Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 471 Qin Chaos
"Damn Romans!"

"Squeeze your crotch tighter!"

"If your father catches you again, he'll beat you to death!"

While Wang Mang remained respectful and courteous in the court,
When the powerful Wang family and the Confucian scholars of the Qingliu faction were all very close to him,

Feeling that his control over the Yangtze River was becoming increasingly refined, and having received news that his clone had been released to Central and Southern China and successfully established itself in the Lancang River tributary,
He Bo arrived in Qin with great pride, intending to see the beautiful scenery there.

As a result, when he attacked the Longxi County of the Great Qin in the form of a black bird, he heard a certain Liu Taizu standing with his hands on his hips, brandishing a sword, and mocking a group of Roman soldiers who were fleeing in the opposite direction.

"Liu Laosan!"

Why are you yelling so loudly?!

He Bo was so shocked by Emperor Taizu of Han's bold and daring words that he almost slipped and fell to the ground.

Liu Bang, head held high, replied, "Of course, it's a warning to these barbarians not to covet our land!"

"No matter how I try to reason with them, I was once an emperor, a Son of Heaven. We can't just watch these barbarians run rampant in the territory of our Chinese nation because of past grievances!"

He Bo nodded knowingly at his bird head.

As a monarch

And the famous gang leader from his days in the underworld,
Liu Bang naturally had nothing to say.

However, He Bo still wanted to point out the inappropriateness in his words:
Why are you rewarding them?

"The Romans aren't afraid of you eyeing their ditch!"

On folk customs,

Rome was in no way inferior to the early days of the Chinese civilization, that is, during the pre-Qin period!

In that era when people could sing love songs at the drop of a hat and sneak off into the woods if they hit it off,

What is a ditch?
Furthermore, these barbarian tribes from beyond the borders have absolutely no concept of etiquette or law.

Naturally, it won't restrict itself in any way.

When the Greeks and Romans faced this situation...

It can only be said that its sacred qualities remain unchanged and have been passed down from generation to generation.

After all, when Caesar studied in Qin, he appeared very serious and imposing.
Not long after returning to Rome, he wrote countless romantic tales.

To the gentlemen of China, certain extremely filthy words used to insult others could not possibly anger the orthodox Roman men.

"That's none of my business!"

Liu Laosan immediately said, "It's all these Romans' fault for corrupting us Qin people who came from the Central Plains!"

"Look at all the filthy swear words used here, how many of them aren't related to ditch?"

Even when people complain that someone is useless or unreliable, they say it's because "their hole has loosened!"
in this way,

How can we blame Liu Bang for being frivolous and a rogue?
"Besides, I've already helped the people here repel the Roman invasion, so can't I even have a moment of self-satisfaction?"

As he said this, Emperor Taizu of Han put his hands on his hips with an air of self-righteousness.

Think of his father, how much land did he cultivate for Western Qin after his death?

Now, he, as the son, has also traveled thousands of miles from the Central Plains to help Western Qin protect its homeland and defend against foreign enemies.

What unwavering loyalty!
How moving and inspiring!
Tsk tsk,

The Liu family are absolutely loyal subjects of the Qin Dynasty!

He Bo recalled that he could speak the Qin language and felt that what Liu Laosan said made sense.

So he skipped that matter and asked about something else:
"How is the organization of Western Qin documents, classics, and folk knowledge progressing?"

War,

It will inevitably bring enormous damage and turmoil to society.

Moreover, no one can guarantee that the wisdom of future generations will be able to replicate the paths and achievements of their ancestors, and go even further on that foundation.

In the annals of history,

Are there few examples of how, instead of being nurtured and strengthened like fertile soil, turmoil has led to a decline and worsening of society?

Aren't the precious wisdom lost due to turmoil enough?

Anyway, regarding these,

Xiang Yu must be a very experienced guy.

Therefore,
To prevent the world of the Chinese civilization from being destroyed.
In order to maintain world peace,
In order to uphold love and truth,

And there's an even brighter tomorrow!
He Bo resolutely stepped forward, determined to preserve human wisdom amidst the rise and fall of dynasties, so that it might nourish his next life.

of course,

Collecting and preserving these things is a very arduous and tedious task.

So He Bo outsourced the task to Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty who was based in Western Qin and had once commanded countless heroes and governed the country, to help the Qin people gather the wisdom that was about to be destroyed by war.

After all, regarding this matter,
Liu Bang, who had conquered Xianyang, had experience completely opposite to that of Xiang Yu!

Unfortunately, Liu Laosan was also lazy.

He said directly:
"When you were alive, you worked yourself to the bone for the sake of the world. Now that you're dead, are you still going to work yourself to death?"

"I've never liked reading, and now I have to deal with books?"

"That's not necessary!"

then,

Liu Laosan then outsourced the matter, letting those geniuses from the Central Plains and the local dead men work hard to implement the policies sent by God.

The latter did a very serious job, which once again proved the truth that "temporary workers are useful".

