Yuanli finalized the word "Wen", and from now on Jizhou and Bingzhou will be "Wen Dukedom".
Yuanli finally had his own vassal state.
In Duke Wen, Yuanli has the highest power. He can collect taxes, manage people's land, and have his own army. His position as Wen Gong can be hereditary, he can build the Yuan family temple in the fiefdom, and he can appoint hundreds of officials to establish a small court.
At the same time, he also had to fulfill his due obligations, such as paying tribute to the emperor, reporting on his duties, and recruiting troops to fight for the emperor when he needed it. *
In other aspects, there is no difference in power between Yuanli and the two kings with different surnames, King Chen and King Chu.
The fiefdoms of the kings of Chen and Chu were "kingdoms", Yangzhou was the Chen (kingdom) kingdom, and Youzhou was the Chu (kingdom) kingdom. The fiefdom in Yuanli is a "principal state".
There is actually no difference between "kingdom" and "principality". The biggest difference is the status of the ruler, which has no impact on Yuanli.
After choosing the title, Yuanli also had to choose the main capital of Duke Wen.
Should I choose Ye County in Jizhou or Jinyang in Bingzhou?
After discussion, Yuanli decided to set the seat of Wen Dukedom in Ye County, Jizhou.
First, because Bingzhou was already stable and he did not need to be in charge, but Jizhou had just been captured and he needed to win it over himself. Second, Jizhou is really much richer than Bingzhou, and Jizhou's geographical location is more advantageous than Bingzhou militarily.
Therefore, Yuanli used Ye County in Jizhou as a fiefdom and began to enfeoff his subordinates into ministers of various positions. He also moved the system of the Zhengshitang over and replaced it with the Shangshutai, which comprehensively managed government affairs and became the central government agency of the country. He also established a new agency to manage military affairs, called the Privy Council.
These two agencies, one for government affairs and the other for military affairs, were directly controlled by Yuan Li and handled all matters of the entire Wen Dukedom for Yuan Li.
Because the administrative office is in Jizhou, Yuanli needs to move to Jizhou after becoming Wen Gong. At the very least, he must completely turn Jizhou into his base camp before returning to Youzhou. After Chu Hechao found out, he simply moved with him to Ye County, Jizhou, as a change of living environment.
After arriving in Ye County, Yuanli formally wore the Wen Gong attire given by the emperor and held a grand sacrificial ceremony.
The ministers below watched Yuan Li ascend to the high position little by little, and their eyes filled with excitement. On that day, everyone happily participated in the banquet, drank and danced, and were extremely happy.
Yuanli's subordinates were all granted official positions. From then on, they became ministers of the Wen Kingdom, and all of them were promoted to high positions. This was a big turning point, and the smiles on everyone's faces didn't stop until the banquet was over.
On such an auspicious day, Yuan Li was also toasted many times by the ministers. Even though he had developed a large capacity for drinking, he couldn't help but feel a little tipsy.
After everyone left, his high mood had not yet calmed down, so he grabbed Chu Hechao and started wandering around the unfamiliar Jizhou Governor's Mansion.
This Governor's Mansion was where Wu Shanshi lived in the past. It looked unremarkable from the outside, but there was something wonderful inside. Gurgling water, small bridges, bamboo groves, rockeries and precious flowers are all exquisite and luxurious, and have the elegance and elegance of southern gardens.
Not to mention the house where people live, it is full of antiques, jewelry and silk, everything is built according to the emperor's style. Even the emperor who lived in Yangzhou might not be as extravagant as Wu Shanshi.
When Yuan Li came during the day, he was startled by the golden roof of the governor's mansion, and ordered it to be removed as soon as possible to avoid any trouble.
The construction hadn't started yet, so he walked from the south to the north, seeing the jade brave and passing the eaves made of gold tiles. His eyes went from the lush green leaves to the bright moon in the sky, and the hem of his clothes flew past, being blown by the wind as if he was riding the wind.
he's drunk.
