A tyrant who should have been heartless, ruthless, and bloodthirsty offered him a sincere, warm heart—
How could I refuse?
Qin Ge placed her hand in his palm, her fair and jade-like face smiling slightly, and said, "I only wish your heart were like mine."
*
The idea that the Emperor of Dayong wanted to marry a man as his empress was undoubtedly absurd, shocking, and even a bit far-fetched.
In ancient times, coming out as gay was difficult to talk about, and even more difficult to do.
However, despite being known as a tyrant and seemingly having nothing to praise except for his bloodthirsty, eccentric, and capricious behavior, leaving behind only terrifying rumors of his ability to stop children from crying at night and his extravagant affair with the deceased imperial concubine, Jun Chenbi is not without cunning at heart.
He just...
I can't be bothered with it.
Nothing in this world could interest him, including the throne that others fought tooth and nail for, with piles of bones beneath his feet.
Therefore, he didn't care about the reputation of a tyrant.
However, once he takes it to heart, values it, and becomes serious, it seems that there is nothing in the world that can stump him.
In order to marry his empress openly and legitimately, Jun Chenbi was willing to put in the effort and use his brain.
...
The ancients always believed in the divine right of kings, and it can be said that, to a certain extent, divine authority was superior to imperial authority.
Since the founding of the Dayong Dynasty, there has been a legend of immortals descending to earth to guide the ancestral emperor to overthrow the tyranny of the previous dynasty. The temple has been passed down from that time and continues to this day, holding a transcendent and lofty position in the hearts of the people.
Even the gentry and officials held temples in high esteem, believing them to be guidance and warnings from heaven.
For example, when the Imperial Preceptor of the Yong Dynasty divined the future by observing the stars and the moon, he predicted that "the four sons of the Qin family will overthrow the entire dynasty in the future. They are evil monsters who will bring disaster to the country. They must be sent to the temple to be burned at birth to appease the people." This prediction made the world focus on the Qin family. In order to save her child's life, the original owner's mother had no choice but to make him dress as a woman and be a cross-dressing master for 18 years.
If the original owner's mother hadn't done this, the original owner would have faced only the option of being burned alive as a sacrifice to the heavens!
Even if the Qin family didn't want to hand over this "monster who brought disaster to the country," it was impossible, firstly due to the monarch's suspicion and pressure, and secondly due to the people's panic and anger.
Even though the late emperor doted on Consort Shentu, divination at the temple indicated that this arrogant yet stunningly beautiful consort was not suitable to sit on the throne of empress. The current empress, Empress Dowager Cixi, could not be deposed, and the late emperor had never disobeyed the will of the gods.
The fact that royalty and noble families blindly believed in temple divination and prophecy shows the choice made by the majority of ignorant and simple people when faced with divine authority.
That's a blind and devout faith that wouldn't even flinch if they were to die.
One of the reasons why Jun Chenbi was called a tyrant was his disbelief and disrespect for the temple.
A descendant of the former emperor who grew up in the cold palace, he witnessed endless darkness in his childhood and had long abandoned his belief in gods and ghosts. He did not believe in heaven, earth, gods, or ghosts, because these things had never saved him.
After Jun Chenbi ascended the throne, he drew his sword and beheaded the Grand Tutor who had tried to control him with divine authority—oh, the one who prophesied that "the four sons of the Qin family are monstrous evils who will bring disaster to the country and must be burned at the stake."
The people were once in a state of panic, fearing that the emperor's killing of the imperial advisor would anger the heavens and bring divine punishment upon them.
Because the temple's national teacher was highly respected, for hundreds of years he had claimed to be the messenger of the gods on earth, the embodiment of conveying the will of heaven and enlightening the ignorant masses.
The name of the tyrant, thanks to the efforts of certain individuals, spread rapidly at this time.
The person sitting in the temple now was pushed up there by Jun Chenbi.
The new imperial advisor represents divine authority in the hearts of the people, but in reality, he is controlled by imperial power.
Therefore, it is perfectly acceptable for the new national advisor to declare that in order for the prosperity of the Great Yong Kingdom, His Majesty must marry a destined male empress, otherwise the country will perish, the people will suffer, and all living beings will perish!
Upon hearing the tyrant's decree, the new imperial advisor wondered if he had misheard: "..."
Your Majesty, are you joking?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com