Setting Sail from the Warring States

In 453 BC, on the eve of the Battle of Jinyang, Zhi Boyao forced the Han and Wei families to join him in besieging the Zhao clan at Jinyang. But Zhao Xiangzi ultimately persuaded Han and Wei to turn against Zhi. The three families destroyed the Zhi clan and divided the state of Jin among themselves, effectively ushering in the era of the Seven Warring States. This was the true starting point of collapsing order and rising ambition.