Cui Ming reluctantly agreed with the reason given by Li Hao, and at the same time, being able to install officials in the old land of Qi State was also a strengthening of the monarch's power.

And he also thinks that with these people, he has enough confidence to be able to hold Li Hao.

Of course, in addition to these people, he also asked the internal and external officials to step up the investigation of the situation and report regularly.

For this reason, Cui Ming temporarily extinguished Li Hao's intention to come back, and let Li Hao continue to stay in Qi State to deal with Qi State's counterattack and Anguo's attack.

In addition, this letter about Chu Guo was also sent to Li Hao by Cui Ming, and asked Li Hao to find a way.

As for himself, he wanted to select and transfer suitable officials for the six cities of Qi that he occupied this time.

After the news came out, there were really many people who wanted to fight for this opportunity.

After all, even if the cake there had been divided by Li Hao once before, there were still more things left than the interior of the Su Kingdom that had been exploited for decades.

In addition, they went over this time, representing Cui Ming, so they also thought that even if it was to block their mouths, Li Hao would give them more share.

In addition to those who want to reap benefits, there are also some who want to trip up Li Hao's princely party, and want to collude inside and outside to continue to divide the trust of Li Hao and Cui Ming.

After all, although the prestige of the Zheng family is not as good as before, the Cen family and the Ming family are still there, and they will not give up easily.

Fortunately, Cui Ming knew the severity, and before the situation was completely stabilized, he didn't want to attack Li Hao's authority too much.

Therefore, in the selection of candidates, although they deliberately avoided the princelings, they did not choose the princelings, but chose more from the neutral faction.

It will take time for specific officials to take office, but there is no way to delay the matter of Chu Guo, so it was sent to Li Hao first.

Li Hao has long had ideas about how to communicate with Chu Guo, and now Cui Ming has handed over the matter to himself, which is just right.

Immediately drafted a letter and asked Chen Xi to send someone back to Sudu and deliver it to Cui Ming.

In his heart, Li Hao elaborated on his thoughts, that is, to conclude an alliance with the Chu State and the Yan State.

Changing the previous state of stumbling on each other, the three countries worked together to resist An and Wu, and at the same time, jointly carved up the four countries of Qi, Tu, Yi and Yuan.

At the same time, in order to express sincerity, while dealing with Qi independently, Su Guo can send troops to the west of the Tui State to create opportunities for Chu State.

Chu and Yan have long had the intention of annexing the three kingdoms of Tu, Yi and Yuan, but neither of them wanted the other to take advantage of each other before, and they pulled each other's hind legs to stabilize the situation.

Now that under the leadership of Li Hao, Su Guo has broken this balance first, so Su Guo naturally has to find a way to create a new balance.

And Li Hao always thought that there were still more Nine Kingdoms, and letting others help reduce the number would save a lot of trouble later.

Regarding Li Hao's decision, Ren Xin decisively gave his own evaluation after knowing it.

"You really eat the weak and the strong, and you show it to the fullest, but you don't have to worry, if Chu Guo takes the first step to fuse the Tu Kingdom and the Yi Kingdom, the strength will only surpass the Su Kingdom.

There are steep obstacles on the border between An and Suzhou, and you can deal with it calmly, but there is no one between you and Chu.

What's more, you are not an emperor yet, if you want to realize the vision in your heart, how many constraints will there be, I am afraid that you will not be able to tell yourself, and in the end, don't make wedding clothes for others."

Faced with Ren Xin's pouring cold water, Li Hao was not annoyed, but asked with a smile, "You just underestimate me like this? It's a small scene, but it's not hard for me."

Ren Xin shrugged his shoulders and didn't answer, but his attitude was obviously not trusting.

Li Hao didn't explain anything more when he saw this, because all words are empty, and in the end, it still depends on actions.

Therefore, Li Hao turned his head and arranged the task first: "I caught those marquis officials before, how are the arrangements, can I take over the original job and spread the news I want to Sudu."

Ren Xin saw that he was down to business, and he also put away his previous casual appearance, and replied: "Your name is still very good, and many of the officials who were arrested were willing to join them, plus brocade clothes

Wei has to help, and it's still okay to pretend reluctantly, but only if no one from the headquarters in Sudu comes to investigate."

Li Hao replied: "Don't worry about this, if someone comes to Sudu, there will be a warning in advance, now that the war has just been settled, the road is not smooth, and it is reasonable to say that there are people disappearing on the road."

Ren Xin asked again, "You can do this to the marquis, but what are you going to do with the officials sent by the imperial court?"