Chu Hechao held his hand and held him tightly in his hand, as if he was afraid that he would really blow up in the wind. The evening breeze at night was refreshing and cool. Chu Hechao's eyes were on Yuan Li's body, and he suddenly raised his hand and took off Yuan Li's jade crown.
The black hair coiled on his head suddenly fell on his back. Yuan Li turned around and smiled at Chu Hechao for no reason, "What are you doing?"
"You're drunk," Chu Hechao looked at him, "Are you so happy?"
Yuan Li nodded honestly, with the corners of his mouth curved, "I'm happy."
Chu Hechao couldn't help but smile, "I'm happy too."
The two of them giggled at each other for a long time, then slowly walked back holding hands.
"You look good in this outfit." Chu Hechao said.
The orthodox court uniform is complicated and has nine layers, but fortunately each layer of fabric is light and comfortable. As soon as he put on these clothes, Yuan Li's already good-looking appearance became even more awe-inspiring and inviolable, and his behavior was so noble that Chu Hechao couldn't take his eyes off him and wanted to take off his clothes.
Yuan Li was so happy that he dragged Chu Hechao around for a few more times, but he couldn't find the master bedroom.
It's too big here and I'm lost.
Chu Hechao looked around. The scenery was the same everywhere. He couldn't tell the east, west, north, and south. He clicked his tongue and said, "Look at the path you are taking."
Yuan Li said bravely: "I will take you out right now."
Chu Hechao sneered without saying anything.
Yuan Li couldn't be excited, so he immediately made a bet: "Do you dare to make a bet? If I can take you back within a quarter of an hour, I will win."
Chu Hechao became wary when he mentioned the word "gambling", "What are you betting on?"
Yuan Li had been walking for so long and was mostly sober from the wine. He felt bad and said, "Just bet three taels of silver."
Three taels of silver was Chu Hechao's monthly allowance.
Chu Hechao: "...I won't gamble."
Yuan Li almost couldn't hold back his laughter. He deliberately glanced at Chu Hechao with disappointed eyes and shook his head, "The great general of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but he didn't even dare to bet three taels of silver. How sad."
Chu Hechao's expression remained unchanged and he refused to speak.
The more he behaves like this, the more Yuanli wants to tease him. Yuan Li held his chin and thought for a moment, "How about this, can you come up with a prize if you win?"
Chu Hechao said: "Anything is okay?"
Yuan Li is not stupid, "You tell me first."
Chu Hechao said something vaguely, but his voice was so low that Yuanli couldn't hear it clearly.
Yuan Li frowned, "Please speak louder."
"I want to take off your clothes." Chu Hechao raised his voice and his ears turned red.
It was nothing at first, but Chu Hechao had torn up many of the clothes on Yuan Li's body. But Chu Hechao's ears turned red, and with such a sound, Yuan Li also blushed. He quickly took one last look, coughed several times, and said nonchalantly: "Just take it off."
"I still want you to kiss me," Chu Hechao saw that he was so easy to talk to. He immediately climbed up the pole, stepped forward and hugged Yuan Li, burying his head in Yuan Li's shoulder, like a big dog. Coquettishly, "You haven't kissed it for a long time."
Yuan Li didn't tolerate him at all, "No."
He raised a finger and pressed it against the man clinging to him, "Either you take off your clothes or you kiss me, you can only choose one."
Chu Hechao sighed, sucking a mark on his neck, "Take off your clothes, take off your clothes."
"Are you sure you bet with me?" Yuan Li asked again, "If you lose, I won't give you any money next month."
"Bet," Chu Hechao said proudly, "I like this lottery, even if I bet 30,000 taels with you, I am willing to do so."
Well, once he mentioned such a thing, he was very willing to do it without any hesitation.
Yuan Li's mouth twitched, he raised his head and looked around, then returned to the original route.
