Chapter 2408 When I Was Young

The emperor had a bitter face. He really didn't want to be the chosen one!

Before, after learning that Grandpa Gu was his grandmother's biological son and his uncle, he wanted to give up the throne.

But others didn't want to. He was educated by the Grand Empress Dowager and gave up the idea.

When the Grand Empress Dowager talked about this, he remembered his childhood.

The carefree little prince had a lot of fun in his fiefdom, but one day, the people in the palace took his family to the capital.

Then he was thrown to the Grand Empress Dowager to be raised.

Although the Grand Empress Dowager let his father marry many concubines, he had several younger brothers the next year, but only he was always by the Grand Empress Dowager's side.

The younger brothers grew up slowly. Except for King Kang who was unlearned and only knew how to please, the other few were very good, but the Grand Empress Dowager decided on him.

He was also irritable and rebellious, but the Grand Empress Dowager pulled him back abruptly. He didn't know why he listened to the Grand Empress Dowager so much.

It was not fear, but a kind of respect and worship, he could not help but want to obey.

In the dog days of summer, he was irritable, but when he saw the Empress Dowager who was studying with him, he dared not be irritable.

When he was reading at night, he fell asleep, but when he saw the Empress Dowager sitting next to him, he woke up instantly.

When he got up in the morning to practice sword, the Empress Dowager was always with him.

The Empress Dowager did not scold him and rarely smiled at him, but he could feel that the Empress Dowager really cared about him, loved him, and wanted to treat him well.

This kindness contained her own selfishness, and also a desire to teach a qualified monarch for the Great Zhou, but also the love of a grandmother for her grandson.

He had no blood relationship with the Empress Dowager. He asked himself, asking him to treat a child who had no blood relationship with him like this, he really couldn't do it.

From how old he was to when he ascended the throne in his teens, the Empress Dowager accompanied him for a long ten years.

She never beat or scolded him, but was a little strict.

He knew that this was all for his own good.

When he first ascended the throne, he was troubled by old ministers, and it was the Empress Dowager who stood up to protect him.

He still remembers what the Empress Dowager said to the minister and to him.

The Empress Dowager punished the minister and told all the ministers: "First, the emperor is the Son of Heaven, the legitimate eldest son and grandson of the previous emperor. Second, the emperor is my grandson. If any of you are against him, you are against me. Is it because I have lived in the deep palace for a long time that everyone thinks I can't lift a knife?"

Then the Empress Dowager said to him: "Emperor, remember, you are the master of a country, and you can make all the decisions. They are ministers, ministers who have devoted themselves to the Great Zhou, just assisting you, and cannot control you. A qualified monarch must have his own opinions. Also, you are my grandson, my eldest grandson. If you are timid, it will be a loss of face for me. Don't be afraid, I am here, no one dares to look down on you, and I will always protect you!"

If there were not so many people at that time, the emperor almost cried.

Growing up, it was only the Grand Empress Dowager who would say to him, "Don't be afraid, I will always protect you."

Since then, he has become much bolder and is used to asking the Grand Empress Dowager about many things.

At first, the Grand Empress Dowager would still say a few words, but after he turned 20, the Grand Empress Dowager really let him do it himself.