Favorite Minister

In Ye Ran's life, he rose from a prestigious and respected noble family to become a trusted courtier, favored by the emperor.

Everyone thought he was brilliant and exceptionally talented, but no one knew it was the emperor himself, whose authority ruled the realm and whose favor and displeasure were impossible to predict, who had personally taught him how to be a favored courtier.

As the emperor's favored courtier, he was destined to rise above the rest.

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The third year of Tianhe

Emperor Jing established the Zhengxin Pavilion, selecting members of the imperial clan and sons of noble families to enter the palace and serve at his side.

The court was shaken, and rumors spread among the people that it was a small inner cabinet, created to train the emperor's trusted aides.

Emperor Jing had no children and no empress, and the imperial harem stood empty. When the Zhengxin Pavilion was established, the court and imperial clan alike answered the call.

Only a few people found it suspicious, because among those selected was the Ye family, a prestigious and respected noble family known for its upright, unassuming scholars. The family had produced Ye Ran, a Hanlin Academician.

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Ye Ran entered the palace and met the new emperor of whom everyone spoke.

Since taking the throne, the new emperor had imposed order on the court, strengthened the realm, purged corrupt officials, and executed the imperial relatives who had wielded power. He was decisive and merciless.

On the day he entered the palace, as he knelt with everyone else and called out,