Citation?? Qi and Han are the two weakest states by a good margin, they are the smallest and have the least amount of manpower.
Riboku told you years ago that China is split into 3 tiers. Qi was with Yan, Wei, Zhao. Han was the weakest on its own whilst Chu and Qin were top level. It is factually incorrect to group Han with Qi. It’s also completely baseless to put Qi behind Wei and Yan.
Furthermore we know for a fact that as time progressed, the smaller fish were eaten by the bigger fish. Implying Qi may be weaker than smaller states that were gobbled up by the others, does not follow what we know. Juuko 4 were all monsters, and yet we know the size of their armies were much smaller than the existing 7.
You are just making shit up lol. There is zero basis to what you are saying at all. If Yoko abandoned Qi and was no longer protected by them, then naturally the people who hate him for his bloodline would put bounties on his head.
I’m not making anything up, because I’m not stating anything as fact. I’m following the logical storytelling that Hara has given us for almost 900 chapters and showing what would be more likely, based on that blueprint.
You’re suggesting these former states were mid-China level, which is a big reach, and then implying someone feels they would have more security in joining a much weaker state, which is a bit illogical.
If Yoko was a highborn member of Qi, he’d actually be better off hiding in Qi, if threats are coming from smaller groups from former, smaller states that are butthurt over his family name. Qi would stamp that shit out. They were one of the 7 strongest states China have had for many, many decades and an entire tier above Han, under the protection and leadership of one of the most powerful and influential Kings of the era.