A river of water divides Luoyi, where Zhou Wangji is located, into two parts. To the east of the river is Chengzhou, and to the west is the royal city.

King Wu defeated Zhou, and the Zhou family led eight hundred princes to overthrow the Shang Dynasty, but the world was not peaceful because of this.

After the death of King Wu, Wu Geng, son of Emperor Xin of the Shang Dynasty, took advantage of the opportunity when the king was young and Duke Zhou was assisting the government. He united with Uncle Guan, Uncle Cai, and Uncle Huo, the three Zhou princes who were entrusted in the east, to launch a rebellion, which was known in history as "

The Rebellion of the Three Prisons".

Faced with the rebellion that broke out in the hometown of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, Zhou Gongdan did not choose to tolerate it. Instead, he followed the path that King Wu took to the east and launched a more massive eastern expedition.

After three years, Zhou Gongdan not only put down the Sanjian Rebellion, but also destroyed the Yan Kingdom, conquered Huaiyi, and extended the tentacles of the Zhou royal family from the river to the river.

After the triumphant return of the army, in order to consolidate the Zhou royal family's rule over the east and in compliance with King Wu of Zhou's last wish, Zhou Gongdan began to build the eastern capital of the Zhou royal family, Luoyi, north of Luoshui.

At that time, in order to consolidate the Zhou Dynasty's rule over the east, Zhou Gongdan moved the Zhou people in Guanzhong to the west of the Qishui River, and the city where they lived was the "Imperial City";

In order to appease the Li people in the hometown of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, Zhou Gongdan also moved some of them to the east of the Xianshui River. The city where they lived was called "Chengzhou".

In the nearly three hundred years since then, although the capital of the Zhou Dynasty was still in Haojing in Guanzhong, the royal city, Chengzhou and the Eighth Division of Chengzhou stationed there have always been an important force for the Zhou royal family to maintain their rule in the east.

It was not until the year of the Western Zhou Dynasty that the Marquis of Shen led his troops to attack Guanzhong, and King Ping of Zhou who succeeded to the throne in a hurry arrived in the east under the escort of the princes of Jin, Qin and other states. Luoyi finally became the real capital of the Zhou Dynasty.

After King Ping moved eastward, the emperors of the Zhou Dynasty have always lived in the royal city. As for Chengzhou, it was used as the place of the ancestral temple and the place where the emperor's nine tripods were placed.

It was not until the end of the Spring and Autumn Period that the princely dynasty broke out in the Zhou Dynasty. The defeated King Jing of Zhou had to move his king to the east and live in Chengzhou City.

Nearly two hundred years have passed, and now under the control of the three kingdoms of Wei, South Korea, and Zhao, the original Zhou Kingdom has been directly divided into three.

The royal city to the west of the Xianshui River was ruled by the Western Zhou Principality, which was granted by Ji Wei, King of Zhou Kao. The Chengzhou City to the east of the Xianshui River was controlled by the Eastern Zhou Principality, which was established by the three kingdoms of Wei, Zhao and Han.

As for the emperor of the Zhou family who was originally wealthy, the only place where royal orders can be delivered is the Chengzhou Palace in Chengzhou City.

On this day, a group of uninvited guests broke into the royal city where the Emperor of Zhou used to be and now the Duke of Western Zhou Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

The soldiers rushed into the hall wearing slightly messy armor, and the panic in their words made the officials of the Western Zhou Dynasty in this hall feel particularly uneasy.

Before these ministers could react to what was going on, a group of soldiers wearing red armor rushed into the hall directly following the panicked soldiers of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Looking at the familiar red robe, the Duke of Western Zhou Dynasty, Ji Chao, who was on the throne, had a panic expression on his face, and scenes that were not considered beautiful appeared directly in his mind.

Twenty-seven years ago, it was this army in red robes that forcefully split the original Western Zhou Kingdom into two in front of him, and even helped his younger brother Ji Gen ascend to the throne of the Eastern Zhou Duke.

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Now that the nightmare once again appeared in reality, Ji Chao, who was already an old man, stood up from the throne with his decaying body.

Looking towards the door of the main hall with somewhat blurred vision, the figure of a middle-aged man wearing the robe of a Wei official gradually became clearer.

"I don't know..."

"The foreign minister Gongsun Yangma has met the Duke of Western Zhou."

Of course, Ji Chao had heard of Gongsun Yang, and he also understood that the Wei Sikou in front of him was definitely a close confidant of Wei King Wei Feng.

