The two negotiated three conditions, and began negotiations on the two armies' change of defense, the ownership of Dekang, the Qi State, the Sun State, the former people of the Sun State, and the Wanghao, and the preliminary negotiations lasted four days and were all carried out in the field.

On the third day, Bai Liyan received a secret box from King Xian, and at the same time, the invitation of the Son of Heaven came unexpectedly, and Bai Liyan began to hesitate whether to go or not.

If you just go to see the Son of Heaven for the king, it doesn't matter, the focus is on the disposal of the seven counties of the eldest grandson.

Since the previous time with Duan Ling, he has not negotiated with him for nearly 20 days, and the summons of the Son of Heaven is not only for the king and the land, but also for the eldest grandson and the seven counties. Since the Queen Mother is the eldest grandson and the mother of the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven will obviously not harm the interests of the eldest grandson, and the recent news from Liu Boxun can also be seen.

But compared with his eldest grandson, Bai Liyan does not want to lose the interests of the country. The development of the eldest grandson to the north to the vicinity of the equator will inevitably become a buffer zone for the confrontation between the north and the south in the future, and if the eldest grandson betrays the country, the Xian country will inevitably be the first to be involved in future wars.

Second, the eldest grandson is too bad, Adou, who can't be supported, is fierce and good at fighting, has a large population, the land is located inland, and there are raw materials and markets needed by the Xian country, and it is beneficial to win over the country to resist the invasion of the Central Plains.

Third, it is precisely because of the special relationship between the eldest grandson and the Son of Heaven that attacking the eldest grandson is equivalent to giving color to the Son of Heaven, gradually weakening his political influence and credibility, which is conducive to the development of the situation in the future.

In the end, the eldest grandson is the weakest, the most populous, and the land is very large, and the next twenty years are the princes that the Xian State will prioritize to eliminate, and now is the best time to offend the eldest grandson, and there is no reason to make peace with him.

After a brief discussion with Guan Longxiang and a countermeasure, Bai Liyan followed the palace people who came to the Son of Heaven to travel.

Since 628 of the Shengyuan Dynasty, the "eunuch" profession has completely revised the law to prohibit the castration of men and abolished the punishment of corruption, so as to avoid the loss of male fertility. The eunuchs in the palace of the Xian King will continue to be retained until the end of their lives, and the missing manpower will be borne by the palace maids.

Due to the attrition of the war, it is not true that the male population of Xianguo has plummeted, and Bailiyan is not likely to encounter political resistance when he cultivates the law, but it has also caused a lot of reaction in the Central Plains, but it has not caused the princes to follow suit, and he still continues to castrate boys as palace people.

Ji Feng's official residence in Boyuan's hometown stronghold is quite luxurious, and his official residence in Jinye can only be described as mediocre.

The garden rockery of the official residence is dotted with flowers, birds, fish and insects, and the small bridges and flowing water pavilions complement each other, which is worthy of the handwriting of the Qiqiu Gate, and it is more than one grade higher than the Changsun Pavilion, and it is no wonder that the Son of Heaven finally fell in love with Ji Feng's official residence and stayed here.

At this time, the Son of Heaven was waiting in the atrium, Xiangguo Jia Zhou, the eldest grandson envoy Duan Ling, Boyuan Jun Ji Feng, Antai Hou Jitong, Ji Kang and his son, Jing Shanggong Li Dai, Li Yi and a few of their officials were on the scene, and there was a kind of oppression that gave people a great aura.

At first glance, Bai Liyan knew that this was a trial today, and it seemed that she would not be able to pass the door without giving an explanation. Patience stepped forward, and Baili Yan bowed and saluted very respectfully:

"Foreign Minister Baili Yan see Your Majesty."

"Yongxing Hou is exempt, come to someone, give a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Nowadays, kneeling is still used as a formal sitting, and the "gifted sitting" in the mouth of the Son of Heaven is not a chair given, but a cushion such as a seat, a table, or a cloth cushion. It is used to kneel under the knees and sit upright, put your hands on your legs, straighten your waist, and do not squint, which looks very elegant and quiet. However, it is easy to change joint and muscle diseases when kneeling and sitting, so China has successively appeared to sit with their feet down after the Jin and Sui dynasties.

After Bailiyan came to power, he also promoted sitting with his feet down, but he never pushed it away. Sitting on the feet requires a lot of furniture, public places also need to be renovated, the social cost is too high, the economic expenditure required at one time is large, and kneeling is relatively practical.

Secondly, the princes still generally sit on their knees, and the official protocol is also received by kneeling, which is easy from top to bottom, difficult from bottom to top, and the focus is still on the right class, and it also needs a cycle of adaptation.

In addition, kneeling is not good for the legs, but sitting with the feet down is not good for the lumbar spine. Kneeling is more tolerant of a straight waist, while sitting with a straight back requires more force, more neuromuscular involvement, and due to the geometric position of the hips and lumbar spine, the spine is not well stressed, so the vertical foot is more likely to produce spinal diseases.

When the palace people were young, they placed a piece of collapse between Jing Shanggong and Xiangguo Jia Zhou on the right side, Baili Yan sat down undecided, and Xiangguo Jia Zhou twisted his chin and long beard on the right hand and said:

"I heard that the Marquis of Yongxing is talking about peace with the country, but I don't know what to talk about."

"Lord Lao Xiangguo is concerned, the negotiation of this Hou is very smooth, King Wei has been frightened by our army, and has agreed to all the conditions of our king, and the two countries will soon make a truce and return to peace."

As soon as the words came out, everyone sat down and talked about each other, and Jia Zhou then asked:

"What does King Xian want after the war?"

"Jia Xiangguo's words are inappropriate."

Bai Liyan asked rhetorically, pretending to be evasive, Jia Zhou chased after him and asked again:

"Oh, what's wrong with this?"

