Three palaces of Qi State contended for the dragon throne, brother and sister on the grasslands competed for position, and Jing Kingdom's East Palace stood empty. Emperor Jing watched his less-than-promising children and his exceptionally promising nephew, yet still had not made his choice.
The sons of the Chu Emperor fought over the succession. There was currently no Crown Prince, while the former Crown Prince was imprisoned in a dungeon.
These sovereigns of the Hegemon States all seemed accustomed to keeping power in their own hands. They always gave their outstanding children some hope, but never too much. They always released some authority, yet remained ready to take it back at any time.
Among the six great powers of All-Under-Heaven, Qin Kingdom alone had settled its East Palace early, its position as immovable as a mountain.
No one could shake Ying Wu's position as Crown Prince.
It was not that the Qin Emperor lacked outstanding children, but that Ying Wu's strength was simply too far ahead.
His roots ran deep and his foliage flourished; he had seized every last scrap of nourishment, leaving the grand imperial house of Great Qin with no room left to raise another towering tree.
Ying Wu of Qin Kingdom today greatly resembled Jiang Wuliang of Qi State in the past.
If Jiang Wuliang had not been deposed back then, if he had not been confined in Blue Stone Palace, the later four palaces of Changle, Huaying, Yangxin, and Longevity Palace likely could never have risen.
Ying Wu was one of the foremost True Persons of the age, the undisputed first name of the Western Border.
Of the Ten Qin Armies, the imperial house of Great Qin controlled the Arrogant Dragon and Heavenly Gate armies.
The military authority of [Arrogant Dragon] was in his hands.
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