Chapter 280 Being an Emperor Isn't Easy

Is it difficult to be an emperor?

Shangguan Jin didn't know what others thought, but she felt that it wouldn't be difficult for the Seventh Prince to become emperor.

Look, with a crash, a throne fell from the sky and landed on the head of the seventh prince.

This made the Seventh Prince the first emperor in the history of Dayu to seize an opportunity...

Does anyone disagree?

How could that be!

With Prime Minister Xu standing in their way, and Marquis Changsheng holding the reins of the capital's guards, who would dare utter a single word of dissent?

Are you out of your mind?

Whether inside or outside the palace, public opinion was almost unanimously in favor of the government.

Everyone believed that the Seventh Prince was destined by Heaven to become emperor.

Putting everything else aside, everyone who comes to the Chunbuwan Teahouse shares the same viewpoint.

Sometimes, you really can't help but believe in fate.

Who would have thought that the seventh prince would eventually ascend to the throne?

Previously, the Crown Prince and the King of Qin were locked in a fierce battle, like fighting cocks, and what was the result? Both of them perished.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Yes, things were tense in the capital for two days. Everyone could vaguely sense that the palace was filled with bloodlust.

They were all a little worried that the problem might spread outside the palace, and they were thinking about finding an opportunity to escape the capital first.

As a result, Marquis Changsheng swaggered into the capital with his military tally and the Imperial Guards...

What surprised everyone even more was that the Marquis of Changsheng, whom everyone thought was on the side of the Crown Prince, unexpectedly supported the Seventh Prince...

Immediately afterwards, news began to circulate.

The Tian family was murdered by the Zheng family and died of poisoning...

Because Consort Zheng was murdered by the Empress Dowager, the King of Qin secretly entered the palace and went on a killing spree, killing the Empress Dowager and the Duke of Anguo.

Furthermore, the Crown Prince was suddenly bewitched by witchcraft and lost his mind. The Empress, in an attempt to awaken the Crown Prince, was injured by him and succumbed to her injuries...

After a series of true and false rumors began to circulate, the people were so busy they couldn't even keep up with the gossip anymore.

I never imagined I'd get to witness another palace coup in my lifetime.

However, the cost of this palace coup was quite high.

I heard that the Imperial Guards were almost completely wiped out, and many palace servants and eunuchs also perished...

......

Inside the Hall of Diligent Governance, the Seventh Prince sat at the head of the table, while Prime Minister Xu and Marquis Changsheng and others stood below.

The coronation ceremony was scheduled for two months later, and during this period everyone still addressed the Seventh Prince as His Highness.

"Your Highness, what about the deposed Crown Prince..." Prime Minister Xu looked at the Seventh Prince.

"What does the Prime Minister think?" the Seventh Prince asked in return.

“He shall be demoted to a commoner and imprisoned for life,” said Prime Minister Xu.

The seventh prince nodded and said nothing more.

"The Duke of Anguo has already had his property confiscated. He plotted to murder the emperor and should have his entire family executed," Prime Minister Xu continued.

The Seventh Prince didn't express his opinion, but simply asked, "What about the Prince of Qin?"

"King Qin... is guilty of a crime punishable by death," Prime Minister Xu said solemnly.

The Seventh Prince still did not express his opinion, but instead looked at Marquis Changsheng.

"What does Marquis Changsheng think?"

Marquis Changsheng now understood the Seventh Prince's meaning; it seemed he was dissatisfied with the way the King of Qin had been treated.

"In terms of crimes... the King of Qin only executed the Duke of Anguo, the Empress Dowager died at the hands of Consort Die, Consort Die committed suicide, and the Eighth Prince died at the hands of the Empress Dowager."

The fact that the empress died at the hands of the deposed crown prince seems to have no direct connection to the King of Qin.

"The deposed crown prince has only been demoted to a commoner; it would be unfair for the King of Qin to execute him," Marquis Changsheng hurriedly said.

Prime Minister Xu paused for a moment, then immediately added, "After all, the King of Qin has a close relationship with the Zheng family, and according to the law..."

"According to the law, the royal family is also among the nine clans."

The King of Qin personally executed the Duke of Anguo, thus breaking ties with the Zheng family.

