North Sea Pacification Commissioner, Sage Lord Di Xin! Although the Human Race was now unified, it was not the centralized imperial dynasty Cangyuan knew.
The relationship between Great Shang and the Feudal States was a form of alliance.
Great Shang was the largest Feudal State.
Great Shang had been chosen as the Co-Lord of all under Heaven.
The core principle was nominal submission and limited control.
The Feudal States possessed the right to govern independently, their rulers inherited their positions, and they only needed to pay tribute to Great Shang, attend court, and follow the king into battle.
Great Shang maintained its rule through clan-based enfeoffment and military intimidation.
Its control over remote Feudal States was relatively weak.
That was why, whether during the Xia Dynasty or the Shang Dynasty, feudal lords would rebel and the ruler had to dispatch troops to suppress them.
Some feudal lords grew ambitious and set their sights on the Human Sovereign's throne, so naturally they would do some suicidal things.
The current system was completely different from the centralized imperial rule created by the Qin Dynasty in Cangyuan's memories.
And now, Chong Houhu had made it clear that he wished to merge the State of Chong under his rule into Great Shang. This meant that the State of Chong would become history, its territory would be taken over entirely by Great Shang, and the domain of Great Shang, the largest Feudal State, would expand.
And that was precisely what Di Xin wanted.
"Do you truly mean that? That is the foundation your Chong family built over thousands of years. You are simply giving it away?"
Di Xin asked with a faint smile.
Chong Houhu did not dare raise his head and continued pressing his forehead to the ground. "Great King, this sinner's crimes must