Male antagonist, the reigning emperor at seventy years old. He is reluctant to relinquish the throne and maintains a harem of over three thousand beauties. He favors Consort Li but cannot shake the empress's position. He orchestrated the deaths of Chen Ting's previous seven brides to prevent him from marrying into powerful families, thereby testing and restraining the general. He bestows the Xiahou granddaughter upon Chen Ting as a politically safe match.