My esteemed Prime Minister, matters of the royal family cannot be measured by simple laws.

According to the old prime minister, deposing the crown prince and murdering the empress is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of his family.

"Then how should we account for these nine generations?" Elder Shangguan chimed in from the side.

Prime Minister Xu did not speak, but looked at the Seventh Prince.

"The King of Qin stripped him of his title, demoted him to a commoner, and imprisoned his entire family in the King of Qin's palace."

"Daily supplies must not be neglected, and those soldiers of the Pingnan Army who follow him... shall be temporarily imprisoned," the Seventh Prince suddenly said.

Prime Minister Xu wanted to argue further, but the Seventh Prince was just staring at him.

He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

"Yes! Your humble servant obeys!"

After saying all this, the Seventh Prince sighed.

"Prime Minister Xu must be working hard these days."

I hope Prime Minister Xu will pay close attention to the affairs of the Six Ministries; the court must not be in chaos.

Lord Shangguan assisted from the side.

As for the Imperial Guards...

I hope Marquis Changsheng will pay close attention to these matters. I am still young, and I must rely on all my ministers for these tasks.

As soon as the Seventh Prince finished speaking, Prime Minister Xu and Marquis Changsheng, along with all the ministers, hurriedly bowed in greeting.

"Your humble servant is unworthy of such praise, but will certainly live up to your mission."

After the ministers had all left, the seventh prince got up and paced back and forth in the Hall of Diligent Governance twice.

"Your Highness? Are you looking for something?"

After the Seventh Prince was brought into the palace, Wu Youde, who appeared out of nowhere, immediately came over.

After Wu Youde appeared, he immediately took out the Emperor's seal and presented it to the Seventh Prince.

He also knew that with each new emperor came a new court, and that he, the former emperor's chief eunuch, was about to retire.

But the young eunuch who succeeded him said...

He will study under his two masters for another two years, and have Eunuch Wu and Eunuch Hu guide him for another two years.

He will definitely take care of his two masters in their old age and see them off when they pass away...

And so, Wu Youde had to come here to work every few days.

When Wu Youde asked this question, the Seventh Prince shook his head.

What does he need to find?

Wu Youde secretly told him through the secret passage in the Hall of Diligent Governance that his father's private treasury had also been handed over to him.

"Wu Youde, prepare the carriage!" the Seventh Prince suddenly said.

"Is Your Highness heading to the Duke of Dingguo's residence? This servant will prepare the carriage immediately." Wu Youde hurriedly went out to give the order.

The Seventh Prince couldn't help but nod in approval.

The chief eunuch who can gain the emperor's favor is indeed different.

He knows what I want to say.

......

Half an hour later, the Seventh Prince, dressed in plain clothes, arrived at the Duke of Dingguo's mansion.

Shangguan Jin was lamenting to Dongmai that just when they were about to finish the mourning period for the Duke of Dingguo, they were now facing the national mourning period.

Close relatives and relatives cannot marry for three years.

Officials were not allowed to marry for a year.

Marriages are forbidden in ordinary households for one hundred days.

However, Shen Qingyue was pleased, stating that since the Duke of Dingguo's family were close relatives, they could not marry for three years.

She can survive for another three years...

Shangguan Jin also wanted to teach Shen Qingyue a lesson: don't just look at the present, look at the future...

The Seventh Prince has arrived...

"Your Highness...why have you come? This humble woman..." Shangguan Jin hadn't even had time to bow when the Seventh Prince grabbed her and helped her up.

"Aunt! I miss everyone!" The Seventh Prince said, then looked at Shangguan Jin with longing eyes.

"What? Isn't being the emperor good?" Shangguan Jin asked with a smile.

The seventh prince shook his head.

"Being an emperor is no easy task. Now I finally understand why my father is so busy every day!"

Shangguan Jin almost rolled her eyes.

So many people covet that position, and you actually say being an emperor isn't easy.

Some people are satisfied after just one day, while you're still being picky.

Shangguan Jin decided to teach the Seventh Prince a lesson and stop him from being so Versailles-like.

If we don't educate them now, we'll never have the chance again...

"Your Highness, being an emperor isn't that difficult!"