Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 294
Wu State now has three vassal states, namely Xu State, Zhongwu State and Cai State.

This will be of great benefit to Qingji's aspiration to win the Central Plains and dominate the world in the future.

However, the top priority of the Wu state now is not to compete with the princes in the world and win the false name of an overlord.

In his lifetime, Qingji naturally wanted to be the overlord of the feudal lords and become one of the Five Hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period, just like Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Wen of Jin, and King Zhuang of Chu.

However, without the support of a strong national power, the status of the overlord is nothing but a passing cloud!

Come fast, go fast!

After Marquis Cai left, Qingji specially hosted a banquet in honor of all the ministers of the old family in the Changle Palace, the palace specially used for banquets.

Those who were invited to come were the princes Zhuyong and Jianyu, the Dazai Jizha, the eunuch Shenxi and the Shaofu Beili.

They all have an ominous premonition in their hearts!

As the saying goes, if you don't have anything to do, you can either rape or steal.

For Qingji to hold a banquet alone like this, he must have important matters to discuss with them.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Qingji waved his hand to make the servants and maids around him all back down, so as to make the partition wall deaf.

The main event is coming!
Ji Zha and the others couldn't help but thump in their hearts.

I saw Qingji slowly put the wine bar in his hand on the table, and said with a smile: "Second and third sons, you are all the ministers of the state of Wu, the humerus of the widow."

"Let you go to the banquet tonight, there is really a big deal to discuss."

"Please speak clearly, Your Majesty!"

Ji Zha said solemnly.

"Recently, there has been a problem that bothers the widow."

Qing Ji said slowly: "As for the lords of the West, such as Lord Zhongli, Lord Chao, Lord Shu Zhen, etc., they have too much power. Within their fiefdoms, they have the right to recruit troops, levy taxes, administer punishments and prisons, and they are hereditary. As a replacement, except for having no right to diplomatic relations, it is no different from the country of the princes of the world."

"I have doubts in the hearts of the people. If the lord of the Western Regions can rebel from Chu to Wu, why not rebel from Wu to Chu?"

"Since ancient times, the west has been Wu's head and Chu's tail. From time to time, it faces Wu and from time to Chu. It has its own way to survive. If Wu is strong, he will vote for Wu, and if Chu is strong, he will vote for Chu. It has always been the same."

After a pause, Qingji pretended to be worried again, and said, "Therefore, I really shouldn't treat all the lords of the West Region that way."

"Western land will set up counties and give great power to the county magistrate. However, should the local people obey the orders of the lord or the county magistrate?"

It is not surprising that Qingji has such worries.

This issue had been discussed with Fan Li as early as when Qingji captured the land of Qunshu, but at that time he was busy capturing more cities and lands in Chu State, so he put it aside.

Now that the war is over, Qingji must solve this problem!

Ji Zha, Zhu Yong and others looked at each other.

Ji Zha first said: "I don't know what the king's countermeasures are?"

"The widow's intention is to move the ruler of the western land to my native land of Wu, change the land, or cut the land into a food town, and still not change the matter of hereditary succession."

"This……"

Although he had roughly guessed Qing Ji's thoughts, Ji Zha was still very surprised.

Qingji really want to do this?

"Your Majesty, if you cut down the lords of the Western Lands and entrust the lands to be food towns, and then move them to the mainland of Wu, I'm afraid it won't be convincing."

Ji Zha sighed.

"How come the widow doesn't know?"

"Your Majesty may change the title of the land, and the county magistrate has the right to directly govern the West."

"However, the power of the emperor is too heavy, so what can I do?"

Qingji said a crucial thing.

This made Ji Zha speechless!

Sure enough, there is no good banquet!
Qingji used the matter of the feudal lords of the western lands to involve the inherent fiefdoms of the old family ministers in Wu.

"Your Majesty's intention is to detain the emperor of the Western Regions in Jinling, and then change the fiefdom into a city?"

"Exactly."

Up to now, Qingji no longer hides anything.

He knew about this matter, Wu Guo did not act kindly.

But so what?

Qingji is not afraid of being criticized by thousands of people, and is not afraid of some stigma!
The power of conferring the monarch is too heavy, which is a historical legacy problem that exists in every vassal state conferred by the Son of Zhou.

Whether it is a big country or a small country, the power of the monarch is not small.

There were six ministers in the state of Jin, three Huan in the state of Lu, great ministers such as the Tian family and the Guo family in the state of Qi, and even more emperors in the state of Chu.

The power of the monarchs is too heavy, which will inevitably endanger the power of the monarch himself.

Qingji was unwilling to leave such a problem to his children and grandchildren.

I don't even want Wu Guo to follow in the footsteps of Jin and Qi, and finally be replaced by Doctor Feng Junqing, so he must cut the mess quickly at this time!
"Your Majesty, you may be criticized for doing such a disgraceful thing, please think again, Your Majesty!"

Ji Zha shook his head.

"Your Majesty, what Ji Zi said is absolutely true."

The young master concealed himself and made a bow: "Whether it is changing the fiefdom to Shiyi, or changing its fiefdom to the mainland of Wu State, our Wu State's detaining the fiefdom will be criticized by the world. It's hard for Feng Jun to surrender!"

This is also a major concern for Qingji.

No matter which country they are in, for the lords, as long as they can ensure that their fiefs and the treatment they receive remain unchanged, they can sell their country for glory, be invincible, and surrender.

And once Qingji changed his fiefdom to Shiyi, or cut his fiefdom, it would inevitably make the lords suspicious, and then desperately resist the incoming Wu army.

This inevitably will make Wu Jun pay a greater price for casualties!

But Qing Ji had to consider more than that.

If all the power of a country cannot be twisted into one rope, it will be like Chu State, a puffy giant, strong on the outside but dry on the inside.

Fancy but not useful!
From Qingji's point of view, it is good for feudal monarchs to enjoy hereditary and irreplaceable food, and it is not impossible to give them more power, but you don't have much achievements yourself, how can you be worthy of Qingji Greater power?
The Ze of the Gentleman, beheaded for five lifetimes!

"The widow can no longer hesitate."

Qingji squinted his eyes and said, "For the time being, the fiefdoms of the lords in the west will be changed to Kuaiji County in the south of my country of Wu or the land in the southwest. The size of the land will be the same as before. As for the lords, they will live in Jinling for the time being."

Regarding Qing Ji's decision, Ji Zha, Bei Li and the others felt helpless.

They always believed that Qingji's actions were too impatient.

However, it is really impossible not to solve this matter as soon as possible!

Now that the Wu Kingdom moved its capital to Jinling, it coincides with the time when the feudal lords are coming to pay their respects. It is a rare opportunity to catch all of them. How can Qingji let it go?

Qingji did not deprive his fief right away and changed it to Shiyi, but changed his fief to the mainland of Wu State. This was his cautious decision!
Under the influence of subtle influences, after the anniversary of Jiji, his fiefdom will definitely be deprived and changed into a food town, even the kind that cannot even enjoy the food town, or simply cannot be hereditary.

(End of this chapter)