Several days later.
The old emperor had lain in state for seven days. Under the Minister of Rites' arrangements, a simple coronation ceremony began.
This was actually against protocol.
But given the current chaos, the ministers had to be informed as soon as possible who the new emperor was.
Once everything had settled down, a formal enthronement ceremony would be held.
At this simple coronation ceremony, the Third Prince, full of ambition, donned the imperial robes, turned, and ascended the throne.
For a time, all the ministers gathered.
They knelt in the main hall, paying their respects to him one by one.
Although quite a few important ministers were unwilling in their hearts, they still followed the crowd and bowed with the rest.
At this moment, once the Third Prince had taken his rightful place, he had the Grand Eunuch proclaim an edict.
"..."
"Bestow upon my eldest imperial brother the title of Virtue Prince, and upon my second imperial brother the title of Loyalty Prince."
The very first thing he did was grant his two elder brothers princely titles, both single-character titles that sounded quite respectable.
But everyone knew this was only the beginning. In the future, he would surely scheme those two elder brothers to death.
One need only remember the examples set by previous dynasties.
Then the Third Prince began granting promotions and titles to a large number of people.
Almost everyone received a share, which put everyone's minds slightly at ease.
Some people also felt that they could switch allegiances in time and throw in their lot with the Third Prince.
After all, serving one master was the same as serving another. Being someone's dog was still being someone's dog.
In feudal times, loyalty rates were extremely low, not even one percent.
Naturally, these people also