In late April, Wu's 30,000-strong army arrived at Huangchi.

The Yellow Pond is the ancient sacred land, according to legend, the Yellow Emperor had beheaded the demon beast to sacrifice to the sky here, here is fertile for thousands of miles, three rivers rush to meet, a huge circular worship heaven god platform stands impressively in the continent where the water flow converges.

Riding on a tall horse, he stood at the front of the army, looking in the direction of the shrine. I saw that there were many camps stationed near the Shentai, and the flags of the princes from all walks of life were fluttering in the wind, and the flag of the Zhou State was fluttering in front of the Shentai, and on the side of the Zhou State, it was the flag of the Jin State.

In the more than ten years since Fucha ascended the throne, he had never participated in such a grand festival, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous, so he ordered the army to be stationed immediately, and then led Zhang Xun to the camp of the Zhou State to meet the Son of Heaven.

When I came to the camp of the Son of Heaven, I saw that the Son of Heaven was playing chess with the King of Jin, and the husband saluted the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven nodded to the husband and motioned for him to sit aside and wait.

King Jin didn't speak to Fucha, but just nodded at him like the Son of Heaven, which made Fucha very annoyed, but he could only sit aside and sulk.

The Son of Heaven has gray hair and looks like an old dragon clock, he should be close to old age. The King of Jin on the opposite side looked younger, but he was already over half a hundred years old. There is a person standing behind each of the two, the person behind the Son of Heaven, younger than Zhang Xun, heroic, and magnificent, this person's name is Ji Ren, and he is the little prince of Zhou. The person behind the King of Jin, named Zhao Wuxian, stood in the old age, and was the son of Zhao Ying, the secretary of the Jin State.

I saw that the Son of Heaven picked up a chess piece with a trembling hand, and was about to drop the piece, but suddenly coughed, and the chess piece fell on the chessboard, smashing a small piece of the board.

King Jin picked up the fallen chess pieces, reset the smashed chess pieces one by one, and said with a smile: "The Son of Heaven is a great chess move, and with only one piece, it will disturb the world, haha." ”

The Son of Heaven also smiled and waved his hand and said: "Hehe, old, old, useless, even the generals in his hands are disobedient, hehe." ”

"Who dares to disobey the Son of Heaven? If there is such a great rebel, I will be the first to destroy him! ”

"Haha, yes, it's still the old man's intimacy."

The king of Jin hurriedly saluted and said, "My Jin kingdom will be loyal to the Son of Heaven forever." ”

The Son of Heaven nodded, then turned around and said to his husband kindly, "King Wu, you are here." ”

Fu Cha hurriedly saluted, "Ji Fu sent to meet the Son of Heaven!" I, the Kingdom of Wu, will also be loyal to the Son of Heaven forever. ”

"Well, yes, it's good, hehe, our clan surnamed Ji is a family, and we should support each other. Isn't it? ”

The Son of Heaven said and looked at Fucha, and then turned his head to look at King Jin.

The two of them understood, and quickly nodded yes.

After some greetings, King Jin said to his husband: "King Wu, in the past few years, the country of Wu has really become stronger, I saw the team you brought in the morning, and I was really shocked." Oh, it's really a strong army, a strong soldier, amazing, really powerful! ”

Fu Cha said with a smile: "The King of Jin has won the award, when it is not peaceful today, some princes are trying in vain to challenge the authority of the Son of Heaven, my Wu Kingdom naturally wants to strengthen the army and war, and be ready to defend the dignity of the Zhou family at any time!" ”

King Jin approvingly: "King Wu is really a Ming monarch who can rule the army and govern the country under the horse!" ”

Hearing such a high evaluation, Fucha's heart blossomed, and he unconsciously felt a little fluttery, and his previous hostility towards King Jin was also reduced a lot.

