Participating teams from all over the world marched towards Guanhe Terrace one after another.
The troops of Qi State set out from Linzi, passed through Zheng State to the west, went around the north of Jing State, and finally passed through Ji State and went from Wo State to Guanhetai.
Speaking of which, Jingguo is directly west of Qi State, and Guanhe Terrace is directly west of Jingguo.
The troops of Qi State passed directly through Jing State and headed west, which was obviously the fastest way.
But obviously it’s impossible to go this way…
Apart from anything else, if the Qi State cavalry troops were passing through the border and the Jing State officials asked you to disarm the troops, would you understand it or not?
Do you abide by the series of rules of Jingguo and various Taoist etiquette or not?
We are all among the top six in the world, and it will not look good for anyone who gives in.
Simply open the road to the sky, and everyone goes to one side.
The troops of Qi State would not hesitate to circle around the boss every year and rush to Guanhe Terrace via Wo State.
Jingguo also remained silent, letting you go as you please.
The location of the "Fertile Land" is naturally excellent, and the land is also very fertile.
But what really made this small country develop and prosper was actually the meeting of the Yellow River.
The so-called "Yellow River Section" of the vast land is between Woguo and Jingtianfu of Jingguo.
Further west in Wo Country is the Tianma Plateau.
Not to mention the countries coming from the south, most of the teams coming from the north have to pass through Woguo to go to Guanhetai.
The Qi State in the Eastern Region, which often chooses to take detours, even established a "Qi Pavilion" in the Wo State to receive the Qi people passing through this place. Of course, the most important function is to let the Yellow River reaches the target water level when it reaches the target water level.
Qi's expedition team paused to rest.
The Mu Kingdom also had a "Pastoral Garden" here, and the Jing Kingdom had a "Jing Tower" here.
There is no need to go into detail about the various other small countries.
So many national forces have set up footholds here, but they are surprisingly harmonious, and they are on the same page as each other.
As a result, Wo Country has become a transportation hub, with a hundred flowers blooming. Businessmen from many countries must stop here when passing through.
And because of the checks and balances of all parties, it maintains a certain degree of detached independence.
Of course, being so close to Jingguo, it is impossible to completely get rid of Jingguo's influence. It can be prosperous, but it cannot be strong.
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Cao Jiu is not very tall nor very strong.
Even his facial features, amidst the warmth, naturally have a bitter look. There is almost no aggression, but he looks easy to bully.
If the Prime Minister Jiang Rumo is said to be "grandma-faced", then he can be said to be "little daughter-in-law".
The two of them are also equally low-key.
Jiang Rumo can be said to be the one with the lowest sense of presence among all the prime ministers in the past. He has a moderate political platform, a tactful approach, and advocates a win-win situation. He often gets things done just like the spring breeze turning into rain, moistening things silently and leaving no trace behind.
There is an old incident that may illustrate Jiang Rumo's behavior.
When he was in the Ministry of Rites, there was a minister in the same hall who regarded him as his biggest competitor and made him his enemy everywhere.
An ordinary person would have long ago tried every means to fight his opponent to death. As those high officials walked up, countless political opponents fell behind them.
And what did Jiang Rumo do?
At that time, there was an opportunity to be posted as a county guard, which was very rare. Having the experience of serving as a county guard and a pastor was also a very useful resume for entering the political hall.
Jiang Rumo had a better chance, but he gave up on his own initiative and recommended the minister who was his enemy to the Political Affairs Hall.
When the minister became the county guard, he went out of his way to show off in front of Jiang Rumo and made all sorts of sarcastic remarks. Jiang Rumo responded with a smile and spat at him.
Later, the waiter's teacher couldn't stand it anymore and told him the inside story.
Only then did this person know that he could become the county governor entirely because of Jiang Rumo's recommendation. From then on, he was convinced of Jiang Rumo, and even said, "I am willing to guard the courtyard for Jiang Shilang in this life."
In the Ministry of Rites, Jiang Rumo lost an opponent who was always constraining him, and gained a sympathetic friend outside the capital. Other officials in the Ministry of Rites also admired him for this, and he did things with ease and made great achievements.
A few years later, the Minister of Rites was vacant, and almost all the serving officials in the Ministry of Rites recommended him to succeed him.
From then on, he got out of hand and had a prosperous official career. He entered the Zhengshitang and became a court official. Even now, he is a very popular minister and became the Prime Minister of Qi, leading the Zhengshitang.
In comparison, Cao Jie in the Military Hall did not have a great reputation.
He is not like Xiu Tu, a famous general known all over the world, who has the reputation of being able to stop children from crying at night. He is not like the military god Jiang Mengxiong, who is invincible in all attacks and invincible in all battles.
He fought many battles, but never led any famous battles.
In some famous battles, he either cooperated with this famous general or that famous general.
