Having probably sorted out some of Wang Ji's current serious problems, Luo Cheng met with Luo's allies in Ji with a heavy heart.
At present, the princes in the kingdom are completely different from those a hundred years ago. At that time, they were just fiefs one by one, with an area of less than fifty miles. The power of the nobles and nobles mainly relied on official positions passed down from generation to generation.
However, as generations of emperors granted land in the kingdom, and the land in the kingdom was seriously annexed, the princes in the kingdom are now real princes.
They have large areas of land control, titles, and ruling status within the region, which are no different from those of the princes outside the region.
If Luo Cheng wants to do something, he naturally needs their support.
But he said that since the night banquet in the palace, Luo Jiang often went to the palace to talk to Shen Jiang, mainly to calm Shen Jiang's heart and give a signal to everyone.
That is, Ji Yi's reserve position has been protected by the Luo family.
This trick is really useful. Since Ji Yi has not been in Haojing for many years, there are naturally many interested people undercurrents.
Now these things are hidden.
But this incident attracted Bao Si's attention. She had a life-or-death relationship with Shen Jiang's mother and son, so naturally she could not tolerate this situation.
But she also knew about Luo's reputation, so she could only be secretly anxious and agitated. A woman who was gradually losing her mind was terrifying. Something that Luo Cheng had never imagined happened.
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On this day, Ji Nie came to Bao Si's palace and saw Bao Si crying in the curtain.
When Bao Si was born, Ji Zhao once saw that her beauty could not be created by the human world at all. She was a person sent down by heaven to bear the fate.
The beauty of a country and a city cannot even describe her one ten thousandth. Now that she is in tears, it is really pitying to see her, let alone Ji Nie?
Ji Ne came to Bao Si, held Bao Si's catkins in her hands, and said distressedly: "My beloved concubine, what can make you cry?
I am rich all over the world. Whatever you want, I can get it for you. "
Bao Si then threw herself into Ji Nie's arms and cried: "Your Majesty, I am just a girl from a small country in the western border of Zhou Dynasty.
Being lucky enough to marry the king is a gift from God.
Because she received your favor by mistake and unfortunately gave birth to a child, the queen became jealous of her concubine.
The concubine had a humble status and was afraid of upsetting the king, so she did not dare to argue with the queen. Unexpectedly, the queen became more and more excessive.
Recently, Mrs. Luo Guo came in and out of the Queen's palace, and the Queen's words contained many words of resentment.
He also said that he would recall the prince to avenge her. The prince had been in Shen State for so many years and resented his concubine.
If he comes back, the lives of my concubine, mother and son will hang on a thread.
The life or death of my concubine is not important, but Fu'er is your prince. Please ask the king to make the decision for my concubine, mother and son. "
Ji Ni held up Bao Si's face, wiped away her tears, and said softly: "My beloved, please don't worry, Ji Yi will always be in Shen Kingdom while I am here, and I will not let him return to Haojing.
As for Luo Hou, although he is powerful, the Luo family attaches great importance to rules and abides by the way of monarch and minister, and will not harm his beloved concubine. "
Bao Si lingered for a while and lamented: "Your Majesty, you are the son of God, naturally no one can disobey your orders.
But after you live forever, the prince will be your king. On that day, I, mother and son will definitely die without a burial place. "
After saying that, she started to cry, and a few lines of clear tears seemed to fall directly into Ji Ne's heart.
Ji Ni held Bao Si in her arms, and thought of Shen Guo's disrespect and control over her, and felt even more hatred in her heart. She sighed: "My dear concubine, I have long wanted to destroy Shen Jiang. How can that Rongren's daughter do that?" What about being a queen?
Moreover, Nashenhou relied on his strong national power and had Rong people as his in-laws, so he was disrespectful to others.
If it is possible, if I am willing to make you the queen and my son the prince, that would be a beautiful thing.
But Shen Jiang was appointed by the ministers of King Xuan, and she was not at fault. I am afraid that the ministers would not agree if I deposed her as the queen.
Especially the Marquis of Luo, who must use Zhou Rites to remonstrate with others. What should we do then? "
A cold light flashed in Baosi's eyes, which quickly disappeared, and she gently raised her head from Ji Ne's arms.
There was still a layer of mist in his reddish eyes, which were full of longing for life, and he said softly: "Your Majesty, Zhou Li said that it is in line with the laws of heaven for ministers to obey the words of the monarch; it is for the monarch to obey the words of the ministers. wrong.
The ministers should give advice to the monarch, but the monarch should make the final decision.
Even if the ministers are unwilling to do so, they should obey the monarch's decision. This is in line with etiquette.
If the ministers come to remonstrate with you, you can say no, so as not to hurt the relationship between you and the ministers.
Once things calm down, no one will tell you anything. "
When Ji Ni heard this, she felt that these words had reached her heart, and she said with great joy: "My beloved concubine is so smart, and these words are indeed true insights. I will tell Father Guo Shi tomorrow and tell the world."
