So… I Want to Choose Concubines

Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!

Looking at the prostrated courtiers below and listening to the echoing shouts, Yan Shou, sitting there, wanted to slump back.

He felt terrible.

He was angered by Bai Dingshan!

His fatuity value was gone, his elixir was gone, and his hopes for cultivating immortality were dashed.

After calmly analyzing and pondering for a while.

There must be a problem here.

Yan Shou recalled the contents of the silk scroll.

He realized that the problem lay with that Earl Cangting.

If Chongyue wasn’t a Sui fragment and didn’t possess Sui power, then, apart from the old Celestial Master who had been guarding the Jade Gate Pass, he would be the number one expert on Great Yan’s official roster.

Of course, the number one expert on the Jianghu roster should be that Huai Tianhu.

Bai Dingshan was slightly inferior to Earl Cangting in strength, but he was still above the first-class level.

Adding the Imperial Guards, dealing with a gang of water bandits was indeed not difficult.

So, why did the Grand Commandant return so easily?

How could he be so obedient to him?

What about your confidence as a three-dynasty Grand Commandant?

Shouldn’t it be that a general abroad does not have to accept all orders?

Bai Dingshan was just a small Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites who didn’t dare to stand in front of you and say three words in court.

He let him replace you.

Didn’t you feel a little dissatisfied?

With the sudden change of command before the battle, shouldn’t you scold him, this fatuous ruler?

And Grand Tutor, you could trip up the Grand Commandant, why didn’t you trip him up too?

He was really begging you.

Of course, the more important question was, how did Bai Dingshan think of bringing Earl Cangting to quell the rebellion?

Grand Tutor, why didn’t you stop him?

It shouldn’t be!

Could everything only be attributed to coincidence, or were these people acting him?

Yan Shou didn’t know, but Bai Dingshan still had to bear the main responsibility.

If he had reported his plan in time, this victory could have been avoided.

But it was also good, because this gave him a reason to punish the Grand Commandant, and even punish Bai Dingshan.

The three-dynasty Grand Commandant had a very high reputation?

He would demote you first.

If he didn’t demote you, he would still make you swallow your pride.

Your Qilin family has a grandmaster, right?

Very good, go guard the door for him!

Then, there were the hundred Imperial Guards.

He let you go to create conflict.

Look at what you’ve done?

How could you become one with those Jianghu people?

Get out, get out, get out.

He would demote you all to the Jianghu.

And these heroes, they were simply a disgrace to heroes.

When did he let you become his own troops?

Yan Shou had even imagined the scene of the army returning to court.

He must have established an image of a wise ruler in the minds of these Jianghu people.

Although that wasn’t his intention, Bai Dingshan was the one he replaced, and even if he didn’t have this idea, the people below wouldn’t think so.

He couldn’t even defend himself.

The Nine-Room Grand Hall was very quiet.

The Grand Commandant didn’t advise anymore.

They had already won, and any of his excuses for advice were futile.

The Grand Tutor didn’t advise either.

Who knew if this was the new ruler’s test?

Look; the Grand Commandant had been tested and had fallen into a passive position.

Soon, the courtiers also became lively.

They didn’t have as many twists and turns in their minds as the Grand Commandant and Grand Tutor.

If they lost, they would definitely scold the emperor first, but if they won, everyone had done a good job.

Therefore, words of praise began to appear.

These weather vanes praised Yan Shou to the heavens, saying that he had an eye for talent, and also made Bai Dingshan a world-class general.

Vice Minister Bai would definitely be promoted and given a higher title upon his triumphant return to court.

He would definitely soar to the sky.

The old Grand Tutor, ranked at the head of the civil officials, should have been happy that the bandit suppression was successful, but he was still deep in thought.

Bai Dingshan definitely didn’t know how to lead troops, and there was no doubt about that.

Honestly, he didn’t expect these straightforward Qilins to suddenly become cunning.

The success of the Jiang Qi rebellion suppression, although it was only a small victory, could make the new ruler’s prestige in the army and the Jianghu unparalleled for a time.

In addition, with Bai Dingshan returning to court, the Qilin family would definitely lean towards the new ruler, and the Grand Commandant would definitely be punished for his ineffective bandit suppression.

Although it wouldn’t be very serious, he would indeed be accused.

In this way, the forces in the court that were at odds with him were only the imperial family and himself, and other old ministers who controlled the government, at least on the surface.

Although the new ruler was still weak, and more importantly, he had military power.

But in an instant, the Grand Tutor understood the twists and turns in this.

