At the tender age of eight, he was hastily dragged out and made emperor!

Chu Ling suspected that Li Zhong had not gone to the Three Empresses' residence, and this guess was correct. However, Chu Ling could not verify it. Although he was now the heir apparent, he could not command even one person.

In the Yu Palace under the cover of night, where there is light, there is also darkness.

The Yu Palace was very large, so large that there were many places that even the nobles in the palace had never set foot in, or had never even heard of.

In a place so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, besides the sound of the wind, there were some footsteps. Li Zhong, who had just left the Daxing Palace, had a fine sweat on his forehead.

Li Zhong walked very fast, almost as if he were running. He would look back from time to time as he moved forward, and everything he looked at was pitch black.

But Li Zhong remained on edge.

A faint smell of blood permeated the cold night.

Li Zhong was terrified of the place he was going to. When he was ordered to leave, he swore he would never set foot in that place again in his life!

But he dared not not come at the moment.

"Junior Supervisor Li, you really are very busy."

As they walked to a certain spot, a cold voice rang out, causing Li Zhong to immediately stop and look around warily. The moonlight was dim, and Li Zhong could not see anyone around him.

"Our ancestors have been waiting for you for days, and you've been dragging your feet until now."

A slender figure suddenly appeared in front of Li Zhong, his cold eyes fixed on the terrified Li Zhong. "The heir apparent of the Great Yu has taken over the Daxing Palace. Li Zhong, do you think your chance has come?"

No...that's not how it is.

Li Zhongqiang suppressed his fear and looked at the figure in front of him, saying, "I have something important to report to our ancestor. This matter concerns the fate of our Great Yu Kingdom!"

The figure in front of me stopped.

Li Zhong breathed a sigh of relief.

But Li Zhong's eyes were fixed on one spot.

That's a sword about to be drawn!

"Come with us."

After an unknown amount of time, the figure moved, and a cold voice rang out, which made Li Zhong secretly breathe a sigh of relief. He knew that if what he had just said had not made this person have any concerns, he would probably have met the same fate as the few people who had followed him all the way from Daxing Palace, and would have died silently!

People die every day in this magnificent Yu Palace.

But the deaths of most people do not cause any ripples.

It was as if they had never been here before.

Li Zhong walked for a long time, so long that his memory became somewhat confused, and he didn't know where in the Yeting Palace he was going. Although he had been away from the Yeting Palace for many years, Li Zhong knew everything about it.

But now he doesn't know.

A nameless panic welled up in Li Zhong's heart.

A woodshed with a fire burning stood out starkly in the darkness. Li Zhong followed the person in front of him and soon arrived outside the woodshed.

"Ancestor, the people have arrived."

The man bowed respectfully towards the woodshed. In the dim firelight, his face, marked with several hideous scars, revealed a white eye. Anyone who saw him for the first time would feel fear in their heart.

"Tell him to come in."

A sound came from inside the woodshed. The words had barely been spoken when a violent coughing fit began. Anyone unaware of the situation would have thought the person inside had contracted some serious illness.

"go in."

The one-eyed scarred man seemed oblivious, talking to Li Zhong while his hands continued searching. Li Zhong, understanding the situation, raised his hand, allowing him to continue the search.

After a dozen or so breaths, Li Zhong, without bothering to straighten his robes, lowered his head and walked into the woodshed.

The moment Li Zhong stepped into the woodshed, he smelled a pungent odor. He lowered his head and couldn't help but frown slightly, but he quickly relaxed.

"You finally came."

Just as Li Zhong was about to bow, the white-haired old man dressed in white robes and mourning clothes put down what he was holding and stared at Li Zhong with his cloudy eyes.

"Grandmother! Your son has arrived."

Li Zhong fell to his knees with a thud.

"A successor emperor has arrived at the Daxing Palace. What did you do about it?"

The white-haired old man stared coldly at Li Zhongdao, saying, "The primogeniture system he established has actually been changed! Whose idea was it to choose a virtuous person, a mere child, as the successor emperor? What kind of virtuous person is this?!"

Li Zhong's hands trembled slightly.

Li Zhong would have his own ideas about how to deal with others, but he dared not have the slightest thought in front of this person, who was the most trusted and relied-upon figure during the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao!

When Emperor Taizu Gao passed away, all the concubines in the Yu Palace who had been favored by him but had not borne him a son or daughter were to be buried alive with him!

Besides these, there were many other groups who were buried alive with the dead, including close attendants and palace maids. However, one person was strangely missing from the list of those who were buried alive with the dead.

Although this person had left Emperor Taizu's side long ago, some older people still remembered him vividly. Initially, many people secretly investigated this matter, but ultimately found no trace of him.

"Whose idea is this, exactly?"

Seeing Li Zhong remain silent, Xia Wang's eyes turned cold. "Changle Palace? Fengluan Palace? Changqiu Palace? The late emperor died suddenly, and his coffin was kept in state for seven days. In the end, a mere child was chosen as the successor emperor. How is the world supposed to view the Yu Dynasty?!"

Xia Wang suppressed his anger.

He had served Emperor Taizu Gao since childhood. As a palace servant of the previous dynasty, his fate was predetermined, and serving others was his fundamental duty.

He was initially inconspicuous, but one day, he was secretly summoned to the emperor's presence, and his fate quietly changed.

He was absolutely loyal to the founding emperor.

He didn't have many wishes in his life, just to serve according to imperial orders and do his best to fulfill every decree issued by the founding emperor, and that was the same for him now.

It was precisely because of this that following Emperor Taizu made Xia Wang realize one thing: being virtuous is the biggest joke in the world. If people say you are virtuous, then you are virtuous; if they say you are foolish, then you are foolish.

But is wisdom truly wisdom? Is foolishness truly foolishness?

“Grand Ancestor, everything changed the moment those two left the manor and entered the palace.”

Li Zhong remained kneeling on the ground. "The selection of Prince Rui as the successor emperor was something no one knew beforehand, not even the two emperors. While many were still debating, the imperial edict from the three palaces was issued. Not to mention you, everyone present was stunned."

"What about Han Qing?"

Xia Wang stared coldly at Li Zhong and said, "Could it be that he knows something? Was the sudden death of the late emperor an accident, or was it premeditated?"

"I know Han Qing well. He is highly valued by Emperor Taizong Wen. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become the commander of the Imperial Guards. With the inner court in chaos, he sent his confidants to those two residences to invite them to the palace. Did he find out something?"

"I don't know about that."

Li Zhong dared not express too many opinions.

Xia Wang narrowed his eyes and stared at Li Zhong without saying a word.

Time passes minute by minute.

For Li Zhong, however, these days felt like an eternity.

"I heard that the succeeding emperor asked you about the deeds of the founding emperor?"

After an unknown amount of time, Xia Wang suddenly opened his mouth and said something that made Li Zhong's heart jump again. Cold sweat broke out on his back, and an inexplicable panic made him lose his composure for a moment!