Asaka Inn.

When Jiang Huan Chu invited, the three marquis who had just arrived in the capital, and the four princes reunited, looking at each other, they were all full of emotion.

East Bohou Jiang Huan Chu, South Bohou E Chongyu, West Bohou Ji Chang, North Bohou Chonghou Hu.

More than ten years ago, when King Su first ascended the throne, there were still 800 princes in the world, and the four princes were in charge, guarding one side.

Donglu, Nanjiang, Xiqi, and Beiyuan, these four major vassal states are not only strong, but also surrounded by a group of staunch allies, and they are extremely powerful.

The four towns surrounded the center, and then there were foreign enemies Dongyi and Dog Rong attacking, and the border was intruded, resulting in the hidden danger that the big merchants seemed to be prosperous and powerful, but in fact the rule was unstable, as long as the ruler made a slight mistake in decision-making, he would immediately be taken advantage of.

But now?

In just over a decade, what has His Majesty done today?

It doesn't seem to be much of a deal.

It was not he who initiated the reform and reform, nor was he the one who gave welfare to slaves in the first place.

The most commendable thing is that shortly after ascending the throne, he sent Huang Feihu, the king of Wucheng, to lead 100,000 elite soldiers and destroy Dongyi.

In view of the fact that the high priest of Dongyi attacked and killed the king of Shou at that time, Dongyi's strength has been consumed for thousands of years, and it is not as good as before, which will certainly go down in history, but the difficulty is not so great, what is really difficult to solve is the dog Rong who comes and goes like the wind, and the grassland people are still arrogant.

But obviously there was no big fight, but the world has changed!

The three princes of Ji Chang, Chonghou Hu and E Chongyu went all the way to Beijing, passing through major counties and counties, and found that slaves were being emancipated and new laws were being reformed in various places.

The most heart-wrenching thing for them was that everything went more smoothly, and the changes were quickly implemented.

If there is no comparison, there is no harm, think about how much resistance they suffered when they implemented the law change, how can there be such an obvious gap now?

Is it because of the difference between the imperial power and the princes?

Not!

The princes in their respective fiefs are equivalent to kings, killing and seizing life, and doing whatever they want.

The reason for the resistance was that it violated the vested interests of the slave owners.

This is also a common problem of changing the law, just imagine how high the prestige is after Dayu controls the water, and it is still necessary to make an example by killing chickens and monkeys to ensure the passage of the tax law, and they are naturally no exception.

And now it is being carried out so smoothly for no other reason, it is the death of those who resist, the submission of submission, the extinction of the slave-owning class, that ensures the real emancipation of the slaves.

At this point, the four princes still don't understand that the most wanted reform and restructuring is the current majesty, just using them to sweep away all the obstacles, and then thunder, with the fastest speed and the best efficiency, to implement the Quartet.

They repent of not being at the beginning.

In fact, everything has a cause and must have an effect, and the root cause is that the princes of the four towns are huge, have no reverence for the central government, and put their position in a hidden competitive position, rather than complete obedience.

Otherwise, if they really obey the central government's words, how dare they take the lead in reform?

It's too late to say anything.

Even after the slaves and slave owners, the eight hundred princes will not be protected.

It is precisely for this reason that the four princes gathered.

But after discussion, everyone couldn't come up with a good solution.

Eight hundred princes, the number seems to be a lot, but in fact, at least more than 600 princes are confined to one county, which is said to be princes, no different from slave owners, and their power mainly comes from slaves and taxes under their command.

Now that the slaves are emancipated and the tax system is reformed, what is left of them?

The remaining princes were the ones who could raise troops and horses, but they were exhausted in the recent war.

Looking at the four princes again, Jiang Huan Chu has long been set aside, and the descendants of Ji Chang, Chonghou Hu and E Chongyu have suffered heavy casualties, have no dominance, and have no strength to fight.

Exist in name only!

In view of this, Jiang Huan Chu sighed deeply: "You can't do anything, if we don't invite ourselves to be ministers to keep our wealth and wealth, I'm afraid the end will be more miserable than those slave owners......

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces changed greatly.

Even if he had already considered this in his heart, it was still extremely harsh when he really said it from the mouth of Jiang Huan Chu, the head of the eight hundred princes in the past.

