Facing life and death, the Marquis of Wu and the Wu Chancellor unleashed unprecedented potential as ruler and minister.
The Wu Chancellor personally traveled to the Huai-Si region and informed Guan Chenglin, the general leading Qi State's offensive, that Wu State was willing to offer the Geomancy Map of the region.
Overjoyed, Guan Chenglin immediately sent men to escort the Wu Chancellor to Linzi.
After its reforms, Qi State had completely shaken off its former poverty and weakness. It once again possessed large numbers of Martial Arts Warriors, whose fighting strength was formidable.
Qi State's ruler and ministers attached great importance to the Wu Chancellor's arrival, especially since he had brought the Geomancy Map of the Huai-Si region. Practically every noble whose words carried weight attended.
The Wu Chancellor knew that his purpose in coming to Linzi was to sell Wu State for a good price, so he paid homage to the Duke of Qi with the full ceremony reserved for the Son of Heaven and said respectfully, "Duke of Qi, this Outer Minister seeks an audience. May Heaven and the Sage King bless you."
This startled Qi State's ruler and ministers. Qi Chancellor Lü Ji asked outright, "Wu Chancellor, Wu State is a marquisate, and you are its State Chancellor. You should not perform such a grand ceremony."
"Only the Son of Heaven may receive such homage from you. This is not the ceremony for paying respects to a duke. Our lord dares not accept it."
The Wu Chancellor wasted no time. Getting straight to the point, he took a map of Wu State from his robes and raised it high. "Duke of Qi.
"This Outer Minister has come at my lord's command to offer you the Geomancy Map of the Huai-Si region and the lands of Wu State