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Chapter 958: Chapter 399 Yuzhou Zheng Kingdom_2 Chapter 958: Chapter 399 Yuzhou Zheng Kingdom_2 And the ruler of Zheng Kingdom, who led that victory, also took advantage of the prestige gained from the grand victory to move the capital to the former capital of Cao State and renamed it Xinzheng, which is now the capital of Zheng Kingdom.

Leveraged by the influence of Xinzheng City, the capital, the royal family of Zheng Kingdom, led by the King, quickly spread their influence over the majority of the territory that was once Cao State’s, extending the royal reach into every aspect of the new Territory.

The fruits of the victory over Cao State were largely seized by the royal family.

And the Zheng Royal Family, by relying on Xinzheng City and the original territory, consolidated nearly a whole province of direct rule lands, massively increasing their Strength overnight.

The seigniors and nobles within Zheng Kingdom who were almost on par with the royal family in terms of size were suddenly distanced, no longer able to pose a Threat to the royal family’s status.

In this situation, some seigniors and nobles felt that the royal family was too greedy, arguing that Cao State was eliminated by everyone together, yet the royal family nearly swallowed all the benefits, leaving them with little to no shares.

Therefore, under the unequal distribution of interests, they generated great discontent towards the royal family.

However, the King believed that Zheng Kingdom now owned Three Provinces and was gradually establishing the foundation of a hegemonic state.

But within the country, seigniors were numerous, and more than two-thirds of the Territory was controlled by seignors big and small, preventing the majority of the country’s Strength from being centralized, which significantly affected Zheng Kingdom’s external expansion.

It also posed a significant Threat to the dignity and safety of the Zheng royal family.

Consequently, the Zheng royal family, led by the King, naturally considered reducing the powers of these seigniors and pursuing centralization.

The irreconcilable differences between the King and the seigniors, through continuous probing and struggle from Both Sides, almost turned Zheng Kingdom into a powder keg.

Eventually, following the King’s harsh execution of the head of an Upper Nobility Family who represented many seigniors in Zheng Kingdom, the situation was completely ignited.

The Zheng royal family and the local nobles were split into two large camps, engaging in fierce civil war.

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This battle lasted Several years, during which countless lives were lost, and Zheng Kingdom was nearly shattered.

But just when Zheng Kingdom seemed on the verge of splitting, a large country to the south, Xun State, saw an opportunity and sent troops to invade Zheng Kingdom.

It’s unclear whether they were simply exhausted from fighting or if the people of Zheng truly identified with the concept of “Zheng Kingdom,” or perhaps it was a bit of both.

In any case, faced with the invasion of Xun State, the previously warring camps within Zheng Kingdom now united to resist Xun State.

A crisis that might have led to division and even the downfall of Zheng Kingdom was thus averted with Xun State’s “assistance.”

And precisely because of that brutal civil war and the crisis that almost destroyed the nation, the Zheng royal family and local nobles, after reconciling, dared not act rashly again, fearing it might spark a Second civil war.

Therefore, in their subsequent interactions, both parties maintained considerable restraint, with the Zheng royal family continuing to acknowledge the local nobles’ claims to their respective territories, and the nobles supported the royal family as usual.

Both Sides cooperated with utmost sincerity, working together to safeguard the interests of Zheng Kingdom and Promote the expansion of this interest group.

After more than a thousand years, through several crises and setbacks, Zheng Kingdom had a hard-fought unification of most of the Yuzhou Region, becoming one of the hegemonies of the Nine Provinces.

And both the Zheng royal family and local nobles had seen their Strength expand rapidly during a series of expansions.

Still, the royal family always had the moral high ground, and during each expansion, they tended to receive more benefits.

So, as of now, Zheng Kingdom has a total of ten provinces, with the royal family and nobles each holding half, and their Strength has gone from an original ratio of two to one to the current one-to-one, achieving a balance.

It is precisely because of this balance that Zheng Kingdom has sown the seeds of new problems.

Over a thousand years have passed, and that internal strife, which exists only within the Historical Records, has long vanished into the river of Time.

The people of Zheng Kingdom today may know about the horrors of civil war, but after all, that is just a fragment within the Historical Records, without a real experience, who could understand its brutality?

“Thus, over the past Hundred Years or so, with the steadily growing Strength of the Zheng Royal Family, they started to pressurize the local nobles, attempting to reduce their powers and centralize once more.

For self-preservation, the local nobles also had to stick together, forming unions to counter the Royal Threat.

Decades have passed, and now within Zheng Kingdom, two major factions have formed, once again engaging in political conflicts and launching several political purges on the court floor.

In these cruel political struggles, the two factions have become increasingly hostile, hardly able to coexist.

Even so, the overall Situation remained controllable, the struggle between the two forces was confined to the court, and they only used political means without crossing the red line.”

Wen Shu paused here, then, as if recalling some distressing memories, spoke with a grim expression, “But in May of this year, Zheng’s ruler, Zheng Chan, advised the King of Zheng.

He suggested collecting various exotic treasures from around the country as state gifts to Chu State, to thank Chu for their gifts during this diplomatic mission and to show the goodwill between the Two Countries.

Upon hearing this, the King of Zheng agreed happily and decreed that all provinces and seigniors within the country select rare and exotic Objects from their territories and present them to the crown.

After a month, a variety of rare and exotic items from throughout Zheng Kingdom had been chosen and brought into the state treasury.

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However, during this process, it was discovered that many treasures presented by Taiqiu County’s Lord, Yang Shouguo, were substandard, mixed with inferior items, or even fake.