"Brother Wang! Are you telling the truth?"
"A ruler's word is his bond! What kind of joke would I be making with you?"
"Brother Wang!"
Ying Zhuang was overwhelmed with gratitude, tears streaming down his face.
Jiang Ming pondered for a moment and said, "I moved the capital to Yanbei to lull the King of Wu into a false sense of security. You are in Luoyi, so you must cooperate with my orders. Do whatever I tell you to do... Do you understand?"
"Don't worry, Brother Wang! I will do everything you say!"
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With the two brothers having finalized their plans, Jiang Ming embarked on his ambitious reforms for the new dynasty and his grand scheme to destroy the Wu Kingdom through commerce.
He first led a large army to help Ying Zhuang recover the scattered small states that had become independent after the collapse of Chu, and recovered 40% of Chu's territory.
Learning from the lessons of the previous governance of the Chu state... Jiang Ming ordered Ying Zhuang to change all these small states into prefectures and counties!
Anyone who disobeys will have their entire family wiped out to prevent future troubles!
Furthermore, he completed the merger of the territory originally occupied by the Gan state with the Chu state, and allowed his younger brother Ying Zhuang to directly establish his capital at Luoyi, becoming the first Chu king to establish his capital in the Central Plains!
After making all the arrangements, Jiang Ming led Ji Bochang and his army back to the Yan Kingdom in a grand procession.
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His actions left all the feudal lords in the world utterly bewildered!
They all thought that Jiang Ming would move his base to Luoyi, after all, it was the center of the world and the place where emperors of all dynasties had made their home!
However, after he installed Ji Bochang as emperor, he actually took the emperor back to his hometown and let his brother take over the territory of the Daqian royal family, as well as some of the land of Chu. This move was really incomprehensible!
As for the old King of Qin and the King of Wu, their feelings were even more complicated!
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