The participating teams from all over the world marched towards Guanhe Terrace one after another.

The troops of Qi State set out from Linzi, passed through Zheng State to the west, went around the north of Jing State, and finally passed through Ji State and went from Wo State to Guanhetai.

 Speaking of which, Jingguo is directly west of Qi State, and Guanhe Terrace is directly west of Jingguo.

 The troops of Qi State passed directly through Jing State and headed west, which was obviously the fastest way.

 But it is obviously impossible to go this way...

 If nothing else, when the Qi cavalry troops are crossing the border, if the official of the State of Jing asks you to disarm the troops, will you understand it or not?

 Do you abide by the series of rules of Jingguo and various Taoist etiquette or not?

 We are all among the top six in the world, and whoever gives in will not look good.

 Simply open the road to the sky, and everyone goes to one side.

The team from Qi State does not hesitate to circle around the boss every year and rush to Guanhe Platform via Wo State.

Jingguo also remained silent. You can go wherever you want.

 The "country of fertile soil" is naturally located in an excellent location and the land is also very fertile.

 But what really made this small country develop and become rich was actually the meeting of the Yellow River.

The so-called "section of the Yellow River" in the vast land sea is exactly between Woguo and Jingtianfu in Jingguo.

 Further west from Woguo is the Tianma Plateau.

Not to mention the countries coming from the south, most of the teams coming from the north have to pass through Woguo to go to Guanhetai.

The Qi State in the Eastern Region, which often chooses to take detours, even established a "Qi Pavilion" in the Wo State to receive Qi people passing through this place. Of course, the most important function is to let the Yellow River reach the target water level when the river reaches the target.

Qi's expedition team paused to rest.

 The Mu Kingdom also had a "pastoral garden" here, and the Jing Kingdom had a "Jing Tower" here.

 There is no need to go into detail about the various other small countries.

 So many national forces have set up footholds here, but they are surprisingly harmonious, and they are on the same page as each other.

As a result, Fertile Country has become a transportation hub, with a hundred flowers blooming. Businessmen from many countries must stop here when passing through.

 And because of the checks and balances of all parties, it maintains a certain degree of detached independence.

Of course, being so close to Jingguo, it is impossible to completely get rid of Jingguo's influence. It can be prosperous, but it cannot be strong.

 …

 …

 Cao Jie is not very tall nor very strong.

Even his facial features, amidst the warmth, naturally have a bitter look. There is almost no aggression, but he looks easy to bully.

If you say that the Prime Minister Jiang Rumo is "grandma-faced", then he can be said to be "little daughter-in-law".

 The two of them are equally low-key.

Jiang Rumo can be said to be the one with the lowest sense of presence among all the prime ministers in the past. His political platform is moderate, his approach is tactful, and he advocates a win-win situation. He often gets things done just like the spring breeze turning into rain, moistening things silently and leaving no trace behind.

 There is an old incident that may illustrate Jiang Rumo’s acting style.

 When he was in the Ministry of Rites, there was a minister in the same hall who regarded him as his biggest competitor and was his enemy at every turn.



 And what did Jiang Rumo do?

 At that time, there was an opportunity to be appointed as a county guard, which was very rare. Having served as a county guard and a pastoral guard was also a very useful resume for entering the political hall.

Jiang Rumo had a better chance, but he gave up on his own initiative and recommended the minister who was his enemy to the political hall.

 with the minister serving as the county guard, he went out of his way to show off in front of Jiang Rumo and made all sorts of sarcastic remarks. Jiang Rumo responded with a smile and spat at him.

 Later, the minister of the minister could not stand it anymore and told him the inside story.

This person knew that he could become the county guard entirely because of Jiang Rumo's recommendation. From then on, he was convinced of Jiang Rumo, and even said, "I am willing to guard the courtyard for Jiang Shilang in this life."

In the Ministry of Rites, Jiang Rumo lost an opponent who was always constraining him, and gained a sympathetic friend outside the capital. Other officials in the Ministry of Rites also admired him for this, and he did things with ease and made great achievements.

A few years later, the Minister of Rites became vacant, and almost all the serving officials in the Ministry of Rites recommended him to succeed him.

Since then, his career has been unstoppable, and he has had a prosperous official career. He entered the Zhengshi Hall and became a court official. Even now, he is a very popular minister and has become the Prime Minister of Qi and the leader of the Zhengshi Hall.

 In comparison, Cao Jie in the Military Hall did not have a great reputation.

He is not like Ji Tu, a famous general known all over the world, who has the reputation of being able to stop a child from crying at night. He is not like the military god Jiang Mengxiong, who is invincible in all attacks and invincible in all battles.

