When the other princes heard this, their hearts bled.
These women were all the most beautiful women in the martial arts world.
If they became the emperor, would these women be theirs?
The other ministers looked at each other in disbelief. It was obvious that these women were not to be trifled with.
Regardless of whether it was Wan Wan, Shi Feixuan, or Jiang Yuyan, they were all proud daughters of the heavens. For them to agree to enter the palace, it was obvious that they had come with a mission.?
Only Shi Zhixuan, whose alias was Pei Ju, had a gloomy expression, and his gaze was uncertain.
He felt that things were gradually getting out of his control.
Originally, Pei Ju was cooperating with Shen Hao, so he naturally wouldn't be so kind as to help Shen Hao.
Taking advantage of the time when Shen Hao had nothing, he would slowly infiltrate the imperial court and finally take complete control of this Emperor who had nothing.
Now, the saintesses chosen by the various vassal kings had entered the palace. His plan to control Shen Hao would be ruined.
The reason why the vassal kings sent their saintesses into the palace was definitely to prevent Shen Hao from being controlled by another force.
The other officials also understood how powerful this was, but so what? The eight kings were extremely powerful, so they could only pretend not to know.
At this moment, a fifth rank censor stood out.
"Emperor, shouldn't we choose an auspicious day for the late emperor to be buried?”
The meaning behind these words was that he would only truly ascend to the throne after he was buried.
According to the traditional etiquette of the Great Zhou Emperor's ascension, the day the previous emperor was buried was also the day the new emperor officially ascended the throne.
However, in order to show respect to the previous emperor, the new emperor would not change the year title back then.
Even the emperor who usurped the throne would change the year title the next year.
Only then did Shen Hao remember that the old emperor had not been buried yet.
Fortunately, there was thousand-year-old black ice in the palace, which could keep the corpse from rotting all year round.
Shen Hao nodded and said,"Three days then."”
Pei Ju also stood up and said,"The Emperor followed the ancestral teachings. The concubines of the late Emperor must also be buried."”
As soon as he said this, the expressions of the princes changed drastically.
These concubines of the late emperor all had their birth mothers.
Although he wanted to strongly oppose it, the ancestral teachings of the past dynasties could not be changed.
The First Prince hurriedly knelt on the ground, his eyes red."Emperor, please spare my mother's life. I'm willing to withdraw from the royal family and be demoted to a commoner.”
The Second Prince hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged,""Emperor, please show mercy."
Shen Hao was stunned. He didn't expect the Eldest Prince to be such a filial child.
At this moment, a few censors stood out and said righteously,"Emperor, according to the laws of the Great Zhou, the concubines of the harem must be buried with the late emperor.
This was the treatment enjoyed by the emperor of Great Zhou. As the concubines of the late emperor, they should go down and be buried with the late emperor.”
"That's right, this is also their honor.”
"Emperor, the laws of Great Zhou cannot be changed."
Hearing the censor's discussion, Shen Hao's head was spinning. Indeed, in any era, censors were a pile of sh * t, smelly and hard.
Shen Hao's face darkened as he waved his hand. The entire place instantly fell silent.
Zhu Di, Zhao Guangyi, Li Shimin, and the others all looked at Shen Hao. They wanted to see how the new Emperor was doing.
"Ancestral teachings and laws are not immutable," Shen Hao said expressionlessly.
From today onwards, the late emperor's concubines and palace maids no longer need to be buried with him.
If they wanted to go back to their hometown, they could. If they wanted to stay in the harem, the expenses for their retirement would be borne by the palace.
At the same time, the wealthy families were not allowed to use living people as sacrifices, not even boys and girls.”
The entire place was in an uproar!
No one had expected Shen Hao to be so radical as soon as he stepped onto the stage.
Living human sacrifice was a privilege that only the prestigious families had.
People of high moral standing all over the world would look for children with suitable birth characters and raise them in the local ancestral halls. These selected children had their personal freedom restricted since they were young. They were confined to the ancestral halls for food and drink. When they finally reached adulthood and an old man died, they would be buried alive as a sacrifice.
