There are many families in the Eastern Regions, and there are many family forces that are not as strong as the top ten families...... But the families are intertwined with each other and are in-laws...... Thousands of years later, the bloodlines of many families have been mixed together, you have me, I have you!

These families openly obeyed the rule of the Great Zhou royal family...... But in reality, the interests of each family are at the forefront...... The imperial court has always had a headache for these families in the Eastern Regions!

The northern border borders the Northern Qi Dynasty...... The Northern Qi Empire, as one of the tens of millions of wolf clans in the Arctic Plains, has always been fierce and wild!

As a region bordering the Northern Qi Dynasty, the northern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty is also known for its rebelliousness...... Therefore, in the northern border of the Great Zhou Territory, there are many sects in the rivers and lakes, and countless high-rollers are entrenched here!

These high-rollers have always violated the ban by force, and they also follow the rules of the green forest on the rivers and lakes, and rarely take the imperial court in their eyes...... Like the families in the Eastern Regions, they are all the henchmen of the Great Zhou royal family!

As for the South...... The southern region of the Great Zhou is close to the Sanjiangkou area, and the forces of all parties are intricately intertwined, and the fish and dragons are mixed!

More than a thousand years ago, the Great Zhou court tried to control the Sanjiangkou, but failed because of the overt and covert obstruction of the other four kingdoms and the superpowers of all parties...... And because the southern region of the Great Zhou Dynasty was affected by the Sanjiang Estuary, various forces were mixed here, and it was difficult for the Great Zhou court to supervise and profit!

The only thing that can be regarded as a stable western border is because the bordering Western Qin is relatively weak...... However, because of the rise of the "King of the West" advisor Tian, one side was divided...... The decree of the imperial court is not working, and the rule of the Great Zhou in the western territory is already in name only!

In this way, although the Great Zhou royal family nominally ruled the nine provinces and thirteen provinces of the entire territory...... But in fact, there are countless constraints, which affect the status of the Great Zhou royal family weakly or strongly!

But because of these "constraints", in order to balance the environment in a relatively harmonious manner, the Great Zhou royal family has no way to deal with these forces with a heavy hand....

Whether it is the family forces in the Eastern Regions or the Jianghu forces in the North...... Although they are constantly fighting in private, they are surprisingly unanimous in dealing with the issue of dealing with the Great Zhou royal family, and they help each other!

But if these forces are allowed to develop unchecked, sooner or later they will really threaten the rule of the Great Zhou royal family..... Therefore, Emperor Chengzong thought of an excellent way to solve these problems!

There are many families in the Eastern Regions, and they are deeply involved with each other...... Then, Chengzong sent a representative of the Gu family's family forces!

Tongcheng Gu family, as the first of the top ten families in the Chengtian Continent...... It has always had a lot of influence in the Eastern Regions of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so Emperor Chengzong sealed Gu Zhantian in the Eastern Regions...... Rely on the power of the Gu family to fight with other families!

There are many sects in the north, and this group of unruly high-rollers is still difficult to be restrained by the Great Zhou court...... Then, Emperor Chengzong sent Chun Yuzhang, an old fritter who has been immersed in the rivers and lakes for hundreds of years!

Born in the old sect Huai Valley, one of the original "Seven Heroes of Chengtian...... Because of Chun Yuzhang's betrayal, Huai Valley suddenly fell apart, and he lost his original super strength...... Today's Huai Valley is only able to reach the top level, but it is far inferior compared to the past!

Although Chun Yuzhang was finally subdued by Emperor Chengzong, he served as the commander of the forbidden army in Xunjing City for more than ten years...... However, by Chun Yuzhang's side, a large number of masters of the rivers and lakes have been gathered for their use...... Therefore, Chengzong sealed Chun Yuzhang in the north again, and used him and those masters of the rivers and lakes under him to contain the northern border of the Great Zhou, which is full of sects!

In the south, since the Great Zhou court was unable to control the Sanjiangkou, and the southern form of the Sanjiangkou evolution..... Emperor Chengzong decided to raise a relatively weak force among these mixed forces in order to achieve the goal of the Great Zhou court to control the south...... Du Qianyang and the Lingnan Du clan behind him are the best choice!

Du Qianyang and his Du family really did not disappoint Emperor Chengzong..... Over the past few decades, several wealthy nobles such as the "Wan Qi Family" have been entrenched in the southern border of the Great Zhou for thousands of years!

At the same time, in the Sanjiangkou area, Du Qianyang also successfully blended into the Great River Alliance, although he did not enter the Council of Elders, he also had a great status...... Basically, it can be regarded as achieving the goal of Emperor Chengzong and the goal of the Great Zhou Dynasty to temporarily control the south!

The Eastern Regions, the Northern Territory, the Southern Territory, and the Western Territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is independent from the other...... During the decades of Emperor Chengzong's reign, he basically achieved the goals he set when he ascended the throne...... The four borders are stable, the decrees come from the imperial court, the wind and rain are smooth, the country is rich and the people are strong...... the name of "Wencheng Wude" has steadily fallen on the head of this Ming Jun of the Great Zhou!

However, when Li Hong took over this glorious Great Zhou Empire from his father, he was full of confidence and wanted to build on the good foundation laid by his father......

However, what shocked Li Hong was that he actually found out that his father had divided the four kings of the east, west, south, and north...... Not only the Great Zhou Western Realm, which is already in a semi-independent state, but also the other three kings, also shows a trend of not falling off!

Gu Zhantian, the king of the east, is backed by the "Tongcheng Gu family", the head of the top ten families of Chengtian...... With his extraordinary strength, in the past few decades, the rules of the entire Eastern Regions have become an ironclad ...... Now, in the entire three provinces of the Eastern Regions, Gu Zhantian, the king of the East, can definitely be called a man of his word!

If Gu Zhantian's heart is towards the imperial court, then of course it can make the decrees and prestige of the imperial court unimpeded...... But what if he is ambitious...... Then it is absolutely not impossible for the Eastern Regions to become independent like the Western Realm!

The same is true of the North and the South!

Most of the Jianghu sects in the north have already bowed down under the majesty of His Royal Highness the Northern King...... And in the south, after Du Qianyang completely defeated the "Wan Qian Family", the momentum and strength have also climbed to the peak!

If it is said that Emperor Chengzong divided the four kings at that time, he was confident that he could suppress these people...... Then Li Hong, the "new monarch" who has been on the throne for more than ten years, has no confidence to subdue these four ambitious talents!

In fact, the four kings of the east, west, south, and north can already be regarded as the real princes of the Great Zhou...... Under the brilliance, there are many hidden dangers, how can you teach this young monarch who wants to carry on the foundation of his father and forge ahead without being frightened?