The Emperor is Above

Chapter 572: Divide the territory and govern it? Establish an independent country?
After Shangqing Huo Yun finished speaking, he bowed deeply.

Everyone didn't finish speaking and looked at Qing Yi in unison.

For a moment, the silence was so awkward that it made people unclear about Qing Yi's attitude.

After almost a quarter of an hour, Qing Yi finally smiled: "Shangqing Huo Yun is devoted to the country, which is really admirable."

Just when Huo Yun was delighted, he looked up and saw Qing Yi shaking his head and said, "But now Xing State is in turmoil, and the twelve cities in the northern border were about to fall.

I had no choice but to take over Yangwu City and Xuanwei City. After defeating the Guiwu Tribe, I built the city of Gaoling to occupy this place in order to prevent the wild people from occupying it.

The Xianyu tribe was also conquered by my subordinates with great effort. Regardless of their status, they are the power in my hands after all.

But Shang Qing took what I already had as a reward for me to deal with the more powerful Yuezhi people and the Black Wind Tribe. Isn't this a joke?"

"I do have a good idea!"

Yang Lezi Shangqing's eyes turned, and with a smile he held the arm of Huo Yun Shangqing, who was a little embarrassed, and smiled sincerely at Qing Yi,

“Early before the establishment of the Great Shen Dynasty, for thousands of years meritorious officials were rewarded with fiefs, and it was only after the establishment of the Great Shen Dynasty that fiefdoms were established and states were established.

It is said that the princes have their own states and the officials have their own families. The princes of various countries also established feudal systems according to the ritual system and rewarded the officials with land.

"Old Sheep, what do you want to say?"

Senior Minister Huo Yun looked puzzled and said, "I suggested that Senior Minister Yi of Longcheng be promoted to Senior Minister, but he was not satisfied."

"Longcheng Yi Yaqing certainly has the right to be dissatisfied!"

Yang Lezi smiled indifferently and said, "After all, Longcheng Yi Yaqing is a rare young genius in our Xing country in hundreds of years. Old Huo, you are a little too rigid.

Today, Longcheng has a population of nearly 50,000, Yangwu City has a population of 100,000, Xuanwei City has a population of 80,000, and Gaoling City has a population of 30,000, which totals 260,000 people.

Last month, Yaqing reached a deal with the emperor, princes, and our Xing State, exchanging craftsmen and people for armored vehicles, spiritual potatoes, spiritual rice, etc.

There are hundreds of thousands of craftsmen from various countries and their families alone. If a large number of Chinese people are transported here, one or two million would be normal.

In addition, Long Chengyi killed the King of Xianyu, subdued an army of 100,000 and hundreds of thousands of Xianyu followers. In the future there will be at least one million followers!
Even with the most conservative estimate, by this time next year, Longcheng Yi Yaqing will control a population of two to three million. How can he still be considered a vassal of a feudal lord? "

Qing Yi smiled but said nothing, but Shang Qing Huo Yun said with some displeasure: "In a vassal state, Shang Qing is in charge of government, which is already the limit for a minister.

If he is not regarded as a vassal, does that mean the king should abdicate and Longcheng Yi Yaqing should become the king? This is too absurd. "

"What's so ridiculous about this? Could it be that Longcheng Yi Yaqing is not strong enough to be a king?"

Yang Lezi smiled and said nonchalantly, seeing that Shangqing Huo Yun was furious and almost jumped up and scolded him for betraying the king, Yang Lezi continued to smile and said,
"I would like to ask the king to unite with several other princes to write a letter to Emperor Diqiu, asking him to make Longcheng Yi Yaqing a prince of his own country, dividing the territory with Xing State and governing it separately. What do you think?"

"What? Divide the territory and rule it? Establish an independent country?"

Huo Yun Yaqing was shocked. He jumped up high, his eyes widened with disbelief. He pointed at Yang Lezi and asked,

"Shangqing Yanglezi, do you know what I just said? Since the founding of the Great Shen Dynasty, when 800 princes were enfeoffed, there has been no enfeoffment of princes for more than 800 years.

