Chapter 48 God is on the King
These two princes failed to compete with Emperor Xin for the position of the Human Emperor, and secretly dissatisfied with Emperor Xin. However, as Emperor Xin's position became more and more stable, the position of the two in Chaoge became more and more awkward.
Chaoge's many civil and military ministers were a little taboo about their identities, so they did not dare to get too close to them.
The two of them had no power, no power, no power, and had no friends to talk to. They had basically given up on the position of the Human Emperor. As long as Emperor Xin didn't kill them, the two of them would be honestly a minister.
However, this time, Wen Taishi won a great victory and captured the eighteen vassal states, giving them another choice.
The eighteen vassal states that were wiped out, because of their rebellion against the Shang Dynasty, the family of the vassal states would definitely be deprived of their fiefdoms. The eighteen vassal states were all good places close to Jizhou.
As princes, they each got a fiefdom, right?
Instead of watching Emperor Xin look down on his face in Chaoge, it is better to be directly enthroned in other places and become the lord of the vassal states.
Emperor Xin's eyes swept across the ministers, noticed Wei Zi, Ji Zi and several ministers' faces, and a sneer appeared in his heart. These people's thoughts could not be hidden from him.
"The Da Shang granted the title of princes from all directions to protect the local area. In addition, the newly opened territory is too desolate and not suitable for the direct control of the Da Shang... And after so many years of development, the prosperity of these eighteen vassal states is almost the same as that of the local area!"
Di Xin spoke slowly.
"Over the years, the Da Shang has been conquering the princes, and even in the local territory, many nobles have been granted. If the uncontrollable feudal is enfeoffed, the Da Shang will sooner or later decline!"
Hearing Emperor Xin's words, Shang Rong, Bigan and the civil and military officials in the court immediately moved. Bigan suddenly looked up, his eyes showing a hint of shock.
He seemed to have guessed what Di Xin was going to say next.
"So, I plan to take these eighteen states into the land and cultivate the priests! I wonder if the Prime Minister, the Asian Prime Minister and all the ministers, what are your opinions on this?"
boom!
It seemed as if an invisible thunder had come to the hall, and all the ministers in the court were shocked. Emperor Xin directly took the eighteen vassal states in the north for himself and turned them into the land of the Great Shang Dynasty, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
Since the founding of the country to the present for thousands of years, the land was only enfeoffed. Even if the fiefs of a certain prince were deprived of the fiefs, the land was never taken back, but was transferred to other princes and ministers.
Reclaiming the territory of the princes, strengthening the roots and strengthening the throne... This seems to be a destruction of the vassals!
"Your Majesty cannot! From ancient times to the present, the Emperor of Humanity has always been in charge of the central government, the princes guarding the four directions, depriving the princes of the territory and collecting it into their homeland, and there is no precedent!"
"And, the Da Shang land is already vast enough and does not need the land of the princes at all. If Your Majesty reduces the northern princes, the army will have to station in the north for a long time, consuming military and financial resources, and will also cause dissatisfaction among the northern princes, which will not be worth the loss!"
Shang Rong immediately stood up and opposed fiercely.
Bi fucked her mouth, but she couldn't say anything.
For him, both Di Xin's ideas and Shang Rong's opinions made sense. Di Xin wanted to consolidate his roots and cultivate the primordials, so that Da Shang's local expansion and prevent decline.
Shang Rong was worried that this move would cause dissatisfaction among the princes from all directions and was more conservative, and neither of them was wrong.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's words are always steady. If all the eighteen vassal states are taken back, then the soldiers in the army will only think that the Great Shang Dynasty will not be prepared to enfeoff the princes again from now on, which will easily cause unstable military morale!"
Veteran Lu Xiong also took a step forward and persuaded him.
His plan was opposed by Shang Rong and Lu Xiong Qiqi, and Di Xin's face changed without showing anger.
He pondered for a while.
"What the two beloved ministers said is also reasonable. Then this is the case. The eighteen vassal states, the ten vassal states in the south, and the other eight vassal states are used to enfeoff the great generals who have been successful!"
Di Xin took a step back and did not stick to his plan.
Shang Rong wanted to speak but stopped. He wanted to remind Emperor Xin that these eighteen vassal states were close to Jizhou. I am afraid that the Marquis of Jizhou had been coveting this for a long time. If he did not give him some benefits, he would probably cause dissatisfaction with the other party.
After all, this time when Wen Taishi conquered Beihai, Jizhou took on a large amount of food, grass and supplies, and sent a lot of troops to assist in the war. The real efforts were not worth it, but it was a bit unreasonable.
However, as the Emperor of Human Emperor, Emperor Xin has taken a step back. If Shang Rong has any objections, he will be suspected of being aggressive.
Shang Rong sighed in his heart, hoping that the Marquis of Jizhou can take into account the overall situation and make up for him when he has the chance in the future!
The Prime Minister retreated and agreed to Emperor Xin's disposal, so the other ministers could only give up.
"Yin Shou..."
Weizi, Jizi lowered his head, his expression was a little distorted, forcibly covering up the anger in his chest.
In the eyes of the two, it was obvious that Emperor Xin did not want them to be enfeoffed and deliberately suppressed. They no longer wanted to covet the position of the Human Emperor, but only wanted to be enfeoffed and become a prince from all directions.
All of them gave in to this level, and Di Xin even grabbed them!
This made it impossible for both of them to bear!
"By the way, I have another idea!"
Emperor Xin was shocked when he saw the ministers compromise.
He had several innovative strategies in his mind. The first was to weaken the power of the princes from all directions. Although he had not done his best this time, he also gained a lot.
Seeing that the first reform strategy did not arouse the full opposition of the ministers, Emperor Xin immediately took this opportunity to speak again.
The ministers in the hall couldn't help but look up at the young emperor above.
Today, Di Xin has shocked their hearts enough. If that doesn’t happen, what other party has any amazing plans to say and test their hearts?
"This time the Taishi won a great victory. He needed to worship the ancestral temple. When sacrificing his ancestors, only three animals were needed! There was no need to use human sacrifices! After all, people are the foundation of the Da Shang!"
The major events of the country are sacrifices and wars.
Especially in the world of the gods where immortals and gods exist and ancient human sages, sacrifices and incense are even more important matters related to human sects. Any matters related to sacrifices must be handled carefully.
Sacrifices to gods, from ancient times to the present, live sacrifices are widely used!
Kill enemy prisoners and slaves, and use their blood to worship ancestors and gods.
Emperor Xin did not communicate with the ministers at all, nor did he seek the opinions of the priests of the ancestral temple. He actually wanted to innovate the sacrificial methods that have been passed down from ancient times to the present?
"No! Your Majesty, don't act impulsively!"
"The method of sacrifice is related to the fate of the Great Shang Dynasty. Your Majesty should not be impulsive..."
This time, not only Shang Rong, Lian Bigan, Mei Bo and other ministers stood up together. Huang Feihu and other generals were not so excited.
However, when they saw the ministers so excited, they hesitated for a while, but did not stand up to support Di Xin.
Chapter completed!