Fortunately, neither He Bo nor Liu Laosan were the kind of leaders who only took credit and didn't acknowledge hard work.

The former disregards worldly affairs and only does what he loves.

Although the latter is a master of interpersonal relationships, he adheres to the principle of "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication" and is very generous to his subordinates who have worked with him to build the empire.

After inspecting the work, He Bo gave the dead ghosts a generous reward, and Liu Laosan also treated them to a celebratory drink and found another excuse to throw a party.

"Only when I'm with a dead man can I be this happy."

Holding a glass of fine wine, Liu Bang sighed, “The world is in chaos, and everyone is in danger. Except for those remote areas where people can still live as they did in ordinary times, it is difficult to live freely and unrestrained in most places.”

"This is even more heartbreaking than the fall of the Qin Dynasty!"

The fall of the Qin Dynasty in the Central Plains,
The people of the six states were unsettled, and the people of the world were exhausted.

The main contradiction still lies with Ying Qin.

But on the Western Qin side...
Ever since the Horus Rebellion began, things have been in complete chaos!
The prince, who harbored resentment towards his own father and the entire Qin state, raised an army after...

Indeed, it brought boundless war and suffering to its own country.

Furthermore, the fact that the Qin court mobilized nearby troops to suppress him gave Rome the opportunity to invade Longxi.

For a while,
Beset by internal and external troubles, everything was in turmoil.

But soon,
The prince, who was marching triumphantly towards Andu City, died unexpectedly.

This prince,

Although he doesn't look like his father at all
But his temperament was indeed as cold and indifferent as his biological father's.

When one is insignificant and powerless

They would all put on a gentle and approachable face to win over those around them in order to accumulate their own power.

When they become noble and powerful, they turn their backs on you without mercy, disregarding past favors and doing things like deposing or killing old friends.

The emperor who fled Andu City in panic and headed towards Afang, the northern capital of Qin, had once deposed his wife and killed his son;
This prince, who led his army to storm Andu City, also showed such signs after raising his army.

After drinking, he spoke rudely to his wife, whose beauty had faded:
"What use is a woman who can't have children?!"

"Don't think I don't know what you and Lady Wang are thinking, and what you're up to in secret. Once we capture Andu and sit on the throne, you and Lady Wang can just wait and see!"

After all,

He then collapsed onto the table, snoring loudly, and fell into a peaceful sleep.

Only his wife, Wang, who had foreign blood, looked grim for a long time.

Finally, she went directly to her uncle, the head of the Wang family, and said:
"This wolf in sheep's clothing has become so arrogant that it no longer respects our family!"

"He had previously shown me great disrespect because he doted on his concubines and illegitimate children. Now, relying on the imminent achievement of his goals, he has the idea of ​​discarding Lady Wang after he has served his purpose!"

"If we don't take action soon, I'm afraid our family will be destroyed!"

The head of the Wang family retorted angrily, "This kid is just like his father, so heartless and ungrateful!"

"Fortunately, the Wang family was not unprepared!" Then...

The head of the family then contacted the general from the An clan in the north.

After a private conversation with him for a while,

The general then agreed to Wang's request.

He said:
"Although my ancestors also originated from a different ethnic group, they have long been assimilated. Even the central court has never regarded me as a barbarian and rejected me."

At most, they would look down on the An clan of the North as a small, newly established clan, and might steal some of his credit and give him a smaller share of the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).

"But that person..."

Despite having a completely alien appearance,
He also suffered a lot of suppression because of these things since childhood.
As a result, while they prioritize personnel selection, they also inevitably place great importance on bloodline and lineage.

It seems that the more you lack something, the more you crave it.

Those Egyptian elders who had been used by them were sacrificed to their gods before the uprising even began.

Yes,

General An, who came to Lixuan to serve because of the Wang family, would naturally become even closer to her under such circumstances.

And with the support of the generals in the army

Wang made a decisive move. Before the night had faded and the drunken ringleader had woken up, she had her daughter smother him with a blanket. She then installed a young prince and continued her "purging of the court of corrupt officials" campaign.

just,

When that prince was alive, he could use his status to coordinate many people and affairs.

After the mutiny, his generals inevitably became somewhat disloyal and became increasingly difficult to control.

Some people realized that "the morale was low and the rebel army was difficult to lead," and privately suggested:
"Why not kill the Wang, An, and Shi families, and take their heads to surrender to the imperial court!"

Upon noticing this commotion, Wang immediately flew into a rage and said:
"Rebellion is a matter that will cost you your head!"

"I have already staked my entire family's nine generations; how can I allow you to use my son, a member of the Wang clan, to secure your own future!"

then,

Wang led his troops in another major purge of the rebels, even eliminating the puppet young master, thus becoming the undisputed leader of the rebels.

But things have come to this point.
Wang thought it best to go all the way and declare himself emperor, just like the Sui Dynasty in the east, to overthrow the old rule and establish a new dynasty!

