Early Accession to Power

After experiencing the flood relief efforts and swift reconstruction work in Andorhal County.

Zhou Ming had now been an emperor for his third year.

He had also turned fifteen, with only three years left until he reached adulthood at eighteen.

Once he came of age, turned eighteen, and held his coming-of-age ceremony, the ministers and nobles would, as agreed, hand all decision-making authority over the empire to Zhou Ming and let him rule personally.

Yet only days after Zhou Ming's fifteenth birthday, the Minister Faction and Imperial Family Faction reached a consensus and jointly submitted memorials requesting that Your Majesty assume personal rule early and govern the empire.

Hardly anyone voiced any opposition.

Both within and beyond the court, there was nothing but calls for Your Majesty to assume personal rule early and govern the empire. Letters Urging His Majesty to Assume Personal Rule drifted onto Zhou Ming's desk like snowflakes.

What was going on?

As the saying went, a beardless youth could not be trusted with serious affairs. Zhou Ming was young and ignorant, at an age when he loved to play, and he lacked experience besides. If he assumed personal rule early, it would pose a major risk to the empire's stability.

Zhou Ming used this as his reason as well, saying that he was playful and restless, impetuous by nature, and even more lacking in experience handling state affairs. He still needed to study under the ministers for a few more years before he could shoulder such a tremendous burden. Therefore, for the sake of prudence, it would be better to wait until he came of age before ruling personally... In truth, Zhou Ming simply intended to slack off for a few more years and did not want to face that mountain of state affairs ahead of