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

"...Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!!"

Amidst the swirling snowflakes, the Taiji Sect assembled, its civil and military officials kneeling in reverence for the Emperor, thus commencing the first grand court assembly of the Zhengtong Dynasty.

"By imperial decree of the three empresses, all officials are exempt from formalities!"

Sitting on the throne, Chu Ling quietly watched the scene before him. Li Zhong, who was serving in front of the emperor, took a few steps forward after receiving a decree from someone and spoke loudly.

"By imperial decree of the three empresses, all officials are exempt from formalities!"

"By imperial decree of the three empresses, all officials are exempt from formalities!"

The chants echoed throughout the area, yet none of the officials, standing amidst the falling snow, moved. Only when the chanting's 'spirit' reverberated did the officials stir.

There are quite a few rules.

Upon witnessing this scene, Chu Ling gained a clearer understanding of the patriarchal system and etiquette of the Great Yu Kingdom. Anyone who could gather in the Taiji Sect, even the lowest-ranking member, might not be considered anything special in the Great Yu Kingdom. However, once they went to the provinces with the status of officials from the capital, things would be different.

Therefore, just from this point alone, Chu Ling knew that the strict discipline among this group in the central government was probably even more stringent in various places under the rule of Dayu.

This is not a good thing.

Chu Ling sighed. Such a strict patriarchal system of rites and rituals must be a policy of keeping the people ignorant. It seems that life is not easy for the lower classes.

However, thinking of this, Chu Ling laughed.

Throughout history, how many people at the bottom of society have truly had a good life?

The ruling class always has it easy!

In this life, Chu Ling became the supreme ruler of the ruling class. Even though he currently held no real power, he was still the ruler of the Great Yu Dynasty, in name only.

"If you have the foundation, you will play, if you don't have the foundation, you will retreat!!"

As a voice rang out, Chu Ling came back to his senses. While he was pondering, many of the civil and military officials gathered outside the Taiji Gate were also thinking about the same thing.

Why is the new emperor dressed like this?

Chu Ling was dressed in ordinary clothes, but not in the imperial robes or carrying the imperial sword. This was no small matter, and for a moment, the court officials had different thoughts.

"Your subject... Chen Jian, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, has a memorial to present!"

Under these circumstances, a figure moved about in the area near the emperor's presence. Chen Jian lowered his head and walked towards the emperor, then bowed and greeted him.

"Play!"

As Chen Jian stepped out of the court, one of the men standing before His Majesty spoke in a loud voice.

The grand court sessions held at Taiji Gate followed certain rules. When a minister presented a report, the emperor did not need to speak; someone would maintain order on his behalf. The emperor only needed to listen to the report and issue the corresponding decree.

As a newly established dynasty, the Great Yu Dynasty had a vast territory. The Grand Court was an important part of handling military and political affairs, and it was not a case of form over substance.

“Since November of last year, Xiliang Road, Anbei Road and other areas have been repeatedly hit by snow disasters, causing serious damage to the prefectures and counties under their jurisdiction. This matter has been handled by the Ministry of Revenue.”

Chen Jian truthfully reported: "However, recently the northern barbarians seem to have been making strange moves, looting many places, killing border people, and ruining disaster relief efforts. I hereby impeach the General Who Conquers the North!"

These words caused an uproar throughout the court.

That's really going too far!

Chu Ling was slightly surprised when he heard what Chen Jian said. He had noticed the unusual situation in the court outside Taiji Gate and knew that the General Who Conquers the North, who was impeached by Chen Jian, was none other than himself.

It was none other than Cao Yin, one of the Nine Pillars of State and the Duke Protector of the Nation!

The Cao family was one of the powerful clans of Guanzhong in the previous dynasty. They had been related to the Sun family through marriage for generations. Earlier, Emperor Taizu Gao led his army westward to aid Liangcheng, defeated the Li family of Guanzhong, rescued the besieged Sun family, and married his adopted sister as his principal wife. This was a step earlier than the Cao family.

Legend has it that Cao Yin, the Duke of Protector of the State, had long admired the Empress Dowager, but Emperor Gaozu beat him to it. Of course, this is just a rumor, and it is hard to tell whether it is true or not.

However, it was also because Emperor Gaozu married his adopted sister that he not only brought the Sun family under his command, but also gradually demonstrated his ability and strength in subsequent battles, which led many of the powerful clans in Guanzhong to eventually choose to serve him. The Cao family was one of them!

Among the many generals under Emperor Taizu Gao, Cao Yin definitely held a prominent position.

Currently, he is stationed in the northern frontier to deter the northern barbarians for the Great Yu, but now he is being impeached in the central government, which makes things quite interesting.

'If I remember correctly, Emperor Xuanzong was planning a major northern expedition before his death, wasn't he?'

Thinking of this, Chu Ling narrowed his eyes slightly. "The fact that Cao Yin has been able to stay in the Northern Frontier must mean that Emperor Xuanzong Chun values ​​him highly. Otherwise, he would never have been allowed to hold such an important position."

"Fuck your mother!!"

A furious shout rang out from the court officials. Marquis Liyang, Ma Yue, glared and stepped out of the court, pointing at Chen Jian and cursing, "You damned dog of an official, do you even know anything about the situation on the frontier?"

"If it weren't for the Duke of Protectorate guarding the northern frontier, these northern barbarians wouldn't just have been looting and killing border residents in many places; they would have been marching all the way south!!"

"You even impeach the Duke of Protectorate? How dare your Ministry of Revenue say such a thing?"

"When Emperor Xuanzong was alive, he was always worried about the disasters in Xiliang Road and Anbei Road. He issued edicts more than once to exempt taxes to alleviate the suffering of the affected areas. But what about your Ministry of Revenue? You were so stingy with the relief funds. In my opinion, Emperor Xuanzong died because you were so angry with your Ministry of Revenue!"

This dynasty is interesting!

Watching Ma Yue run out and angrily rebuke Chen Jian, Chu Ling showed no change on the surface, but in his heart he began to ponder. This man was a first-class earl of Dayu, a former subordinate of Cao Yin, who was granted the title based on his merits, and this man was also related to someone else.

He was the maternal grandfather of Chu Jun, the sixth son of Emperor Taizong Wen, who had not yet reached adulthood.

Ma Yue works at the Medal Academy.

Ok.

They're the kind of people who live a life of luxury, but in certain situations, they are entitled to appear in public.

"you……"

Being scolded by Ma Yue in front of so many people, especially in front of the three empresses and the new emperor, Chen Jian, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was furious. He met Ma Yue's angry glare and was about to say something.

"What do you mean, 'you'?!"

Ma Yue glared and said, "Did I say something wrong?"

"The Marquis of Liyang's scolding was well done!!"

Under these circumstances, another person stepped forward, walked out from the court officials, pointed at Chen Jian, and cursed: "As the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, you must know the situation in the Northern Frontier. There are very few dangerous places in the Northern Frontier. The General Who Conquers the North has led 100,000 elite troops to protect the thousand-mile border of our Great Yu's Northern Frontier. You haven't mentioned a word about how difficult it was. In my opinion, you just want to shirk responsibility and avoid being held accountable for dereliction of duty!"

By the way, the Great Yu Dynasty didn't have a Great Wall!

Upon hearing what that person said, Chu Ling finally realized that although he had never been to the Northern Frontier, based on what Ma Yue and the others had said, the pressure and burden that this Duke of Protector of the State and General Who Conquers the North, Cao Yin, whom he had never met, was under was beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

And that's exactly right. Someone dared to provoke Cao Yin, and someone couldn't help but stand up and refute them. This Great Yu is more interesting than expected!