At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

"Any thing else?"

Seeing Chu Ling remain silent, Sun Li was somewhat disappointed. Was it just a bow of thanks? Nothing else? This was different from her own grandson.

When people come back, it's inevitable to reminisce about the past.

Even the most powerful people are not immune to worldly temptations.

I've enjoyed everything I was meant to enjoy.

I've seen everything I needed to see.

I've experienced everything that needs to be experienced.

Looking back on everything, all the fighting, grabbing, and robbing in the past, it all turned out to be a joke. When a person dies, everything is gone.

How can one's thoughts when one is young be the same as those when one is old?

This is life.

Perhaps regret is the norm.

"Nothing."

Chu Ling thought for a moment, then smiled and looked at Sun Li, "But Grandmother, I can't leave now, otherwise I'll still have to make a choice. Wouldn't it be a waste of Grandmother's words?"

Ok?

Sun Li raised an eyebrow and looked at Chu Ling with some surprise.

For some reason, Sun Li noticed that Chu Ling looked somewhat like the founding emperor.

"Grandmother, you just said that you would help me three times before I come of age?" Under Sun Li's gaze, Chu Ling bent down, lifted her skirt, and walked towards Sun Li.

"is this real?"

When Chu Ling walked up to Sun Li, he could sense a slight change in Sun Li's expression. Under Sun Li's gaze, Chu Ling finished speaking, but then sat down on the step that Sun Li had stepped on.

"Have I ever said anything false?"

Seeing Chu Ling's behavior, Sun Li frowned and said, "How can you not follow any rules? You just sit down whenever you want. Didn't anyone teach you manners when you were in the Prince's residence?"

"Does Grandmother mean at the Tenth Prince's residence?"

Chu Ling understood, but pretended not to. He raised his head and said to Sun Li, "When the late Emperor passed away, someone came to teach me etiquette. Also, when my elder brother passed away, that was another time. There were no other times."

Sun Li felt a sudden, inexplicable pain in her heart.

It wasn't because of Chu Ling.

Instead, Chu Ling talked about her eldest son and eldest grandson!

"Grandmother, do you miss Grandfather and the others?"

Chu Ling hugged his knees, staring ahead with a somewhat wistful expression.

"I thought about it."

Sun Li remained silent for a long time before finally speaking to Chu Ling.

"My grandson sometimes thinks about it too."

Chu Ling sighed softly, "It's just that I've never dreamed of my grandfather or father, except for my elder brother. Maybe it's because when my elder brother entered the palace with me, he smiled at me once. At that time, my elder brother was still the crown prince."

"What do you want to say?"

Sun Li looked down at the thin Chu Ling. In her eyes, Chu Ling had no resemblance to an emperor at all. Could such an emperor really rule the Great Yu well in the future?

Sun Li dared not think about it any further.

"Even your grandson doesn't know."

Under Sun Li's gaze, Chu Ling stood up, looked up at Sun Li, and said, "...Grandson wants to learn horsemanship. The Great Yu Kingdom was founded on martial prowess. My grandfather was the greatest hero in the world, my father was the most benevolent ruler, and my elder brother was the wise ruler. However, my elder brother passed away suddenly. Grandson also wants to do something so that the world knows that although I am young, I am also a good son of the Chu family!"

"You're too young."

Sun Li frowned and said, "Learning horsemanship is too dangerous. Besides, to be the emperor of Great Yu, what you need to learn is not these skills, but the way of being a ruler!"

"But this doesn't affect my grandson's learning to ride."

Chu Ling insisted on her decision.

In Chu Ling's view, horsemanship was just a pretext. Besides improving his physical fitness, Chu Ling wanted to use this skill to gradually gather a group of people loyal to him.

Even the eunuchs in the palace!

As the emperor of Dayu, he didn't even have anyone he could command. How could he talk about ruling personally or ruling the world? He couldn't even ensure his own safety.

What if I refuse?

Looking at Chu Ling's resolute eyes, Sun Li remained silent for a long time before speaking calmly.

"Then I will ask my grandmother to help me this once."

Chu Ling raised his hand and bowed to Sun Li.

"You're going to use a second chance just to learn riding skills?" Sun Li's expression changed slightly as she stared at Chu Ling and said, "Do you know what you're saying?"

"Grandson knows."

Chu Ling said, "But I can't be a useless emperor. At least when the Great Yu is attacked by a powerful enemy and no one in the world dares to fight, I should be able to ride into battle. That's enough."

"You are the emperor!!"

Sun Li was furious and glared at Chu Ling with a look of disappointment and frustration.

She didn't know why Chu Ling, at such a young age, would think of the heroes of Dayu in this way. At this moment, she began to wonder if someone had said something to the emperor.

Chu Ling didn't know what kind of people the nobles and military generals of the Great Yu were, but Sun Li knew perfectly well!

Let alone a real powerful enemy invading, even if the Great Yu is surrounded by enemies on all sides, the nobles and military generals stationed throughout the Great Yu and those residing in the central government will use their swords and spears to show the invaders what their fate will be!

"My grandson knows he is the emperor."

Chu Ling slowly raised his head to meet Sun Li's gaze. "From the moment I entered the Yu Palace and became the successor emperor, I told myself, Chu Ling, you will be the emperor from now on. You cannot disgrace our ancestors. I don't know how to be an emperor, but I do know one thing: a monarch dies for his country, and an emperor guards the nation's gate!"

Sun Li was shocked.

Chu Ling's behavior before her eyes felt unfamiliar.

This has never happened before.

'It's better to have what you have yourself than what your parents have.'

On the other hand, Chu Ling thought to himself, 'Opportunities given by others, no matter how close they are to me, are ultimately unreliable. Whether I can use them later is another matter. I'll use this opportunity now. If I can break this deadlock, that's my skill; if I can't, then I can only blame my own incompetence!'

Previously, Chu Ling had thought he should lie low and actively seek opportunities to break the deadlock, but Xu Zhen's actions made Chu Ling realize a truth: he couldn't always be passive in his response.

One passive experience.

Two passive responses.

Sooner or later, someone will find a weakness, and then it will be all over. So when it's time to express your thoughts, you must do so.

If Sun Li agrees to let him learn horsemanship, then he can leave Daxing Palace and go to the place where he should learn, which will definitely allow him to meet more people.

Trusted confidants are carefully selected; if there isn't even a pool of candidates, what's the point of selecting trusted confidants?!

It crashed right from the start.

There was no "after".

"I agree."

While Chu Ling was pondering, Sun Li said with a complicated tone, "However, if you get injured while learning to ride, then don't think about it anymore."

"Very well! Your grandson agrees to Grandmother's request."

Chu Ling grinned.

Sun Li looked at Chu Ling with complicated emotions. No one knew what she was thinking, but Chu Ling gleaned a clue from what Sun Li said: Sun Li was afraid something would happen to him. Well, to be more precise, Sun Li was afraid that another emperor of the Great Yu would die, which would be bad.