This is like a stone that stirs up a thousand waves. Many people are keenly aware that this is actually differentiation, reducing the vassal states from large to small. After three generations, they will never be the same again. Of course there was a lot of opposition.
But the second son, third son, concubine and the like like this, and they are simply overjoyed. This is fair, this is reasonable, they are all the sons of the father, why is it that you are the only one to be given the title of king and get the rights? Just because we were born a little later, we have nothing? Are you still alive?
How does this work? We firmly support the imperial court's favor, so under this decree, their ambitions grew. Even if they had no ambitions, the people behind them could not sit still. For a time, the Five Kingdoms were covered with clouds and rain was about to come...
"It is said that it was precisely because of this decree that His Majesty Ping Huang silently retreated behind the scenes. Now he will not go to court every day."
King Rat said with great joy and excitement.
But Jiang Fan felt slightly depressed.
It's early...
In essence, the policy of pushing back favors did not have much effect in a period of decline like the Great Zhou Dynasty, but it would plant a poisonous seed in the hearts of some people and create trouble for all countries in the future.
Jiang Fan's plan was to first stabilize the Qin State from being disturbed by this decree, and then implement the advance strategy of the war of unification and launch military campaigns. At this time, starting to implement this order would inevitably cause a certain degree of internal worries to the four countries. This allowed the Qin State to be divided, causing internal worries among the four countries after the war began, and reducing their resistance to the Qin Dynasty.
But in order to prevent Qin from being disturbed, Jiang Fan did a lot based on the actual situation. Eliminate the hidden power of the Supreme Emperor and Prince Wutian and their men, transfer the third prince Ying Wuming, and even clean up the Duke of Qin. But this is only the first step. Da Qin will really start to conquer the five countries after the second five-year plan, at least three years later.
But if we do it now, there are three problems.
First, the imperial court was unstable, the Emperor Ping's thoughts were unpredictable, the King of England was eyeing him, and the prince did not really hold the power. Not only did this move have limited effect, it also put himself at the forefront of the storm because of this ruthless policy and faced huge risks.
Secondly, the four countries are at their most powerful and prosperous period, so they have ample time and ability to respond to this decree, making its effect even more limited.
Third, Taiyue and Taihua are in a period of change, which could easily lead them to seize the opportunity to reorganize the situation.
Is the prince being too aggressive, or is there something that forces him to take action as soon as possible?
For a moment, Jiang Fan was filled with doubts.
Although Wang Shu is shrewd, such a macro-level strategy is not something he can understand. He is just excited, thinking that the Crown Prince has finally cheered up, and there is hope for the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Naturally, Jiang Fan would not say much to him. Full of doubts, he asked Wang Shu to report the imperial court's reaction in detail.
But what Wang Shu said made him feel even more uneasy.
In addition to Emperor Ping, the King of England became even more low-key. Soon after the crown prince came to power, he volunteered to serve as the commander of the imperial army. He led a group of cadres to serve the imperial court honor guard and guard matters all day long, and ignored the government orders of the court. ask.
It seemed that His Highness the Crown Prince had regained his wisdom and power and began to conquer the imperial court. His father and brother were all helping him, but Jiang Fan understood that the problem here had become more complicated...
After sending Wang Shu away, Jiang Fan felt a little worried. He felt more and more that something had to be done quickly. His previous ideas might be wrong. After all, these are troubled times, and I cannot take anything for granted. Just like physics, there is no such thing as uniform linear motion. The real situation is that there are chaotic external interferences everywhere.
After thinking for a long time, he decisively went to see Gongshu He.
"Start building the city!" Jiang Fan said when he met him.
Gongshu He was shocked, but he knew that there must be a reason for Jiang Fan's sudden change, so he didn't ask any questions and just reported back.
“In order to hide the money from others, we did not raise materials and money with much fanfare, but now we have 60% of the reserves and we can start construction.”
Jiang Fan nodded: "Start immediately and declare publicly that as the Lord of Yuzhou and the Prince of Zhenxi, it is impossible for me to allow a city larger than my royal city in my territory, so I must go beyond the bliss and act as extravagantly as possible. Wasteful and extravagant.”
If Gongshuyu is the true inheritor of craftsmanship, Gongshuhe is very politically minded. He immediately understood after hearing this that the prince wanted to use this as a cover-up.
"Then, Your Majesty... can you design another design for the drawings that have been made public..."
Jiang Fan's eyes moved slightly: "It's a good idea, just do it. There can be Baihua Tower in the bright map, there can be eight families... In short, you can design for me all the enjoyment that the world can imagine, but the specifics Implement…”
"The secret plan is clear to Gongshu He."
Seeing that he knew what he was doing, Jiang Fan immediately felt relieved.
"I ordered Wang Shu to contact the Great Zhou Yexiang, and the Mo family's Juzi assisted, but remember, I only asked him to design the city defense. It's time to see how he behaves..."
"I dare to ask the prince, if this person is not on our side..."
Jiang Fan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Many people can't afford to wait. I don't think I can continue step by step. If you find anything wrong with him, report it to me immediately."
"Follow the order!"
"Shangguan Wan'er will lead a group of people to assist you in the near future, and at the same time pass my order to ask Shentu Li to assist in setting up defenses. But remember, you have full authority to decide on all affairs here."
"My subordinate understands."
After arranging all this, Jiang Fan was ready to return to Qin. He wanted to go back and chat with Xiaocui. He even felt that his vacation might be over before it even started.
However, just before setting off, we met an unexpected visitor.
——Five-tailed demon fox, Zhou Dalu.
"Oh, Lao Zhou, are you still alive?"
Zhou Dalu had a wry smile on his face: "He's alive and well. It's just that in the last battle, in order to protect Feng Chen, he suffered internal injuries and suffered from vomiting blood."
Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment, then sighed: "You really dare to spend money."
"It's okay. I'm used to vomiting. Fengchen actually trusts me more because of it. No, I'll send you to talk to you."
"Oh?" Jiang Fan was a little surprised: "Fengchen's envoy? It's interesting. I just arrived in Yuzhou and he sent you here. It seems that he had a plan for a long time."
Zhou Dalu said: "That's good, but he also sent me here after being summoned by a Taihua disciple named Mo Lihong."
So Jiang Fan understood immediately that Yun Ruo did it on purpose. But right now, he felt that Fengchen was more interesting.
"What does he want to talk to me about?"
"Two things. Your Highness, please wait for me to take a few sips first. I'm going to die of thirst after running all the way."
As Zhou Dalu said, he took off the gourd from his waist and raised his head and drank half of the gourd before letting out a long breath: "Shhh - the medicinal wine brewed with a knife at 72 degrees is still strong enough..."
Just when he was about to say something, he suddenly noticed that the little girl was staring at him, and he couldn't help but be curious: "This little girl..."
"It's okay, I'm... my adopted sister."
Zhou Dalu looked at her with great interest: "I thought it was Jiang Xianyue. This little girl is really good...Eh? Why are you always looking at the wine gourd in my hand? Do you want to drink it too? ?”
"She doesn't eat normal food..." Before he could finish his words, Zhou Dalu tentatively handed the gourd to Xixi, and the little guy squinted his eyes and happily grabbed it and held it in his arms, then raised his head. Just gulp gulp and fill most of the gourd.
