The next day.
The heavy rain overnight washed the imperial city clean, and when the people woke up in the morning, they found that the moat had been dyed red.
There is usually only one reason for this situation.
A major event occurred in the palace.
People were ordered to stay at home and not go out.
The noble families and commoners alike could see through their windows that the entire imperial city was filled with soldiers.
These troops did not belong to the imperial city; some were soldiers of feudal lords.
The people sighed.
The emperor has played tricks on the feudal lords so many times, yet they were still willing to rush to the capital overnight to rescue him. They are all foolish ministers.
Noon.
People were finally able to open their shops and go out on the streets, and the government posted notices in the bustling city center.
The regent plotted a rebellion in the middle of the night, harboring ambitions to seize the throne, but he has been executed by the emperor.
The people were shocked.
The regent, who had always been popular with the people, surprisingly led his soldiers into the palace and carried out a massacre.
This is downright treacherous.
The regent's faction of traitors also did not escape punishment; they were all imprisoned, beheaded, or exiled to the frontier.
The court officials have undergone a major reshuffle and need to recruit new talented people. The imperial examinations and military tests will be held soon.
After the rebellion of the regent was quelled.
The ministers and feudal lords all referred to the emperor and the imperial concubine, thus clearing the emperor of the name of the tyrannical ruler and the wicked concubine.
It turns out that the story of lighting the beacon fires to amuse the feudal lords was just a scheme, a plan proposed by the imperial concubine to the emperor, because the regent had long harbored rebellious intentions.
The story of "lighting the beacon fires to amuse the feudal lords" was merely a performance put on by the emperor, his ministers, and the feudal lords for the regent's audience.
The regent fell for the trap and, unable to resist his rebellious spirit, secretly led his troops into the palace in the middle of the night, only to become a sitting duck.
As it turned out, not long after...
The emperor did another absurd thing.
The harem was abolished.
As someone once said:
The women in the imperial harem were so pitiful; they were all driven out of the harem and could not get married.
The emperor said, "I have not touched any of the women in the harem. They are in the prime of their lives, and if they are mutually attracted, they are free to marry."
Later, they even held a "Hundred Flowers Banquet".
This is a matchmaking banquet, where young men and beautiful, talented concubines can be paired up, and the emperor will issue an imperial decree to grant them marriage if they find each other agreeable.
If the harem is abolished, the emperor will definitely appoint an empress.
really.
The emperor couldn't wait to elevate the imperial concubine to the rank of empress.
That's fine.
This young emperor is probably the most troublesome emperor in history.
Tyrant → Incompetent ruler → Wise ruler.
The story of "lighting the beacon fires to amuse the feudal lords" → "abolishing the harem" → "using the vast land as a dowry."
The young emperor said, "Since I want to make the Consort the Empress, I must perform the rites for the Empress and welcome my Empress into the palace."
And so.
A grand wedding took place in the imperial city.
Even the phrase "ten miles of red bridal procession" cannot describe the emperor and empress's wedding. The entire imperial city was covered with red carpets, and luxurious carriages inlaid with sparkling gemstones carried the emperor and empress on a tour of the city.
The people were fortunate enough to witness the girl's stunning beauty.
At the same time, they also truly witnessed the saying that had been circulating in the palace.
A favored concubine's smile can charm a hundred beauties, making all worldly women pale in comparison.
No wonder the emperor was willing to abolish the harem for her sake and devote his life to her alone.
Wedding night.
Puyang Tang pressed Fu Sang down onto the huge dragon bed, his handsome dark eyes filled with her image.
"Sang Sang..." A deep, alluring voice whispered in my ear.
Fu Sang's eyes widened. Before she could think further, a tingling sensation washed over her, and a surge of passion overwhelmed her reason.
The boy was more forceful than ever before, swallowing all her sobs and whimpers, leaving her no choice but to beg for mercy.
Fu Sang's eyes were shimmering and hazy, and he pleaded between breaths, "Call my name..."
“Sang Sang…”
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I do not wish to be the emperor of the world, I only wish to be your handsome young man.
——Puyang Tang
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