NOVEL WEB Chapter 54
"this……"
After reading the Enfeoffment Order,
Ji Chang's pupils contracted, and then quickly returned to their original expression.
What a dangerous trick!
The Enfeoffment Order stated that the territories governed by the princes could only be inherited by the eldest son.
However, now it can be changed to be inherited by the eldest son, the second son, and the third son. In this way, it won't take long.
The territories in the hands of the princes will become smaller and smaller.
For the emperor, the fewer territories the princes control, the more concentrated the imperial power can be!
"I didn't expect that His Majesty would come up with such an order of enfeoffment!"
Ji Chang said secretly.
He was a smart man.
Naturally, he saw the danger in it at once!
The other princes looked at each other after reading it.
Then they all looked at Ji Chang.
After all, who among the princes did not understand King Zhou's thoughts? What
King Zhou was pursuing now was the great unification. It was only a matter of time before he would deal with these vassal kings! Among the many princes, the one with the largest territory was Xibo Hou Ji Chang. Naturally , the one who was most affected was Ji Chang. However, Ji Chang seemed to be oblivious. He never looked at these princes. He looked at his nose and his heart, and he looked calm on the surface.
""Hou Xibo, what do you think of this Enfeoffment Order?"
King Zhou smiled calmly and asked Ji Chang.
Speaking of which,
Enfeoffment Order was one of the thirteen strategies for governing the country proposed by Wen Zhong. It was also written into the Mountain and River Qi Induction Volume by Zhao Gongming in advance.
It was specially prepared for Wen Zhong!
To put it bluntly, Zhao Gongming was just trying to suppress Ji Chang!
"Your Majesty's Enfeoffment Order is very well written in every clause."
"I think that it is the right time to issue the Enfeoffment Order now!"
""I firmly support the Enfeoffment Order!"
Ji Chang said righteously.
The most important thing is that he did not hesitate at all.
It seemed as if it was natural.
"Now I am in Chaoge. If I don’t agree, I will probably lose my head and be in danger!"
"Agree first, and then we'll see how to eliminate this Enfeoffment Order when we get back to Xiqi!"
Ji Chang said in his heart.
Now he has no choice.
If Ji Chang doesn't deal with King Zhou, do you still want to go back calmly?
King Zhou smiled faintly.
Ji Chang, this old fox, is very smart.
Because of what Shen Gongbao said yesterday,
King Zhou actually had the intention to test Ji Chang.
If Ji Chang had any hesitation just now,
King Zhou would have ordered him to be killed. Ji Chang had no choice!
At this time,
Shen Gongbao, who had just been named the national teacher, glanced at Ji Chang.
Now that he had just joined the Shang Dynasty,
Shen Gongbao also wanted to perform well so that King Zhou would value him more.
Therefore, Shen Gongbao immediately stood up and said to Ji Chang with a smile:
"Since Xibo Hou supports your majesty's decree so much,"
"I think it's better to express my opinion now."
"Resigned from the post of Xibohou and handed over the military power to the vassal king"
"In this case, wouldn't it be another good story?"
Shen Gongbao also had his own considerations.
If Ji Chang really resigned as the Marquis of Xibo and had no military power, then Xiqi was doomed to not cause much trouble!
Ji Chang glanced at Shen Gongbao.
"This man is really abominable!"
He hated Shen Gongbao in his heart.
However, he remained calm on the surface, fearing that he would reveal any flaws.
After hearing what Shen Gongbao said,
King Zhou did not speak. He just looked at Ji Chang calmly.
This time, he wanted to see how Ji Chang would respond!
The hall had already been quiet at this time.
The atmosphere was a little tense!
Everyone in the hall had their own plans.
Ji Chang was thinking hard about countermeasures.
A drop of cold sweat had already seeped out and hung on his forehead.
It was dangerous!
If the answer was not appropriate, he would really be doomed!
Shen Gongbao had a sneer on his face.
Whether Xibo Hou was willing or not, it would probably cause dissatisfaction to King Zhou.
At that time, whether Xibo Hou could leave Chaoge was an unknown number!
"Your Majesty, if my father rashly resigns from the post of Xibohou"
"I am afraid it will easily cause public criticism"
"How about this?"
Seeing Ji Chang in danger,
Bo Yikao immediately stood up, bowed to King Zhou and said:
"As the eldest son of the family, Bo Yikao is willing to stay in Chaoge forever and never leave Chaoge again!"
The whole audience was in an uproar!
When everyone saw Bo Yikao's eyes, they all changed!
The meaning of Bo Yikao's words was very simple.
If King Zhou captured Xibohou on his birthday, the outside world would definitely think that King Zhou was killing the donkey, which would damage the prestige of Shang Dynasty.
But now, he is willing to be a hostage of Xiqi!
If Xiqi does anything to offend Shang Dynasty, he, Bo Yikao, will bear the brunt and die first!
Such spirit is absolutely unmatched by ordinary people.
However, what everyone in the hall did not know was that the reason why Bo Yikao was willing to stay in Chaoge as a hostage was not only to rescue his father, but also for another important reason. That is
, he really likes Chaoge.
Bo Yikao is indifferent to material gain and has no interest in promotion. He has been in Chaoge for some time.
In Chaoge, he has seen many changes in the city.
The people under his rule live and work in peace and contentment.
In addition, many policies on farmland and taxation implemented by Chaoge are far more advanced than those in Xiqi, and more beneficial to the people and the country.
These policies are all from the content of the Mountain and River Qi Induction Volume given by Zhao Gongming to Wen Zhong.
Therefore,
Bo Yikao decided to stay in Chaoge.
He also wanted to continue to take a look here.