When the festival began, the Ministry of Rites read out a long and boring memorial message.

Yang Mu wanted to sleep when he heard this, and involuntarily set his eyes on the princes and nobles of the cave on the altar.

It is worth mentioning that the sacrifice of prisoners is also hierarchical.

The emperor, empress, concubine, princess, and prince of the cave kingdom were all the main groups of prisoners, so the main members of these royal families were all separated from their princes and nobles and arranged to kneel on the altar.

There are more than 250 in total.

The concubine accounted for half.

The most surprising thing is that there are very few princes, only a dozen in total.

This is unusual, the emperor of the cave country is a man in his fifties, with more than a hundred concubines like flowers and jade, and there are only a dozen princes?

It's not like him who has cultivated Changchun Gong, even if it is an extremely high mortality rate, it is also extremely abnormal.

Yang Mu beckoned lightly and asked Ji Ling'er next to him.

The entire matter of sacrificing prisoners was communicated with the Ministry of Rites by Ji Ling'er, the female official of the imperial order, in advance, and she should know the reason best.

After a simple inquiry, he learned that on the road, those pampered princes, who were unbearable, seriously ill, and who spoke wildly, were all executed on the spot by the Qinglong Legion, plus a few years ago because of the establishment of the prince, the princes of the cave country fought and killed a number of people, so there were only a dozen princes who were brought back.

Yang Mu pondered, it seems that the court of the cave country is calm on the surface, but in fact, it is also an undercurrent.

Cangguo does not have this problem, because after he came to this world, the first step was to win over the ordinary people, suppress the family and the gate valve, and set up twelve parts of power, the left and right prime ministers check and balance each other, plus such a spy agency as Jinyiwei, it can be said that the imperial power is extremely centralized, whether it is the court or the army, it is very harmonious and stable.

Not even, there is not even a factional struggle!

This is purer and more vibrant than a nascent regime!

Relatively speaking, Dong Guo is too much worse, not to mention the old rival Sheng Guo who is still in the confrontation, if it weren't for the factional struggle, he might not have come to this point.

Perhaps, this can be used for a while......

Wang Ying, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was reciting the sacrificial text, but Yang Mu's mood shifted to a deeper level.

Suddenly, a pain came from the lower back.

"Whew-"

Yang Mu couldn't help but take a breath of cool air, and looked down, but it was the queen's slender hand, pinching the meat on his waist.

"What are you doing?" Yang Mu whispered and glared at her slightly.

"The concubines are about to ask Your Majesty, among these concubines and princesses, if there is a favorite, after the festival is over, the concubines will be summoned into the palace, and your Majesty can be fortunate tonight, watch and enjoy, don't be in a hurry at this time."

It turned out to be jealous......

Yang Mu secretly smiled bitterly, it must have been the one who thought about something just now, and it seemed that his eyes were staring straight at a certain concubine or princess on the altar, so he was misunderstood by the queen, thinking that he was coveting the beauty of the woman on the altar, and fell into a sluggishness,

Actually, Yang Mu really thought wrong.

As early as the night when she decided to hand over her body to Yang Mu, the queen was already mentally prepared, and she didn't even want to stay by Yang Mu's side all the time.

Of course, she knew that the emperor of a country would not have only a few women, and Yang Mu, who had cultivated Changchun Gong, was even more so.

For example, Concubine Nuo and Miao Xi, and even the existence of thirty-eight beauties and nobles, she has always been able to accept it, as long as in Yang Mu's heart, she is still the most important queen, everything is not a problem.

The reason why he pinched Yang Mu's waist like this, the first was that he was a little annoyed in his heart, the emperor of a country was so fascinated by a few captive girls, you must know that except for the princess, among those women, they are all married women, how can the emperor of a country be lucky with some flawed women.

The other is a matter of prestige.

Surrounded by hundreds of civil and military officials, there are more than 100,000 people watching outside, the emperor is motionless for half a cup of tea, and his eyes are all on those captive girls, what does this make the outside world think?

As a queen, she can only be reminded in a quiet and very effective way.

After waiting for a long time, the ritual text of the Ministry of Rites was finally read.

"Wang Ying, come here."

Yang Mu stopped Wang Ying, who had finished reading the sacrificial text, and beckoned to him.

"What does Your Majesty command?" Wang Ying hurriedly bent over, trotted, and came under the dragon chair.

This scene made Shen An and Ji Ling'er next to them feel very funny, a dignified scholar of the Ministry of Rites, in the ranking of the ministers of Cangguo, properly ranked in the top ten, and hugged the scenery in front of the outside, and now in the face of the emperor's call, people in their fifties and sixties are so servile, which is really unbearable.

"Well, I'm not satisfied with this sacrifice." Yang Mu said lightly.

"Your Majesty forgive your sins! Weichen knows his mistake, he must change it next time! Wang Ying hurriedly knelt on the ground.

He couldn't help but shudder, the sacrifice of prisoners is a major event of a country, and on such an important occasion, His Majesty the Emperor specially summoned him over, the purpose was to express his dissatisfaction, and the matter was a big deal!

The dignified and ceremonial department is still a scholar, and he is a veteran of the two dynasties, and everyone around him must be careful of flattery, and his forehead is beginning to sweat.

"Wrong? Still changing? Yang Mu pursed his lips and asked, "Do you know where you are wrong?" ”

Hearing this, Wang Ying almost didn't kneel down.

Your Majesty is really angry this time, so to get to the bottom of it, you must have a big opinion about yourself!

So, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty forgives your sins, minister...... The minister didn't expect it for the time being, but he must have thought about it after he went back! “

Yang Mu snorted and said, "I didn't realize it, did I?" Okay, I'll mention it. I listened to some of this sacrificial text, and the literary style is average, you don't have much ink in the stomach of the Ministry of Rites, but there is a set of it, and the next time you want to recite it like this, you can go home to retire. ”

Hello?

A long recitation?

So that's what it was?

Wang Ying bowed his head and knelt on the ground, suddenly realized.

But...... It seems a little wrong, since ancient times, the sacrifice of prisoners has been regarded as a means of communication with the gods, the content is strictly regulated, the sentence structure is fixed, what is the matter with Guan Wencai?

Your Majesty, you should understand the truth of this......

Wang Ying was still in a daze, and it wasn't until the queen coughed slightly that he reacted and hurriedly pleaded guilty.

At the same time, I also felt a little more grateful to the queen.

That's right, no matter what the sentence is, and whether Your Majesty knows the rules or not, the problem is, Your Majesty is not satisfied!

What gods are not gods, if Your Majesty is not satisfied, even if you are a god, you have to stand aside!

Whatever Your Majesty gives, the gods will accept it obediently!