Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 4 Limitations

"You mean, you want to build a temple for Zhangshui Hebo to offer sacrifices?"

Ximen Bao received the local gentry from Ye County who came to him to seek a meeting. After listening to their request, he pondered for a while.

If it weren't for that strange dream,
Ximen Bao only thought that these people came to "threaten" him.

After all, not long after he gave the order to throw the so-called witch who could communicate with the River God into the Zhang River, this group of gentry who had been in cahoots with the witch came to him and made such a request. Wasn't they going against him, Ximen Bao?
Seeing that they all looked haggard and spoke sincerely, without any threat or intimidation, Ximen Bao became curious. "Before you said you wanted to offer sacrifices, you were sending them to others. Why are you so gentle today?"

The temple repair work,

The local gentry have already stated that they will raise the money themselves and will not bother the county magistrate. If there is any surplus, it will be donated to the county magistrate's office.

Ximen Bao only needed to allocate a piece of land to them. After the temple was repaired, he could collect some money and use it to appease the anxious villagers.

But the more generous and understanding they acted, the more confused Ximen Bao became.

If these guys were good people, why would they show it today?

"This……"

The gentry hesitated and broke out in cold sweats when they recalled the feeling of being pecked by fish and shrimp in their dreams.

Even more terrifying is,
In the past few days, the dreams felt more and more real. After they communicated with each other, they speculated that this was because He Bo’s dissatisfaction was getting worse and worse. Once they were "there in person", their ghosts would really sink to the bottom of the Zhang River and always accompany He Bo!

Therefore, he did not dare to delay and was even willing to give up his own flesh and blood to repair the temple quickly and appease the anger of He Bo.

After all, they had been scolded by the River God and suffered such pain in their dream. If they threw people into the river to the River God again, the River God would definitely not want them... But naturally they were unwilling to jump into the river!
Although life is not a hundred years,

But wealth and honor keep people!

"You don't even dare to tell me the reason for building the temple, which shows that you are not sincere in worshiping ghosts and gods!" Ximen Bao saw that the other party hesitated for a long time and did not answer, but just scolded in a cold voice.

"I dare not be dishonest!"

"I dare not be dishonest!"

How could the gentry admit to such a "crime"?
He immediately made a bitter face and told his experience.

Ximen Bao twirled his beard and said, "...You also dreamed of the River Lord of Zhangshui?"

"Why is Ye Ling used?"

He replied, "It's just that I've had this dream before."

Seeing the curious eyes of several gentry, Ximen Bao did not hide anything and told them his dream.

It was just that it was the first time that He Bo used the art of sending dreams, and Ximen Bao himself was determined. After waking up from the dream, the feelings subsided, and he didn't have the dream again for several days. He had already regarded it as normal.

After hearing the squire's "adventure" today, Ximen Bao finally realized that -

Did he really see the God of Zhang River in his dream?

After hearing this, the gentry broke out in cold sweats.

The different treatment between Ye Ling and them made He Bo's likes and dislikes more apparent, and he regretted using the name of "He Bo" more and more.

but,

For things that harm others and make money,
They only regret that they had chosen the wrong person to lend their name to!

Who is the best person to look for?

Found it on the head of ghosts and gods!
……

"In that case, it would be fine if I allowed you to build a temple on a piece of land."

Ximen Bao stroked his knees and twirled his beard, and said, "But these things are not over yet."

"The way He Bo treated you shows that he is really unhappy with the human sacrifice."

"I have also heard Confucius say: The first person to make clay figures for burials, will he have no descendants?"

"Ye County is now desolate and its population is exiled. This is also related to you."

"I intend to make Ye County prosperous, build water conservancy projects, and encourage farming and weaving. I wonder if you are willing to help me make up for it?"

The gentry hesitated.

Pay money to build a temple,

It's about their lives.

Naturally, there is nothing I can’t bear to give up.

But this water conservancy project...

They looked at each other for a few seconds, and saw Ximen Bao sitting at the table, looking really elegant.

It is no wonder that He Bo not only did not hate him for ruining his good fortune of "getting a wife", but also treated him with favor.

"…If it can benefit the village, there's no harm in donating some money!"

Lu Gong, one of the gentry, was the first to bow and say this, showing that he had already surrendered to Ximen Bao. The others followed suit, and regardless of whether they were sincere or not, they at least expressed their willingness to pay to help the county magistrate share his worries.

Ximen Bao was naturally happy. He exchanged pleasantries with the gentry for a while, putting on a good show of “both host and guest are happy”.

He originally thought that the custom of worshiping He Bo in Ye County would be a major obstacle to his administration. Those gentry made millions of dollars every year from this and would not easily give up such a way of making money.

