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

The Great Yu Dynasty was a dynasty under the autocratic rule of the emperor. Any factor that affected or threatened the imperial power had to be resolutely suppressed. Chu Ling had thought a lot about how to govern the Great Yu Dynasty over the past three years and had made corresponding plans and deployments. What Chu Ling wanted to do was to first firmly grasp a portion of the fragmented imperial power.

The path to personal rule and power is not about reading a few memorials and making some pronouncements, which does not mean that one has personal rule or power.

If it were that simple, then from the moment Chu Ling was chosen as the successor emperor, imperial power should have been in his hands.

After all, he was an emperor who ascended the throne by upholding the greater good and holding the enthronement ceremony, not one who usurped, deceived, or seized power.

Given this reality, Chu Ling needs to consider how to break the deadlock.

Following Han Qing's entry as a nobleman, Liu Chen's entry as a relative of the emperor, and Chu Hui's entry as a member of the royal family, this formed one of the core factions of imperial power.

The only person who could grant special privileges to "meritorious officials and princes" was the emperor.

We should be wary of this special entity, but we cannot take a one-size-fits-all approach, as that could easily push them to the opposite side.

Once this situation is formed, the imperial power loses its shield and its mystery, so when problems arise, it seems that there is no better choice than to personally intervene.

However, if the emperor personally intervenes, acting as both referee and player, even if he wins, he will not gain respect; on the contrary, it will undermine his own authority.

Chu Ling would never do something so foolish.

A night of silence.

Its daybreak.

Imperial City.

Zongzheng Temple.

"The Imperial Guard is really ruthless. They've arrested so many people. No matter who they are, anyone who dares to criticize the government has been arrested."

"Yes, I also heard that yesterday in several wards of the outer city, the Imperial Guards who were dispatched by imperial decree clashed directly with the Southern Army who were dispatched under orders."

"You've only heard about it, I saw it with my own eyes! Good heavens, over a hundred Imperial Guards confronted several hundred Southern Army soldiers, and guess what? Those young guys dared to raise their bows and crossbows! If the Southern Army dared to try and take anyone from them, they really would have shot them dead!"

"It's really a newborn calf that's not afraid of tigers."

"Who says it's not?"

"Right now, no one in or around Yudu dares to mention anything else; everyone's been behaving themselves. However, now that this matter has arisen, I'm afraid it won't be long before a new storm brews."

The officials and clerks from the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs who came to the yamen for their duties gathered in groups of three or five after their roll call, chatting about the events of the previous day, with many of them showing complicated expressions.

After all, nothing like this had ever happened in Yudu before.

But these people also knew one thing: an even bigger storm was yet to come.

The current Court of Imperial Clan Affairs is in a state of disarray. Because Liu Chen was dismissed from his post, and due to many previous events, many people are not focused on their official duties.

Yes.

The Imperial Clan Court still holds relatives of the rebellious princes, but now that the central government is in power, who even mentions the trial of the rebellious princes? Everyone is too busy to pay attention to the endless stream of other matters.

"Boom, boom~"

The sound of footsteps approached the Imperial Clan Court, causing the officials and clerks who had been discussing the matter to leave their offices with surprise and doubt. Gradually, the footsteps became louder and more frequent, and some people's expressions changed.

"What happened?"

"I don't know."

"Who dares to act like this in the imperial city?"

"Yu Lin!!!"

In the midst of the noisy crowd, someone suddenly shouted, drawing countless gazes, some even filled with surprise and doubt.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the fully armed Imperial Guardsmen ran forward with indifferent expressions, which made the onlookers tremble with fear.

What do you mean?

Are they going to arrest them?

What are the Imperial Guards doing here?

In this atmosphere, Chu Hui appeared expressionless, walking with measured steps, accompanied by Huang Long, which changed the expressions of some people.

"Eighth Prince?!"

"Why has His Highness the Eighth Prince come to the Imperial Clan Court?"

"Could it be that they're arresting a rebellious vassal?"

The whispers continued unabated.

"His Highness the Eighth Prince has arrived!!!"

But soon, with Huang Long's shout, every single official and servant of the Imperial Clan Court came to their senses, and chaos erupted within the Imperial Clan Court.

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

Although they did not know why the Imperial Guards or the Eighth Prince had come, the Imperial Clan Court could not afford to be negligent in the slightest.

Under the shouts of the mountains, Chu Hui stopped in his tracks.

Those eyes swept over the crowd before them.

"An imperial edict has been issued!"

As Huang Long shouted, the Imperial Guards standing behind him saw a man holding an imperial edict, bowing his head as he walked toward Huang Long.

"kneel!!"

The Imperial Guards scattered throughout the Imperial Clan Court shouted indifferently at this moment.

"Wow~"

People inside and outside the Zongzheng Temple knelt down.

All the officials and clerks of the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs who were kneeling were shocked. At this time, the emperor issued an edict. No matter what it was about, it must be related to the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs.

But given the current situation, everyone is trying to avoid it, so who wants to get involved?

"...Eighth Prince Chu Hui is hereby appointed to succeed Liu Chen, the consort of Princess Wu'an, as Grand Master of the Imperial Clan Court, to preside over the trial of the case of the rebellious prince. Respectfully approved!"

Huang Long read the imperial edict with a blank expression, but every official and clerk in the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs who heard it showed a look of horror.

The Eighth Prince has taken over the position of Grand Clan Chief?!

What a joke! !

And how did the case of the rebellious prince become the presiding judge of the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs?

This wasn't mentioned before.

Chu Hui stood with his hands behind his back, scanning the kneeling crowd before him. He could clearly see how each of them would react in this atmosphere.

"I know that not only you, but I'm afraid that when word gets to the central government, people will question my appointment as Grand Master of Ceremonies."

Chu Hui walked along, saying in a calm tone, "Leaving aside my age, based on my status, I should not have taken on the position of Grand Master of the Imperial Clan according to the rules."

"However, the case of the rebellious prince is of great importance. In the past, due to some events, the case was put on hold. The Grand Censor of the Censorate, Bao Yuan, knows what the people are most concerned about, so he recommended to the Emperor that I take over as Grand Minister of the Imperial Clan Court so that I can work with the relevant officials to jointly investigate the case of the rebellious prince as soon as possible."

A word stirred up a thousand waves.

The people kneeling on the ground were even more shocked at this moment.

It was actually Bao Yuan who recommended the Eighth Prince?

This exceeded many people's expectations.

"If I didn't have such an important position, I could remain silent, but now that I've assumed the position of Grand Clan Chief, then..."

Chu Ling stopped and surveyed the crowd before her, her tone turning cold. "This case of a traitorous vassal state that defied the laws of Great Yu and disregarded the authority of the Emperor will be punished. I will make these traitorous officials pay the price for their actions! Otherwise, where is the majesty of Great Yu? Where is the dignity of the Emperor?!"

"Everyone, get up."

"From this day forward, the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs shall provide me with a detailed and thorough case file, within three days. If you fail to do so, you shall be stripped of your official robes and expelled from the Court of Imperial Clan Affairs!"

Chu Hui's voice echoed throughout the area, and the kneeling crowd all understood one thing: the Eighth Prince before them was serious!