He was born into the Royal Family, publicly known as the Empress's legitimate son. He was deeply valued by the old Emperor and was taught the ways of an Emperor from a young age.
He had always seen the lands and people of Great Yue as his own responsibility.
At around ten, he entered the military barracks, and soon after, he was on the battlefield.
He ascended the throne smoothly, excelling in both civil and military affairs.
He swiftly crushed the budding ambitions of the Alien Clans.
While he lived, the people of Great Yue were prosperous, and the borders were as stable as a mountain.
Could such a man, upon learning that his dynasty would face utter devastation and his people would be nearly wiped out after his death, truly continue to be so... willful, only pursuing carnal pleasures?
But perhaps because the impression of his madness was too deeply ingrained in her, Cui Lingyao didn't dare to be certain that he would simply and cleanly 'consider the bigger picture.'
