The next day, Lu Qi left Wangjiang Fort in the morning and went to Shida County to visit Xiao Mansion. He needed to communicate with Xiao Mansion, and it was time to give Xiao Mansion a title.

Regarding Lu Qi's arrival, the Xiao Mansion opened the door of the mansion, and Zhenjiang Hou went out to welcome Lu Qi in person. Lu Qi did not show off his airs. He also treated him with a flat manner and humble manner. After entering the door of the mansion, Zhenjiang Hou deliberately lag half a step behind. This manifestation is obviously respecting Lu Qi for the sake of the master.

Lu Qi naturally couldn't be polite, so he walked to the living room calmly. After entering the living room, Zhenjiang Hou asked Lu Qi to sit in the main seat. After he gave the gift, he took the guest seat. Moreover, there were only Lu Qi and Zhenjiang Hou in the hall.

Lu Qi looked at Zhenjiang Hou with a smile and said calmly: "You are an elder, but I am the King of Jin. Let's say something bluntly."

Zhenjiang Hou nodded and said, "I am willing to speak out."

Lu Qi nodded and said, "Xiao has supported me, and I don't say that I have made great achievements. It is not a good thing to shock the master. You can propose the conditions for formally belonging to Jin. If I think it is OK, I will promise you that once we reach mutual assistance, there will be no suspicion in the future."

Zhenjiang Hou nodded and said, "The Lord is generous and I like it too. Since the Lord said, I will say bluntly that my family belongs to Jin State and is willing to support the Lord to return the land to the people. The rest of the Xiao family is hopeless to not lose it, such as commercial wealth and noble status. Other book friends are reading:."

Lu Qi nodded and said, "You can have commercial wealth, but you can only operate according to the law. There is no privilege of no nobles to exempt you from the levy, and you cannot rely on your power to dominate."

"That's natural. Xiao's business will not do things too dominately, but will pay taxes according to laws and regulations." Zhenjiang Hou responded.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "The status of a noble person, what do you want?"

"I have thought that the status of a nobleman must be higher than the title of marquis. If you want to be a Duke, you will also add two more titles to the other two marquises to the heads of the family." The Marquis of Zhenjiang replied bluntly.

Lu Qi nodded, thought for a while, and said, "I will give you the prince, how about it?"

Zhenjiang Hou was stunned and responded: "The status of nobles and nobles of the princes is comparable, but there are taboos in the title of kings, and subordinates dare not be the ones."

Lu Qi smiled and said, "If you want to rebel, even the Duke of the State can rebel. I will grant you a prince, and I will not let you establish a country to take charge of military and political affairs, but just want to give Xiao a more noble status."

Zhenjiang Hou got up, walked to Lu Qi and knelt down, bowed respectfully and said, "My memory, Xiao Zhide, thanked the Lord for his title."

"Okay, get up and go back to sit and talk." Lu Qi said gently.

The Marquis of Zhenjiang stood up respectfully and sat back on his seat. Lu Qi looked at him and smiled and said, "I grant you a prince and give you a ritual. The prince's mansion can have three thousand honorary guards. The Marquis of Zhenjiang is allowed to be one of the Marquis of Zhenjiang. The title of the other two heads of the Xiao family is also a hereditary title of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Mansion. The so-called Marquis of the Mansion is a gift of only noble status, which can share the power and offerings of your Prince's mansion."

Zhenjiang Hou was stunned and nodded, "I understand."

Lu Qiqian smiled and nodded and asked, "What kind of account do you want?"

"The title should be given by the Lord." The Marquis of Zhenjiang said respectfully.

Lu Qi smiled and said, "I want you to be content. Tell me, choose a place name as the title."

Zhenjiang Hou nodded and thought for a while, "My ancestral tomb is in Shida County, but I don't want to choose another place. However, I know that Shida County is also the ancestral place of the master. I dare not violate the taboos and am willing to take the name of Taiping in the neighboring county."

After hearing this, Lu Qi was silent, shook his head after a while and said, "It is normal for the ancestral tomb land to be with the monarch and ministers. Chizhou is your ancestral land. How about the word "Guichi"?

The Zhenjiang Hou hurriedly got up, Lu Qi raised his hand and said, "Don't thank you first, go and ask the old lady about the Prince's Mansion..."

The Zhenjiang Hou was stunned and then said respectfully: "Yes, I thank the Lord for your tolerance."

Seeing the Zhenjiang Hou leaving, Lu Qi leaned over and closed his eyes to rest. Xiao was a family he had to rely on, so he had to give it generously, giving it generously, so he could appease Xiao, and give it his reputation as a hero.

Although the Tang State suffered heavy damage and lost a lot of military power and national territory, it has been established for decades and has a very strong traditional foundation. Now Jin State has a vast territory like a snake swallowing an elephant. It really takes time to establish a stable ruling foundation. Therefore, Lu Qi was willing to establish the Wei State and the Tang State could still exist.

