Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 294 Death of Liu Yan
"You are ninety-four years old this year!"

At the foot of Gucheng Mountain, north of the Jishui River,
After He Bo took Huang Shigong's pulse and saw that he still looked in good health, he began to speak.

Huang Shigong narrowed his eyes and uttered "hmm".

He said, "What do you want?"

"Don't even think about dragging me to death now!"

"I want to live a few more years!"

After so many years of knowing each other,

Huang Shigong also knew He Bo's identity.

After all, such a grown man often appears and disappears mysteriously around him, and his appearance remains unchanged. Anyone can guess the reason.

But this old man Huangshi is actually very interesting.

He was not surprised at all by He Bo's identity. Instead, he asked him, "When I passed by Yishui Bridge that year, was that fish lying on the ground pretending to be dead you?"

He Bo nodded and told him frankly, "It's me!"

"I still remember that revenge of one stone!"

"I have prepared a stone house for you in the underworld, waiting for you to move in!"

then,

Huang Shigong made a vow to live forever, in case he died early and became a plaything of ghosts and gods in the underworld.

Now that He Bo suddenly asked about his age, Huang Shi Gong immediately became alert, worrying that he had lived too long and that some petty-minded ghost had become angry and was trying to force himself on him.

Fortunately,

He Bo just patted his shoulder in a casual manner and said, "If you are not in good health, don't force yourself. It would be better if you die when you deserve to die!"

"Some friends and I have already opened the betting market to bet on who will die first between you and Liu Yan!"

"I'm closer to you, so I bet you can die faster and stay by my side."

Huang Shi was so angry that he picked up the book on the table and was about to hit him.

Will I die sooner if I get close to you?

What an extremely evil ghost!
"…Who is Liu Yan?"

After the fight was over, Huang Shigong asked about the person who was being compared to him.

He Bo said, "It's the father of Emperor Liu Bang."

Huang Shigong was surprised, "Isn't this old guy dead too?"

Liu Bang,

I am sixty-one years old this year.

His father was still alive.

After thinking about it, Huang Shigong said, "However, if I could pick up a son who became an emperor for free and was honored as the emperor, I would not be willing to die!"

"Do you know?"

He Bo squinted his eyes at him, "You didn't even see Zhang Liang again, and you would rather live in seclusion in a mountain village like this. I don't believe you would like to live in a palace and be surrounded by countless people."

After Zhang Liang comprehended the subtle wisdom in Huangshi's book, he came to Xia Pi to look for this elder.

But this guy Huang Shigong,

Just install it and run without any hesitation.

The house where he lived in seclusion in Xia Pi has long been empty and dilapidated.
Zhang Liang didn't find any trace and had to return with regret.

"Right!"

"I don't want to live in a pen where animals are kept!"

Huang Shigong was a carefree person who loved nature.

The more luxurious the palaces and the taller the city walls, the more disgusted he was with them. He would rather live in the mountains and be a turtle that could lie in the mud and wag its tail so that he could gain more happiness.

He laughed, took out his walking stick, supported his old body to stand up, and went to Gucheng Mountain with He Bo to enjoy the spring scenery.

Anyway, there are ghosts and gods following me,
Even though he is old, what does he have to worry about?

When Huang Shigong still had the strength to raise his hand to introduce a bird's nest on a tree in the mountains to He Bo, and encouraged the ghosts and gods to climb up and steal the eggs,

Liu Yan of Liyang Palace finally died.

When he was playing Cuju with his friends, his bones cracked when he wasn't paying attention.

quickly,

The emperor fell down and could not get up again.

Such an old man,
The movement of his bones basically sentenced him to death.

Many people felt sad for Liu Yan.

But Liu Yan was open-minded. Even though his face looked pale, he still laughed:
"At my age, others would have died long ago. Even among those who are still alive, how many are as carefree as me?"

"Besides, life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by heaven."

"Even if I die today, it is fate. Why should I look for other reasons to complain?"

"Don't grieve for me, and don't blame those who take care of me!"

As the emperor, Liu Yan issued the first and last order in his life, "Give those people some money and let them go home!"

"It's been hard for everyone to take care of an old guy like me over the years."

then,

He called Liu Bang to his side again.

