The current ruler who has reigned for twenty years. He ascended the throne at seventeen and is thirty-seven years old. He shows no signs of aging and has a commanding aura of authority. He has only one biological child, Princess Zhaoyang, due to a strange toxin that affected his ability to have offspring. He was drugged by the Empress Dowager to consummate with Zhou Mingyi. He is deep-minded and resolute, and has a close bond with his mother the Empress Dowager.
