The time of Emperor Zhaoyuan's death was no different from the year of his death in history.
The courtiers all knew who Emperor Zhaoyuan would choose as emperor.
Originally, the emperor only had one son, the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince had done something wrong and was deposed by the emperor. Thus, the only one left was General Huo.
General Huo had outstanding military achievements and was the legitimate son of the late emperor's elder brother. It was only right for him to become emperor.
However, on the day the posthumous edict was made public, no one had expected such an outcome.
Emperor Zhaoyuan wrote an edict of self-reproach. He deeply regretted that he had been forced to rebel as a general of the Jing Dynasty. The late emperor had betrayed the soldiers of the Huo family. However, as a general, even if he died in the country, he shouldn't have tried to usurp the throne. In the past few years, he had suffered from a serious illness and had no children. His successor had also tried to murder his brother. When he thought about it, he felt that it was a punishment from the heavens.
Thus, after his death, he wanted to return the country to the old Jiang family.
In the world, the only person left in the Jiang family was Jiang Suzhou, who had been "escorted" back to Ye City.
In an instant, Prince Jing of the old dynasty, Jiang Suzhou, who had been under house arrest in Marquis Dingbei's residence, suddenly became the new emperor.
That Imperial Prince Jing … Putting aside his identity, he was a world-famous homosexual!
Immediately, the court was in an uproar. All the courtiers were eager to overthrow the Jiang family and make Huo Wujiu the new emperor.
However, at this time, Huo Wujiu stood up.
He held a large number of troops in his hands. However, he didn't stand up to become emperor. Instead, he stood up to protect the late emperor's will and protect the new emperor of the Jiang family.
Under the legitimate power, no matter how much discontent the civil and military officials of the imperial court had in their hearts, they could no longer express it in front of Huo Wujiu.
It was under these circumstances that Prince Jing sat on the dragon throne in the imperial capital of Ye City.
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The former Prince Jing, who was now the new emperor, didn't change Liang's title out of gratitude for Emperor Zhaoyuan's loyalty.
The current structure of Liang's officials was very complicated. Other than the original courtiers of the Liang Dynasty, there were also some old courtiers from Nanjing. Thus, after Jiang Suzhou ascended the throne, the various powers in the imperial court formed a rather delicate balance.
For a time, no one dared to act rashly. After a few days, the new dynasty was governed in an orderly manner. It was even more peaceful and prosperous than when the ill Emperor Zhaoyuan was still alive.
This was not only due to the diligence of Jiang Suizhou, but also due to Huo Wujiu's suppression. Therefore, after a period of time, the courtiers who had been tempted gradually stopped thinking about it.
After all, with Jiang Suizhou overseeing the imperial court, the current imperial court could indeed be said to be completely new and clean. Although the officials were unwilling, they were happy to see such a grand scene.
As a result, their thoughts of rebellion were put to rest, and other thoughts gradually arose.
The emperor's harem was still empty.
Even though the courtiers knew that the Emperor was gay, none of them had ever been gay. The theoretical knowledge that they gained from talking on paper was not reliable.
In their opinion, the Emperor's liking of men did not conflict with him marrying a woman as his Empress. Gradually, when the situation in the imperial court was stabilized and the four seas were stabilized, memorials urging the Emperor to open up his harem were delivered one by one.
Jiang Suizhou had a headache when he saw this. He could only reply one by one, saying that he had no intention of filling up his harem.
However, this group of courtiers was the most persistent. Even if the Emperor refused, it could not stop them from persuading him. There were so many memorials that even though Jiang Suizhou wanted to hide them, they could not escape the eyes of General Huo, who spent all night in the palace.
General Huo discovered the memorials. His face was ashen as he read them from beginning to end.
"Good, very good," he said with a cold face as he gritted his teeth and threw the last memorials requesting Jiang Suizhou to marry a woman back onto the table. "You really know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature."
When Jiang Suizhou heard this, he couldn't help but laugh: "What do you mean by 'know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature'?"
Huo Wujiu frowned as he looked at him and said matter-of-factly: "Normally, you treat me with respect and reverence, but secretly try to steal my woman. Isn't that two-faced?"
Jiang Suizhou smiled and comforted him: "It's not like they know what kind of relationship we have."
When Huo Wujiu heard this, he wanted to refute, but he was speechless.
After a while, he gritted his teeth and squeezed himself onto Jiang Suizhou's dragon throne and hugged him.
"Then when will the Emperor open their eyes?" He asked.
Jiang Suizhou looked at him and slapped Huo Wujiu's hand away from his waist.
"Open their eyes?" He said in a warm voice. "You can't play around with important matters of the imperial court."
"You promised to let me be the Empress. Did you forget?" Huo Wujiu refused to let him off.
"I didn't forget." Jiang Suizhou coaxed. "It's just that I haven't been on the throne for long, and my foundation is not stable yet. I still need to find a suitable way to make them accept me."
"Who dares not to accept me?" Huo Wujiu's eyes narrowed, and he looked like a local tyrant.
Jiang Suizhou laughed and comforted him warmly as he laughed. Huo Wujiu couldn't resist his sugar-coated bullets and was coaxed until he was dizzy and disoriented. He simply pushed the table full of annoying memorials to the ground and carried His Majesty, the Emperor, whose heart was filled with love, onto it.
It could be considered that Huo Wujiu compromised and let Jiang Suizhou coax him.
However, a few days later, during the imperial court meeting, the group of courtiers actually took a mile after taking an inch.
After the meeting, they actually wrote a memorial to Jiang Suizhou to fill up the imperial harem and presented it to Jiang Suizhou.
