Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 249 Renewal
"so good……"

"The state is restored to order after it has been in chaos."

"This is something I should celebrate in the new summer."

In the palace of Luoyi,

The emperor raised his glass to the envoy of Xinxia.

Because of the long-standing relationship between Qin and Xia, the emperor showed a more cordial attitude towards the envoys.

Between words,

There is also a hint of envy hidden in my heart.

Every monarch hopes for a successor who can support the ancestral temple that is about to collapse.

The envoy responded respectfully to the emperor's kindness and presented him with jewelry and spices that he had brought specially from Xinxia, as well as beautiful jade that he had purchased while passing through the Western Regions.

He told the emperor about the new summer and the hardships of his journey.

When entering the Central Plains along the Hexi Corridor, if it weren't for those few coincidental winds and waves that blinded the enemy's eyes and delayed their steps, the delegation would have been captured by the Huns who heard the news. How could they have ever seen the emperor again?

The emperor listened quietly, and then thought to himself:
It seems that a war is also needed in the Hexi Corridor.

If you want to maintain long-term contact with the Western Regions and even Xinxia, you must get this place!

Although the territory of the empire has now expanded to its limit, how can the eyes of the Chinese people only stay on this land?
Just the Huns...

Thinking of these barbarians, the emperor's thoughts drifted to Fusu in Shangjun.

In early summer this year, the black household died.

This made the emperor feel a little sad.

Black household,

They were the first group of people he met after returning from Zhao State to "return to his roots" and they were kind to him.

And now,
After the old man left, Hei Zhuang also requested to stay at home to mourn, which made the emperor feel a little empty around him.

His spirits were also somewhat depressed.

But he had not yet completed many things, and the remnants of the six kingdoms were still hiding underground.

The emperor became anxious because of this.

He toured Shandong again, hoping to use his prestige to suppress some of the guys who were ready to make trouble.

He thought:
Even if the grass and trees under the ground want to poke their heads out, as long as the soil is compacted tightly enough, they will not cause too much harm to future generations, right?

Just this tour,

When they reached Chengzhou,

An official from Xianyang came on horseback to report the news of Xinxia.

So the emperor stopped in Luoyi and sat in the palace that had existed since the Zhou Dynasty.

And this time,
He took his two children with him:
Changsun Pijiang sat on his left.
His youngest son Hu Hai sat on his right.

The latter was already dozing off, finding such a conversation extremely boring.

The former, on the other hand, listened with great interest.

He even said to his grandfather, "In the past, the Western Regions were prairie. Can we conquer them and raise horses there?"

"Xinxia won't take up that space, right?"

After speaking to the emperor, he looked at the Xinxia envoy again.

The messenger smiled and said: "It should be occupied by the Yuzhi people."

The Yuzhi people were a nomadic people and migrated very quickly on the grassland.

Not to mention that before this, there was the example of Kunrong.

After being squeezed by the Xiongnu, they followed the old road of Kunrong, passed through the Western Regions dotted with oases, passed by the Wusun Kingdom established by Kunrong, and finally settled on the vast land north of Xinxia and south of Wusun.

The area is rich in soil and rich in water, and the terrain is flat, making it suitable for farming and grazing. There are two large rivers flowing through it, named Yaoshashui and Guishui.

In order to prevent this place from being confused with the "Two Rivers Basin" in Persia and making it difficult to distinguish, the Xinxia people called it "the land in the river".

In the New Xia Kingdom, someone once proposed to attack that place, but after comparing the land on both sides of the Ganges, they gave up the plan.

Why run so far?
The Ganges is enough for a new summer of eating and drinking!
Furthermore, if the army was transferred outside, the Maurya Dynasty, which occupied the central part of the Sindhu continent, might come to stab them in the back.

How could Xinxia dare to take such a risk?

The migrating Kunrong people occupied the river valley west of the Tianshan Mountains and established the Wusun along a river called the Ili River.

In the beginning,

The first group of Yuzhi people who migrated here also wanted to seize the Ili Valley, thinking that they could still win against the defeated generals of the past. However, Wusun's "Mi" personally led the army to resist and thwarted the Yuzhi people's plan.

Therefore, Yuzhiren had no choice but to continue looking for a new home and finally came to the river.

But so far,
Not many people from Yuzhi came to the river, and some stayed on the Yili side.

Because the area has been developed by Kunrong for many years and has become prosperous and strong, the river is still a bit desolate in comparison.

Some of the Yuzhi people who came from far away were fascinated by the scenery of Yili and were reluctant to leave. They felt that instead of working hard to develop that area in the middle of the river, it would be better to directly occupy Wusun.

Anyway, the two sides have already fought each other.
Yu Zhiren has a natural psychological advantage over Kunrong.

On the Wusun side,

Yu Zhiren felt helpless about these people who refused to leave.

Because the Wusun system was loose and not as centralized as the Central Plains, and because the area was vast and sparsely populated, there was no way to stop the infiltration of the Yuzhi people.

When the messenger passed by there, Wusun and Yuzhi were still struggling.

He secretly observed the situation of both sides and felt that Kunrong's foundation was solid and could not be shaken by Yuzhi.

After suffering a few losses and facing the reality, these pleasure-seeking Yuzhi people will still come to the river and reunite with their companions.

Just wait until then,
Xinxia will be troubled by this.

However, "strike the barbarians in the north",
It has always been the tradition of the Chinese nation!
The gentlemen of Xinxia must not lag behind their compatriots in the Central Plains!

“…It’s a bit far!”

The little prince tried to dip his chopsticks in the water in the cup and drew a very crude map on the table.

He then counted on his fingers and lamented, "It's over. It's farther to the river than to Qi!"

"Grandfather, we can't take that place down to raise horses!"

The emperor couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

Ying Pijiang's personality is not like that of his father and grandfather, and he actually has a tendency to "regress".

His love for horses is a testament to the talent and persistence of the old Qin people in horse breeding.

of course,

If you insist on saying it,
It may also be that he continued his grandfather's desire for land.

The emperor raised his hand and asked his eldest grandson to come to him.

He asked the child, "From what you just said, do you know how far Qi is from Xianyang?"

"I know. It's two thousand miles from Xianyang to Linzi!"

Ying Pijiang raised his hand and showed two thick and short fingers.

The emperor smiled slightly and had the intention to tease her.

He continued to ask:
"So what do you think is the distance between Linzi and Xianyang, or the distance between Taiyang and Xianyang?"

Ying Pijiang's face suddenly fell, and he felt that this question was too difficult.

“I think they’re all far away!”

"How to say?"

The emperor thought:
Shouldn't we just say that the sun is farther away?

But he heard Changsun explain, "Because I can see the sun when I look up, but I can't see Linzi from Xianyang!"

"But on the other hand, this time I am following you on your tour and we have to pass by Linzi, so I can go there later... But no matter how far I walk, I can't reach the sun!"

"So all I can say is that they are both very far away."

The emperor was surprised at his answer.
After a moment of silence, he finally said to the ministers and guests in the hall with a gratified smile:
"This is my Qilin!"

"With him here, I don't have to worry about the Qin Empire being overthrown by unrest!"

finished,

The emperor happily issued a new order:
"Return to Xianyang. I am already satisfied with this tour to Luoyi!"

With such a grandson,
His anxious heart could finally calm down!

Hu Hai, who was standing by, burst into tears out of jealousy when he saw his father hugging his childhood enemy.

The emperor didn't even look at him.
Hu Hai therefore realized that

I am no longer the emperor’s favorite child!

This hateful Ying Pijiang, who should not exist, took away all the love that should have belonged to me!
(End of this chapter)