Who knew that once the real Ha Bo showed up, these people quickly changed sides, as if they were afraid that they would be chosen by Ha Bo.

"But if ghosts and gods are alive, governing Ye County will not be easy."

At that time, the State of Wei was just being established, and Ye County was located between Wei and Zhao. It was suffering from drought and poverty, so it would be difficult to govern.

He deliberately brought guards with him to prevent the local elders from being unruly and refusing to cooperate with his administration.

Now the village elders have either gone into the river or are willing to surrender. The hardest bone in Ximen Bao’s plan is indeed gone, but... but it has been replaced by a more unpredictable one!

"Hebaek."

"Hebaek..."

Ximen Bao frowned and thought, then called his guards and servants to go to Ye County to inspect the people's conditions and investigate the situation of the Zhang River.

For this,

He Bo took it all in.

In the past few days,

He Bo captured those gentry and brought them into his dreams every night. Not only did this scare them severely, it also allowed him to better master the use of magic.

His dreaming skills,
In just a few days, it was accomplished.

When he pulled the person into the dream again, the yellow strip only shrank slightly, and then there was no movement.

If he wanted to try other "magic spells", he only had to think about it more often, and the spell would be accomplished as soon as the thought came.

This shows that

Although his golden finger is simple, it has a high degree of freedom and is very easy to use.

After mastering the art of dream communication, He Bo began to explore his own powers more.

Zhanghe River system,

Why does the mainstream nature have a lot of control?
After all, before this, He Bo had been "going downstream", from Fajiu Mountain, the source of the Zhang River, to the place where the Zhang River merges into the Yellow River, drifting back and forth -

However, at that time, He Bo had neither the vision to cover the entire Zhang River nor the extra energy to think about unnecessary things. As soon as he opened his eyes, he looked up at the blue sky and did not notice that he was going back and forth within an area.

After possessing such power, he discovered that his "power" was limited to the Zhang River system.

Today, He Bo was thinking that since he had become one with the Zhang River, his heart was the wave and his intentions were the waves, making him a real "River God", could he follow the river into other areas?
For example, Fajiu Mountain,
For example, the Yellow River!

However, when He Bo shifted his attention to the upper reaches of the Zhang River and traced it back to Fajiu Mountain, he was quite frightened.

After the progress bar was complete and he was completely integrated into the Zhang River, his vision became "boundless" with the Zhang River as the main focus. He could overlook the entire flow of the Zhang River and the nearby towns.

As for being able to sense everything that happens in the Zhang River at any time and anywhere, He Bo also knew that, just like with magic, he only needed to spend time and become proficient in it, then he could become "omniscient and omnipotent" in the Zhang River.

Regardless of other

Compared to before when he could only be forced to look up at the stars, He Bo can now go and watch the people and things in Yecheng. He can even hear every word that Ximen Bao and the gentry say. Isn't this a great improvement?
As soon as he entered the range of Fajiu Mountain, his perception range quickly degenerated to its former pitiful smallness. Even when he wanted to use his mind to escape from the small stream at the source of the Zhang River and go deeper into Fajiu Mountain, he would feel tremendous pressure.

He wanted to use some defensive "I'm thinking about magic" to maintain his spirit, but the magic yellow strip was indifferent, so He Bo was pushed out of Fajiu Mountain in a trance.

Later, he tried to flow into the Yellow River along the Zhang River, but received the same treatment. However, compared with the squeezing and heaviness he felt in Fajiu Mountain, the feeling He Bo had when he tried to test the bank of the Yellow River was like "huge waves sweeping the world". Even though he was extremely careful, he was still swept away by the river and thrown back to his own territory.

“Is this what this means by [Clear Distinction]?”

"If I were the Lord of Zhangshui, I should stay in Zhangshui and not set foot in other places?"

"Do the other mountains, rivers and streams already have owners?"

As He Bo was pondering the reason, the Zhang River formed several new whirlpools, making the innocent fish passing by dizzy.

"But it doesn't feel like there are mountain gods or water gods."

What He Bo felt was pure rejection, just like he was trying desperately to break open a door, but he didn't have the key and could only look at the door and bang his head against it.

Instead of being discovered by the owner, scolded and thrown out of the house for "trespassing".

"Well, let's go to Yecheng to find out the truth before thinking about why we can't set foot in other mountains and rivers!"

He Bo couldn't understand.

I was too lazy to find out the truth.
Just think of it as his golden finger, the time has not come yet.

If you have extra time, you might as well take a closer look at how Ximen Bao, the famous minister, plans to govern Ye.

(End of this chapter)