Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 658: The Grand Gathering of Human Immortals, the Possibility of Hegemony

First, King Tang met Yi Yin and established the Shang Dynasty.

King Wen also invited Jiang Gong to build the kingdom of Ji Zhou.

These are all very distant things - true or false, and difficult to find.

However, after Xiaobai, the king of Qi, accepted Guan Zhong, with Guan Zhong's assistance, the strength of Qi became the strongest among the princes.

And Xiaobai, the king of Qi, also changed from being one of the princes to a real "king" of the princes, exercising the authority of the king of men.

Such earth-shaking changes were real and seen by every prince.

The excellence of one generation can surpass the efforts of other princes passed down for dozens of generations.

Who doesn't want something like this to happen in their own home?
Who doesn't want to become the overlord among the princes?
So, seek talents!

Seeking talents!

And where is the place with the most wise men in the world?
Of course it is Luoyi, where the king of men lives.

Even though the Human King has lost his power, the name of the world still lies with him - this is the end point of the lectures of those great sages, and also the place where those sages sharpen each other's theories and discuss the truth.

Almost all the knowledgeable people in the world gather here.

Similarly, with the mutual encouragement of the scholars who are as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river, being able to gain a foothold in the city of Luoyi is already a screening.

If you want to find talented people, where else in the world could be more suitable than Luoyi?

Therefore, this grand event of paying homage to the King of Man, held once every sixty years and presided over by the King of Qi, can be said to be the most important event in the world after the alliance of princes held by Qi.

Those wise men, with the help of the power of the princes, practiced their own "Tao" and transformed the country with their own "Tao" as the core.

The princes used this opportunity to strengthen themselves so that their countries would not fall behind in this era of great contention.

At the same time, those great gods and great practitioners will also come to Luoyi to participate in this grand event. At the event, they may reach some agreements with the princes, or introduce some talented and beautiful people into their sect - this is the place where the most humanity gathers, and it is also the place where the most talented and beautiful people who can inherit the Taoist tradition gather.

After the princes entered the city, countless reed tents were built outside Luoyi City, stretching out for a long distance. At first glance, it looked like there was an extra layer of earth on the ground.

For those practitioners who are stranded around Luoyi, this is also a great opportunity.

Even though there is Jianmu holding up the Four-Nine Heavenly Palaces, which can reduce the suppression of the human energy on the immortals and gods, when the human energy gathers here, a cultivator who can withstand the suppression of the human energy and demonstrate his own mysterious way outside the city of Luoyi is at least a Taiyi who can summon eternity and is immortal under normal circumstances.

If one could be favored by a certain Taiyi God, even if he had never become his disciple, as long as he received a little guidance, he could make great progress in his skills.

Even under the advice of the great god Taiyi, it is possible that they could establish contact with Taoism and rebuild their own Taoist tradition, thus transforming from a scattered sect into a small Taoist sect.

Or, with the support of this great god, I can find a good position...

One can imagine how lively such a grand gathering of humans and immortals is.

When Ao Bing's eyes fell on those princes, he couldn't help but have mixed thoughts. He looked at the performances of the many Taiyi outside the city, and then through the methods derived from these Taiyi, he guessed their origins and their respective "camps".

There were some other people at this grand gathering - although they also had Taiyi's power, compared to other Taiyi, these Taiyi seemed particularly "lonely".

It was none other than the Bodhisattva of Buddhism, and the leader was the former disciple of Yuqing, who died in the war between Shang and Zhou, and was then found by Buddhism and became a disciple of Cihang Taoist, and now the Bodhisattva Cihang Pudu.

After a moment, Ao Bing's attention returned to the present and to the princes in the city.

The scene after those princes stepped into Luoyi kept appearing in his mind.

If one wants to rely on the power of the princes to aspire to the throne, then those princes must have the "qualities to be a hegemon" - the princes came to Luoyi to seek talents, but as the saying goes, the king chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose their king.

In Luoyi City, the choice between the wise men and the princes was mutual.

Those wise men demonstrated their talents and theories, making the princes submit to them. Similarly, those princes would also show their best side, making those wise men think that helping them was a better choice than helping other princes.

However, during the mutual selection between the princes and the wise men, Ao Bing discovered something interesting.

Just as the Taiyi immortals outside the city were treated coldly, the princes who came to pay homage to the wise also received cold treatment.

And the prince who was treated coldly was none other than the Chu State, which had a not very good reputation among the human race!

The State of Qi respected its king and repelled the barbarians, and used military force against them. During this process, the State of Chu, which considered itself a barbarian, was also hit hard by the State of Qi.

