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and it is a blessing for the people!"

One more thing to say, "Even if she is not good at literature or martial arts, at least she should have a good mind and a compassionate heart to help the world!"

The two of them spoke to each other, and their words touched the other's heart.

The emperor snorted coldly, "I think you are not good at astrology, but you can speak."

Being able to speak is rare.

Because you need to understand people’s hearts first.

Li Xiangyi understood him, and he knew who the next successor would be, but when the inheritance would come was his business, and it was not up to the little brats under him to take it on their own.

He can give, but no one is allowed to snatch it away!

"You go ahead. From now on, Shen Ruyi's affairs will be handed over to you and Master Yikong to help her improve."

"In three years, I want to see a different Shen Ruyi! In terms of literature, she must be able to debate with the heroes in the court; in terms of martial arts, she must be able to sweep away the enemies on the battlefield!"

Li Xiangyi bent down, "I... thank the emperor for his cultivation on her behalf."

"Go down."

The emperor waved his hand and let Li Xiangyi go.

Li Xiangyi left tactfully.

The emperor stood up and walked into the back hall.

He took out the portrait of the late queen, his eyes reddened, "Am I... finally selfish?"

"I still remember, on the day we parted, you told me that when we meet at the summit tomorrow, you must become the most stunning woman in the world, proficient in both civil and military affairs, able to help me stabilize the country and wield a gun to intimidate all directions?"

Two lines of hot tears rolled down.

He choked up slightly, "When I saw Shen Ruyi that day, it was like seeing you when you were young. If you and I had a daughter, it would be the same, right?"

As he spoke, he covered his face, "It's my fault for not educating the prince well. He was born into a royal family, but his vision is not half as good as yours, and his martial arts, talent, courage, and strategy are not even half as good as yours. He has not inherited anything from you or me."

"After all, I am the one who is sorry for you."

"One day, I will go down and apologize to you."

…

Li Xiangyi left in the wind and snow, and saw the Zen master Yikong entering the palace from afar.

After reading for a long time, he sighed, "The emperor knows everything! The power and ability of Emperor Wu of Northern Qi can probably only be compared to the current head of Fengyu Pavilion, Beidi, and now His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince."

What made him even more emotional was the emperor's arrangement for Shen Ruyi.

The degree of respect he holds is enough to be compared with that of the princes.

It's also Shen Ruyi's own hard work.

Her every move showed the emperor her tenacity, endurance, intelligence and humility.

It was she herself who fought for this opportunity for herself.

The emperor expects her to be the next empress.

She is the mother of the country and the next emperor's concubine and assistant.

The next guardian of Northern Qi!

From now on, he finally doesn't have to worry too much about the future of his little apprentice.

…

Shen Cangyun watched Li Xiangyi leave, and then watched Master Yikong go in, but still did not wait for the emperor to call him in.

He was so anxious that bubbles appeared on his mouth.

"Eunuch Yuan, please inform him again." He couldn't help but look at Eunuch Yuan under the eaves.

Eunuch Yuan held the whisk and looked at him with unprecedented coldness. "The emperor has something to do, so it won't work if I report it to you. Prime Minister, you better wait."

After doing what he did at Hantan, do you feel guilty now?

It's too late!

In the imperial study.

Zen Master Yikong stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty."

"Brother, sit here." The emperor pointed to the seat next to him and sighed, "I asked you to come here today because I want to talk about Ziwei Fuxing."

The Zen master nodded, "I have heard that Shen Cangyun killed Ziwei Fuxing in order to save Shen Jiaojiao, but he didn't expect to shoot himself in the foot."

The two sat down, and the Zen master sighed, "This is really crazy."

The emperor nodded, "Yes, it's crazy."

Then he looked at the Zen master and said, "Brother, can you tell me why you accepted Shen Ruyi as your disciple last time? Prajna Hall has never accepted female disciples before."

There are not many disciples in Prajna Hall.

But they are all characters.

Even this emperor came from the Prajna Hall.

Yikong's attainments are even more unfathomable. Over the years, the first disciple he accepted was the ninth prince Rong Yan.

The second one is Shen Ruyi.

He could understand the reception banquet, but Shen Ruyi...

Yikong sighed upon hearing this, "Maybe it was fate. I asked her a question that day, and her answer touched my heart. I felt that she had a talent for wisdom, so I accepted her."

"oh?"

The emperor was a little surprised. "She is only sixteen. What did she say to move Senior Brother so much?"

Yikong recalled the scene at that time and said after a moment: "That day I asked her how a person could avoid the sufferings of this world and stay calm."

The emperor heard this and said, "This question is difficult to answer. Some people cannot answer it in their entire lives."

Then he looked at Master Yikong and said, "I am very curious about how a little girl like her would answer."

"She said," Yikong smiled, "The sufferings of this world are nothing more than love, hate, greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance and doubt. These things torture people to the point of wanting to die."

"If you want to be liberated, you cannot argue with reality."

“Don’t expect others, there will be no hope, and no disappointment. Don’t control yourself, don’t control others, don’t try to make everything develop the way you want, and there will be no disappointment.”

The emperor fell silent after hearing this.

This touched him deeply. "She's right. Most of the unsatisfactory things in life come from this. When we live in this world, we always hope that everything will go as we wish. We hope that the people we like will also like us. There are always many 'I feel's', such as how I feel I should act, how others should act, and how things should be.

"But this world doesn't revolve around any one person."

“The gap between expectation and reality is the crack in our hearts.”

The emperor said, looking up at the Zen master, "It is rare for her to understand this at such a young age. No wonder she can stay clean in a family like the Shen family."

Changing the subject, the emperor confirmed his thoughts, "Brother, I called you here this time because I want to entrust her to you."

"First, she is an innocent child who should not have died inexplicably in the flood. Second, she is a lucky star of Ziwei, tied to the fate of the country, and she must not get into trouble. Third, he is Rong Yan's sweetheart, and I am Rong Yan's father. I don't want him to be sad at a young age."

Finally, he sighed, "Fourth, my selfish motives, since you have seen her, you will understand clearly."

It is an injustice to the late queen.

It was because he had experienced the sadness of losing his beloved at a young age, so he didn’t want his son to go through that.

Zen Master Yikong nodded, "You want her to live up to her name and become a true Ziwei lucky star."

The emperor nodded, "Yes."

"Since she can fully understand the path to liberation, she can also fully understand compassion."

"She can do it."

Zen Master Yikong nodded, "The Emperor saw her potential from this incident. As long as she is given a chance, she is brave and resourceful."