Lu Qi thought that he would better not destroy the Tang State. If he sent troops to destroy the Tang State, he would have a bad reputation of killing the emperor, leaving moral criticism for the future rule and inheritance of the Jin State. He could kill the emperor and usurp the throne. Then, the commander in charge of the Jin State would be able to inspire the army to imitate the army and rebel.

Therefore, the best way to destroy the Tang State is to make the Tang State surrender voluntarily. Just like the previous Yang Wu, who was peacefully usurped the throne by the Emperor Taizu of Tang State and replaced it, it is said that the whole country has no blame. If you want to surrender peacefully, you have to rely on the Xiao family and many Tang forces to surrender. In the end, the lord of the Tang State, who was undermined, could only surrender voluntarily.

However, Lu Qi was not so optimistic. Tang State's control over the west has always been out of control, so it is normal to lose the west. Tang State's territory east of Chizhou almost supports Tang State in terms of people's hearts and military strength. Other book friends are reading:.

Half a moment later, Zhenjiang Hou came back and paid homage to Queen Lu Qi, and said respectfully: "Master, my mother said that she likes Jiuhua's Lingxiu very much. Can you be awarded the title of Jiuhua?"

Lu Qi was stunned when he heard this and asked for Feng Jiuhua. The old lady of Xiao’s house was so cruel. He thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, Jiuhua Mountain belongs to Xiao's fiefdom in the future, but people are not allowed to climb the mountain and visit."

"I thank the Lord for the gifts." Zhenjiang Marquis respectfully knelt down to thank him.

Lu Qi asked Zhenjiang Hou to get up and take his seat, and then asked, "How much can my uncle know about Jin State?"

Zhenjiang Hou was stunned. Lu Qi's uncle's title was not in line with the etiquette rules of the monarch and ministers. He corrected the etiquette: "The lord should call the minister's name or official position."

Lu Qipinghe said: "It's okay in private. My uncle should know my fate with the third lady of Xiao Mansion."

Zhenjiang Hou nodded and said, "I understand."

"Is there any way for uncle to do it, except eunuch Zheng?" Lu Qi asked.

Zhenjiang Hou was stunned and replied: "It should be difficult. The eunuch Zheng himself is a martial artist. Xiao's people in the palace cannot be killed, and there are very few opportunities outside."

Lu Qi nodded and asked again: "This time the Yuwen family mutiny in Nanchang Mansion, I didn't see the Rong family. I don't know if Duke Rong escaped. I met Duke Rong once when I was in Nanchang Mansion."

"Duke Rong did not escape, but surrendered to the Yuwen family. However, based on my understanding of Duke Rong, I should not have really surrendered to the Yuwen family." Marquis Zhenjiang replied.

Lu Qi nodded. He was worried that the Rongguo Guild would disclose the confusing matters, but the chance of the Rongguo Duke betrayed him would not be very high. He kept the secret of the confusing matters so that the Rong family would not hang themselves on a tree in the future.

"Master, I think that Duke Rong should have stayed in Nanchang Prefecture on purpose, otherwise Lin Renzhao would have been able to escape. Duke Rong would not have reacted less slowly than Lin Renzhao." said Zhenjiang Hou again.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "The Yuwen family's rebellion and establishment of a country, many officials in the Tang Dynasty's court will be taken down."

"That's for sure, Rong will be involved." Zhenjiang Hou sighed in a little emotion.

Lu Qi nodded and asked, "How much does uncle know about the current Jin State?"

"I know that the Lord defeated the 150,000 elite troops of Chu in Hengzhou, and the Lord had occupied Jingzhou before. Now that Wei can be established, it should be the Lord's hope." Zhenjiang Hou replied.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "Jin State rose too fast. Now the imperial court has not established soundly. The land occupied is subject to military control, which can easily cause chaos and rebellion. Therefore, the top priority of Jin State is to separate military and politically, and the de facto military and political separatist situation cannot be formed in the local area."

Zhenjiang Hou nodded and said, "What the Lord said is indeed a crisis of Jin State. The army will be in the same place, and it is easy to form chaos in the square and town."

"So, I need more civil servants from the Tang State to become officials in Jin State." Lu Qipinghe said.

"Don't worry, Master, Xiao has already invited many talented people, more than 400. Those talented people can go to Jin State to conduct assessments first, and those who can only take office can only be held. Moreover, I can guarantee that the talented people who are ready to invite them will be invited in the name of Jin State. I can also tell the truth that Xiao cannot blatantly betray the Tang State." Zhenjiang Hou replied sincerely.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "Don't worry, uncle, as long as it is not involved in military affairs, I will not be suspicious of Xiao."

"Thank you for your trust, I will guarantee the Xiao family's self-discipline." Zhenjiang Hou Qili responded.
Chapter completed!