The first half of Emperor Zhiren’s life: He launched a rebellion and conquered the realm, brought the incompetent royal house down, drove out rebel forces backed by other countries, and then ascended the throne as emperor. He rewarded those who had helped him, ruled with benevolence, and gave the common people a better life.
A few years after Emperor Zhiren ascended the throne, he collapsed from exhaustion. A soul from the future tried to take over his body, only to be devoured by Emperor Zhiren, who absorbed its memories.
In those memories, Emperor Zhiren saw the second half of his life. His eldest heir went abroad to fight a war and was ambushed and killed. In his old age, Emperor Zhiren was so devastated that he often had to lie in bed and rest. Treacherous ministers seized control of the court, and the officials loyal to Emperor Zhiren were all falsely accused of rebellion. After Emperor Zhiren died, the Three Princes entered the capital. Several regents and a prince of a different surname accused the Marquis Wu of conspiring with the empress and the princes to seize power and rebel. To convince the people that it was true, the regents deliberately let one prince escape, sending him north even though the loyalist army was in the south. Then that prince had a sudden accident while riding a horse and died. The regents installed a pliable young prince on the throne.
A certain prince of a different surname wanted to become emperor, so he promised one of the regents a princely title and pledged that his descendants could rule the south forever, sharing the country’s fate. Tempted by the offer, the regent took advantage of the young emperor’s trip abroad and joined forces with the commander of the Imperial Guard to seize control of the capital. They forced the young emperor to abdicate in favor of the prince of a different surname. After becoming emperor, the prince kept his promise...
After seeing the rest of his life in the memories, Emperor Renzhi was furious. He had never imagined that so many of the ministers he trusted would betray him. So he took up the butcher’s knife...
(This book is entirely fictional history. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.)
That's it for now, let's eat first (sad)
The author is very brave. Do you have any relevant information and send it to me privately?
Author, you have traveled through time.