Since the end of King Kang as the capital, after decades of development, Luoyi is deservedly the most prosperous city in the entire Bangzhou.

There are more than 500,000 people in the city, and if you add the Wangji area around Luoyi, including the nobles who own the fiefs and the savages in the countryside, the entire population exceeds 1.8 million!

If you add Hojing, the population that the Son of Heaven can control reaches one-third of the entire Bangzhou.

This is the fundamental reason why the princes surrendered to the Son of Heaven, Ji Wan's fiasco this time was not only a serious blow to the authority of the Son of Heaven, but also the elite army that could not be rebuilt in a short period of time would inevitably lead to the compromise of the royal power with the powerful princes.

Although Luo is also a member of the powerful princes, there is an ancestor above Luo Guo, and the fundamental interests of other princes are different.

The interest of the Luo state is to hope that the stable system of feudalism will exist long enough, and not like other vassal states, it will instinctively devour all the surrounding countries and become stronger.

From a materialist point of view, this is moving against the tide of history.

Luo Su received the princes who came one after another as Taifu, and the first heavyweight prince appeared in Luoyi, one of the princes surnamed Ji, the Central Plains Powerful Domain, and the Marquis of Jin.

He brought with him a full 20,000 soldiers!

The Zongzhi that was founded from the time of King Su, the former Marquis of Jin once served as the third prince of the previous king.

All the times the Son of Heaven conscripted the princes, the Jin State responded positively, and the soldiers were sharp, and the world knew it.

But Luo Su frowned slightly, and the relationship between Jin and Luo Guo since the previous monarch gradually became strange.

The main thing is that the Jin Kingdom, which has grown in strength, wants to improve its status in the Ji clan, and the great Zongzheng of the Ji surname clan has been held by the monarch of Luo Guo since King Su.

The monarch of the Jin Kingdom once said to the monarch of the Luo Kingdom: "The ancestor King Wu inherited the mandate of heaven and established Bangzhou, and King Su divided the concubines to all parts of Bangzhou, and also gave us a noble title.

Now that the Son of Heaven has given you the high position of the Third Duke, let you assist the Son of Heaven in ruling the country, Wang Ji is so large, it must be very busy, I hope to be able to take over your position as the Great Sect and do something beneficial for the clan surnamed Ji. ”

The Marquis of Jin was willing to pay the price, but the previous generation of Luohou finally rejected him, because Dazong was the bottom line of the monarch of Luoguo, and he would rather not be in the high position of the third duke than lose this position.

There is no doubt about the influence of Dazong Zheng on the princes surnamed Ji.

At its simplest, Dazong Zheng can ask the princes surnamed Ji to donate more wealth and population to the Son of Heaven, effectively reducing the strength of the princes.

There are more other legal and compliant means, and if they are absolutely done, even those princes who are small and weak will not even be able to inherit the throne of the king.

Successive Luohou used this position to balance the strength of the princes surnamed Ji and prevent them from becoming big and threatening the status of the Son of Heaven.

In order to express his attitude, the former Luohou even said to the Marquis of Jin that he could suggest to the Son of Heaven to give up the position of Taibao and recommend the Marquis of Jin to take the position.

As a result, the two countries gradually ceased to be in contact with each other, and since Luo Su served as the head of the sect, the Marquis of Jin has made frequent moves within the clan surnamed Ji.

In particular, the Marquis of Jin tried to increase his influence in the Central Plains, and Luo Su used the power of Dazongzheng to suppress the princes surnamed Ji who submitted to the Marquis of Jin many times, which led to a deep resentment between the two sides.

Although he had a lot of thoughts in his heart, Luo Su still personally received the Marquis of Jin and a group of princes surnamed Ji.

Most of these princes surnamed Ji were the sons of the previous kings, or the descendants of great powers and powerful vassals, such as the states established by the other sons of King Su.

"Taifu."