They're princes!

One country, great power!

Generations!

Bring your own army!

Divide one side!

Now you want to fight for the glory of that little reward?

"What a Dong Bohou, what a Guozhang, farewell!"

Chonghou Hu and E Chongyu couldn't listen to it anymore, so they got up and left, but judging from their expressions, they were by no means unwavering.

Ji Chang bowed to Jiang Huan Chu, who looked as usual, and also left with Ji Fa.

However, Jiang Huan Chu saw the three princes leave, his face showed an incomparably complicated color, and he sat at the table and did not move for a long time.

When he returned to his residence, Ji Fa, who had been silent all the way, suddenly asked, "Father, have you already seen His Majesty's intentions?"

Ji Chang looked at this most proud son, who had hoped to inherit the title of Marquis of Xibi, and even went further, and slowly spit out four words: "The trend of the times!"

Ji Fa clenched his fists, couldn't hide it anymore, and said bluntly: "Father, the general trend should be in my Xiqi, with your prestige and the military might of the cavalry battalion, how can you give in and give up, and my grandfather's revenge has not been avenged......"

"Shut up!"

Ji Chang suddenly snorted, directly interrupting what Ji Fa said, his eyes were calm, every wrinkle on his face became more and more profound, and he said word by word: "We are ministers, Your Majesty is the king, the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die!"

Ji Fa had to say it again, Ji Chang's hand was already pressed on his shoulder, as if it had a thousand weights.

Ji Fa's breathing became heavier and heavier, and the father and son looked at each other.

After half a ring, Ji Fa finally avoided his gaze, lowered his head, and tears fell silently to the ground.

The man has tears and doesn't flick......

Defeated!

Xiqi is defeated!

Not only did it fail miserably, but now it is facing a life-and-death crisis.

Ji Fa and Ji Chang are very clear that before Fengming Qi Mountain, there was a sign of the birth of the Holy Lord, which proved that they had the opportunity to cut down merchants in Xiqi and replace them.

It's a pity that omens are always omens, and if they don't come true, not only are they useless, but they will also cause death.

His Majesty the King of Su used such a method, if he really wanted to wipe out the Manmen, then up to Ji Chang, down to his hundred sons, and thousands of people surnamed Ji, none of them were spared.

Ji Chang didn't want to resist, but when he came to his senses, the general trend had been achieved, and even if Xiqi defeated Su Hu, he couldn't shake Yin Shang's rule at all, so from then on, Ji Chang was actually silently cooperating.

With blood dripping from his heart, he also has to cooperate, exhausting Xiqi's family funds, just to survive.

"Tomorrow I will enter the palace to ask for guilt, and beg Your Majesty to remove the position of Xibohou, from now on, my Ji family will always be a merchant minister, and I will think of others!"

Ji Chang looked at Ji Fa and said word by word again: "Do you understand?"

Ji Fa's shoulders trembled: "Understood!"

In just three words, all his strength was drained, Ji Fa's face was ashen, and he fell to his knees, no longer in high spirits.

There have always been an endless stream of ambitious people, but there are a few people who can really emerge, and they need the right time, place and people, all of which are indispensable!

The history books only record those who succeeded, or those who were about to succeed but regretted defeat, and more did not even have the opportunity to put them into practical action, and the fire in their hearts was extinguished by the tide of the times.

Ji Fa used to be the darling of the times, but now he is also unknown to everyone and has become an ordinary courtier.

On the second day, Ji Chang entered the palace to ask for guilt, and later generations evaluated it as a key event in the centralization of power, and praised it a lot, plus Ji Chang later taught and educated people, and made a lot of contributions, and the name of the saint was finally confirmed.

The ten years after the liberation of slaves was the stage of universal education, and after another ten years, the imperial court began to prepare for the imperial examination, and after another ten years, when the new generation was fully grown and the people's wisdom had been opened, the formal talent selection began.

Step by step, the system of the state is constantly changing, and although while solving old problems, new contradictions inevitably erupt, but the rule is deeply entrenched, and there is no more major turmoil.

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On the other side, Gu Cheng, who ended the feudal slavery system and opened a new chapter, came to the ancestral land and stood in front of Jiuding.