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My name is Zong Ziyao, I am eight years old, and I am the Crown Prince of the Great Yuan Empire.

My great-grandfather is an old general. I don’t know his name, I’ve always called him great-grandfather since I was born. Others also respectfully call him old general when they see him, so I never knew his name.

My great-grandfather likes me very much and has kept me by his side since I was young. Of course, he is much stricter with me than others.

Every day, I have to get up before dawn to read and learn characters. After lunch, I take a short rest, then practice martial arts in the afternoon, and have to be inspected and tested in the evening.

But I like my great-grandfather, so I don’t feel tired.

My great-grandfather often says that I am the person the entire mansion has been waiting for a long time. Whenever he mentions father king, he always has an expression of disappointment and repeatedly warns me not to follow in father king’s footsteps.

But this year, my great-grandfather has gotten old, and I have become the crown prince. It can be considered as bringing honor to our family and bringing glory to one’s ancestors. He has relaxed a lot and is enjoying his old age.

Sigh. Actually, I quite like father king.

Because everyone wants me to study hard, they keep telling me that I am the Crown Prince of Great Yuan and must prioritize national affairs.

Only father king, every time, casually says that children should be children, play when they should play, learn when they should learn, and not to be so serious at such a young age.

Often when I am still in class, father king will secretly take me to skip class, go to the outskirts of the Imperial City to watch crickets, or stay in the best restaurant to eat dim sum. He also said that when he was young, he liked to lift tiles in the main room, steal birds in trees, and even ran away from home with a small bundle, almost becoming a famous hero. The current Jianghu without him is simply a loss to the Jianghu.

Oh, by the way, father king is King Jian’an, his name is Zong Yuanwu.

But he doesn’t stay in his own territory all year round, he squats in the Imperial City every day. It is said that for my sake, he handed over his territory, and the emperor’s dragon face was very pleased and rewarded father king with many weapons. Father king was so happy that he took his most precious Daxia Longque every day and went into the palace to try to spar with the emperor.

Because he frequently sought people out, he was disliked by another uncle, the King of Beining, who said that he disturbed the two-person space between His Royal Highness and uncle. It is said that several times when father king entered the palace, it was the King of Beining who sparred with him, causing father king to howl in pain.

But father king never gets angry, and every time he comes back, he is full of enthusiasm, saying that it is worthy of being a disciple of the Ghost Valley, it is even said that he is secretly thinking about stealing the teacher. Of course, with father king’s three-legged cat-level martial arts (here is a quote from Uncle Beining) “it is impossible to get a move from him in three lifetimes”.

Having said that about my silly father king, let’s talk about my Imperial Uncle.

My Imperial Uncle is His Majesty, the current emperor of Great Yuan. He is the best person in my eyes! Just like the moon in the sky, he is especially good to everyone.

Imperial Uncle is very busy on weekdays, either in the Zhang Palace or in the sleeping hall. According to Uncle Beining, both national affairs and family affairs must be grasped with both hands, and the physiological needs of the ministers must be met. And every time, he would be caught by the Imperial Uncle and be beaten, saying that he cannot teach bad things to children.

Of course, I don’t understand what they are saying.

It is precisely because Imperial Uncle is so busy that he doesn’t touch the ground. Several times when I went to the Zhang Palace, I saw Uncle Beining covering Imperial Uncle who had fallen asleep accidentally with a velvet blanket while correcting memorials, and then secretly imitating the handwriting of Imperial Uncle, helping Imperial Uncle handle government affairs, and staying up all night.

When I was very young, I heard many elders, unabling to hide their worries, saying that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.

But who can see how good the relationship between Uncle Beining and Imperial Uncle is, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are as close as glue. They never guard against each other, just like they trust each other with their backs.

I really can’t think of it, father king also said that they used to be mortal enemies.

Maybe all the enemies in the world are like this, I have a vague understanding.

Nowadays, Great Yuan is the only one in the entire Great Wilderness, and it is also the largest country. This year, many vassal states have been beaten down one after another, and the tribute teams are massive, streaming columns every year.