The remnant sun was like blood, shining on the vast earth, and the red light was dim.

On the ancient city wall, there stood a man in a white coat.

He is thin and thin, and his clothes are not luxurious, except for the jade ornament around his waist, revealing his noble status.

The Son of Heaven wears white jade and Xuanji.

He is Zhou Tianzi.

Lord of the world.

It's just that this man who should be the most powerful man in the world is alone, looking at the south, like a statue, and is silent for a long time.

"Since the news of the Chu State came back, Your Majesty has been standing here for a day, who will persuade you!"

"Your Majesty's body bones can't withstand the cold wind of winter, if you freeze your body, then how can you get it?"

Several officials led the palace servants to stand on the stairs, talking anxiously.

If you look down from the sky, you can see that this palace is extremely old, old and in disrepair, and has long been bleak.

A few palace maids walked on the desolate road, their steps were slow and gloomy, exposing the sunset of the Zhou Dynasty, which existed in name only.

And the officials who served the Son of Heaven here were either old-fashioned old men who paid attention to courtesy and sought fame, or they were losers who were ostracized by the vassal states and had to come here to make a living.

The most miserable is the Son of Heaven, as the lord of the world, he can't even enjoy a meal of spiritual food, often like ordinary people to eat miscellaneous grains, plus the mother's womb brings out some disease roots, is frail and sick, weak and powerless.

It's all come to this point, and now that barbarian Chuzi dares to proclaim himself the leader of the alliance, and even His Majesty's last power will be deprived!

It is no wonder that when this bad news came, His Majesty would stand on the city and remain silent for a long time.

"Huh!"

However, at this moment, a hoarse and sad laughter suddenly sounded.

When the ministers looked over, they saw Zhou Tianzi laughing loudly and walking down the stairs step by step.

"Your Majesty!"

The ministers hurriedly hugged and asked for warmth.

"Stand down!"

Zhou Tianzi waved his hand, didn't bother to say much, returned to the main hall, sat in front of the only brazier, and stretched out his hand to keep warm.

"Shadow, what's going on with the Jin Kingdom?"

After half a sound, Zhou Tianzi slowly exhaled and asked.

"Liuqing returned from a fiasco, and the Duke of Jin vainly tried to regain power, and now he has been placed under house arrest. ”

A dark shadow silently came behind him and said.

"I'm in a hurry!"

Zhou Tianzi sighed leisurely.

Since the dog Rong broke through Haojing, the king of Zhou You was killed, and the king of Zhou Ping moved the capital to Luoyi, the princes have been above the Son of Heaven.

The state of Chu called the king and despised the rule of Zhou Tianzi, and the king of Chu Zhuang even asked Zhou Tianzi about Jiuding, and his ambition was clearly revealed.

Although the Jin State has the heart of hegemony, as a prince surnamed Ji, it can still maintain the orthodoxy of the Zhou Dynasty on the surface.

At the same time, due to regional discrimination and conflicts of interest, they even carried the banner of safeguarding the royal power and regarded themselves as the guardians of the Zhou world.

It's a pity that for more than 100 years, the king of the Jin Kingdom himself has been hollowed out by the ministers under his command, and Zhou Tianzi has also been affected, and his life has become tighter and tighter.

"What about the state of Chu?"

Of course, the king of Chu despised the authority of the Son of Heaven and set up his own king, which also set the worst example for the princes of the world, Zhou Tianzi asked immediately.

"The prince of Chu ascended the throne, and he hired Kong Qiu as the great situ with the book club for thousands of miles!"

The Black Shadow replied, adding, "Ling Yin's position is temporarily vacant. ”

Zhou Tianzi's eyes were cold: "That is for Kong Qiu, this person has traveled around the world, peddling doctrines, and has finally been taken seriously." ”

Da Situ governs the civil affairs, is in charge of household registration, manages the land and civil service, and is extremely powerful, only under Ling Yin.

Now that Kong Qiu is in this position, Ling Yin is vacant, obviously as long as he has merit qualifications, it is logical for Ling Yin to become Ling.

