Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

Ye Shuo has known his sixth sister-in-law for quite a while. He first met her in front of Baoyu Pavilion when he was seven years old. It has been more than 20 years now. Ye Shuo can almost be said to have witnessed her entire journey from a young girl, to marrying into the royal family, to now being indifferent to worldly affairs and ashamed of her life.

Ye Shuo didn’t know Sixth Sister-in-law very well, but he knew that his nephew’s position in the Sixth Sister-in-law’s heart was even higher than that of his Sixth Brother. So, Xiao Ming, I have to inconvenience you for the time being.

After silently reciting a sentence in his mind, Ye Shuo casually swept his eyes around, taking in the different expressions of the people below.

The court officials could not figure out why the emperor was going through so much trouble. In their opinion, there was no need for this at all, or perhaps the emperor was having a tantrum again and was just acting on impulse.

It would be fine if the young emperor was the emperor’s elder, but in order to show the tolerance of the later ones, the new emperor had to pretend to be generous and change the posthumous titles of those before him to show his appreciation.

But the key is that Your Majesty is the uncle of the young emperor, and the young emperor has been on the throne for less than a year, so he has no foundation in the court. In other words, the young emperor has long been forgotten by the world. Why does Your Majesty bother to bring up the past? If you don’t do it well, not only will it not generate any benefits, but it will also cause trouble.

Even Wei Wen couldn’t figure out what his cousin wanted to do for a moment. He hesitated for a moment, then took the initiative to step forward and said, “May I ask your Majesty, do you have any ideas in mind?”

“This… let me think about it.”

Hearing the word “think about it”, the two old princes secretly thought that their eldest nephew really acted on impulse.

However, what Wei Wen and Xing Yucheng saw was the smooth movements of the person above. In just a few blink of an eye, the words “Xiao Hui” appeared on the paper without any pause. Who would believe that he had not planned it in advance?

However, except for the two people who knew Ye Shuo’s temperament well, everyone else’s attention was attracted by the words “Xiao Hui” themselves.

No matter how long they look at this terrible handwriting, I’m afraid the two old princes will never get used to it.

It’s really strange. After so many years, why hasn’t my nephew made any progress in this area…

Ye Shuo at the top didn’t care. After Xiao Lu finished showing it, he asked directly: “What do you think, my dear ministers?”

Little Ye Jin has respected his father very much since he was young. He was by his side when his sixth brother was seriously ill. He can be said to be a very filial son. It is not an exaggeration to choose these two words as his new posthumous title.

Even if others have opinions, it is useless and they have to keep them to themselves. There is no other way. The little emperor has a powerful uncle, and this uncle is willing to use such great achievements to cover up the little emperor’s early death.

Realising that their cousin/the emperor already had an idea in mind, Wei Wen and Xing Yucheng took the lead in agreeing without hesitation.

The two old princes had nothing to say when they saw this. Prince Ding on the side couldn’t help but mutter in his heart, “I knew that they are the ones you have the deepest feelings for.” But he still accepted it with a pinch of his nose. From Prince Ding’s perspective, he naturally hoped that Ye Shuo would remember their old friendship.

Changing the posthumous title was not a big deal. A living person would not offend the emperor for the sake of a dead person. This matter was quickly settled, or rather, the ministers below soon stopped worrying about it, because their emperor wanted to build a big ship. How big should this ship be? Anyway, with Jiangnan putting all its efforts into it, it would take at least a year or two to complete.

That would be fine, but His Majesty also needs to form a team and then go out to sea.

Some things seem easy when you know them in advance and think about them later, but if you know them in the dark, the action can be as crazy as it can be.

Without knowing what was out there, everyone felt that this move was a sheer waste of time and money and meaningless.

But there was no way, what could they do if they objected? The money was won back by the emperor himself, they had no confidence to object, and besides, when had the emperor ever changed his decision because of their opposition?

The final result was that Ye Shuo had a big quarrel with the opposing ministers. Since the ministers were not as eloquent as Ye Shuo and were too shameless, Ye Shuo finally demanded a large sum of money from them to be used specifically for this matter. Ṛ𝙖

Seeing that Ye Shuo seemed to be serious, the students who were hesitant at first whether to obey suddenly seemed to think of something and immediately changed their attitude.

It was the same in the past. The teacher seemed to know a lot of things that they had never even heard of. If it was not profitable, the teachers would definitely not speak without a purpose.

Thinking of this, Zou Wu and the others immediately felt certain.

However, their behaviour made other ministers think they were complete yes-men, and they didn’t know how the emperor could make them so obedient from beginning to end.

Although this group of students trained by Ye Shuo was able to maintain order in the court when He Xiang and others were dismissed from office, their number was limited after all, and not everyone was suitable to be an official, so there were still ministers from other factions in the court.

However, as the emperor has been in power for longer and longer, other voices have become smaller and smaller, and now they are no longer a big deal.

