In the Spring and Autumn and Warring States without women

Gu Zhucun'a was a little surprised by Xia Yu's sudden question, and said, "Shen Zili?"

Xia Yu said: "Did you know that Yan Jin Lian fainted?"

Gu Zhucun'a heard Xia Yu mention Yan Jin Lian faint, thought he had guessed the meaning of Xia Yu's question, pondered for a while, and said: "Shen Zili has helped us a lot in the past two years, I heard that this Jinlian's fainting was also led by Shen Zili, if you want to speed up Yan Jinlian's fainting, you can use more strength from Shen Zili." This so-called strength actually means money, but Gu Zhucun didn't say so.

Xia Yu was silent for a while, then suddenly changed the subject, and said, "How does Tai Tuo think about the poverty and weakness of my country?"

Gu Zhucun was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Xia Yu to change the subject suddenly, frowned slightly, and asked, "What does Nezuo mean by that?"

Xia Yu poured himself a glass of wine, his expression was very calm, it seemed that he had thought about these words for a long time, and he already had the answer, so even if he said it at this time, he was very leisurely, and said: "One of the main reasons for the poverty and weakness of Yan is that I'm afraid there are too many monarchs in the country."

Gu Zhucun's expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously looked left and right. Seeing Gu Zhucun's expression, Xia Yu smiled, and said, "This is my inner hall, and our conversation will not be spread outside."

Gu Zhucun'a looked at Xia Yu, as if guessing the purpose of the other party's words, saw the other party's calm eyes, and then thought of the deep conversation Fu Ren had with him, at this time he understood the meaning of Xia Yu's words, With a long sigh, he said, "This is a beehive, don't touch it."

Xia Yu ignored Gu Zhu Cun'a's sigh and said directly: "When I first entered Yan Country, I didn't know much about Yan Country. I know more." Turning the wine glass in his hand, Xia Yu said, "Yan Kingdom has been established for a long time, and it has been living in the north since Zhaogong established the country. The land of the country is far less vast than that of Chu, but the number of monarchs is almost equal to that of Chu, or even surpassed. It's one of the reasons."

Lone Zhu Cun'a was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Yan State entrusts the monarch with power, and the monarch's power is weak. If you want to produce a feudal monarch, I am afraid that if you are as loyal as a public uncle, you will also oppose it."

More than objecting, I'm afraid that at that time, the nobles and relatives in the court will rebel in all likelihood!The fiefdom is the lifeline of these nobles. As long as there is a fief, the nobles will pass it on to the eldest son, and the eldest son will pass it on to the eldest grandson. It can be said that the nobles will be nobles for generations. If anyone dares to touch the fief, it is equivalent to moving all The fundamental interests of the nobles will cause the nobles to rebel collectively.

Gu Zhu Cun'a didn't say it clearly, but said cryptically: "The crown prince grew up among the people when he was young, it was because of the coup d'état in the court of Yan State in the past, does Nezuo know the reason for the coup d'état?"

Xia Yu was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't know this.

Guzhu Cun'adao said: "The prince's grandfather is the father of the current monarch. The former monarch Jiangong also felt deeply that the power of the Yan Kingdom was weak and intended to revive it, but was attacked by a group of nobles in the country. Duke Jian died. The current monarch After that rebellion, I have been kind to the nobles and relatives in the country, and they have lived in peace for decades."

Xia Yu knocked on the table, and then said: "Feeding tigers with meat, I'm afraid they will get greedy."

Gu Zhu Cun'a wryly smiled and said: "There is no way to do this. To be honest, I am poor and white. If I am lucky enough to serve the country, I have to entrust the land to maintain my health. I will also oppose the reduction of the power of enfeoffing the monarch."

Xia Yu didn't speak, but took a sip of wine, and then said: "In the past two years, the prince has been very interested in the military merit system that Zhao Zhifu used in the Iron War to quell the Jin rebellion. The standing army is going to experiment with this system, but the country doesn’t have enough land as a reward.”

As a hegemonic state, the state of Jin drew the attention of the feudal lords with its every move. Even if Gu Zhucun'a was not a general in the army, he knew quite well the various strategies adopted by Zhao Zhifu in the Iron War. At that time, Zhao Zhifu My father made an oath in public: If the enemy is defeated, the upper and lower officials will get the county, the scholars will get [-] mu of fertile land, the common people can be officials, and the slaves can be free.

It is precisely because of this reward that the Zhao family's army led by the outnumbered Zhao Zhifu was able to defeat and quell the civil strife in Jin.

Gu Zhu Cun'a knew about this past, and also knew that the same thing could not be replicated in Yan State, so he said with a wry smile: "In the old days, there were fierce internal struggles among officials and ministers in Jin State. Zhao's fiefdom, Zhao's attacking soldiers in the north, and expanding land for thousands of miles, coupled with Zhao Zhifu's strong character, Zhao's land can reward soldiers with military merits, and there is also a strong enough lord to implement this incentive method, especially at that time The Zhao family is outnumbered and faced with a desperate situation. Under the crisis, everyone is united, so they can naturally do what they are used to and cannot do. The Yan Kingdom does not have any of these points."

This is like an endless cycle. Because of the large number of lords in the Yan Kingdom, the domestic land was divided into fiefdoms by the lords, resulting in a weak monarchy. , there will be no expansion of territory, foreign wars will continue to fail, and territories will be lost, and then the monarch will own even less land, and the monarch will continue to grow bigger.

Of course, there is also the factor of the monarch’s own death, as Xia Yu said in the past: "People are often born in sorrow and die in peace, and so is the country. The Zhou family is located in the Central Plains, which has been cultivated for a long time and the land is fertile. It is easy to farm, and most of the lands entrusted by the princes are the original land that has not been cultivated, and they are often invaded by barbarians, but it is also because of this that the princes can survive and change." The same is true of Yan Jun today. As a matter of fact, why did Yan Guo expand the power of the monarch to such an extent.

Xia Yu raised his head slightly, his eyes seemed to be emptiness in the distance, and he murmured: "If you want to expand the land around the Yan Kingdom, there is Qi State in the south and Zhongshan in the west. If you want to expand the country, only Beidi in the north, and the Shanrong people in the west. It is easy to obtain, but if you really want to fight with Beidi or Shanrong, you will inevitably have to station troops and emigrate, and it will take a lot of time to annex the land into the territory of Yan State bit by bit. Even if the mobilization is really successful, and the whole country is devoted to destroying Shanrong or Beidi, the land that comes from it will only have to be sealed to the dignitaries who have made military achievements. These dignitaries are all emperors or descendants of emperors, sometimes in disguise strengthened the power of the monarch."

At this time, Lone Bamboo Cun'a no longer felt awkward towards Xia Yu at the beginning. On the contrary, he found a feeling of "confidant". It's useless to be transparent, some ideas he can't share with the same camp around him, such as Sun You and Qin Kai, after all, these two people's families are both feudal monarchs, and they can't talk to the convincing people he hopes for. Because he understands Furen's temperament, he is afraid that after Furen came to power, he intends to revitalize and end up in the same end as his grandfather Jian Gong.

Gu Zhucun kept the words in his heart for a long time, and now he was finally able to confide in others, so he directly expressed his thoughts, saying: "Actually, there is no other way, we can first clean up some of the princes, such as the young master. White henchmen."

The meaning of Lone Bamboo Cun'a's suggestion was clear to Xia Yu as soon as he heard it. Since ancient times, the struggle for reserves has been the cruelest. At this time, Young Master Bai has suffered a complete defeat. , and no one will come out to object.

Xia Yu was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Cure the symptoms, not the root cause."