Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 233 Mount Tai
The emperor's carriage headed eastward, stopping and starting along the way.

The wheels rolled over countless stones and sand, leaving marks on the ground.

In such an era,
In this newly unified time,

It is actually very difficult to carry out a political campaign on a large scale.

The roads were not well built.

The "temporary palace" where the emperor stopped to rest was often just a hastily expanded post station.

Many people lost a lot of weight due to the hardships on the road and were affected by the wind and frost of the Eastern Tour.

The same was true of the emperor himself.

But he refused to let go and reveal his physical discomfort.

Because the purpose of his tour was to show the world how powerful he was, so how could he show such a weak face?
Moreover, the emperor has known the sufferings of the world since he was old enough to understand, and he could only endure it silently.

No one will stop because of his discomfort.

Therefore,
At most, the emperor could walk around the palace for a while and take a leisurely stroll while his carriage and horses were being repaired.

at the moment,

And so he did.

The emperor, along with Zhao Gao, Hei Zhuang and others, stood on a raised mound, looking at other people who were busy doing things and the rugged road in the distance.

He suddenly said, "In the East, countless Qin people have been longing for this for who knows how many years."

"Now, I have finally arrived in the East!"

The ancestors of the Qin people
During the Xia and Shang dynasties, they originally lived in Shandong.

However, when the Shang Dynasty was replaced by the Zhou Dynasty, E Lai chose to be loyal to King Zhou and fight against King Wu, so he was defeated and executed. The Qin people were also relocated to the west and started a new job of raising horses for the emperor.

After the Qin people took root and grew strong in the west, they were eager to move out of Mount Xiao and gain access to the more vast and fertile land in the east because of their longing for their ancestral land and their pursuit of the world.

It has been exactly five hundred and fifty years since then.

After such a long period of founding the country,
Finally, a monarch of the Qin Dynasty took this vast land into his possession and came here with his ministers and followers.

Soon after,

He also wanted to climb the revered mountain in the East and announce his achievements to the heavens.

……but,
Regarding the question of "whether God will hear my report",
The emperor had no hope.

Because he still remembered the black bird that suddenly disappeared before his eyes when he was a child.

The black bird had abandoned him.
So the emperor knew very well that the gods would not look down on him.

He doesn't expect a response from God.
It is enough for him to live and enjoy the respect of the world.

Others echoed the emperor's words and praised his merits, looking forward to the grand scene on the day of the Fengshan Ceremony at Mount Tai.

When we finally reached the foot of Mount Tai,
The good mood of the monarch and his ministers was ruined by the Confucian scholars.

They quarreled over what method of sacrifice and enthronement should be adopted, and could not reach a conclusion for a long time.

The emperor's expression remained unchanged, still that cold and majestic look, but his eyes were narrowed.

This was a sign that he was very unhappy.

Li Si rebuked this group of Confucian scholars who could not distinguish the important from the unimportant:
"You should have reached a conclusion on something like this a long time ago, but you are still arguing about it now!"

"This is a great disrespect to the emperor!"

Hei Zhuang also angrily requested, "Your Majesty, please let me expel these pedantic Confucian scholars!"

The emperor nodded slightly and shifted his gaze from the Confucian scholar to the hastily built steps leading all the way to the top of the mountain.

So Hei Zhuang rolled up his sleeves, stepped forward personally, and punched the Confucian scholars who were making the most noise and never stopped talking.

He was a soldier who had fought in the war, and he was filled with anger towards the Confucian scholar, so after two punches, the man became dizzy and speechless.

Subsequently,

The attendant took the man away.
The emperor finally had peace in front of him.

"Go up."

Abandoning all unnecessary etiquette and customs, the emperor stepped up the stairs step by step.

Mount Tai slowly fell at his feet.

As the emperor gradually ascended, the appearance of the land of Qi and Lu gradually appeared before his eyes.

When the emperor finally reached the top of the mountain and looked down,
He couldn't help but let out a chuckle.

