Also known as Zhao Su Rui, the current emperor whose body Shen Shiqing inhabits. He is exceptionally handsome with a tall and athletic build. He is interested in warfare and pleasure, having conducted massive campaigns in the northwest and built the West Garden with exotic animals. He is autocratic, domineering, unpredictable in temperament, yet possesses youthful spontaneity in private. He frequently scolds his eunuchs as chickens and dogs but trusts and rewards them considerably. He ordered Chen Shouzhang's arrest and repeatedly declared intent to execute him.
