Qingji's older sons have basically emerged in various fields.

Either he held official positions such as a local county warden, county commander, county lieutenant, or county commander, or held important positions in the army, or handled internal affairs in the court.

This can greatly cultivate the talents of the princes, so that they can have both civil and military skills, serve the Wu State, and become the real pillars of the material, the minister of the humerus!

However, this is only at this stage.

Because of Qingji's preference, Gongzi Fan, Gongzi Zhang, and Gongzi Xi are outstandingly capable, have heavy troops, and have great authority, and they are no different from the feudal officials of one party.

They were not only a county guard, but also given military power by Qingji.

Qingji even gave Gongzi Fan the right to levy troops, the right to levy taxes, and the right to forge weapons and armor.

If Gongzi Fan wants to rebel, it will be easy.

In Qingji's lifetime, Gongzi Fan will not rebel.

However, once Qingji dies and Prince Heng succeeds to the throne, Gongzi Fan and others may not be convinced......

It is worth mentioning that the reason why Qingji gave the princes the privilege of becoming the military and political leader of a county was just to integrate the local Xinwu people as soon as possible, suppress possible rebellions at any time, and relieve unnecessary trouble.

Now, Wu Guocheng has been peaceful for a long time, and there have been basically no major rebellions in various places for many years, so there is really no need to give so much power to the princes.

Qingji still has to think about paving the way for his eldest son, the prince of Wu State.

Otherwise, it is very likely that the state of Wu will fall into a civil war in the future, and even lead to the collapse of the country and the overthrow of the society......

After the widow dies, who cares about the flood?

Qingji is not such an irresponsible person.

"Yan Hui, in your opinion, the widow should take back Wu Fan's privileges in the Western Regions?"

Qingji's eyes narrowed.

"Exactly."

Yan Hui bluntly said: "It is best for the king to change to a major capital protector and transfer or dismantle the garrison in the Western Regions. According to the practice of our Wu country, the local county guards are basically changed every five years, and remote places may be more special. ”

"Gongzi Fan has served as the protector of the Western Regions Metropolitan Protector, and so far, it has been seven years and can be rotated."

Hearing this, Qing Ji thought for a while, and then said: "The Western Regions Protectorate does not need so many garrisons. ”

"However, Wu Fan's authority is very heavy, and it is indeed not conducive to the centralization of power in Zhongyang."

"From now on, take back Wu Fan's right to levy troops, levy taxes, and forge weapons and armor."

"The capital of the Western Regions protects the capital, and its responsibility is to rule the countries of the Western Regions, manage Tuntian, and issue court orders.

"King Shengming!"

The ministers shouted all over the mountain.

Gongzi Fan can also be the military and political leader of the Western Regions Protectorate.

However, his privilege no longer exists.

In addition, Wu Fan, Wu Xi, Wu Zhang and other local county guards and most of the guards were guarded and reported back to China. Wu Heng was transferred to Xianyang, entered the East Palace, and was familiar with state affairs. ”

After Qingji moved the capital to Xianyang, Wu Heng, as the prince, stayed in Jinling and was responsible for sitting in the eastern capital of Wu.

It's just that now that the internal stability of the Wu State has stabilized, there is no need for Prince Heng to stay away from the center of the Wu State.

Otherwise, once Qingji dies suddenly, if the prince wants to rush to Xianyang to mourn and succeed to the throne, there will be a lot of trouble.

Because the sons of Qingji all served as feudal officials in the west, they did not deal with Prince Heng.

Qingji did not mean to change the prince, otherwise Prince Heng would have been deposed a long time ago.

"Fan Li, Zeng Dian."

"The minister is here!"

"The widow wants to go out on patrol and travel around the territory of Dawu. The two of you are responsible for arranging the matters required for the patrol, and you must streamline it so that the place does not have to be a widow to go on patrol, and the people and money will be lost. ”

"No!"

Fan Li and Zeng Dian immediately agreed. Qingji hasn't been on patrol for years.

It is of great significance for a king to inspect his own territory.

Qingji has reigned for more than 20 years, and there have been four large-scale patrols.

Now, this is the fifth tour, and the scale and scope should be the largest.

……

The capital of the Western Regions, Wulei City.

In the bright side hall, Gongzi Fan sat opposite his deputy, Captain Wu Ming.

In Gongzifan's hand, he still holds the edict that Qingji gave to him not long ago.

"Yan Hui is really not a son of man. I actually instigated my father to take back my privileges and let me return to China to report on my work. ”

Gongzi snorted and said, "I'm going to go, I'm afraid I won't be able to serve as the protector of the capital anymore." ”

For this kind of thing, Gongzi Fan is still self-aware.

"Childe, I heard that the king also transferred the crown prince to Xianyang and entered the East Palace, which is probably to build momentum for the prince, so that the prince can better inherit the throne in the future."

Hearing this, Gongzi frowned and said, "My father is in poor health?" ”

"Probably not."

Wu Ming shook his head and said, "The king's holy body is healthy, the dragon spirit and the tiger are strong, and I haven't heard of any discomfort." ”

"Hmph. Everything his father did was to build momentum for Prince Heng. ”

Gongzi Fan said quite dissatisfiedly: "Wu Heng, in terms of merit and ability, which point is he comparable to me and my eldest brother?" ”

"If he weren't for the fact that he was the eldest son and the eldest brother was a concubine, he wouldn't be worthy of being the prince of my Great Wu."

“……”

Wu Ming was silent, not daring to answer Gongzifan's words.

Childe Fan doesn't have much ambition.

It's just that he has always been worried about Wu Heng becoming the prince.

In Gongzi Fan's mind, Gongzi Hong has both virtue and talent, and has an open mind, and Gongzi Hong is the most suitable person to become the prince of Wu.

If it weren't for Qingji, and the garrison in Xianyang was also very strong, Gongzi Fan might have united Gongzixi, Gongzizhang and others to send troops to the Qingjun side, and support Gongzihong as the new king and inherit the unification.

This kind of thing, Gongzi Fan has thought about it a long time ago.

In case his father Wang Qingji suddenly died one day, and the crown prince succeeded to the throne in a hurry, he would unite with the princes and send troops to attack Xianyang together.

If Prince Heng is not in the national capital, it will be even smoother, and Gongzi Fan will directly support Gongzi Hong as the new king!

……

The time entered the twenty-seventh year of King Qingji of Wu, that is, in 487 BC, at the end of the sixth month of the lunar calendar.

Qingji held an "official appraisal meeting" in Xianyang.

All the ministers and officials of the central and local governments must participate in the evaluation, and after a comprehensive assessment of their political achievements, talents, conduct, and reputation, they will decide whether the courtiers and officials who are evaluated will be promoted, demoted, or deposed......

Every official assessment will make the courtiers and officials of Wu State "some happy and some worried".

After all, being a courtier of Qingji is too rolly!

At present, in terms of the system of selecting officials, the most suitable for Wu is the probation system.

This is a major move made by Qingji in giving the courtiers and officials of Wu a privilege, and at the same time appointing talents and talents for the country.

Of course, the drawbacks of the probation system are still obvious.

Because under the probation system, although there are many subjects for probation, the world is so big and there are many sages, it is impossible to recommend all sages to the state.

There are still many unknown talents who are buried in the village hooligans and have not been appointed for life, resulting in the loss and waste of talents......

However, under the rule of Qingji, every courtier and official can make the best use of their talents and materials.

Some people died, but not completely......