But when he learned that the emperor had taken a liking to Jiang Tian and wanted her to enter the palace to accompany him, the anger that ignited in that instant burned his heart and almost destroyed his reason.

The emperor is going to die sooner or later anyway, so it doesn't matter if he dies sooner or later.

The next day, the people of the city learned that the new emperor, unable to be a good ruler and fearing an uprising, had hanged himself with a white silk ribbon in the middle of the night.

Many people speculated that he might have been killed by someone, but since everyone thought he died a good death, no one cared anymore.

A country cannot be without a ruler for even a day.

The emperor who just died originally had a wife and children, but in order to rebel, he abandoned his wife and children in the capital and caused their deaths, leaving no offspring behind.

None of his brothers and sisters survived, and he ordered the extermination of his entire clan.

No one related to him by blood was able to inherit the throne.

Then we can only choose one more.

Zhao Jing became the new emperor without hesitation.

If it weren't for the chaotic times, such a transition of power would be seen as a joke by others.

However, due to various considerations of self-interest, the public still accepted this absurd method and even supported Zhao Jing's ascension to the throne.

Zhao Jing ascended the throne smoothly, avoiding any casualties, and he could even be considered the popular choice.

For him, this is a good result.

Upon ascending the throne, he promulgated many laws, some of which benefited the common people and others of the officials, and all parties were very satisfied.

However, inside the general's mansion, the newly enthroned emperor Zhao Jing, looking at the deserted and silent courtyard, was filled with a furious rage that seemed to be brewing: "Where is she? Where did she go?!"