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Chapter 60 Canonization, the crisis is approaching
"However, not all members of the Nine Nether Sect are willing to serve the imperial court and be bound by the imperial court's laws. There are also some of them who are insane and have committed many crimes..."

Hearing what Zhou Xin meant, how could Shang Kewan not understand?

After taking a deep breath, Shang Kewan spoke seriously and resolutely.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, within half a month, the Nine Nether Sect will definitely take on a new look!"

Only then did Zhou Xin smile and nod in satisfaction.

"Okay, I trust your means."

"As for the status, hehe, how can my woman be wronged? In the future, you will be the Concubine Wan of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and outsiders will not know your true origin."

Shang Ke smiled brightly, and then bowed gracefully.

"Slave, thank you Your Majesty!"

……

Book ceremony hall.

"Following the heavens, Emperor Wude issued an imperial edict:
Here is a virtuous lady named Xiao Zirong, who is well-versed in books and rational, intelligent and elegant, born with wisdom and wit, and possesses both civil and military skills. "

Hearing the canonization of Xiao Zirong, some of the others were secretly envious, while others had weird eyes.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, apart from the empress, the concubines were divided into nine levels, which were noble concubine, imperial concubine, Zhaoyi, Jieyu, beauty, talented person, nobleman, selected servant, and lady.

The first class is the imperial concubine, and the second class is the imperial concubine.

From Yan Youwei and Sang Wen'er's point of view, Xiao Zirong is reasonable enough to be named a first-class concubine, but why is she only a second-class concubine?

They want to chuckle, even gloat, but they can't, because the first to announce is usually the most favored.

Does this mean that they also have problems with their own predictions?

As for the imperial concubine who directly chooses the character in the name, this is normal.

This step is also a guarantee, if there is another concubine whose name contains the same word, then it can only be canonized by other names.

"...Here is a virtuous lady, Yan Youwei...specially canonized as the third-class Zhaoyi, and given the title of concubine: Wei Zhaoyi."

"... Here is a virtuous girl, Sang Wen'er... who is specially conferred the title of third-class Zhaoyi, and bestowed on her concubine title: Wen Zhaoyi."

Sure enough, Yan Youwei and Sang Wen'er were only canonized as third-class Zhaoyi, but did not become concubines as they expected.

But they did not dare to show any dissatisfaction or disappointment. His Majesty is the king of the Great Zhou, not to mention the empress dowager and concubine have been removed. Even if there are some unconventional aspects, no one dares to criticize them.

"...there is a virtuous girl Xue Zhichun...specially canonized as the fourth-class Jieyu."

"... Here is a virtuous girl, Qin Ziyi... specially conferred the title of fourth-class Jieyu."

"...There is a virtuous girl named Su Xiaoye...specially canonized as the fourth-class Jieyu."

According to the ritual system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if concubines and concubines are ranked according to ranks, the first three ranks are all concubines, namely noble concubine, main concubine (concubine), and side concubine (Zhaoyi).

The last six classes are all concubines, namely Jieyu, beauties, talents, nobles, servants, and ladies.

A concubine is eligible to be given the title of concubine, but a concubine is not, so she can only be referred to by her surname, for example Xue Zhichun is Xue Jieyu.

If there are people with the same surname, in order to distinguish, the palace where they are located needs to be added in front, such as Qin Jieyu in Mingyu Palace.

There are strict rules and complicated etiquette in the palace. If someone talks nonsense, he may be killed just by calling the wrong name. This is the main reason why most people in the palace are cautious in their words and deeds.

……

Although the others were slightly surprised that Xue Zhichun, Qin Ziyi, Su Xiaoye and others were all conferred the title of Jieyu, they were not too surprised.

After all, His Majesty only selected seven people, which shows that His Majesty attaches great importance to the selected ones.

On the contrary, the three Jieyu themselves were greatly surprised, especially Qin Ziyi and Su Xiaoye, who were even more surprised and unable to control themselves.

They thought that it would be good to be a seventh-class nobleman, after all, their backgrounds are very low.

But they didn't expect that they would become the fourth-class Jieyu all of a sudden, which gave them the illusion that they were in a dream.

But at this time, Yan Youwei and the others didn't have time to pay attention to them, because the result of the last person's canonization has not been announced, but Leng Yun has already closed the scroll.

"Boss Leng, sister Xiaowan..."

Although Yan Youwei was in doubt, she didn't speak out directly. The questioner pointed to Sang Wen'er who was still confused.

Leng Yun lowered his head towards the concubines, and then said with a smile: "Concubine Wan is a second-class concubine. Your Majesty has already informed Concubine Wan before, so I will not read it out in class."

Hearing this, Yan Youwei and other five concubines immediately opened their mouths, even Xiao Zirong was also startled, turned to stare at Shang Kewan, his eyes were full of astonishment.

What is the origin of this weird "sister" who doesn't even know her exact name?Why is everything about her so mysterious?

"Why do sisters look at sister like this?"

Facing the gaze of the six pairs of eyes, Shang Kewan blinked and smiled playfully.

Yan Youwei pursed her lips, then smiled brightly, and bowed her knees in a graceful salute.

"Sister Youwei, I met Sister Wan~"

"Before my sister's words were often inappropriate, I hope that my sister will not be as knowledgeable as my sister~"

Yan Youwei's demeanor and expression were quite natural, and she also bowed her head generously to apologize, which made Shang Kewan take a high look.

