At the court meeting, Qingji sat on the throne of His Majesty, sitting on the front of the throne, listening to the recital of the ministers.

As the king of a country, Qingji does not have much daily government affairs to deal with on weekdays.

After all, the territory of Wu is not vast, there are less than fifty counties, and it is not Qingji's turn to adjudicate such matters as criminal and prison proceedings.

For real national events, Qingji only needs to make his own judgment.

"The king, the minister has something to do!"

Just when the ministers and doctors were about to keep their mouths shut and wait for Qingji to announce his retirement from the court, the pawn suddenly came out of the line with a tooth wat in his hand.

"Please."

Bo Yan stubbornly said: "My lord, the minister has heard about it recently. The son of the middle doctor, Wu Yu, connived at the slave to kill a farmer and snatch his wife! ”

"Is that really the case?"

Qingji pretended to look surprised.

"It is true! The king can send someone to check! ”

Bo Yi said: "This matter has been in a uproar in the Yanling area, and everyone knows about it. Wu Yu wanted to protect his son, so he had a dispute with the county magistrate of Yanling, and refused to hand over the culprit for punishment! ”

"Please treat Wu Yu for the crime of disturbing the justice of the prison and severely punish the murderer!"

Hearing this, Qingji bowed his head slightly and said: "If this matter is true, the widow must not be spared." ”

"The king is wise!"

Bo Yan praised it, and said: "The king, the minister thinks that there is something about Wuyu, and the king should take it as a warning." In the past, when the king implemented the county system in our Wu country, he said that the power of the county order was greater than that of the feudal monarch, and the feudal monarch could assist the local government affairs, but could not completely interfere in local government affairs. ”

"However, in the matter of Wuyu now, the feudal monarch and the county order, which is the greater power of the two?"

After a pause, Bo Yan said again: "The minister has to worry. The feudal monarch is so chaotic in power, and he treats human life as if it were a mustard, which is beneficial to the country? The matter of Ruowu Yu abounded in the past, and the king had to be cautious. ”

Hearing this, Qingji nodded and asked, "According to what Qing said, what should a widow do?" ”

"King Mingjian!"

Bo said loudly: "Whether it is a feudal monarch or a county order, they are all the king's courtiers and loyal to the king. However, the feudal lord's authority at the local level was excessive, and in this way, it disturbed judicial fairness and corrupted the law. ”

"Therefore, the minister asked the king to change the fiefdom to a food estate, so that the feudal lord no longer enjoys the right to recruit soldiers, collect taxes, and administer, and only enjoy the tax income of his land!"

This is the rhythm of reducing a vassal to a vassal!

Seeing Bo Yan talking like this nonsense in the court, bewitching Qingji, the ministers and doctors really couldn't help it.

Doctor Zhong and Chenghu Yong in the imperial history immediately said: "King! Never! ”

"The fief of the feudal monarch has existed since ancient times, inherited from the ancestors, and the same society shares weal and woe, how can it be changed to a food eup?"

"Exactly! The inheritance of our ancestors cannot be lost! ”

"King, please punish the uncle who deceived the superiors and deceived the people, so as to set an example!"

"Uncle, villain! The king will never believe the words of Bo Yan! ”

"Please think twice!"

The crowd is excited!

As the saying goes, cutting off people's financial means is like killing parents.

This hatred and hatred are not shared!

Bo Biao advocated changing the fief to a food eup, how could the old ministers of the Wu State tolerate it?

They all glared angrily at Bo Yu, hating to dismantle Bo Yan into eight pieces, eat his flesh, and sleep on his skin.

In this regard, Bo Yan also felt helpless in his heart.

Because of his admonition, wasn't Qingji instigated behind his back?

Otherwise, such a hated thing would definitely not be possible with Bo's sleek style of dealing with the world!

"The second and third sons are wrong!"

When Bo Biao was speechless, Shi Fan Li of Zhisu Nei first stood up and strongly supported Bo Biao's proposition, and said loudly: "The second and third sons keep saying that your fiefdom is the foundation of the ancestors. ”

"However, how many years has your fief been inherited? How many generations? ”

"The gentleman's ze, exhausted in the third generation, and beheaded in the fifth!"

"The ancestors of the second and third sons have contributed to the state of Wu, so they were given fiefdoms, and it is understandable that they will be replaced by hereditary succession."

"It's just the deeds of the ancestors, benefiting so many generations, isn't it enough to repay the merits of the second and third sons and ancestors?"

Fan Li solemnly said to Qingji: "King, the minister thinks that what the pawn said is not unreasonable. ”

"The new ministers of my Wu State are all subject to food and not fiefs, and the king should be treated equally, and from then on, Wu State only has vassals, but no feudal kings!"

Qing Ji was noncommittal, and the expression on his face has not changed much.

He has been in the top position for a long time, and he has already practiced a kind of kung fu to nourish qi.

It's not a very difficult thing to accept, and Qingji can be quiet.

What's more, this time, is Qingji still the driving force behind it?

"King! Bo Ng, Fan Li's words are very Miao! ”

Hu Yong really couldn't help it, and pointed at Fan Li and scolded: "Shaft! Deficiencies and conspiracy! My ancestors followed Taber to overcome all obstacles, and the middle doctor who was only then awarded the title had a fief in Tong, and now you and the two puppets are erected, how can they take away our ancestral inheritance with just a few words? ”

Hearing this, Fan Li's face was very calm.

Fan Li smiled slightly and said, "Doctor Fox, don't be impatient. ”

"Who took away your ancestral inheritance? Is it the king? Or is it down? ”

"I and the pawn are just admonishing the king to change the fief to a food estate, so as to nationalize the power and enhance the cohesion of my Wu country, why not?"

Fan Li said loudly: "Do you have to be like the State of Wu and the State of Chu, and the kings are everywhere, so that when the enemy country comes to attack, they can only rush to meet the enemy?" ”

"The defeat of the Chu State and the victory of our Wu State are all due to the difference in the military systems of the two countries."

"When the Chu people are in battle, they recruit soldiers from all over the country. Although the feudal lords did not shirk it, the soldiers recruited were either old and weak, or weapons and armor, and the good and the bad were uneven, so worthy of a war? ”

After a pause, Fan Li said again: "Besides, the authority of the feudal monarch is really too heavy. Although the king has repeatedly reaffirmed five orders, the feudal lords in various places can assist the local government affairs, but it is best not to interfere in local government affairs, but how many people obey? ”

"If there is a matter of Wuyu, if there is a criminal, go to the fiefdom of the feudal monarch to hide, if the feudal monarch does not cooperate, how can the local government arrest the important criminals?"

"If there is any more taxation, do you dare to guarantee that every time you pay taxes in your fiefdom, will it be sufficient?"

“……”

Hu Yong and the others were speechless by Fan Li.

Because, this kind of thing really abounds in Wu State.

This kind of thing happened not only in the state of Wu, but also in every vassal state divided by Zhou Tianzi in the whole world!

Who is not selfish?

Tax evasion is not uncommon, and often every monarch turns a blind eye to it.

Now that Fan Li has come up with such a reason, asking Qingji to change the fief to Shiyi, how can the ministers of the old clan of Wu refute it?