Guo Shifu is the only three princes currently in office. From an institutional point of view, he can indeed issue an edict directly.
But generally, a group of ministers are summoned for discussion before a decision is made, and then the process begins.
Now that Ji Ne had received the hint from Bao Si, she actually issued the edict directly, without any thought of the subsequent results.
Only then did Bao Si smile. Seeing this beautiful scenery, Ji Ni felt happy and even more proud.
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The next day, a decree came out from Tianguan's official office and spread in all directions.
"The king's edict said:
Queen Shen Jiang was originally a Rong woman. Because of the grace of King Xianxuan, she became the queen of Emperor Bang Zhou and was favored by destiny.
However, she did not appreciate the kindness of the Tian family. Instead, because Ji Yi was not around, she spoke resentfully towards the emperor and even cursed him.
How vicious!
Can such a woman with no virtue become a queen?
But thinking that she gave birth to Prince Yi for everyone, the surname Ji has a blood contribution.
In accordance with the rules of the ancestors, the widow deposed her as queen and put her in the cold palace to reflect.
The state of Zhou could not live without a queen for a day. My wife, Bao Si, was a virtuous woman who came from the kingdom of Xia. God favored her, so I made her the queen.
King Su established the patriarchal system, and the legitimate sons were given by God to inherit the status.
Since ancient times, sons have been honored because of their mother's bloodline.
Now Shen Jiang is just a sinner, and Wang Ziyi is just the son of a sinner. He still serves as the prince, which is against the etiquette system.
Ji Fu's mother is the queen, and he is the eldest son of the widow. As the prince, he must be recognized by God.
I canonize the queen and the prince for the sake of the state of Zhou.
Use this edict to inform all the kingdoms of Xia and let all the princes in the world know about it, to celebrate the new queen and prince of the country. "
This edict was like a meteorite falling on a calm lake. There was no ripple on the lake because the entire lake was destroyed!
Luo's mansion.
After the palace night banquet broke up, Luo Cheng had been meeting with his allies, but he had not met Ji Ne.
He listed the influential princes and ministers of Zhou Dynasty in a list, sketched them one by one, and selected those he needed.
One person cannot achieve anything. If you want to achieve a political goal, the first thing to do is to form a political group. Luo Cheng is now choosing his own people.
As for Queen Shen Jiang's affairs, he just asked his wife to do it.
He believed that Ji Ne would not act rashly as long as she still had brains after seeing his attitude.
He was calculating possible situations in the study when his wife Luo Jiang suddenly walked in, looking a little anxious.
"My dear friend, the king just issued a decree to abolish Queen Shen Jiang and Prince Yi, and make Bao Si the queen and the prince to serve as the prince."
"What?"
Even Yi Luocheng was stunned and couldn't believe what he heard.
He reached out to take the decree brought by his wife, glanced at it briefly, and found that it was actually a legal edict.
"Bypassing the princes and ministers and directly issuing orders to the heavenly officials?"
"Not only did you abolish the post, but you also directly insulted Shen Guo?"
"Jine, is he crazy?"
Such disrespectful words came directly from Luo Cheng's mouth, and he really couldn't care less.
For a calm person like him, even if he thought about it for ten days and ten nights, it was impossible to figure out why Ji Nie would issue such an edict.
Is he crazy?
Does he really not know which one is more important between Shen Guo and Bao Guo?
Not to mention other ministers, his father told Ji Ne about the importance of Shen Kingdom when he was in Haojing!
This incident was so sudden, and with his eyes, he could immediately see the deep crisis involved.
You must know the reason why he is willing to protect Shen Jiang's position and Ji Yi's position as prince.
First of all, this is stipulated by the patriarchal law, and it is his duty to uphold it.
The second is Shen Jiang's father. The State of Shen, where Marquis Shen is located, occupies an extremely important position in his future ruling territory.
Marquis Shen must be stable for at least ten years!
Even if you are dissatisfied with him for taking advantage of himself, you will deal with him in the future.
Luo Cheng needed to protect Queen Shen Jiang and Prince Ji Yi to get Marquis Shen to side with him, but now everything has come to nothing.
Seeing her husband's heavy expression, Luo Jiang was also a little panicked and said repeatedly: "My dear, what should we do now? Is there still room for mediation?"
Luo Cheng put down the edict and sighed softly, "The edict is issued, and there are no errors in the procedures, everything is settled.
Although Gu hated Ji Nie and Guo Shifu, he could not trample on the emperor's majesty under his feet so openly.
Moreover, this insulting decree must have been conveyed to the State of Shen. Even if it were to issue an edict now to retract the decree and reverse the matter, it would be too late.
Xijun, Haojing will inevitably become a place of right and wrong. Later, I will arrange for soldiers to protect you when you return to Luo Kingdom. There may be danger here, and I cannot watch you fall into danger. "
Seeing that Luo Cheng had already started arranging a way out for himself, Luo Jiang immediately knew that something was really wrong, so he cried and said: "King Su said that husband and wife are one body.
