"Long live the emperor!"

A group of ministers shouted in unison to Gu Qingfeng who was sitting high on the dragon throne.

"Well, everyone, please stand up." Gu Qingfeng looked happy but pretended to be dignified.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

All the ministers stood up and stood in position.

Gu Qingfeng looked at these ministers with great satisfaction, and felt extremely happy.

Is this what it feels like to be an emperor? It's pretty damn good!

"If there is something to report, come to court. If there is nothing to report, leave court."

The eunuch at the side shouted with a strange expression.

The reason why he looked so strange was mainly because the situation developed too quickly, so quickly that he had no time to react before the Great Yan Dynasty changed hands.

The most important thing is that throughout history, there has never been such an easy attempt to usurp the throne.

Every time in history there was an attempt to usurp the throne, a large number of people would die, and even the imperial capital would be stained with blood.

The new emperor ascended the throne after the deaths of the previous emperor and the crown prince, and then he ascended the throne.

The strangest thing was that none of the major families, dignitaries, and important officials in the imperial capital opposed it, as if they had simply forgotten about the late emperor.

It was as if Gu Qingfeng was the emperor.

During these days, the eunuchs, palace maids and imperial concubines in the palace were all in a state of confusion, not knowing what to do.

"Your Majesty, I have a report to make." A minister with gray hair and a dignified look stepped forward and said respectfully.

Gu Qingfeng looked at the man and asked, "Who are you?"

"Your Majesty, I am Lu Xiangfei, currently serving as Prime Minister." (Book friend Xiao Fei Ma makes a guest appearance.)

"Oh, Prime Minister Lu, what do you want?"

"It is about the funeral of the late emperor, as well as the placement of the princes, princesses, and concubines in the harem. Your Majesty, please make your decision."

Gu Qingfeng stroked his chin and thought: "I...my elder brother lived a simple life and would definitely not want extravagance after his death. So let's not build an imperial mausoleum and just find a random place to bury him."

The eunuch standing by was terrified. He glanced at the ministers' reactions, but found that no one objected.

The angry eunuch cursed in his heart, "You are all a bunch of traitors. The late emperor has raised you for so many years in vain!"

However, although he cursed in his heart, his expression remained calm and it was obvious that he had no intention of speaking up for justice.

After all, the dead are dead, but the living still have to live well.

"My princes... well, as the saying goes, if jade is not polished, it will not become a useful object. As my nephews, how can they live in luxury all day long? How about this? All of them will be demoted to commoners and sent to the border areas to gain experience.

As for the princesses and concubines, I promised my elder brother before I died that I would take care of his wife and daughter. I believe my elder brother's spirit in heaven will also feel very relieved. "

"Your Majesty is kind-hearted and truly a famous monarch throughout history. We admire you." Prime Minister Lu Xiangfei said with admiration.

The other ministers echoed and applauded.

"Okay, my dear ministers, do you have anything else to say? If you are fine, then I will go to the harem to comfort the sisters-in-law. My brother just passed away not long ago, and I believe they are heartbroken."

Gu Qingfeng couldn't sit still any longer and was just about to leave when Lu Xiangfei spoke again.

"Your Majesty, I have something else to tell you. A while ago, there was a severe drought in the northwest, and the people had no harvest. We urgently need disaster relief from the court."

"Disaster relief? Then provide relief!"

"Your Majesty, there are so many people affected by the disaster this time, and the money and grain in the national treasury may not be enough to provide disaster relief. In my humble opinion, it would be better to increase taxes..."

"Wait a minute!" Gu Qingfeng interrupted, "The money and food are insufficient, can't you make up for it? Why do I support you? Everyone in the world knows that you ministers have more money than I do.

How about this, each of you donate half of your wealth to disaster relief, that's it."

When these words were spoken, all the ministers were shocked, but no one dared to object, because they had all sworn allegiance, and no one could afford the consequences of disobeying orders.

"Your Majesty's orders are followed."

"In the future, you don't need to ask me for this kind of thing. You can collect the money you need first. When you have spent all the money you have embezzled over the years, you can spend the money from the national treasury. Do you understand?"

"I understand."

"Okay, let's leave now."

After saying that, after the court session was dismissed, Gu Qingfeng couldn't wait to go to the harem without waiting for the ministers to pay their respects.

......

harem.

"How many concubines are there in the harem?"

"Your Majesty, there are 3,721 people in total."

"How much!?" Gu Qingfeng asked in surprise.

"Three thousand seven hundred and twenty-one people." The accompanying eunuch said respectfully.

How can I comfort so many people?

“Is there a roster?”

"Yes, Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

A moment later, a eunuch ran over with a roster.

This roster is very thoughtful and even comes with a portrait.

Gu Qingfeng began to flip through the books and was overwhelmed by them.

Beauties, all of them are beauties!

"Go and call Consort Shu, Consort Xian, Consort Hui, Consort De, and Consort Rou to me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After a long time......

Gu Qingfeng was stunned as he looked at the five timid old ladies in front of him.

He was so scared that he ran out of the door.

"These are the Shufei, Xianfei, Huifei, Defei, and Roufei? Why are they all old ladies?"

"In reply to your Majesty, these concubines were the first to follow the late emperor, so their age is naturally..."

"Fuck! Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Gu Qingfeng said angrily.

The young eunuch was so frightened that he fell to his knees and kowtowed frantically: "I deserve to die, I deserve to die, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Okay, let me ask you, are there any younger concubines in the harem?"

"This... When the previous emperor was alive, he was already over a hundred years old. Although he continued to select concubines, he only selected concubines up to around eighty years old."

"What the hell!? The youngest concubine in the harem was selected more than 20 years ago? Even if she was selected at the age of 16, more than 20 years have passed now, so she must be about 40, right?"

"Your Majesty, the late emperor died at the age of 112."

"One hundred and twelve years old! Does that mean the youngest one is over fifty? Damn it!"

As much as Gu Qingfeng was expecting it at the beginning, he is as desperate now.

"Your Majesty, are we still going to comfort him?" The young eunuch saw that Gu Qingfeng was in a bad mood, so he asked cautiously.

"Go to hell... cough... What I mean is that since the concubines are all over fifty, I think they are indifferent to life and death and mature in their hearts. I think they don't need my comfort. I'd better go and comfort my nieces first. By the way, how old are my nieces?"

"Your Majesty, the late emperor stopped having children forty years ago, so..."

"Fuck you! Let's go back to the palace!" Gu Qingfeng said with a dark face.

"Oh, by the way, go to Prince Gu's mansion and bring all my former maids here."

"Yes, Your Majesty."