The leader of the Wang clan had someone divine the future of doing so.

The diviner said:
"He could be emperor for several years!"

The other party immediately said:
As the ancients said, "If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening!"

"Now that I can be emperor for a few years, why should I be afraid of dying?"

Besides, he's already the emperor.
Who knows, the cause of overthrowing the old and establishing the new may have already been completed?
With high hopes,
He gladly ascended the throne and declared the new state name as "Chu".

Because this person was thinking:
The destiny of the Qin dynasty was once destroyed by the people of Chu.

Now that he is also called "Chu", wouldn't that be in accordance with the will of Heaven and the people, and allow the black bird of Ying Qin to be completely crushed?

Humph,
Let's see where the Qin people can run to this time!
And along with his overstepping of boundaries,

The situation in the Qin state is deteriorating further.

Enraged, the emperor, in order to execute the rebel and quell the rebellion, had no choice but to grant the local warlords more privileges and promise Rome many treasures in exchange for their withdrawal of troops to alleviate his own pressure.

Those outsiders who relied on force also realized that this was an opportunity for their own prosperity. Most of them started to use their brains to take advantage of this excitement and seize the century-old accumulation of Ying Qin in the outside world.

Frequent, seemingly endless wars

The rebels' looting, and the conscription of government troops,
It brought even more severe devastation to the people of this land.

I don't know when or how long we'll have to wait.
Only then can a force with absolute advantage rise up in such a contest and bring peace back to the Western Sea.

……

"How come there are emperors with the surname Wang everywhere?"

He Bo, who was flipping through books on Western Qin knowledge, couldn't help but mutter a few words about it.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bang asked him, "Where are there still rulers with the surname Wang?"

"How many years has the Sui Dynasty been established? Is it already going to be usurped by someone surnamed Wang?"

Those who can become emperors

In the world of the Chinese, there were only three dynasties: Qin, Han, and Sui.

Liu Bang couldn't think of any other emperor with the surname Wang besides the Qin Dynasty.

For this,

He Bo simply shook his head with a profound expression and remained silent.

He continued reading with his head down.

Liu Bang stared at him sideways for a while, a restless urge to disturb the spirits stirring within him.

Fortunately, his elderly father reached out in time and grabbed San'er's ear.

"Don't you dare do anything reckless!"

"What if the gods and spirits get angry and throw us all back to the Central Plains?"

"Okay, okay!"

Liu Bang had no choice but to obey his father's orders.

Seeing that he still had a somewhat dissolute look in his eyes, Old Man Liu felt the worry of an old father again and began to mutter about his ignorant, sixty-year-old son.

As Liu Bang listened, he would rub his ears and occasionally hand his elderly father a cup of warm water to soothe his throat.

Old Master Liu took it, sipped it, and then continued muttering.

The dead were singing and dancing nearby, displaying a tranquility completely different from the chaotic Western Sea.

at the same time,

The old emperor, residing in the northern capital of Epang City, lay on his couch, anxiously awaiting news from across the sea.

When the news of the victory that "the Romans attacking Jade Wall City have finally withdrawn" arrived,

The emperor immediately rose, standing barefoot on the ground, his unkempt white beard trembling, and laughed with a touch of manic smugness:
"Good good!"

"The Mandate of Heaven is indeed still upon me!"

"The wings of the Black Bird still cover the ancestral temples of the Qin Dynasty!"

"I will not lose!"

"I am absolutely capable of recovering our lost territories and returning to Andu!"

That rebellious son is dead and rotten.
But his old father is still alive.

As a strategic pass and fortress of the Qin Dynasty, Yu Bi City also repelled the invading enemy during this time of war and achieved an inspiring victory.

How could this not make the old emperor feel good about himself?
He even wanted to run out and announce to everyone:
"I am the monarch appointed by Heaven!"

"Anyone who opposes me will not have a good end!"

As for their obedience and dedication to themselves
That's only natural!
It's something I won't give myself.
They can't take any of it!

"Bring the wine! Bring the wine!"

The old emperor excitedly poured himself a full glass of fine wine and drank heartily.

When he later attended court, he couldn't help but share his joy with his ministers.

He ordered more wine to be brought and beautiful songs and dances to be performed.
It was as if with such a victory,
With such intense celebration

This would be able to cover up the scars and pain caused by the turmoil in the Qin state.

This proves that the Qin state was still prosperous and thriving.

He remained a monarch enjoying peace and tranquility.

Until someone else came forward to report:
"The Crown Prince of Jade Wall City...has ascended the throne on his own initiative, with the support of the army!"

"what!"

The old emperor's wine cup fell to the ground.

He stared with his cloudy eyes, wanting to unleash an angry rebuke.

But then, a sudden tightness gripped his heart, and he clutched his chest in pain, closed his eyes, and fainted.

When the ministers stepped forward to save the emperor
Someone boldly checked the emperor's breath, and then cried out in fear:
"His Majesty is dead!"

(End of this chapter)