Jiang Ming issued an order for all the feudal lords in the land to come to Luoyang to pay homage to the emperor and to hold a review meeting. All the feudal lords responded to the order.
Only the two former hegemonic states of Qi and Qin, and the southern state of Wu, did not take Jiang Ming's orders seriously.
When the King of Qin saw the edict from Luoyi, which was full of orders to his subordinates, he was so angry that he cursed, "You are rebelling against the Heavenly Gang!"
He definitely won't go to Luoyi.
As the ruler of a country, once he leaves the protection of Hangu Pass, it is tantamount to putting his life in the hands of others.
Even if Jiang Ming is his own son, he wouldn't kill him.
But he himself would inevitably become a puppet and would no longer be able to effectively rule the Qin state.
He could even imagine what tricks Jiang Ming would play: just like he did with the King of Jin, he would arrange a residence for himself in Luoyi City, grant him a nominal position, and live out his days in peace, and then choose one of his other sons to inherit the throne of Qin.
This chosen young master will have to come to Luoyi to receive his fiefdom, and when he returns to his country, he will be 'heavily protected' by troops, thus becoming a puppet and being placed under Jiang Ming's control and surveillance at all times.
This was an outcome that the King of Qin absolutely did not want to see!
On the other hand, the State of Qi felt somewhat aggrieved!
Le Yi's mother was killed by Qi general Tian Yong, who cut off her flesh. Le Yi's hatred for the people of Qi was irreconcilable!
In just three months, Le Yi conquered 72 cities of Qi, sweeping across most of the country and even besieging the capital, Linzi.
Even if the King of Qi wanted to attend the pilgrimage ceremony in Luoyi, he couldn't go!
To make matters worse, there was no food left in Linzi. The King of Qi and his ministers went hungry every day, and the people ate all the rats and tree bark in the city.
Le Yi did not attack the city; instead, he besieged the city and attacked the reinforcements.
They wanted to starve the King of Qi to death...
Logically speaking, the State of Qi was the richest country in the world, not only with the highest grain production, but also with the highest production of various meats, seafood, salt and iron among all the states!
However, the food supply in the capital was limited, and many granaries had already been bought up by Jiang Ming using loans in the name of "Young Master Luo".
When the King of Qi opened the granary, he found it empty and was so angry that he vomited blood!
Many wealthy merchants in the State of Qi even hanged themselves or drowned themselves!
Thanks to Luo Gongzi's exceptionally high business reputation, wealthy households in Qi were all willing to extend credit to him for grain.
After all, this is a sure-fire way to make money: one bushel of grain goes in, and you get back the money for three bushels of grain; the more you sell, the more you earn!
As a result, many wealthy families lost their coffins and even borrowed grain from relatives and friends to meet Young Master Luo's enormous 'demand'.
Like those fools who were scammed by P2P platforms and dreamed of getting rich overnight, these wealthy people have all gone bankrupt!
King Qi had no food to eat, so he began killing wealthy households in Linzi to provide relief.
However, even the wealthy families had no surplus grain...
Le Yi's current mindset is the same as Jiang Ming's when he had Chen Dazhuang lock Old Master Dong in a room full of gold and silver treasures and let him starve to death!
Wasn't the King of Qi the richest man in the land?
Isn't he rich but has nowhere to spend it, and he's corrupting the ministers of various states everywhere?
Let him starve to death! Let him die poor!
Jiang Ming waited in the Prime Minister's office in Luoyi City for a month!
A month later, all the feudal lords of the land arrived, including King Ji Bochang of Yan.
He paid a private audience with Jiang Ming. As soon as he entered the room, he immediately knelt down obediently, his face full of excitement and joy, and said, "Mr. Jiang! No! Your Excellency the Prime Minister, I have missed you so much!"
Looking at his 'unreliable' old partner, Jiang Ming was at a loss for words, both laughing and crying.
Objectively speaking, Ji Bochang was indeed a good-for-nothing!
Moreover, he did many despicable things that deserved to be punished.
But this guy is just so likable, and Jiang Ming loves chatting with him too.
“Your Highness, please don’t stand on ceremony, have a seat!” Jiang Ming waved his hand, gesturing for Ji Bochang to sit down.
Ji Bochang sat down next to Jiang Ming with a smile.
"Your Excellency Prime Minister! I don't know how to thank you enough... Waaah!"
Ji Bochang excitedly wiped away his tears with his sleeve and said emotionally, "You have really brought glory to our Yan Kingdom... I never thought that our Yan Kingdom would be so glorious one day."
"hehe......"
Jiang Ming smiled faintly: "It's not the face of your Yan Kingdom, but the face of your ancestors. Wasn't the founder of your Yan Kingdom a descendant of the Emperor of the Great Gan Dynasty?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Oh dear! I used the wrong words! Prime Minister, I have another painful and difficult matter to ask for your decision..." Ji Bochang said awkwardly.
"Tell me..."
"Well!"
Ji Bochang blinked and smacked his lips: "Prime Minister, do you still remember my elder brother's concubine, Lady Jin?"
"Hmm, what's wrong with her?" Jiang Ming asked with a smile.
"She... oh dear!"
Ji Bochang clicked his tongue in frustration: "When my elder brother died, he left a child in Jin's belly... and she's about to give birth now."
"Oh? Is that so?" Jiang Ming pretended to be ignorant, smiling as he looked at Ji Bochang.
"Tsk!"
Ji Bochang clicked his tongue and said, "That's right... but there's something fishy about this!"
"Tell me about it!" Jiang Ming gestured for him to continue.
Ji Bo often said, "My elder brother, by all accounts, is no longer capable of having children, so how could he possibly have a posthumous child?"
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