I am a fox in the prehistoric times

Wen Zhong did not find any problem with the minister's suggestion, after all, Emperor Xin's harem was indeed somewhat empty, with only three women: Empress Jiang, the daughter of the Marquis of Dongbo; Consort Huang, the sister of Huang Feihu; and Consort Yang, the sister of Grand Master Yang Ren.

As for offspring, the only sons born to Empress Jiang were the brothers Yin Jiao and Yin Hong, which truly resulted in a sparse line of children.

Although Emperor Xin did not want to take concubines, feeling that women would only take up his time governing the country, he knew his own sons well. Yin Hong and Yin Jiao were not the best candidates for emperor. If either of them ascended the throne, it would be their limit to prevent the Shang Dynasty from declining!

In order to have a better successor to the throne and a good son to inherit the throne, so as not to squander the family fortune he had worked so hard to accumulate, Emperor Xin finally had no choice but to agree to the selection of a concubine!

However, Di Xin did not intend to discuss the specifics of selecting a concubine in court. Instead, he changed the subject and began to deal with more urgent matters!

Judging from Di Xin's behavior, the shrewd people in the court could naturally see that Di Xin did not attach importance to the selection of concubines, so they naturally did not intend to bring up the matter again in court!

After the court session, Emperor Xin summoned his trusted ministers and held a small meeting to discuss the selection of imperial concubines.

As the king, Di Xin was well aware that there was no such thing as true love in the royal family. Even the selection of concubines was more for political alliances. Therefore, the selection of concubines had to take into account the power of each family!

Through this small meeting, Emperor Xin informed his trusted ministers of the selection criteria he could think of for choosing his concubines. These ministers then helped Emperor Xin continuously refine the entire process of selecting his concubines!

After completing all this, Di Xin went to find Empress Jiang with a more detailed plan to finalize all matters related to the selection of concubines!

Although Empress Jiang did not want to select a concubine for Emperor Xin, she knew that after giving birth to the two brothers Yin Jiao and Yin Hong, she was greatly weakened. If she wanted to continue having children, not only would her lifespan be affected, but the health of her children would also be a big problem. If she was unlucky, she might lose both her child and her body!

As for the concubines in the palace who could give birth, there were only two left. Consort Huang was Huang Feihu's younger sister. She entered the palace mainly to appease the Huang family. She had a somewhat rugged appearance and a bold personality, which was not the type that Emperor Xin liked at all. This led to Consort Huang being favored, but not much. Even when she went to the palace, she would sleep soundly eight out of ten times!

As Yang Ren's younger sister, Consort Yang's background was no match for Consort Huang's or her own. Although her appearance was more in line with Emperor Xin's aesthetic standards, she was always trembling with fear when facing Emperor Xin, for fear of angering him.

In addition, she had no sense of romance at all, so naturally, she was not favored by Emperor Xin. Usually, Emperor Xin would come to her and Consort Huang's palace, and he would only go to Consort Yang's palace once every one or two months, which was considered to save face for Consort Yang!

After the plans were finalized, news of Emperor Xin's upcoming selection of concubines spread from the Yin Shang Dynasty. No one in the world found this problematic, since Emperor Xin only had three concubines. Even if people wanted to say that he was licentious, it would be completely unfounded!

The selection of imperial concubines is in full swing. This time, Emperor Xin only asked the feudal lords of the world to decide. Those who were willing to offer their daughters could do so, and those who were not willing could simply leave it at that!

Of course, to prevent an awkward silence, officials led by Wen Zhong secretly selected some women of good character from among the common people for Emperor Xin to choose from!

Emperor Xin naturally agreed with Grand Tutor Wen's actions. After all, even Emperor Xin couldn't guarantee how many of the feudal lords would be willing to offer their daughters. If the number of feudal lords who ultimately offered their daughters was too small, wouldn't his selection of concubines become a joke?

In this world, there are those who pride themselves on their high moral character, and naturally, there are those who fawn and flatter. Those who claim to be noble either have no daughters, or even if they do, they are unwilling to offer them up to consolidate their own position!