Chapter 254: Decentralization, the Qin army sets out again!

“This, this, this?”

“It’s unreasonable to change your orders every day!”

“If I had known this would happen, I would have regretted it!”

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Whispering and talking to each other, no matter whether it was the princes of the Ji clan or the princes of other clans, their tone was full of resentment and dissatisfaction, as if they would fight to the death with Ying Tian in the next second!
But it didn’t.

They looked at Qin Tian…

Well, now Ying Tian’s eyes are full of respect.

Even the first edict issued by Ying Tian actually deprived them of all their privileges!
To put it simply, the system of two armies for each prince was abolished, and the princes were only allowed to retain a guard of no more than a few thousand people to guard their own mansions. As for the security of the fiefdoms and the princes’ armies, they would be the responsibility of the princes’ kingdom commanders appointed by the state!

Well, not only is there a national captain, but the prime minister is also appointed by the state!

From then on, the princes only enjoyed the income from their fiefdoms and were not allowed to interfere in the governance, military and other matters of their fiefdoms!

Next came the third edict.

This edict was aimed at the drawbacks of the Zhou Dynasty, when local governments were completely decentralized.

In the past, the system of the Great Zhou was that under the state, there were princes and prefectures. The former could be regarded as an independent country with independent judicial and military powers. Except for paying tribute to the emperor once every ten years, basically all the income belonged to the princes.

The highest official of the latter, the Lingyin at the prefecture level, is appointed by the state, but he is in charge of both military and political affairs and has enormous power, making him an uncrowned king!
As a highly centralized legal state, Qin would naturally not tolerate this situation.

Therefore, in the elegant politics of the new dynasty, the prefecture was changed to a county, and the separation of powers was implemented in the county, that is, the county governor was in charge of government affairs, the county lieutenant was in charge of the military, and the county supervisor was in charge of judicial orders and supervised the county governor and county lieutenant!
The same is true at the county level.

The county magistrate and county lieutenant will be supervised and evaluated by the inspector-general.

Local decentralization, Qin Ting is also decentralizing power.

The prime minister was renamed the chancellor, and the chancellor was divided into two, the left prime minister Zhou Liang and the right prime minister Lin Zhao, who checked and balanced each other!

Zhou Liang was silent.

Although he had known about this for a long time, he was still very dissatisfied about having half of his power taken away.

But just like those princes, Zhou Liang looked at Ying Tian with eyes full of respect.

After all, the Qin Dynasty was not a completely secular dynasty.

In this world of cultivating immortals where all great power belongs to oneself, who would dare to say no if Ying Tian not only deprived them of some of their power, but even asked them to go home and farm?

So, everything went smoothly.

Until the end of the coronation ceremony, when Ying Tian was accepting the worship of the crowd, his brows slightly frowned.

Among the people who came to congratulate below, two key figures were missing.

Fang Hanshan, the patriarch of the Fang clan in Guizhou, and Zhou Ruoruo, the empress of Daqian!

Ying Tian clearly remembered that he had sent invitations to both of them to come and watch the ceremony and offer congratulations!
Ha, they already have the way to die… Ying Tian stood with his sword in hand, the thick purple aura of the emperor surrounding him rose to the sky, and the infinite pressure was like an abyss and a prison.

In the distance, the nine-tailed fox licking its tail suddenly felt something and turned back to look at the high altar with a look of disbelief in its eyes.

“No, it’s impossible…absolutely impossible!”

“But, it really seems like…”

The nine-tailed fox whispered softly.

Next to her, Zi Jiaojiao, who was looking at Qin Tian with starry eyes, frowned and turned back: “Mom, what are you talking about?”

The nine-tailed fox lowered his head: “Do you think Qin Tian looks familiar now?”

“It’s not Qin Tian!”

Zi Jiaojiao corrected him, “It’s Yingtian! My husband changed his last name to Ying, and there is only one such person in the world!”

Even dogs don’t eat love… The nine-tailed fox complained in his heart, shook his head, and lowered his voice: “I’m asking you, take a close look at Ying Tian’s current appearance, does it look familiar?”

“Of course I am familiar with him…” Zi Jiaojiao shook her head: “He is Xuan’er’s biological father!”

Well, Xuan’er is Qin Xuan, the son she gave to Qin Tiansheng who has the immortal body of the Mysterious Phoenix! The nine-tailed fox sighed and said nothing more, but kept muttering sentences such as “This is impossible” and “Could it really be him?”

Zi Jiaojiao no longer paid any attention to her mother, but just stared at Ying Tian with sharp eyes.

“My husband, you are so handsome…”

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Two days later.

The city of Xianyang was once again decorated with lights and colorful lanterns, and the streets and alleys were covered with big red “囍” characters.

This time, even the new Qin people had a look of “No way, they’re coming again” on their faces.

There was no other reason, Ying Tian took a concubine again.

The person he took as a concubine was naturally Ji Xiuning, the daughter of Ji Yuan, who had given up his royal title and changed his name to Duke of Tang.

Ji Xiuning is as her name suggests, her facial features are not absolutely beautiful, she is not delicate or charming, but her eyes are bright and her spirit is clear, and her whole body gives people a feeling of being spotless from the inside out. That kind of elegance cannot be possessed by appearance alone.

At this moment, she was holding a bird fan in her hand and slowly walked out of Chuxiu Palace. Just her back figure as she got on the wedding sedan chair made countless men who came to join in the fun fall in love with her at first sight, and they wished they could replace Ying Tian!
“Your Majesty, if you betray Miss Xiuning, I will kill myself right here on Suzaku Street, leaving the Qin Empire without a future pillar of power!”

“Your Majesty, please be gentle and don’t hurt the girl…”

“His Majesty……”

The sheep whispered softly in a voice that only they could hear.

At the same time, gongs and drums were beating, firecrackers were blasting, and a professional team specially supported by the Qin State carried the sedan chair and walked briskly towards the Afang Palace.

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into the night.

The front hall of Afang Palace was still bustling, but Ying Tian went to the bridal chamber leisurely.

Ji Xiuning’s face was filled with anxiety.

After all, she was not only here to be Qin Tian’s concubine, but she was also responsible for the survival of the family. So tonight, she had to make Ying Tian satisfied!
Hearing the footsteps outside the door, the palace maids covered their mouths and laughed as they left.

Ji Xiuning bit her lips lightly, her black and white eyes looked towards the door, and then her pretty face turned red, full of girlish shyness and springy passion.

There is no other reason, Ying Tian looks better than Zhan Nu.

From those who are eight thousand years old to those who can just walk, as long as they are not blind, they will fall in love with him as soon as they take a look at him!

Ji Xiuning raised her hand unnaturally to tuck her hair at the temples, buried her blushing cheeks, and whispered softly: “I am young and naive, please have mercy on me, Your Majesty…”

But unfortunately it backfired.

Soon, Ji Xiuning’s trembling murmurs were heard from the bedroom.

“He is truly a king of tigers and wolves…”

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[Ding! Congratulations to the host for taking a concubine, and the reward is 10 Moon Dew Pills and 1000 mid-grade spirit stones! ]

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Three days later.

The buds that should have blossomed have blossomed, and the battles that should have been fought have to be fought.

Outside the city of Xianyang, one could see countless Qin soldiers in black armor coming in a mighty procession, trailing a cloud of dust. The knights on horseback were all wearing dark full body armor, with only a pair of eyes exposed, looking murderous, mighty and majestic.

Ying Tian walked slowly into the army, and thunderous cheers instantly rang out around him.

“Long live, long live, long live my emperor!”

“The Qin army will win!”

(End of this chapter)