The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 191 The increasingly heated selection of concubines
Yang Guang sighed secretly, and after a moment's silence, he said: "I remember that the little phoenix of the Dugu family is about to break through to the innate realm."

“Your Majesty, Dugu Feng of the Dugu family is extremely talented. He has reached the peak of the acquired realm, and it will take him at most three years to break through to the innate realm.” A figure said in a low voice in the dark.

"We won't be able to make it next year, so it won't be too late to wait until later. Let Dugu Feng and old lady Dugu come to the palace." Yang Guang ordered.

"Yes."

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It's not just the courts of Song and Sui.

The forces within the two countries, as well as other countries, are all excited.

Among the big countries, even the Mongols, Jin, and Liao were all considering whether to marry a woman to the Ming Dynasty?
Beimang, which was the farthest away, started selecting women directly after receiving the news.

But what made the Queen of Beimang a little helpless was that there seemed to be no suitable woman.

It’s not that there is none, but because of her status, it is not easy for her to marry into the Ming Dynasty.

It would be fine if she could be sure of taking the position of queen, but she must be married regardless of her status.

But there is no way to confirm the position of queen, so it’s not good to force it.

After all, the innate realm is equivalent to the Vajra realm of the warriors in Beimang and Liyang, and considering their status, it is not easy to force it.

In desperation, the Queen of Beimang decided to start training from now on.

Anyway, Zhu Houzhao must have chosen concubines more than once. If you can't make it this time, you can go next time.

As long as there is a suitable woman, you can even send her over directly.

Li Yang is no exception.

The two largest forces in Liyang, the Liyang royal family Zhao family and the Beiliang Palace, are both seriously considering it.

But it is also difficult to reach the innate realm for those under the age of 20.

The Liyang royal family does not value women, and there are no women in the innate realm under the age of 20 in the royal family.

Not to mention the Xu family of the Beiliang Palace, which rose to prominence in this generation.

"You can try your best to train one. If you can't make it in time for the selection of concubines next year, you can send her over directly later."

This is a common choice made by both of them.

The Zhao family, the royal family of Liyang, took immediate action.

In the Beiliang Palace, a lame figure was in deep thought.

Should Wang Chonglou's Dahuangting be transferred to Zhihu and let Zhihu marry into the Ming Kingdom?

He was a little hesitant because Ming was too far away and many things were uncertain.

After a long time, he gave up the idea and decided to train a woman to marry to the Ming Kingdom as a retreat.

After that, we'll see how the situation develops.

Candidates

Soon, he thought of the girl with good talent and cold heart.

Apart from the big countries, all the small countries wanted to marry a woman to the Ming Dynasty as a concubine.

Western Xia, Tubo, Dali, Goguryeo, etc.

Although they knew that it was difficult to find girls under the age of 20 in their country, they still began to try their best to find and train them.

Because these small countries and big countries all know it.

If nothing unexpected happens, the strength and status of Zhu Houzhao and the Ming Dynasty will only grow stronger.

Zhu Houzhao's status as a concubine will become higher and higher, which will be very beneficial to his country.

Especially since the standard is so high, it means that Zhu Houzhao would not have many concubines.

The fewer, the higher the status.

In short, with the exception of the Mongols and the Jin Dynasty, all other countries, big and small, had almost the same idea of ​​establishing a close relationship with Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao's influence in choosing a queen and concubines became increasingly greater, beyond everyone's expectations.

The Jinyiwei soon discovered something unusual.

Not to mention the Ming Dynasty for now, more and more people in other countries are talking about this matter.

Royal families of various countries are taking action.

Guo Bujing and others knew that this was no joke, nor was it a matter of one concubine, but rather a matter of interests between countries.

He immediately reported this to Zhu Houzhao, who thought about it, laughed a few times, and said proudly: "Let them come if they want to. Pass the order out that I will choose a queen and concubines, regardless of country.

Any woman who meets the requirements may participate.

Haha, they want to build a relationship with me, and I want to too. Maybe it will be much more convenient when I unify the world in the future."

When Guo Bujing heard this, he immediately understood what His Majesty meant.

Indeed.

However, he wanted to say that if a woman from another country really entered the palace to become a concubine, it would not be a simple matter at all.

But thinking that with His Majesty around, no one should be able to cause trouble, he shut up again.

As for the possibility of women from other countries becoming empresses of the Ming Dynasty, he did not consider it.

If there really is a female grandmaster under the age of 25, other countries would probably be reluctant to let her marry into the Ming Dynasty.

After marrying into the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to worry about further breakthroughs.

It is not easy to break through to the level of a grandmaster. Even if one does, the women of the Ming Dynasty are by no means pushovers and are not weaker than women from other countries.

"Your Majesty, I have one more request.

Nowadays, many people are discussing that some women broke through to the innate realm before the age of 20, but by next year, they are already 21, or even 22 or 23 years old.

Can such a woman still participate in the selection of concubines?" Guo Bujing asked again.

Zhu Houzhao frowned. He had never thought about this question.

After thinking for a while, he asked, "By next year, will there be many women under the age of 20 who will still be in the innate realm?" "Your Majesty, not many. I'm afraid there will be very few." Guo Bujing said truthfully.

Zhu Houzhao sighed and felt even more wronged.

