Wu Geng, the son of King Zhou and Daji.
The Wu Geng in front of him was only a half-grown child, about fifteen or sixteen years old. He was wearing worn leather armor and had firm eyes.
"Are you Wu Geng?" While speaking, Tang Ping opened his eyebrows and said,
You don't know this, but you're shocked to see that this kid actually has three forms.
One is the current human appearance, and the second is a nine-tailed demon fox. However, this demon fox only has two tails, so it must be because of its incompetence.
The third is an alien with a fox tail, fox eyes and teeth.
It has three forms: human, beast, and god at the same time.
No wonder Yin Jiao admires it so much.
When Wu Geng saw Tang Ping, he immediately knelt down and knelt down and said, "Meet my uncle!"
"What? Uncle?" Tang Ping was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why do you call me uncle?"
"My uncle saved his two elder brothers and the people of the Yin Shang Dynasty, and he has an old relationship with his father. Now he has saved my nephew's life, so my nephew calls you uncle."
Tang Ping burst into laughter. If he insisted on saying this, it might have something to do with it. He asked again: "The demise of the Shang Kingdom has something to do with me. Don't you hate me?"
Wu Geng answered truthfully, saying: "I was a little bit resentful at first, but later my nephew figured it out. The main root cause is Zhou Guo and Dongyi, and my uncle is the victim."
Throughout history, the Chu State rarely took the initiative to attack. In the battle with the Shang State, the Shang State was the first to attack. At first, the relationship between Chu and Shang was even good, but later the father betrayed the alliance between the two countries.
Wu Geng has been hiding in Zhou Kingdom for these years, looking for opportunities for revenge, but as time goes by, the gap between them becomes wider and wider.
Now that I saw Tang Ping, I felt like taking refuge in him.
All in all, it is still profit-oriented.
"Are you sure you want to give him the underground master's contract?" Tang Ping looked at Yin Jiao.
Yin Jiao said without thinking, "Give it to him."
Wu Geng didn't understand what was happening, but Tang Ping shot out a ray of light, which penetrated into Wu Geng's forehead.
Wu Geng closed his eyes and sensed the information coming from his mind. He was suddenly shocked and said: "This..."
The gods were granted the title of imperial edict and were in charge of heaven and earth.
There is such a powerful thing in the world. The gods have a bonus close to a large level in their own territory. My father was not unjustly defeated.
"Originally, you are a newcomer. Logically speaking, you can only serve as the chief of the pavilion. It was your brother who transferred the opportunity to you. I hope you will cherish it and don't let it down."
Wu Geng's inner meaning was hard to understand. For the first time in his life, he felt the depth of family affection. He could only say a word of thanks.
"Thank you, brother, for your love, and thank you, God Lord, for your appreciation. My disciples will definitely fulfill their duties faithfully, revive the Shang clan, and strengthen the power of my divine way."
"Well, you go down to Yuan Chi first. He will familiarize you with the Shinto process."
Wu Geng resigned.
Zi Wei couldn't help but ask: "Wu Geng is the son of the demon fox. When you two brothers met for the first time, do you believe in Wu Geng so much?"
"This boy has a pure heart, I can feel it. Besides, the nine-tailed fox is auspicious in the Xia Dynasty, and it is a demon fox in the Shang Dynasty. It depends on how you use it."
The nine-tailed fox is a blank slate, and it becomes fierce and vicious by following the careerist Di Xin; if it follows a sage like Dayu, it will be the auspiciousness of Mother Yi in the world.
"That makes sense."
After a while, Tang Ping handed another underground master contract to Xiong Yang.
"We must go to the Fire Worshipers to conclude the agreement. Fengxiao's territory is too far away. We just want to hand over the Fire Worshipers' territory to them for governance."
Fengxiao and Chonghou are in the south, but the Shinto territory is not in the south. In Chu State, their strength has not been fully displayed.
Now that this underground master has come forward, the people of the Fire Worshipers will immediately receive a major improvement, greatly increasing the progress of conquering the south.
There are no miscellaneous canonization ceremonies. If Tang Ping had time to do it before, now with his status, he basically does not need to rely on these ceremonies to gain a sense of existence.
Xiong Yang suddenly said: "The people of the Jade Kingdom, the Big Bird Kingdom, and some of the Yong Kingdom want to join, what advice does the Lord God have?"
"Then let them surrender, it's nothing."
Surrendering means that except for the country, except for retaining a small part of the fiefdom, everything else is merged into the Chu Kingdom.
"My disciple thinks so too. The Jade Kingdom has been indistinguishable from the Chu people for many years."
Xiong Yang thought for a while, as if he had made some kind of decision, and said: "I plan to fully implement the system of prefectures and counties. Zhou State is getting stronger and stronger. If Chu State still stops, it will be difficult to surpass them."
What is the foundation of Chu State?
A large number of escaped slaves and savages took refuge, bringing a large population to the Chu State. Coupled with the fact that there was no distinction between the country and the wild people, a large number of civilian talents emerged.
The reason why slaves and savages fled was naturally due to the brutal human sacrifice system of the Shang Kingdom.
The Zhou Kingdom is now changing human sacrifice step by step, and even most of the vassal states have canceled human sacrifice, leaving only sacrifices for burials, and burials have become very rare due to the intervention of the Duke of Zhou. Ordinary slaves are not eligible for burials.