The 94-year-old father stroked his 61-year-old son's hair and said to him, "My son, Dad is really leaving now."

"Fortunately, you have a promising future, otherwise I would really worry that you would starve to death outside."

Liu Bang just cried sadly. Liu Yan asked him, "Is your wound better?"

Two years ago,
Ying Bu in the south rebelled.

Liu Bang let the crown prince govern the country while he went to pacify him.

Lu Zhi was still a little dissatisfied, thinking that her son had grown up and should gain some military merits to prepare for his future reign.

But Liu Bang pointed at her and said, "Stupid!"

"Liu Ying was only sixteen years old, but Ying Bu was a hero who dared to start a rebellion during the time of Qin Shi Huang."

"It's risky for me to fight him, let alone a kid who hasn't even grown all his hair!"

He then led the army in person and brought Liu Xin with him.

He said to his nephew, "Liu Ying does not need military merit, but you do need some."

"Perform well, and I'll crown you king when we get back!"

Liu Xin nodded, not thinking that this was an opportunity for his uncle to make empty promises for him.

He worked honestly and diligently, and when Ying Bu shot an arrow at Liu Bang's chest, Liu Xin quickly pulled his uncle back, so that Liu Bang was only shot in the arm.

There is no problem with life, but now whenever it rains and the weather is cold, that hand starts to ache.

Liu Bang had complained to his father several times, and the distressed Liu Yan would stretch out his old hand to press the sore spot for him.

"Okay, it doesn't hurt anymore!"

Liu Bang wiped his tears and said to his old father who was still worried about him.

So the emperor was relieved.

"Fourth!"

Liu Yan called out, and King Liu Jiao of Chu quickly stepped forward so that his old father's hand could touch his face.

"That's great! I thought you wouldn't be able to make it back!"

Liu Yan touched Liu Jiao, and then moved his hand to Liu Xin's head.

This is his eldest grandson.

He was his poor eldest son, the only continuation of his existence in the world.

"You must be filial to your mother. It was not easy for her to raise you."

Liu Xin lay on the ground and cried.

Next,
Liu Yan met his bloodline descendants one by one.

As he lived such a long life, he naturally had many descendants, not to mention that the Liu family was now a royal family and had no shortage of women.

The Liu family has plenty of people!

Liu Yan was very happy to see so many people appear in front of him and call him "Grandpa" one after another.

He said: "When I was farming in Fengyi, I kept thinking about this kind of thing."

"Now it's finally happened!"

"You all have great potential. I have no regrets. I can now stand up straight and meet my ancestors!"

Liu Yan has been emotionally stable throughout his life, but in his heart he is still a little afraid of death.

However, he was not afraid of "death" itself, but was worried that after he went down, he would meet the ancestors of the Lao Liu family -

If you are really afraid of death,

When Xiang Yu brought out the pot, Liu Yan should have protected his daughter-in-law in front of him.

He just didn't know how to tell his father:
When the family business came to him, it had become so corrupt that he could only farm the land.

Fortunately,

Liu Laosan was a late bloomer.

Thanks to his son, Liu Yan has enough capital to show off to his ancestors!
At the end of his life, he had only one concern.

"Remember, bury me near Xinfeng!"

Liu Yan held Liu Bang's hand and said, "Although I can't go back to Fengyi, I feel very satisfied to see Xinfeng."

Xinfeng,

It was a new city built by Liu Bang not far from Chang'an in order to satisfy his old father's homesickness.

The residences there are all modeled after Fengyi.
The population of this area all migrated from Fengyi.

Soon after,

This place will also become the resting place of the retired emperor.

At the end of time,

Liu Yan used his remaining strength to ask someone to bring his most commonly used small hoe and the cuball he most often played with to him and put them in his arms.

He said: "Even if I die, I will continue to farm and play football!"

"I want to be the farmer who is the best at growing vegetables and the old man who is the best at playing football in the underworld!"

Liu Yan is very clever.

A long time ago, I asked my friend who had died in the underworld many years ago about the situation in the underworld, and I learned that it is very peaceful there.

He Bo also said to him enthusiastically, "If you come down, I will definitely hold a Cuju meeting for you!"

"Let's play football together!"

Liu Yan nodded and said "yes, yes" at that time.

Now we can finally fulfill this promise.

(End of this chapter)