Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 286: Restoration of Unity

A few days later,

Liu Yan is still in prison.

He Bo felt sorry for him as he thought that he was still locked up in a dark room at such an old age, so he often climbed through the wall to play chess with him.

Liu Taigong has been farming all his life.
Even if I read some books when I was young, I have forgotten them all at this age.

Looking at He Bo's amazing chess skills, he couldn't help but grimace in confusion, not knowing what to do next.

"How terrible!"

"You're so good at chess!"

After many rounds without a win,
Liu Yan simply gave up struggling and spoke to He Bo with great admiration.

He Bo waved his hand modestly and said, "I can't say I'm amazing, but I've accumulated a lot of experience over the years and have gained some knowledge in this field."

Liu Yan continued to admire him, "With your chess skills, you probably can't find anyone to play with you, right?"

So powerful,
Such a profound
I think Lao He has already become invincible in the world!

Hearing this,

He Bo puffed out his chest complacently, but he still said modestly:
"There were a few people who were willing to play chess with me before, but recently they are afraid of me and would rather admit defeat than play chess with me!"

finished,

He Bo stood up, put his hands behind his back and sighed, "Masters are lonely."

During this period,

Even Mrs. Ximen was unwilling to play with He Bo.

When He Bo went to find this old chess friend, he asked her why she abandoned him.

"We have been in love and communication for so many years, can you just say no?"

He held a chessboard in his arms and a wooden box of chess pieces in one hand, and spoke sadly to Mrs. Ximen who was at home accompanying his bloodline descendants.

After hearing this, Ximen Bao's confused descendants looked at the old grandmother in shock.

Several descendants who had just died and were taken care of by Ximen Bao because of their excellent character were even more frightened. They protected their relatives and ghosts in front of them, fearing that they would hear some secrets and be silenced.

Fortunately, Madam Ximen explained the situation promptly and selected a few brave and strong ones from her own descendants to lift He Bo up and throw him into the Ruoshui River.

"I'll let you talk nonsense and ruin my reputation!"

"Get out of my house!"

He Bo was thrown helplessly, and while soaking in the weak water, he was still sighing, "How did you learn bad things from Ximen Bao!"

"If you don't want to play, just say so!"

then,

He Bo went to look for other dead ghosts.
As a result, no matter who it was, they kept making excuses.

fortunately,

Dead ghosts are unreliable, but Liu Yan, a living person, is still pretty good!

“That’s it for today!”

After expressing his feelings, He Bo waved his hand and put away the exquisite chess sets in the cell.

Something that comes out of nowhere,
And disappeared into thin air.

And Liu Yan has gotten used to it.

"Will you come tomorrow?" Liu Yan asked He Bo.

"not coming!"

"Ah, why?"

He Bo gave him a pretentiously profound look, and before leaving, he only left him one sentence, "You'll know in a moment!"

Liu Yan watched his figure disappear, touched his head, and felt that he really couldn't understand the reason.

……

Soon afterwards,

Lu Zhi suddenly appeared outside the cell.

She washed and dressed herself up again and looked well, except that her two children were not with her.

Liu Yan asked her anxiously, "Where is my grandson?"

"They, they won't..."

The old man had a panicked expression on his face and wanted to slap his thigh and wail.

Fortunately, Lu Zhi interrupted her father-in-law's outburst in time.

"The children are all fine. They were taken back by the King of Han!"

When Lü Zhi said this, a relaxed smile appeared on her face, and she explained to Liu Yan:
"After the confrontation at the Honggou, the King of Han sent people to negotiate with the Overlord. Today, there were some results, so he sent the two children back first. I think it won't be long before the King of Han comes to pick you and me up!"

"is it?"

"This is a good thing!"

After hearing this, Liu Yan clapped his hands and laughed, thinking that the third brother was finally a little more reliable and his two grandsons finally didn't have to sleep in the cell anymore.

However, looking at her father-in-law's smile, Lv Zhi inexplicably revealed a bit of sadness on her face——

Maybe good things come to those who wait.
Obviously, as long as I can get through these few days,

Everyone will be able to see the light again and enjoy wealth and prosperity in peace.

After returning from the chasm,

My father-in-law's mental state has always been unstable.

This morning,
Because the Chu-Han negotiations went smoothly, Lu Zhi was released and allowed to move freely. After expressing her gratitude to the Overlord, she specially found some people to ask them about Liu Yan's situation, worried that such an elderly man would have various problems due to long-term imprisonment.

According to the servant who supervised Liu Taigong:
"Taigong likes to hide in a corner, talking and doing things by himself, and occasionally his words and actions seem as if he is talking to someone!"

