The Tale of Yu Rang

In the late Spring and Autumn period, the various lords vied for supremacy, the Eastern Zhou royal house existed in name only, and the world began to fall apart as rites and music declined. In the great Central Plains state of Jin, the turmoil caused by Li Ji led Duke Xian of Jin to slaughter the ruling clan in a frenzy, bringing about its decline. In the end, the six high ministers, Zhi, Zhao, Wei, Han, Fan, and Zhonghang, held the military and political power in practice. They fought one another and launched attacks in their struggle to seize territory.