 He fought many battles, but did not lead any famous battles.

 In some famous battles, he either cooperated with this famous general or that famous general.

 In short, he was steady and steady. While other generals were shining brightly, he sat firmly in the rear. He always got "secondary merit" and "contribution merit".

Moreover, he has fought many defeated battles, and the number of defeated battles is more than the other nine soldiers commanders in the military hall combined. But there has never been any disastrous defeat in which the entire army was annihilated.

  No matter what battle situation he faced, he could always retain part of his military strength and retreat. But that was all. Any desperate counterattack or turning defeat into victory rarely happened to him.

It is such a general who seems to have no merits, but in the military hall, he is only ranked below Jiang Mengxiong.

Emperor Qi once said: "The number one in the world in using troops is to control the country. Cao Cao is the one who is good at fighting in the world."

 “Zhen Guo” refers to Jiang Mengxiong, the Grand Marshal of Zhen Guo.

In the eyes of Emperor Qi, the best soldier in the world was Jiang Mengxiong, the God of the Great Qi Army. But when it came to people in the world who could fight, the first person he thought of was Cao Jie.

Of course, people from Qi State recognize this evaluation, but people from other countries do not.

 Even within Qi State, many people do not agree with the second half of the sentence.

It is difficult for people to understand how Cao Jie, who has little sense of existence, can be compared with the God of War in the use of troops.

The Army of the Spring Death is famous all over the world, but many people have to think about who the commander of the Army of the Spring Death is before they can remember.

 In short, he is such an ordinary person.

Those who meet Cao Jie for the first time will probably not be in awe of him.

 He does look inconspicuous.

But when he sat there and wanted to say something, he naturally had an air of determination.

 At least at this time in the "Qi Pavilion", no one of the three prodigies of the country who sat opposite him dared to look down upon him.

“Do you know why the Yellow River Meeting was first held?” Cao Jie asked.

 At this moment, there are only four of them in the lobby.

Ji Zhaonan didn’t say anything, so he naturally understood.

 Zhong Xuanzun also smiled and said nothing.

 Only Jiang Wang said confusedly: "Uh... divided the territory?"

It is true that he does not know the inside story, but he has nothing to hide.

 Cao Jiu smiled: "That's not unreasonable."

He looked at the three prodigies of the country, and mainly said to Jiang Wang: "Since the Middle Ages, when the emperor chased the dragon emperor across the sea, the dragon clan has become extinct in the world and has not appeared in front of people. But in fact, there are still dragons in the world, an old man.

dragon."

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He stretched out his hand to draw a long line on the table, and then pointed at the long line: "He is the Lord of the Long River. In the Middle Ages, he was named the Dragon King of the Long River by the Emperor of China to suppress the water veins of the Long River. In name, the ruler

He controls all the water tribes in the world."

Jiang Wang was inexplicably shocked.

He has been to Changhe several times, and he has a certain understanding of the water tribe. He believes that there must be water tribes in the river. But he never knew that there is an old dragon here!

“During the Middle Ages, didn’t all the dragon clans follow the Dragon King’s defeat across the sea?” Jiang Wang asked.

Cao Jiu said meaningfully: "As long as there is a spirit of wisdom, who has no thoughts of self? Not all dragons agree with the idea of ​​the Dragon King."

"The Changhe River is too vast and majestic. After the Dragon King was expelled, the power of the Dragon King of the Changhe River was simply not enough to suppress it. Therefore, in modern times, disasters occurred frequently on the Changhe River, ravaging both sides of the river. The ancestors on both sides of the river and the victims were helpless.

count."

"The sages built a river viewing platform on the Yellow River and joined forces to suppress the Yangtze River. Because countless creatures on both sides of the bank depend on the Yangtze River for survival, they cannot be suppressed. If you intend to control the power, the seal will inevitably be in the Yangtze River.

It was loosened by constant erosion. Therefore, every once in a while, the sages would come to strengthen the seal. This is the earliest meeting of the Yellow River."

Jiang Wang thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid it also means showing off force."

 He noticed what Cao Jiu emphasized that the Changhe Dragon Lord nominally controls all the water tribes in the world.

Cao Jiu smiled, feeling quite like a child who could be taught: "The Changhe Dragon Lord now only rules all the water tribes in the world in name. At the beginning of modern times, that person was not just in name, but in fact."

The Supreme Lord governs all the water tribes and is the true master of the water tribes.”

Jiang Wang couldn't help but think, isn't that another Dragon King?
To be continued...