The rest of the people came to their senses at this time and hurriedly saluted.

Among them, Xiao Zirong is probably the one who feels the most awkward.

Since the beginning of the draft, she has been the one to dominate.

Who would have thought that at the last moment, she would be overtaken by a mysterious person?

Although both of them are concubines, but after all, the other party is older than her, so she can only bow her head and call her sister.

"You sisters don't need to be too polite. In the future, you should be close to each other. Don't create a rift. Even if we can't share our worries for His Majesty, we can't let His Majesty worry about us. Or not?"

Shang Kewan said softly with a smile while looking at the six people at the same time.

Although these six concubines have different personalities, after preliminary observation, they should not have the spirit of misfortune.

Among them, Xiao Zirong is calm and understanding, Yan Youwei is shrewd, and Sang Wen'er is smooth-tempered.

Xue Zhichun is timid and introverted, Qin Ziyi is cautious and polite, and Su Xiaoye is smart and charming.

It can be said that when such six people get together, although there will be friction and fights, as long as no one has sinister thoughts, nothing major will happen.

As for herself...

At this time, Leng Yun coughed lightly and opened his mouth.

"Hey, the palaces of all the empresses have been prepared, and all the manpower has been allocated."

"As for the personal maids who accompany the ladies, after an hour, the person in charge of ceremonies will bring the qualified maids to the door one by one, and let the ladies choose."

"According to the rules, Concubine Wan and Concubine Rong can choose ten personal maids, Wei Zhaoyi and Wen Zhaoyi can choose eight, and three Jieyu can choose six."

"I don't know if you ladies have any other questions?"

……

Night, Tai Chi Hall.

"Your Majesty, the news from the Tianji Building, King Pingyuan has also started thinking about it, and it is estimated that it will be mixed into the 'pull the flag' in all likelihood..."

Under the imperial steps, Bai Wudang said softly.

"Pingyuan Wang is a clown, not a big threat."

Zhou Xin just raised his eyebrows, then shook his head, not paying attention.

There will soon be civil strife in the Pingyuan Domain, and it is not certain whether the Pingyuan King can suppress it.

Compared with here, he pays more attention to the three western states.

"King Qi, King Shahai, and King Dingxiang, what valuable information can they find out?"

Among the three kings, King Qi's vassal is located in Xifeng Prefecture, which poses the greatest threat to the Great Zhou.

It would be fine if King Qi was only together with other vassals and rebels in the court, but if he secretly colluded with the Jin Ge Dynasty, or even fell into the arms of the Jin Ge Dynasty, then he would be in serious trouble.

There is also a vassal located in the northwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty—the Shahai King in Yonggan Prefecture. Although his military strength is only half that of King Qi, Yonggan Prefecture borders both the Jin Ge Dynasty and the Tie Shou Dynasty. A ruthless backstab would have equally disastrous consequences.

As for King Dingxiang whose feudal domain is located in Dingkun Prefecture, this man has close contacts with the general of the Dingkun Frontier Army, and has already shown his opposition.

The situation in Dingkun Prefecture is almost the same as that in Beicang Prefecture.

"Returning to Your Majesty, although King Dingxiang has not formally stated his position on Mr. Yan's invitation, in recent days he has suddenly strengthened the training of his vassal army, and is secretly transporting food and grass, expanding military equipment, and his wolfish ambitions are clearly revealed!"

"On King Qi's side, because of his decisive and ruthless methods, he successively killed two uncles, five younger brothers, more than a dozen sons and nephews, and hundreds of clan elites. A further concentration of power."

"Although this move has great hidden dangers, it is difficult to break out in the short term."

"In addition, he has also greatly strengthened the screening of personnel in the core hidden place. The unknown person in the Tianji building also spent a lot of effort to arrange for one person to approach his study. No useful information has been sent back yet."

Bai Wudang said with a heavy expression on his face, obviously he also felt quite a headache about this King Qi.

"As for King Shahai, this one is a bit elusive. He still travels around the mountains and rivers every day, as if he is no different from before, and rarely asks about the chaos inside the domain."

"Thus, although the people from the Tianji Building lurked by his side, they did not get any valuable information."

After listening to Bai Wudang's introduction, Zhou Xin narrowed his eyes.

"It's not easy..."

While whispering softly, Zhou Xin was also thinking quickly.

Tweeting Enling's move, he knew it was a strong medicine when he pushed it, if he was not careful, he would poison himself to death.

But he had to open up the situation at that time, otherwise, on the day he took over the government, there was a high probability that all the vassal kings would raise their troops immediately, instead of waiting until then and not daring to move.

After closing his eyes and meditating for a while, Zhou Xin suddenly opened his eyes with a certain look on his face.

"It seems that it is time to create opportunities for them."

Bai Wudang's eyes lit up, and he looked forward to asking: "Your Majesty already has a clever plan to defeat thieves?"

"It's not a clever plan, it's just revealing the flaws and leading the snake out of the hole."

Zhou Xin smiled slightly, and Bai Wudang wanted to ask again, but Zhou Xin closed the memorial in his hand and stood up.

Seeing this, Bai Wudang shut his mouth wisely.

(End of this chapter)