But what does all this have to do with Long Xun?
Competition and dynastic changes are normal for humans and don't require much intervention. Besides, the Prince of Pingnan's rebellion plan didn't have a wide reach and didn't start a war. Since it didn't affect most lives, Long Xun put the matter out of his mind.
—If Yin Chen knew that Long Xun viewed the issue of someone coveting his position in this way, he would definitely cry.
Gu Nu and Chen Ziqi both went to watch the plot unfold, while Long Xun, after discovering that the officials in the north seemed to be showing signs of corruption, went directly to personally supervise the disaster relief efforts.
The collapsed dikes and blocked roads caused by the floods were no problem for the enormous dragon. With a sweep of its huge tail, it was enough to clear a wide and flat road.
Having failed to capture Long Xun once again, Yin Chen's morning court sessions were filled with a somber atmosphere. The oppressive atmosphere made the court officials tremble and reflect on whether they had done something wrong recently, whether they had been caught red-handed, or whether the recent delays in government affairs had displeased the emperor. As a result, the handling of government affairs in the court began to be unusually quick these days.
However, Yin Chen did not notice the shock his ministers had caused by his change from his usual amiable demeanor to an icy one. He began to think that being emperor was not such a good thing after all, since he was always the one left behind.
Compared to other emperors, Yin Chen, who was always very adventurous (and reckless), began to select candidates from among his brothers who were desperately trying to rebel. Since these brothers wanted to be emperor so much, let them be emperor!
Yin Chen has a secret he's never told anyone: he's always actually hated being an emperor.
He disliked the fact that even his marriage was under the scrutiny of so many people. His mother was murdered. Those women who were gentle, polite, understanding, and tried their best to please the emperor were actually terrifying in private. He even witnessed a woman who had just given him candy and patted his head strangle his newborn brother the very next moment.
He doesn't want a woman like that at all.
His brothers of the same generation fought each other as he grew up. He watched without speaking or participating. All the princes ignored him because he had no ambition. In the end, all the princes were killed in the process of fighting each other, and he was forced to ascend the throne.
People outside say that Yin Chen is a man of few words, ruthless, opportunistic, and cunning. What's even more frightening is that he always has that smiling face, making it impossible to tell whether he wanted to kill this person or genuinely wanted to befriend him. It's truly terrifying.
Yin Chen was initially indignant about these comments. He had complained about them to the Crown Prince of Taiping, his cousin who always had a forced smile on his face.
He cherishes these relatives very much.
He also tried to stop people from killing each other.
What's the difference between being an emperor and being a prince? Don't they both eat well, dress well, and are happier than most people?
Why does one have to be the one in the highest position?
But in the end, the crown prince only said that it was despicable that he did not cherish what others wanted.
So Yin Chen stopped complaining. He began to learn how to be a good emperor and tried to find some interesting things to do to amuse himself in the busy and tedious political affairs.
He learned that his uncles wanted to rebel, and he thought, "It doesn't matter. If you want to rebel, as long as you demonstrate that you are qualified to be emperor, I can happily abdicate."
However, even after he had been emperor for several years, the rebellion of those people was still just a plan.
He felt disappointed again and began to refer to these people as "fat sheep".
The country's development requires money, and these people have accumulated a lot of wealth. Since they are in this position, they have to do what is required of this position.
If you want to rebel, you'd better come quickly, or I'll take all your money.
Yin Chen really wanted to say that to his uncle and cousins, but in the end he held back.
In his interactions with court officials, he gradually learned to lay traps in his words and to disguise himself, making himself appear as someone who was very difficult to understand. Becoming emperor was already an easy thing for him.
However... he still really hates it.
That's why he so impulsively decided to travel incognito, only to be chased all the way, losing all his guards and nearly dying himself.
He was already filled with regret when he was assassinated.
I'm so sorry. You were all outstanding guards, and you might have been promoted or retired to your hometowns in the future. But you died so young for someone as unworthy as me.
Why was he so willful...? He knew so many people coveted him and wanted him dead, yet he still ran away like that.
However, this resulted in the implicated guards.
Some people, who were still wearing silly, simple smiles the day before, chatting with their colleagues about their young wives, were living vibrant lives, but now they have turned to dust.
Because of those people, even if Yin Chen really wanted to follow Long Xun, he couldn't let himself go. So he tried to keep Long Xun, using roundabout methods and the linguistic traps he had honed during his years as emperor, trying time and time again to keep him there. But the free and aloof dragon was indeed incapable of stopping for humans.
He had a premonition, so although he was disappointed each time the abduction attempt failed, it didn't really hurt him.
Since he can't stay, he can try another way; he can follow them himself.
If he really wants to follow, at the very least he has to stop being the emperor, otherwise he'll cause trouble along the way and become a nuisance!
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