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“玉宇遥尘（第一卷最新修订）（.shg.tw）”

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Tohismajesty，mybrother，

Whenyoureadthisletter，inallprobabilityIwillhavealreadyreturnedtodust.Ihavelongexpectedtosubmittodeathsinceitiseveryone’sdestiny.YetasIapproachthefinaldoorwaytoheavenortohell，Imustfirstrecordthetorturousaffairsthathavebroughtaboutmyruinandtowhosetruenaturemylordhasbeendeceived.

Twentyyearsago，whenyoudeterminedtosendmetothischaoticcountry，Icouldnothelpbutholdagrudgeagainstyou.Atthattime，youhadbeenmarriedforsixyearswithoutanheirwhileI，youronlybrother，wasgreatlyappreciatedbyourfatherandministersatcourt.Thus，Iknewthat，althoughseeminglyaspecialfavor，dispatchingmeasalordtooneofyourvassalstateswasmerelyameanstoconsolidateyourpower.Youforcedmetoehereagainstmyownwillandgovernthisboorishandunrulypeoplewhoneverunderstoodtheimportanceofrespectingtheirmonarch.Mysourcesinformedmethatyouintendedtouseborrowedhandstokillme，butIcouldfindnootherpaththantoobeyyourorders.YouevensentthedukeofIstakarandyourever-trustedministerstogowithme，assertingtheyweretheretoassistme.Yetwhodidnotknowtheyweretheretocontrolmeandmonitormyeverystep

YoumaynotknowthatwhenItookthelastlookatmyhomeland，IsworetomyselfthatIwouldridmyselfofyourrestraint，subjugatethepeopleofmynewland，andturnthisdomainintothemostprosperousvassalstatethathadeverbeennomatterthecost.Iwantedtomakeourmotherlandawarethatyouonlybecamekingbyrightofthefirstbornandhumiliateyoubythescaleofmyachievements.Asfortheattendantsyousentmewith，Iwouldtakethemasmyownandmakethemwillingtoserveme，notyou.AlthoughIhadlosttheopportunitytooutmatchyoufacetoface，Ivowedtosurpassyoufromafar.

Iftimepausedatthetenthyear，Iwouldhavenothingtoregret.Imadefulluseofmyministers’conflictsandmanagedthemwithalternatingkindnessandcruelty.Theymaintainedsuspicionsofoneanotherandwantedtomaximisetheirownbenefitswiththehelpofmypower.Iunitedusintheefforttostampoutcorruption，andtheyprovidedmesupportwhenIfellafoulofthelocalgrandees.Idevelopedoureconomyandeducationsystemtothehighestdegree，andourtributerankedfirstamongthevassalstates.Asyousathighinthecapital，youmusthaveheardmygoodnameasIbroughtthiscountrytoapinnacleofculture，stability，tranquility，andprosperity.

Howeverjustasmyachievementspeaked，Ibegantofalter.PerhapsbecauseIrealisedthatIhadlittlechancetoreturntomymothercountryorperhapsbecausemyreignseemedtobegoingwell，IincreasinglydelegatedmyresponsibilitiestothedukeofIstakar.Hesoonbetrayedmytrust，resultingintheremovalanddeathofmyremainingministers.WhileIsoughtnothingbutsensualpleasures，hetightenedhisgriponpowerandstepbystepmademehispuppet.SoonIlosteverything，asfatedictated.Thewholecountry，fromthecourttotheprovinces，submittedtohiminsteadoftome.EveryretainerthatIoncefavoredturnedtohimandendeavoredtopleasehim.Nobodystayedbehind.Notone.Behold!Humanbeingsforeverfollowpowermeeklyandabandonloyaltyandintegritywithouthesitationaslongasthelureissufficient.

Thedukekeptmeincaptivity，andbythetimeIrealisedIwasunabletoresist，itwastoolate.Howironicitistohaveescapedthedangeroustrapyouset，yetdieinthepalacehebuiltformeinstead.Hisruthlessnesshadlongprovokedoutragefromourpeople，butheusedmeashisshield，attributingallofhisevildeedstomyorders.IknowthatevenifIamnotkilledbyhim，Iwillonedaybetrampledtomudbythepeople.Andourarmedforces，weakenedbyyourlong-enforceddisarmament，arenomatchagainstthemob.Bythen，thecountrywillnolongerbelongtoroyalty，eithertomeortoyou，andwhatwillhappenthen

Iamnotsurewhen，orevenif，youwillreceivethisletter.Ihaveheardamisionerfromthecapitalwouldsoonarriveatcourt，andIwillhavetheletterpassedonatanycost.WhatyoumustknowisthatIdonotresentyouanymore.Afterthislastblood-soakeddecade，Ihopeyoucanavengemeandmaintaintheeternalreignofourgreatcountryandvassalstates.

Finally，Ipresentyouwithagift.ThedukeofIstakarhasloweredhisguardagainstme，enablingmetooverhearasecretduringoneofhisprivateconversations.Hehasbeenworriedthatyoumayrecallhim，orthattheremayberiots，soheistransferringthewealthhehasbuilttoanunknownisland.Theextentofhistreasuresisfarbeyondyourimagination，evenmorethantherichesthatfillyourpalace，butheshipstheminjustas.mallamounteachtripinordertoavoidbeingtooconspicuous.Thedukeboastedwithpridethatthisislandisaheavenlyplaceandfromhisdescription，Isupposeitliestotheeastofthiscountry.Itseemstobealonglandmassstretchingalonganorth-southaxiswithavastlowlandinthenorthandlushmountainsinthesouth.Hesaidhecouldsetuparichkingdomforhisoffspringjustbytradingthelocalmineralswithouteventouchingthetreasurehetookthere.Mylord，onceyougettothisislandyouwillbeabletoeffortlesslytakethetreasureasyourownanduseittoestablishaninvinciblearmy.Ifyouhavetheslightestmercyforme，ehereanddestroythedukeofIstakar，foryoumustrealisethatonlywitharmedforcecanyougoverntheworld.Nothingelsecan.

Longliveourillustriousroyalfamily.

Yoursfaithfully，

E□□ond

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