Even though he was a close relative of the Zhou family and held the title of Duke, the huge gap in national power between Wei and Western Zhou Dynasty still made Ji Chao couldn't help but express a bit of respect in his words.

"Sikou has come with his army. I wonder what the King of Wei has ordered?"

Glancing at Ji Chao who was subconsciously showing some respect above him, Gongsun Yang didn't mince words with him, "My king wants to borrow the land of the Duke of Western Zhou as a place to receive Duke Song and the Marquis of Qi. I don't know what the Duke of Western Zhou will do."

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"This...this...this..."

The tone was full of hesitation. At this moment, Ji Chao, the Duke of Western Zhou Dynasty, felt extremely helpless.

If the request made by Wei State is agreed to, then what the "borrowing" at this time may be then?

If you don't agree to the conditions proposed by Wei State...

As his thoughts flowed here, Ji Chao glanced around subconsciously, looking at the wolf-like soldiers of Wei, but a sense of fear burst out from his heart.

If he doesn't agree, then even without additional soldiers and horses, just the elite divisions vaguely appearing in and outside the palace at this moment, the royal city can change its master in an instant.

At this moment, Ji Chao felt like a sharp blade was being placed on the necks of himself and the State of Western Zhou. What the State of Wei gave him seemed to be a choice, but in fact it was an unquestionable message.

"well……"

Regardless, who makes the situation stronger than others? Faced with the almost chasm-like strength gap between the two sides, Ji Chao could only choose to retreat in the end.

Ji Chao dragged his even older body and bowed, "I would like to lend the royal city to King Wei."

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"The Wei State has gone too far to bully others, it has gone too far!"

In Chengzhou City, in the royal palace, the current Zhou Emperor Ji Bian's angry roar echoed through the entire palace.

Ji Bian has been in power for nearly thirty years. With the efforts of King Wei Feng and a group of virtuous ministers, the Wei State, which was the first to stand out among the three Jin Dynasties, has become larger and larger day by day, and its national power has become stronger day by day. It even vaguely replaced the Zhou Dynasty.

The strength of Emperor Shi.

Under the backdrop of the Wei State, the hegemon of the world, the Zhou family in the Chengzhou Palace disappeared even more.

Originally, Emperor Ji Bian, who knew his own strength and position, did not pay too much attention to Wei's expansion.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After all, since King Ping killed his father and moved eastward, the strength of Emperor Zhou, the nominal lord of the world, has been declining.

Even after only two years after he succeeded to the throne, he was forced by the three kingdoms of Wei, South Korea, and Zhao to grant the last royal territory to the Duke of Eastern Zhou, and began to live the life of a palace emperor.

But more than twenty years later, when Ji Chao, Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty, appeared in front of him again and revealed the news that the royal city of Luoyi had been captured by the Wei State, the anger in Emperor Ji Bian's heart became even more uncontrollable.

During the reign of King Xian Weilie, the three families of Wei, South Korea, and Zhao jointly forced and ennobled the princes. This time, the Zhou family endured.

After all, fifty years have passed since the three families were wiped out. The Wei family, the Han family, and the Zhao family have divided up the land of Jin and become de facto princes.

Only two years after he succeeded to the throne, Wei State united with South Korea again, and Zhao State forced him to entrust the land of Chengzhou to Ji Gen. This time the Zhou family tolerated it again.

After all, Ji Gen is a close branch of the Zhou family. If he entrusts the land of Chengzhou to him, it can be regarded as rotting in his own family's pot.

But this time the Wei State directly sent troops to capture the royal city of Luoyi, but Ji Bian couldn't bear it no matter what.

Today Wei can seize the royal city, and tomorrow it can capture Chengzhou. The day after tomorrow, will it be necessary for the Zhou family to offer nine tripods and turn Wei into a vassal?

Anticipating this, Ji Bian glanced at the important officials of the Zhou Dynasty below and said, "My lords, the Wei State is so rude, how should I, the Zhou Dynasty, respond?"

"I report to the Emperor that the wolfish ambitions of the Wei State have been revealed, and all the princes in the world are angry. All that is left is a royal decree that will satisfy people's hearts."

When the voice of Jin's remonstrance sounded from below, Ji Bian looked in the direction from which the voice came. This person was none other than the younger brother of Ji Gen, the Duke of Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Zhaowenjun and Ji Zhao of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Facing the gaze of the Emperor Ji Bian looking at him, Zhaowen Jun Ji Zhao bowed and said, "If the Emperor does not give up, Zhao is willing to travel to various countries for the Emperor and encourage the princes to attack Wei together."
Chapter completed!