They are the eyes of your father, and you can't just make them disappear at every turn, can you?"

Li Hao replied: "That's naturally not good, but as long as it's a human being, most of them can't escape the word fame and fortune, and there is always a way to make them obedient, as for the very few diehards.

Don't forget that this is my territory, this place where Emperor Gao is far away, it is not difficult to block the news of a few people, and replace it with what I want to say."

It is true that the gentry living here have all been gathered together by Li Hao, and the people have also benefited because of Li Hao.

In this case, a few officials from other places, without the help of the common people and gentry, can afford to turn over any storms.

To put it bluntly, as long as Li Hao is willing, in fact, he can completely cover up the internal and external communication channels of these people, and the news that the court hears is all made up by Li Hao himself.

Therefore, Li Hao did not respond too much to Cui Ming's arrangement, but continued to devote his main energy to internal politics.

As for military affairs, after all the successes during this time, Zhang Yun and Chu Fan also recognized Li Hao even more, took the initiative to come to Li Hao's side, and undertook a large part of the work.

With their assistance, the transformation of local troops has also progressed rapidly, and they have the spare strength to send reinforcements to Shuofeng and Huliu to ensure that they can cope with the attack of Anguo.

As a result, Li Hao occupied several cities, and various developments gradually moved on the right track.

On the other hand, Qin Chu is still quite familiar with current affairs, and now that the family has been taken out, he has no worries.

So after seeing this scene, he decisively came to Li Hao and officially expressed his willingness to submit.

I saw him bow directly to the ground and said, "Your Highness's words that day are still counting, I am willing to submit to Your Highness, and ask Your Highness to take it in."

Li Hao was overjoyed when he heard this, because this was a good start for Li Hao, after all, even Qin Chu, a lord who had retired with the country, had abandoned the Qi country.

To a certain extent, isn't it showing the world that the Qi State has come to an end.

And with him as a benchmark, it will be much easier for Li Hao to recruit others in the future.

Because in the Qi Kingdom, there are few people who are in a higher position than Qin Chu, and the burden on others is much smaller when they have Qin Chu as a comparison.

So Li Hao immediately bowed down and helped Qin Chu up, and said, "Master Hou can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and his lonely heart is very comforting, although you can rest assured, I will immediately repair the book to my father and ask my father to issue a decree to canonize it."

I can't guarantee that there will be more, but the position of Marquis is absolutely indispensable, and I am alone in preparing a generous gift to celebrate."

Qin Chu also knew that he would repay the favor, and immediately thanked: "Then thank Your Highness, in the future, I will remember Your Highness's grace in the future, and from now on I will be the head of His Highness."

Li Hao said modestly when he heard this: "Your words are serious, and in the future, when you enter the court, you will be the courtier of your father, so don't mention it."

But that's what I said, but Qin Chu, an old fox, naturally knew the importance of standing in line.

Immediately repeated: "Your Highness is the prince, and the prince is also the king, and the righteousness of this monarch and minister is naturally to be kept, not to mention that His Royal Highness and I still have the grace of recreation, I dare not forget."

Li Hao smiled: "Master Hou is really a sincere person, Lone is very happy."

Immediately, the two gossiped for a while, and Qin Chu left the mansion.

Ren Xin, who listened to the whole process on the side, couldn't help complaining: "Obviously, I was defeated and arrested, and you took the family away to be coerced, but now it has become a grace of reconstruction.

You too, you can really cooperate, and you have been with him for so long."

Li Hao couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this: "Some things are too straightforward

It's boring to be white, and the trait that an excellent official must possess is to see people and talk about people, and talk nonsense when he sees ghosts."

Halfway through speaking, seeing Ren Xin's disapproving look, he didn't say any more: "Forget it, you don't need to understand, just help me take care of Jinyiwei's affairs, and let Chen Xi do the rest."

Now you can help me sharpen the ink, let me feel the feeling of the red sleeves, you always will."

This Ren Xin does will, but when she grinds ink, she can't help but roll her eyes a little.

But Li Hao didn't see it, and directly picked up the brush and began to write a letter to Cui Ming.

In the letter, he said that he would reserve the position of marquis for Qin Chu, and give him a mansion and silver in Sudu, in short, in addition to real power, he should not be treated worse than him in Qi State.

Anyway, everything will be given first, and the big deal is to wait until he takes the throne and the world is unified, and then find a way to reduce it.

In this matter, Cui Ming and Li Hao's ideas are highly consistent, and even Cui Ming did not hesitate to reward his two sons in order to achieve the role of buying horse bones for thousands of dollars, and included them in the forbidden army as officials.