Now that you are in danger, but you let me escape alone, are you trying to make me become a slut without virtue? "
"You don't have to be like this, Mr. Gusu. With the blessing of our ancestors, King Gusu can turn disaster into good luck. You go first and return to the country to teach your children and grandchildren. This is also an important thing."
After Luo Cheng comforted him several times, Luo Jiang cried and took the sergeant back to Luo Kingdom.
As Luo Jiang's figure disappeared, Luo Cheng's face instantly turned cold and his eyebrows furrowed tightly.
He called in a few personal guards, quickly wrote a few letters, gave them to several personal guards, and asked them to deliver them to several princes.
What Jinie did was to throw a torch directly into a powder keg that was about to explode.
There are many vassals in the four directions of King Haojing. To the east are the Jin Kingdom, the Zheng Kingdom that has not yet completed their migration, and the vassal states that were originally enfeoffed by Duke Luo Wen, such as the Zhou Kingdom, Li Kingdom, etc., and to the west are the Fei Kingdom and those with the Ying surname. There are vassal states, praise states in the southwest, etc.
These princes jointly guarded the Rong and Di in all directions for the emperor.
However, none of these vassal states are as important to the current Wangji as Shen State.
Because the geographical location of Shen State is very important, it is in the northwest of Wangji.
Among the Rong forces from all directions in Wangji, the Quanrong forces in the northwest are the most powerful.
The first reason why Shen State was able to survive in that place was because Shen State was strong, and the second reason was because Shen State had the surname Jiang and was originally from Jiang Rong, so marriage between Shen State and Fang State in Quan Rong was very common.
Wang Ji used the State of Shen to ease the conflict with the Qin Rong in the northwest. The two sides had not used weapons in recent years, allowing Wang Ji to free up his hands to deal with the Rong forces in other directions.
There were sharp swords thrust at Wang Ji from all directions, but the sharpest one was blocked by Shen Guo.
Therefore, the State of Shen was Wang Ji's life-saving shield.
Another vassal state in the northwest is Zeng State, but Zeng State has good relations with Shen State, and these two countries have always advanced and retreated together.
Once Shen Guo and Wang Ji fell out, the entire northwest gate of Wang Ji opened instantly.
It may be that Ji Nie has never seen the situation of dog soldiers invading the northwest, and has no intuitive feeling for the role of Shen State, so she despises it so much.
Most of the ministers who knew the situation of Shen State were belittled by Ji Nie, or left Ji Nie directly.
The reason why Luo Cheng wrote to the princes was that he was worried that if Shen State united with Quan Rong to attack Wang Ji, the situation would be unimaginable.
This is not Luo Cheng's alarmist statement. Judging from the fragile trust between Shen Guo and Wang Ji, this matter is very likely to come true.
The State of Shen was originally a great nobleman who migrated from the royal territory during the Luo Wengong period.
A generation of people opened up the country along the Jingshui River and made great hardships. Now it has become a large country hundreds of miles away.
In addition, the Shen family who stayed in Wang Ji was one of the largest clans in the state. However, over the next hundred years, the two sides gradually became alienated, and then the Shen family in Wang Ji lost power.
The communication between the State of Shen and Wang Ji gradually decreased. When the State of Shen opened up the land of Xirong, it was inevitable that they would be related by blood to the Xirong tribe.
Moreover, the surname Jiang originally came from Xirong.
Because of some friction, Wang Ji conquered the State of Shen and humiliated the State of Shen by calling it Shen Rong.
Since then, the relationship between the two parties has become tense.
This incident left Luo Hou speechless at the time, and it was exactly the same as what happened to Xiong Dun more than a hundred years ago.
The only good thing is that Shen State does not have a god of war like Xiong Dun, so Wang Ji was not defeated.
But the feud between the two sides ended in this way, and that period was also the time when the Dog Rong invaders were at their strongest.
It was not until Queen Shen Jiang married Bang Zhou and gave birth to her eldest son Ji Yi through various mediation efforts that the relationship between the two parties finally eased.
In recent years, the State of Shen has intermarryed with both Quanrong and the royal family. The northwest has been relatively stable, and Wang Ji's external pressure has been much reduced.
Now it was ruined by Ji Ne's sexy manipulation.
Luo Cheng just sent a letter to the princes, asking them to lead troops to serve the king.
Once the Marquis of Shen really rebels, he will not only have to face the coalition forces of Shen and Zeng, but also the tide of Dog Rong people.
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In the past, Jie favored his sister and was happy to destroy Xia, and Zhou favored Daji to destroy Shang. Now the king favors and trusts Bao's concubine. What happened to Jie and Zhou will be seen again today. The disaster of Xia and Shang will not happen in the future. ——"Chronicles of the Countries of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty"
