After I Married the Disabled War God As My Concubine - Chapter 226

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The time of Emperor Zhao Yuan’s death was no different from the year of his death in history.

The ministers knew in their hearts who Emperor Zhao Yuan would make emperor.

His Majesty initially had only one son, the Crown Prince. His Highness committed a crime and was deposed by His Majesty. Then the only one left was General Huo.

General Huo has outstanding merits and military exploits, plus he was the direct son of the late Emperor’s brother. It was only right and proper for him to be the Emperor.

However, on the day the edict was made public, no one expected such a result.

Emperor Zhao Yuan wrote an imperial edict of guilt, deeply regretting that he was forced to rebel and revolt as a general of the Jing Dynasty. The late Emperor had done a disservice to the Huo family soldiers, but as a General, he should not have sought the throne even if he died in the country. In recent years, he suffered from a severe and lingering illness, his children fell and scattered about, and his heir committed murder against his brother. After reflecting on it, he felt that God was punishing him.

Therefore, after his death, he wanted to return the kingdom to the Jiang family of the former dynasty.

But after searching the world, there was now only one left of the Jiang family, and that was Jiang Suizhou, who was ‘escorted’ back to Ye City.

For a time, Jiang Suizhou, former Jingwang, who was under house arrest in the Marquis of Dingbei’s manor, had a change of identity and became  the new Emperor justifiably.

That Jingwang… his identity aside, was a world-famous cut sleeve!

In an instant, the imperial court and the commoners were in uproar. All the civilian and military officers at court stood at their battle stations, ready to overthrow the Jiang family and crown Huo Wujiu emperor.

Yet at this juncture, Huo Wujiu stepped forward.

He commanded a massive army, but instead of standing up to become the Emperor, he supported the army to defend the will of the late emperor and guard the new emperor of the Jiang family.

Under the rightful power, even if there was great discontent in the hearts of all the ministers, they could no longer reveal the slightest bit of it in front of Huo Wujiu.

It was under such circumstances that Jingwang sat on the imperial throne that stood in the imperial capital of Ye City.

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The then Jingwang, now the new emperor, did not modify the state name of Liang because he was grateful for Emperor Zhao Yuan’s loyalty.

The structure of officials in today’s Northern Liang was inherently complex. In addition to the original courtiers of the Liang Dynasty, there were also some old ministers left by Southern Jing. Thus, after Jiang Suizhou ascended to the throne, the various forces in the dynasty formed a rather delicate balance.

For a time, no one dared to act rashly. After a while, this new dynasty was managed in an orderly manner, even more peaceful and prosperous than when the sick Emperor Zhao Yuan was alive.

This was not only due to Jiang Suizhou’s diligence, but also due to Huo Wujiu’s suppression. Therefore, after a period, even those courtiers who were ready to make trouble, gradually stopped their thoughts.

After all, with Jiang Suizhou in charge, the court nowadays, indeed, could be considered a brand-new and clean atmosphere. Although the officials were unwilling, they were also happy to see such a prosperous scene.

Consequently, plans about conspiracy and rebellion stopped, and other thoughts gradually began to rise.

The Emperor’s harem was still empty.

Even if the courtiers knew that the Emperor was a cut sleeve, none of them has ever been a cut sleeve. Theoretical knowledge gained from empty phrases on scraps of paper were not solid.

In their opinion, His Majesty’s preference for men and his taking a woman as his consort and empress had no conflict. Gradually, when the dynasty was sailing smoothly, and the whole state was stable, memorials persuading him to open the imperial harem were handed over one by one.

Reading them gave Jiang Suizhou a headache. He had to reply one by one, stating that he didn’t have the slightest intention of filling the harem.

This bunch of courtiers, however, was the most persistent. Even if the Emperor refused, they still couldn’t plug their mouths to advise him. A number of these memorials piled up, and even if Jiang Suizhou intended to hide them, they still did not escape the eyes of General Huo who stayed in the palace all day and night.

When General Hou found those memorials, he was livid and he read them from the beginning to the end.

“Good, very good.” He gritted his teeth and hurled the last memorial requesting Jiang Suizhou to marry back on the table. He said icily, “It’s really impossible to judge this bunch’s hearts from their faces.”

When Jiang Suizhou heard this, he couldn’t resist feeling amused: “How can you call it impossible to judge a person’s heart from his face?”

Huo Wujiu frowned at him and righteously replied, “You always look reverent and respectful to me, but you’re actually cheating behind my back. Isn’t that playing a double game?”

Jiang Suizhou laughed and coaxed him, “They don’t know what our relationship is.”

When Huo Wujiu heard this, he wanted to retort, but was somewhat speechless.

After a while, he gritted his teeth, squeezed onto Jiang Suizhou’s throne, and hugged him whole.

“Then when will Your Majesty let them open their eyes?” he asked.

Jiang Suizhou looked at him and slapped his on the hand that was wrapped around his waist.

“Open what eyes,” he said warmly. “It’s a major issue of the court. It’s not a trifling matter.”

“You promised to make me the Empress, did you forget it?” Huo Wujiu refused to relent.

“I didn’t,”  Jiang Suizhou coaxed. “It’s just that I’ve only been on the throne for a short time, and my foundation is unstable. We still need to find a suitable method, so that they can accept it.”

“Who dares not to accept me?” Huo Wujiu raised his eyebrows, like a tyrant.

Jiang Suizhou laughed and gently persuaded him amidst his laughter. Huo Wujiu couldn’t resist his sugar-coated bullets and was totally hoodwinked by his flattery. As a result, he simply pushed the memorials that piled up and filled the desk, those that bothered him, to the ground, and hugged His Majesty, who filled his heart and eyes.

It could also be considered that Huo Wujiu compromised and Jiang Suizhou succeeded in coaxing him well.

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