But a quarter of an hour was about to pass, and Yuan Li still couldn't find his way back. Not only that, he seemed to go deeper and deeper, leading Chu Hechao to a forest with few people around.
Yuan Li was tired, so he simply surrendered and fell to the ground, lying on the grass and looking at the stars in the sky, "I'm not looking anymore, I'm tired."
Chu Hechao was happy to see him like this, "It would be great to admit defeat as soon as possible. I will teach you that you should not be stubborn sometimes."
Yuan Li turned over and said, "I don't want to hear you talk, you are so annoying."
Chu He smiled angrily, leaned over and held Yuan Li's hands, humming and saying, "I was going to go back to the room to take off your clothes, so I might as well take them off here now."
Yuan Li opened his eyes wide and his whole body tensed up with fear, "Here?!"
The man didn't know if he was trying to scare him or if he was serious. His hand touched Yuan Li's belt, and he easily suppressed Yuan Li's struggle, just like suppressing a turtle that had turned its shell. There was a meaningful smile on Jun's face, and he lowered his voice and said: "There's no one here, don't you want to give it a try?"
Yuan Li swallowed, he had never played anything so exciting.
The wind outside was blowing, not cool. Yuan Li was wearing a lot of clothes and he still felt hot. The drink in his stomach that he drank earlier made him a little bit more impatient.
Yuan Li pretended to struggle for a few moments before relaxing, and Chu Hechao's hands flexibly untied his clothes.
There were nine layers of clothes, and they were taken off layer by layer. After taking off three pieces, Chu Hechao lowered his head and could see that Yuanli's clothes were spread all over the grass.
The young man with his black hair spread out lay in his clothes, urging him to continue with his eyes implicitly and eagerly.
"..." Chu Hechao's nose itched. He cursed fiercely, picked up Yuan Li and walked quickly to the master bedroom.
Yuan Li was caught off guard, "Aren't you going to take it off?"
"Take your shit off!" Chu Hechao cursed, "Go back and keep taking it off!"
Yuan Li still felt a little regretful, "Oh."
The veins on Chu Hechao's forehead twitched, he slapped Yuan Li's butt, and said through his teeth: "There are insects and ants on the ground, do you really want to be fucked by me naked there?"
Yuan Li's curiosity about fighting in the field immediately shrank back, "It can't be done, let's go back."
*
A few days later, two acquaintances came to Jizhou, it was Xiang Hongyun and Zhan Shaoning who were tired of life.
The two of them did extremely well in Bingzhou, so they were transferred to Jizhou by Yuanli to help.
As soon as the two people arrived in Ye County, they went to see Yuan Li. Yuan Li smiled and asked them to sit down and talked with them about many things.
But the words between the two people were much more cautious than before, and Xiang Hongyun's attitude was more respectful. Even Zhan Shaoning, who Yuan Li regarded as a friend, was no longer as comfortable in front of Yuan Li as before, and even dared not call Yuan Li's expression any more. Character.
"Shaoning, I heard that your wife is five months pregnant?" Yuan Li asked.
Two years ago, Zhan Shaoning got married.
Zhan Shaoning stood up, cupped his hands and said solemnly: "Back to Mr. Wen, Zhuo Jing is already five months pregnant."
Yuan Li paused, swallowed his sigh, and smiled as if nothing happened. "When your child is born, you must bring it to me. Your child will definitely be beautiful, smart, and lovable."
Zhan Shaoning relaxed slightly, "It is this child's blessing to be praised by Mr. Wen."
Yuan Li was silent for a moment, and suddenly didn't want to continue talking to them. He waved his hand and said, "I have prepared a mansion for you. You should have a good rest today and go to the Political Affairs Hall tomorrow."
The two people stood up, saluted, and left the Governor's Mansion respectfully.
After they left, Yuanli sat alone and finished a cup of tea.
After a long time, the light in the room slowly dimmed, and then a gentle sigh came.