In the world of the Nine Prefectures…
In the Daming Empire,
Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Zhu Houzhao, who had yet to take charge of the government, leaned lazily against the dragon bed, his majestic and heavy dragon robe casually hanging to the side.
"Your Majesty, today is your coming-of-age ceremony. Your Majesty, please choose a consort to serve you!”
An old eunuch was kneeling on the ground, holding up a wooden tray with six green phoenix badges on it.
Behind the old eunuch, there were six other eunuchs kneeling, each holding a portrait of the corresponding concubine.
"Are you already an adult?"
Zhu Houzhao squinted his eyes and yawned lazily.
"Your Majesty, these six beauties were personally selected by Eunuch Liu Xi and the cabinet scholars from thousands of beautiful women. Please rest assured, Your Majesty.”
The old eunuch seemed to notice that Zhu Houzhao wasn't very interested, so he quickly raised the tray in front of Zhu Houzhao and reminded him in a low voice.
"For the sake of this one's coming-of-age ceremony, all of you have put in a lot of effort!”
Zhu Houzhao suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the old eunuch with a faint smile."You're in such a hurry. What benefits did they promise you?”
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I, I don't have the guts to do so.”
The old eunuch's hand trembled and he almost dropped the tray. He repeatedly kowtowed and begged for mercy. He was even more terrified.
This young emperor whom he had served for five years seemed to be very different from before tonight.
Zhu Houzhao smiled indifferently,
In the world of the Nine Prefectures, warlords had been fighting for thousands of years. The Great Ming Empire had once had a glorious history of dominating the Central Plains.
Although it had declined halfway, after the previous Hongzhi Emperor had worked hard for more than ten years, there was already a scene of revival!
However, just five years ago, Emperor Hongzhi, who was only in his thirties, suddenly fell ill and died. The fifteen-year-old Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao hurriedly succeeded the throne.
Although the posthumous edict appointed the assistant ministers, their greed for power caused these people to fight among themselves. The power of the court gradually fell into the hands of Cao Zhengchun, the chief steward of the East Chamber and the eunuch who held the pen, and Zhu Bujue, the imperial uncle, the Iron Gut Divine Marquis.
Zhu Houzhao, the young Emperor Ming who had yet to rule, had also become a puppet.
And tonight was Zhu Houzhao's coming-of-age ceremony.
According to Great Ming's tradition, after the new Emperor came of age, he could fuse with the Imperial Jade Seal and absorb the vast fate of the country, becoming the true Supreme Emperor!
It was also because of this that the Great Ming Imperial Palace tonight could be said to be the center of attention.
Not only were Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Bujue restless, they wanted to destroy the inheritance ceremony so that they could continue to hold power.
Other than the Great Ming Dynasty, the other few empires had also placed heavy troops at the borders, waiting for the Great Ming Dynasty to have internal strife so that they could fiercely pounce on them and bite them.
The 162 residences of the Darming Empire had billions of people and abundant resources. Moreover, they occupied the core of the Central Plains!
Any dynasty that wanted to unify the Nine Provinces had to first take down Great Ming!
Moreover, the annexation of territories was also related to the crucial struggle for the fate of the country!
Destroying a country would allow them to absorb the Golden Lotuses of Providence and strengthen their own country!
The reason why Great Qin, which was located in the western wilderness, could become a top-tier country was because it was a powerful country.
It was because the Qin Emperor, Ying Zheng, had fought for six generations and annexed six countries, including Yanzhao, and merged the fate of the seven countries into one, forging an incomparably powerful national fate!
Qin Emperor Ying Zheng was also recognized as the number one emperor in the Nine States!
It was rumored that whoever could unify the seven Majestic Empires would have the chance to become the Supreme Renhuang and live as long as the heavens!
Therefore, the six green cards in front of Zhu Houzhao represented the other six empires:
The first green-headed card, Great Qin's Yan Fei!
The second green-headed card, Great Sui!
The third green-headed card, Wu Zhao of the Great Tang!
The fourth green-headed card, Great Song Huang Rong!
The fifth green-headed card, the burly Zhang Chunhua!
The sixth green-headed card, Dayuan Zhao Min!
"This group of people is really good at scheming. Since ancient times, the simplest and most effective way to destroy a powerful dynasty is to use the beauty trap!”
"Whether it was Gou Jian destroying Wu in the past or King You of Zhou toying with the vassals with his beacon fire, both of them have fully confirmed this point.”
"What a pity. Even the six Dynasty Lords have underestimated these six beauties!”
Zhu Houzhao sneered,
As a transmigrator, his greatest advantage was that he knew the meaning behind these six names better than anyone else.
The simplest of them all, Huang Rong, was the daughter of Medicine Master Huang, one of the Five Great Grandmasters of the Great Song.
Zhang Chunhua, the Great Man, was a strange woman known as the Little Spring Grand Duke. She was intelligent and strong-willed. Even Sima Yi had rejected her several times when she came to ask for her hand in marriage.
Great Sui Yurong, Yin Sunflower Sect's Zhu Yuyan's beloved disciple. Her cultivation base was already at the peak of the Zongshi realm, and she also had the Heavenly Enchantress's special physique.
Zhao Min of Dayuan was not only Prince Ruyang's beloved daughter, but she was also given the title of Princess Shaomin.
Yan Fei of the Great Qin Empire was not only the Eastern Lord of the Yin-Yang School, but she was also a Half-Grandmaster.
One had to know that the martial arts of the Nine Provinces were divided into seven realms:
They were Houtian, Xiantian, Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, Oneness of Heaven and Man, Divine Transcendence, and Void Shatterer.
The last three realms were also known as the Supreme Realm, the Martial Saint Realm, and the Martial Emperor Realm.
This was because once one's cultivation reached the Celestial Being Realm, they could already comprehend the Heavenly Dao and control the Heaven Earth Yuan Qi for their own use. It was far from being defeated by a group of people.
Such an expert was enough to be respected in the martial arts world. Even the emperors of the various empires had to treat him with respect.
As for the last Martial Saint and Martial Emperor, they were legends that had not appeared for a long time.
It was not an exaggeration to say that Concubine Yan's talent was stunning to be able to reach the cultivation of a half-step martial grandmaster before the age of twenty!
As for Wu Zhao of the Great Tang, he was a peerless prodigy with the unique destiny of the Great Empress!
"Your Majesty, these are the portraits of the six beauties made by the famous craftsmen in the palace. Please appreciate them!”
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao's gaze had finally landed on the green-headed token, the old eunuch secretly felt lucky. He hurriedly gestured for the six people behind him to open the scroll, and all the figures with charming smiles immediately appeared on the paper.
"That's right, they are indeed beautiful women!”
The smile on Zhu Houzhao's face grew wider as he casually picked up a card.
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