The First Prince, Second Prince, Fourth Prince, and the other princes hurriedly knelt down to express their gratitude."Thank you, Emperor. Long live, long live, long live!”
Although they were also strong contenders for the throne, they were grateful to Shen Hao at this moment.”
Shen Hao's actions had saved their mother.
They were also filled with admiration. Even they did not dare to give such an order on stage.
The other imperial censors and ministers were all dissatisfied. They wanted to find young boys and girls to accompany them for burial after they died. That way, they would not be lonely underground and would have someone to serve them.
"Isn't it inappropriate for the emperor to violate the ancestral teachings?”
"That's right, the emperor's funeral has been going on for hundreds of years, we can't change here.”
Shen Hao's expression turned cold as he looked at the censors.""When your father died, why didn't your mother accompany him?"
Everyone was speechless.
"But, Emperor…"
"Then why don't you guys be the emperor?”Shen Hao said disdainfully,
Hearing this, the imperial censors were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy,"I dare not."
"Emperor, please don't make such a joke.”
"You don't dare?" Shen Hao laughed coldly. I think you have evil intentions but no guts.
He even dared to question the Emperor's dignity, yet he still said he didn't dare?
A ruler is not joking. Could it be that what I said was nonsense? Then why do we need the emperor?"
Shen Hao's voice was loud and clear, echoing throughout the entire hall.
The imposing manner of a sovereign that ruled over the world assaulted his face.
Seeing this, Li Shi Min and the others felt their hearts thump.
How was this a weak and incompetent fellow? He actually had such an imposing manner in front of the ministers.
They wanted a weak and incompetent emperor, not a wise and decisive ruler.
However, when she thought about it again, Shen Hao was just a commander without a commander. He heaved a sigh of relief.
For a moment, the entire hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Shen Hao ignored them and said again,"If you don't have any objections, let's do it this way."”
"It's the emperor!"
After the court session ended, the contents of the court's discussion quickly spread throughout the capital.
He didn't expect the Fourth Prince, Ji Hao, to ascend the throne.
He also did not expect that the new emperor would change the ancestral teachings of the Dazhou Kingdom that had been passed down for hundreds of years on the first day of his ascension.
Countless people applauded, thinking that Shen Hao was a benevolent ruler.
After all, in this era, the sacrifice of young boys and girls was something that the local noble families loved to hear the most.
They were the ones who enjoyed it, but the ones who suffered were the poor commoners.
Because they were the ones who contributed the virgin boys and girls.
At the same time, Shen Hao's removal of the law of the late emperor's concubines being buried with the dead had also made the Holy Maidens from all over the world have a good impression of Shen Hao.
The wise king Zhu Yuanzhang was in his official residence in the capital.
Jiang Yuyan looked at the letter in her hand. For the first time, curiosity flashed across her bright eyes.
"I didn't expect the new emperor to do something else.”
Even Witch Wan Wan and Li Mochou, who killed without batting an eye, were full of praise for Shen Hao's policy.
After all, they seemed to be going to be imperial concubines soon. Regardless of whether it was true or not, it gave them a sense of immersion.
Three days later, the late emperor was buried and the entire country mourned!
The new emperor, Ji Hao, ascended the throne and was called Zhou Dezong.
Ten days later, in order to celebrate, the new emperor would take in eight concubines for his wedding.
Concubine Shi Feixuan of Tang, Concubine Wan Wan of Sui, Concubine Jiang Yuyan of Ming, Concubine Huang Rong of Song, Concubine Su Quan of Qing, Concubine Li Mochou of Liao, Concubine Tian Yan of Qin, and Concubine Zhao Min of Yuan.
Jianghu was shocked!
Countless young heroes cried silently. Their goddess was gone.
The emperor's wedding was not as simple as an ordinary person's. There were all kinds of sacrifices to the heavens and all kinds of complicated etiquette. After a set of ceremonies, the sky was dark.
However, just as he was done with his work, the head of the eunuchs, Bei Dezi, told him a piece of shocking news. Concubine Song, Huang Rong, had escaped.
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