"Dazai, I wonder if you have any advice on this matter?"

Qingji set his sights on Jizha.

For a moment, all the ministers became quiet and pricked up their ears, wanting to hear Jizha's opinion!

Jizha shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. Your Majesty has been crowned, and he has indeed reached the age when he should be established to consolidate the foundation of the country!"

"There is nothing wrong with marrying a Yue girl as your queen."

Before Qing Ji could say anything, the senior doctor Shen Xi couldn't help but stood up and choked out: "Ji Zi's words are wrong!"

"Yue is a country of barbarians, and a girl from Yue is a daughter of barbarians!"

"I, the queen of Wu, should be of noble birth, why would I marry a vulgar and humble barbarian as my queen?"

Shen Xi's words were so unpleasant that Qing Ji felt uncomfortable in his heart.

Jizha couldn't help but frown and scolded: "Dare you ask me, sir, what is noble and what is mean?"

"My ancestor of the Wu Kingdom came from Tai Bo, the eldest son of King Tai of Zhou. He has a good family background and a noble background?"

"However, why is the origin of the Yue Kingdom so humble? It should be noted that the Yue royal family also comes from Zhengshuo of China. They are the descendants of Yu the Great and the Miao descendants of the Xia Dynasty!"

Ji Zha said sternly: "When it comes to origin, blood, and rank, Yue is not much worse than Wu!"

Upon hearing this, the entire court suddenly came to a standstill, and you could hear a pin drop.

Even Shen Xi himself can’t argue against Ji Zha!

indeed!

The ancestor of the Yue Kingdom was the famous Dayu.

The Yue Kingdom was located in Yangzhou in the southeast. Its ancestor was Wuyu, the concubine of the Xia Dynasty monarch Shaokang. He was one of the direct descendants of the Chinese ancestor Yu the Great.

The State of Yue, State of Qi, State of Zhan, State of Bao, etc. were all enfeoffed by the descendants of Dayu!

In fact, the State of Yue was founded more than 800 years earlier than the State of Wu!

However, the Yue Kingdom is too remote and has little reputation. It has already integrated with the local barbarians and has been excluded from the Chinese cultural circle.

"What Dazai said makes sense."

Qing Ji smiled calmly and said: "In that case, I will send people back to Yue Kingdom, choose an auspicious day, and marry Yue Si as the queen!"

Yue Si refers to the princess of Yue Kingdom.

In this era, every country has different titles for princesses!

Initially it was "Ji", and then it changed according to the "surname".

The princess of Chu State is Chu Mi, the princess of Wu State is Wu Ji, the princess of Qi State is Qi Jiang, the princess of Qin State is Qin Ying, and so on!

The Yue country has the surname Si, so its princess is naturally Yue Si!

In fact, Qingji was not disgusted with this kind of political marriage.

Qingji approved of this marriage with Yue!

Because Wu and Yue are adjacent to each other, it is true that they are incompatible and a war will inevitably break out sooner or later. However, Qingji still hopes that the Yue State will calm down for a while, so that the Wu State can have enough time to enrich the country, strengthen its troops, and accumulate national strength.

The reason why he raised this matter at the court meeting was just to make a transition so that the ministers and officials could better accept the upcoming New Deal!

At this moment, seeing Qing Ji nodding in agreement, Shen Xi and other ministers could only give up and support the marriage between Wu and Yue.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

At this moment, the doctor stood up again, not wanting to be left alone.

"What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, I think your Majesty should not issue a recruitment order to recruit talents from all over the world to Wu!"

"Why?"

Qingji smiled noncommittally, his emotions and anger invisible, making it impossible for anyone to figure out his true thoughts deep in his heart!

Shen Xi solemnly said: "Your Majesty, if we look at the whole country of Wu, all the ministers and officials are performing their duties and have their own positions. They can already manage the country and the local area, so why seek talents?"

"If a talented person enters Wu but fails to take the throne, won't it make the king's recruitment order a laughing stock in the world?"

"If a talented person enters Wu and gets his position, I am afraid that there will be insufficient official positions in Wu, and the supply will exceed demand, which will lead to a bloated judicial system and a waste of the country's money, food and salary. Isn't it a pity?"

What Shen Xi said is not unreasonable.

In fact, Qingji had already thought of this consequence not long ago!

When Qing Ji issued an order to seek talents, he naturally expected that talented people from all over the world would rush to join Wu to help with great events.

However, there are only so many positions of public ministers and local officials in Wu State. How can it accommodate so many people?

If Qing Ji does not accept him, I am afraid that everyone in the world will laugh at Qing Ji for fooling talented people, and then Wu will be ostracized and its prestige will plummet!

Qing Ji knew that his move to recruit talented people from all over the world to join Wu would definitely be feared by other countries and opposed by the ministers and officials in the country, but he still could not compromise for it.

Therefore, Qingji unhurriedly set his sights on the doctor Sun Wu.

Sun Wu sighed secretly, but he could only bite the bullet and step forward and said: "As the doctor said, Da Miao!"

"When the king issued an order to recruit talents to Wu, he had only one concern. That is, how to properly place the talents in Wu? How to make the best use of their talents and get everyone in their proper place?"

Sun Wu paused for a moment, then bowed to King Wu Qingji on the throne and said: "Your Majesty, I think there is only one solution, which is to reform the official system!"

Hearing this, all the ministers and officials could not help but darken their faces and tremble with anger!

"Da Miao! Da Miao Ye!"

"The official system is related to the foundation of the country, how can it be easily changed?"

"Our official system in the State of Wu has followed the official system of Zhou Dynasty for more than 600 years! This is the ancestral system and has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. How can it be modified without authorization?"

"Most of the countries in the world use the official system of Zhou Dynasty, and they are the countries of Chinese vassals!"

"Now you, Sun Wu, dare to instigate the king to change the official system. Doesn't it mean that Wu, the great king, will break away from the other countries in the Central Plains and become a barbarian like the Chu Kingdom?"

All the ministers couldn't help but criticize Sun Wu and scolded him loudly.

The superior officer Shen Xi glared at Sun Wu angrily and spat: "Your Majesty's desire to seek virtuous officials and change the official system must be instigated by Sun Wu!"

"Your Majesty, please drag Sun Wu, who has deceived the public with his evil words and poisoned the king, into a chariot, torn apart and cooked to death as a warning to others!"

Facing the ministers who were spitting and wishing to cut him into pieces, Sun Wu felt helpless, but he had to do it!

Gein, this was all agreed upon by Qingji and Sun Wu in advance.

After all, Qing Ji is the king, and it is not easy for him to stand against his ministers.

After all, everyone knows that implementing the New Deal and changing the ancestral system are very offensive!

At this time, Sun Wu had to be pushed out by Qing Ji and acted as the leading bird.

"Your Majesty, please kill Sun Wu!"

"Unless Sun Wu dies, the state of Wu will be in trouble!"

"This bully deceives the master and flatters the superiors, causing harm to the country and the people. If you don't kill it, it won't be enough to uphold the country's laws. If you don't kill it, it won't make the people angry!"

"Your Majesty Mingjian!"

All the ministers immediately fell to their knees with a loud roar.

Wherever Qing Ji looked, except for Ji Zha, Sun Ping, Sun Wu, Meng Ben and other die-hard loyalists, all the other officials and ministers knelt down and asked Qing Ji to execute Sun Wu!
Chapter completed!