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

"As expected!! All the men in the Chu family are the same!!"

Fengluan Palace.

The hall was in a mess.

Xu Zhen's eyes were slightly red as she sat on the phoenix throne, tears streaming down her face. "A good emperor? A good emperor!? Haha! He's only eight years old, and he actually wants to be a good emperor!!"

Zhang Song, who was standing in front of the phoenix throne, had his head bowed.

As the Grand Phoenix, a confidant of the Holy Empress Dowager Zhaoyu Cishou, Zhang Song naturally knew why the Empress Dowager reacted that way upon hearing these words.

This involves two secrets.

It is related to Emperor Taizong Wen.

It is related to Emperor Xuanzong Chun.

In fact, Emperor Xuanzong Chun had a younger brother, his own brother from the same mother. That year, Xu Zhen was pregnant. That year, Emperor Taizong died and succeeded to the throne. Xu Zhen, who was six months pregnant, gave birth prematurely.

Premature birth was caused by overwork.

Of course, it is also related to advanced age.

This incident dealt a heavy blow to Xu Zhen, so much so that for several years afterward, Xu Zhen stayed in the palace to recuperate and rarely appeared in public.

The death of Emperor Taizong dealt another blow to Xu Zhen, who had been recuperating for several years. However, Emperor Xuanzong, who succeeded to the throne, was full of fighting spirit and had no interest in the harem. He rarely even visited Xu Zhen.

What a good emperor.

It's fine to mention it in front of others.

But the last thing Xu Zhen wanted to hear was "good emperor!"

“Your Majesty, perhaps it was Xiao Jing who subtly prompted the new emperor to say these things,” Zhang Song said after a long pause, forcing himself to speak.

"No!! You don't understand!!"

Xu Zhen waved her hand and said, "Do you think I don't know what kind of men the Chu family are? Xiao Jing may indeed have ulterior motives, but the new emperor has still been underestimated!"

"I thought that choosing a child as emperor would prevent some things from happening, but in the end, it was all a joke. No wonder the Empress Dowager agreed to it in the end!"

"I'm afraid that Chu Ling was noticed by her a long time ago. No wonder, since this child was born at the time of Emperor Gaozu's death. Emperor Taizong could not accept this fact, so he neglected this child."

"But she lived through a chaotic era, so her perspective on things must be different. Perhaps in her heart, she sees the birth of this child as a kind of hope."

Zhang Song kept his head very low.

There are some things he, the Great Phoenix, can say.

But there are some things he would never dare to say, even if it meant his own death!

Anyone who dares to mention it will surely die!

The Yu Palace, in the eyes of the world, is sacred and glorious, but what lies beneath its sacredness and beyond its glory? It is extremely cruel!

Yes.

In the Yu Palace, there is a group of people of high status. Among them, there is one who is like a god. For these people who are so revered, their gaze will not look down upon those below.

Cruelty always hides in places unseen.

"No wonder, without my knowledge or that of Changqiu Palace, she chose Xiao Jing as the Imperial Tutor!!"

Xu Zhen'e frowned slightly and said, "This all makes sense now. It seems that Xiao Jing has not given up. He failed to bewitch Emperor Xuanzong, so he plans to bewitch the new emperor!"

"Your Majesty, I feel that this matter is not as simple as it seems."

Zhang Song hesitated for a moment, then forced a bow and said, "Before this incident, the Dukes of Bao and An went to the palace to meet the Empress Dowager. This servant secretly thought..."

"Don't mention it again!!"

Xu Zhen's reprimand rang out in the hall, and the atmosphere suddenly changed. Everything seemed the same, yet everything seemed different. Once something starts, it's not so easy to end it.

……

Compared to the oppressive atmosphere of the Phoenix Palace, the Yeting Palace at that time had a different atmosphere in an inconspicuous corner.

"Emperor Taizu, the Great Yu dynasty truly has a worthy successor!!"

Xia Wang, who had been missing for a long time, knelt on the ground, tears welling up in his eyes, and bowed to the portrait in front of him. "What the Great Yu needs most is a good emperor. The Great Yu of today is completely different from the one when you were here."

"Emperor Taizu, even if it costs me my life, I will protect the new emperor. The Great Yu has lost Emperor Xuanzong, and it cannot afford to lose a new emperor as well, otherwise the Great Yu will truly lose the hearts of the people."

As Xia Wang recounted these events, the scarred man standing to the side displayed a complex expression.

This Yu Palace holds too many secrets.

Previously, he still did not understand why the ancestor would repeatedly take action despite his own safety just because the new emperor behaved that way in the Shouhuang Hall, and then sneak into the Ganlu Hall to wait for the new emperor.

However, upon learning of the new emperor's conversation with the so-called imperial tutor Xiao Jing at the Daxing Hall, the scarred man realized that this eight-year-old emperor seemed to be underestimated by too many people.

If someone had known from the beginning that the new emperor, though young, was far from mediocre, would they have regretted making such a choice?

After all, Chu Ling was completely unknown back then.

If it weren't for the sudden death of Emperor Xuanzong, Chu Ling probably wouldn't have come into the public eye.

Although much of what Chu Ling said in the Ganlu Hall was appropriate for his current age, it sounded different to some people.

And that's exactly what Chu Ling wanted!

"Some things need to be done ahead of schedule!"

As the scarred man was lost in thought, Xia Wang suddenly stood up, staring at him coldly, "The new emperor is still trapped in the Daxing Palace, without even freedom. This is not how a Great Yu emperor should be!"

"Even if the new emperor is young and ruling in his own right will raise questions from the world, he must have freedom. Confined to this Daxing Palace, even if he wants to be a good emperor, it will be extremely difficult!"

"Ancestor, you should think it over carefully."

Upon hearing this, the scarred man stepped forward with a look of surprise. "Because of that incident, some people seem to have taken notice of the Yeting Palace. Recently, quite a few people have been demoted to the Yeting Palace for various reasons..."

"Who said our family was going to get involved?"

Xia Wang snorted coldly and said, "Before the new emperor comes of age and assumes personal rule, I cannot die. If I die, the Yeting Palace will likely be out of control."

"We must not repeat the mistakes of the past!"

“This Yu Palace is unclean. We’ll dig it up bit by bit and dig out all the filth. We don’t believe that Emperor Xuanzong Chun died. There’s no problem at all.”

At this point, Xia Wang clenched his fists.

The person least likely to have any problems ended up getting into trouble.

The key point is that this person was previously respected by many people and recognized by some, so when many things happened in the court or in the local area, these people did not step forward.

"Ancestor, you don't mean to ask that person to step in, do you?"

The scarred man seemed to have thought of something and looked at Xia Wang in disbelief.

"Yes."

Xia Wang narrowed his eyes and said, "It's him. Others can't gain everyone's approval, but this person can. If he has problems, then there's really no one trustworthy in the Great Yu. A new emperor brings a new court. This man accomplished quite a lot while Emperor Taizong was alive!"

The scarred man was momentarily speechless.