Dear Hart, dear son, and Your Majesty the Emperor, your father Mel greets you and your wife and children from afar. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It has only been less than half a year since I received the last letter, and I have not returned to mourn Zhiheng, and Xin Ye passed away. When Mr. Ruizhi was still alive, I told you about me and Xinye. There are some things that cannot be mentioned before death, and you cannot mention them after death, you just need to know that Xinye was your nominal mother and became half of your mother, and that is enough.

I know you love Kaguya more than the other princesses, but you must not favor Kaguya for this. Kaguya is a strong child, she was like this when she was a child, and she was like this when she grew up. Mother's death is a huge blow to her, but she will definitely not fall because of this, relying on you like Deira and Raella.

Deira and Ryla are your sisters and your wives. You have favored them since you were a child, and I advised you to keep away from them appropriately, lest they be overly dependent on you, but you would not listen. When you have Kaguya, they become jealous and oppose Kaguya as sisters and princesses until now.

I've said this to you many times. I am not telling you this to settle old scores, but to make you remember the mistakes you have made so that you don't have to do it again. Like me, you have many wives, and I tell you the truth, that you cannot keep your family together by gentleness alone, but by wisdom.

You often argue with me that there should be no calculation among family members, and I know that is true, but you do not understand what I say. Like your mother, you can give emotionally without regrets, but doing so will not keep the family in peace.

When Yishan and Euris died, your mother cried very sadly. She knew that I was not suitable for them, but she was too considerate of my feelings and asked me to marry them. Of all your mothers, there are only three who are deceased.

Kiki has no regrets in the world, she rarely tastes bitterness in the world, she knows the time of death, and she is indifferent when she closes her eyes. She looked like me when she saw me, and how she looked when she closed her eyes, and she never maintained it. Yishan and Euris live in fear before they reach middle age, because their faces are dull and their bodies are aging. They take the body nourishing jade all day long, eat the maintenance medicine of Anjie, accept the ability of Zhenxin to recuperate, and drink the milk of Yanhe and Nanyi, but they are still afraid.

I have told them more than once that I will not abandon them because of their age, but they do not believe me. They always feel that they are a burden to me and a burden to others, and they end up doing things that hurt themselves and everyone. Your mother wept for ten days after the funeral because she regretted letting me marry them and causing everyone to suffer together.

When you were young, I used to say to you, Be wise with others, but you did not listen. You always treat people with sincerity, and if they are good to you, you are doubly good to them. If girls love you, marry them.

I'm not a good role model when it comes to marriage. You ought to have followed your grandfather's example and married only one wife, and I taught you so. It's a pity that I can't teach you by word and deed and can't get you to take this to heart. Most of the daughters of my close ministers have made private agreements with you for life when they are young, and some of your sisters have married you, and you have not refused.

For women, you should learn from reason. You once admired Liu Fei, but Liu Fei only loved Mingli, do you know why? Because Liu Fei's eyes can see through people's hearts, she knows that there is only one place in Mingli's heart, as long as she occupies it, Mingli can't tolerate other women. But your heart is open, and you don't know how many women you can hold.

Of your brothers, only reason can do this. Dingwu married his sister Jing Si, Hein's daughter Lef, and Stranzie's daughter Riel. Both Seongji and Seonghyun are married to the daughters of the Heyan family, and Hamr has more wives than you. Your brothers have also taken many wives, but they are wiser than you.

Jingsi, Leif and Riel are sisters, and most of the daughters of the Kazuyan family were elected to the new-style shrine and became shrine maidens, and Seichi and Seigen married shrine maidens. Harmel has his own unique vision, and the girls he chooses are suitable for him and can accept each other, so there is no conflict in his family.

You had an argument with Hamel about the crown prince, when you were already the crown prince and wanted your brother to replace you. You know that Ham's prestige in the kingdom is higher than yours, and that he is more capable than you, and you want to give him the throne, but he refuses. You hated your brother because of this, because he would not bear your burdens.

Originally, I wanted Hamel to be the crown prince, but you got engaged to the daughter of my close minister ahead of schedule. You think you're not doing anything big, but you're not, and before you notice, you've tied the fate of the empire to you. Hamel is as lazy and smarter than you, and when he saw that you had done these things, he could not stop you, so he let it be, and made you the crown prince.

If you want to be as free as Hamere, foresee the time of death when you are young. Hamel is younger than you, but he sees his path before you do, chooses the right burden to pick, and can easily fulfill his obligations. You always look at what is in front of you, and when the burden is on your shoulders, you realize that you have to carry the burden and walk, so your burden will increase.

When you were young, I used to talk to you about these things, but you didn't listen. After I parted from you, I used to write to you like this, but you still didn't listen. When you came to the throne, I said to you, God promised the House of Byrons one thing, that as long as we do not break our oath, the House of Byrons will live with you. You have sworn to God when you ascended the throne, and I am confident that you will not break your oath, but you must always remember that if the emperor does not stay on the right path, his people will go down the wrong path. If you stray from the right way, your people will stray for a moment, or more.

So you have to discipline yourself and reflect on yourself. Dingwu took his mother's place, and he was always by your side, so you should listen to his admonitions, and you must not act arbitrarily. In government affairs, you should listen more to the words of sincerity, scientific research, and military affairs, and even more to Hame's advice.

You are the weakest of your brothers, but you have become the emperor. Your brothers willingly do things under you, and you must not do them badly. You have to be careful not to make people suspicious. Your brothers' hearts are always together, but outsiders want to see you divided. You will not quarrel with each other, but outsiders will quarrel with each other over you.

