Jiang Tian is gone.

On the night Zhao Jing ascended the throne, she hired a carriage and quietly left the place while the whole household was joyfully preparing to enter the palace.

She didn't even tell her own maid.

She probably knew in her heart that these maids were living quite well with their masters who lived in luxury, and that taking them outside, who had no ability to survive, was not saving them, but harming them.

But she herself left decisively and cleanly.

Zhao Jing had considered talking to her, but there were too many things he needed to do after ascending the throne.

He thought the woman would stay for a while to see how things went, but she left without hesitation, not even waiting until dawn.

How disgusted she must have been with him.

His men didn't dare to utter a sound.

Zhao Jing arranged for them to protect Jiang Tian.

However, the trusted confidant, who had followed his master for many years and witnessed the couple's relationship, did not consider Jiang Tian to be particularly important.

An emperor would never make a woman with a stain on her record his empress.

Just keep an eye on her, as long as she doesn't die.

Jiang Tian went to bed early that night and didn't take it to heart.

But who could have imagined that Jiang Tian would leave again?

The storybook she hadn't finished reading was still on the table, but she had already disappeared.

"Your Majesty, should we go after them?"

Another confidant asked cautiously.

They didn't even understand why the emperor was so angry.

If Jiang Tian doesn't leave, there's no place for her here.

Does the emperor intend to appoint a promiscuous woman as empress?

She left, which can be seen as her finding a way to survive.

Zhao Jing remained silent for a very long time.

He could think of anything his confidants could think of.

Indeed, Jiang Tian leaving on her own was the best outcome.

So what else is he still holding onto?

Why was he so angry just now, so angry that he wanted to kill someone?

That's so undignified.

“…No need to look anymore.” After a long while, Zhao Jing said, his voice hoarse and sore.

"yes."

Zhao Jing had only been on the throne for a month when he had already managed state affairs very well.

Not a single official, whether civil or military, did not regret it.

They swore allegiance to Zhao Jing because he was of average intelligence and had courage but no strategy.

But when this man ascended the throne and revealed his true colors, they realized they had been mistaken and deceived by Zhao Jing.

If he is brave but lacks strategy, then there is no one in this world who is wise and resourceful!

He first deceived them, then the people, which showed his cleverness; moreover, he was exceptionally skilled in martial arts and knew how to deploy troops, making him virtually without weaknesses.

After the death of the previous emperor, another group of rebels attempted to storm the capital.

This time, Zhao Jing did not hold back.

Those rebels were no match for his carefully trained troops, who were less capable than three-year-old children.

The officials then realized that Zhao Jing had been planning this for a long time.

He had troops under his command, and his troops only recognized him as their master; he himself knew how to feign weakness and conceal his abilities, and was also good at winning people's hearts; even they didn't know that Zhao Jing had never handed over the military tally to the emperor, but had kept it in his own hands all along.

He could have easily launched a rebellion, but he cleverly used them instead, completing the transfer of power without losing a single soldier.

This man's mind far exceeded their imagination.

But there's no going back for them.

Once on the pirate ship, there's no choice but to follow Zhao Jing.

At least he is a wise ruler, and perhaps he can truly usher in a golden age.

Moreover, Zhao Jing enjoyed great prestige among the people.

His only flaw was that he abandoned his wife in the capital and joined the rebellion with the then-uncrowned Third Prince.

But his wife didn't die and they treated each other with respect, which mitigated most of the impact of the incident.

In conclusion, Zhao Jing still enjoys popular support.

The other rebels were shocked to see how brave Zhao Jing's soldiers were.

His ascension to the throne had already astonished many, and seeing the true strength of his army only added to the panic among the people.

Zhao Jing was truly adept at hiding his true intentions; he concealed his rebellious thoughts perfectly, and the true state of his military strength remained unknown to others.

Now that he has become emperor, even a slight display of his power has deterred the major powers from making any rash moves.

They need to protect themselves, not rush to their deaths.

The capital city has entered a relatively stable period for the first time.

However, the situation was only relatively calm; the officials were anything but at peace.

Zhao Jing was clearly unyielding. After taking the throne, he focused on reforming people's livelihoods and training the army. Apart from that, he only promoted a few close confidants to the court and did not even make an example of them.

If he were to do something, they could at least guess.

But the more he did nothing, the more frightened they became.

Just then, they came up with an idea: to let Zhao Jing build up a large harem, and they would send their daughters into it to deepen the entanglement of interests.

As an emperor, it was his duty to have many children. The reason he was able to ascend the throne so easily was because the previous emperor hadn't even left behind a child.

Moreover, everyone knows that Zhao Jing has not yet been crowned empress.

Logically speaking, his principal wife should be his empress.

However, Jiang Tian's experience was too special. The twisted actions of that tyrannical emperor were known to everyone in the world.

If she becomes empress, Zhao Jing will lose all face.

Therefore, after such a long delay, Zhao Jing only told the outside world that Jiang Tian had fallen seriously ill and was carefully recuperating, without mentioning whether he would make her empress.

Now, in his harem, apart from the "seriously ill" Jiang Tian, ​​there are only the six beauties bestowed upon him by the late emperor.

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