"Master, you didn't tell me my elder brother would have trouble back then."
"Heaven's secrets must not be divulged," the old man said.
"Then why did you disclose that I would become emperor?"
"Because at that time, you didn't want to shoulder the burden of all the lives under heaven," the old man said kindly. "I was worried about you before."
"Worried I wouldn't do well as emperor?"
The old man smiled but said nothing.
"Are you reassured now?" the emperor asked with a beaming smile.
"Rest assured, Your Majesty, you are a good king who loves the people like his own children." The old man's expression suddenly became very serious, "The people of Great Zhou are fortunate to have such a good emperor as you."
