Avoiding misfortune and seeking good fortune is a basic human instinct, although some people are particularly sensitive to it, such as Consort De and her son.
After listening to Zhao Shu's words, Emperor Mingde asked very seriously, "What good plan does Ajun have?"
Looking back over the past ten years, Zhao Shu has not done a lot, but each of her deeds can be analyzed in detail and then extended into many branches, all of which have benefited the country and the people.
Therefore, he believed Zhao Shu's words. As an emperor, he could boldly delegate power, but he was also always suspicious and distrustful. Whenever the officials in the court said they had a solution, he would first doubt whether the solution was feasible.
However, he subconsciously believed Zhao Shu's words.
"This matter is too complicated to explain in a few words. We need to find a sample to describe it clearly." Zhao Shu didn't dare to look at the door, fearing that Emperor Mingde would become suspicious. She didn't know why her father had come to the side hall. The Crown Prince had also come along, but she instinctively didn't want Emperor Mingde to go in at this time.
Putting aside the common flaws of emperors, Emperor Mingde was indeed a good emperor, diligent in his duties and loving his people. He was extremely wise in state affairs. He immediately said, "Where do you want to go? Although it is late, if you have a good plan, you must tell me as soon as possible. Tomorrow, the Crown Prince, Minister Yan, and your teacher will set off for the flood-stricken area."
"So urgent? Alright then, let's go to the Imperial Garden." Zhao Shu hurriedly went over and tugged at Emperor Mingde's sleeve, trying to drag him away.
"When will you ever act like a lady?" Emperor Mingde sighed helplessly and could only let Zhao Shu lead him. But after taking only two steps, he remembered that Sun Yun was still inside. He immediately turned away from Zhao Shu and opened the door.
"Uncle, why didn't you knock? How could an elder like you, who has no gentlemanly manners, raise such a virtuous niece? No wonder people say that our Zhao family are nouveau riche!" Zhao Shu hurriedly blocked the door, preventing Emperor Mingde from entering.
Although she had grown taller, she was still not as tall as Emperor Mingde. Looking over her head, Emperor Mingde frowned and asked, "Where is she?"
Zhao Shu looked around suspiciously, and sure enough, she didn't find anyone in the hall. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "A-Yun must have gotten sleepy waiting, so she went back first. Uncle, let's go to the Imperial Garden."
Emperor Mingde's face was somewhat gloomy. He was the supreme ruler, the emperor of a generation, who possessed the world. He was also considered handsome and charming, but what good was it? He was still rejected by a woman.
This reminded him of his younger brother, Prince Yong, Zhao Chonghou, who also had a tragic past. He had always known that his mother was going to marry the eldest daughter of the Huo family to his brother, and to be honest, he was extremely envious.
Even as the supreme ruler, the emperor who possessed the entire world, he had not married a daughter of a first-class noble family. He also looked down on those noble women who were declining in fortune or whose families had already declined.
As a temperamental emperor, he was very opposed to his younger brother marrying a woman from the Huo family, but as the elder brother, he also extremely hoped that his younger brother could get the best.
Aside from the reasons mentioned above, he also had another reason for not wanting the eldest daughter of the Huo family to marry into the Yong Prince's mansion. In retrospect, he could only sigh and say that fate was cruel and heaven was not on his side.
He sighed, then gave a self-deprecating laugh, saying, "The late emperor once said that the founding emperor told him, 'I...' This 'I' refers to the founding emperor. 'I raised an army for three reasons. First, because I was confident that I would be a better emperor than he would be.'"
This "he" refers to Emperor Dao, the last emperor of the fallen dynasty. "Secondly, it is because I want to establish a new order."
"Thirdly, I don't want to see my descendants bowing down for a meager living."
After listening to Emperor Mingde's words, Zhao Shu thought that Emperor Taizu was indeed a remarkable person. Many emperors in history could always find many high-sounding reasons for seizing power and usurping the throne, such as saving the common people or doing it for the sake of all living beings.
Do the common people not live without you? What do the lives of all people have to do with you? You speak so grandly, but isn't it all for your own ambitions and aspirations?
Of course, many emperors in history with great ambitions and aspirations still benefited the people of their time, and even if they had flaws, they are still worthy of respect and praise.
After Emperor Mingde finished speaking, he saw Zhao Shuliang's bright and lively eyes looking at him, and he said casually, "I also have three ambitions as an emperor."
Since Sun Yun wasn't there, he didn't pursue the matter further, not suspecting at all that bad people had come here. Perhaps he felt embarrassed and didn't want to delve into it, after all, he had been rejected.
They walked slowly across the overpass with Zhao Shu, chatting casually, and headed towards the Imperial Garden.
"What are your aspirations?" Zhao Shu asked obediently.
"Firstly, I hope that after my death, I can have a good posthumous title and temple name." Emperor Mingde spoke of his childhood life goals with a sense of the fleeting nature of time.
However, Zhao Shu was the kind of person who ruined the atmosphere and held grudges. Although she didn't know what had happened, she instinctively knew that her uncle was going to do something to upset her, so she pretended not to listen and teased the palace maid who was holding the palm-leaf fan.
Emperor Mingde: ...What was he going to do with this audacious niece? He pinched Zhao Shu's cheek and said, "You are only worthy of being called me. If it were anyone else, you would have been executed for disrespect long ago. Such rudeness! I am your elder."
"Ouch! I'm all grown up now, why are you still pinching me!" Zhao Shu looked disgusted, but the disgust was only for a moment. She smiled and said, "Uncle Emperor, may you live a long and healthy life. Why are you thinking about such trivial things at such a young age?"
"Secondly." Emperor Mingde did not intend to pay attention to her, but he found chatting with Zhao Shu to be extremely easy, so he was much more lenient. "Inherit the legacy of the founding emperor and let the Zhao dynasty last for thousands of generations."
After hearing this, Zhao Shu began to spoil the atmosphere again, "Emperor Taizu only wanted to establish a new order, he didn't say that the Zhao dynasty would last for thousands of generations, did he? He wasn't the First Emperor, otherwise you would be called the Yong III Emperor now."
Emperor Mingde felt that the conversation was going nowhere. He stared at her with a cold face, but Zhao Shu continued, "Even if the First Emperor wanted the Qin Dynasty to last for thousands of years, it still ended after the second generation. As the old saying goes, 'A willow planted unintentionally will grow into a shady tree.' Our Zhao Dynasty and the Dayong world will surely last for thousands of years. People say that wealth doesn't last three generations, but you, Your Majesty, have broken this curse."
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