He waved his hand and said, "Forget it. I will be a little more lenient. As long as you have broken through to the Xiantian realm before the age of 20 and are no older than 23 when the concubine is selected, you can participate in the selection.

But this is only for this time. If I have to choose a concubine in the future, she must be under 20 years old. I can’t always be wronged.”

"Yes, I will pass the news on." Guo Bujing replied.

"By the way, is there any way to determine whether a woman has broken through to the innate realm before the age of 20?" Zhu Houzhao asked cautiously.

What if a 22-year-old woman cheated on him?

It was clearly at the age of twenty-one that he had the breakthrough, but he said he had it at the age of nineteen or twenty.

As for the skill level, it is only equivalent to the initial stage of innateness, which is not difficult to explain.

"Yes, Jinyiwei has professionals who can make sure." Guo Bujing, who had specifically asked about it, confirmed.

"Okay, then let's spread the news quickly." Zhu Houzhao was relieved.

"Yes." Guo Bujing responded, hesitated for a moment, and asked again: "Your Majesty, if nothing unexpected happens, I'm afraid there will be a demon woman coming to participate in the selection of concubines. Is it allowed?"

"I don't care about your status, as long as you haven't harmed the ordinary people of Ming Dynasty, it's fine.

Lao Guo, you can't judge a person based on his background.

I believe that a person's goodness or badness is not determined by his or her origin, do you understand?" Zhu Houzhao said seriously.

"Yes, I understand." Guo Bujing said seriously.

"Okay, spread that message as well." Zhu Houzhao nodded.

Guo Bujing responded again, shaking his head slightly in his heart.

This time, Zhengdao might really be getting angry.

Zhengdao approached him and said he wanted to help the Royal Guards screen out the evil witches to prevent them from entering the palace and seducing the emperor.

In this regard, Guo Bujing and the senior leaders of the Jinyiwei did not comment.

Anyway, the identities of the women who are being chosen as concubines must be thoroughly investigated, and the final decision will be made by His Majesty, so the righteous will help if they want.

If we ask Your Majesty at this time, we will have a better idea of ​​the situation.

Guo Bujing withdrew, carrying with him an imperial edict and several oral instructions, which soon spread throughout the world.

The people of the Ming Dynasty continued to watch the excitement, and the Ming Dynasty's martial arts world and various forces became even more restless.

The emperor allows witches from the evil ways to participate in the selection of concubines, as long as they have not harmed ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty!
The evil path was happy about this, while the righteous path frowned deeply.

The emperor can choose his empress from any country and anyone can participate.

Most of the martial arts forces in the Ming Dynasty were frowning on this point.

The status of the empress's concubine is coveted by the martial arts circles of the Ming Dynasty. They feel that there are too many people and wish there were fewer concubines.

Now there are women from other countries competing for it.

If there are too many women from other countries, even the position of queen may be taken away by women from other countries.

The overall interests of the Ming Dynasty's martial arts world will be weakened.

This is something that most martial arts forces do not want to see.

Finally, regarding the issue of age, many people are happy.

This means that there are more people who can participate in the selection of concubines.

Relatively speaking, this point did not cause much discussion, and only the relevant people cared about it.

Mainly the first two points.

During this Chinese New Year period, discussions in the martial arts world became increasingly heated.

"Have you heard that now all countries, no matter how strong or weak, are preparing to send concubines to our Ming Emperor?"

"This is not surprising. Everyone knows that our Ming Dynasty is thriving. Which country does not want to establish relations with our Ming Dynasty?"

"This is indeed something to be happy about, but if a woman from another country were to obtain the position of queen, then the martial arts world of the Ming Dynasty would be completely disgraced."

"Yes, let alone the position of queen, it would not be a good look if the number of concubines was greater than the number of women in the Ming Dynasty. Tell me, why doesn't Your Majesty impose some restrictions?"

"Our emperor has ambitions to unify the world and has said many times that he wants to do so. I'm afraid he also wants to form an alliance with another country and doesn't care about the face of the martial arts world."

"That's right, I thought so too, but don't worry.

Your Majesty does not restrict the witches of the evil sect from participating in the selection of queens and concubines. I heard that the righteous sect is getting anxious.

There will definitely be more fairies from the righteous path who will participate in this selection of concubines."

“Hehe, the capital city in April will definitely be extremely lively.

Both the righteous and the evil gathered together, including fairies from the righteous path, witches from the evil path, and also those from the evil path.

I, Old Wang, must go to the capital to see it. Maybe this will be a rare event in a century."

"Yes, I'll go too."

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Various discussions became more and more heated as time passed.

The number of martial artists heading to the capital city gradually increased.

The Jinyiwei paid more attention to this matter and made more preparations.

The court, at least on the surface, was delighted.

Because at the end of a year, the summary of various situations showed that the Ming Dynasty court was thriving and its strength had greatly increased.

Especially the situation in Jin.

(Chapter 3: In fact, there are very few women who can reach the Xiantian realm when they are young. It is not so easy to break through the Xiantian realm. Only the top female masters in each story can do it. Who are the candidates? Tell me quickly. Those with potential are also fine. If you miss the selection of concubines this time, you can add them next time. Aren’t the various countries also training them now?)
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(End of this chapter)