I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 42 Interpretation
"Yourong has always been stupid. If I am wrong, please forgive me."

"Just tell me now!"

"First of all, there is the song 'Look at Me Riding a Horse and Whipping It'. Brother Xuan is saying that he understands there will be many difficulties and obstacles on the road ahead, but he will definitely go on with determination, and he has the confidence to face those difficulties and obstacles." At this point, Liu Yourong paused.

“I won’t return until I reach the West! No matter how long the road is, I will ride my horse and whip it.”

After Liu Yourong finished speaking, he looked at Concubine Liu with an inquiring look.

"Go on--" Concubine Liu didn't even look at Liu Yourong.

"Then there are the two songs "Daughter's Love" and "Why Go to the West Ten Thousand Miles Away", these two should be played together."

"Xun Ge'er said before that his ideal is to make the Ming Dynasty great again, so Yourong believes that Xuan Ge'er used the 'Western Heaven' in the lyrics of 'Why Go to the Western Heaven Thousands of Miles Away' to refer to his ideal, and 'Happiness is Tonight' to refer to his current comfortable life in the palace."

"The surface meaning of this song seems to be that Brother Xuan is saying that he wants to enjoy life in the palace and not work hard to realize his ideals, but in fact he is saying the opposite of what he means. Adding to the line 'What's the point of talking about royal power and wealth' in 'Daughter's Love', it can be inferred that what Brother Xuan wants to convey is that I don't care about the comfortable life in the palace. He would rather give up the comfortable life in the palace and realize his ideals," Liu Yourong said carefully.

"When you've been away for three days, you should look at each other with new eyes!" Empress Dowager Liu suddenly clapped her hands and said, "Yourong, you really exceeded my expectations this time."

"I have been with the Concubine Dowager and have been taught by her." Liu Yourong said excitedly. The praise from Concubine Liu gave her a great boost of confidence.

"Is there anything else?" Concubine Liu looked at Liu Yourong with a smile.

"And lastly, there is the song 'Where is the Road'. This song has little to do with the plot of today's play, but the young prince put it at the end, presumably because he wanted to express something through this song."

"As for what the young prince wanted to express, it was clearly stated in the lyrics. Brother Xuan used the lyrics to once again express his determination and his expectation of the difficulties in the future. He also showed that he knew the road ahead was under his feet. He would not rush ahead and would take solid steps step by step."

After Liu Yourong finished speaking, she looked at Concubine Liu with expectant eyes.

Concubine Liu ignored her and looked at Yu Chunlai who was pretending to be invisible: "Chunlai! What do you think of Yourong's analysis?"

"Reporting to the Concubine Dowager, Miss Yourong is indeed a kind-hearted lady, and there is nothing wrong with her analysis." Yu Chunlai spoke slowly.

Liu Yourong was immediately delighted.

"But..." Yu Chunlai continued, "There is one thing Miss Rong may not have analyzed."

"Which point?" Liu Yourong asked anxiously.

"The line 'You carry the load and I lead the horse' in 'Where is the Road' may be the young prince's way of expressing that he will find helpers instead of fighting alone," Yu Chunlai said softly.

"This..." Liu Yourong was stunned for a moment. Although it was a bit far-fetched, it seemed to be the real meaning. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the old ones are still the wisest.

"Okay, now that the analysis is done, the meaning of the lyrics is very clear, but I still have a question. Are these songs really written by Xuan'er alone? Is there someone guiding him secretly?" Concubine Liu suddenly spoke up.

"I think it was done by the prince alone. It is impossible for someone to secretly guide the prince."

"I have always been well-informed about the news in the mansion, but I really didn't know that there was such a talented person in the mansion. Even if there was such a talented person, he should have been famous long ago. The world is so big that he can go anywhere. Why would he hide in Prince Jing's mansion? And he is willing to expose himself for the young prince. This doesn't make sense!" Yu Chunlai analyzed slowly.

Concubine Liu nodded slowly. "If there wasn't such a talented person, it would be even more impossible for someone else to write it. Not to mention how talented the person who could write so many novel songs is, even the lyrics of 'What about the royal power and wealth', no one from the Dian Music Office or the Zheng Family Troupe dared to write it. The only person in the palace who could write such lyrics is the young prince!" Yu Chunlai said firmly.

Concubine Liu was silent for a while, then continued, "How did Yan'er write so many novel songs, and convey so many things in the lyrics? And they fit so well with this new play?"

"I remember the young prince once said that after he fell into the water, a god came to help him." Yu Chunlai said slowly, "I think this is the only explanation."

"Is it really so?" Concubine Liu remained silent.

After a while, he sighed and said, "Xun'er has conveyed his meaning, so how should we respond?"

"I dare not take the initiative in this matter. I believe the Concubine Dowager has already made a decision in her mind." Yu Chunlai said calmly.

Concubine Liu leaned back, her mind flashed back to what Zhu Houxuan had done in the past few months, and she made a decision in her heart.

"Chunlai! Please invite Xuan'er to Changchun Palace so that we can have a private conversation!"

"Slave, take your orders!"

Zhu Houxuan soon arrived at Changchun Palace, and the mother and son chatted for two full hours after dismissing their attendants.

By the time Zhu Houxuan left Changchun Palace, he felt much more excited.

He finally gained the full support of Concubine Liu. From now on, he would be able to mobilize all the resources inside and outside the palace, and those officials who were well-fed by the palace would also obey him.

However, Concubine Liu also expressed her concern. She was worried that Zhu Houxuan's method of showing favor to the world would bring about a blow to the imperial power.

Zhu Houxuan had not really considered this point. He really needed to think of a way to deal with this matter. Even if the industrial revolution he promoted was not a favor to the world, it would not be a good thing if he showed off his edge too much.

"Are we just going to give all the power to Brother Xuan?" Liu Yourong said uneasily.

"What else?" Concubine Liu stood by the window, looking at the high vermilion wall in the distance and said.

Liu Yourong was choked when she heard this. "I thought you would only give her part of it, but I didn't expect..."

"Didn't you expect me to hand it all over so readily?"

Liu Yourong didn't say anything.

"I am very surprised and satisfied with the speed of Xuan'er's growth. I am also very relieved by the meaning he conveys through his music."

"I've figured it out. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. After all, he is my only son. And I've seen everything he's done in the past few months. His performance has far exceeded my expectations. Even if there's no divine help, I'm willing to hand over power to him. And power is something that should be handed over all at once, otherwise it's easy to create resentment. So I'll just give him all the power, and I'll have some free time, and see how far he can go."

"After all, he is the King of Jing, the master of the King of Jing's Palace!"

"These powers should belong to him!"

(End of this chapter)