Looking south to the continent.
In the Shang Dynasty, the capital was Zhaoge.
Inside a magnificent palace.
Emperor B sat on the throne.
He wore a black robe and twelve pearls on his head. His expression was calm and did not show any joy or anger as he quietly looked at the officials below the steps.
At this moment.
A voice suddenly rang out.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report.”
As he spoke, a young official in armor who was standing at the forefront walked out.
"Yes ~"
When Diyi saw the figure clearly, he sounded a little surprised.
"Wen Zhong, you have just taken over the position. What matter do you have to report to me?”
"Your Majesty, I have received the king's favor and am now the Great Sima. I have found a flaw in the court and will report it to Your Majesty.”
Wen Zhong said in a neither servile nor overbearing manner.
After leaving Golden Ao Island.
He then rushed to Zhaoge, the capital city, to take over the position of commander-in-chief.
At present, the people's wisdom has not been developed.
Therefore, most of the official positions were hereditary. Unless the family died or was transferred away by the Human Emperor, they would have an iron rice bowl.
"Oh ~"
Diyi's interest was piqued and he asked curiously,""Sima, please speak. What are the problems in the court?”
At the same time.
All the officials turned to look at Wen Zhong.
They wanted to hear it.
What was this old man, who looked young but was actually in his sixties, trying to do?
Could it be that he had just taken up the position of commander and was going to be bold and decisive to reorganize military affairs?
"Your Majesty, there are many heirs in the world now, but there is only one successor. Although the others are the heirs of the vassals, they cannot receive kindness.”
"Therefore, this subject hereby requests Your Majesty to issue a decree to order the various dukes to enfeoffe the land under their rule to their descendants before reporting it to the Imperial Court.
His Majesty would determine the name of the fief for them to show his holiness and the benevolence of the princes!”
Wen Zhong's voice fell.
In an instant.
All the officials gasped.
He stared at Wen Zhong, who was standing in the middle of the hall, with shock in his eyes.
F * ck!
What a vicious plan!
On the surface, it was to let the various vassals receive kindness and show benevolence.
But in reality.
This was a blatant conspiracy!
He ordered all the vassals to give their land to their sons.
In less than three generations, the fiefs of these dukes and marquises would be divided into countless small countries.
Don't tell them apart, right? Hehe, do you think that the sons of the dukes and marquises, as well as the concubines, are easy to deal with? At that time, the fief would be in chaos!
Not only that.
There was another benefit to this plan.
The great dukes were divided.
In order to prevent their fiefs from being annexed, these newly formed vassal states would definitely submit to the imperial court.
At that time.
All the vassals obeyed His Majesty.
No one would dare to disobey, and the imperial power would be strengthened like never before.
Thinking of this, the ministers looked at Wen Zhong with a hint of fear.
Suddenly.
At this moment.
An urgent shout sounded.
"Wen Zhong!"
Among the ministers.
A middle-aged man dressed in elegant attire walked out quickly and bowed to Di Yi.
He turned to Wen Zhong and said coldly," In the court, you dare to deceive the people, deceive His Majesty, and sow discord between the sons of the princes. What crime do you deserve?!"”
"Humph!"
Seeing who it was, Wen Zhong sneered in his heart and thought,""Great Uncle Master was right. Marquis of the West has wild ambitions and has been plotting for the country for a long time!”
He spoke his mind.
At this time, the Shang Dynasty was very prosperous.
If he went all out, it wouldn't be difficult to destroy Xi Qi or kill Marquis of the West Ji Chang.
However, in Qin Ye's opinion.
There was no need to destroy Xi Qi in advance.
The reason was simple.
No matter what, the tribulation was already destined.
Even if there was no Xi Qi, there would still be Dong Qi and Nan Qi.
Therefore, Qin Ye was in a mess.
It was better to weaken the vassal states in advance, but at the same time, leave them with a chance to breathe.
This way, when the great calamity came, it would be more advantageous to rely on the accumulation in the early stages than to directly destroy Xi Qi.
That was why.
Qin Ye planned to borrow Wen Zhong's help.
In the court, they used the Order of Grace to weaken the power of the vassal states.
Similarly, in order to avoid being cut by a soft knife, Ji Chang would sooner or later lead his troops to attack Yinshang and trigger the Apotheosis Tribulation.
However…
At that time, how many vassal states had the ability to follow Xi Qi and resist the rule of Yin Shang?
......
Back to the main topic.
Wen Zhong sneered inwardly.
He turned around and met Ji Chang's gaze, saying in a deep voice,"
"Why would Marquis Xi say that? I heard that Zhong's plan is to preserve the benevolence and righteousness of the vassals!”
"The vassals are all people of noble moral character, and His Majesty is also a saint. Could it be that Marquis of the West is willing to see his descendants become commoners after a hundred years?”
As soon as he said that.
Ji Chang's face was extremely gloomy.
He stared at Wen Zhong and wanted to refute, but he found that he had no words to say.
He spoke his mind.
This order was for those favored children who were not the eldest son. It could be said that the divine grace was vast.
After all, there was only one title.
Now that they could be divided into two or even several portions, they no longer had to assume the identity of commoners. After being conferred titles, they would still be dukes of a region.
Although the place was a little small.
But that was still better than nothing!
"Humph!"
Ji Chang swung his sleeves and turned to Di Yi. He said respectfully,
"This subject, Marquis of the West, Ji Chang, represents the western vassals. Your Majesty, please judge right from wrong. Don't be deceived by this bastard!”
Since he couldn't argue verbally.
Ji Chang could only use the power of the dukes to force Di Yi not to accept Wen Zhong's plan.
"Cough cough…"
Diyi coughed dryly.
His tone was calm and emotionless as he said,"Let me think about this matter for a few days. I will give the officials and dukes an answer at the next court meeting!”
After saying that.
Diyi stood up.
He looked at Wen Zhong and Ji Chang meaningfully.
Then, with the help of the attendant beside him, he walked out of the hall slowly.
At the same time.
In the main hall.
Wen Zhong shot a cold glance at Ji Chang and walked out of the hall.
They were prepared to follow Qin Ye's arrangements. While weakening the vassals in the four directions, they were also prepared to strengthen the power of the central government, reorganize the military and political affairs, and prevent the vassals from rebelling!
"Damn it!"
He stared at Wen Zhong's back.
Ji Chang's eyes were filled with anger." The efforts of several generations must not go to waste!”
"Later, I will send someone to the Jade Mirage Palace to ask the immortals how to deal with this matter. No matter what, this order must not be carried out!”
Thinking of this.
Ji Chang quickly walked out of the hall.
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