But they would never know that the Emperor was not a thousand miles away, but right before their eyes. Because the common people didn't know, the legends became more and more divine.
"The Emperor is the True Dragon, of course he knows everything!"
Or "The Emperor, a wise ruler of his generation, has been blessed by his ancestors, who speak to him in dreams at midnight!"
Even more absurd was the claim, "The Emperor loves his subjects like his own children, moving Heaven itself...!"
By the end, the circulated versions made even Zhao Junyao himself not know whether to laugh or cry.
But enough idle talk.
