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

What's meant to happen will happen sooner or later.

Yu Palace.

Daxing Hall.

Chu Ling sat on the throne, looking at the gilded pillars, his face showing no joy or sorrow. "When I stepped into this hall as the successor emperor, I thought of one thing: after my elder brother's death, as the grandson of the founding emperor and the son of the founding emperor, I would become the new ruler of the Great Yu."

"Even if the three empresses can control the court, intimidate the officials, and suppress the princes waiting to be enfeoffed in the capital, as well as those who have not yet been enfeoffed, can they really intimidate the princes who have been enfeoffed?"

"This is the throne."

"The existence that they once dared not even think about, yet held the power of life and death in their hands, suddenly has a sliver of a chance to think about, and may even fall into their hands."

"But in the end, I obtained it. Li Zhong, what do you think their reaction will be? Shock, anger, doubt, confusion, hehe, perhaps all of them, otherwise there wouldn't have been this rebellion of princes."

Li Zhong kept his head bowed low.

His hands, hanging down, trembled uncontrollably.

Even now, he is still in shock.

The Prince of Hai, who was enfeoffed in Haidong County under the jurisdiction of Andong Road, and the Prince of Jing, who was enfeoffed in Jingbei County under the jurisdiction of Anbei Road, joined forces with a group of imperial relatives to rebel.

The official slogan they raised to the outside world was that treacherous officials were rampant in the country, and the Great Yu dynasty was in imminent danger. They had formed a national protection army in various places to advance on the capital of Yu, eliminate the treacherous officials, and restore order to the court!

"The one who is most distressed tonight is probably the Empress Dowager."

Chu Ling smiled as he stood up and walked toward the tightly closed palace doors.

"His Majesty!!"

Li Zhong was startled and said instinctively.

"how?"

Chu Ling stopped and turned to look at Li Zhong. "The National Protection Army hasn't even reached Yudu yet, and the rebellion of the princes hasn't even spread, and you're already afraid?"

"The slaves dare not."

Li Zhong immediately knelt down on the ground.

"Then restore me to my original state!!"

Chu Ling flicked his sleeves and said, "The three empresses are still discussing this matter. It has been kept under wraps. To avoid suspicion, Han Qing has asked the three empresses to grant him permission to stay overnight in the imperial garden. If you want to die and arouse suspicion, I cannot save you this time."

"The slaves obey the order."

Li Zhong hurriedly kowtowed and bowed, then got up from the ground and walked towards Chu Ling with his head down.

Grandmother, even now, you are still testing us.

Chu Ling smiled and shook her head, then walked towards the palace gate. Li Zhong hurriedly stepped forward, pushed open the palace gate, and Chu Ling walked out calmly, just like always.

"Your Majesty, we, your humble servants, pay our respects!"

"Your Majesty, we servants pay our respects!"

Chu Ling paid no attention to the sounds of bowing and walked forward with his hands at his sides. Behind him, Li Zhong's voice came, "If Your Majesty wants to relax, there's no need for you to follow me!"

After saying that, Li Zhong walked towards Chu Ling.

"Looking at the moonlight, how beautiful it is."

Chu Ling walked along, looked up at the high-hanging full moon, and smiled at Li Zhong.

"Yes, it's beautiful."

Li Zhong forced a smile, but his heart was filled with complex emotions.

The worst-case scenario has still occurred, and the Great Yu Dynasty is unlikely to remain peaceful from now on.

Chu Ling paid no attention to what Li Zhong was thinking.

What he cared about was how the matter would be handled three times later.

Walking under the moonlight, Chu Ling was no different from usual.

What's the use of being panicked now that it's already happened?

In fact, through the Li Jin incident and many other events that followed, Chu Ling verified his initial idea. The Great Yu, a nation founded on military strength, was destined to experience ripples and storms in both the central government and the local areas due to the emergence of a young emperor and three empresses ruling in a unique situation. In the past few days, it was the central government that was in motion. Behind all of this, the groups involved were adapting to this new situation in their own ways.

It's fine to fight.

Let them fight it out.

These are all normal phenomena.

On the contrary, it would be strange if these weren't there.

Regardless of the struggles or conflicts, the majority of people in the central government of the Great Yu Dynasty tacitly accepted one fact: for a long time to come, the Great Yu Dynasty would be governed by a power structure of a young emperor and three empresses ruling. Anyone who dared to defy this status quo would only face one fate: death!

All struggles and games are built on this foundation.

After all, without this foundation, everything they gain and everything they protect loses its natural legitimacy, and that is the allure of rule.

But when it reaches the local level, that's another story.

The various circuits under the jurisdiction of Dayu have different situations and many people in power. With so many people, deviations are inevitable, and once deviations occur, it means that turmoil is about to begin.

"After this incident, the central government will actually calm down."

Chu Ling walked for a long time before stopping and looking at the starry sky. "This matter will lead to some changes in the central government. The most urgent task right now is to deal with those people."

Li Zhong understood Chu Ling's words very well.

But that's easier said than done.

Will the central nervous system truly become calm?

Isn't there anyone who will fan the flames?

Furthermore, why didn't the central authorities receive any information before this?

Who can guarantee that no one is intentionally covering it up?

Even if something this big is well hidden, there will still be some clues.

After navigating the inner court for so long, Li Zhong regained his composure and his initial rationality. There must be more to this than meets the eye!

"Li Zhong, do you think this matter is a crisis or an opportunity for me?"

While Li Zhong was pondering these things, Chu Ling slowly turned around. In the darkness, Chu Ling saw the crowd following far behind him and smiled as she whispered to Li Zhong.

"This servant girl~"

Li Zhong was speechless for a moment.

He had no idea what the new emperor was thinking, and he was completely unable to make any judgments about it.

The chaos of warring princes will surely elicit a reaction even from the most composed person.

But the new emperor acted as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

"In the past, I have been waiting for an opportunity."

Chu Ling said calmly, "At first, I thought this opportunity would come only once in a few years, or even a long time, but I didn't expect it to come so soon."

"Power, indeed, is captivating."

"There are some things I should do. Starting tonight, the Plum Blossom Guard will be expanded so that I can know the movements of the Yu Palace no matter where I am. Can this be accomplished?"

"can!"

Li Zhong said with a determined look in his eyes.

The more critical the moment, the more it tests him. Li Zhong knows better than anyone what the consequences would be if he dared to hesitate even slightly.

Although he didn't know what the new emperor was thinking, he did know one thing: the new emperor would definitely not sit idly by and wait for his doom, but too much intervention or interference in this crisis would cause more unknown variables.

"Let's go to Chang Le Palace."

While Li Zhong was pondering, Chu Ling said that tonight was destined to be sleepless. However, Chu Ling knew one thing: the one who would suffer the most was his grandmother. Her two sons had actually done such things in the countryside. This was not just a matter of being unfilial, but a trampling on family ties!