Chapter 47: Jealousy
“You bastard, who allowed you to talk nonsense about the late emperor?” This is simply treason!
After hearing this, Ye Shuo silently rolled his eyes in his heart.
That’s it? Come on, although he had never seen the former emperor, he occasionally heard a few words about him. From the rumors, he knew that although he was not a complete tyrant, he was not much better. He was not good at governing the country and was also lustful. It was only because his father couldn’t save face and didn’t allow people to discuss it publicly, otherwise who knows what the historians would write.
But protection is one thing, and whether it is because of affection for the late emperor or because of one’s own face is two completely different matters.
Just based on the fact that when my stepfather was the crown prince, the late emperor almost deposed him several times and made the son of his favorite beautiful concubine the crown prince, Ye Shuo didn’t believe that his stepfather could have much affection for the late emperor.
The late emperor was really too absurd. His grandfather, the Duke of Zhen, was also raised by the late emperor.
When the previous emperor was in power, he was lazy about state affairs and never exercised control. Plus, his grandfather probably didn’t have a brain and took whatever was given to him. He relied on his military merits to rise to the position of Duke of Zhen. In the end, he had no more titles to offer, but he didn’t have much intention of rebelling, so things became what they are today.
Because my grandfather had deep roots in the military, especially when my stepfather ascended the throne, his power reached its peak. More than 70% of the military officers were from my grandfather’s line. It had reached the point where my stepfather would take action against him regardless of whether he was truly loyal or not.
But the mess that the late emperor left for my cheap father was more than just this. There were so many other things. It would be a miracle if my cheap father could still have no grudges under such circumstances.