Since the Emperor was captured, the world has boiled over like a pot of boiling water, with all the demons and monsters that once lay quietly at the bottom now bubbling up with the rising steam.
In this world, the vast majority of people are like duckweed in water, passively drifting with the flow, with no anchor or choice;
A small number are able to choose sides, either pledging allegiance to the Xiongnu, or heading to Jiangdong to ally with the newly emerged King Langya, or going to Yu State to join Zhao Hanzhang;
Even fewer decide to create their own camps, becoming the ones others choose.
Sima Rui is a distant relative of the imperial family, not related by Emperor Wu's bloodline, and besides Wang Dao and Wang Dun, he doesn't have many supporters.
Prince Yuzhang, King Qin, and Prince Xindu are yet to be found. Although young, they are Emperor Wu's grandsons, closer in bloodline; by then one can be selected to support from among them who is more intelligent.
