After the Marquis of Qi left, Luo Su did not deal with government affairs, but sat quietly in front of the desk, with shadows falling, and his eyes were a little dark.
Ji Zhao's eyes fell on him, and his black pupils gradually turned golden.
The first generation of nobles, who fought hard and fought hard to carve out a living space for their tribe, had fallen to this level in less than a hundred years.
A prince like Xiong Dun who has made great achievements cannot be treated as a guest by the emperor.
A flattering villain like Yuki can enjoy a high position.
Even the city, a symbol that represents the destiny of the state, has become a tool for power and gain.
Luo Su closed his eyes slightly, and his mind was full of the classics written by King Su. Those words were constantly reorganized and turned into his spiritual food.
"This is what our ancestors said in the "Luo Family Instructions", the virtue of a gentleman should be cut off after five generations.
The world is difficult, and Gu Nai is the queen of Su Wang. She is bravely moving forward to wipe out the evildoers and bring peace to the world. "
After Luo Su figured something out, he got rid of those complicated thoughts and quickly devoted himself to work again. Only Ji Zhao knew how much struggle he had gone through in his heart in a short period of time.
If someone was around him, he might be able to hear him saying to himself: "Fortunately Ji Wan is dead, otherwise it would have been a lot of trouble to kill him."
Ji Zhao smiled and withdrew his gaze. He was now more and more satisfied with his junior.
[Losu:
Struggle for power: 95 (95); Governance: 96 (96); Control of people: 95 (95); Command: 42 (42); Force of arms: 50 (62); Military strategy: 50 (50)]
Luo Su's attributes have reached their peak. Even in the long history, he is still the top prime minister. Now that he has broken the ideological seal, Ji Zhao is looking forward to his future actions.
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The next day.
The regent meeting issued an edict, appointing the Taibao Qihou as the king's envoy to the internal and external military affairs in the western Zhou Dynasty. He still added the title of Sangong Taibao, the official of Xia, and temporarily acting for the princes in the west, so that he could lead the general to conquer the west in accordance with the king's order. Twelve thousand men set out to fight.
Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, this was the greatest power obtained by a minister other than King Su, who went on an expedition. The ministers in the entire kingdom couldn't help but look at him with suspicion.
Facing Luo Su who came to see him off, Qi Hou couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "Asu, now your uncle and I are roasted on the fire by you. This edict is too outrageous."
Luo Su smiled and said: "My uncle is a great man, so how can he be afraid of these rumors? My nephew also has to do this. If he wants to scare the western princes, he has to do this."
This is the Marquis of Qi. Others would never be willing to go to such extent for Bangzhou's country, but Jiang Qi is the major shareholder who owns at least a quarter of Bangzhou's shares.
The Queen Mother is Jiang Qi's legitimate daughter, and the emperor is half of Jiang Qi's blood. Although there is no prince yet, everyone knows that the next prince's wife will still be Jiang Qi's legitimate daughter.
Such a close interest relationship is the fundamental reason why Luo Su trusts Qi Hou.
Qi Hou shook his head and said domineeringly: "The matter has come to an end. I have been through battles and am not a timid person. If someone dares to slander me, I have 30,000 tigers in Qi State. Who can stop me?"
Luo Su laughed and said: "My uncle is domineering. In the past, Taigong Wang went to the east with King Su and made great contributions to our country Zhou. Today, my uncle is leading the army to the west for our country Zhou Sheji. Jiang's surname is Lu. He is really our country's Zhou Dinghai Divine Needle." also!"
Luo Su's words made Marquis Qi's blood boil with excitement. The glorious ancestor is a memory engraved in the blood of every Zhou person.
The two wine masters touched each other and drank the wine in one gulp. Then the Marquis of Qi led his army to the west.
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After seeing off the Marquis of Qi, Luo Su began to prepare to deal with the structural problems caused by the nobles in Wang Jinei.
The situation of the princes inside the Kingdom of Zhou Dynasty was much more complicated than that of the princes outside the Kingdom. The princes outside the Kingdom were mainly alliances tied by blood ties like Qi Luosong. A large number of relatives with the same surname lived together, and even in an army, all of them were They are members of the same clan.
However, for hundreds of years, the princes of Kinei have intermarried with the princes of different surnames and the royal family surnamed Ji. The alliance formed between the two parties is tied by politics. This is a relationship that is both strong and fragile. They live together with different surnames, and the whole body is affected.
Under the dim light of the oil lamp, Luo Su put down a roll of bamboo slips. In his official office, these bamboo slips had piled up into a mountain. After sleeping long and hard at night, he finally sorted out the intricate relationships among them.
Today's Kinei princes can be summarized as four surnames and seventeen clans.
Among them, the descendants of the Ji surname are basically princes who have never been enfeoffed outside Ji, such as the three eldest sons of King Li, many of whom have Wang as their surname to show their lineage.
There is another family whose main lineage is the Zhou family, and this branch is the descendant of King Su.
