Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 181: Five Years of the Handsome King
The emperor decides for five years.
He Bo hid himself in the mountain and once again picked up his old spirit of "moving mountains", attempting to take down the huge Qinling mountain range.

these years,

To the north of the Qinling Mountains, on the side facing the Yellow River, many mountains have been eroded by it and are gradually being taken into the arms of ghosts and gods.

He Bo therefore,

He often stood on a mountain, with his hands on his hips, laughing wickedly, startling countless birds and beasts.

but,

Even if I move bricks on the mountain,
He Bo would also devote some energy to spy on what is happening in the human world.

After all, ever since the emperor was confirmed to have ascended the throne, there has been some big commotion every year on average.

For example,
After the failure of the five countries' attack on Qin, Zhang Yi went on a triumphant diplomatic mission to Wei, where he coaxed, deceived and frightened the King of Wei, and finally succeeded in making Wei abandon its alliance and take the initiative to seek peace with Qin.

"idiot!"

Gongsun Yan, the prime minister of Wei in the Yang world,

When the two ancestors in the underworld learned about this, they couldn't help but cover their hearts and utter angrily.

The trend of unity,

I was already very decadent.
As a result now,

Wei State, the advocate of the "Hengzong" alliance, has gone to seek peace. Who will believe in the "Hengzong" alliance in the future?
Su Qin, who was far away in Qi State, couldn't help it and slammed the table and cursed the King of Wei for being stupid.

"Alas, each generation is worse than the previous one!"

Qin Xiaogong, who deliberately passed by, could only clap his hands and sigh for the Wei father and son when he saw them crying and holding their heads.

Then, before the Wei father and son rushed over to fight the ghost, he quickly slipped away.

snort!
My seeds are not good.

How can you vent your anger on him?
My Ying Qin's seeds have never had any problems so far!
This year,

The King of Qin did another great thing——

He sent out his troops.
Destroy the Kingdom of Shu!

then,

He Bo specially brought the historian from the underworld to listen to the entire debate in the court.

Zhang Yi advocated seizing the opportunity of the five countries' failure to attack Qin to annex the weakest State of Han and make up for Qin's losses.

Moreover, the territory of Han just happened to surround the royal city of Luoyi. Once Han was destroyed, Luoyi could be occupied, the Zhou Dynasty could be overthrown, and finally the Nine Cauldrons could be moved to obtain the Mandate of Heaven.

When I think of this,

Zhang Yi was very excited and advocated it very enthusiastically.

However, Sima Cuo, a young and vigorous general of Qin State, believed that attacking Han State would only make the resistance of Shandong princes to Qin State more intense.

Especially the matter of collecting the Nine Cauldrons and accepting the Mandate of Heaven:
Although the Qin State is now the hegemon of the world, it has not yet developed to this stage.

So he proposed:
If you want to strengthen your national strength, just destroy the Kingdom of Shu!
Zhang Yi had a heated argument with him because of this.

The King of Qin was in a dilemma when faced with his two trusted ministers.

At last,
Sima Cuo ended the debate with one sentence:
"Doesn't your Majesty want to annex the State of Chu?"

In the future, we will unify the world.

Sooner or later, we will have to face the Chu State, which has the largest territory.
The State of Shu was just upstream of the State of Chu. If we controlled Shu, we could control Chu!

then,

The King of Qin made up his mind to let Sima Cuo destroy Shu!

In just ten months, the State of Shu collapsed and was taken over by the State of Qin.

Sima Cuo suddenly became famous and became a famous general known throughout the country.

Zhang Yi, who opposed his proposal, was naturally portrayed as a negative character.

He Bo came to Zhang Yi's house specially to see him making fun of himself.

After all, Zhang Yi is a very petty person.

As a result, Zhang Yi just sat quietly in the yard, looking up at the bright and round moon that day.

He suddenly sighed to He Bo, "Alas, I have grown old without realizing it!"

It has been almost twenty years since I came to Qin.

The handsome man who used to attract women's crazy pursuit by the Sushui River now has a lot of white hair and a long beard.

"It's okay, I think you look good the way you are now!"

In the words of my chess friend Mrs. Ximen, "old age has its own charm"!
Some people like Zhang Yi’s old pickled cabbage which still retains its charm!

Zhang Yi pulled his beard and continued to sigh, "That's not what I'm talking about!"

"I was just thinking, the Qin Kingdom has a successor!"

The most energetic period of his life was spent in Qin, and his most brilliant achievements were also achieved with the help of Qin.