As soon as the Marquis of Jin spoke, Luo Su smiled and said: "Marquis of Jin, don't be so polite, all the princes here are surnamed Ji, the clans and vassals, and the same clan, just call the lonely sect." ”

The smile on Jin Hou's face instantly froze, Luo Su is really a pot that can't be opened, and he specially sprinkled salt into Jin Hou's wounds.

The other princes surnamed Ji did not have so many concerns, and they all respectfully saluted Luo Su, the county officials are not as good as the current management, Luo Su can handle them in all aspects, so they can't be disrespectful.

The Marquis of Jin's face changed for a moment and then adjusted, and smiled at Luo Su: "What Dazong Zheng said is very true, the two kingdoms of Jin and Luo are both strong clans, such as today's prince is in trouble, the prince is weak, and we need to work together to support Zhou Sheji, I don't know what Luo Hou can suggest." ”

Luo Su glanced at the Marquis of Jin deeply, and said after a deep sigh: "What the Marquis of Jin said, Gu already knows that the Duke of Song and the Marquis of Qi have led the army of King Qin to be stationed in the land of Yingkang, but this time Xiong Dun went north, enveloping him very widely, southwest of the Luo River in Bangzhou, and the seventy-year closure of the country was destroyed in one fell swoop, and I am afraid that it will be even more difficult to restrain him in the future."

Although Xiong Dun is brave, he is only the monarch of a country, and he is worried that he will wreak havoc and affect the destiny of our state Zhou.

King Wu established Bang Zhou, King Su was feudal, and many of our countries surnamed Ji were rich because of the two kings, and the task set by King Su for us was to defend Wang Ji.

This time, the six armies of the Son of Heaven suffered heavy losses, and Wang Ji could not be destroyed again, otherwise how could the majesty of the Son of Heaven be demonstrated?

The princes with foreign surnames in the world are subservient to the Son of Heaven, so that we have the lofty status of the princes surnamed Ji, if the princes with different surnames have the idea of arrogance such as Xiong Dun in their hearts, how can we deal with ourselves?

Today's plan can only be to gather the power of the princes surnamed Ji, in the south of the Luohe River, re-feudalism, and maintain the stability of the society, this is a major event in Bangzhou, we must not stay out of the matter, and now there are strong vassals such as Yanhou have not arrived, and when the time comes, we will discuss a charter, and how much is appropriate for each country. ”

Do this again!

This is the first thought of everyone present, Luo Su has often engaged in this kind of activity over the years, called the matter of Zhu Ji, so that each family can contribute, in fact, it is to take the manpower and material resources of the strong domain and distribute it to the small country surnamed Ji to maintain the balance among the clans surnamed Ji.

This time, Luo Su wanted to use the national strength of the princes surnamed Ji to wipe the ass for the Son of Heaven, and everyone was naturally unwilling to agree, but no one dared to say that Luo Su was so powerful that it could be seen.

The Marquis of Jin has suffered a lot of this kind of dumb loss over the years, but because of the strength of the Son of Heaven and the fact that Luo Guo takes the lead, he can't refuse, but this time the strength of the Son of Heaven has been greatly reduced, and he has some other thoughts.

At the beginning of feudalism, the relationship between countries was still relatively close, but now the countries are basically the third or fourth generation, and even the fifth generation of princes, and the blood relationship between the princes surnamed Ji is far away, which is also the most worrying thing before Luo Su, relying solely on his efforts in the clan, it is impossible to reverse this trend of drifting apart.

King Qin of Jin was so active, but it was not to wipe the ass of the Son of Heaven, and after a little thought, he said solemnly: "Dazongzheng, King Su set the patriarchal system in Haojing back then, and said that the Son of Heaven is the great sect of Zhuji, and we are the big sects in the country, and they are feudal again, and each of them gives us land to defend Wang Ji."

