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

"Ha~"

Chu Ling sat there, still half asleep, yawning occasionally. He had gone to bed very late last night. To destroy the wooden box, Chu Ling used the most rudimentary method: he wrapped the box in a silk quilt, found a hard object to smash it, trying to minimize the noise, and then burned the broken pieces of wood in several charcoal braziers.

Fortunately, it's very cold right now, and there are several charcoal braziers outside the bedchamber, otherwise it would be difficult to destroy the evidence.

Even so, Chu Ling didn't dare to burn any more.

Burn one piece, then burn another.

Chu Ling was very careful when doing these things, deliberately waiting until people were most likely to get sleepy before carefully doing them. After doing this for a long time, Chu Ling was extremely sleepy.

'To be an emperor and reach this level, there's really no one else like him.'

Recalling the events of last night, Chu Ling yawned, a self-deprecating smile appearing on his lips. 'But last night, no one should have noticed, otherwise those outside the hall would definitely have rushed in.'

In order to do this well, Chu Ling even sent Wan Qiu'er away under a pretext that was hard to refuse: he was going to pay homage to Emperor Taizu Gao in his palace.

This is not.

The portrait of Emperor Taizu Gao is still hanging in the main hall.

Chu Ling felt that doing this would not arouse suspicion from others. After all, cleaning the temple would inevitably evoke memories and sadness.

Even if Chu Ling had never met Emperor Taizu Gao, that wouldn't stop him from missing him, after all, he was also Emperor Taizu Gao's grandson, even if he was an illegitimate grandson, he was still a grandson!

'But how should I dispose of these few odds and ends?'

Thinking of all this, Chu Ling took out a few copper pieces from his pocket. These were accessories on the wooden box. The wood pieces were fine after being burned and cracked, but the copper couldn't be burned off.

Carry it with you for now, and you can throw it away when you find an opportunity.

squeak~

Hearing the sound of the palace door being pushed open, Chu Ling hurriedly stuffed the bronze piece back into his pocket, having already made up his mind. At this moment, Li Zhong and the others walked in.

She helped Chu Ling with her washing and grooming.

Doing the same thing every day, Chu Ling couldn't muster any interest, but compared to before, she wasn't as anxious anymore.

no way.

Who told him to be rich?

Even though Chu Ling can't currently access the treasure trove that Emperor Taizu Gao specially left behind, the treasure trove is still there, and sooner or later, Chu Ling will obtain it.

Now that Chu Ling no longer worries about money, her mood is naturally different.

See? Even emperors can change for money.

How many people can truly be indifferent to the material possessions of this world?

"Let's go."

After getting dressed, Chu Ling got up from the brocade stool and said to Li Zhong beside him, his meaning was clear: he was going to the morning inspection. Chu Ling thought that after the morning inspection, he would come back and take a nap.

"Your Majesty, an imperial edict has arrived from Chang Le Palace and Feng Luan Palace, stating that you are exempt from the morning audience today." Li Zhong did not move, but bowed to Chu Ling.

"Ok?"

Chu Ling was surprised and turned to look at Li Zhong, "Is the morning greeting no longer necessary?"

This was something Chu Ling hadn't expected.

"Your Majesty, please proceed to the Ganlu Palace."

Li Zhong bowed again and said, "The three empresses have chosen an imperial tutor for Your Majesty."

what?

Chu Ling was even more shocked now.

Why did they suddenly choose an imperial tutor for him out of nowhere?

This is too hasty!

Chu Ling was secretly alarmed. He recalled the incident at the first grand court session when Zong Chuan and Chang Li remonstrated to the death. Was this done to silence some people?

This was the only reason Chu Ling could think of.

But for Chu Ling, what he wanted was not an imperial tutor, but someone who could be used by him!

The imperial tutor chosen by the three empresses must be quite old, and thus most likely to be pedantic. What use is such a person to Chu Ling?

Compared to Chu Ling's surprise, Li Zhong was actually the most shocked.

He couldn't understand why he had been chosen as the emperor's tutor.

"Then let's go to Ganlu Palace."

"Here!"

Sounds rang out inside the hall, and the Daxing Hall became lively.

Although Chu Ling did not want to be the Imperial Tutor, he seemed to be unable to do anything except follow orders. After all, he had been on the throne for several days, but even now, Chu Ling had not seen a single memorial.

Ok.

All the memorials submitted by the court were sent to the three empresses.

The three empresses now in power have already begun to rule as regents.

Chu Ling had originally thought that, no matter what, he should at least put on a show and bring some memorials to him, but the problem was that the other party didn't even bother to put on a show.

It's not that I look down on Chu Ling.

In reality, Chu Ling is only eight years old. Even if the memorial were brought to him, would he be able to understand it?

Ok.

This idea left Chu Ling speechless.

Age is Chu Ling's advantage in becoming the new ruler of Dayu, but at the same time, it is also his biggest weakness in ruling the country. This is a case of fortune and misfortune being intertwined.

Although Chu Ling felt helpless, he had to adapt, and even pretend to be only eight years old. There was no other way; the situation was what it was, and doing too many outrageous things would attract attention.

Chu Ling didn't want to be constantly on guard against.

"Your subject... Xiao Jing, Attendant Gentleman of the Palace, pays respects to Your Majesty!!"

It's him! ?

As Chu Ling, sitting in his sedan chair, arrived in front of the Ganlu Hall, a figure strode over. None of the eunuchs on duty moved, but Chu Ling frowned when he saw who it was.

How could it be Xiao Jing?

Chu Ling never expected that the imperial tutor chosen for him by the three empresses would be Xiao Jing.

Previously, Chu Ling had wanted to find an opportunity to get in touch with this person.

But now he has become the emperor's tutor.

This, in turn, made Chu Ling wary.

Could he be a member of the Third Emperor's faction?

Chu Ling didn't want to be suspicious, but the current situation left him no choice but to be. Someone he wanted to get to know had suddenly become the Imperial Tutor. Who knew if there was something fishy going on behind the scenes?

"Your Majesty~"

Seeing that Chu Ling remained silent, Li Zhong whispered a reminder.

"Yes, no need for formalities."

Chu Ling then reached out his hand.

"Your subject kowtows in gratitude for Heaven's grace!"

Xiao Jing bowed and said.

In fact, it wasn't just Chu Ling who was surprised and suspicious. Xiao Jing, who was chosen as the emperor's tutor, was even more surprised and suspicious. At dawn today, someone from the palace came to read out the imperial edict, selecting him as the new emperor's tutor.

Xiao Jing couldn't understand why he had been chosen as the imperial tutor.

The key point is that this imperial edict was issued by the Empress Dowager Cisheng Duanyou Kangshou.

Ok.

Nominally, Xiao Jing was chosen as the Imperial Tutor by the three empresses, but in reality, the two empresses were unaware of this until Xiao Jing rushed to the Yu Palace, at which point the news spread.

In contrast to the tranquility of Ganlu Palace, Yu Palace was anything but peaceful at this moment.

In particular, the Phoenix Palace and Changqiu Palace were shocked by Xiao Jing's selection as the Imperial Tutor. However, neither of them went to Changle Palace to find out the truth. After all, the matter had already occurred, so what difference would it make to ask?

Could it be that we should dismiss Xiao Jing as the imperial tutor?

If this matter is actually done, it will attract attention in the court and among the people. There is some attention now, but more people are speculating about why the three empresses chose Xiao Jing as the imperial tutor. Under such circumstances, doing more is bound to lead to more mistakes.