Actually, the main reason they weren't making a fuss was because Lin Yang hadn't assigned them any roles yet. What if they were sent to attack a prefecture or a state...?
"Well, let me make a plan first. The Central Plains, including parts of Xuzhou, Yuzhou, and Yangzhou (that is, the Huaibei region), as well as Yanzhou, Luoyang and Sili, Chang'an and Guanzhong, and the former imperial capital Nanyang, these territories will be left to the imperial family to attack."
"At that time, Luoyang will be directly under the imperial court and should naturally belong to the imperial court. As for the Guanzhong region, including Chang'an, I plan to establish a Guanzhong Jiedushi (military governor) and a Chang'an Junwang (prince of Chang'an). I wonder which member of the imperial clan is willing to attack this place?"
"By the way, we have to sign a pledge, and the time limit is three years. We must take it down within three years. Otherwise, we will permanently lose the opportunity to attack this region."
Lin Yang pointed to the map and casually drew a line, marking off a large territory. Looking at the royal family members below, they were filled with awe and trepidation!
Even Liu Bei, who always considered himself upright, felt his eyes blurring at this moment. The title of Prince of Chang'an, the Military Governor of Guanzhong—what an irresistible temptation!
As for the imperial clan, who are the outstanding members? There are only four: myself, Liu Bo'an (Liu Yu), Liu Jingsheng (Liu Biao), and Liu Junlang (Liu Yan).
Just as Liu Bei was feeling good about himself and getting lost in his daydreams, Lin Yang made the announcement.
“Well, I see that the Princess is both scholarly and martial, virtuous and talented, and is also His Majesty’s eldest daughter, of noble blood. Therefore, the title of Prince of Chang’an is rightfully hers.” Looking at Liu Hao, Lin Yang announced directly.
In an instant, his beautiful dream shattered. How could this be? Wasn't it supposed to be reserved for members of the imperial family? Why is there a princess among them? This was Liu Bei's first thought.
Suddenly, not only him, but also Liu Biao and the others, looked at Liu Hao differently.
Could it be that the eldest princess has already slept with this Lord of Calamity in bed? Once the seed of distrust was planted, it could not be stopped.
Seeing this, and sensing the emotional shifts of Liu Bei and the other three, Lin Yang smiled without saying a word. The mere mention of the title of Prince of Chang'an immediately caused discord to emerge within the previously united royalist faction. Let me add a few more details.
"Well, in addition, you can discuss with the princess about setting up a few military governors and titles in the Central Plains, except for Sili."
Giving the entire Central Plains to the imperial family—such a grand gesture is enough to buy them off. Once they've received tangible benefits, how many of those who opposed the movement will still genuinely oppose it?
"Well, as for the remaining territories, such as Hebei, the Western Regions, the Heavenly Court, the Underworld, and the ownership of several sub-worlds of the Immortal Qin, let's decide based on strength. I'll think about it carefully and announce the specific results later." Lin Yang said calmly, looking at the somewhat excited crowd below.
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Chapter Sixty: It's all the temporary workers' fault!!!
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Even knowing there was a trap involved, the members of the royal family couldn't resist Lin Yang's promise to return the property to the royal family after three generations.
After all, the Han Dynasty has already been shown some consideration. They helped you recover lost territory, so you should give them some rewards, right? Using one-tenth of the land as a reward is perfectly understandable.
As for the remaining nine-tenths, they will be returned to the royal family after three generations. At least, that's the legal order. Whether you can get them back after three generations depends on your ability to collect the debt.
Therefore, with this plausible reason, the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty could comfort themselves. The regent did not intend to overthrow the Han Dynasty; he merely wanted to weaken it and divide the land among his subjects.
Therefore, there's no need to fight Lin Yang to the death, right? Besides, today's events have given them a way out.
After today, it can be proclaimed everywhere that it was thanks to the efforts of these loyal ministers that Lin Yang changed his mind and changed the distribution of all fiefdoms to only one-tenth.
This is a tremendous achievement; both morally and logically, he is an extremely loyal subject, and he can live with himself in peace.
Even Liu Hao wouldn't object at this point. After all, what right did she have to inherit the Han Dynasty?
Throughout history, while women have sometimes become lords or feudal lords, no woman has ever become emperor in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, a prince of Chang'an and a military governor of Guanzhong were enough to win her over.
More importantly, besides Sili and Chang'an in Guanzhong, there are also the entire Xuzhou, the entire Yuzhou, a part of Qingzhou, the imperial capital Nanyang County, the entire Yanzhou, and the Huaibei region, among other places that can be granted fiefdoms.
With so many cakes, how should they be divided? Faced with such immense temptation, even a self-proclaimed loyalist wouldn't be able to resist, would he?
Seeing the lively crowd, Lin Yang was quite satisfied. He didn't want these territories himself; distributing them to the feudal lords was also for the good of the court.
Otherwise, if the imperial court becomes too powerful, it will naturally lose sight of the situation and become mentally incompetent. In such a state of mental incompetence, it might even turn against itself. At that point, some unpleasant things are bound to happen.
So, should Lin Yang seek revenge or not? If he doesn't, he won't be able to swallow his anger. But if he does, he'll be seen as ungrateful. At the very least, he'd be letting down the still unconscious Emperor Ling.
Therefore, Lin Yang believed that the royal family should be weakened, and it should be reduced to a mere figurehead. A noble republic with elite governance should be implemented as much as possible.
At that point, even the emperor's full power wouldn't be significant. Even with Liu Bang, it was the same. Once power is in hand, no one will relinquish it.
At that time, the emperor will definitely be busy fighting with those nobles all day long. He won't have the mind to bother me anymore. In a way, this will also fulfill the kindness of Emperor Ling in helping me back then.
After all, the constitutional monarchy is said to be able to last for thousands of years! From the perspective of inheritance, there is nothing better than this.
"Ahem, let's end today's meeting here. Hmm, Princess?"
"This humble servant is here to greet the Regent." With that, Liu Hao gave Lin Yang a slight bow.
She was truly radiant and incredibly beautiful. Even a casual smile exuded an irresistible charm. The men present were practically itching to make a move.
"Ahem, well, that's how it is. Seven days from now, you and the other members of the royal family should come up with a conclusion for me. Then, I can use that as a basis to issue orders."
As he spoke, he turned around and looked at the many heroes below. He couldn't look any longer; if he did, he might lose control.
"As for the remaining territories of Qingzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou, Liaodong, the grasslands, Liangzhou, the Western Regions, and even the several world-level realms brought by Xianqin, who will attack them depends on your strength." Lin Yang said with a smile, looking at the mostly excited lords below.
No sooner had he finished speaking than everyone present received a text message. Well, since cell phones are readily available now, text messages aren't surprising.
An auction?
"Six days later, an auction will be held on the outskirts of the city. This auction will be specifically for the auction of attack slots."
"Oh ho, so that's how strength is calculated?"
"The starting bid for a prefecture is a grotto-heaven or a sixth-tier spiritual treasure, while the fixed price is a post-natal spiritual treasure. Specific situations require specific analysis."
"The starting bid for a whole prefecture is one acquired spiritual treasure, and the fixed price is one innate spiritual treasure. If you don't have any, you can go to other worlds and ask your sect or ancestors for help. They will definitely be willing."
"You should know that after the world upgrades, the size of the world will also expand rapidly. A prefecture will expand to the size of a province. A province will expand to the size of the Han Dynasty today."