The era that this world is in is similar to the period from the Tang and Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty on earth.
At present, more than a dozen countries in the Central Plains came from the original vassals. The imperial court has been weak for many years and has completely lost its military and political control.
All heroes rise together to compete in the Central Plains.
Two of the superpowers are Jin and Wu.
Jin State is located in the north, Wu State is located in the south, and Qi State is also a big country, mostly located in the east.
There is a generation of heroic monarchs in Wu State, whose national strength has greatly increased over time, and it is said that they are about to become emperor, and their ambitions are gradually expanding.
The state of Jin is an old-fashioned vassal state, and the monarchs of recent generations are average, and there are civil strife.
King Qi never proclaimed himself emperor. Join forces with King Jin, who is also not proclaimed emperor, to fight against Wu State. Unspoken rules not to proclaim the emperor is naturally one of the necessary factors to be able to join forces.
However, combining the strengths of the two countries did not gain much of an advantage on the battlefield.
The relationship between Wu State and Qi State is different from Jin State's hegemony struggle, they have long-standing feuds.
For more than a hundred years, countless nobles and top masters of both sides have died at the hands of each other, and even many monarchs have passed away.
The most recent large-scale conflict was a national war between Qi State and Wu State as early as half a hundred years ago.
The former king of Qi died in that imperial conquest.
Fortunately, at that time, the suzerain's profound energy combat power had been promoted to the second level of [Xiu Tazai], and he killed two martial saints of Wu Kingdom in front of the battle. Only in this way can the situation be stabilized, assisting the current king of Qi to successfully quell the civil strife of the old king's death and ascend the throne.
For decades, the border between the two countries has not been stable for a year. Wu Guo's soldiers disturbed the situation constantly, and Qi and Jin joined forces many times.
If it weren't for the state teacher of Qi State and the suzerain of the Zhanjian Sect, they would have suffered losses in the national war.
The suzerain's strength is too high, and those who can compete with it in the Central Plains can count with one hand.
And the only three remaining martial saints in Wu Kingdom are the warriors who joined forces to fight against the Suzerain of the Fighting Sword Sect.
The two sides are in a state of balance similar to strategic nuclear weapons.
King Qi is old and frail, and it is rumored that he has at most three years to live.
In fact, this is maintained by the suzerain with top-notch profound energy.
King Qi had been on the throne for decades and had more than a dozen sons. Naturally, there was a problem with the succession of the throne.
But among the many princes, there are only two who can hope to compete.
The second prince and the son.
The eldest prince died early, and King Qi made the fourth prince his eldest son the year before last.
In other words, the fourth prince robbed his second brother of hereditary inheritance.
This caused a lot of controversy, but King Qi insisted on it.
If the Zhanjian sect of the Huguo sect expresses its support for the prince, I am afraid that the supporters of the second prince will lose confidence.
But Zhan Jianzong showed an ambiguous attitude at this time.
This is a bit intriguing.
Therefore, many princes sided with the second prince and began to encourage him to compete with the eldest son for favor.
As long as the old king of Qi doesn't return to heaven, he might change his mind when!
Of course, these booing princes may not have the idea of reaping the benefits of the fisherman, so how could the second prince not know? It's just mutual interests, and there is no need to mind so much when it is necessary to unite.
It is well known that there are no princes and concubines in the world.
Because the son's fingertips were married, he was actually found to have Xuanwu qualifications when he was only seven years old, and became a Xuanwu female general in Qi.
Leader Li mentioned the vacancy of the rightful prince and concubine, and Xiao Gangzuan immediately understood: "Oh—it's probably so!"
Look at the figure of the fairy sister over there, it is gilded with a layer of gold under the afterglow of the setting sun, showing a kind of graceful but noble and elegant girl.
Little Gangzuan felt that she had all the conditions to become a princess.
The current Wu Zhe's appearance is not considered high-end, but with the help of the body, he is considered to be above-average.
And anyone can already see that this girl is obviously the embryo of a beauty, and she will definitely not disappoint everyone's expectations after a year or two.
It was getting late, and the city gate had to be closed. Gatekeeper Sun was a little anxious.
"This Xiao... girl..." Gatekeeper Sun paused, unable to find a suitable address, so he could only do this: "Please enter the city as soon as possible."
He had just seen the hourly lights on the city gate, and it was about to enter the final closing time of the city gate, so he hurriedly urged Wu Zhe and others to enter the city.
In the capital city of a country, there are strict regulations on the closing time of the city gate. If the time is delayed, Sun Mendu will be dismissed at least, or beheaded at worst.
With Mo Shiren's favor as a buffer, Wu Zhe didn't make things difficult for him, and Zong Zhilian called everyone to go to the city as soon as possible.
Wu Zhe caught a glimpse of the little eunuch lying on the ground, and said with a smile, "Why aren't you up yet? Get up quickly."
"Thank you, aunt! Thank you, aunt!" The little eunuch then got up respectfully from the ground, not daring to wipe off the bruise on his head, and carefully followed behind the crowd with his waist bowed.
If Wu Zhe hadn't kindly called him, I'm afraid he would have to bite the bullet and lie on the ground overnight.
How could he dare to get up without his aunt's permission
In late spring and early summer, the nights are still cold. If the little eunuch lay down on this bluestone road overnight, not to mention a serious illness, he might even die.
This young aunt finally has a good heart. The little eunuch pondered secretly.
In the palace, if a certain concubine was contradicted in this way, let alone slapping her teeth, or beating her to death with a stick and throwing her out to feed the dogs, no one would object.
The wreckage of the previous carriage had already been cleaned up, and Mo Shiren entered the city affectionately almost parallel to Wu Zhe.
Pull up the suspension bridge at the south gate of Qidu, put down the Qianjin gate and close it.
After Xiaogang got into the city, he jumped on tiptoe excitedly: "It's such a big city! You can't even see the side."
Leader Li said: "You just let go of the horse racing in this city, and it takes time for a cup of tea to go back and forth."
There are many pedestrians on the street, orderly.
Wu Zhe and the others were not in the mood to go shopping, so they went straight to find the branch helm of the Sword Sect.
Not far into the city under the guidance of escort Zhao, Wu Zhe and the others saw the logo of the Zhongbai Banner of the Sword Fighting Sect.
Mo Shiren also knew that the Qidu branch of the Sword Fighting Sect was here, so he said goodbye to Wu Zhe and the others with a smile.
This chief eunuch treats people well, not pestering you from beginning to end, but giving each other a certain amount of space. But when being polite, it makes people feel very affectionate. This is a method cultivated by following the king for decades.
"To my aunt, if I'm lucky, I'll serve you again." The little eunuch knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times before leaving with Mo Shiren.
Mo Guanshi was very sad. Calling her aunt was not recognized, it might as well be a chance for this godson eunuch.
He could only bow to the ground and deeply express his apologies.
And the eunuch Mo Shiren didn't recognize the old suzerain in Wu Zhe's team until he left.
Of course, because the suzerain changed his appearance with the help of Elder Fu Ling, and deliberately concealed his figure. Mo Shiren was afraid that the other party would mind, and he didn't want to interfere too much, so he naturally didn't notice this important person.
Wu Zhe and a group of people came to the Qidu sub-helm of Zhanjianzong.
The sub-helm door was closed.
"The Sword Fighting Sect is trash! They are so big that they all share the helm, and there is no one who can compete with this prince? Where did the group of dazzling star disciples go two days ago?!" The voice of a young man in the voice-changing period, Incomparably arrogant came from the door. (To be continued.)