This Enfeoffment Order is truly wonderful!
It takes full advantage of the desire and greed in human nature.
By using the sons of the vassal kings, it was easy to disperse their power. Once the power was dispersed, the threat to the court would inevitably be greatly reduced.
Moreover, once the Enfeoffment Order was issued, it would be difficult for the vassal kings to rebel.
Even if he wanted to rebel, would his sons agree?
The rebellion failed and he lost everything.
The rebellion was successful and the prince ascended the throne.
It has nothing to do with them. Even a fool knows how to choose.
Without the support of these sons, how much military force would the princes have!
These sons will only support themselves from the bottom of their hearts and ensure that they can get a share of the pie.
The Enfeoffment Order!
This is the Enfeoffment Order!
Wonderful.
It is just as this bastard said, all it takes is an imperial edict to reduce the power of the feudal lords.
She could imagine how ugly the expressions of those uncles would be when they saw the Enfeoffment Order.
Even a fair judge cannot judge family disputes.
I'm afraid the backyard is about to catch fire, how many people are capable of rebelling?
Even if there are wise men among those young masters who know that this is a trap, they will jump into it obediently. No one can resist the temptation of power.
Even if he can do it, his brothers can't. They must beat up the opponents first.
As long as the Enfeoffment Order is issued, the problem of separatist rule by the vassal kings will be easily solved!
He is indeed a dog man.
He is so insidious and cunning that he can come up with such a plan to sow discord.
Now, Yan Jiaoran wished she could return to her body immediately and issue an edict.
Familiar faces appeared before her eyes.
Everyone was sighing and wondering why he had to take in so many concubines and why he had to give birth to so many sons!
It’s hard to split up the family, it’s hard to split up the family!
Yan Jiaoran narrowed her eyes and smiled happily.
However, Qin Yuan suddenly changed the subject: "But."
"This Enfeoffment Order is not flawless and will still have significant negative impacts on the country."
What? !
Yan Jiaoran was stunned.
How could that be?
No matter how perfect or good a plan may seem, it can actually be detrimental to the country?
That's impossible!
It must be a lie!
She immediately broke free from Qin Yuan's arms and asked solemnly, "What are the consequences?"
She cannot be careless when it comes to national affairs, she must get to the bottom of it.
After his wife ran away, Qin Yuan lazily lay back on the bed and began to talk about the country again: "My wife, you are well-read. I think you are very familiar with the geomancy map of the Great Zhou Dynasty, right?"
"Have you discovered any pattern in the distribution of the fiefs of the vassal kings of the Great Zhou?"
Yan Jiaoran pondered for a moment and said in a serious tone, "More in the north than in the south?"
"That's more than that."
Qin Yuan got up from the bed, lit the candle, and took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Yan Jiaoran looked at Qin Yuan nervously, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she found that he didn't notice anything unusual.
When Qin Yuan passed by the mirror, her heart was in her throat, but fortunately he didn't see it.
With the candlelight, she really didn't dare to look at Qin Yuan, for fear that she would laugh out loud...
Qin Yuan drew three lines on the paper and said:
"The first line is the Great Wall defense line. Madam, tell me, when Taizu passed away, which princes were stationed along the Great Wall defense line? How many were there in total?"
Yan Jiaoran took the paper and pen, and drew out the territories of the vassal kings as she spoke.
She was so familiar with this that she could easily recite it:
"The fiefs of the various vassal states are closely connected, lined up along the Great Wall from west to east. They should be the eight vassal states, including the Prince of Yan."
As she was talking, Yan Jiaoran looked at the second line on the map, suddenly realized something, and asked:
"This second line of defense is the Yellow River line of defense, right?"
Seeing Qin Yuan nod, she continued, "Four vassal kings, headed by King Qin, are stationed along the Yellow River defense line."
"The last one is the Yangtze River defense line, which is the last lifeline of the Great Zhou Dynasty. There are three vassal kings distributed there."
Qin Yuan nodded and asked, "Yes, my lady, do you want to..."
"If you were the Xiongnu and wanted to rush into the Central Plains to destroy the Great Zhou, what would you do?"
Yan Jiaoran fell silent and began to think.
When she thought about it until her head started to hurt, she finally came to the final conclusion.
——If we follow the current vassal system of the Zhou Dynasty, there is no way to get around it!
We can only fight head-on!
If you want to invade the Central Plains, you must break through the territories of all the vassal kings step by step from north to south, and force your way through. Only then will you have hope of unifying the entire Great Zhou.
The Great Wall, the Yellow River defense line, and the Yangtze River defense line are all natural fortresses relying on mountains and water, and are extremely easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Moreover, the vassal kings will not sit idly by and watch foreigners trample on their territories, and will fight to the death!
In this case, it would be extremely difficult for the Huns to invade the Central Plains!
"It seems that my lady has figured it out."
Qin Yuan continued, "Emperor Taizu is considered a top strategist."
"Although his vision could not escape the limitations of the times, he did provide the best solution to the threat posed by foreign races."
"The Great Wall, with its strongest defenses, served as a defense against the Xiongnu. The region between the Great Wall and the Yellow River was directly governed by the imperial court, both to prevent rebellion by the vassal kings and to provide backup against the Xiongnu."
"With half the number of troops, the Yellow River defense line not only served to resist the Xiongnu, but also to resist the rebellious vassal kings..."
Yes, hearing this, Yan Jiaoran nodded repeatedly.
King Yan of Yan, Yan Batian, and King Qin of Qin, Yan Cetian, had been plotting a rebellion for a long time, but neither dared to take the initiative because they were afraid of each other.
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