sbdcsierra Chapter 837: With Respect
Chapter 837: With Respect
And the source of this friction is also something that the Emperor Chu had expected a long time ago, but he has been dealing with the affairs of the grassland recently, and even the state of Chu has established a grassland guard house in the grassland to be in charge of grassland affairs, and the follow-up related matters are also Not a lot.
For example, the composition of the personnel of the Protectorate's Mansion, the ranks determined by the chief officer, and who should be sent to these are all his affairs.
After the battle, the emperor threw away his pick, and ran back to Prince Xian's mansion to have fun with the princess. Have you considered his feelings?
Now the matter in the grassland is almost handled, and the problem that Emperor Chu has been worried about has now appeared.
That is the territorial dispute between Zhou State and Chu State.
This time Chu State and Zhou State jointly dispatched troops to the grassland, and Chu State occupied most of the grassland territory. Although the territory occupied by Zhou State could not be compared with Chu State, the vastness of the grassland and their territory was considerable.
But here lies the problem. Before and after the war, the two countries did not conduct strict discussions on the division of territories, and there was no way to conduct strict and accurate discussions on the grassland.
Because grasslands are nomadic and live by water and grass, the land with rich water and grass varies in different seasons, and a large number of cattle and sheep graze in one place, and they will eat up all of them, so they have to be nomadic.
But this time there was a problem.
Grassland people are based on cattle and sheep, and have no sense of territory. They eat wherever they go.
As long as the land is not occupied, I can occupy it.
But what about the people in the Central Plains?
He attaches great importance to territorial awareness. Although the armies of Zhou and Chu have withdrawn, the basic defense force is still maintained, which leads to a very serious problem.
The tribes under the rule of Zhou State often went to the territory of Chu State, because Chu State occupied most of the grassland, and the aquatic plants were more abundant.
Not to be outdone, the tribes of the Chu State also ran to the territory of the Zhou State to grab food.
They all have household registration now, how can they run around like before?
Do you want to manage it?
If it is the Central Plains, people can't run around, and the various cities and passes can't run far.
But the grassland, where the wind blows on all sides, has neither cities nor passes, so it's very annoying...
No one can stop the tribe from running away.
This is where the conflict comes from.
Now Zhou State and Chu State both need a reliable solution and a clear territorial division, which is urgent.
If the friction continues like this, sooner or later the war will start...
But now because the grassland territory occupied by Zhou State is small, most of Zhou State's tribes are ignorant, and the tribes controlled by Chu State are at most vindictive.
But it can't go on like this, otherwise, sooner or later, small things will turn into big things in Chu and Zhou.
At the court meeting today, the emperor of Chu had already told the ministers about this matter, but what the emperor did not expect was that, in addition to the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, both civil servants and generals in the court suggested directly sending troops to the grassland occupied by the state of Zhou. As long as the grasslands belong to Chu, there will be no territorial disputes!
Of course, Emperor Chu ruthlessly chose to reject this kind of suggestion, and he was also a group of people who were not in charge and didn't know that daily necessities were expensive.
Look, the Minister of the Household Department knows how much money is left in the national treasury, and he doesn't go along with this group of people at all.
Warlike is not such a method of warfare.
The purpose of Chu State's strong military power is to allow them to sit down and reason with Chu State calmly when Chu State wants to reason with neighboring countries, instead of sending troops to fight when Chu State has troubles.
Why waste time and money to fight something that can be resolved through negotiation?
Is it true that the state of Chu has as much financial resources as the state of Zhao?
After comprehensive consideration, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, the Emperor of Chu decided to send a mission to the state of Zhou to completely resolve the territorial dispute.
However, it was difficult to choose the emperor of Chu again. The state of Chu hadn't sent envoys to other countries for a long time.
Moreover, almost everyone in the court of Chu State now is a main fighter, and there is nothing that cannot be resolved in one battle, and if there is, then two battles.
Sending them on a mission, I'm afraid they won't be able to talk about it with just a few words. Look at the way these people are rubbing shoulders in the court hall. Where are they going to negotiate? They are clearly going to Zhou to find an excuse to start a war.
Zheng Yuan, the only one who knows how much the Chu State is now, is still the head of the household department and cannot be sent as an envoy.
There was no suitable candidate for civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty, which made the Emperor Chu feel a little headache.
After the choice was fruitless, the Chu emperor came to the mansion of the virtuous king to discuss countermeasures with the virtuous king.
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Xianwang Mansion
In the study
"As an envoy to the state of Zhou?" King Xian didn't even think about it when he heard the words of Emperor Chu, he took it for granted, "Of course let Xu Qing go! Is there any need to think about it?",
The Emperor Chu couldn't bear it and said, "Xu Qing has just brought 20 million taels of silver for the treasury for twenty years. Is it appropriate for him to go? Not to mention rewards, we haven't given him a salary for a long time. "
The Xian King snorted coldly and said, "What kind of salary do people who don't go to court all day want? Staying at home every day is more leisure than this king. Are you happy to go?"
Chu Huang said: "Although it is true that I am a little jealous, but..."
King Xian interrupted Emperor Chu's words with a wave of his hand: "It's fine to be jealous, don't worry. Think about it, you get up before dawn every day, but he can sleep with his wife until the sun is high, look, you are now He's all gone down, maybe he hasn't gotten up yet."
The Emperor of Chu waved his sleeves: "I will go back and order the Imperial Academy to draft an edict!"
...
half an hour
Anding Hou Mansion
In the dining room
Xiao Ruxue was sitting at the table having breakfast with Xu Qing, while Su Qian went to the bedroom to feed Xiao Ning'er breakfast.
Sitting in the yard, Xiao Ruxue picked up a piece of cabbage and put it in his mouth. After chewing twice, he said, "Xu Qing! I want to eat Qianlong cabbage tomorrow!"
Xu Qing nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, Princess Yongle can eat whatever she wants."
At this moment, a shrill voice came from outside the mansion: "The imperial decree has arrived!"
Not long after, Wei Zhong walked in with the imperial decree in his hand.
Wei Zhong looked at Xu Qing, then at Xiao Ruxue, and said to Xiao Ruxue with a flattering smile on his face; "Princess...imperial decree..."
Xiao Ruxue said dissatisfied: "We are eating!"
Wei Zhong looked at Xu Qing and said, "Master Hou, why don't you give me a face...take it?"
Xiao Ruxue grabbed Xu Qing and said, "I don't want it! Uncle Huang always comes to us when we are eating! I have lost my appetite!"
Xu Qing looked at Wei Zhong, coughed and said, "Eunuch Wei, it's not that I want to blaspheme the imperial decree, I really can't leave, why don't you have a meal with Eunuch Wei? It's not too late to read the imperial edict after dinner... ..."
Seeing Xiao Ruxue's dissatisfied eyes, Wei Zhong quickly shook his head: "This old slave thinks that it is enough for Lord Hou to show respect, and the posture of receiving the order should not be so important, or just read it like this..."