Above Yingdu, among the clouds, a banquet is taking place.
There were only a few participants, only Yan Ying on the Qi side, and Liu Qing on the Jin side.
"Everyone is polite!"
Yan Ying did not dare to neglect and greeted him with his arms.
In this era, there were no so-called three provinces and six ministries. In addition to the prime minister, the important ministers of the princes and countries were basically the six ministers, five officials, generals, senior officials, etc.
But the Six Ministers of Jin are very different from the Six Ministers of other countries.
Because they are the real controllers of the Jin Kingdom.
Speaking of the most powerful country in the world, its origins are actually quite legendary.
As we all know, the princes and states are all fiefs left by the royal families and powerful officials of the past Zhou Dynasty. Not long after King Wu of Zhou conquered the world, he died. His son, King Cheng, succeeded to the throne at a young age. Once, he and his brothers were playing in the palace.
He casually said that he wanted to reward a younger brother of the king.
He was just joking, but the accompanying historian recorded the incident and asked about the fiefdom and the time of granting the title. King Cheng hurriedly explained, but the historian thought that you were not joking, so King Cheng had no choice but to grant the title.
That was the original Jin state.
A country that comes from a joke.
Of course, the fiefdom was also very small. It took more than 200 years, the annexation of more than 20 countries, and the expansion of the fiefdom dozens of times before Jin had the capital to become a superpower.
Compared with Qi and Chu, Jin is located in the most prosperous Central Plains area. There is a version of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period in which the four overlords are all kings of Jin. You can imagine how powerful it is.
Unfortunately, the most famous Duke Wen of Jin, Chong'er, also left hidden dangers for future generations. He had five wise men who were rewarded by him and received fiefs and lands. This was the prototype of the Qing family. Later, some prospered, some perished, and some
New aristocratic families have joined, and after more than a hundred years of survival of the fittest, there are still six families left, which are the Liuqing aristocratic families.
Then King Jin was dismissed.
It's okay to be isolated. Historically, a few decades later, the Jin Kingdom was directly divided among the three victorious families.
These three families are Han, Wei and Zhao, which became Han, Wei and Zhao.
How big of an impact does this have?
The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were based on the division of the three families into the Jin Dynasty.
Before the existence of the Jin Dynasty, there was the Spring and Autumn Period, and after the demise of the Jin Dynasty, there was the Warring States Period.
One family is divided into three families, and all of them are ranked among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period. One can imagine the great strength of the Jin State.
At this time, Yan Ying's posture was low enough. The leaders Zhao Wenzi, Wei Xianzi, and Han Xuanzi nodded slightly, but sat down directly.
Facing this prime minister, they looked down upon him.
Not only in terms of height, but also in terms of strength.
Yan Ying was not angry, he stroked his beard and smiled, retreated to his seat, sat down leisurely, and looked at the Ying capital below, where blood flowed like a river, and you and I lived to the death.
Chu and Wu in the city were no longer calm.
What is this?
Are they used as fighting cocks?
There is no doubt that the arrogant attitudes of Jin and Qi greatly stimulated the top leaders of Chu State.
How could the mighty Three Kingdoms reach such a state?
Looking at the Wu people, they still fight to the death. This group of Chu people, who usually live a prosperous life and have long forgotten the hardships of their ancestors, are retreating again.
But at this moment, the heart-wrenching cry started to sound.
That came from the prince of Chu State.
The nearly ten-year-old Prince Chu, taking advantage of the sudden change, suddenly broke free from the hold on the left and right, threw himself on his father's body, and cried loudly.
He was born to the King of Chu and the princess of Qin who was supposed to be his daughter-in-law. He had been doted on since he was a child and naturally had a deep affection for him. How could he bear this blow when he saw the King of Chu die in front of him?
This cry made Chu Ren's eyes almost split, and he pounced on her again.
Be loyal to the king and serve the country until death!
"It's over!"
The development of three ups and downs made King Helu of Wu look so desolate that he could not even control Wu Zixu, who was captured by both sides.
