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Chapter 409: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (159)

Chapter 409: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (One Hundred and Fifty-Nine)

After Emperor Liang received the news that Prince Ping of Qi had made unusual moves, before he had time to make a decision, he received another secret letter that Qi had a new emperor!

The young emperor, who had been on the throne for less than half a year, was pulled down from the throne. The new emperor is now his uncle, the previously famous fool Prince Ping.

Prince Ping was the old emperor's younger brother, fifteen years his junior, and forty-five years old. He was a womanizer, unskilled in either civil or military matters, and had never held a court position. He had thousands of beautiful women in his harem, and he frequently presented them to the old emperor to curry his brother's favor.

He had never caught the attention of others, but who would have thought that King Ping would suddenly become the ruler of a country.

Ever since the old emperor of Qi died from overdosing on a woman, the princes of Qi have been at war with each other, ultimately leading to the rise of a nine-year-old prince. The newly crowned prince, under the orders of four regents, is little more than a puppet of their officials, unable to command the support of the people and possessing no authority at court.

The people were also in panic, not knowing what the future of Qi would be.

Especially after Liang State recovered its lost territory, its army stood ready at the border with a covetous eye. The people on the border of Qi State were like frightened birds, not knowing when Liang State would capture their city.

Unfortunately, those Qi soldiers were like bandits and colluded with corrupt officials. These officers and soldiers could not protect the people. Instead, they robbed the people of their money and food to plan for their own future, causing the people to complain.

When the political situation in Qi was in chaos, the young emperor's uncle, Prince Ping, suddenly took out an imperial edict and said that his father did not pass the throne to his elder brother, but to him, his most beloved youngest son. It was only because Prince Ping's father died suddenly that the old emperor took the throne.

To be honest, few court officials believed that this imperial edict was true. After all, the previous emperor was the eldest son of the Empress Dowager and controlled most of the power in Qi. The mediocre Prince Ping, who was fifteen years younger than him, was no competitor to the previous emperor.

However, several veterans of three dynasties came forward and admitted that the imperial edict was written by the then Emperor Qi. This imperial edict, whose authenticity was unknown, divided the court.

Some people naturally trusted the forty-year-old Prince Ping more than the immature emperor. However, Prince Ping's previous image of a womanizing fool made many people hesitant. After all, even if this foolish appearance was just a mask, it would be difficult to remove it after wearing it for too long.

If someone who has been pretending to be a grandson for a long time comes to power, he will definitely eliminate all those who look down on him and laugh at him behind his back first.

A good-for-nothing who is addicted to women and has finally gotten his way is not as easy to control as the little emperor. At least his decisions will follow the wishes of the regents.

So the court officials were not too happy to let the young emperor abdicate. What really changed the situation in the court was that Prince Ping, wearing a dragon robe, rebelled and forced the emperor to abdicate! He even massacred the palace!

Prince Ping personally beheaded the young emperor in front of the dragon throne, and sent people to kill all of his brother's sons, grandsons and other descendants, only sparing a few princesses and nieces with whom he had a good relationship, so as to avoid people thinking that he was too cruel and wanted to wipe out his brother's lineage.

At the same time, Prince Ping cruelly punished all those who rebelled against him with their entire clans, and the rebels were quickly suppressed by Prince Ping's men.

After Prince Ping became emperor, in order to maintain his rule, he issued ten imperial decrees granting marriages within five days, preparing to marry off his ten daughters one after another within three months. These princesses served not only to stabilize and win over court officials, but also to monitor them.

But even so, the court officials felt that Prince Ping was cruel and ruthless. They did not dare to openly oppose the new emperor for fear of implicating the entire family.

These ministers understood that what Qi needed now was a tyrant, not a benevolent monarch. Only a tyrant could save the precarious country.

But these court officials also knew that a tyrant could only protect the country for a while, but could not make the country develop in the long run. His methods were brutal and cruel, and the people would only fear the superiors, but could not believe in them.

So when they surrendered, they were also worried that Qi would be destroyed at the hands of Prince Ping.