Over the past few decades, how many meritorious deeds have been made, the previous kings have rewarded us, but since the accession of the Son of Heaven, the clan surnamed Ji is no longer close, and even important ministers like Dazongzheng have been degraded at will, which eventually led to such a catastrophe.

Bang Zhou, the state of Zhu Ji, the state of Zhou who is not the Son of Heaven alone, the Son of Heaven shakes the Bang Zhou Society, and we should give Zhu Ji an explanation, and then we can discuss the reconstruction. ”

The Marquis of Jin harbored evil intentions in his words, haven't you Luohou always defended the Son of Heaven?

Now that the Son of Heaven has done such a great calamity, I want to see how you still maintain it, and I will use the words of your own ancestors to squeeze you, and see what you have to say.

Luo Su's eyes swept over the audience, and he was angry, and his voice couldn't help but mention: "The Marquis of Jin opened his mouth to Su Wang, shut up the patriarchy, and you really don't know what the patriarchal law is." Bang Zhou is indeed the state Zhou of all concubines, and what the Marquis of Jin said is not wrong, but I hope you will remember that the Son of Heaven is the head of all concubines.

The country of Luo, the country of Ji surnamed Luo, the country of the Marquis of Jin, the surname of Ji, the princes here, either to the land of feuds, or to the official position of the ancestors, each has its own clan.

Patriarchally speaking, the surname is not marriage, and the clan is not noble or low, so those who have a clan are noble, and those who have no clan are lowly.

But have you forgotten that the Son of Heaven also has a surname but no name!

The noble family in the world is from the Son of Heaven, this is the deep meaning of the Son of Heaven, all the concubines, there is the Son of Heaven to have the concubines, if there is no Son of Heaven, the palace does not enter our names, thousands of years later, who remembers where you and I came from?

Open your eyes and see, among those slaves who live secretly in the noble kingdom of Bangzhou, are there no descendants of the three kings and five emperors? Who can tell?

Although the Son of Heaven is stubborn and does not have the atmosphere of a holy king, since he came to power, has there been a sect that has innocently deprived the surname Ji?

Now that the Son of Heaven is in trouble, the society is shaken, and the concubines are no longer united, is it difficult to give up Bang Zhou to the princes with foreign surnames? ”

This accusation of the Marquis of Jin naturally cannot be admitted, otherwise it will be spread out, how will the Jin Kingdom deal with itself in the future, when he said: "Dazongzheng, after you are the king of Su, you have been in charge of the clan for a long time, and you have served the Son of Heaven for many years, of course, what you are saying is the golden rule, but is it correct to maliciously accuse a prince who has made many meritorious contributions?"

Lone just now was just inappropriately speaking in anger.

Since the time of King Su, if the princes surnamed Ji and others are unfavorable in battle and cannot serve the Son of Heaven wholeheartedly, they will be reprimanded by the Son of Heaven at every turn, and even take the title and remove the country.

We once made an oath to treat the Son of Heaven respectfully for generations, but even so, can the Son of Heaven do wrong things at will?

Xiong Dun is located in Chu land far away from the Luoyi Royal City, so after the Son of Heaven made a big mistake, the army of King Qin was able to rush to rescue the Son of Heaven in time, what if the rescue was not enough? ”

Although the Marquis of Jin's words were fierce, those who had a heart could hear that he had already been cowardly, and now he belonged to attacking and defending, giving himself a step.

After all, it is a strong clan of the sect, since he admits it, Luo Su will not force him too hard, and what the Marquis of Jin said also has some truth, of course, the Son of Heaven must be punished for doing something wrong.

For Ji Wan's follow-up treatment, Luo Su has already had a draft, and now he will reveal it to them to appease the emotions of people like Jin Hou, but it doesn't matter, so he said to everyone: "The Son of Heaven is a disaster for the country, and he should be evil, great." ”

Well?

Everyone, including the Marquis of Jin, stared at Luo Su with some disbelief in their eyes.

Evil!

The last time the king was evil, he was still the king of Yin Shang, and now Luo Su decided to give Ji Wan a bad name.

