Chapter 789 Put the Bill on My Account

Why is the concept of familial affection so weak in an Emperor Family?

This question is rather complicated, and somewhat difficult to answer.

First of all, the descendants born into an Emperor Family get involved in the struggle for power and profit, and it's inevitable that contradictions and hatred will arise in the process. Moreover, the Emperor Family has too many offspring. As the saying goes, scarcity is what makes something valuable; the rarer something is, the more valuable it becomes. If something is overly abundant, its importance diminishes greatly. For an emperor, there are two vital tasks: governing the state and raising offspring. Any physically fit emperor could sire dozens of children, or even more, in his lifetime. These children will marry and have their own children, generation after generation, and the number will significantly increase. When the number of descendants reaches a certain point, their value greatly decreases.