In short, he was steady and steady. While other generals were shining brightly, he sat firmly in the rear. He always got "secondary merit" and "contribution merit".
Moreover, he had fought many defeated battles, and the number of defeated battles was more than the other nine soldiers commanders in the Military Hall combined. But there had never been any disastrous defeats in which the entire army was annihilated.
No matter what battle situation he faces, he can always retain part of his army and retreat. But that's all. Counterattacks and turning defeat into victory rarely happen to him.
Such a seemingly incompetent general was ranked only below Jiang Mengxiong in the military hall.
Emperor Qi once said: "The number one in the world in using troops is to control the country. Among the best warriors in the world, Cao Cao is the best."
"Zhenguo" refers to Jiang Mengxiong, the general of Zhenguo.
In Emperor Qi's opinion, the most powerful person in the world in terms of military skills was Jiang Mengxiong, the God of the Great Qi Army. But when it came to people in the world who knew how to fight, the first person he thought of was Cao Jiu.
Of course, people from Qi will recognize this evaluation, but people from other countries will not.
Even within Qi State, many people do not agree with the second half of the sentence.
It is difficult for people to understand how Cao Jie, who has no sense of existence, can be compared with the God of War in terms of military use.
The Army of the Spring Death is famous all over the world, but many people have to think about who the commander of the Army of the Spring Death is.
All in all, he is such an ordinary person.
People who meet Cao Jie for the first time will probably not be in awe of him.
He does look inconspicuous.
But when he sat there and wanted to say something, he naturally had an air of Yuan Ting and Yue Zhi.
At least at this time in the "Qi Pavilion", no one of the three geniuses of the country who sat opposite him dared to look down upon him.
"Do you know why the Yellow River Meeting was held in the first place?" Cao Jie asked.
At this moment, there were only four of them in the lobby.
Ji Zhaonan didn't say anything, so he naturally knew it.
Chong Xuan Zun also smiled and said nothing.
Only Jiang Wang said confusedly: "Uh... divide the territory?"
He really didn't know the inside story, but he had nothing to hide.
Cao Jiu smiled: "That's not unreasonable."
He looked at the three prodigies of the country, and mainly said to Jiang Wang: "Since the Middle Ages, when the emperor chased the dragon emperor across the sea, the dragon clan has become extinct in the world and has not appeared in front of people. But in fact, there are still dragons in the world, an old man.
dragon."
He stretched out his hand to draw a long line on the table, and then pointed on the long line: "He is the Lord of this long river. In the Middle Ages, he was named the Dragon King of the Long River by the emperor to suppress the water veins of the long river. In name, the ruler
He controls all the water tribes in the world."
Jiang Wang was shocked and inexplicable.
He has been to Changhe several times, and he has a certain understanding of the water tribe. He believes that there must be water tribes in the river. But he never knew that there is an old dragon here!
"In the Middle Ages, didn't all the dragon clans follow the Dragon King's defeat and retreat across the sea?" Jiang Wang asked.
Cao Jiu said meaningfully: "As long as there is a spirit of wisdom, who has no thoughts of self? Not all dragons agree with the Dragon King's philosophy."
"The Changhe River is too vast and majestic. After the Dragon King was expelled, the power of the Changhe Dragon King alone was simply not enough to suppress it. Therefore, in modern times, disasters occurred frequently on the Changhe River, wreaking havoc on both sides of the river. The ancestors on both sides of the river and the victims were helpless.
count."
"The sages built a river viewing platform on the Yellow River and joined forces to suppress the Yangtze River. Because countless creatures on both sides of the bank depend on the Yangtze River for survival, they cannot be suppressed. If you intend to control the power, the seal will inevitably be in the Yangtze River.
It was loosened by constant erosion. Therefore, every once in a while, the sages would come to strengthen the seal. This is the earliest meeting of the Yellow River."
Jiang Wang thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid it also means showing off force."
He noticed what Cao Jie emphasized - the Changhe Dragon King nominally rules over all the water tribes in the world.
Cao Jiu smiled, feeling quite like a child who could be taught: "The Changhe Dragon Lord now only rules all the water tribes in the world in name. At the beginning of modern times, that person was not just in name, but in fact."
The Supreme Lord governs all the water tribes and is the true master of the water tribes.”
Jiang Wang couldn't help but think, isn't that another Dragon King?
However, after losing the support of other dragon tribes and half of the water tribe withdrawing from Canghai, the power and strength of the lord of the water tribe were not as good as those of the Dragon Emperor.
The split of the Shui tribe is probably related to the layout of the Human Emperor. This Long River Dragon Lord should be the placement of the Human Emperor in the Shui tribe.
The final result was also very satisfactory - at least for the human race.
After the great split of the Shui Tribe, they were still able to travel across the sea and fight back and forth with the humans of the Eastern Region in the Mysterious Realm. This shows how powerful the Shui Tribe was in its earliest days.