"Your Majesty, although you are in the prime of your life, you must consider your descendants!" The one who knelt and spoke was originally a civil official of Liang. When Emperor Zhaoyuan was still alive, he was in charge of the imperial court's etiquette.
Jiang Suizhou sat on the dragon throne and lowered his head to look at him. He saw the courtier kowtowing and pleading.
"If we don't have enough children, the country won't be established. Your Majesty, for the sake of the future generations, please register a few concubines in the palace!"
Jiang Suizhou's gaze paused and swept across the silent courtiers in the hall. He looked at Huo Wujiu, who was standing in the first row of generals.
"Hiss …" His expression was extremely ugly. When he glanced sideways at the courtier on the ground, his gaze was exceptionally unfriendly.
Jiang Suizhou's gaze trembled, and he hurriedly looked away.
"Beloved Minister Zhang, during the imperial court meeting, the important matters of the imperial court are still the most important. You don't have to worry about my family matters, "he reminded the courtier.
"Your Majesty, although the imperial harem is your family matter, your descendants are the foundation of the country!"
The courtier was probably kneeling on the ground and could not see Huo Wujiu's expression. That was why he dared to refute Jiang Suizhou.
Qi Min, who had rushed to Ye City from Lin 'an after Jiang Suizhou ascended the throne, glanced at the courtier without batting an eyelid.
Jiang Suizhou massaged his temples as he felt a headache coming on.
He was about to speak when a few other officials knelt down one after another.
"Your Majesty, Lord Zhang is right. Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
For a moment, seven or eight courtiers knelt down sparsely, as if they were going to kneel and not get up to threaten Jiang Suizhou.
Jiang Suizhou knew what they were thinking.
When it came to matters like this, these courtiers always had their own ideas. Even if he rejected them outright, they would still persistently urge him to do so. No matter what method they used, as long as they found the slightest bit of slack, they would not let it go in order to break through.
Jiang Suizhou knew that it was precisely because he had been too patient in his responses to these ministers these days that they had given them the misconception that there was a loophole they could take advantage of. They thought that if they begged and forced him a little, this matter would be settled.
Jiang Suizhou furrowed his brows. He knew that he could no longer maintain a gentle attitude.
He quickly deliberated. Just as he was about to speak, he heard another person's voice in the quiet hall.
"Lord Zhang, you seem to be in a hurry."
It was Huo Wujiu who spoke.
For a moment, the hall was so silent that you could hear a pin drop. Even the courtier raised his head and looked at General Huo, who had suddenly become a busybody.
General Huo's expression was gloomy as he slowly walked in front of him.
Huo Wujiu stopped in front of him as if there was no one else present. He lowered his head and said, "Let His Majesty take a wife. That's fine." "Lord Zhang, your daughter has reached marriageable age, right? Why don't you take the lead and send her into the palace to serve His Majesty? "
Who in the court didn't know that Lord Zhang only had one daughter, and he doted on her like the apple of his eye?
When Lord Zhang heard this, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. He hurriedly refused, "My daughter is still young and doesn't know the rules. It's inconvenient to send her into the palace and cause trouble for His Majesty …"
"You don't want to?" Huo Wujiu interrupted him.
Lord Zhang didn't dare to say anything else.
"You were quite enthusiastic when persuading His Majesty. How come you're not willing to send your daughter into the palace?" Huo Wujiu's voice was cold. He didn't give him any face.
"His Majesty is homosexual. You all know this." Huo Wujiu raised his head and looked at the courtiers kneeling in the hall. "You were quite enthusiastic when forcing him to marry women. How come you're not willing to send your daughters to serve His Majesty?"
There was a moment of silence. After a while, one of the courtiers replied in a trembling voice, "But, this subject has no choice but to consider the matter of an imperial heir."
When Jiang Suzhou saw this, he hurriedly opened his mouth and said in a pleasant voice, "There's no need to do this. The fact that His Majesty was able to abdicate the throne to His Majesty means that His Majesty is not without an imperial heir. There are countless sons and daughters in the court. It won't be too late for His Majesty to consider these matters when His Majesty is older. "
This time, the courtiers couldn't refute His Majesty's words. After all, if they objected at this time, it would be disrespectful to His Majesty. No matter how much they wanted to, they couldn't force His Majesty on this matter.
Jiang Suzhou smiled faintly.
Huo Wujiu, on the other hand, was unforgiving. He sneered and said, "Which one of you can give birth to a child? You don't have the ability, yet you're always thinking about this matter. "
As he spoke, he clasped his hands behind his back and turned to return to his seat.
However, at this time, another courtier spoke up.
"But, Your Majesty, you can't always be alone. You should have someone to serve and accompany you."
Huo Wujiu suddenly stopped and turned around. His expression was cold.
"Who said so?" He asked.
His aura was awe-inspiring, fierce, and unreasonable. From his appearance, it seemed like he was the one who kept his word in the court.
However, Jiang Suzhou didn't stop him.
After a moment of silence, a courtier lowered his head and timidly stepped forward. His voice was as soft as a mosquito's.
"This subject said so," he admitted.
Huo Wujiu laughed coldly and walked in front of him.
"What did you just say? His Majesty should have someone to accompany him, right? "
The courtier trembled in fear from His Majesty's awe-inspiring aura, but he had no choice but to admit, "Yes."
Huo Wujiu laughed.
"You're quite a busybody. It's not without reason."
As he spoke, he lowered his eyes to look at the courtier. His voice was low, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.
"Then, what do you think of me?" He asked. "I'm here to accompany His Majesty. Do you have any objections?"
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