"Brother, including those from the side branches, there are about 600 women of marriageable age, but there are only a dozen or so who can be called truly beautiful." Jiang Xian said in a deep voice.
Jiang Yi then said, "All women of marriageable age in the family must participate in this selection.
It doesn’t matter how many people are elected, but my Jiang family’s attitude must be there.
By the way, Yixiang must participate."
The Yixiang that Jiang Yi mentioned is Jiang Xian’s biological daughter Jiang Yixiang, who is just eighteen years old this year. She is not only tall, but also has a stunning beauty.
Jiang Xian hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother, do we have to let Yixiang enter the palace?"
Jiang Yi sighed and said, "Although our Jiang family has handed over the military power, and I was canonized by the emperor as the hereditary Rongqin Earl, our Jiang family still has a shallow foundation in the new court.
If there is even a little bit of turmoil that befalls our Jiang family, it could turn into an irreparable disaster.
Among the women of marriageable age in our Jiang family, I am most optimistic about Yixiang. If Yixiang can enter the palace and be favored, at least our Jiang family will become relatives by marriage, which can add a layer of insurance."
Jiang Xian nodded helplessly. He doted on his daughter Jiang Yixiang very much. If his elder brother Jiang Yi had not elevated this selection to a matter of life and death for the family, Jiang Xian would have been extremely reluctant to let his daughter enter the palace.
Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. If the daughter can gain the emperor's favor, it's good, otherwise she will have to live out her life alone in the palace.
Jiang Yi then changed the subject, "This time, the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Wing Military Garrisons will all follow the Emperor in person. I hope that the Jiang family's sons in these three wing military garrisons can achieve some military merits so that we can help them with the imperial court."
After the Rongwei Army's more than 300,000 soldiers surrendered to the Zhenxi Army, the Zhenxi Army selected the elite among them and organized them into the wing army.
However, in order to avoid the emergence of further vassal states, all the soldiers of the Rongwei Army who were incorporated into the Xiang Army were transferred away from Fuzhou.
After Sun Hao ascended the throne, most of the former Rongwei Army's officers and soldiers were incorporated into the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Wing Military Towns, including many from the Jiang family.
Jiang Xian smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, although the imperial army is now no less powerful than the border troops of the northern states in terms of both equipment and combat effectiveness.
But the real elite troops at the disposal of the imperial court are the Imperial Guards and the Imperial Guards. The six garrison troops the imperial court has recruited this time should mainly be responsible for transporting food and fodder, so it won't be easy to achieve military merit."
Jiang Yi couldn't help but sigh and said, "I really don't know how the emperor trained millions of elite soldiers of the Imperial Guards and the Royal Guards?
Troops like the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Wing Military Towns were only responsible for transporting food and fodder."
In Songzhou's Moshan City, Song Fanrui, the former fourteenth king of the Songfan Kingdom, now enthroned as Marquis of Anxian, excitedly said to his wife, Dongdan Guxue, "The Emperor has been incredibly kind to me. This time, I intend to send both Cui'er and Wei'er into the palace."
Song Fanrui was just a puppet king before. Not to mention the hundreds of vassal states that ruled the Songfan Kingdom, Song Fanrui even had no say in many matters within the royal palace of the Songfan Kingdom.
Even his beloved Queen Dongdan Guxue had once been humiliated by a powerful official.
After the Zhenxi Army annexed the entire Songfan Kingdom, it was actually equivalent to rescuing the puppet king Song Fanrui in disguise. After Sun Hao ascended the throne, in order to appease the people of the Songfan tribe, he conferred the title of Anxian Hou on Song Fanrui, which could be inherited by his descendants.
This made Song Fanrui extremely grateful to Sun Hao, and he even set up a longevity tablet for Sun Hao in his mansion.
As for Cui'er and Wei'er mentioned by Song Fanrui, they are the twin daughters born to Song Fanrui and Dongdan Guxue, both of whom are seventeen years old this year.
The beauty of Song Fancui and Song Fanwei was very famous in the entire Songfan Kingdom. If Songfan Kingdom had not been annexed by the Zhenxi Army, perhaps this pair of twin sisters known as the pearls of Songfan Kingdom would now be lying in the bed of a powerful official of Songfan Kingdom.
Dongdan Guxue nodded and said, "With Cui'er and Wei'er's looks and character, as long as they enter the palace, they will definitely be loved by the emperor. Perhaps our Songfan family can even benefit from Cui'er and Wei'er's influence in the future."
At the Anyi Marquis' Mansion in Anyang City, Sun Yi, the former eleventh emperor of the Han Dynasty and now the Anyi Marquis, said to his wife, Liu Yirui, "Madam, you should have heard about the Emperor's selection of concubines, right?"
Liu Yirui frowned slightly, "My husband, the emperor was once a member of the royal family, and he would not choose a woman from the royal family in the selection."
It turned out that all the royal family members of the Han Dynasty were descendants of Sun Hao. Of course, he would not allow his descendants to enter the palace.
Anyi Hou Sun Yi then said, "Madam, I mean to let your sister Yi Yu participate in the selection."
Liu Yirui's half-sister Liu Yiyu is eighteen years old this year and is extremely beautiful.
The former Queen of Han, Liu Yiru, was already very beautiful, but she was much inferior to her sister, Liu Yiyu.
If the Zhenxi Army had not entered Anyang City, Sun Yi would have planned to take his sister-in-law Liu Yiyu into his harem.
Liu Yirui frowned and said, "My husband, you also know that my relationship with Yiyu is not good. With Yiyu's appearance, if she becomes favored after entering the palace..."
Liu Yirui didn't finish her words, but Anyi Hou Sun Yi already understood what she meant, "Madam, don't worry. No matter what, Yiyu is still your sister.
If Yiyu can be favored after entering the palace, it will be a good thing for our family.
With this relationship, even if there are traitors who spread rumors in front of the emperor in the future, the emperor will not touch our family."
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