Shishou

Shishou
Japanese	子昌 (シショウ)
Rōmaji	Shishou
Pinyin	Zi Chāng
Nickname	Old Tanuki (狸おやじ, Tanuki Oyaji?)
Alt. Spelling(Square Enix)	Shisho
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Personal Information
Status	Deceased
Title	Prime Minister
Affiliation	Country of Li Outer Court
Occupation	Prime Minister
Clan	Shi Clan
Relationships
Familial	Shenmei (Wife) Loulan (Younger Daughter) Suirei's Mother† (Wife) Suirei (Elder Daughter)
Debut
Web Novel	Chapter 51
Light Novel	Volume 2：Chapter 18
Manga	Main：Chapter 36 Maomao's Notebook：Chapter 27
Anime	Episode 22
Voice Artists
Japanese	Cho

Shishou (子昌 (シショウ) , Shishou^?) was the Prime Minister of Li. Due to his perceived plans to overthrow the current royal family along with the rest of the Shi Clan, he is an antagonist in The Apothecary Diaries.

Appearance

He was a plump, middle-aged man whose eyes nor smile betrayed anything about his true intentions.

Personality

Shishou was known to be extremely cunning, and successfully deceived everyone as a 'villain' to the end. Although he was loyal to the country, his feelings for Shenmei meant he could not stand up to her machinations.

Abilities

Influence: He had outstanding influence in the court, to the point where even the Emperor could not stand up to him; he was able to force out Ah-Duo from the Garnet Palace and instate his daughter Loulan instead. However, compared to the Outer Court, his influence within the Shi Clan itself was lacking, and he was no match against his main wife Shenmei.

Intelligence: He was clever enough to become the heir of the Shi Clan despite being from a branch family.

Background

Though he was from a branch family of the Shi Clan, he was adopted into the main family and given the name 'Shishou' due to his intelligence. He was highly favored by the Empress Regnant and helped her abolish the slave trade by proposing that she expand the Inner Palace to accommodate those that were to be sold.

Shishou brought the Former Emperor's illegitimate daughter and a physician to the against the country a when they were banished from the inner palace. Later, the Former Emperor asked him to marry his daughter, with whom he had his first daughter.

With his excellent record, Shishou requested Shenmei from the inner palace, who had been his betrothed since his adoption into the main family. They also had a daughter, Loulan.

After the Former Emperor's death, Shishou continued to hold influence over the Emperor as Prime Minister; this extended to forcing out Consort Ah-Duo as the Pure Consort, to be replaced by Loulan.

Spoiler (click [Show spoiler] to the right to see spoiler...)     

→ [When Loulan fled the inner palace, he was accused of attempting to rebel against the country and killed; however, his true plan was to gather and eliminate the country's corruption, along with Shenmei's plans and himself.]

Trivia

• It is hinted through his possible colour-blindness that Shishou might be related to the bloodline of the Mother Royal "Wang Mu", whose child as per the legends became the First Emperor of is Country of Li.

References

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Characters

Ah-Duo • Ailan • Anshi • Ayla • Aylin ☆ Bakin • Baryou • Basen ☆ Changsha • Kyou-u/Chou-u • Chue ☆ Dahai ☆ En'en
Feilong • Fengming • Fengxian • Fuyou ☆ Gaoshun • Guen/Quack Doctor • Guiyuan • Gyokuen • Gyokujun • Gyoku-ou • Gyokuyou
Haku-u • Hongniang • Hulan ☆ Jazgul • Jin • Jinshi • Joka • Junjie ☆ Kanan • King of Shaoh • Koku-u • Kokuyou • Kounen
Lahan • Lahan's Older Brother • Lakan • Lakou • Dr. Li • Lihaku • Lihua • Lingli • Lishu • Dr. Liu • Lo-en • Loulan • Luomen
Maamei • Madam • Maomao • Maomao, the Cat • Meimei ☆ Onsou • Oracle ☆ Pairin ☆ Rikuson
Sanfan • Sazen • Seki-u • Shenlü • Shenmei • Shikyou • Shin • Shishou • Shisui • Shrine Maiden of Shaoh • Suirei • Suirei's Mother • Suiren • Sotei
Taihou • Taomei • Tianyu ☆ Ujun • Ukyou • Uryuu ☆ Xiaohong • Xiaolan ☆ Yakou • Yao • Yinghua • Yinxing • Yo • Dr. You ☆ Zulin
Crown Prince • Emperor • Empress Regnant • Former Emperor • Imperial Brother