The rest have their surnames based on the location of their fiefs. The four families of Zhang, Yang, Li, and Sun are the largest. Most of them are descendants of the Ji surnamed clan that was not enfeoffed during the two feudal times.
As one of Bangzhou's major shareholders, the influence of the Jiang surname is still huge in Wang Ji, especially the Ji family, which is the branch that Taigong Wang wants to stay in Wang Ji.
The Shen family is also a strong branch of the Jiang surname, but it is not as prominent as the Lu family.
There are also three families, Xu, Xie and Gao, who are already the third generation of the Jiang surname. Their main branch is no longer in Wang Ji.
Among the princes of Jinei, the surname Ying is a rather peculiar existence. This is the only surname that has followed the King of Zhou since the time of Qizhou, but does not have any feudal land outside Jinei. They have raised horses for the emperor of Zhou for generations, and they are from Jinei. One of the great military nobles.
This time when the Marquis of Qi went westward, a large number of people with the Ying surname followed him. Luo Su circled around Ma Zheng. Such talents should be placed in the northwest and wasted in the royal territory. The Ying family members were Xu and Jiang. , Fei clan are relatively practical clans.
There are three families named Si, Qi, Zeng, and Chen, all descendants of Qi's relatives who came to Wangji with the queen and his wife.
The State of Qi, descendants of King Yu, was as noble a principality as the State of Song during the feudal period, but now its national power is completely different. On the contrary, the descendants of the Si surname who migrated to Wang Ji are very prosperous.
Since they are not as far apart geographically as the princes outside the country, these clans have intermingled with each other through intermarriage. There are even people with three surnames living in a standard fief.
Luo Su looked at the Gongqing clan he had sorted out and began to recall the political tendencies of these people during his years of rule. He was going to talk to the chiefs of these clans.
After judgment, Luo Su decided to start with the three clans surnamed Ji: Zhou, Jiang: Shen, and Ying: Fei. These three clans were the most likely to support him.
The Zhou family with Ji's surname is considered to be his clan. Although the two parties have relatively little contact, the Luo Hous have been in power in Wangji for generations and have taken good care of this fellow clan. Now is the time for them to repay the favor.
The Shen family with the Jiang surname was once an important kingdom in the western frontier of the Yin and Shang Dynasties. Later, they merged with Ji Jiang and joined the Zhou Dynasty. Now that the Lu family with the Jiang surname is the most prominent prince with a different surname in the Zhou Dynasty, the Shen family may not feel so good.
As for the Ying surname, because the clan has a relatively small number of people and has a lot of exchanges, you can just meet one of them casually.
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After many days of marching, the Marquis of Qi finally arrived at Haojing. Led by Marquis Cheng, the princes from the west respectfully welcomed the royal flag into the capital.
The Marquis of Qi stood on the chariot. Although he was an old man, he looked like his ancestor Taigong Wang. He was covered in armor and looked like a veteran on the battlefield.
Looking at the crowded crowd in front of him, the Marquis of Qi took out the imperial edict and loudly said: "The Regent Council will issue the order, and all the ministers will receive the order."
The regent council has all the power of the emperor, so it is normal to issue edicts. Faced with orders of this level, the princes all nodded, and everyone below the princes, no matter the vassals, ministers, officials, or Yuanshi, all nodded.
"The acting regent for the king and the general regent of the state said:
The Marquis of Qi was ordered by King Feng to take charge of the internal and external military and state affairs in the western part of the Zhou Dynasty. He was the envoy and Taibao. He was ordered by King Feng to conquer the generals of the West, the commander of Xia, and the princes who suppressed the west on behalf of the princes.
The princes in the west, regardless of their clansmen, nobles, princes or nobles, all obeyed his orders.
How wonderful you are! "
It was crisp and neat, in line with Luo Su's usual style of doing things. Just as everyone was about to stand up, they heard Qi Hou say slowly and leisurely: "Don't be anxious, gentlemen, there is still an edict."
Now even the princes paused.
"Acting on behalf of the king, the chief regent of the state of Zhou, all the troops, and the state regent meeting issued an edict:
All the land in the world is the land of the king; the shores of the land are all the ministers of the king.
The princes have been the emperor's vassals since the time of King Su. They are the descendants of the important ministers of the Zhou Dynasty and the princes of the west, Cheng Houyun. Your ancestor Cheng Houlin is the younger brother of King Su. King Su calls him Neng. King Kang praises him as a talented person who can handle great tasks. .
During King Su's Eastern Expedition, Marquis Cheng stayed in Haojing, raised food and grass, and taught the emperor. How high-spirited he was.
The emperor was grateful for his kindness and meritorious service and gave him two hundred miles of land, which led to the prosperity of the Cheng Kingdom.
When moving eastward, the burden of guarding important places such as Haojing City and other ancestral temples was also handed over to the monarch of Cheng State.
