Lock up the Dragon and Imprison the Phoenix to Control the Country

Xiao Linyuan entered the palace due to his stunning appearance, but because of a prophecy made by Si Tianjian, he was forced to become the de jure prince. After three years of being an eagle, he broke out of his cocoon and became a butterfly. He thought he was in charge of the world, but he was finally trapped under the iron law of Dayao: respect the direct descendants and suppress the concubines, exclude the concubines, give priority to the legitimate sons, and replace them with the legitimate daughters. He established his eldest daughter, Xiao Xuan, as the crown princess according to the imperial decree, and selected an inner court son for her, as well as a complete harem team. He believed that this was to stabilize the government, and believed that by suppressing Tan Ziou, the princess and the monarch, and strictly preventing the harem from interfering in politics, he would be able to stay in power forever. He hid the jade seal in the imperial censor's mansion and buried the phoenix seal in the deep palace. He spent his whole life on guard and exhausted all his agencies. But the eldest daughter he supported with his own hands rebelled against heaven and ruined the country, and the beauties he personally selected into the harem refused to surrender. The world is in chaos, and the princes have risen together. He strictly guarded against the harem interfering with politics throughout his life, and it finally came true many years after his death - not only interfering in politics, but also bringing order to chaos. The legitimate son and prince he had longed for all his life was destroyed at the hands of his own daughter; His direct grandson was brought to power by Tan Ziou, who should have been imprisoned in the palace. Orthodoxy returns to its original position, full of sadness. His life plan was ruined by an inconspicuous Liu Meiren. Mountains and rivers continue forever, locking up dragons and imprisoning phoenixes. The man in the cage controls the world, and fate is in a circle. This is the coldest and most realistic ending.