Jiang Ming divided the land among the Zhao, Wei, and Han families in Jinyang City, but he did not forget Ji Ji, the ruler of Jin.
This guy was imprisoned in Zhicheng by Zhi Yao, but was brought back to Jinyang City after the Zhi family was eliminated.
In life, sometimes it doesn't take thirty years of fortune to change drastically...
Fortune and misfortune often change in the blink of an eye.
It hasn't even been thirty months yet, and Jiang Ming and Ji Ji have already switched identities between 'prisoner' and 'ruler'.
Ji Ji was afraid that Jiang Ming would kill him, so he kept kowtowing and begging for forgiveness!
He said he later regretted it, which is why he sent Zhao Yong to assist Jiang Ming in attacking the Zhongshan Kingdom.
He even slapped himself in the face...begging Jiang Ming to spare his life.
If it were in the past, Jiang Ming probably wouldn't have been so magnanimous; he would have made him suffer a bit more.
However... his thoughts are now much more ambitious. Not only did he not make things difficult for the Duke of Jin, but he also treated him with great courtesy.
The ruler of Jin was allowed to remain the nominal sovereign of Jin, but the territory and population were divided equally among the three families.
Jiang Ming divided the power of the Zhao, Wei, and Han families very fairly.
The Zhao family has the largest territory, the Wei family has the most people... As for the Han family, because they previously aided and abetted evil, and their territory was not large to begin with, their share of the pie is the smallest.
Jiang Ming had made it clear beforehand that after the Jin state was divided, neither side was allowed to initiate a war. If any side were to attack another, Jiang Ming would lead the Yan state's army to attack that side first!
After a series of internal and external troubles, as well as mutual slaughter, the Jin state was severely weakened and could no longer stir up the world as before. Naturally, it seemed to obediently listen to the rules.
After arranging everything, Jiang Ming led the heads of the Zhao, Wei, and Han families, along with King Ji of Jin and the rulers of seven or eight vassal states of Jin, south to Luoyi, the capital of Daqian.
Meanwhile, Qin's envoy, Jia Gu, had just arrived in Jinyang when he headed south again and caught up with Jiang Ming in Quwo.
Upon hearing that his teacher, an envoy from the Qin state, had arrived again, Jiang Ming pondered for a moment with some annoyance, but still decided to receive him.
Quwo City, at the villa of the King of Jin where Jiang Ming was staying.
Upon seeing his prized student Jiang Ming again, Jia Gu forgot all about the proper etiquette between ruler and subject, and rushed forward to grab Jiang Ming's hand, excitedly saying, "Young Master! Congratulations! Congratulations!"
Jiang Ming gestured for him to sit down and to speak slowly.
"Young master!"
Jagu exclaimed excitedly, "His Majesty has decided to make you the Crown Prince! He has specially sent me to invite you back to the country to formally establish you as the heir!"
"hehe......"
Jiang Ming smiled faintly and said meaningfully, "What about my third brother?"
Jiang Ming's third brother, Ying Hua, is the son of Mi Min, the first wife of the King of Qin, and has been the crown prince for more than 30 years.
"Why do you say that, young master?"
Jia Gu was somewhat puzzled and said, "Of course it's the right to pass the throne to the worthy, my lord. In our Qin state, we have always determined rank and status based on military merit. With your unparalleled achievements, my lord is naturally more suitable to be the crown prince of Qin!"
"Teacher, you are mistaken!"
Jiang Ming pondered for a moment and said, "Since ancient times, there has been an order of seniority and a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. My third brother, as the legitimate son, has been the crown prince for more than 30 years. If I were to take away his position as crown prince, it would be against propriety and would be unrighteous... My father, in order to reward me, has taken on the infamy of 'abolishing the eldest son and establishing the youngest.' If I were to truly become the crown prince of Qin, it would be unfilial... Using military merit to blackmail my father and force him to change the crown prince would be disloyal. Such unrighteous, disloyal, and unfilial acts are something I, Ying Jiang, would never do!"
Jiang Ming's words left Jia Gu completely bewildered!
Do I feel like this child is possessed?
Why does it seem like it's 'someone else' now?
"Young Master!"
Jia Gu exclaimed in shock, “Why has the young master become so pedantic? Those so-called benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness are all fabricated by Confucian scholars to deceive the common people. The true strong should follow the Legalist way, and the capable should be in charge... Young master, this opportunity is fleeting. If you hesitate now, it will be difficult to obtain the position of heir apparent!”
"hehe!"
Jiang Ming laughed and said, "Teacher, you are right! Fame and fortune in this world naturally belong to those with virtue! As for the mere Crown Prince of Qin, it seems that my merits are not commensurate with them, are they?"
"Oh? So you mean?"
Jiang Ming pondered for a moment and said, "I feel that... I should at least become a regional governor, right?"
"Uncle Fang?"
Jia Gu was speechless, and shook his head, saying, "My lord, that was hundreds of years ago. There are no regional governors anymore. Each country governs its own way, and they've all declared themselves kings..."
"No, no, no!"
Jiang Ming waved his hand: "I want to restore the ancient system, re-establish the prestige of the Great Gan Emperor, and conquer the disloyal subjects of the land..."
Upon hearing this, Jagu was shocked, but also completely understood!
A mere crown prince of Qin is far from enough to satisfy this kid's appetite; he wants to become the overlord of the world!
The term "Fangbo" refers to the highest military commander who leads the military forces of various vassal states.
Generally, the four directions (east, west, south, and north) are divided into four, which are used to represent the emperor in conquering barbarians and teaching unruly feudal lords a lesson.
To understand this using modern thinking: feudal lords were equivalent to provincial governors, while regional governors were equivalent to military commanders.
After the fall of the Daqian Dynasty, the territory it governed was only equivalent to the land area of a medium-sized vassal state.
The feudal lords had long since stopped paying homage to him, and no one took him seriously.
The position of 'Fangbo' has been abolished for over two hundred years...
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