Therefore keep your hearts together not only in your hearts, but also in your words and deeds, and keep peace before all men, and do not quarrel over great things or small things, so that there may be a gap in the hearts of your men. And I have often said these things to you, but you have not listened, and have quarreled with your brothers in your flesh, and have spoken against their will.

Obviously it's just a temporary grudge, and grudge is like a drop in the bucket compared to love, but you show that grudge is bigger than love. You give Hamel 10,000 benefits, but as long as you quarrel with him once, those 10,000 benefits are in vain. Haml won't hold a grudge against you, but outsiders will. Because outsiders only remember that you quarreled with him, and do not remember the benefits you gave him, Hammer's men will be dissatisfied with you, and your men will be wary of Hammer.

My sons always listen only half of what I say. You are like this, Hamel is like this, Dingwu is like this, Mingli is like this, Chengzhi and Chengxian are like this. You listen to what you like, and you don't listen to what you don't like, but you always take your mother's words to heart, whether it's right or wrong.

The same goes for my daughters. Deira and Ryla have no mother's discipline, and now there is no one to control them except you, who is the husband. Again, I warn you not to favor them because of guilt. Your preference is like fertilizing water in their hearts, and the tree of pride and jealousy grows more luxuriantly.

I'm glad that Wayne is married to Liu Yuan, and with the constraints of a good husband, it won't make people sad. As for Shirley, the other daughter who has lost her mother, and I am most saddened by her, I don't know how to deal with her.

Hart, I will rebuke you again in this matter. Why did you repeatedly encourage your sister to marry her father and support her?

I know you're not acting in bad faith, but what are you doing? I used to go on expeditions with her, to live with her, to sleep on my arm, but that was a father's love for his daughter, and I never did anything superfluous. She was able to keep her mind as her mother did, so I didn't find out that she was in love with me.

Later, Kiki died, and she expressed her love to me when I comforted her, and I rejected her, didn't I tell you all these things? I don't know what your sister said to you. But I know that you prefer to trust your sister.

I saw Shirley cry once, and that was the time I rejected her. I don't know if she cried in front of you, you are always soft-hearted in front of women, and you put up a white flag when you see tears, so you will be annoyed because of women.

You must know that Shirley is your sister, and if I marry her, you will call her mother. Besides, I have always regarded her as a daughter, and I have no special love for her, so how can I marry her? What is it that you only care about your sister's feelings, but you don't care about your father's feelings, and forcibly send her to me?

Your mother often sighs because of your actions and regrets not disciplining you well. Her last sorrow is not over, and you send her new sorrow, what are you doing?

I know that you often think I am nagging when you read letters, but if you have grown, why should I bother to write and write? In recent years, you have often hurt me and your mother, which has made our hearts ache, and there are people in the country who are dissatisfied with you. Haven't you experienced a rebellion? Have you forgotten the smell of blood that once permeated the country? There are people in your country who have formed a rebellion, but you don't know it. If you read the reports of the Supervisory Committee regularly, why do their letters appear on my desk? Letters from the Tajon elves and the Ilibi also appear on my desk, all impeaching you.

Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?

You have hurt me again and again, and you want me to depose you and make Hamm emperor. I know that you are tired from family matters, and state affairs have made you even more tired and miserable. I have not forgotten the letters that complained to me, and I know the bitterness of your heart, because I became emperor before you. But who is responsible for this suffering? Didn't you add it up with your own hands?

I keep admonishing you just to ease your pain, but you don't listen, but you use this way to escape. I now regret very much that I didn't let you suffer in your childhood, so that you could be tough inside. Hart, you should grow and become strong, so that you can not be crushed by the burden.

You are an example to your children, and your children will imitate your ways. They are the future of the House of Byrons and the future of the world, and if you still have a sense of responsibility in your heart, you should put them first, just as I did with you.

I abdicated not to be idle, but to carry a heavier burden. In the Byron family, everyone has to walk with their burdens, because we are held high by everyone, and our feet are their expectations, and on our shoulders is their future, and if we let go of our burdens, we are trampling on everyone's expectations and giving up their future.

Have you enjoyed less of your childhood blessings? Where do these blessings come from? Why do people respect you and bow down to you? Now that you have ascended the throne and taken the oath and become their emperor, you should do your duty. But you refuse to pay for them, you want to trample on their expectations and give up on their future. It's an ungrateful thing that even the worst of the wicked people in the world can't do, but you want to do it, and you want your brother to carry the burden for you.

If you insist on giving up your throne and living a life of leisure, I will not stop you. But after this thou art no longer my son, nor will I be thy father, nor thy mother nor thy brethren shall recognize thee, nor thy sisters but thy wife shall confess thee. No one in this world dares to have a surname except the royal family, so you can't have a surname Byrons, you have to change your surname to something else.

You are to leave the Bluestone Palace with your wife and children, and you are to leave the city of Byrons. And for thy sake, they will also abandon their royal surnames and separate them from their relatives. Then the Tajon elves will reject you, and the Ilibians will reject you, and the shrines and churches will reject you, and all the colleges will reject your children, because they have been born of you. When the branches are broken, the leaves will fall away, as will you and your children.

I'm not telling you this to threaten you, I'm just stating the facts. I don't want to be separated from you, even if you think I'm nagging, I'm going to advise you.

Hart, be strong and take responsibility. You have to learn to change, your heart is good, and what you want is good, so your change is also good. Your heart is your most powerful weapon, and your brothers and I are your shields. The Emperor's burden is not light, and I and your brothers know it, so we always lighten your burden where you can't see it.

You should always be close to God, pray to Him, and not turn away from Him. God will give you the strength to keep peace with you, to bless you as you have me, and to make things go well for you.

May God be with you.

- Your father, Maier? Byrons.