"Heaven does not change, my king will still be my king. Jia Xiang asked me what the king wanted, could my king's intention be given by the Son of Heaven? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar, and Jia Zhou was speechless for a while. Bai Liyan's words are a pun with soft and hard, respond or not, can't get a good mouth, and if he doesn't respond, he is obviously deflated, Jia Zhou's face can't help but be a little unhappy, silent a little, and his words turned around and said:

"Now the Xian army is invincible and the national strength is growing, Yongxing Hou is the first hero of the Xian country, this battle defeated the guard of millions of people, after returning to the country, the king of Xian will be rewarded, and the title of the prince is just around the corner."

"It is the duty of a courtier to fight for the country, and all the troops have the credit for the battle, and it is unfair for the king to pay the marshal alone, and the marquis does not dare to think about it. This time, Ben Shuai led the troops westward to eliminate the tyranny, relieve the worries of His Majesty the Son of Heaven, and save the world from danger, so Ben Hou thinks that my king has made a great contribution, what does Jia Xiang think? ”

The corners of Jia Zhou's mouth raised slightly, and he hid a knife in his smile:

"Yongxing Hou deeply believes that King Xian has made great contributions to the world society, and he should be rewarded." When the words fell, Jia Zhou raised his hand to the Son of Heaven and saluted slightly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that King Xian has ruled the country for His Majesty's herdsmen, and he should be rewarded to calm the world." ”

"Jia Xiang's words are reasonable, and they are very popular." The Son of Heaven affirmed, looked at Bailiyan and said, "Marquis Yongxing, the widow remembers that King Xian is still the king of the county." ”

Bai Liyan raised his hand and saluted:

"Back to the Son of Heaven, my king is indeed still the king of the county, and it was sealed by the first emperor to show the merits of my king when the black scarf was in turmoil. The pacification of Jin Xuedi's northern invasion of our country also contributed to the Central Plains, and now my king Yingming Shenwu has established immortal achievements, and the Son of Heaven should be rewarded even more, so as to show the Son of Heaven's bearing to calm the hearts of the princes. ”

After speaking, Ji Feng, who was kneeling on the right side, pretended to pose:

"It turns out that King Xian has been promoted to the title of king, and after more than 20 years, he will be promoted to the king again, which is probably not in line with the etiquette system."

As soon as the words came out, Ji Tong nodded on the side and agreed:

"Yes, there is no precedent for a prince to be crowned a king twice in his life, and it is not legal."

When the Son of Heaven heard the news, he was embarrassed, so he asked Xiangguo Jia Zhou:

"Jia Xiang, there is such a precedent since the founding of the country."

Jia Zhou glanced at Baili Yan's expression and said at the next moment:

"Your Majesty, the ministers thought about it, but there is no precedent for the princes to be promoted twice. Therefore, it needs to be considered carefully so as not to attract criticism from the princes. ”

"Oh......" The Son of Heaven responded with his approval, and looked at Bai Liyan and said: "Yongxing Hou, you see, there is indeed no such precedent for the title of king of Jin, and the widow is very embarrassed." ”

Bai Liyan couldn't help sneering in his heart, it was just that he didn't want to tell the truth, so he took the initiative to stick his head over and cut you down.

The king's title is indeed this convention, not only "one life", but also some princes and even several generations of kings are not able to take the turn of the king, among which Weiguo is a typical representative, since the founding of the country has been the head of the king so far.

The reason for this is still to avoid political turmoil and prevent the princes from rebelling against the unified territory of the Liang State.

The significance of the title lies in the legitimacy of the political level, the higher the title of the princes and kings, the higher the legitimacy of waging wars abroad, because the higher the title, the higher the actual national strength and influence, and it is almost impossible to appear in a small country with a large palm, and the case of the king of the Central Plains and the crown of the Ding on the head.

In order to bleed the powerful princes, the Liang State needed to continuously stimulate the external expansion of various countries through the title of Jin Wang. As foreign expansion has gained legitimacy, the frequency of wars has increased dramatically, the consumption of national strength has accelerated, and decay and even destruction are inevitable.

At the peak of the founding of the Liang State, more than 200 vassal states, under the instigation of the Liang State, continued to merge and consume, and the surviving vassal states did get land benefits, so the vassal states were happy to pursue the king's title.

The continuous annexation and expansion of the princes helped to promote the stability of the situation, and at the same time, when the number of princes was within a reasonable range and the large princes continued to rise, the political game would be more favorable to the Liang state. When the big country was played to death, the Liang State took advantage of the situation to encroach on the land and reap the profits, and finally realized the unification of the territory, and then divided it again.

A variety of reasons prompted the Liang State to learn the lessons of the past dynasties, and at the beginning of the founding of the country, the unspoken rule of "one life and one letter" was set, a generation of monarchs of a vassal state can only be promoted to the title of king once in their lifetime, and if a generation of monarchs frequently added the title of king several times, it will undoubtedly exacerbate the turmoil and be beyond the control of the Liang State.

Throughout the 650-year history of the Liang State, the first two or even the three seals are extreme cases, there have been precedents since the founding of the Liang State, but in the end none of them have survived to the present, 650 years of history, countless princes and kings, no one can remember how many people have been promoted to the king's title, and everyone deliberately kept it secretive and said no, still wanting to have more benefits.

However, one thing is certain, in the last 15 years, there has definitely not been a case of one or two promotions, and King Xian is the first. For this first, something has to be paid.

The first is to tell the other princes that if they want to be promoted to the king, they have to pay the price, and deter the princes with a high threshold, and even the Xianguo has recognized it, and the other princes have no reason not to admit it. Second, hot commodities such as the King No. obviously can't be given away in vain, so they have to charge a fee.