Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 381: King Song Selects a Concubine (Special thanks to book friends 1603…9946 for their 2 monthly tickets!)

Although these girls were asked by their parents or took the initiative to participate in the selection, they all wanted to be selected as the Princess or Consort of the King of Song for the glory and wealth. However, due to rumors among the people, various legends about the King of Song's limited intelligence were circulated, including various exaggerated statements:
For example, it was said that the King of Song could not eat by himself and needed servants to feed him; the King of Song spoke with a stutter; and some said that the King of Song was short and weak.

Now that they had seen with their own eyes that Prince Song had a handsome appearance and good manners, the worries of these beautiful ladies had completely disappeared.

After lunch, they rested for an hour and then continued the selection of concubines.

Queen Fu Zhenzhen hesitated and said:

"Your Majesty, Mother, although Zhou'er has grown up, his intelligence is still immature and he lacks self-control.

The dozen or so concubines that have been selected seem to be enough. I am afraid that Zhou'er is obsessed with women. If we select more concubines, there will be too many of them, which will hurt her body and make her look ugly."

When Empress Dowager Fu heard Fu Zhenzhen say this, she felt it made sense and became a little hesitant.

The two girls looked at Chai Zongxun and waited for his decision.

Chai Zongxun smiled and said:
"Mother, Queen, this is something we have to worry about, but I have already made preparations. Choosing more concubines for Zhou'er will definitely not hurt his body."

Chai Zongxun paused and sighed:
"The heavens have no pity on Zhou'er, and have limited his intelligence. Only when we see Zhou'er have many children and an outstanding person among his grandchildren, can we three rest assured that Zhou'er's lineage will inherit the worship of our great ancestor Guo, be crowned emperor in the country, and be passed down from generation to generation."

Although Chai Zongxun did not say what method could be used to prevent Guo Jizhou from harming his body due to too many women, Empress Dowager Fu and Empress Fu naturally trusted him, especially when they heard Chai Zongxun's last words, which hit the nail on the head for the two women.

The selection of concubines continued immediately.

Under the guidance of his mother, Guo Jizhou had understood the process of selecting concubines. He immediately stood up and walked back and forth among the 500 beauties standing in the palace. For the one he liked, he personally took a jade pendant from his personal maid and gave it to the girl.

Chai Zongxun nodded secretly after watching this. Although his Zhou'er had limited intelligence, he could keenly feel what others felt towards him.

In Chai Zongxun's opinion, the girls he selected were all kind-hearted. They did not despise his limited intelligence but instead felt pity for him.

No matter how respectful a girl appeared on the surface, if she had a hint of contempt for Guo Jizhou in her heart, he would not give her the jade pendant.

After nearly two hours of selecting concubines in the afternoon, after careful selection by Chai Zongxun, Empress Dowager Fu, Empress Fu, and Guo Jizhou, Song Chun was finally chosen as the Princess of Song. In addition, twenty concubines and thirty concubines and wives were selected.

Song Chun was the fifth daughter of Song Wei, General of the Left Guard and Jiedushi of the Zhongwu Army. She was born in the 13th year of Kaixi and came from a prominent family.

His biological mother was Princess Yongning of the Later Han Dynasty, the daughter of Liu Zhiyuan, the first emperor of the Later Han Dynasty. His father Song Wei was the grandson of Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, and his biological mother was Princess Yining of the Later Tang Dynasty. The Song family was a royal family of three dynasties, and "the prosperity of modern times is rare."

After the selection, Chai Zongxun ordered the rest of the beauties to leave. After Empress Dowager Fu and the other three returned to the palace, he summoned the fifty-one future Princesses of Song to give them instructions.

Chai Zongxun said with a sigh:

“This time, when I am selecting a concubine for my eldest son, Prince Song, I will first consider virtue.

To be honest with you, my dear ministers, the Prince of Song was the one whom I and Empress Fu regarded as the trust of the country and his beloved son.

However, as fate would have it, Zhou'er's intelligence was limited, equivalent to that of an eight or nine-year-old child.

