Basically, it is equivalent to that, as long as it is within the Zhou Kingdom, wherever Princess Mingyue is, she will be the fief of Princess Mingyue, and at least half of the local tax revenue will belong to Princess Mingyue.
Now Princess Mingyue is in the capital, which means that the capital has directly become the fiefdom of Princess Mingyueguang.
In the capital of the Zhou Kingdom, half of the tax revenue now belongs to Princess Mingyue...
It has been more than sixty and almost seventy years since Zhou Guo was founded, and this is the first time he has heard of such a ridiculous move.
How could anyone seal off the capital city and use it as a fiefdom?
This is definitely a stupid move that harms the country!
The Minister of Rites took a deep breath, stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, it is against the ancestral precepts to seal off the capital as a fiefdom..."
Before the Minister of Rites finished speaking, Li Xun glanced at him and said, "Now, it's changed."
"This..." The Minister of Rites wanted to say something else, but he kept his mouth shut when he saw the body of Taifu Fan being dragged out by the guards.
Nowadays, the Supreme Emperor has suppressed the court family and brought them under the imperial power. The emperor has overwhelming power in the court. It is no longer like the Yang family who could barely compete with the imperial power in the past.
Once he, the Minister of Rites, says no, His Majesty is afraid that he will be kicked out immediately and another Minister will be selected from the two ministers of the Ministry of Rites.
How much money did the family spend, how many relationships did they waste before he was promoted to the high position of minister. If the new emperor is angered at this time, the family's decades of hard work will be destroyed in one day.
Thinking of this, the Minister of Rites retreated obediently.
Why bother, Your Majesty? Without the aristocratic family, even if the emperor makes a foolish decision that harms the country, do they still have to obey it?!
Li Xun said: "Now that the imperial edict has been issued, let's start building the eldest princess's palace in various places, and build it according to the royal palace etiquette."
The Minister of Industry came out and said, "Your majesty has a deep brother-sister relationship, and I admire you very much. However, I am afraid it will be difficult to build princess mansions in every state in the country due to the national reserves."
Li Xun asked: "What do you think?"
Cold sweat appeared on the forehead of the Minister of Industry and Commerce, but he still said bravely: "I think it is better to build a palace in the capital that exceeds the size of the prince's palace to show your majesty's affection for the eldest princess. I will follow my opinion no matter what.
Nowhere is as prosperous as the capital city, and your majesty must not be able to bear the eldest princess leaving the capital city and suffering..."
Li Xun opened his mouth and said: "As you said, within twenty years, the three most prosperous states of Zhou must have an eldest princess palace."
The minister of the Ministry of Industry immediately raised his hands and said: "I obey the order!"
In twenty years, the three palaces regulated by the princes were completely built.
It seems that Your Majesty is not so stupid as to be unreasonable.
Yes, of course he is not a fatuous king. Can a fatuous king criticize memorials so well?
On the one hand, he worked hard to review the memorials in detail, and on the other hand, he repeatedly made moves in the court that only a foolish king would do.
With such an emperor, what should he do with his current court officials?
You can't even figure out the most basic temperament, right?
A foolish king is not to be feared, and a wise king is not to be feared.
An emperor who cannot understand his temper is terrible.
And Li Xun is now an emperor whose temper is unclear.
Come on, you have to be careful in the future.
Princess Yining, who was kneeling on the ground, looked ashen. Li Xun's revenge was really cruel...
Just as Li Xun finished handling the matter, a guard from outside walked in and said with cupped fists, "Your Majesty, the envoy of the State of Chu wants to see you."
Li Xun said: "Take the deposed prince and the deposed princess down, and announce that the envoys will enter the palace!"
The guard cupped his fists again and said, "Yes."
Not long after, the envoy Xu Qing, who was wearing the official uniform of an envoy, came in, cupped his hands and said, "Foreign minister Xu Qing, the envoy of the State of Chu, comes to see your majesty."
Although Li Xun is basically his brother-in-law now, the etiquette between the king and his ministers in the court must still be respected, otherwise there would be rumors that the Chu State has lost its etiquette.
This has a certain impact on the international reputation of Chu State.
Li Xun returned to the throne and said: "The envoy will make a living."
Xu Qing straightened up and said: "Last year, your country and our Chu country joined forces to eliminate the traitors in the grassland. However, the territories of the two countries were not specifically divided. As the saying goes, brothers also want to settle accounts clearly, although our two countries are from the same clan.
We are brotherly states that share the same origin, but we should make a decision as soon as possible on the territorial division, lest minor conflicts in the future affect the friendship between the two brotherly states."
Li Xun nodded in agreement and said: "I have been thinking hard about the issue mentioned by the envoy for a long time. The territorial issue is the top priority. It is related to the extension of the country. Naturally, it should be divided into Qingming and Qingming. However, there is a lack of landmarks on the grassland. How to deal with this matter
It’s quite troublesome to get up.”
Nowadays, the division of the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains is basically based on the existing geographical indications.
The State of Zhao now takes the Yangtze River as its boundary and lives in the south of the Yangtze River. The State of Chu faces the ocean to the east and the State of Zhou to the west. The border between Zhou State and Chu State also has mountains, rivers and water veins as natural boundaries.
But where can we find the dividing point in this flat place on the grassland?
I accidentally left the country while walking!
You can't just enclose the territory with a fence, right?
How many fences are needed?
The courtiers could be said to be whispering among themselves at this time, deducing their own methods, but none of them were effective enough.
In the end, they all shook their heads and sighed.
There is no completely satisfactory solution.
Li Xun smiled at this time and said: "In my opinion, it is not difficult. The Chu State has saved my Zhou State in danger several times. It can be said that the love between the Chu State and the Zhou State is profound. The Chu State is able to help me regardless of the past.
Zhou Guo, I, Zhou Guo, should naturally reciprocate the favor."
Xu Qing looked at Li Xun and asked, "What does your Majesty mean?"
Li Xun smiled and said: "We, the State of Zhou, will give up all the grassland outside the pass to your country, and we, the State of Zhou, will withdraw to the border."
When the courtiers heard Li Xun's words, they all showed disbelief. Do you want to lose the land you conquered?
What a foolish act by a foolish king to harm the country!
Even Xu Qing's eyelids couldn't help but twitch at this point. Li Xun's gift was a bit big.
No, Li Xun shouldn't be so generous, there must be conditions.
Just when the courtier was about to kneel down and beg Li Xun to take back his life, Li Xun said, "Of course I have other conditions."
Xu Qing cupped his hands and said, "I'd like to hear the details."
Li Xun said: "Although we, the State of Zhou, have assigned the territory outside the Guan Guan to the State of Chu, the grassland tribes who submitted to our State of Zhou must withdraw to the center of Guanzhong with our State of Zhou."
Xu Qing said: "This is natural."
Li Xun said: "Your country must promise not to initiate any war with our Zhou country within fifteen years, and that the two countries will maintain friendly trade and exchange what they need."
Xu Qing said: "Your Majesty, do you still have conditions?"
Li Xun opened his mouth and said: "The last condition is to give me five thousand grassland young men from the Zhou Kingdom in exchange for the territory. Is it possible for the envoy to agree to these three conditions?"
