Happy Little Scholar

Ten years ago, or even five years ago, every official in the hall would not have thought that one day they would be able to witness such a grand court meeting.

Politics, economy, population, farming, commerce..., almost every aspect they could think of was booming at a gratifying speed.

They could not see the future of Jingguo before because they were confused.

Now they still cannot see the future of Jingguo because the rapid development of Jingguo has far exceeded their imagination.

Of course, the grand court meeting brought not only joy but also sorrow to the officials.

Especially after Chen Chong, the governor of Shuzhou, made a memorial, almost half of the people in the court changed their faces.

Doubt, shock, disbelief, and deep regret.

This was the first time that Chen Chong, the governor of Shuzhou, attended a grand court meeting.

Whether it was the old ministers who had been in the court for more than ten years or the new officials in the court in recent years, they were all familiar with the name Chen Chong.

The former Duke of Chen's Mansion was so prominent that it could cover the sky with one hand, but in Kyoto, where throwing a brick on the street could hit a marquis, the Chen family was already one of the top families.

The Chen family was once glorious, but then it fell into decline overnight because of its involvement in the Cui family's rebellion, and later it completely disappeared in Kyoto.

Some people know that he was the governor of Shuzhou in King Jing's fiefdom, while others have completely forgotten him.

Today, this former celebrity in Kyoto has once again come to the attention of the public.

He brought some news.

In the past five years, the population of Shuzhou has officially surpassed Kyoto and become the most populous city in Jingguo.

Shuzhou's tax revenue last year was 20% of the entire Jingguo's tax revenue.

This did not exceed, which left them some face.

But that was just a Shuzhou, and the tax revenue of Shuzhou was 20% of the Jingguo's tax revenue, which means that Shuzhou alone is equivalent to more than ten states in Jingguo.

But this has nothing to do with them.

Because five years ago, the court officials unanimously discussed and almost couldn't wait to give all the taxation rights of Shuzhou for fifty years to King Jing. They even gave the entire Shuzhou to King Jing. At that time, they were thinking about whether to give two more...

At that time, they thought that as long as he could leave Kyoto, everything would be fine.

Five years ago, one state of Jing State was equivalent to more than ten Shuzhous. Five years later, one Shuzhou was equivalent to more than ten ordinary states of Jing State, which was more than a hundred times more.

This is only five years. No one knows what Shuzhou will be like in fifty years.

The court officials in the hall were already regretful.

They couldn't help but turn their heads to look at the figure standing in the front, not knowing whether they were afraid or respectful...

Li Yi had been watching the progress of the grand court meeting.

After the officials of the various states of Jing State finished their work reports, the next step was the audience of envoys from various countries.

A few years ago, Jing State was weak, and the envoys of Qi and Zhao were in the Golden Palace of Jing State as if they were in their own garden. Their words and deeds were quite inappropriate.

But now, the situation is completely different.

After presenting heavy gifts, the envoys of many small countries implicitly expressed their intention to surrender.

The envoys of Wu State did not send any gifts, and Her Majesty the Queen only sent someone to deliver a letter of credence.

Wu State and Jing State officially established diplomatic relations in the first month of the fifth year of Jinghe. From then on, they should be friendly neighbors, non-aggression, abolish trade barriers, and trade with each other...

The gifts sent by the envoys of Zhao State were very heavy, because they came to ask for help. The army of Qi State was approaching their Zhao State Imperial City. If Jing State did not lend a hand, it would not take long for Zhao State to disappear in the long river of history...

Although the performance of the envoys of Qi State was not as warm as that of Wu State, they also expressed the intention of establishing diplomatic relations. When they were speaking to the emperor, the envoys of Zhao State had a dead face from beginning to end...

The grand court meeting started in the morning and lasted for several hours until it was almost afternoon.

Several veteran generals and some old officials in the court were allowed to sit by Li Xuan before the grand court meeting began. Those young officials stood throughout the whole process. When they walked out after the grand court meeting, they almost all limped.

It was just a few hours, and Li Yi didn't feel anything. After the grand court meeting was over, he was the first to leave.

Not long after walking, a hurried voice came from behind.

"Your Highness King Jing, Your Highness King Jing!"

The voice was very familiar. Li Yi turned around and saw Wei Liang trotting towards him.

Wei Liang came with the envoys of Wu State this time. Li Yi saw him just now, but it was difficult to talk in the environment at that time.

Li Yi and Wei Liang hadn't seen each other for a long time. He smiled and looked at him and asked, "Is your queen okay?"

Wei Liang smiled and said, "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne. Everything is fine, but the state affairs are a little busy every day..."

If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight. This is the case with Mingzhu and Yang Liuqing.

Wu State had just been stabilized, and there was a lot of work to be done. She was naturally very busy, and there were many things she had never touched before to learn.

However, with Old Man Wang and others watching him, he would not make any big mistakes.

"Brother Li, long time no see."

Another voice came from the side. Li Yi turned his head and saw Yang Yanzhou who had just walked out of the hall.

He was on a diplomatic mission on behalf of Zhao Yi this time, and his purpose was naturally to stop Jing State from providing aid to Zhao State.

However, the court of Jing State had already reached a conclusion on this.

Although Jing and Zhao had old grudges, Qi was ambitious and could not watch Qi grow stronger. Half a month ago, the order to send troops to stop Qi and aid Zhao had been urgently passed. By now, the Jing army on the border between Qi and Zhao must have taken action.

Li Yi shook his head and said, "Why are you here if you are not with Zhao Yi? Zhao Yi must know that no matter who is sent, it will not work."

Yang Yanzhou smiled and said, "We have to try it to know whether it is useful or not."

"Now that I have tried it, is it useful?"

Yang Yanzhou smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Li Yi was too lazy to talk to him about these things. He waved his hand casually and said, "Before I came out, there was still soup in the pot. If you don't talk about state affairs, you can come to Jingwang Mansion to sit down when you are free..."

"Sure!" Wei Liang waved his hand.

Yang Yanzhou smiled and said, "In that case, Yanzhou will visit Brother Li tomorrow."

...

The officials who came out of the palace looked at His Royal Highness King Jing and the envoys from Qi and Wu chatting and laughing. It was obvious that they were not meeting for the first time, and they all showed surprise.

They certainly did not think that King Jing was suspected of treason, but even the envoys from Qi and Wu seemed to have a good relationship with him.

Whether in Kyoto or not, King Jing is still King Jing...

An official watched King Jing disappear from behind, stepped forward a few steps, and said to Shen Xiang who was walking slowly: "Shen Xiang, Shuzhou, Shuzhou can't just be handed over to King Jing!"