He says:
"That's all."

It turns out that this world,
It's just like this.

No one followed him.
Because the emperor does not need anyone to accompany him to the top,
As a monarch who created a new world,

He also did not allow anyone to share such glory.

The emperor gave an order to dismiss all the extra people, leaving only himself standing at the top.

He is the one and only emperor in the world!
“…Aren’t you cold?”

Just as the emperor was quietly feeling the chill of being at the top, a voice came over. He looked up.
A fat black bird hopped and landed on the smoothly repaired Fengshan platform, its feathers sparkling brightly in the sunlight.

He Bo had been secretly observing the First Emperor for many years, and when they met again now, he was not at all shy.

He stretched out his two thin legs and sat on the ground, still enthusiastically taking care of the emperor:
"What are you doing standing still?"

"Come!"

"Let's sit together!"

The emperor just looked at him coldly, his hand unconsciously resting on the sword he was wearing.

"You're already a grandfather, don't be so impulsive!"

He Bo moved his wings and forced the emperor's hand away from the hilt of his sword.

then,

The emperor could only stand there stubbornly, still not responding to He Bo's greeting.

He Bo looked at him quietly, and occasionally felt that the person in front of him now was still the lonely child who huddled in the corner back then.

But the other party became the emperor after all.
His every move will attract the attention of people all over the world, and no one dares to ignore him anymore.

Just like Fengshan Mount Tai,

A light word,

The local officials drove countless laborers to work hard to build steps for him to meet the needs of Fengshan.

"What are you doing here?"

The old friends met again, and after a period of confrontation, the emperor slowly spoke.

He Bo told him frankly, "Of course I came to see you!"

"If you are going to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth on Mount Tai, I will definitely be there!"

He is the only God in the world!

"Didn't you leave a long time ago?" the emperor asked him coldly.

He Bo immediately recognized the tone:
Knew it,
This person still remembers how his plan to lock himself in a small dark room failed and how depressed he was curled up in his quilt!
Logically speaking,
The things that happened back then,
He Bo must be angry and resentful!

For all these years, he just quietly observed the First Emperor without doing anything to him. He is already very broad-minded!

He immediately said, "This world is so big, I can go wherever I want!"

Tarzan,

It is also covered by the Yellow River Basin.

The river flowing through Mount Tai is called "Naihe River", and Naihe River is a branch of Panhe River.

If you continue to flow along the river, it will flow into the Mouwen River, then into the Dawen River, and finally into the Yellow River.

He Bo is now trying to control the Yellow River. Can these small tributaries escape from his control?
That is absolutely not possible!

so,

He Bo had been to Mount Tai a long time ago, and even created a progress bar for Mount Tai.

But he was too busy and too distracted.

On both sides of the Yellow River,

There are too many mountains and rivers waiting for the favor of the gods and ghosts.
However, in terms of steepness and height, the mountains in the east are not as good as those in the west.

The height of Mount Tai lies in its setting against the earth.

A mountain suddenly rises up above the vast plain. How can it not be astonishing and amazing?

Of course,
He Bo truly loves every mountain and every river he has touched.

But his goal is far-reaching——

If you want to go further afield,

It is necessary to move to places where mountains and rivers are densely distributed and where water flows more continuously.

Mount Tai holds down the land of Qi and Lu, so steady that even the raging Yellow River cannot shake it.

He Bo was naturally not in a hurry to improve its progress, so he took Taishan into his hands.

This time,

I just want to see the scene of Emperor Qin Shihuang's Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai.

When the emperor heard him say this, he immediately said:
"Then where are the remnants of Qi State now?"

The emperor opened his mouth and said one sentence, and He Bo's arrogance immediately subsided.

Don't even say it,

Since he couldn't go out to sea,
He would not be able to know what was happening in Japan unless the people there returned to China by boat.

So He Bo changed the subject, "Then why did you come to Mount Tai?"

"You don't believe in immortals or gods!"

(End of this chapter)