Recaps

After Luo Zhi’s coalition lost the five-year war, Luo Chang guided Luo State through a weakened peace while building its influence through scholarship, technology, and a durable Mohist organization. As the great states formed and broke alliances, Wei Qing rose through reform before Han Cheng and Zhao Yong killed him, leaving Wei State divided.

• Luo Zhi called for Zheng State’s abolition after Ji Bai killed Zheng Chan, while Qin prepared to march east and the Count of Wu received Luo Zhi’s warning that Chu meant to annihilate Wu.
• Wei Qing opened Hangu Pass to Qin, Han Cheng and Zhao Yong withdrew toward the Royal Domain, and Jin’s Duke died amid the High Minister Clans’ rebellion.
• Luo Zhi led the coalition through years of war, but Qin, Chu, Wei, and their allies routed its armies, and the peace accord restricted Luo State before Luo Zhi and Ji Bai died.
• Luo Chang succeeded Luo Zhi, preserved the Royal House’s position, and watched Wei State become a powerful reforming state under Marquis Qing of Wei.
• Luo Chang expanded Luo State’s influence among the Confucians, Legalists, and Mohists, while Mo Di and Yang Sheng debated Mohist principles at the Academy.
• Luo Chang and Luo Huaichen planned Luo Mo as a durable clan organization combining Mohist structure with Confucian benevolence, and Luo Chang established the Sage King Calendar.
• Wei Cheng built an alliance against Chu, but Xia Chenyan persuaded Yan to attack Qi, unraveling the campaign as Qin and Wei withdrew and Chu fought on the Shu State Plain.
• Luo State’s assassins mortally wounded the Marquis of Yan, while Han Cheng and Zhao Yong later killed Wei Qing and Wei State’s resources and reformers scattered.

As Qin rose and the states shifted between war and alliance, the Luo Clan preserved the schools’ teachings and watched the Zhou Royal House lose authority. King Dang of Qin seized the Yongzhou King Ding, but Luo Zai confronted him at the Luo River and reclaimed the chance to retake it.

• Mo Di named Yang Sheng his successor, while Yang Sheng debated Yang Zhu’s doctrine and Confucian scholars considered how to unite all under heaven.
• Luo State announced a Great Canon to preserve the writings and likenesses of sages, drawing scholars and authors to its project.
• Han defeated the Zhou Royal Army and captured the Son of Heaven, while war among Han, Zhao, Wei, Qi, Chu, and Qin reshaped the balance of power.
• Crown Prince Ping seized control in Yan after the nobles killed his father, and his reforms helped make Yan a powerful state.
• Yue Yi led a six-state coalition against Qi, captured Linzi, and ended Qi’s renewed bid for hegemony.
• Meng Ke urged rulers in Luo and Qi to follow the way of the king and protect the people, but King Shen rejected his advice and Mengzi chose to train disciples instead.
• Su Qin formed the Vertical Alliance against Qin, while King Dang of Qin entered Luoyi and claimed the Yong Province tripod.
• Luo Zai led the Dare-to-Fight Warriors and allied Han and Wei armies against King Dang at the Luo River, where the Qin king died and Luo Zai ordered the Yongzhou King Ding retaken.

Luo Zai secured the Nine Tripods and led the allied states against Qin, but his death left Luo State scattered and the Zhou Royal House defeated. Generations later, King Zheng began conquering the remaining states, while Han Fei arrived in Luo State and Wei surrendered to Qin.

• Luo Zai accepted the Nine Tripods for Luo State, killed the kings of Han and Wei’s forces withdrew, then returned to Zhao City as the people welcomed him.
• Bai Qi’s victories brought Qin to Luoyi, but Luo Zai led the allied armies and helped Xiang Zeng defeat Qin before falling gravely ill.
• After the Phoenix vanished from the Nine Tripods, Luo Zai recognized that the Mandate of Heaven had left and died while arranging Luo State’s migration south.
• Bai Qi conquered Luoyi, and King Huai died defending the Zhou Royal House as Qin expanded against the other states.
• Bai Qi flooded Chu’s fortified cities, killing Xiang Zeng, while Qiao Yun later shot Bai Qi during Qin’s war with Zhao.
• Ji Zhao received the Heavenly Book and a long-term Fortune Points reward, while Qin Zheng became king and later punished Marquis Changxin and exiled Zhao Ji.
• King Zheng began Qin’s conquest of the states, and Wang Jian took Han’s surrender before advancing against Wei.
• Han Fei arrived in Luo State, then chose to go to Xianyang, while Wang Jian’s flood preparations triggered a rebellion in Daliang and the King of Wei opened the gates to surrender.

King of Qin Zheng destroyed Luo State and completed his conquests, while the Luo Clan preserved its people and younger descendants. As the First Emperor imposed his rule, Luo Ling gained extraordinary abilities, approached the Xiang Clan, and planned to weaken Qin through prophecies.

• King of Qin Zheng conquered Zhao State after Wang Jian arranged to undermine Li Mu through Guo Kai, then sent Wang Jian against Luo State.
• Luo Ze evacuated the Luo Clan and secured its treasures and books, while the Luo State Ruling House refused Qin’s demand for submission.
• Luo Ji routed Bai Cheng’s army before Wang Jian besieged Zhao City, then died holding off Qin troops so Luo Cheng could escape with the surviving cavalry.
• Ji Zhao carried the younger descendants away through Peach Blossom Spring, while Luo Ze and the remaining Dare-to-Fight Warriors died in the burning Ancestral Temple as Luo State fell.
• Wang Jian conquered Yan, Qi, and Chu, and Qin Shi Huang united the world and took the title of Emperor.
• Ji Zhao enhanced Luo Ling’s abilities, and Luo Ling prepared to influence local officials as the First Emperor abolished enfeoffment and standardized administration.
• The First Emperor ordered critics arrested and books collected, while Luo Ling sought to protect the Hundred Schools’ works and aid the Meng Clan.
• Luo Ling met Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu, encouraged Xiang Yu’s claim to rule, and planned to weaken Qin through prophecies.