Chapter 1916: Chapter 1916
A rebellion occurred shortly after the Emperor ascended the throne and Noble Princess Consort Luo entered the palace. During this chaos, a General surnamed Tong managed to take the head of a prince in the rebellion, thereby rising from a mere thousand-household leader to a third-rank Assistant General, stationed in the west.
In the early years of the Emperor’s reign, the court was unstable. Coupled with his excessive self-indulgence and neglect of governance, the court fell into disarray. Thus, a few years later, the remaining prince of the former dynasty launched a second rebellion.
At that time, the prince secretly colluded with the neighboring Great Qi, causing trouble at the frontier.
The neighboring country damaged the diplomatic relations between the two countries, enraging the Emperor, who felt they were taking advantage of him. He then pushed forward the diplomatic princess of the neighboring country, intending to sacrifice her.
However, she fell into the hands of General Tong, who thought of his beloved woman being taken away. His long-suppressed anger erupted, leading to the suicide of Prince Le’s mother, the Princess Consort Qi. Fınd the newest release on novel·fıre·net
Despite personal issues, General Tong’s abilities were outstanding. He quickly succeeded in repelling foreign invaders and thus soared in status, gaining widespread attention in Great Zhou.
But for this reason, Prince Le hated him to death.
Once Prince Le gained power, he immediately killed General Tong’s entire family.
"Humph, the whole of Great Zhou belongs to me, and all its people are mine," the Emperor said stubbornly, "I’ll do as I please, and I don’t feel I’ve done anything wrong! I am the Emperor, the dignified Emperor of Great Zhou! A princess of diplomacy should always be prepared to be sacrificed as needed!"
"Heh heh..." Prince Le sneered, "Yes, so later Great Qi killed your princess, eh!"
Upon hearing this, the Emperor suddenly laughed strangely, a laugh that was quite eerie, "My princess? What qualifications do those barbarians in Great Qi have to marry my princess?"
"I know why you hate me. Let me tell you, that was not your biological sister; she was the princess of Great Qi!"
Back then, everyone thought he was indulging in luxury and neglecting duty, but little did they know that as Emperor, how could he lack scheming?
That princess was someone he had ordered to be stolen from the Great Qi palace; she was never his daughter. Why would he overturn a case for her or seek revenge?
"Heh heh... I see!" Prince Le finally understood what he had never comprehended all this time.
Those aware of the matter finally understood why the Eldest Princess was stripped of her title by the Emperor!
"Now do you know the reason, huh?" At this moment, the Emperor, having calmed his anger slightly, glared at him and said, "Figure it out, and obediently surrender, don’t let your grudges cause turmoil in my Great Zhou!"
"I do as I please; can you control me?" Prince Le scoffed at the Emperor, "Did you come to court without bringing your brains? And you still think I’ll surrender? Even if I did surrender, could you fools catch me?"
Indeed, he looked down on everyone in the great hall.
"Second, don’t be too arrogant!" Prince Ping looked resentfully at the person before him, his previous calm completely gone. He thought, no prince could remain silent after hearing someone say he wasn’t a prince. "Father Emperor was right, Great Qi broke the promise first, and the Princess Consort Qi (Prince Le’s mother) as a diplomatic princess was bound to be affected. Such precedents aren’t without history. This point cannot be your reason to disrupt the court!"
"What are you? What qualifications do you have to talk to me?" Prince Le’s threat turned from the Emperor to Prince Ping, "Without a drop of Baili family blood, you still dare to shout here?"