As a result, Qin Chu and his family needed to rush to the capital to live.

Before leaving, Li Hao invited the gentry all over Pingzhou, and it was so grand that he held a farewell banquet for Qin Chu, and deliberately spread the news to the Qi Kingdom.

Along with this news, there was also the merit of Qin Chu who took the initiative to help pacify the rebellious army and assist in taking the city of Qi after beautification.

After all, the capital has already been paid, and Li Hao must make these things worthwhile.

However, in this way, Qin Chu became a thorn in the side of the Qi Kingdom, forcing him to come to Li Hao.

It's just that his way of complaining, which is more tactful, has obviously brought in his identity.

"Your Highness, this is a miserable pit for me, although the guests of the Qi Kingdom are not as good as the marquis, but the way to the capital is far away, it is inevitable that there will be some omissions.

Although I have no regrets in my devotion to the country, I am only worried that I will not be able to pledge my allegiance to His Highness in the future."

Li Hao didn't ask him to be cautious this time, but explained, "Since Master Hou has been submitted, then Gu naturally won't put you in danger.

Two days later, a troop of soldiers and horses will go to Hezhou to transport grain, and you will move with the army at that time.

When you arrive in Hezhou, you take my letter to the Hubu Wang Shangshu, and he will arrange for someone to protect you and go to Sudu.

There are soldiers and horses escorting them along the way, and I believe that the Qi Kingdom guests don't have the ability to break into the barracks."

Qin Chu immediately took out the letter when he saw Li Hao, and knew that Li Hao had already thought about it, and immediately thanked: "Your Highness cares about me so much, and I am grateful for it, and I will do my best to do things for Your Highness."

Since there was no problem with safety, Qin Chu soon took his family and embarked on the road to Sudu.

And after that, the officials sent by Su Guo were also in place one after another, but it was Li Hao who gave Cui Ming the idea of dealing with Chu Guo, and there was a little problem.

The hundred officials in the court are not as confident as Li Hao, and many of them are more inclined to Ren Xin's ideas, and feel that Chu Guo is more likely to become bigger.

Of course, there are also many people who are biased towards Li Hao, and the two sides quarrel fiercely in the court.

For this reason, Cui Ming sent a letter to Li Hao to ask for advice.

It's just that the words on the paper are not as good as the words on the lips after all, after all, face-to-face communication does not have much reaction time, and it can directly overwhelm people.

But for wordless words, they can have time to scrutinize word by word, to find loopholes to oppose.

Fortunately, at this time, Anguo's troop mobilization was successful, and the main force came to the Western Front and launched an attack on Shuofeng and Huliu, while Chu Guo also made a change at this time because he had not replied for a long time.

When the knife was on the neck, the courtiers wisely unified their opinions and adopted the idea of forming an alliance with the Chu State.

And through this, it is even more necessary to form an alliance with the Yan State, which can also inhibit the expansion of the Chu State to a certain extent.

As a result, Li Hao's strategy of attacking from afar and close to Anguo in the north, connecting Chu in the east, and annexing Qi was initially achieved.

At least

Before Chu Guo completely took the Tu State and Yi State, most of Li Hao's energy could be devoted to Qi State.

After receiving the news of the alliance, Chu and Yan also went through some thinking, and finally agreed to this win-win plan.

The only thing that is a little controversial is that in terms of territorial division, the country of Tu belongs to the state of Chu, and the country of Yuan belongs to the country of Yan, which is no problem.

However, there is some controversy between the two families on the ownership of Yiguo, according to Chu, Yiguo and Yan do not border, so naturally Yan has no right to possess.

But how could Yan Guo agree to give up this cake, so the two sides stagnated on this point.

In the end, Li Hao asked Cui Ming to send envoys to mediate, and negotiated that the two sides would attack the country of Dai and Yuan respectively, and finally attack the country of Yi, and then take the line of actual control of the two sides as the boundary.

As a result, at the request of Yan State, Su Guo even canceled the task of sending troops to assist in the attack on the Tui State, and only retained the task of garrisoning troops in the north and blocking the soldiers and horses of An Guo for Chu State.

At the same time, in order to ensure fairness, Chu also needs to garrison troops in the north to attract Wu soldiers and horses.

After the conditions were agreed, the three kingdoms signed a covenant together, and the emperors of the three kingdoms stamped each other with national seals to proclaim to the world.

Since then, the three countries have joined forces, and the situation in the Central Plains has completely moved towards a different path.