Under the current situation of the human race, the State of Chu, which is getting closer and closer to the demon race, is incompatible with other princes and the doctrines of those sages.

According to Ao Bing's observation, several teams of scholars, when they saw the flags of the Chu State coming towards them, immediately turned around and left without hesitation, without giving the Chu State any chance to communicate.

Under such cold treatment, the ministers of Chu State looked more and more unhappy.

However, the majestic King of Chu and his son, watching this scene, instead of being angry, there was a kind of satisfaction hidden in their eyes.

"Father, these wise men seem unwilling to associate with our Chu State and do not like our Chu State."

The prince of Chu whispered.

"It doesn't matter." The King of Chu almost laughed out loud, "It doesn't matter if they don't like me."

"I hired them to come to Chu to help me. It's all I need to do."

Hearing the King of Chu's loud laughter, the scholars who were hiding from the Chu troops became more agile in their dodging movements.

"Doctor Lu, have you written down where those people went?"

The princes came to Luoyi more than once, and the Chu State was treated coldly by the scholars more than once - the king of Chu already had a detailed plan for this.

As for those wise scholars, let them avoid them, but order the soldiers to follow them closely, note where they are and find out their origins.

At that time, there will be both civil and military paths, and those scholars and wise men will be sent to the State of Chu.

The military approach, of course, was to rob along the way - no matter who hired these wise men and women, or which vassal state they were going to, the State of Chu would only send out its elite troops, move along the way, and send both the men and their carriages to the State of Chu... The literary approach, after finding out where those wise men and women lived, would send the people of the State of Chu to their residences to wail and cry, saying how tyrannical and unjust the King of Chu was, and how he abused the people, and then mention how much the army of the State of Chu admired the gentleman, and asked the gentleman to go to the State of Chu and persuade the King of Chu to treat the people well for the sake of all the living beings in the State of Chu. In this way, naturally, those wise men and women could be tricked into coming to the State of Chu.

As for those who cannot be invited by both civil and military means, they are naturally not of the same kind as the State of Chu, and the State of Chu will naturally not continue to pay attention to them.

"Your Majesty, I have written it all down." The doctor surnamed Lu said respectfully, with a helpless look on his face - he was deceived into going to the State of Chu in this way.

However, after he went there, the king of Chu was indeed willing to accept his advice, and the rumor spread throughout the world that he had accepted the invitation from Chu. So he made a mistake and honestly worked as a doctor in Chu.

This time when he came to Luoyi with the King of Chu, in addition to noting down the whereabouts of those famous and talented scholars, he also took the opportunity to write down the whereabouts of his senior brothers, junior brothers and nephews who had not yet entered officialdom.

"The king of Chu is quite a wonderful man." Looking at the behavior of the king and his ministers of Chu, Ao Bing couldn't help but smile.

Unfortunately, the current State of Chu does not seem to have the potential to become a hegemon - it is not because the Chu monarch and his ministers lack talent, but because the current foundation of the Chu State and its terrain make it difficult for it to succeed the Qi State.

Today, the most powerful State of Qi and the State of Jin, which is second only to Qi, both border the State of Chu and both want to suppress the State of Chu.

In addition, the State of Chu had been hit hard by the State of Qi, and its name of "barbarian" was still circulated among the princes.

If the State of Chu makes any move, the other princes will surely be terrified.

To be more precise, the State of Chu was a target intentionally set up by the State of Qi - when the Rong and Di invaded, the State of Chu would be one of their own, and everyone would work together to expel the Rong and Di.

When the power of Rongdi could no longer be sustained, Chu would "transform into barbarians" and be severely beaten by Qi and other vassal states.

With the common enemy of Chu, the other vassal states could also unite firmly under Qi.

As for the reason for choosing Chu, that is also simple.

Firstly, the relationship between Chu State and King Ji Zhou had always been unfriendly. Qi State's attack on Chu State could be regarded as a way of appeasing the King after depriving him of his power.

"Human King, look, I'm helping you fight the Chu State to vent the anger of the previous human kings!"

Secondly, the Chu State, which was getting more and more harmonious with the demon clan, had indeed brought an unimaginable sense of crisis to the other vassal states. The other vassal states had their own rules and tacit understandings when attacking each other, but the Chu State did not care about everyone's rules and tacit understandings.

Under such circumstances, it was extremely difficult for the Chu army to cross the blockades of Qi and Jin at the same time and become stronger under the vigilance of all the princes.

——They needed another "Chu State" to attract other vassal states to blockade Chu State.