But the servants are always watching here.

The prison cell was also built solidly.
How could someone sneak in?

So the servant told Lü Zhi sadly, "I'm afraid that Taigong was almost thrown into the pot by the Overlord that day, and he listened to the words of the King of Han's 'one cup of soup', which stimulated him and made him imagine that he had an air friend to accompany him to relieve his worries."

Think about it too,

My son said he wanted to eat himself.
Air friends might be more reliable!
Lü Zhi didn't believe it at first.

But when she walked to the cell door, hid her body, and quietly observed her father-in-law for a while, she had to believe it. She immediately burst into tears and resented this fate.

How come when the situation is about to improve,
But my father-in-law is crazy?

Thus,
After she returned, how could she rely on their friendship of sharing hardships with each other to get him to speak well of Ying'er and consolidate his position as crown prince?

Thinking of this,

Lu Zhi felt extremely irritated.

But she was still in the Chu camp, and it was useless to think too much.

I can only take good care of Liu Yan first.

Help him tidy up his appearance and prepare to return to his son.

……

Soon afterwards,

The Chu and Han states finally reached an agreement to "use the Honggou as the boundary and not to offend each other."

The Overlord released the relatives of the King of Han who had been detained for a long time.

Lu Zhi was able to help Liu Yan back to Liu Bang.

Liu Bang bowed to his father with guilt and took the initiative to explain:
"I didn't mean what I said in front of the chasm that day!"

"Please don't blame me for being unfilial, father!"

Liu Yan waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Forget it!"

"Having raised a son like you, I have long been prepared to be tortured to death!"

"Do you plan to continue fighting later?"

Liu Bang's face changed, and his eyes became vague, "Well..."

Although after the agreement was made, Zhang Liang, Han Xin and others advised themselves to take advantage of the time when the Overlord's defenses were down and his army was not yet fully strengthened, tear up the agreement, strike hard, unify the world, and build a great cause.

But Liu Bang has not yet decided whether to comply.

Seeing that he couldn't utter a nice word for a long time, Liu Yan knew what his son was thinking.

He immediately snorted, pointed at Liu Laosan and said:
"Stop pretending to be honest!"

"As your father, I can tell what's in your stomach at a glance!"

He just said: "If you want to fight, then fight!"

"I'm still in good health now. If you've beaten all the guys you have and you don't have any brothers left, just come back to my hometown with me!"

"I told you when you were out there—"

"If you can't make it, just go home. At worst I can grow crops and support you!"

Hearing this,

Liu Bang smiled and made up his mind.

He walked up to the old father and put his arm around his shoulders in a very friendly manner, as if to say, "We have a good relationship as brothers."

"I know you love me the most!"

"Don't worry, I won't fight like this again!"

While saying this,

Liu Bang supported his old father as they entered the city.

Lu Zhi followed the father and son quietly, just looking forward to seeing her own child later.

……

When the Chu army took the contract and prepared to return with a relieved heart,
The Han army launched a brazen attack on them.

The Overlord was furious and led his army to attack everywhere, but he himself was surrounded and there was no possibility of escape.

then,

Amidst the siege from all sides,
The Overlord drank the last of the wine with his beloved concubine, and finally committed suicide by slashing his throat on the bank of the Wu River.

The banner of the King of Western Chu fell.

Only the banner of the King of Han remained raised.

In a fiery sunset,
The world was unified again.

The First Emperor, who was born in the 48th year of King Zhao of Qin, unified it for the first time.

right now,

Liu Bang, the King of Han, born in the 51st year of King Zhao of Qin, unified it again.

People of the same generation,
But they each created their own era.

This new dynasty,
Where will it go next?

Even the wisest people in the world cannot predict the ever-changing fate.

Because "unification" was too new compared to the hundreds of years of feudalism before.

Only through the erosion of time,
Only wise men can pass on wisdom and rules through past events and pass them on to their descendants so that future generations can travel more easily.

The well-informed and outside observers could only clap their hands and say expectantly at this moment:
"so good!"

"The world can finally be at peace!"

On the vast Wujiang River,

A small wooden boat drifted away, leaving the bloody battlefield behind and moving farther and farther away.

The afterglow of the setting sun spread a bright red color on the river behind them, mixed with the heroes' unfinished blood, flowing quietly.

"With Liu Bang's personality, he would never do something like the First Emperor!"

The fish in the river heard the dead ghosts say this.

As long as we don't bother the common people,
Let everyone rest and recuperate.
The Han Dynasty

It should stabilize soon!

The ghost who was rowing the boat with great effort snorted upon hearing this, "That's not necessarily true!"

"There's more trouble to come!"

(End of this chapter)