Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 272 Li Shiqi

"Zhang Yi, why do you smell like alcohol?"

Just as the congested road section in front of Hangu Pass was gradually becoming unblocked,
He Bo is picking a lucky dead guy to play chess with him.

And it kept falling,

The ghost's nose suddenly twitched and he smelled a strong smell of alcohol.

And because He Bo was very familiar with everything in the underworld,
So he knew as soon as he smelled it that the wine Zhang Yi drank was not produced in the underworld!

So intense,

So full of life,
This guy must have secretly run to the world of the living again and drank other people’s wine!
then,

The chess game was getting difficult and the ghost, who didn't know how to make his move, immediately straightened his back with a dignified look, turned his head and shouted to Zhang Yi who was passing by unintentionally.

Hui Shi on the other side saw his intention and simply said, "Are you trying to cheat again and refuse to admit defeat?"

"Nonsense, how could I be that kind of person!"

He Bo stood up, pointed at Hui Shi and said righteously, "Compared to winning or losing in chess, I care more about my friend's health!"

“That’s all for today!”

After all,

He turned and walked away without stopping.

Zhang Yi witnessed all this and knew that he was being haunted by the gods, so he began to lift his sleeves and inhale to see how much alcohol he smelled of.

How can ghosts and gods smell it from such a long distance?

If the ghosts and gods are diligent enough to display their divine power and control every dead ghost in the underworld, then Dr. Ximen should appear here first!
Thinking about it this way,

It must be another chess game where he loses quickly!

A stinky chess player,

After all these years, there has been no progress at all!

Zhang Yi silently complained in his heart.

He Bo walked in front of him and saw this. He narrowed his eyes and became suspicious. "Looking at your expression, are you secretly saying bad things about me in your heart?"

"How dare I!" Zhang Yi bent down in fear.

"Then swear by the laws of Hades!"

So Zhang Yi didn't dare to speak.

He Bo snorted twice with satisfaction and continued to ask him, "Where did you drink?"

"Chenliu in the Yang World."

"tasty?"

He Bo thought,

The wine that could seduce Zhang Yi, a dead ghost, to come to the world of the living to taste must taste extraordinary.

Although He Bo knew it very well,
Compared with the craftsmanship of later generations, the "fine wines" at that time were of astonishing quality.

But this did not affect his curiosity.

After all, the West Lake Vinegar Fish of later generations was supported by the "curiosity" of countless outsiders who came one after another.

As long as it's interesting,
He Bo was also willing to try it.
You won’t get sick if you drink it anyway.

But Zhang Yi shook his head and said, "It doesn't taste good."

"Why did you drink so much if it's not good?"

He Bo was surprised. He circled around Zhang Yi twice and said to him, "You are almost marinated in wine!"

unknown,

I thought Zhang Yi died by drowning in a wine jar!
For this,

Zhang Yi just sighed, and then couldn't help burping.

He explained, "It's just to see myself and Zonghengjia off."

Having said this, his expression became lonely.

After death,
Zhang Yi naturally couldn't bear to leave the world of mortals, and often inquired about the changes in the other side of life.

And every successful strategist has a keen sense of worldly affairs.

After so many years of secret observation, Zhang Yi came to a conclusion:
The world is unified,
This is a historical necessity!
Even if there is no First Emperor,

Even without the Qin State,
Even if the six countries are changed,

The world still needs to be unified.

Because when a big river reaches a turning point, it should flow to a new place.

Now the Qin Dynasty is in chaos.
In essence, it was just the final backlash from eight hundred years of feudal division.

Once this chaos is over, regardless of whether the Qin Dynasty existed or not, the new era will always be on the right track and go further and further on this path.

The end of the division among the princes,

It also means that the strategist has come to the end of his own road.

Because the strategists were born in troubled times.
The wars among the princes for supremacy and each seeking their own advantage gave the strategists the opportunity to collude and act rashly.

Regardless of whether it is a vertical or horizontal alliance,
There must be multiple objects to make it work!

After realizing this,

Zhang Yi's mood started to decline.

Just like the Qin ancestors who were watching their country being shaken and their generations of hard work being wasted, he could still bicker with the Queen Mother Xuan to vent his inner frustration.

