When Zhao Rui was little, she had an absurd number of relatives.
They were all like giant cabbages,
packed in tight and "planted" by her grandfather in the Prince of Ten's residence.
Who could have guessed that when she was fifteen,
rebels would cut down more than half of the cabbages in the Prince of Ten's residence.
Her father went from an utterly ordinary cabbage to a rare, precious vegetable,
so much so that he eventually ended up as a puppet emperor.
Though her father was a puppet,
Zhao Rui realized that her title of princess was pretty intimidating.
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At first, everyone at court said, "Good heavens! The princess is meddling in politics. This could bring disaster like in the previous dynasty!"
After Zhao Rui had cowed the court and dealt with the eunuchs who had thrown the government into chaos,
the talk changed to, "Oh my! Is the princess planning to follow in her great-grandmother's footsteps and become an empress?"
Later, after Zhao Rui chopped down each rebellious regional power in turn,
the whole country wept with joy: "Our ancestors have answered our prayers! The princess is bold and valiant, just like Emperor Taizong!"
Great Princess, please ascend the throne of your faithful Great Jin!
Set in a Tang-like period.
The Great Xia court is all endless chatter; the Great Jin court is all blades and bloodshed.
So the princess in this story is reckless, drawing her sword at the slightest disagreement.
Theme: Efficient communication matters
