Chapter V: Absolute Power

After Concubine Zhang Yu received the emperor's command, she really cried with joy, and after being reminded by the little eunuch, she hurriedly packed up and rushed to the Qianqing Palace.

"Concubine Zhang's respectfully invite the emperor Sheng'an, respectfully invite the queen Sheng'an!"

Looking at the Zhang family, who described the withered family, Zhu Youxiao thought that there were actually many concubines who were starved to death by the Hakka family and Wei Zhongxian in history, and he could not suppress the anger in his heart, "You have suffered, I will definitely not let Wei Shun and the Haka family go." In the future, you will live with Concubine Cheng, and the two of you will have a good time to take care of. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Now there are many concubines present who are sent to the palace by Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family, especially Concubine Rong, who is still Wei Zhongxian's daughter, since they got the news that Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family were imprisoned, they have been trembling, and they are afraid that the emperor will condemn them.

"Concubine Rong, you are Wei Yi's righteous daughter." Zhu Youxiao said coldly. History said that Concubine Rong Ren was "beautiful and cunning", but even if Zhu Youxiao knew, but let him imprison Ren, he really couldn't make up his mind, not to mention that now Ren's backstage has fallen, and it is difficult for Ren to be cunning. Zhu Youxiao decided to give her a dismissal first, so as not to catch fire in the harem in the future, if Ren did not repent, even if he couldn't make up his mind at that time, he would have to make up his mind.

"The concubine deserves death!" was named by Zhu Youxiao on the spot, Ren knelt down without hesitation, and then defended, "Since the concubine entered the palace, she has never done anything to be sorry for the emperor, although Wei Shun is the concubine's father-in-law, but the concubine has never been embarrassed by Wei Rebellion, everything is just Wei Shun's doing." The concubine does not ask the emperor for forgiveness, but only asks the emperor to see it! ”

"Get up and speak, I am not to blame for the past, Wei Wei will never tolerate this time, your family can also be pardoned, I hope you will be honest in the palace in the future, otherwise, I will definitely punish you for several crimes, and I will never be spared again." Zhu Youxiao warned.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Longen!" Ren breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Seeing the group of trembling concubines below, Zhu Youxiao once again felt the temptation of absolute power, such power is really easy for a person to get lost, and he can finally understand why from ancient times to the present, from the middle to the outside, among so many emperors, the virtuous emperor is really one of the few reasons.

The Stanford prison experiment seems to illustrate all this even more, that in the face of absolute power, everyone becomes a devil. Zhu Youxiao didn't think that he could resist this temptation, he just hoped that he would hold on to the temptation for a little longer and not deviate from his goal.

Absolute power is so tempting that it can erode a person's mind at any moment like a drug, leaving a person lost in it.

For example, before Zhu Youxiao didn't cross, when he was still Chen Kaiyang, when he chased his girlfriend, it can really be said that he almost died of exhaustion on the long-distance running road of love, and now there are dozens of beauties sitting below, each of which is definitely at the level of a school flower in the next life, and it is all in his thoughts, this kind of temptation is really not something that an ordinary person can resist, at least he thinks he can't resist it, the only thing that makes him stick to his heart is that he thinks that today's persistence is to enjoy more tomorrow.

The temptation of absolute power is like a nuclear bomb that can blow anyone's heart to pieces. In fact, those emperors, don't they know the reason for the fall of the previous dynasty? It's just that when it comes to themselves, there are a few people who can resist this temptation. Zhu Youxiao doesn't want to be a saint, and he also doesn't want to faint, he only hopes that he can get the Ming Empire out of the danger of losing the country in his lifetime, and when he is seventy years old, he is surrounded by beautiful women.

So if it weren't for the imminent death of Ming, if it weren't for the fact that Zhu Youxiao only had two or three years to live, Zhu Youxiao didn't think he could resist this temptation.

"Pass the meal." Zhu Youxiao fell into deep thought, and no one else dared to interrupt his train of thought, but his stomach was protesting, which made Zhu Youxiao wake up from his contemplation.

"In the future, everyone will eat together for lunch and dinner every day, everyone is a family, and often if we don't see each other, we will be unfamiliar, I don't want the harem to be peaceful. Queen, I'll leave this matter to you. Zhu Youxiao continued.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The concubine body will be arranged. Zhang Yan said.

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The dinner was still very rich, but there were no chili peppers, which made Zhu Youxiao a little unappetizing.

But Zhu Youxiao had a very good habit in his last life, even if his appetite was not good, he would force himself to eat two bowls of rice. After dinner, except for Zhang Yan, the rest of the concubines had already dispersed. Zhu Youxiao took Zhang Yan for a walk along the Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace.

"Walking a hundred steps after a meal, living to ninety-nine, this habit must also be remembered." Zhu Youxiao told Zhang Yandao.

"The concubine has written it down."

"Zitong, how about you say that I will dismiss those talented people and beauties?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Your Majesty......" Zhang Yan looked at Zhu Youxiao suspiciously, not understanding what he meant at all.

"There are too many concubines, and many of them are still virgins, and I feel that now while they are still young, I can let them marry someone else."

This is not Zhu Youxiao's greatness, it's just that there are so many concubines, one a day, and it takes more than two months to take a turn, and it's all day long, if this continues, Zhu Youxiao's small body will be abolished in a year or two. Zhu Youxiao didn't want to hang up so early, his emperor became addicted.

Zhu Youxiao didn't think that he could resist this temptation for a long time, this temptation was difficult for a normal man to resist. There is such an emperor with perseverance in history, and the time is still very close to him, that is Zhu Youjiao, Ming Xiaozong, but there are so many emperors in Chinese history, and there is such a saint, Zhu Youxiao is very clear about his virtue, walking on the road and seeing beautiful women, he can't help but look at a few more people, in such an environment, he will one day fall into this rouge trap.

Because in this Forbidden City, if Zhu Youxiao looks at a beautiful woman more and shows a little interest, then this beauty may appear in his dormitory that day, even if she does not appear in his dormitory, this beauty will definitely find an opportunity to encourage Zhu Youxiao to continue to seduce, if Zhu Youxiao does not open up again, maybe this beauty will take the initiative to seduce Zhu Youxiao.

This is the rule of survival in this huge harem! Everyone in this understands this law, power, status, dignity, etc., all of which come from the only man in this harem - Zhu Youxiao!

"Your Majesty, no, even if they leave the palace, no one will dare to marry, and if Your Majesty demotes them out of the palace, some of them may even commit suicide for Your Majesty. Even if they don't kill themselves, they will end up alone in the end. Rather than let them die of old age outside the palace alone, it is better to let them stay in the palace, at least there will be no shortage of daily necessities. Zhang Yan said immediately.