The drum has been beaten for the third time, and the candles in Zichen Hall are bright and extinguished.
The young emperor Jiang Han was sitting on the dragon throne, with no soldiers in his hands and no confidants beside him.
General Huo Xiao went to the palace with his sword and regarded him as nothing.
The Queen Mother sneered from behind the curtain and wanted to stuff someone into his pillow.
Half of the civil and military officials in the dynasty were other people's dogs.
They all thought that this emperor was easy to bully.
Until late that night, a loyal servant risked his life to deliver a secret report - "Your Majesty, they want to depose you."
Jiang Han smiled.
He has been waiting for this day for too long.
In the deep palace, a dark network quietly spreads out. Frustrated civil servants, marginalized generals, and the lowest eunuchs and maids were all his spies. Everyone thought he was just being a puppet, but little did they know——
He was waiting for an opportunity to turn this game of chess over completely.