Sun Wu was right. With the help of external pressure and alliance, we can usher in a turning point.
It was because he acted too hastily that Chu and Wu had no room for change.
But is there really no chance again?
Sun Wu would never give up. He jumped in front of Prince Chu and shouted: "Do you want revenge?"
When Prince Chu stopped crying, he first raised his head, his red eyes blank, and then burst out with hatred, staring at every Wu person.
At such a young age, and having lived in the palace for a long time, he still couldn't hide his true feelings. Naturally, he felt deeply for these Wu thieves who suddenly came to his doorstep, forced him and his father to flee, and then killed his father.
Hatred, sworn hatred!
"very good!"
Sun Wu picked up the prince, pointed at the center of the royal city, and said word by word: "Control the Flame God Formation, and you will be the new King of Chu. Those who follow you will prosper, and those who go against you will perish!"
Xiang Ying died, and so did the King of Chu.
The two masters of the formation died one after another, and the remaining Prince Chu was naturally the first heir.
Although the water and fire spirit beads are spinning in mid-air and are not controlled by the human race, the Flame God Formation was arranged by the Chu kings of the past dynasties and only recognized the bloodline of the Xiong family.
Prince Chu did feel the power of the call, but he did not dare to accept it.
The moment he was afraid to accept was when the Wu man next to him raised a butcher's knife, causing his body to become as cold as his father's.
But now, Sun Wu actually asked him to master the Flame God Formation?
"Don't you dare?"
Seeing the hesitation on Prince Chu's face, Sun Wu said with a touch of contempt on his lips.
"Why don't you dare!"
Prince Chu had half the blood of the Qin people in his body, and there was a fierceness in his bones. He stood up with a low roar and opened his arms: "Come on!"
call!
The ground of Yingdu once again shone with red divine patterns, and countless streams of light poured into the body of the Prince of Chu. Deep in the royal city, the spiritual thrones of the past kings of Chu began to tremble slightly.
This is equivalent to passing the position!
A country cannot live without a king for a day!
"Ahhhhh!"
But the sudden influx of huge energy was still too heavy for a boy under ten years old. Prince Chu suddenly let out a scream, bleeding from all his orifices, and it was extremely sad.
"Your Majesty, teach him your experience in controlling water spirit beads!"
Sun Wu's expression changed slightly and he shouted loudly.
"good!"
Without any hesitation, King Helu of Wu pulled out a ray of silken light from the center of his eyebrows and penetrated into the body of Prince Chu.
With this crucial help, Prince Chu pointed at the fire spirit bead in the sky, and the spirit bead echoed it, sending down torrents of spiritual power, and he finally managed to bear it.
The entire city of Ying rose with a majestic momentum, rising straight into the sky.
"This is forcing me to wait to take action!"
Above the clouds, the gazes of Jin and Qi became solemn, and Zhao Wenzi said coldly.
Once the Flame God Formation is restarted, Jin and Qi will not be able to easily break through the defense of Yingdu. Once the armies of Dachu and Chu return to support, it is possible to overcome this difficulty.
In this way, if the two countries want to seize the greatest benefits, they cannot sit back and watch the fight between tigers and must stop it.
Sun Wu's move seemed to be to get the Chu prince to take revenge, but in fact it turned the deadly fight between Wu and Chu into a melee between the four countries, fighting for a glimmer of hope.
"Then take action!"
As soon as Zhao Wenzi finished speaking, Wei Xianzi raised his arms.
The Jin chariots behind him formed a formation, and suddenly they burst out with great force, turning into an arrow and falling into his slender fingers.
With a wave of his hand, the arrow struck down like lightning, using the palace of the King of Chu as a pot, and landed right in it.
The Flame God Formation shook, and the Prince of Chu was struck by the backlash, and he spurted out blood. Wei Xianzi's eyes were burning, and he looked at Yan Ying: "In the past, the kings of our two countries decided to fight for hegemony, and it was a good talk for a while. Today, I am also a little bit itchy.
I wonder if Mr. Qi would be interested in accompanying me?"