And in such a glorious era, the Human Emperor Lieshan Clan chased the Dragon Emperor across the sea, split the Shui Clan across the Yangtze River, and stabilized the position of the human race's current leader. It has to be said that it was truly a great achievement.
Over a long period of time since then, the Changhe Dragon Lord has gradually lost the power to control the water veins of the world, and is only the nominal co-owner of the water tribes in the world. In fact, the water tribes everywhere have either become autonomous or have joined forces with the human race.
The only thing that the Long River Dragon Lord can control is the long river.
Or they may not be able to control the long river, because every meeting of the Yellow River is a time for the great powers to suppress the water level and show off their force...
After the efforts of countless sages, and the Long River Dragon Lord giving in consciously or unconsciously.
The Shui tribe, which once had conflicts with the human race in the Middle Ages, now coexists harmoniously. The human race and the Shui tribe have continued their ancient alliance and are almost as one.
At least in the publicity, many people believe that the Shui tribe is just a human race that lives in the water. The two races have the same roots and are closely related.
This is already a sign of great convergence.
That's why Jiang Wang felt angry when he saw someone plundering Shui tribe women on the Qingjiang River.
This has been the education he received since he was a child. Out of his youthful kindness and enthusiasm, and his simple personal feelings, he regards the Shui Tribe as "human beings".
This is exactly what the sages of those days wanted to see.
However, time has probably changed. Many people may have felt that the human race no longer needs the help of the water tribe. Whether it is foreign wars or the suppression and adjustment of the water veins. There is no longer talk of great integration or ancient covenants.
Now there is even a country like Luo State that openly sells slaves of the Shui tribe, and there is also a monarch like Zhuang Gaoxian who bullies and manipulates the Shui tribe and treats it as a tool of war...
But how to say it?
As Master Guanyan said, everyone has his "should" and everyone has his ideal world.
Maybe in many people's "ideal world", the water tribe should only exist as slaves and tools of war.
Jiang Wang is slowly understanding this world, but his understanding is far from enough.
He kept thinking along the way, but he didn't dare to say that his thinking was right.
He wanted to get some teachings from Cao Jie.
But Cao Jie did not continue this topic, but changed the topic: "Except for Zhaonan, do you two know what the Yellow River meeting is allotted?"
Chongxuan smiled and said nothing.
Ji Zhaonan has been eliminated, so naturally he has nothing to say...
Jiang Wang shook his head decisively: "I heard from Zhong Xuansheng that everyone sat down to divide the territory, but I didn't ask in detail how to divide the territory and what territory to divide."
Cao Jiu looked at him and laughed dumbly: "You didn't understand anything, so you came to the Yellow River Meeting?"
Jiang Wang said calmly: "I only know that I want to be number one in the world. It's enough for me to know this."
This may be a bit arrogant, but he said it with sincerity and certainty. He really thought so, so he said it.
As soon as he said this, Ji Zhaonan twitched his lips and smiled with appreciation.
Zhong Xuanzun couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Just now, he suddenly thought: If he had not chosen to break through at that time, and fought with Jiang Wang in front of the Ancestral Temple, it would probably have been very exciting...
"Very good." Cao Jiu praised: "It's hard to know what you want. It's even harder to be firm about what you want."
His eyes passed over Jiang Wang, Chong Xuanzun, and Ji Zhaonan one by one: "I look forward to you displaying the flag for the country!"
General Cao, on behalf of the Qi State, hereby expresses his hope that he would like to win the third prize in the Yellow River Meeting...
Jiang Wang was not humble at this time, he only said: "I'm just trying my best."
Ji Zhaonan sat upright and said nothing. But just sitting here was already the answer.
But Zhong Xuanzun had a faint smile on his face, as if he didn't think that this was such a difficult goal to achieve.
Cao Jiu smiled, feeling very satisfied.
Among the three, Jiang Wang does not hide or pretentious. If he doesn't understand anything, he will ask openly. If he has any doubts, he will boldly make suspicions and is not afraid of making mistakes. He is very clear-headed and firm.
Ji Zhaonan and Zhongxuanzun obviously knew a lot about the intelligence of the Yellow River Meeting. But they were not in a hurry to show off at this moment, nor did they want to grab the so-called limelight at this moment. They both said nothing and only acted like they were listening...
They are all proud people, he thought.
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ps: The original intention of what I said yesterday was to reverse the anxiety of some readers and allow everyone to calm down and read. It was not to criticize anyone. I felt a little uncomprehended and I couldn’t control it. If the wording hurt anyone, I will
Apologize to you.
What everyone is urging and encouraging is that they like this book, so don’t quarrel.
I will try to write more, and at the climax of the Yellow River Meeting, I will write 10,000 words or something. (I may not be able to do it, but I will try my best.)
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This chapter has been completed!