Seeing that Fucha was trying his best to hide the joy in his heart, King Jin secretly smiled contemptuously and continued: "After seven days, it will be the day of the alliance to sacrifice to the sky, and there are naturally many etiquettes to be paid attention to in such a grand ceremony. I have the impression that King Wu has never participated in a grand ceremony of this level, right? Otherwise, King Wu will follow me and learn my etiquette and worship the heavens. ”

The joy in Fucha's heart had not yet calmed down, but he was completely angered by the King of Jin, and he suppressed his anger and was speechless for a while. As everyone knows, just a few words, he has been played by King Jin.

At this time, Zhang Xun stepped forward to salute the Son of Heaven and the King of Jin, and then said to the King of Jin: "Thank you King Jin for your kindness!" It's just that this ritual of sacrificing to the heavens, my king has long been well aware of it. Six hundred years ago, the Zhou family destroyed the Shang dynasty and divided the land of China into the Ji clan. Among the clans, the ancestors of the Wu family rank first, and every time they worship the heavens, my ancestors of the Wu family will follow the Son of Heaven. Therefore, the kings of Wu in the past dynasties will keep this ritual of sacrificing to the heavens in their hearts and practice it. Seven days later, our king should follow the example of his ancestors and follow the Son of Heaven to perform the ritual of worshipping the heavens! ”

As soon as the words fell, King Wu was overjoyed, and King Jin was shocked.

King Jin never expected that this young man would go straight to the point, and in just a few words, he would achieve the effect he was trying to obtain. In this alliance, whoever can be the first to sacrifice blood to the sky after the Son of Heaven will be the leader of the alliance of the princes, that is, the overlord of the world. Today, the state of Wu already has the reality of the overlord, but the state of Jin, as the overlord of old seniority, is not willing to give up the competition for the position of the overlord. Although there is still a game to be played against who will fall, no one will be willing to give up at this time.

"General Zhang's words are wrong!" I saw Zhao Wuxian step forward and salute: "The alliance sacrifice to heaven is the first grand ceremony in the world, and there is no room for ambiguity. A hundred years ago, the state of Qi was hegemonic, and the prince Huan of Qi led the princes to sacrifice blood to the sky after the Son of Heaven. From now on, whoever takes the lead in sacrificing to the heavens will be the overlord of the world! My Jin Kingdom, the second to dominate the world after the Qi Kingdom, should naturally follow the Son of Heaven to perform the gift of worshipping the heavens! ”

Zhang Xun smiled slightly: "What is the overlord?" The alliance of princes, too! Only those who have both great strength and loyalty to the Son of Heaven can be called a hegemon. In the past ten years, our Wu State has swept away Chu, Yue, Chen, and Lu, all because these princes have disrespect for the Son of Heaven! Even the former overlord, the State of Qi, was attacked by our king with an army of 160,000 troops under Linzi City because of his disobedience! Although the position of the overlord has shifted for a hundred years, today, the position of the overlord should return to orthodoxy! ”

"Definitely! I'm ...... Jin Guo" Zhao Wuxian hadn't finished speaking, but was suddenly interrupted by Prince Ji Ren.

Ji Ren said: "How to carry out the ritual of worshipping the heavens, my brother will make arrangements, and the two of you don't have to argue here." In the final analysis, our clan surnamed Ji is a family, no matter who takes the lead, it ultimately depends on the meaning of the parents, right? ”

Zhang Xun and Zhao Wuxian nodded hurriedly, and then stopped talking.

At this time, the Son of Heaven smiled and said, "Okay, I'm tired, I have to go back to rest, Ren'er, you can accompany your uncle to finish this game of chess." ”

After that, the Son of Heaven stood up and prepared to leave, and the King of Jin and King Wu also hurriedly got up to see each other off. The Son of Heaven waved his hand and motioned for everyone to stay, but Ji Ren left the camp with his support.

Ji Ren helped the Son of Heaven and said in a low voice: "Father, the child is not good at chess, I am afraid that he will lose the board created by his father." ”

The Son of Heaven smiled and said: "No, no, the market has been balanced, as long as you maintain the current situation and strive for new support, you will definitely not lose." ”

Ji Ren nodded, "The child understands." ”