But if you think about it carefully, Ji Wan's life is really lackluster, without any merits, it is all ridiculous.

In the end, he was defeated in the army, shook the society, and died in the chaos of the army, which is really ridiculous.

If such a king can't make a bad accusation, there will be a question mark about the fairness of Bang Zhou's name.

Everyone just didn't expect that Luo Su, who had always maintained the authority of the Son of Heaven and was even nicknamed the Son of Heaven by the concubines in private, would give the Son of Heaven a bad name, and even everyone could hear a trace of happiness.

This Taifu, Da Zongzheng, and Luohou, who have served the Son of Heaven for many years, seem to be quite dissatisfied with the Son of Heaven!

The Marquis of Jin has no dissatisfaction in his heart, and the nickname is a judgment on a person's coffin, and giving a bad slander to the Son of Heaven is equivalent to completely denying his life, and such a punishment can already slightly repay the turmoil he caused to Bang Zhou Sheji.

And from Luo Su's tone, he could faintly feel that Luo Su might not simply let Ji Wan go.

Through this meeting, Luo Su knocked the princes surnamed Ji who had a slight change like the Marquis of Jin, and the subsequent princes surnamed Ji couldn't make waves.

He also met with other princes with different surnames on several occasions.

Except for the Song Duke, the two kings and three kings of the respected state, although their strength is average, their political status is very high, and they can represent the opinions of some princes.

Luo Su appeased them, gave them grace and power, and swore an oath in the Taimiao, preaching the sacredness of Zhou Tianzi's co-lord of the world.

With Luo Su's unremitting efforts, these hundreds of teams that came to King Qin from all over finally found their place in King Qin's army temporarily.

It was only at this time that Luo Su was slightly relieved, the troops brought by these princes were too many, and the number of soldiers alone was nearly 200,000 when the entire Luoyi was at its most.

Luo Su tossed and turned every night, frightened in his heart, fearing a sudden riot in these discordant armies.

Fortunately, as he summoned those princes one by one, these troops had already been stationed in various places south of Luoyi under his arrangement, and the price was that the money and grain in the treasury of Wangji Mansion were rapidly consumed, which was also a matter of no choice.

At the same time, Luo Su was still summoning those vassals who belonged directly to Wang Ji, and many of the masters of these vassals had followed Ji Wan's southern expedition, and now they did not know their lives and deaths, and they were in great fear.

In particular, many people's fiefs were not hereditary, but were given by the Son of Heaven to cultivate, and the fruits of the land were used to reward their loyalty, which was equivalent to paying a fortune.

Luo Su reassured them, telling them that no matter what, the responsibility for the defeat would not be put on them, and that all the estates would not be recovered, and that if they died in battle, their eldest son could continue to serve the Son of Heaven to inherit them.

The lowest-ranking nobles of these states and Zhou were determined to respond enthusiastically to Luosu's request for service, and the children of these Yuanshi families were trained from an early age.

Soon Luo Su obtained a group of more elite warriors, and took out the armor and equipment in the treasury, and the royal army in Luo Yi finally had the strength to resist the rebellion.

Luo Su relaxed slightly, and began to arrange for Prince Xi's relatives to train the army, because Ji Wan had already married the daughter of the Jiang surname Lu as the queen, according to the requirements of King Su's etiquette, the prince Xi married the daughter from the concubine surnamed Chen as the future queen, and Qi Guo still married a noble girl.

The strength of the Qi State is already very strong, and now that Qi Jiang has become the Queen Mother, Luo Su naturally wants to balance the power of the Qi State in Wang Ji.

When Wang Jizhong was completely stabilized, Luo Su came to the front line of the confrontation between the two sides with the will of the general regent to conquer all things.

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Killing innocents is terrible; tyrannical and unrelated; Arrogant and rude; Helping evil is contrary to righteousness. - "Etiquette and Interpretation of the Law"