Looking at the scroll of the "Memorial on Enfeoffing Kin as Kings" in his hands, Luo Xin burst into hearty laughter. He had only read halfway through before declaring, "Jia Yi-no, Master Jia, oh, Master Jia, you truly possess the talent of a king's assistant."
At these words, Jia Yi finally let out a complete sigh of relief. This was the scene he had envisioned. Earlier, he had nearly begun questioning his entire life.
Anyone whose intelligence was somewhat lacking would certainly question their entire life if they read these two memorials by Jia Yi together.
For in the "Memorial on Establishing Many Feudal Lords," Jia Yi had just passionately denounced the harm that enfeoffing lords king brought to the realm, asking the court to weaken them and even strip their titles away over successive generations until they became commoners.
Judging by that memorial, Jia Yi opposed enfeoffment and demanded greater power for the court.
Yet in the "Memorial on Enfeoffing Kin as Kings," he expounded on the necessity of enfeoffing lords king, explicitly stating that every emperor should grant such fiefs and passionately describing the benefits they brought to the realm.
An ordinary person might think Jia Yi had a split personality, but Luo Xin did not. There had never been a flawless policy in this world. Everything had two sides, so political figures could not think in terms of either one or the other; everything had to be considered from multiple angles.
The enfeoffment system was just such a case.
It was not the devastating flood or savage beast many imagined, but a normal policy for dynastic rule, a normal method of governing a dynasty. It likewise had numerous advantages, such as reducing the cost of governance and far surpassing rule by rotating officials when it came to