Xi Qi Alliance, Seeking a Punitive Expedition against Shang! Nangong Shi Led Troops on Campaign!
The first order of business was to reclaim the territory that had been carved away from Xi Qi.
After the Tui En Ling was issued, Ji Chang had ninety-nine sons, and the original Xi Qi had thus been divided into ninety-nine parts.
Each was governed by one of his sons.
But aside from the Xi Qi governed by Bo Yikao, the actual authority over the other ninety-eight enfeoffed Feudal States was firmly controlled by Great Shang.
Great Shang had sent people over to establish administrative offices, yamen runners and officials, and even military forces!
Nangong Shi's objective this time was to arrest the officials Great Shang had sent and reclaim Xi Qi's territory and control!
And not just Xi Qi.
The other lords who had secretly contacted Ji Chang and wished to join forces against Great Shang were in the same situation.
More than that!
They did not merely intend to reclaim their own lands.
They also planned to reach into other lords' territories, hoping to expand their domains amid the chaos!
Nangong Shi led his troops to the first Feudal State.
But what left him utterly baffled was that he had his men turn the entire Feudal State upside down, yet could not find a single Great Shang official.
Only after asking around did he learn that the Great Shang officials had mysteriously vanished long ago.
They had never appeared again.
Nangong Shi said, "They ran away? I refuse to believe they could all have run away!"
Refusing to accept it, Nangong Shi led his troops at full speed toward the next Feudal State.
The situation was exactly the same as in the previous Feudal State.
They searched everywhere, yet could not find a