Therefore, Chu State needs a system, a system that can make the country rich and powerful.
The advantage of comprehensive counties is that the king of Chu has the power to dispatch personnel and can fully mobilize the war potential.
"If we cover all counties, will the fiefdoms of other titles also be deprived?" Zi Wei said, "If this continues, won't it cause civil strife?"
"No, they still have fiefdoms, but they are smaller than before. The duke has one county, the marquis has three counties, the earl has one county, and the viscount has three villages. There are five hundred barons."
"The fiefdom is hereditary, the territory can be distributed freely, and the lords can take charge of the central government and assist in the administration."
This is the result of Xiong Yang’s thinking for many years.
The king must have enough power, but he cannot have unlimited power. Otherwise, if a prodigal son appears in future generations, the state of Chu will be destroyed immediately and cannot be saved.
These hereditary princes and the joined vassal states can restrict the power of the king to a certain extent and prevent the king from acting arbitrarily.
The demise of the Shang Kingdom was largely due to the fact that Emperor Xin had too much power, and the veterans of the Shang Dynasty, such as Bigan, Wei Ziqi, etc., could not restrain him.
Although from the king's perspective, these old guys are really annoying.
But if they and Di Xin continue to check and balance, the Shang Kingdom can at least be passed down for several generations, and it will not even have a country now.
"In this way, there is an upper limit on the territory of the nobles, and there are also limits on the number of troops and officials. In this way, everything is guaranteed."
Xiong Yang said confidently.
"Yes. From the current point of view, it is indeed perfect. But how to obtain the title?" Zi Wei asked again.
"Military merit."
"What if we have more and more titles in the future?"
Zi Wei's question couldn't stump Xiong Yang.
"It's very simple. The descendants will be reduced to one rank after three generations. As for the land, they should also be given away to give them a chance to distribute it to their descendants in advance. Otherwise, the country will take it away by force."
As for those who took the initiative to join the Jade Kingdom and the Big Bird Kingdom, or those who had made excessive contributions, it was not easy for them to be hereditary.
The maximum population of a county is more than one million, so it cannot make any waves.
In order to prevent them from being domineering, it is also to check and balance them. Xiong Yang will also set up the post of Da Zongbo to strictly investigate their misdeeds.
"You can do whatever you want, and don't forget your original intention. This reform may be difficult, and there may even be frequent rebellions. You must be mentally prepared."
Tang Ping did not express his opinion. What future generations do is his business.
He only cares about Shinto.
The existence of Chu State has its own meaning. If one day it should no longer exist, it will not forcefully change its destiny.
All in all, Tang Ping is not a nanny.
"I'm mentally prepared." Xiong Yang said with a smile.
As the longest-reigning King of Chu, Xiong Yang has never done anything major that affected the historical process of Chu State.
Now it seems that it is time for me to contribute.
Tang Ping waited for a few days, and Du Yu came over after handling the affairs.
After giving this boy another instruction, Tang Ping granted him the last underground master plan.
Tang Ping opened the strategy to sue the land.
Name: Tang Ping.
Category: ghost, viviparous
Realm: First level of unified realm master, middle stage of ghost and immortal.
Lifespan: 5,500 years. (Age two thousand three hundred years.)
Underworld deed: Maohou tree deed. Maotai Deed. Yuanshui Sikong Deed. Three Jings Underworld Altar Deed. The sword-washing mountain deed. Xiangshui Deed. Wushan Deed. Yunmeng Zeqi.
Reporting strategies: Du Yu, the underground leader of the Shu Kingdom, Xiong Yang, the underground leader of the Fire Kingdom, and Wu Geng, the underground leader of the Tang Kingdom.
There are three more places for underground masters.
Tang Ping will be able to use the spells they will learn in the future immediately, and more importantly, their lifespan will be increased as a result of practicing the spells.
"In this way, as long as there are enough underground masters, I don't have to do anything, and my life span will be infinite?"
Of course, lifespan is hard to say.
A person with a life span of one thousand years may not necessarily live to a thousand years.
Just as mortals can theoretically live for a hundred years, but due to various factors such as environment, injuries, diet, etc., they often cannot live that long, and the same is true for monks.
At least Tang Ping had never seen someone whose theoretical lifespan was one thousand years. He lived one day short of nine hundred and ninety-nine years, still intact, and then died immediately the next day. This was a process of continuous decline.
Tang Ping shook his head and put his thoughts away.
Now that this is over, it's time to go to Leize and have a look.
Now that the Shun Code has been completed, you should be able to see Tang Yao's tomb.
At the same time that everyone was enfeoffed, changes also occurred in the Zhou Kingdom.
King Zhao of Zhou died and Ji Man ascended the throne.
In Luoyi, Ji Man is on the throne, and all the ministers are shouting long live.
"Flat body."
Ji Man's expression remained unchanged, as if he was used to it. The old minister nodded secretly. This king was more calm than the previous one.
Ji Man held a yellow talisman in his hand and looked towards the west.
"Master Yin, wait a little longer, Gu will definitely bring you back."
The light of the black and yellow sky talisman flashed away, and the light faintly formed two ancient characters - Emperor Jun.
(End of chapter)
