Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

It was nearly a month later when Ye Shuo learned the news.

As battle reports from the front lines were sent back to the capital one by one, in a total of twelve months, the Great Zhou experienced four failures and nine major victories. Each failure and victory would cause turmoil in the court. Fortunately, Ye Shuo was determined, so these discussions quickly subsided after receiving no response.

After putting down the last battle report, Ye Shuo let out a long breath and then smiled.

Finally, it’s over…

This was the scene that Xiao Luzi saw when he came in from outside.

Xiao Luzi was reluctant to interrupt for a moment, but he didn’t dare to hide it, so he could only say carefully when His Majesty looked over: “Your Majesty, the old Prime Minister passed away two hours ago.”

Ye Shuo paused for a moment, then spoke after a while: “…I understand.”

After all, He Xiang was a close minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Even if he was forced to retire, it would still be different.

On the day of Prime Minister He’s funeral, Ye Shuo went to the Prime Minister’s residence with Yao Zhi and Empress Dowager He. When they came out again, Ye Shuo was almost dazzled by the bright daylight, until Empress Dowager He beside him sighed inaudibly: “It’s

He Xiang had been weakened a long time ago, and he was only able to hold on until today on one breath. Almost as soon as the news of the great victory came, He Xiang laughed three times and then died.

Although He Xiang is no longer here, at least he was gone after receiving the news.

“I think my grandfather has no regrets in his life.” Empress Dowager He murmured.

And how many people in this world can do this? Shang Shu Ling died before he could wait for the person. In comparison, my grandfather was very lucky.

Ye Shuo couldn’t help thinking when he heard this. Now the Shangshu Ling is dead, He Xiang is dead, Mr. Zeng is dead, and even the Grand Tutor is dead…

When the Grand Tutor passed away, Ye Shuo was still in Chen State. He didn’t even get to see the Grand Tutor for the last time. He was like a feather, floating away.

Old friends have gradually returned to dust and now there are only a few left.

In addition to the Taifu and others, there will also be the First Master, the Second Master, the Third Master, Wu Yi, and even… his mother in the future. No one can escape, just like his father in his previous life. No matter how unwilling Ye Shuo is, he is still helpless. Even though it is still a little early to consider these things now, Ye Shuo has already felt unspeakable panic.

No matter how many times he has experienced this kind of thing, he still cannot accept it or get used to it.

Feeling the hand of the person next to her gradually tightening, as if sensing his mood at the moment, Yao Zhi subconsciously shook it back, as if telling him not to worry.

Feeling the burning heat in the palm of his hand, Ye Shuo’s fingers warmed up after a while. He finally let out a long breath and returned to his previous relaxed state.

No matter what the future holds, Yao Zhi and the children will always be with him.

After returning to the palace, Ye Shuo kissed several little princesses on the face one by one. Seeing their embarrassed and shy expressions, Ye Shuo’s mood completely calmed down.

After the wet nurse took the three princesses away and the imperial study became completely quiet, Ye Shuo could not help but start thinking about offering sacrifices to heaven and Fengshan.

He didn’t really care about this, but it was a rare opportunity and it would be a pity to miss it.

Just like the last ancestor worship, when Ye Shuo proposed the Fengshan ceremony, everyone didn’t think it was a big deal. The emperor unified the Three Kingdoms, and it was not an exaggeration to report such an achievement to the gods of heaven and earth. But when they saw the names of the three princesses on the Fengshan list, many people couldn’t help but frown.

It’s fine to worship the ancestors, but how can such a big thing as Fengshan be taken lightly? Even if they are willing, the scholars in the world are not willing.

And they don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the two old princes Su and Jin always feel that the opposition from the royal family this time seems to be smaller than last time. But it may also be that most of the people have been gathered by Prince Ding, and Prince Ding has always been obedient to the emperor, so it seems that they are weak.

However, Ye Shuo seemed to have guessed what they were thinking and comforted them, “I am just an attendant. Scholars should be broad-minded and would never bother with a little girl. The two uncles are really worrying too much.”

Having said that, the two old princes always felt that something was strange. The same weird feeling as last time when they offered sacrifices to their ancestors came back. However, the emperor’s words were golden, and since he said so, he would probably not cause any more trouble. The request was a bit excessive, but it was not completely unacceptable.

The Prince of Su and the Prince of Jin were relatively good, as they at least noticed something was wrong. As for the Fifth Prince, the Eighth Prince and the Prince of Ding, not only did they not notice anything, they even felt flattered because the Emperor was so merciful and explained a few words to them.

After all, he is now the emperor, and he is much more stable than before. The three of them thought so at the same time.

The only smart man, the Seventh Prince, couldn’t help but twitch his lips slightly.

Seeing that the two uncles were still hesitating, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but sigh: “After the Queen and I left the palace, the three princesses were left unattended. I really can’t feel at ease.”

Prince Su and Prince Jin were about to ask, aren’t there two queen dowagers in the palace? And there are so many palace servants, how come no one is taking care of them?

But when I think about the fact that Empress Dowager Wei was not very popular when she was young, and now she has completely stopped caring about things, Empress Dowager He is a safe choice, but the three princesses are not her biological daughters after all, so it is normal for the emperor to be worried.

Prince Su opened his mouth and couldn’t help saying, “Your Majesty is too doting on the princesses.” This is really not a good sign.

Nonsense, Dingning, Yongning, and Anning are all his own children, if he doesn’t love them, who will?

Although he thought so in his heart, Ye Shuo said lightly: “She is just a princess, it’s okay to pamper her a little more.” Anyway, these people never take princesses seriously.

