The Young Empress
Added 2021-09-28 09:01:33 +0000 UTCPrincess Zhao Ling was the youngest of 5 children and had coveted the throne from a very early age. Despite being far down the chain of succession, she was cunning and ruthless, and far surpassed her older siblings in both wit and intelligence. Over a period of several years, she was able to manipulate the court and several high-ranking generals, leading to the overthrow and imprisonment of her father, mother, siblings, and anyone else who might precede her in the line of succession. This led to her being crowned empress of the realm. As empress, Zhao was cruel and merciless. in order to ensure her subjects, particularly her generals, did their jobs properly and remained loyal, she would often enslave their families. Unfortunately for her highest-ranking General, Wang Guli, he was unable to bring the rebellious border tribes under control as Empress Zhao had commanded, and as punishment he will spend the rest of his natural life as her personal slave, along with his innocent wife and daughter.
