Yingqiu Hegemony

The land in the east is Qilu, and the mountains and seas form the territory. Jiang Taigong was granted the title of Yingqiu, and he adapted to local conditions and opened up trade routes for fishing, salt, and trade, laying the foundation of the Qi State; Zhou Gong lived in Lu, making rituals and music, educating the people, and planting the seeds of ritual and music civilization. During the turmoil of the Spring and Autumn Period and the internal strife of Qi, the young master Xiaobai fled into exile. After many murders, he returned to Yingqiu and ascended the throne as Duke Huan of Qi. Bao Shuya knew Guan Zhong's talent well and recommended him regardless of personal grudges. The prisoner Guan Zhong paid homage to the prime minister in the face of danger, and implemented the strategy of salt and iron officialdom, commerce and wealth accumulation, and reformed state affairs. Guan Bao knows each other, and monarch and ministers are of the same mind. The state of Qi's warehouses were enriched, its national power soared, and the nine princes gathered together in Caiqiu to form an alliance, and finally became the first hegemon in the Spring and Autumn Period. The people of Qi respected the virtuous and meritorious, pioneered and sought change, while the people of Lu respected etiquette and virtue, were honest and upright. The two Qilu spirits complement each other, spanning thousands of years, and remain everlasting.