Things have come to this point, and every grievance has its perpetrator and every debt has its culprit. Some things should be settled. So one day, when Huo Wuji stood in front of the emperor, the emperor was as shocked as if he had seen a demon. His face was so thin that it was unrecognizable and full of horror. The fear was like the stench of the bedsores on his body, lingering around him.
Huo Wuji acted decisively, and the emperor died in the blink of an eye.
Because the emperor was bloodthirsty and persecuted loyal ministers during his lifetime, he was given the posthumous title "Li Yang".
Afterwards, the fifth prince Gu Shifeng, who was known to be mentally ill, was supported as the new emperor by Lin'an Marquis Huo Wuyou, Zhongyong Marquis Shen Chiyan, the commander of the Palace Front Department and the Cavalry Battalion Shen Qingwei, and the Minister of the Central Secretariat Jiang Xu.
Many court officials and royal relatives opposed it, believing that these people were taking advantage of the new emperor's ignorance to undermine the imperial power and become regent. However, the Huo and Chen families held military power and controlled almost all the troops in Huajing. When Dayong was in danger, they repelled the Northern Di and protected Huajing. So what position and what power did those so-called relatives who abandoned the people and fled south with their families have to oppose?
Despite the verbal and written criticism, several people still made the fifth prince the emperor without any discussion.
However, the ministers and clan members guessed correctly that the emperor was unable to handle state affairs, and almost all the affairs inside and outside the court were handled by these four people.
Eight years later, the Empress Dowager passed away.
In the same year, Lin'an Hou Huo Wuyou was conferred the title of Lin'an King and officially became regent.
Two years later, the emperor felt that he was unable to handle the heavy responsibility and voluntarily abdicated the throne to Prince Lin'an, and Huo Wuyou became emperor.
As for this so-called "abdication", there are many different opinions, and whether it was voluntary or not is being discussed by people both inside and outside the court.
But in short, the dynasty changed peacefully, no civilians died, and the royal family of the previous dynasty retained their titles and were treated well. Faced with Huo Wuyou, who had unknowingly gained the support of both civil and military officials, even if there were voices of opposition, they quickly disappeared.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, he changed the country's name to Zhao, honored Huo Yan as the emperor's father, Gu Yingxue as the emperor's mother, Huo Wuji was conferred the title of King of Lin'an, Huo Wuhui was conferred the title of King of Jingchuan, and enjoyed the honor of prince. Princess Anle also transformed herself and was conferred the title of Princess Anle of Dazhao. The queen's biological father and mother, Jiang Fengjing and Xu Hanzhu, were also able to move into the Taimiao.
As for the new dynasty's queen, Jiang Wan, she was said to be a very terrifying woman.
Everyone knows that the new emperor is an extraordinary man, otherwise he would not have been able to take over the throne so righteously and unjustly. However, it is said that the real cruel one is not the new emperor, but the queen. She is not only cunning, but also extremely rampant. She holds the tiger talisman of Dazhao, which is real military power. When the emperor was ill, she dared to pick up the pen to issue an edict on his behalf. An official accused her of being a hen that crows at dawn, but the queen pointed at her nose and scolded her in the court. After the emperor recovered from his illness, the official was pointed at his nose and scolded by the emperor again.
In short, during the emperor's decades in power, no one dared to persuade him to expand his harem and have more children, no one dared to criticize the empress for having no children, and no one dared to accuse the empress of being jealous.
What's more, although Princess Xiaoyang Huo Mingyu is as casual and unruly as her father used to be, she is extremely talented. Not only is she well-versed in poetry, books and strategies, she has also learned martial arts at a young age and is even very proficient in medicine. She acts flamboyantly but has never done anything out of the ordinary, just like the current emperor, and her eyebrows are like those of the queen, revealing a sharp cunning and sinisterness. In short, she seems to be a very difficult person to deal with.
Not only that, the emperor doted on her so much that he granted her everything he wanted, rewarded her with more than a prince, and often sent her to handle important matters for the emperor. It seemed that... he was intending to train this princess as the crown prince.
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In Fengyi Palace.
Qiuyun and Suyue had no intention of leaving the palace to get married, so they stayed by Xue Zhiyi's side and became the palace ladies-in-charge who had the final say in the Queen's palace.
There are no concubines in the palace now, only the emperor, empress and princess, and their family of three. There are not many affairs to deal with, and there is no intrigue. The two of them said they were palace ladies-in-chief, but in fact, what they had to do on weekdays was to accompany Xue Zhiyi to relieve his boredom while enjoying the wealth and glory of the palace. They could be said to be leisurely and comfortable.
That day, Qiuyun was reading Huo Mingyu's handwritten letter to Xue Zhiyi.
"The princess said she went to Linzhou on an inspection tour for His Majesty and missed you and Your Majesty terribly. With the Lin'an Prince and Miss Jiang accompanying her, everything went smoothly. Also, the young master of the Shen family secretly followed them to Linzhou. The princess only discovered he had followed them when she arrived, so she wanted to report to Your Majesty that he was safe."
The Prince of Lin'an is two years younger than Mingyu. Although he is young, he is as steady and composed as his father Huo Wuji. Xue Zhiyi feels very relieved to have such a cousin accompanying him.
In the years since Shen Qingtang and Jiang Xu got married, they already had children. Their eldest daughter had always followed Mingyu around and called her "sister" since she was little. They were inseparable. Although the couple was worried about her, they still let her go with them.
As for the young master of the Shen family, he was a person who would make trouble if he was not disciplined for three days. Recently, Shen Qingwei had someone discipline him. Who would have thought that the person who was locked up at home suddenly disappeared. There was no trace of him in the entire Huajing City. It turned out that he had run away to Linzhou with Mingyu.
If Huo Wuyou knew about this, he would definitely ask Shen Qingwei to take good care of his son and not let him hang around Mingyu all day.
Taking the letter, Xue Zhiyi said, "Suyue, have someone inform the Shen family and tell them that the person has been found. I have sent guards to follow him secretly, so there is no need to worry."
At this moment, Huo Wuyou entered the hall, and Qiuyun, Suyue and the serving palace maids and eunuchs retreated to the outer hall together.
He took off his dragon robe and lay down on the bed. Even though he had been emperor for several years, he still felt a little uncomfortable.
Seeing that he seemed a little tired, Xue Zhiyi sat beside the bed and asked him, "What's wrong?"
Huo Wuyou spread his arms: "Lie down with me for a while."
Xue Zhiyi approached skillfully: "What happened?"
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