Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 508: All Under Heaven Belongs to the King

All under heaven belongs to the king;
On the shore of the land, could it be the king's ministers?

More than 2,000 years ago, the first generation of the King of Man was so powerful that no one dared to disobey him. Once the King of Man issued an order, all the princes dared not disobey...

Respected by the whole world!

The common master of the world!

This is how the world should be!
But more than a thousand years later, with the gradual decline of the Zhou royal family, the princes continued to grow stronger.

The princes increasingly disregarded the Zhou royal family, especially the powerful vassal states such as Qi, Jin, Chu, Wu, and Yue, all of which attempted to usurp the throne.

For example, the State of Chu, which dominated the vast territory of Zhou, became increasingly dissatisfied with its own title. It believed that the title of viscount was not enough to show its respect, so it asked the Zhou royal family to confer a higher title on it.

But the Zhou royal family said: Chu has no merit, so no further title will be given.

Upon hearing this, Chu Zi was furious and shouted, "If the king does not add to my throne, I will honor myself!"

From then on he proclaimed himself king.

As the State of Jin, which dominated the Zhou world and forcibly exercised the kingly way on behalf of the Zhou royal family, naturally did not want to see the State of Chu become strong.

Moreover, Jin State did not claim to be the king even though it dominated the Zhou Empire, but Chu State did...

Jin supported Wu, northeast of Chu, hoping to make Wu strong and contain Chu. But Wu, which had become strong, immediately abandoned Jin and followed Chu's example to claim the throne.

Then the Kingdom of Yue became king.

As a result, the princes of the world usurped the throne and proclaimed themselves kings one after another. They no longer respected the human king as the common ruler of the world, and no longer obeyed his orders.

Two thousand years after the collapse of rituals and music.

The princes attacked each other, the strong became stronger, and the Zhou royal family became weaker and weaker.

The territory it governed was less than a thousand miles, the cities it governed were less than twenty, and the people it governed were less than a million. Moreover, the clan was divided into two states, the "Eastern Zhou" and the "Western Zhou".

It was divided by Duke of Eastern Zhou and Duke of Western Zhou.

Even a noble man like the King of Men could only live in the territory of Western Zhou at this time, relying on the support of the Eastern and Western Zhou kingdoms and leading a precarious life.

The center of the Zhou world.

The royal city that was once "soaring to the sky and dominating the earth" and was worshipped by princes all over the world has now become a joke.

Just a hundred years.

The King of Chu then deployed his troops on the border of Zhou to inquire about the importance of the tripod.

The King of Qin dared to stand before the world and lifted the tripod into the palace.

The State of Jin is still practicing the kingly way!
This is not only a great shame for the Zhou royal family, but also a great shame for the human king!
Ji Ding,

Never forget it in your life.

Keep it firmly in mind and even imprint it on the soul.

Ji Ding, whose courtesy name was Shendu, was the 17th king of the Sheng Zhou Dynasty and the only son of the 16th king. He was smart and studious since childhood and was concerned about state affairs.

It's a pity that he had the ambition to serve his country but was born at the wrong time.

When he succeeded to the throne, the Zhou royal family had completely declined, and the prestige of the King of Man was completely lost and even on the verge of collapse.

Not only did the princes of the world attack each other, but countries such as Chu and Qin were also coveting the throne of the king.

The King of Chu was a man of great talent and strategy. Since he ascended the throne, he had taken drastic measures to quell the civil strife, forge ahead with determination to expand the territory, conquer Zheng and Song, command the world, and defeat the Wu-Yue coalition to seize hegemony...

At this time, he was sharpening his knife, ready to ask Zhou Ding about the severity of the matter.

It is the posture of an unparalleled overlord.

After the "Fasheng Reform", the Qin State became increasingly powerful, and it even launched an attack on the Liang, Cheng, Jin and other princes in the east with its own strength.

In the south, they met with troops from Chu again.

He also implemented the strategy of making friends with distant countries and attacking nearby ones, in order to divide and disintegrate the states such as Qi and Yan far to the east.

The country's national strength is growing.

It is a terrifying war machine.

No matter it is the old overlord Jin, the new overlord Qin and Chu, or the five powers Qi, Wu, Yue, Yan and Song, after completely crushing the situation of the three overlords and five powers, the next thing to deal with will definitely be the Zhou royal family.

