Nine Princes Struggle for the Throne: The Mad Prince

Chapter 194 The Western Zhou Dynasty raised objections to the tribute system.

It has been half a month since Jiang Pingle returned to the Prince's Mansion.

In the past two weeks, Qiao Danxue, Jiang Pingxin, and Yan Wushuang have all returned to the palace after leaving seclusion.

The four women joined hands to deal with some of the problems left over from the Prince's residence during this period.

Of course, many people also suffered misfortune.

After all, none of these four women were easy to deal with; when they made a move, someone was bound to suffer.

Subsequently, many noble sons in the capital city received the care of the four women, especially the sons of clans.

The scene was so tragic that it brought tears to the eyes of anyone who heard it.

However, the common people were very happy. In the past two years, these clan members have become increasingly unruly, fearless of anything, and they don't even care about the sons of dukes and marquises.

Not to mention the common people, there's absolutely nothing we can do about them.

Now finally someone can put them in their place.

Even many noble children were secretly watching their folly, and even secretly spreading their jokes throughout the Eastern Qin region.

We must make these clan members lose face throughout the country.

With the encouragement of these people, these clan members indeed became famous throughout Eastern Qin.

Even ordinary people know about their glorious deeds.

After learning about these events, the Empress of Western Zhou once again recognized the status of the Divine Martial Royal Palace in Eastern Qin.

She knew better than anyone how powerful those clans were; even imperial power had to bow before them.

However, in Dongqin, the princess, concubines, and noble concubines of the Divine Martial King's Mansion dared to attack them so brazenly, and according to her investigation, these clans did not retaliate in any way.

She didn't know what these clans were plotting, or if they simply dared not attack the Divine Martial Royal Palace.

They had been observing, wanting to see how these Eastern Qin clans would respond.

But as time went by, the Eastern Qin clans did not react at all, as if they had resigned themselves to their fate.

This reaction shocked the Empress of Western Zhou and her followers.

This further solidified the Western Zhou Empress's determination to meet King Shenwu, the legendary ruler of Eastern Qin.

Upon receiving this news, the Emperor of Eastern Qin merely smiled, thinking that finally someone could put these clans to rest.

Of course, it's not that the Emperor of Eastern Qin couldn't deal with those clans; it's just that as the ruler of a country, he had too many things to consider.

This prevents him from attacking the clan at will.

But Jiang Pingle and the others had no such concerns; they did whatever they wanted.

Those clans who want to cause trouble for the Divine Martial King's Mansion should consider whether they have the guts. Otherwise, if they anger Qin Wu, not everyone can withstand Qin Wu's wrath.

After all, when Qin Wu gets ruthless, he won't even show mercy to his own brothers.

It should be known that the news of Qin Wu's secret plot against King Qi and his group had already spread, but so what? Qin Wu's strength and influence were undeniable.

Furthermore, Qin Wu's ruthlessness is something everyone has witnessed.

This is also why the Emperor of Eastern Qin was so happy when he learned that Jiang Pingle and the others had returned to their residence after leaving the pass.

However, the Emperor of Eastern Qin did not intend to intervene in this matter and simply watched quietly from behind.

And in these two weeks.

The Emperor of Eastern Qin also took the time to meet with the Empress of Western Zhou and discuss some matters with her.

Of course, there were some things the two disagreed on, and they began to argue about them.

The main point of negotiation is still the issue of annual tributes.

Because the great war had just ended, the Western Zhou's national strength had fallen to its lowest point in history. Under the strong influence of the Eastern Qin, it had no choice but to retreat again and again, which meant that the value of the tribute that the Western Zhou paid each year was almost one-fifth of its annual tax revenue.

This has also limited the development of the Western Zhou Dynasty in recent years.

However, after several years of development, the Western Zhou Dynasty hoped to reduce the amount of tribute paid each year.

How could Dong Qin possibly agree to this? So the two sides argued about it.

The two sides began negotiations.

The Divine Martial King's Palace.

"Your Highness, we have found out what you asked us to investigate."

Yu Ge reported back to Jiang Ping Le.

He told Jiang Pingle in great detail about the negotiations between the two countries that Jiang Pingle had asked him to investigate.

"Does the Western Zhou think they can withstand the military might of our Eastern Qin? They actually want to reduce their tribute at this time."

After listening to Yu Ge's report, Jiang Pingle couldn't help but sneer.

In her view, the Western Zhou Dynasty was courting death.

However, she doesn't want to get involved in these things right now.

“The prince is not in seclusion right now. Go and contact the secret guards and have them tell the prince this news and see what his thoughts are.”

Jiang Pingle said to Yu Ge.

Such a big matter should be told to Qin Wu so that he can make the decision.

"Yes, slave, go right away."

Yu Ge accepted the order and withdrew.

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Mount Kamikaze.

"What's the matter?"

Qin Wu closed his eyes and asked.

"Your Highness, the Princess Consort just sent word that the Western Zhou are currently negotiating with us, hoping to reduce the amount of annual tribute. The Princess Consort would like to ask Your Highness whether we should intervene in this matter."

Liu Feng reported.

He came to see Qin Wu as soon as he received the news.

"No rush, let's see how the imperial court negotiates first."

"By the way, have the Black Dragon Guard keep an eye on the officials involved in the negotiations. Record everything they meet and talk about each day. If anyone does anything detrimental to the court, arrest them immediately."

Qin Wu gave the order.

He doesn't want to deal with these things right now.

He wouldn't interfere unless these people did something detrimental to Dong Qin.

But if anyone dares to do anything detrimental to Eastern Qin, don't blame him for using them to establish his authority.

It's a perfect time to celebrate his release from quarantine.

We can also use them as a sacrifice, so that we can send troops to Japan at that time.

"Yes, I understand."

Liu Feng left without asking any further questions.

Qin Wu also continued to comprehend the universe and improve his Wind Domain.

Qin Wu's orders were quickly relayed to the Black Dragon Guard, who then began to take action.