Ding Gu is a powerful general in the army. He only has King Xiang in his eyes and never takes the county officials seriously. If the chief ministers, Gongcao, officials and others of the county magistrate's office are beaten, scolded and whipped, it is common. Even the county magistrate Wu Qi was openly scolded by Ding Gu twice in the market.

Wu Qi was angry and sued Xiangzhuang with a complaint, but there was no trace of the following.

What made Wu Qi feel so uneasy was that Xiang Zhuang not only did not issue an edict to punish Ding Gu, but did not even scold him, and did not send anyone to Shanyin to investigate. This was clearly a protective of his shortcomings. Ding Gu became more and more arrogant. If this guy was not just a martial artist and did not understand civil law and political affairs, he would have been afraid that Wu Qi would have been undermined long ago.

Such situations are also very common in various counties under the jurisdiction of Kuaiji County. Even in the five counties in Jiangdong, more than 60 counties. Except for the two county magistrates of Zhou Yin and Gao Chu, the other county magistrates and county magistrates were all seriously restricted and monitored by county magistrates and county magistrates. Moreover, as time goes by, the conflict between the two sides is becoming more and more acute.

It is actually reasonable to have such a situation. The reason why Xiang Zhuang made Shiqing, the gentry as the magistrate of each county, county magistrate and subordinate officials was all due to political compromise. It was a strategy that he had to adopt in order to stabilize the situation as soon as possible. Therefore, he sent a strong general and a soldier in the army to serve as county magistrates, and the county magistrates to check and balance the influence of Shiqing and the genius.

Now, with the stability of the situation around Chu State and the stability of Xiang Zhuang's power, both sides of the compromise at that time were increasingly unable to tolerate this situation. Xiang Zhuang wanted to control various counties more effectively, and the nobles and gentry also tried their best to get rid of the shackles of county lieutenants and county lieutenants in order to seek greater benefits.

Therefore, this abnormal pattern under political compromise will sooner or later be resolved. Even if there is no reform, the conflict between Xiang Zhuang, Shiqing and the gentry will sooner or later break out, and now it is just ahead of schedule.

"What's the matter?" Wu Qi groaned and said angrily, "What's there to be afraid of?"

The chief minister and Gongcao all kept silent. Wu Qi was not afraid of Ding Gu, but they were afraid that he was a killer without blinking.

"You don't have to be afraid," Wu Qi said coldly, "I want to see if he Ding Gu really dares to kill someone?"

The Chief Secretary, Gongcao looked at each other and smiled bitterly. At the same time, he stood up and bowed to Wu Qi and said, "Mr. Wu, I will leave now. I will get up early to handle official duties tomorrow."

"Training official business?" Wu Qi said coldly, "but there is no need."

"Ah? This..." The Changshi, Gongcao looked at each other, not knowing what Wu Qi meant.

Wu Qi sneered and said, "Now the wings of Xiang Zhuang's son are hard, our Shiqing and the gentry have no use value anymore, so I want to kick us away, but I want to see, if we lack our Shiqing and the gentry's support, just relying on the big soldiers under his command, how can we manage Jiangdong and maintain such a large country? Humph!"

The Chief Secretary, Gongcao was stunned when he heard this and said, "Mr. Wu means that he will stop doing it?"

"Yes, I'll stop doing it!" Wu Qi sneered, "From tomorrow, I will be sick. All the affairs of Kuaiji County are handled by Ding Gu, who is a man from Ding Gu. I want to see, Ding Gu may be able to manage a huge county!" After saying this, Wu Qi said again, "As for you two, you can do it yourself if you are sick."

The Changshi, Gongcao looked at each other again and said repeatedly: "Success, this disease must be cured!"

The Chief Secretary and Gongcao were all smart people, and they had already seen that the Shiqing and the gentry are now playing against the royal power. The only difference is that the gentry is in front, but the Shiqing is hidden behind the scenes. However, the interests of both sides are consistent, and they both want to force the royal power to concessions and grant local county magistrates greater power.

Confronting the royal power is a dangerous move. No matter what, Xiang Zhuang firmly controls the military power.

However, Shiqing and the gentry were not powerless to fight back. It was true that Xiang Zhuang held military power, but his army could only help him fight, but could not help him manage the local area. If Xiang Zhuang offended Shiqing and the gentry, Shiqing and the gentry collectively complained, the Chu State would probably have a national political chaos, and Xiang Zhuang would have to be unable to leave.

Xiang Zhuang is the King of Chu, and it is indeed easy to kill a few heads.

But Shiqing, the gentry, also held a soft knife in his hand. If the soft knife is used well, sometimes it can kill people. If Xiang Zhuang does not want the political situation of Chu State and does not want to destroy the country, he has to compromise and make concessions. And this time, it is not as much as the last time. This time, the King of Chu must make concessions completely!

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Three days later, the Chu Palace.

"Ha, are you sick?!" Xiang Zhuang threw a letter from the case hard on the ground and said angrily, "There are more than 40 counties under the jurisdiction of Wujun, Danyang and Kuaiji County, three county magistrates, forty-six county magistrates, and more than 300 subordinate officials. They all got sick overnight? Hahaha, this disease is really neatly born."

To be honest, Xiang Zhuang is also a little scared now.

The whole family was sick of three county magistrates, forty-six county magistrates, and more than three hundred subordinates. This is not a joke. Although more than two hundred scholars gathered in the Imperial Academy, they were scholars after all. It is probably okay to go down to the local area to be an subordinate official. If you want to take charge of the party all at once, it would be difficult, and it would be even more impossible to be competent for the custody of a county.

What's more, there are also family ministers among these scholars, and the children of the gentry. It is unknown how many people will be able to listen to the summons in the end.

Xiang Zhuang thought he was already highly respectful to Shiqing and the influence of the gentry was too high. He didn't expect that as soon as the matter came out, Shiqing and the influence of the gentry was much greater than he expected. Xiang Zhuang originally thought that more than 60 counties under the jurisdiction of Jiangdong were amazing. There were dozens of people making trouble in seven or eight counties. Unexpectedly, more than 300 officials in forty-six counties caused trouble!

"Uncle Sun Guan, this old owl." Fan Zengsenran said, "I am quite influential in Jiangdong."

"King, the most important thing is to think of a solution quickly." Xiang said worriedly, "Most officials in the 46 counties in the three counties and 46 counties were sick, resulting in the abandonment of political affairs and panic. Such a situation must not be left alone. Otherwise, the money, grain, taxes and taxes cannot be collected, and laws and regulations cannot be implemented, which may cause political chaos."
Chapter completed!