And with Ye Shuo’s expedition this time, the military power was firmly in his hands.

At this moment, the two old princes suddenly discovered that without them noticing, the entire Great Zhou had become a one-man show controlled by their nephew.  

If the plan of building a ship and sailing out to sea is finally accomplished, his brilliance will be unstoppable.

After a long, long time, until the words “dismiss the court” were heard, the two old princes suddenly came to their senses. They were shocked and complicated.

At the same time, in the harem, because Empress Dowager He had not been in charge of affairs for a long time, and because she deliberately avoided the issue, she did not know what happened in the morning court until two hours later.

When she heard the word “Xiaohui”, Empress Dowager He couldn’t control herself and broke the nail on her ring finger because it was too fragile.

However, at this moment, Empress Dowager He didn’t care about it so much. She stood up suddenly and asked anxiously: “Is what you said true?”

“In reply to the Queen Mother, I guarantee with my life that not a single word is wrong.” The little palace maid who delivered the message almost swore to the heavens.

After receiving the affirmative answer, Empress Dowager He couldn’t help but be stunned.

After going through so many things, Empress Dowager He had long since given up on love. Being trapped in the palace every day made her even more disheartened. But even so, the young emperor’s untimely death was still a source of worry for her, which made her so worried that she couldn’t sleep at night.

When Jin’er passed away, the Great Zhou was in turmoil. Because he was young and had not accomplished anything, the ministers naturally did not pay much attention to him. Some even blamed him for passing away too soon, putting the Great Zhou in danger. As for Jin’er’s funeral, it was even more hasty. After a big fire, the child’s life was over.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Empress Dowager He had been quite talented since she was young, and was as knowledgeable as men. She was first the prince’s wife and later became the empress. When she was ruling the country behind the curtain with the emperor who was also the regent, she was even more conscientious and did not dare to make any mistakes. From beginning to end, she was extremely careful and cautious, and did not dare to slack off in the slightest. Therefore, Empress Dowager He had no idea what she had done to anger God and bring such a punishment upon herself.

The emperor once said that if he had the chance, he would clear the names of his brother and nephew, but Empress Dowager He did not take it to heart. She had a deep understanding of the saying that when people leave, the tea gets cold.

However, Empress Dowager He had never imagined that the emperor was not comforting herself at the time. He was indeed concerned about Jin’er and Emperor Taicheng. He had just won the battle and returned to Shangjing, but he put this matter on the agenda the next day. He also went against all objections and chose “Xiaohui” as Jin’er’s new posthumous title.

The emperor was praised for his kindness and love for the people. It was worthy of the title “Wen”. After Jin’er’s death, his body was burned and his ashes were buried, setting an example for the people suffering from the epidemic.

But then Empress Dowager He couldn’t help but wonder, could His Majesty be acting this way for some other purpose?

It wasn’t that Empress Dowager He was mean, but sitting in a position like theirs, no matter what they did, it wouldn’t be as simple as it seemed.

However, Empress Dowager He waited for several more days thinking this, but no one came to visit, as if the matter had just passed.

Although Ye Shuo wanted to ask the Sixth Sister-in-law to help, he was definitely not asking for a favour in return. If the Sixth Sister-in-law was willing, it would be fine. Her ability should not be buried any longer. If she was not interested, it didn’t matter either. Everyone has their own aspirations. There is no need to force it.

Although the will left by his nephew was a huge trouble for Ye Shuo, it was the child’s sincere love after all. Thinking of this, Ye Shuo’s nephew’s smile flashed inadvertently in his mind, and after a while, a trace of melancholy flashed across his eyes.

If little Ye Jin were still alive, he would have been old enough to get married by now.

To clear the names of both the father and son was an agreement Ye Shuo had made with his nephew back then, but it was only today that he actually had the ability and merit to do it.

Empress Dowager He saw that the emperor and the Queen’s family acted as if nothing had happened and the matter passed as usual. Empress Dowager He looked out the window and after a moment, she sighed softly.

At this point, even if the emperor has other intentions, she will accept it.

There is nothing to worry about anymore, so I might as well just let it go.

Empress Dowager He also wanted to see what the seven-year-old child who disguised himself as a beggar, now the emperor, was up to.

However, within just a few days, the news that Empress Dowager He had walked out of Cheng’an Hall spread like wildfire.

Jianjian was originally in her own mansion with a frown on her face, as if she was thinking about something, and she would curse from time to time.

As a princess, the scene in the Hall of Supreme Harmony was always lingering in Jianjian’s mind. Now, when she suddenly heard the news that Empress Dowager He walked out of Cheng’an Hall, coupled with all the previous things, Jianjian didn’t even have time to think carefully. Almost instinctively, a guess suddenly flashed through her mind.

Something seems to be wrong.

I always feel like there’s something odd about my brother.