However, Zhou'er is kind-hearted and warm-hearted to others.

The reason why I tell you this is that I hope that after you enjoy the splendor and wealth of the Song Wangfei and the concubine Madam Ji, you can sincerely love and cherish the Song Wang for the rest of your life. If so, I will not hesitate to reward you from time to time. If I know that you took advantage of the Song Wang's immaturity and secretly harmed and deceived him, then don't blame me for being ruthless! "

Tang Qi, the chief eunuch standing behind Chai Zongxun, said:
"You should remember His Majesty's will.

The Wude Division and the Longxiang Guard are your Majesty's eyes, ears, and claws. Nothing in anyone's family affairs can be hidden from your Majesty!"

All the ladies bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, I will obey your Majesty's order! Even if you are granted the grace to serve King Song, we will love and protect him for the rest of our lives."

Song Chun said:
"Your Majesty, the King of Song is the one who continues the worship of our great ancestor Guo. Your Majesty's love for the King of Song is known to all the subjects of the country.

I will take good care of King Song for the rest of my life and do my best to make him worry-free."

Chai Zongxun nodded slightly, and was quite satisfied with Song Chun, who was chosen as the Princess of Song, because she was kind and wise. After giving a few more instructions, he asked the eunuch to take them down and settle them down.

A few days later, after the lunch break every day, Chai Zongxun summoned Song Wang Guo Jizhou to the Qingshou Hall and taught him the health-preserving exercises that the ancestor Chen Tuan had taught him in the past.

Back then, it took Chai Zongxun only half an hour to learn this skill. But now it took Chai Zongxun more than half a month to teach it to Guo Jizhuo. This was the result of the close relationship between father and son and Chai Zongxun's hands-on teaching.

However, as he grew older, Chai Zongxun's patience and self-control also greatly increased, but he never scolded Guo Jizhou for his slowness.

On the afternoon of May 22, the 29th year of Kaixi, Chai Zongxun finally confirmed that Guo Jizhou had mastered the technique thoroughly and could perform it at will, and he immediately said:
"Zhou'er, your father has ordered you to go to Luoyang and practice this method for one week every day. If you don't, your father will never allow you to go out to play again!"

When Guo Jizhou heard this, he was terrified and said quickly:

"I will obey your order, Father! I will ask the princess to remind me every day. Father, please do not disallow me to go out and play."

Chai Zongxun nodded, knowing that as Zhouer's body matured, he would probably treat women as interesting toys and become obsessed with them.

With this health-preserving method passed down by Chen Tuan, who is comparable to the "immortal on earth", Zhou'er will be able to maintain a strong body and a long life even if he is addicted to women.

After more than a month of wedding ceremonies for the prince, the Ministry of Internal Affairs held a grand wedding for the Prince of Song in the Bian Jing Palace on June 8th.

The wedding banquet was held in the imperial palace and the city of Bianjing for ten days, and all the people, regardless of their status or wealth, were able to attend the banquet and drink the wedding wine.

The wedding gifts presented by princes and ministers filled the two large halls in the front yard of the palace.

After nearly a month of excitement, Chai Zongxun issued an edict, ordering the King of Song to bring his family, officials, and servants to Luoyang to be established as a vassal, and to be escorted by Wei Feng, the pacification envoy of the Longxiang Guard, who would lead 2 Longxiang Guards.

After bidding farewell to Empress Dowager Fu and Queen Fu, Prince Song and his entourage traveled on the Great Zhou Road for three days and arrived in the suburbs of Luoyang.

Prime Minister Wang Zhuo and Deputy Prime Minister Lu Mengzheng had led thousands of officials from the State of Song to welcome Guo Jizhou with the etiquette of welcoming the emperor. After shouting "Long live the emperor", the group entered the city of Luoyang together.

Guo Jizhou sat in the carriage and looked out of the window. He saw that there were many people in Luoyang city, most of them dressed in luxurious clothes. There were rows of shops on the street, and many shop assistants were busy. The prosperity of the city was not inferior to that of Bianliang.

(End of this chapter)