There are three vassal states of Wu, namely Xu, Zhongwu, and Cai.

This will be of great benefit to Qingji in the future to win the Central Plains and dominate the world.

It's just that the top priority of Wu now is not to compete with the princes in the world and win the false name of an overlord.

In his lifetime, Qingji naturally wanted to be the overlord of the princes like the Duke of Qi Huan, the Duke of Wen of Jin, and the King of Chuzhuang, and become one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.

However, without the support of strong national strength, the title of this hegemon is just a cloud of the past!

Come fast, go fast!

After Cai Hou left, Qingji deliberately set up a banquet to entertain the ministers of the old family in the palace dedicated to drinking and feasting, Changle Palace.

Among those who were invited to come, there were Gongzi Candle Yong, Cover Yu, Dazai Jiza, Taifu Shenxi and Shaofu were separated from five people.

They all have a sense of foreboding in their hearts!

As the saying goes, there is nothing to be done, and it is either a traitor or a thief.

Qing Ji set up a banquet alone like this, there must be something important to discuss with them.

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors.

Qingji waved his hand to let the attendants and palace ladies around him all retreat, so that the partition wall had no ears.

Here's the big thing!

Ji Za and the others couldn't help but chuckle in their hearts.

I saw Qingji slowly put the wine lord in his hand on the eucalyptus, and said with a smile: "The second and third sons, you and others are all the ministers of my Wu country, and the humerus of the widow." ”

"Let Er and others go to the banquet tonight, there is really a big matter to discuss."

"Please speak to the king!"

Ji Za said solemnly.

"Recently, there has been a problem that has plagued the widows."

Qingji said slowly: "Regarding the feudal monarchs of the Western Lands, if Zhongli Jun, Chao Jun, Shu Yujun and others have too much authority. In its fiefdom, it has the right to recruit troops, collect taxes, and administrative prisons, and it is hereditary, except that it has no right to have diplomatic relations, it is no different from the country of the princes of the world. ”

"The widow has doubts. The feudal monarch of the Western Lands, if he can rebel against Chu and vote for Wu, he can't betray Wu and vote for Chuhu? ”

"The West, since ancient times, has been the head of Wu and the tail of Chu, from time to time towards Wu, from time to time towards Chu, left and right, and survive. If Wu is strong, it will vote for Wu, and if Chu is strong, it will vote for Chu, and it will be better throughout the ages. ”

After a pause, Qingji pretended to be worried again, and said, "Therefore, the widow really shouldn't treat the feudal lords of the Western Lands. ”

"The western land will be placed in the county, and the power will be in the county order, but the local people, should they obey the orders of the feudal monarch or obey the orders of the county?"

It is not surprising that Qingji has such concerns.

This issue was discussed with Fan Li as early as when Qingji captured the land of Qunshu, but he was busy conquering more cities and lands in Chu at that time, so he put it on hold.

Now that the war is over, Qingji must solve this problem!

Ji Za, Candle Yong and the others glanced at each other.

Ji Za first said: "I don't know what the king's countermeasures are? ”

"The widow wants to move the feudal lord of the western land to the territory of my Wu country, change his land, or cut the fief land into a food estate, and still do not change the hereditary replacement."

"This ......"

Although he had roughly guessed Qingji's thoughts, Ji Za was still surprised.

Does Qingji really want to do this?

"Great King, if you cut the fiefdom of the feudal lord of the Western Land into a food estate, and then move to the Wu country itself, I am afraid it will not be convincing."

Jiza sighed.

"How do you not know?"

"The king may change his land and have direct authority over the western land by county decree."

"However, the authority of the feudal monarch is too heavy, so what can I do?"

Qingji said a key thing.

This made Ji Za speechless for a moment!

Sure enough, there is no good feast!

Qingji is taking advantage of the affairs of the feudal lords of the Western Land to involve the inherent fiefdom of the old clan ministers of the Wu State.

"The king's intention is to detain the feudal lord of the Western Land in Jinling, and then change the fief to a food estate?"

"Exactly."

To this day, Qingji no longer hides it.

He knew about this, and Wu Guo was not kind.

But, so what?

Qingji is not afraid of being pointed out by thousands of people, and he is not afraid of some stigma on his back!

The authority of the feudal monarch is too heavy, which is a historical legacy problem that exists in every vassal state canonized by Zhou Tianzi.

Whether it is a big country or a small country, the authority of the feudal monarch is not small.

The Jin State has six secretaries, the Lu State has three Huan, the Qi State has the Tian family, the Guo family and other secretaries, and the Chu State is full of feudal monarchs.

The excessive authority of the feudal lords will inevitably endanger the power of the monarch himself.

Qingji is unwilling to leave such a problem to his children and grandchildren to solve.

I don't want Wu Guo to follow in the footsteps of Jin and Qi, and finally be replaced by Doctor Feng Junqing, so he must cut through the chaos quickly at this time!

"The king, if you do such a thing that defies the condemnation of the world, I am afraid that you will be criticized, please think twice!"

Ji Za shook his head and said.

"King, what Ji Zi said is extremely true."

Gongzi covered up and said: "Whether it is to change the fief to a food eup, or to change its fief to the Wu State itself, my Wu State's act of detaining the feudal monarch will be criticized by the world." In the future, the state of Wu will fight outside, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for the feudal lords of other countries to turn against their armor and surrender! ”

This is also a big problem that Qingji is worried about.

No matter what country they are in, as long as they can ensure that their fiefdoms and the treatment they receive remain unchanged, they can sell the country to seek glory, be invincible, and surrender the city.

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And once Qingji made the matter of changing his fief to a food eup, or cutting his fief, it would inevitably make the feudal monarchs suspicious, and then desperately resist the attacking Wu army.

This will inevitably make the Wu army pay a greater price in casualties!

But there are more things to consider than that.

If all the strength of a country cannot be twisted into a rope, it will be like the state of Chu, like a fat giant, strong on the outside and dry in the middle.

It's useless!

In Qingji's opinion, it is already good for the feudal monarchs to enjoy the hereditary replacement, and it is not impossible to give them more power, but you don't have much merit yourself, how can you deserve more power from Qingji?

The gentleman's Ze, the fifth and beheaded!

"The widow cannot hesitate any longer."

Qing Ji squinted his eyes and said: "For the time being, I will change the fiefdoms of the feudal lords of the Western Land to Huiji County or the southwest land in the south of my Wu Kingdom, the size of the territory, as always." As for its feudal lord, he temporarily lives in Jinling. ”

For Qingji's decision, Ji Za, Zhu Li and others felt helpless.

They always think that Qingji is too impatient to do this.

However, if you don't solve this matter as soon as possible, it really won't work!

At present, the state of Wu has moved its capital to Jinling, and it is a rare opportunity for the feudal monarchs to enter the court to meet them, how can Qingji let it go?

Qingji did not immediately deprive him of his fief and change it to a food eup, but changed his fief to the Wu State itself, which was already his cautious decision!

Subtly, Qingji will definitely deprive him of his fief in the future, change it to a food town, or even not even enjoy the food town, or simply the position of the king cannot be hereditary.