Just as when the Feng family declined and the Ji family was chosen to rule, the Jiuli Tribe exhausted their people and resources to assist the Ji family in securing the throne, ensuring the common people would not suffer the ravages of war.
Once the court was stable and the nation secure, those who had provided such assistance quietly retired, withdrawing from all affairs of the state.
However, when the descendants of the Ji family grew weaker with each generation, becoming obsessed with power, forgetting the fundamental essence of true kingship, and disregarding the lives of their subjects, the Jiuli Tribe began their search for the next suitable ruler.
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