This was indeed the case. After hearing what His Majesty said, Prince Su subconsciously wanted to refute it, but he felt that it was really nothing. Even he was fond of the daughters in the mansion, and he could understand His Majesty’s love for his daughters. Of course, the more important thing was that it was not worth it to quarrel with His Majesty over this matter.

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Yesterday was the ancestor worship, today is the heaven worship, what will happen tomorrow? When the frog is really boiled, will they still have room to resist?

The Seventh Prince couldn’t help but shake his head secretly.

Other members of the royal family wanted to make a fuss about this matter, but Ye Shuo immediately brought up something else, and soon no one paid attention to it anymore.  

When Ye Shuo said that he wanted to promote Zou Wu to the position of Minister of Works, and to promote the current Minister of Works, who was also Xing Yucheng’s old father, to the position of Minister-General, the court was in an uproar.

It would be fine for Zou Wu’s fellow disciples, because they knew Zou Wu’s abilities and knew that with her abilities, she should have sat in this position long ago. It’s just that both Emperor Jingwen and Emperor Taicheng never paid attention to her, so she has been staying in some minor positions until now.

The teacher was the one who proposed that boys and girls study together, so he did not look down on Zou Wu just because she was a girl.

Those who were chosen by Ye Shuo were extraordinary in both ability and character, so when Ye Shuo said this, they only had one thought in their minds –

Ah, this day has finally arrived.

Their mentality, which had been gradually becoming inflated due to the influence of the surrounding environment, was instantly straightened out, and everyone felt an uncontrollable chill in their hearts.

Others don’t know, but they know it very well. Under the same conditions, both of them study and learn calligraphy, women are never inferior to men, and even work harder than men because the road ahead is narrow. Zou Wu is the best among their batch of students, so it should have been like this long ago. In addition, they know their teacher well, so at this moment, none of Ye Shuo’s students objected.

As for the others, there was only one reason for their opposition.

“How can a woman be an official? It’s absolutely ridiculous!”

It would be fine if it was just a small official, but now this is the position of Shangshu, how can they be willing to accept it?

But what’s the point of the remaining people’s opposition? Ye Shuo said, “Zou Wu played a great role in taking over Beiting this time. It’s ok that you are not as talented as her, but are you not as broad-minded as her? If so, it’s disappointing.” He immediately scolded the group of people and silenced them.

There was no way. They really couldn’t refute the real achievements. Their faces turned red and they didn’t want to admit that they were not as good as Zou Wu no matter what.

With all this commotion, everyone forgot about the other person.

Xing Yucheng’s father, the Shangshu, knew very well that he was old enough to retire and he did not have the ability to become a first-rank Shangshu Ling. If he could have made further progress, he would have been there long ago and would not have waited until today.

Although his abilities were limited, Xing Yucheng’s father was not stupid. Having been in official circles for so many years, he naturally knew what was going on.

The emperor wanted to promote the newly appointed Minister of Works, but the Minister of Works was already in office, so he simply promoted him to make room for the newcomer.

In his opinion, how could His Majesty promote him? It was clearly to let him help occupy the position of Shangshu Ling first, otherwise His Majesty should promote someone with outstanding ability and young age.

In the emperor’s heart, the person he really favours should be the newly appointed Minister of Works.

If it were when they were young, Xing Yucheng’s father would naturally be unwilling, but he is already at this age, and his fighting spirit has long been worn out in a low-paying government office like the Ministry of Works. He doesn’t care why he was promoted, as long as he can be promoted.

He felt that his life was fulfilled when he was able to experience the majesty of a first-rank official before he died.

And since the emperor has given me such respect, I must not be confused at this time.

Thinking of this, after realising it, Xing Yucheng’s father almost instantly raised his hands and feet to agree with Ye Shuo’s decision. His voice was the loudest in the entire hall.

After that, Ye Shuo didn’t even need to say anything, as Xing Yucheng’s father took the initiative to help and attack the group of people who opposed it.

How could an old man who could raise a son who was the top scholar be a good person?

Xing Yucheng’s eyes almost fell out when he saw his old father arguing with the scholars. It was because Xing Yucheng had never known that his father had such a rich vocabulary. When he scolded people, even yin and yang were not enough to describe it.

Xing Yucheng’s old father not only cursed himself, but also dragged his son to curse as well. Xing Yucheng really couldn’t resist and could only join in. Now, the opponents who had already shown signs of decline found it even more difficult to cope. However, in the end, it was not them who played a decisive role.

Seeing the Seventh Prince actively standing up to help speak, Ye Shuo was stunned at first, and then narrowed his eyes slightly.

This guy, I’m afraid he has already guessed something.

As expected of his step-brother, each of them is a tough guy, even now.

As for the Seventh Prince, he also guessed that his brother had guessed his thoughts, but so what? The Seventh Prince was sure that he would not expose it just like that.

Ever since his old friends passed away one after another, the days have become really boring. The Fifth king was no match for him at all. As time passed, the hatred in his heart also faded away little by little.

It’s so boring…

The Seventh Prince had seen too much with his eyes, and now he just felt bored, and everything around him was even more boring. After discovering the secret of his younger brother, day after day, he seemed to have seen something incredible and new, and the restlessness that was temporarily suppressed in his heart could no longer be suppressed.

Rather than slowly rotting like Prince Ding and the fifth and eighth brothers under the emperor’s plan, it is better to take a gamble with the emperor at the stake of a few worthless lives.

Thinking of this, the Seventh King looked casually at the Emperor who was sitting high up and looking down at them.

Their eyes met, both of them were full of interest.

At this moment, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but feel curious about what kind of gift his adopted brother had prepared for him.