Counting on your fingers, the fifth marriage is coming

Chapter 187: Saint King Selection (Part )

"Love Pond? He took the initiative to go in and soak in it?"

"Yes."

Lord Fu: “…”

Since the last time he came back from Sheyuan, Tang Jiashan seemed to have ascended to heaven. His Buddha nature became more obvious, and his face was covered with a layer of mist, making it impossible to see through it.

"Xu Shanshan has officially broken off the engagement with my Tang family."

This was the first thing he said.

This incident happened so unexpectedly that everyone could only look at him in a daze. But before anyone could react, he said his second sentence.

"Xu Shanshan is the current Emperor Yue."

The expressions on the faces of the Tang family members at this moment were so wonderful, they were shocked to the extreme!
After saying these two sentences, he no longer communicated with anyone, but went to the Buddhist temple to chant scriptures and closed the door to visitors.

It took half a month until Tang Gengfu was asked about his whereabouts and finally found out what he had done.

Everyone in the Tang family knows the function of the Love Pool. It is a pool that can stir up the deepest desires in people's hearts. Once the desires are aroused, it will also become a pool of torture.

He went to the Love Pool at this time. Could it be that something went wrong with his Zen practice?

"Go and get him out first, and tell him that Emperor Yue wants to choose... uh, a husband. Ask him if he plans to forget his past or has other ideas. If he really wants to devote himself to Buddhism and transcend the secular world...

At this point, Tang Gengfu sighed and waved his hand, saying, "This time, whether he is going to the Galan Temple to receive the Three Great Ordination or to travel around to save sentient beings, I and others will not stop him forcefully, so let him go."

"Yes."

-

Tang Gengfu told Tang Genghai and Tang Gengnong about Emperor Yue's selection of a concubine. The three of them thought it was a very serious matter and they were unable to make a decision for the time being, so they convened another clan meeting.

This conference has only one purpose, which is about the future of the Tang family.

"I believe you all know more or less about the situation. The real Emperor Yue has returned to the court." Duke Fu took the lead in making a prudent statement.

"Is Xu Shanshan really the Emperor Yue?"

Some people are still struggling with this issue.

Lord Nong said: "We don't need to discuss this matter anymore. Since the Empress Dowager has come out to dispel the rumors herself, it proves that the current Emperor Yue is of the true royal bloodline, and the previous emperor was just a stand-in to prevent unrest in the court."

So, what does that man's incompetence, absurdity, and infertility have to do with the Emperor Yue who has just returned to the palace?

Lord Fu brought his attention back to the main topic: "As soon as Empress Yue returned, she reorganized the court and burned down the temple. This shows that she wants absolute royal rule. Therefore, it is very likely that in the near future, Jing State will fall into a state of war."

This is not alarmist talk. Now Jing is facing internal and external troubles. If we want to restore Jing's rule to its peak period, we must resort to some iron-blooded means.

"So what should our Tang family do in the future?" someone was confused.

"This matter is indeed very troublesome. A neutral choice is definitely impossible for Emperor Yue. No one in power can tolerate the development of forces that cannot be controlled. As the saying goes, those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish."

"But if I choose Emperor Yue... I heard that Emperor Yue has enemies everywhere. The Four Kings Alliance is eyeing him openly, and the Xuanmen magicians are trying to get rid of him. In addition, the court is unstable, and the imperial power is declining..."

The Tang-style clans are not very willing to be tied to Emperor Yue, mainly because they do not see a bright future in this. Also, they are somewhat worried that they will be abandoned by Emperor Yue in the end.

Since ancient times, many founding emperors in history have often used this method to deal with meritorious officials and eliminate their potential threats after successfully seizing power.

Lord Fu and Lord Nong exchanged glances. In fact, they both selfishly wanted to choose Emperor Yue, no, Xu Shanshan.

Maybe they really don't know Xu Shanshan very well, but sometimes you get to know someone not by what she says or what others say, but by what she does. She is indebted to them, there is no doubt about that.

If it weren't for her, the Tang family might have been annexed or destroyed by King Chen long ago.

But later, she did many things that they could not understand, even things that were unimaginable, such as suppressing Jingguo theology, killing the great national master, burning down temples and other cruel things.

"Although my Tang family is engaged in business, we are also legitimate businessmen. We are also noble and proud. We were unwilling to associate with King Chen at the beginning. Not only was his virtue unworthy of his position, but he also had evil ambitions and wanted to subvert the government. This was not tolerated by the world."

"Since being neutral is not an option, and rebelling against the king is not an option, then where should the Tang family go?"

Everyone in the Tang family was in deep thought, unable to make a decision.

"I am willing to go to the Holy Capital."

A clear and loud voice sounded.

Everyone turned around and saw Tang Jiashan walking slowly towards them in a white monk's robe.

He clasped his hands together, lowered his brows and eyes, like a devout Buddhist, willing to offer his heart to the devil just to quell a bloody storm.

"The Tang family is once again marrying into the royal family, and we can share weal and woe with each other. This may be our only way out."

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陇东
The sea breeze was salty and slightly stinging on his face. Wei Canghao rubbed his tired brows. He had been dealing with the civil strife left behind by Prince Jin and chasing fugitives day and night. He finally had a chance to catch his breath.

When you arrive at the hut, you will find that it is a resting place for travelers, merchant ships, passenger ships, etc. There is wine, tea, meat and gossip.

After getting off the boat, Wei Canghao brought his subordinates to Lao Ben, intending to take a short rest. Just after taking a sip of tea, he heard people chatting at the table in front.

"Great, I must go!"

"You are so ugly, you definitely can't win. I am good-looking, so I will definitely be elected."

"Pah, who is ugly? I'm just dark, but maybe the empress likes wild men like me?"

Wei Canghao didn't care what they were talking about, but when he suddenly heard the word "Empress", his nerves jumped, he narrowed his eyes and stood up.

"What does the Empress like? What are you talking about?"

The sudden question startled the people who were chatting. They turned around, stood up in panic, and bowed.

"Master Wei."

"No need to be so polite, just tell me what you just talked about the empress."

"That's right. It's been posted everywhere recently... Emperor Yue wants to choose a concubine. We were just talking about it casually just now." The two said a little embarrassedly.

"Selecting a concubine?" Wei Canghao was stunned.

Seeing that the Lord of Guards looked unaware, the people around him quickly interrupted, "Yes, I heard that the male emperor in the palace before was actually a fake, and the female emperor who just returned to the palace is the real Yue Emperor. She is now at the right age, so naturally she wants to have children for the royal family. Now the whole country is selecting male concubines to join the harem, and the conditions are very generous, so there are a lot of men who signed up."

Upon hearing this, Wei Canghao was stunned for a long time before he came to his senses.

He asked, "Really? I wonder what conditions the Emperor has for choosing a concubine?"

"I've seen the government notice, the requirements are quite lenient, you have to be over 16 and under 30, and your family must be good, or you have to be very good-looking. It doesn't mean that only the children of officials and nobles can participate in the election, commoners like us have a chance too."

"So what do you think of me?" Wei Canghao suddenly asked.

Everyone's eyes widened immediately, with an expression of "Did I hear it wrong?"