The new ruler knew that he and Bai Dingshan didn’t know how to lead troops, and the Grand Commandant also knew that Bai Dingshan didn’t know how to lead troops.

Logically speaking, apart from that new ruler, everyone else thought that Bai Dingshan wouldn’t succeed in suppressing the bandits, so they let him do whatever he wanted.

After all, if Bai Dingshan failed, he and the old Grand Commandant would have to come out and take charge of the situation, so the new ruler understood that they wouldn’t stop him from recommending Bai Dingshan, and it was precisely this thought that gave him room to maneuver.

To make it even more confusing, he didn’t even send troops to Bai Dingshan.

But… no one expected Bai Dingshan to have such tactics, directly bypassing Great Yan’s military and political system and using Jianghu people to deal with Jianghu people.

In the name of suppressing bandits, he had obtained command of an army, as well as a near-grandmaster and a large number of first-class Jianghu experts.

He had heard that the new ruler also had affection for Chongyue…

Hadn’t the new ruler used the selection of concubines to test them before?

At that time, he used the war as an excuse to dissuade the selection of concubines, but now that the war was over, if he brought it up again…

He could try to test whether he really had the idea of seizing power.

After thinking slightly, the Grand Tutor took a small step forward.

“Congratulations to Your Majesty! This battle is a great victory.

Great Yan is blessed by the heavens, the earth, and the ancestors, inheriting the prosperity of the sun, moon, mountains, and seas.

It has been around for thousands of years, with accumulated grain and silk.”

“The mandate of heaven and yin and yang cannot be violated.

Your Majesty is at the age of glory and is suitable for taking in concubines.

Moreover, inheriting the teachings of the Yellow Emperor and respecting the virtues of filial piety, it is appropriate to issue an edict to the world, selecting a hundred beautiful women from good families in each prefecture, regardless of wealth or poverty, only based on their dignified appearance, gentle temperament, and graceful manners, to fill the harem, correct yin and yang, continue the lineage of the ancestral temple, and give women who admire the holy grace a chance!”

Selecting concubines?

Yan Shou heard the Grand Tutor say what he had said word for word.

Selecting concubines was good.

He really wanted to select concubines.

In any case, he had to ruin his reputation first, and selecting concubines on a large scale was the best way.

But Yan Shou looked and saw that it was the Grand Tutor who had opposed his selection of concubines before who was speaking.

This wasn’t right!

Yan Shou held up the pearl curtain hanging from the crown on his head and looked at the Grand Tutor in surprise.

Wasn’t you an old and loyal minister?

You had a good reputation, and you had opposed it before, so why would you propose the selection of concubines now?

Could it be…

Yan Shou thought about it and realized that there seemed to be a reason.

It was probably some kind of test.

After the Grand Tutor finished speaking, the courtiers all said in unison, “For the sake of the country; please Your Majesty give the women who admire the holy grace a chance!”

He looked down and saw that the civil and military officials were all aligned, as if they had rehearsed.

Well; the Grand Tutor was still so popular.

Although he was forced to select concubines, after thinking it over, Yan Shou was also forced to agree.

Selecting concubines might not bring notoriety, but large-scale selection of concubines would definitely bring notoriety.

He would also set up a special position, called Flower and Bird Envoy, to search for beautiful women for him in the Great Yan folk.

Wasn’t Bai Dingshan the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites?

Wasn’t his tongue sharp?

Let him be his matchmaker.

Let the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites be a matchmaker, that’s professional.

That’s a heavy exile.

Such actions would no longer give people the impression of a wise ruler.

Using the selection of concubines to make a mess of the folk, it would definitely harvest a lot of fatuity value.

Moreover, after having new concubines, if he really selected a few beautiful ones that he liked, he could rightfully stop attending court.

Too wonderful!

After figuring this out, Yan Shou ordered the chariot official to send out his decree to the princes of the four towns and the prefects everywhere.

Selecting concubines was good.

The more concubines he selected, the more consorts he would have, which was what Yan Shou urgently needed!

Moreover, these Flower and Bird Envoys would only be responsible to the Emperor in the future.

Without the approval of the judicial organs, they could arbitrarily supervise and arrest subjects, which was the most notorious thing.

It would probably create more fatuity value.

Three thousand heroes were three thousand Flower and Bird Envoys, letting them wreak havoc in all directions.

They were simply walking fatuity value-creating machines, which was really great.

Thinking of this, Yan Shou finally felt comfortable.

With the selection of concubines and surveillance, there wouldn’t be any more trouble.

He would definitely be able to be a fatuous ruler smoothly.