I never imagined that you would be so incompetent that you would be attacked by armies and cholera, and you would be unable to control the three hundred miles of territory. What use would you have?
I really don’t know how you will face your ancestors a hundred years from now.
As for you princes in the west, Marquis Cheng has the responsibility to control the west. You are all relatives and nobles, and you enjoy your current high position by blood. Don't you have the responsibility to guard the emperor?
The late king once said that Xirong's growth was like a prairie fire, and the emperor should visit Haojing to rebuild his ancestral land.
But what we see now is that the princes in the west are really in a bad situation. If we are lucky enough to do this, your vassals will still be like this, and Xirong will show off its power in front of us.
Where is the majesty of the emperor? Where is Bang Zhou’s destiny?
The edict is here to see the effect. "
This edict can be said to have scolded the entire western princes, especially Marquis Cheng. This edict was a scolding by name.
It can also be seen from his sweaty face that when he listened to the edict, he must have been quite frightened, worried that he would become the target of being killed to scare the monkeys.
But after hearing the news, their mood improved. This was the first time in decades that they heard talk about moving the capital back to Haojing at the official level.
Those who still had glory in their hearts turned red with shame upon hearing these words, and covered their faces with their robe sleeves after standing up.
As for those shameless people who only know how to have fun every day, their attitude is very casual. Just scold them, because they still need a piece of meat.
The wise men in the west heard Luo Su's meaning from the edict, which was telling them that Wang Ji of Luoyi already knew about your plan, and he should stop immediately. It is enough and he can still retain his dignity.
If you don't want to have this dignity, the 10,000 troops brought by the Marquis of Qi and the official position of "General Photographer of the Internal and External Military and State Affairs in the Western Zhou Dynasty" are not vegetarian. He is responsible for helping those who don't want to have dignity.
Marquis Cheng, Marquis Mao, Marquis Tai, and Marquis Bi smiled and said to Marquis Qi: "Qi Gong, we have prepared a banquet for you in Haojing City to wash away the dust. We have also prepared fine wine and delicious food for the soldiers. It’s ready.”
The Marquis of Qi didn't care about what these people were thinking, even if he didn't hit the smiling people. He was just trying to use his tactics to cover up the water and earth: "Excuse me, please lead the way."
Seeing that Qi Hou's attitude was quite good, many people felt relieved slightly. Since they were still willing to talk, it meant that things could turn around.
The Marquis of Qi speculated based on the performance of these princes, ministers and officials that these people were panicked, but not fearful.
This attitude shows that they have indeed committed a crime, but it should not be to the extent of seizing the title and exterminating the country.
In other words, there is a high probability that Xirong's invasion of the country this time was not caused by their cooperation inside and outside, but they should not be able to escape the relationship. The specific situation needs to be understood later.
Marquis Cheng came up to Marquis Qi and said with a smile: "Mr. Qi, I wonder what the Grand Master's attitude will be when he hears about this?"
Although they knew that these two decrees basically represented the attitude of Wang Ji of Luoyi, they still wanted to know the attitude of Luo Su himself.
Qi Hou glanced at Cheng Hou, patted him on the shoulder and said: "The Grand Master has great prestige, and the regency meeting can be decided with one word. This time, I am just busy with important affairs of the country, so I sent Gu here. Gu Ruo can't do the job." , the Grand Master will definitely come in person."
Although Luo Su's power is not yet at this level, the Marquis of Qi will naturally have to brag about it, otherwise he, an outsider, will not be able to scare these old men with his official position alone.
The Marquis of Qi himself is a prince outside the country, and he understands the psychology of these princes very well. No matter how strong the country of Qi is, the sky is high and the emperor is far away.
Luosu is a famous third prince who often interacts with the princes. Moreover, since the time of King Su, the monarch of Luo Kingdom has been the third prince for four consecutive generations.
In the foreseeable future, the monarch of the Luo Kingdom will still firmly hold the high position of the Three Dukes, and no prince will deliberately offend such a being.
Cheng Houyun looked a little embarrassed and complimented: "Yun is an ancestor and a hero in the world. Yun is ashamed of his ancestors and is incompetent externally, which makes Quanrong want to invade Wang Ji.
Fortunately, the grand master transferred Qi Gong to the Western Frontier to preside over important events. Qi Gong was a senior general in the country, and Yun was also heard in the Western Frontier. Now that Qi Gong comes, the Quanrong army will definitely be defeated. Now that Qi Gong comes, Wang Ji will definitely be at peace. "
Cheng Hou's exaggerated praise made Qi Hou feel uncomfortable all over. He quickly said: "Marquis Cheng has already said that a country three hundred miles away is full of talented people, but they are just dogs and soldiers, but they can be easily captured."
After a round of compliments and preliminary conversations, Qi Hou's impression of Cheng Hou was that he was smooth, extremely thick-skinned, and not very easy to deal with.
Moreover, no one else came to talk to him along the way, which showed that Marquis Cheng, the prince of Zhenxi, still had some prestige.
