Chapter 585

In Luoyang City, at Guo Jing's residence.

"Fu'er, since you want to participate in this selection, then as your father, I will no longer stop you."

"However, this selection can only rely on yourself; as your father, I have no way to help you."

At this time, Guo Jing said to his daughter, Guo Fu, with a solemn expression.

It turned out that after Guo Fu heard the news that Liu Bian was going to select concubines, she happily came to find her father, Guo Jing, to tell him that she wanted to participate in this selection.

However, for his daughter, Guo Jing did not hope that she would enter the palace.

For Guo Fu's temperament, as a father, Guo Jing knew it too well.

She had been pampered since she was a child, developing the habits of an arrogant, overbearing, and willful young lady.

However, fortunately, ever since he joined the Han, Guo Fu's temperament had also restrained a lot.

Otherwise, with Guo Fu's previous temperament, Guo Jing would absolutely not have let her participate in the selection.

"Since this is your own decision, Fu'er, then as your mother, I cannot say much."

"However, you must remember that the selection is not so easy to pass; you must be mentally prepared."

At this time, Huang Rong, who was on the side, also exhorted Guo Fu with a solemn expression.

……

"Yuyan, are you sure you want to enter the palace?"

Li Qingluo looked at the graceful Wang Yuyan before her and asked with a complex expression.

At this time, Wang Yuyan looked at her mother and replied with a firm expression:

"Mother, I have already decided!"

Seeing this, Li Qingluo could only say helplessly:

"Since that is the case, then as your mother, I can only fulfill your wish."

"However, you should also know what life in the palace is like; Mother is really afraid that you will follow in Mother's footsteps."

Ever since Li Qingluo met Duan Zhengchun when she was young, her tragic life in the second half of her life was already destined.

Naturally, she did not hope that her daughter would end up in the same situation as herself in the end.

Such a scene was being staged everywhere in the Han.

Nowadays, as long as they were unmarried young girls, they all went to the government office to sign up.

This selection started from the lowest county level, then went through commandery selection, prefecture selection, and state selection.

Only those who could pass the state selection could enter the Inner Cabinet, and then the Inner Cabinet ministers would carefully vet each person.

And after passing the Inner Cabinet's screening, only the last step remained, which was the hurdle of the Han Empress Diao Chan, and the two Empresses Cai Yan and Xiao Longnv.

As long as they could pass the hurdle of Diao Chan and the three, they could stay in the Imperial Palace as a palace maid.

As for whether they could get Liu Bian's favor, it would depend on their own fate.

Soon, the initial county-level screening was completed.

After all, this was just the initial mass selection; as long as they were beautiful in appearance, had regular features, and were pure in body, they could all pass.

However, even so, the number of people who passed reached tens of millions.

"Everyone, there are still too many people now; the number of people who signed up for this selection reached over 100 million."

"And after passing the screening in the major counties, there are still nearly 50 million people now!"

At this time, the Minister of Rites, Cai Yong, said to Xun Yu and the others with a wry smile.

"Old Cai, don't worry, don't we still have us to cover the bottom at the end!"

Seeing Cai Yong's helplessness, Guo Jia, who was sitting on the side, said calmly.

"I know this, I'm just encountering this situation for the first time."

"Old Cai, you have to learn to get used to it; from now on, the population of our Han will be even more massive, so where are we even at now!"

At this time, the Minister of Revenue, Xi Zhong, also said to Cai Yong with a smile.

"Sigh, I'm old, I can't compare to you young people!"

Hearing the words of Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, Cai Yong could not help but laugh and tease the few.

"Old Cai, you really dare to say that; with your current cultivation of the Fourth Heaven of the Scholar, your lifespan has already reached five hundred years."

"You are only in your fifties now, how can you say you are old!"

Hearing Cai Yong's teasing words, the Minister of War, Cao Cao, also could not help but tease with a smile.

"Hahaha, you are right."

"Until now, I still dare not imagine that our Han would one day become so powerful!"

Seeing everyone teasing, Cai Yong also laughed and said.

"Yes, speaking of which, if it weren't for His Majesty, we really don't know what our Han would be like now!"

At this time, hearing Cai Yong's sigh, Wang Yun also could not help but sigh.

"What the various Lords said is very true; from now on, we must serve His Majesty well and build our Han into the most powerful existence in the myriad worlds!"

At this time, the Minister of Justice, Jia Xu, said loudly to everyone.

"Exactly! Exactly!"

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, with an expression that it should be so.

……

Soon, the state-level review was completed, and only about 1 million candidates remained.

This number was the result after increasing the audit conditions, and it had to be said that the population of the Han was truly too massive.

These candidates who passed the state-level screening would be tested by the Inner Cabinet ministers, who held the highest positions in the Han Empire.

In Luoyang City, at the Yulin Army camp.

At this time, these young girls who had passed the screening in various states were gathered in the drill ground of the camp.

And Guo Fu, Wang Yuyan, and others were among them.

In a short while, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Cao Cao, and other Six Ministers and Inner Cabinet ministers arrived at the point-general platform together.

Everyone scanned them, and the Minister of Rites, Cai Yong, stepped forward two steps and said to the nervous crowd below:

"First of all, this official congratulates you all for successfully passing the layers of selection."

"Now, you are only one step away from being successfully selected into the palace."

"So next, I won't say much, let me and my colleagues in the Inner Cabinet test you together!"

After Cai Yong finished speaking, he looked at Xun Yu and the others, and then their figures arrived in mid-air.

Following that, the ten people simultaneously cast complex hand seals, and finally, formed profound runes.

Finally, these runes connected to each other and formed a mysterious formation.

It enveloped all of the more than 1 million people below within the formation.

"What's going on, how did I get here!"

"Yeah, why does the scene here look so much like the Imperial Palace!"

As everyone was enveloped by the formation, the scene before their eyes also underwent earth-shaking changes.

Originally, the magnificent and vibrant Luoyang City had now turned into ruins.

The original Han Imperial Palace had also become dilapidated, with collapsed palaces everywhere, and the ground was covered with broken limbs and arms.

"Ah... help me..."

This doomsday-like scene immediately frightened many people with weak minds.

Nearly half of the girls were frightened to tears by this tragic scene and fled desperately toward the outside of the city.

However, before they could escape the Imperial Palace, the scene before their eyes changed.