Zhang Yi couldn't find a suitable partner.

So he could only immerse himself in wine to numb himself.

"Then why go to Chenliu?"

He Bo listened quietly to Zhang Yi's story, then took out a few dried fruits and started eating them.

Don't say

This thing tastes best when you are listening to gossip!
"Because Chenliu has the last heir of my Zongheng family!"

Li Shiqi,
He was a minor official from Chenliu whom Zhang Yi met when he occasionally visited the world of the living.

The other party also likes to drink, but he is often short of money and can only hang around in the pub or ask the owner to buy him a few drinks on credit.

then,

Zhang Yi was sitting in the tavern, drinking alone with a depressed look on his face, when he saw Li Shiqi come in.

He was not tall, had a shaggy gray beard on his chin, and his clothes were not very neat. He did not look decent, but he always had a confident smile on his face.

When Li Shiqi arrived at the store,

Zhang Yi heard a guest say, "Li Shiqi, you come to beg for free wine again!"

Li Shiqi ignored him and said to the wine seller, "I want two bowls of wine and a plate of dried beans."

After the order was completed, nine Qin Banliang were arranged.

The guest deliberately started to make trouble, "Are you stealing your wife's rice money to drink again?"

"Aren't you afraid that she'll come and beat you up?"

Li Shiqi immediately said, "Don't curse me!"

Then he puffed out his chest and looked proud.

"Can it be considered stealing if it's something that belongs to one's family?"

"Humph, when I become a high-ranking official, my wife will only kneel down to wash my feet, and she won't be willing to hit me!"

Then, there came a stream of sorrowful and profound words, saying things like "bad luck" and "not meeting a wise leader" and so on.

The guests all burst into laughter, and the whole store was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Zhang Yi also smiled and looked at Li Shiqi who was standing at the counter drinking.

Subsequently,

He took the initiative to make friends with him and became familiar with him.

Zhang Yi discussed the situation in the world with him. Li Shiqi's analysis was very reasonable. Under the influence of alcohol, he and Zhang Yi conducted several "vertical and horizontal" deductions, analyzing which force and what methods should be used to stand out in this chaotic world.

Zhang Yi therefore knew that Li Shiqi was the successor of the school of diplomacy.

But when he was leaving,
The First Emperor had already started to unify the country.

Within a few years, apart from the Lord of Wei who retained the power of ancestral temple sacrifices, there were no other princes in the world.

His eloquence had no chance to be put to good use, so he could only remain silent and work as a minor official in Chenliu.

but now,
Li Shiqi saw hope of success!
Because the six nations have revived,
The world is in chaos again!

For many, this is a breakdown of the situation;
But for the strategists who are afraid of chaos in the world, the situation is very good!
Li Shiqi became excited about this.

But he is now over sixty years old and can no longer cheat... and lobby others as energetically as his predecessors!

Therefore,
Li Shiqi suppressed his inner excitement and quietly observed the changes in the world, hoping to find a monarch worthy of his service.

When Pei Gong's army approached Chenliu,

Li Shiqi knew it.

My chance has come!

He was very happy.
He took out all the money in the house to buy wine, saying, "There will be no shortage of money in the future, so why should we feel sorry for a few copper coins and neglect my tongue?"

Zhang Yi was also happy for this younger generation.

But as an outsider, he knew better:
Li Shiqi could only bring the last rays of light to the strategists.

When the chaos is over,
The new sun will shine upon the new earth and the new country.

But how could he possibly say it out loud and ruin Li Shiqi's mood?
This long-awaited strategist,

Already sixty years old,

He doesn't have the chance to wait again!
"...I am going to see Li Shiqi off today."

"He went to look for Liu Bang!"

"I think his old bones will die soon to accompany me after all this trouble."

After listening to Zhang Yi's words, He Bo only thought of one thing.

He slapped his thigh and said:
"Li Shiqi works for Liu Bang!"

"But Liu Bang was going to attack Qin's Wuguan Pass in an attempt to destroy the Qin Empire!"

"You actually colluded with the traitors behind the back of the old Qin people!"

"I'm going to find Yingdang to complain!"

Soon, King Wu of Qin will lift Zhang Yi up and throw him into the cauldron to cook!

(End of this chapter)