The Human Emperor (1-200)

C104: Xu Shao!

“Little sister, what happened?”

Yang Zhao asked. His voice sounded even more anxious than Consort Taizhen. He traveled a far distance from Jiannan to the capital, and his greatest backing here was his cousin, Consort Taizhen.

If something were to happen to her, then his dream of affluence would come to an end.

“His Majesty hopes to confer me the title of a consort, but this has stirred the violent objections of the officials, and more than half of the officials have been slandering me. I’m currently stepping on burning charcoal, and my life is hanging by a thread. If this matter succeeds, I will be able to fulfill my wish of being beside His Majesty from day to night. However, if it were to fail, since ancient times, people like me have never ended well…”

Consort Taizhen tried her best to stay calm, but a sliver of unease and fear still managed to seep into her voice.

Since ancient times, there has never been a single lady who was attacked by more than half of the royal court. This pressure wasn’t something that she could shoulder alone. Just the thought of those dagger-like memorials sent to the court was sufficient for her to wake up in the middle of the night.

“What!”

Yang Zhao’s face darkened. He has heard about the matters of the royal court, and he knew that his cousin was in a difficult position. Even so, he didn’t think that she would be in such a precarious situation.

“What can we do about this?”

“Of all of the officials, the ones who oppose to me the most vehemently is King Song and a powerful official named Wang Gen. Putting aside the other officials, King Song is a member of royalty, a qinwang of Great Tang, and he possesses tremendous influence in the royal court. As for Wang Gen, he is a member of the Wang Clan. Even though his standing is unable to match up to King Song, his father is the revered Duke Jiu.”

Consort Taizhen replied.

“Wang Gen?”

Yang Zhao frowned. He wasn’t familiar with the personnel of the royal court, but he found the name ‘Wang Gen’ slightly familiar, and it didn’t seem to be because of his father, Duke Jiu.

“… At the moment, only Duke Jiu hasn’t made a stand on the matter. His opinion has a great influence on the court officials and His Majesty. King Song and the Wang Clan have three generations of friendship, and today is Duke Jiu’s seventieth birthday. King Song will definitely head there to offer his blessings. If Duke Jiu were to support him openly, then our situation would truly be dire!”

Consort Taizhen’s worried and frustrated voice sounded from the red tent. She didn’t expect that things would evolve to such a point.

She didn’t do anything vile, and she didn’t interfere in politics either. All she wanted was to be with the person she loved, why must so many people stand between them!

“Little sister, what do you want me to do?”

Without any hesitation, Yang Zhao asked. He didn’t know much, and the only strength of his was that he wouldn’t hesitate to dive into a sea of flames for his little sister.

Even if it was murder, he would do it without any hesitation.

“His Majesty has said that he would induct me into the palace no matter what happened, and many people in the royal court have expressed their approval for His Majesty and me, such as King Qi and the Yao Clan. However, this is far from sufficient. Duke Jiu wields an exceptional position in His Majesty’s heart, and I don’t have any way to influence his decision. All I can do is to try and influence the other officials.”