The young Emperor, also called the Little Emperor or the Sage. Young and without heirs. His mother Consort Liu was buried alive with the late Emperor. He has a strained relationship with Xie Shiguan, feeling pressured by officials and his maternal Miao family. He called Xie Shiguan 'Imperial Uncle' and once knelt before him pleading. He appeared exhausted at court with red circles around his eyes and bluish-gray under them from lack of sleep. Xie Shiguan nicknames him 'Yizhi'. Male.