The already turbulent life of the Zhou royal family was completely disrupted by the frenzied attacks of Qin and Chu.

Every year Ji Ding would receive news about powerful princes such as Qin and Chu attacking cities and seizing territories, which made him terrified and worried all day long.

He also realized that no matter whether it was the Three Hegemons or the Five Heroes, they would eventually break through the royal city and aspire to become the king of men.

Worried every day.

Ji Ding, as the seventeenth king of the Holy Zhou Dynasty, also wanted to recruit troops to pacify the world, but he had no land, no people, and no money. Instead, he had to rely on the Eastern and Western Zhou kingdoms for support.

When faced with the aggressive princes of the world, they could only obey orders.

Be patient and take the lead!
He had been submissive and patient for a long time, but was instead loudly laughed at by King Wu of Qin, who said that King Ding was the most patient person in the world and dared not even spit or fart in his face!
Upon hearing this, Ji Ding could only smile bitterly in fear.

To hide the shame.

More than two months ago.

When the third taboo was revealed, the State of Chu attempted assassinations several times in order to seize the bronze coffin and trapped the Lord in White into the Divine Power and Thunder Lake. This was announced to the world by Taibu Lantai, causing public outrage.

He knew that both Qin and Jin were displeased with the State of Chu, so he took the opportunity to issue an order to call on all the princes in the world to attack the unjust Chu.

But when the princes of the world were mobilizing their troops.

The holy sky suddenly collapsed.

The campaign against the unjust Chu was naturally shelved.

And at this time.

The fourth taboo was revealed, but the Lord in White did not come out for ten days, causing the world to fall into panic.

Amid the cries of grief, doubts, and curses of the people, and also with the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, a voice suddenly pointed the finger at the State of Chu.

"The Lord in White did not come out to suppress the rebellion because his heart was chilled. The Lord in White was chilled because of the State of Chu!"

Denounce the State of Chu again.

The world suddenly woke up and began to point the finger at the State of Chu.

Ji Ding once again took the opportunity to issue the King's Order, calling on the princes of the world to attack the unjust Chu in order to give an explanation to the Lord in White.

Just attack Chu.

The Lord in White will appear again to suppress the taboo.

In the palace.

A middle-aged man wearing a yellow robe with images of the sun, moon, stars, flowers, trees, birds, beasts, fish and insects sat on the throne of the human king, wondering what he was thinking about.

A moment later, an imperial decree was issued, ordering King Wu of Qin to lead the army in person on behalf of King Ren to attack the unjust Chu army and to command the three armies.

The King of Jin was the deputy commander of the three armies.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely not allowed!"

An old man in the palace immediately bowed down upon hearing this, and said anxiously: "As for Jin, Qin cannot be the commander-in-chief, and the king cannot be in the army on behalf of Qin. Only as a relative of the royal family can the king be in the army on behalf of the king..."

The middle-aged man sitting on the throne of mankind was Ji Ding.

The seventeenth human king of Holy Week.

After hearing this, he smiled and said, "Qin is closer than Chu and has sent more troops, so it should be the commander-in-chief. Let's do it this way."

"Your Majesty!"

The old man looked even more anxious and said, "If this is the case, I'm afraid Jin will vent his anger on the king."

"What can I do?" Ji Ding waved his hands helplessly, showing a letter and said, "This is Qin's request, how can I resist?"

"This this……"

The old man wanted to persuade him again.

The middle-aged man waved his hand and said, "Appoint Qin as the commander-in-chief and Jin as the deputy commander-in-chief. And pass the letter to Jin." After that, he stepped down from the throne of the King of Men and walked to the back of the hall.

"My king, this Jin is not easy to mess with."

The old man whispered.

At this time, the order of the king of people was also spread throughout the world, which surprised many princes. It seemed that no one had expected that this time, Qin would be the commander-in-chief of the crusade against the unjust Chu, and Jin would only be the deputy commander.

Could it be that Qin is the number one overlord in the world?
The King of Jin was furious, threw away the letter and shouted: "How dare you, you Western barbarians, step on my head?!"

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PS: Thanks to “夏清.q” for the reward!

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