Zhou Tianzi asked again: "Kong Qiu went to Chu State, how did Prince Jiang react?"

The black shadow said: "I am reluctant to send it away." ”

Zhou Tianzi said curiously: "He doesn't stop it?"

"Compared to Chu, Jiang is still a small country, Kong Qiu naturally wants to go to Chu to show what he has learned, but he can't stop it. ”

The black shadow said: "Kong Qiu is grateful to him, he is clear but necessary, and he will lead the seventy-two disciples to return to Jiang!"

"The King of Chu will not let him go!"

Zhou Tianzi said coldly: "What about Qi Guo?"

The black shadow said: "Three thousand times destroyed, Qi hurt the vitality, there are four major clans fighting for power, and there are various departments of Dongyi raising troops outside, internal worries and external troubles, and it is not peaceful." ”

Although the State of Qi is not like the Jin State, the power of the king is all hollowed out by the minister, but there are also four major families in the country, fighting openly and secretly, competing for favor in front of the king of Qi, and on the other hand, they are colluding with Yan Ying for power and profit.

In the past, Yan Ying was steadily suppressed, but this time he experienced a fiasco, and he inevitably fell behind.

As for the external situation, the Yan State in the north and the Lu State in the west are not much threatened, but the Dongyi tribes in the south are the troubles in their hearts.

Similar to the Jin State, the Qi State also carried the banner of respecting the king, but it annexed the territory of the Dongyi people.

Since the Duke of Qi Huan, the territory of Qi has more than doubled, and more than 40 small countries have been destroyed, most of which are small tribal countries like Dongyi, and the two parties have naturally become feuds.

The corners of Zhou Tianzi's mouth raised: "What about Wu Guo?"

"Qingji regained the throne, and after destroying the Yue Kingdom in the south, he was no longer able to forge ahead. ”

The black shadow said: "He Lu is still in exile in Chu, Sun Wu is clever in his army, and he is wreaking havoc in Chu, and the Chu people can't help them." ”

"According to this, in this great chaos, the princes and nations, there is no winner?"

Zhou Tianzi secretly wondered.

This battle is strange.

The three major powers in the world, Jin, Qi and Chu have been damaged to varying degrees, especially in the Chu State, the Great Array of Fire God was broken, the Fire Spirit Bead was lost, and the main army suffered heavy losses.

And the newly emerging Wu State, the king has changed again, although Qingji is the rightful heir, but the king of a country is not a child's play, and the momentum of rise has also been curbed.

Jiang lost Confucianism, returned to the country, recuperated, continued to trade as merchants, and continued to open up trade routes.

It stands to reason that Zhou Tianzi should be the happiest to sit back and watch the internal consumption of the princes, but for some reason, he always feels that something is wrong this time.

The black shadow was his most powerful henchman, and when he saw that the face of the Son of Heaven was uncertain, he speculated: "Your Majesty, the growth of Confucius's Confucianism and Taoism, is it not behind them that they are pushing it?"

"Chu and Confucianism are both great enemies!"

Zhou Tianzi's eyes were fierce: "The widow will never let them have a good time!"

What does it mean that Confucius's Confucianism and Taoism preached the restoration of Zhou rites, but he had never met him, the son of Zhou Tianzi?

It shows that Confucius believed that the general trend of the Zhou Dynasty had passed, and only the princes could implement what Confucianism had learned.

Now the most hated King of Chu and the extremely hated Kong Qiu came together and called themselves the leader of the alliance, and when other big countries are in trouble, this is a thorn in the flesh.

"The widow will issue an edict in the near future, and spread it to the world, and you will continue to investigate the intelligence of various countries!"

"Yes!"

The black shadow quietly retreated and disappeared into the temple, Zhou Tianzi looked at the empty hall, and suddenly looked up to the sky, as if a floating mountain appeared in his eyes, and a divine sword was inserted obliquely in it.

His lips quivered, and he uttered two words, full of anticipation:

"Divine ......"