However, the fact that the other princes were all frightened and worked together to blockade it also proved that the State of Chu had the foundation and opportunity to compete for hegemony.

After a moment, Ao Bing's gaze shifted from the Chu State's ranks to the ranks of another vassal state.

Although the treatment of these princes was better than that of the State of Chu, the scholars' acceptance of these princes was still not as good as that of other princes.

Moreover, the princes along the way have another characteristic - that is, the "wealth" they displayed, the external ceremonial objects and the like, are far inferior to their inner demeanor. It seems as if they are deliberately restraining themselves and concealing their shortcomings.

The name of these princes was Qin.

After Emperor Xin committed suicide by burning himself, the remnants of Chaoge were unwilling to become subjects of Ji Zhou and finally chose to leave. Later, the descendants of E Lai were "accepted" by Ji Zhou and had their own fiefdom on the land of Ji Zhou. As a result, the remnants of Chaoge also slowly came and settled in Qin.

But at that time, the Qin State was just an insignificant and weak vassal state.

Until the destruction of Haojing, the king of Qin of that generation firmly supported Ji Yijiu to succeed the throne as king, and personally led the army to protect Ji Yijiu from the ruins of Haojing and moved to Luoyi, giving Ji Yijiu another option besides Shen State.

In this way, the State of Qin truly stepped onto the stage among the princes.

"The remnants of the Shang Dynasty, descendants of E Lai?" After confirming the origin of the Qin State, Ao Bing couldn't help but reveal a look of reminiscence in his eyes.

In front of his eyes, light and shadows were flowing, and the two extremely strong men who stepped into the fire scene of Chaoge with an extremely generous attitude appeared again.

When Ao Bing's attention fell on the State of Qin, a wind came all the way from Qin, showing the changes that had taken place in the State of Qin over the years in front of Ao Bing.

After the fall of the Ji Zhou Dynasty, the Rong and Di tribes also became powerful. After the Qi State formed an alliance among the princes, several expeditions broke up the Rong and Di tribes, which had originally followed a unified command, into several different tribes.

The State of Qin bordered several Rongdi tribes.

However, unlike other princes who had an irreconcilable attitude towards Rongdi, although the Qin State guarded the western border of Ji Zhou, there was a trend of accepting Rongdi within the Qin State, intending to accept Rongdi, who had been eliminated from the humanitarian sequence, back into the humanitarian system.

Now, the King of Qin is working on how to resolve the trust issue with the Rongdi people - being accepted and then abandoned, such an experience has greatly increased the Rongdi people's distrust of Ji Zhou.

Moreover, the Rongdi people now have other choices instead of just joining the humanitarian sequence.

Therefore, the Qin State's path of accepting Rongdi was extremely difficult and slow.

"If you have the heart to swallow up the Rong and Di peoples and keep doing it, you will have the possibility of becoming the hegemon - however, as the descendants of the Shang Dynasty, the princes of Ji Zhou are probably more vigilant against Qin than against Chu."

"Even though he can dominate, he has no ambition to become the king. Otherwise, if the Shang Dynasty shows signs of returning, all the princes will join forces to strangle him."

"But then again, Qin and Chu - one accepted the Rongdi, and the other accepted the Yao people."

"If the two are combined into one, wouldn't that be the return of the Shang Dynasty?"

Ao Bing listened carefully to the news on the wind.

As the place where the remnants of the Shang Dynasty lived, the land of Qin was not fertile, but rather rather barren - but since the founding of the Qin State, the Guanzhong area of ​​Qin had enjoyed good weather and good harvests year after year.

Obviously, it was the gods in heaven who had old ties with the Shang Dynasty and still maintained their relationship with them, and to a certain extent protected the people of Qin.

"So, is it Qin or Chu?" Ao Bing considered.

Apart from Qin and Chu, there were some other princes that had the potential to become hegemons. Qi also had the potential to maintain its hegemony. However, the other princes had already been assimilated by the rites and laws of Ji Zhou. Before the Mandate of Heaven of the King of Mankind completely collapsed, they dared to dominate, but they might not have the courage to "challenge for the throne".

Therefore, only the Qin State, a stubborn group within the Ji Zhou Dynasty that still called itself the remnants of the Shang Dynasty, and the Chu State, a "barbarian" group that did not care about the Ji Zhou Dynasty's etiquette and laws, had the courage and possibility to aspire to the throne.

"Doctor, do you feel it?" When Ao Bing's gaze moved over the King of Chu and the King of Qin, these two perceptive kings also seemed to notice something and spread their gazes around.

(End of this chapter)