Inside the Black Tortoise Kingdom's secret archive.
This was the Black Tortoise Kingdom's most closely guarded secret, where the truth behind many secrets of previous dynasties was kept.
Besides the truth, it also held a collection of strange tales and anecdotes.
Unofficial histories were among them. After all, some events in actual history were so utterly explosive that recording them served no purpose except to have later generations ridicule their idiocy.
No one wanted to be mocked by their descendants after death, so those stretches of history were sealed away.
Naturally, succeeding emperors grew curious about these blank, mysterious gaps left by their predecessors.
So they collected unofficial histories from among the common people to fill them in a little.
The guiding principle was: never mind whether it was right-just tell me whether you had anything.
Zhao Xuan leafed earnestly through the book before him. Once he had confirmed its contents,
he quickly rose, hurried over to Chu Xingchen, set the book on his desk, and said seriously,
"Senior, look here. These are anecdotes about the founding emperor and empress, and they even involve Black Tortoise!"
At these words, Li Yingling, who was rapidly handling official business nearby, stopped her brush and looked at Zhao Xuan, somewhat speechless.
Personally digging up unofficial histories about his own ancestors-what extraordinary filial devotion.
And he changed his face faster than her master did.
His moral bottom line was lower than her master's, too.
Initially, Zhao Xuan had naturally failed to understand her master's somewhat radical policies.
But after her master pulled Zhao Xuan aside for an hour-long private conversation, Zhao Xuan had strictly implemented his policies, though his expression remained somewhat reluctant.
During that period when the situation was still unclear,
Zhao Xuan had not yet opened the secret archive to them, and