After the five nations withdrew,

Zhang Yi was even more secretly complacent, thinking that his contribution to the Qin State was too great, that his role was irreplaceable, and that his decisions would definitely not be wrong.

The results of it?
Sima Cuo then gave Zhang Yi a blow, which made the latter realize:
This young man,

What a good vision!
Besides, am I already old and dim-witted?
"So what? You want to quit your job and retire?"

He Bo sat down beside him and admired the moonlight with him.

The bright moonlight,
Shining on Zhang Yi's head of white hair.

The night wind blows over,
It’s a bit like the feeling when the two people met by the Su River.

He Bo said to him:
"If you return to your hometown Anyi at this time, I'm afraid you will be caught by the King of Wei and beheaded in an instant." "Humph!"

"I won't retreat!"

Zhang Yi stood up and opened his arms, letting the cool night breeze blow his robe and hair.

He pulled himself together, waved his arms and said:
"This era of great strife has already reached its second half, and the time left for people like me is getting shorter and shorter!"

otherwise,
Why did Zhang Yi so eagerly persuade the King of Qin to help move the Nine Cauldrons in Luoyi?
He really wanted to see this scene.
Then the history books will also record this incident:
The great achievement of Qin replacing Zhou,

It was completed with the assistance of the strategist Zhang Yi.

He wants to let future generations know that the sharpness of the tongue is as powerful as thousands of troops!

It's just a pity,

He was indeed so anxious that he overlooked many problems.

Fortunately,

Sima Cuo pointed it out and proposed a new solution for the Qin State.

"Ugh!"

"With such a young man chasing me, I feel a lot of pressure!"

Zhang Yi pulled up his belt and decided to do more good things while he still had the strength to run around!

Sima Cuo led his troops to destroy the Kingdom of Shu.
He also wants to find a naive and simple prince to trick him into taking his pants!

Let the King of Qin, who has a new lover, know that

Although I am old, I am still no worse than the young and handsome Sima Cuo!

While Zhang Yi was squinting his eyes and looking for candidates, Xiong Xin, who was far away in the State of Chu, sneezed violently.

Qu Yuan, who was telling his monarch about the reform, looked up at him, somewhat worried about his health.

But don't be like King Dao.

He just saw the dawn of reform, and then died right away?

Fortunately, the King of Chu just sneezed.

He waved his hand and asked Qu Yuan to continue.

After listening to Zhang Yi's words, He Bo nodded and reminded him, "In this case, you must be careful not to die too far away!"

Dead far away,

This soul is not easy to retrieve!

"Can I be as good as you?"

Zhang Yi recalled that every time he went to the Western Regions, he would run into this dirty guy, and he felt that the other party was cursing him to die without a burial place.

From Haomenchuan to Jishui,
There are shadows of this thing.
To him, “far” is really far!

He Bo just smiled complacently, thinking that Zhang Yi was praising him.

then,

He stopped comforting the other person.

Anyway, Zhang Yi doesn't need anyone's guidance.

He Borun went directly to the State of Song to visit relatives and friends.

Some time ago,
Mencius came to Song State again to give lectures and visited his old friends.

Two people met at sunset.

The young men who had argued in Daliang back then all looked old now.

Even though Zhuang Zhou had no worries and lived a carefree life, time is still unforgiving.

They all had gray hair,

Just one is half and the other is already covered with frost and snow.

"How about sleeping on the same bed tonight?"

Zhuang Zhou looked at the other person's white hair and made a rare invitation.

Mencius had passed through the State of Song several times before, but had never received such preferential treatment.

The other party was naturally surprised.

Zhuang Zhou said, "You, you are about the same age as me, but you have become like this!"

"I'm worried that you'll die soon, so I'd better seize the opportunity and spend some time with you!"

Meng Ke laughed and said, "I will not die easily. I will continue to live until benevolence and righteousness spread throughout the world!"

Although he often encountered obstacles in his teaching and preaching, Mencius was not discouraged.

He felt that he was in good spirits and could hold on for a long time.

Therefore, it is rare for the living sages of Confucianism and Taoism to live in the same room and sleep on the same bed.

They didn't talk much.

Because the paths are different,
It's a waste of words to talk about it.

And they are so old,

It's okay to quarrel with others,
Why quarrel with an old friend?
Even the old man Hui Shi was too lazy to bother Zhuang Zhou these days. He was concentrating on taking care of his grandson at home and writing books with his life's work!
Until late at night,

He Bo suddenly popped out of their dream like a mole and shouted, "Hey, you two slept together!"

(End of this chapter)