Moreover, Yangwu City, Xuanwei City, Gaoling City, and Longcheng are all the territory of Xing State. If these lands are taken away, you and I will be sinners of Xing State."

"Who said that the Great Shen Dynasty hadn't enfeoffed princes for more than 800 years?" Yang Lezi didn't care about the angry questioning of Shangqing Huo Yun, nor did he care about people calling him a traitor. He still smiled and said,

"How did the Zenghou State in Zhongzhou come about? Wasn't it granted by the emperor five hundred years ago? What's the harm of having another vassal state now?

The reason why you don't understand this is that the State of Zeng was originally a vassal of the emperor and was not considered an independent country. It was not until three hundred years ago that it was considered a vassal state.

Also, do you think that after Emperor Diqiu received the letter asking for help from the monarch, he sent reinforcements to the north without hesitation, and the reason behind it was so simple?

After the war, many princes in the Northern Wilderness will inevitably destroy their countries, and the emperor will then be able to take advantage of the situation to enfeoff a group of new relatives to establish countries in the Northern Wilderness.

As a result, these newly enfeoffed clan princes, after all, have shallow roots in the Northern Wilderness and must rely more on the support of Emperor Diqiu.

In turn, the emperor can also gain more support from the vassal states through these newly enfeoffed vassal states, greatly increasing his authority in the various countries in Zhongzhou."

"Ah! Is it so complicated?"

Shangqing Huo Yun was a military man, and his thinking was far less thorough than Shangqing Yang Lezi's. After hearing this, he was completely stunned.

Yang Lezi Shangqing continued without reservation: "Old Huo, the way of governing is much more complicated than you think. Longcheng Yi Yaqing has made great contributions to the country, and it is difficult to be rewarded for his great achievements.

Even making him a prime minister of a country would be an insult to him, so I suggest that the king ask the emperor to enfeoff Longcheng Yi Yaqing as a vassal of a country.

Dividing all the territories previously controlled by Xian Yu to him will not only reduce the threat posed by the remnants of Xian Yu, but also provide an extra barrier for the countries in the Northern Wasteland."

"Xianyu's territory is 15,000 miles from east to west and 7,000 miles from north to south. It was all given to Longcheng Yi Yaqing to establish a country. Isn't the territory too large?"

"The territory is too big? I think it's too small!"

Yang Lezi Shangqing said bluntly, "Although Xianyu's territory is vast, it is too remote and cold after all. Is there anyone willing to establish a country there?

Therefore, I am also going to suggest to the king that all the twelve cities in the northern border be allocated to Longcheng Yi Yaqing as a reward for his contribution to the protection of Xing State."

"Isn't this bad?"

Shangqing Huo Yun's opposition became less and less confident, and he said in a negotiating tone, "After all, Yunling has been the natural barrier of our Xing State against the Xianyu tribe for hundreds of years.

If the twelve cities in the northern border all belonged to other countries, and were separated from us by a salt marsh, it would be much easier for the army to march south."

"I say, Lao Huo, you are a dead brain, right?"

Shangqing Yang Lezi said angrily, "Yunling has now become an ally of Yi Yaqing of Longcheng. Even if we keep the twelve cities in the northern border, do you think Yunling's natural defenses are still reliable?

Moreover, Yaqing's elf friends are so powerful. If he really wants to do something bad to the State of Xing, do you think you can stop him?
In addition, in the hundred years since Xing State recovered the twelve cities in the northern border, the twelve cities that nominally belonged to Xing State, weren't the city lords of each city still inherited from their fathers? How is this different from independence?"

After hearing this, Shang Qing Huo Yun no longer insisted. He thought about it carefully and nodded, saying, "Shang Qing Yang Lezi is right. Then let's submit the petition together.

It will be a good thing for the entire Xing State if we send it to the king together with the victory report of the great victory in the border town. What do you think, Lord Yi Ya of Longcheng?"

Qing Yi smiled warmly and said, "Just leave it to the two Lords. I plan to recruit the Xianyu tribe here for a dozen days, and then go visit the giant patriarch of the Qingtian clan first."

(End of this chapter)