Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 48 Gaolang Land
He Bo said goodbye to Ximen Bao and came to Gaolang's place. He swam in the Runhuiguan River, lay in the water to bask in the sun, and was half asleep and half awake in comfort.

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It should be the same as before, with no one disturbing him. When the incense has burned out, He Bo will return by himself, either to Tongdi to hike or to Pingyang to play in the water.

If your mind wanders, just go to the Yellow River, get two slaps from the mother river, then roll back into the Zhang River in high spirits and begin to calmly study all kinds of articles and classics of the time.

Until suddenly an arrow shot towards He Bo and landed at his feet.

Then, He Bo heard someone say, "Ah, what a big turtle!"

"..."

He Bo suddenly felt helpless.

This time, taking advantage of the remoteness of Gaolang's place, he had a sudden idea and transformed himself into a turtle. He lay on the green grass by the river bank to bask in the sun, and occasionally he would be so greedy as to nibble on the green grass and reeds beside him.

Although he couldn't really eat these things, the main thing about role-playing was to immerse himself in it.

Who would have known that the first time I looked like this, I would be caught by someone.

This feeling is like finally becoming extroverted for once, but being hurt by reality and becoming autistic from then on.

He Bo lazily raised his head, which could not be spoken at this moment, and wanted to crawl back into the river before anyone came, and quietly leave this embarrassing place for the turtle.

But he heard voices getting closer, and he said again, "Look, that big turtle is running so fast!"

“Its legs are so fat!”

"The tortoise shell can't even contain its meat!"

He Bo therefore stopped and made no further move.

He did not change back into human form, but just slowly turned around and looked at the person who came.

He would like to see it,

Who is so speechless!

I saw a young man, leading his attendants and guards, running towards He Bo excitedly.

"You brat!"

"How can you be so rude!"

He Bo scolded him.

"what?"

"Can this turtle talk?"

The boy stopped in his tracks, looking shocked, and somewhat doubtful that he had heard it wrongly.

He Bo patted the ground, and a stream of water rolled out from the river and hit the boy directly in the face.

The force of the impact was so great that it poured cold water on the young man in this hot season.

The young man made two "Puh" sounds, grabbed his messy hair, looked down at his dripping clothes, and finally looked at the big turtle that He Bo had transformed into.

……

He fell to his knees with a plop.

The young man's servant was not as fast as him, but he also rushed over and witnessed everything that happened.

They immediately realized that this might be the legendary divine turtle.

And since they can control the flow of water, it would be easy to kill them.

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They also knelt down with a plop.

For ghosts and gods,

At this time, most people have relatively simple thoughts.

Let's not talk about whether ghosts and gods exist.

Just believe it first.

As for what you as a believer have to pay after believing, I will talk to the ghosts and gods later.

If we can't come to an agreement, then we'll just go our separate ways.

Like the situation in Ye County before, it was because the Zhang River had been stable for a long time and had never flooded, which gave the local villagers the illusion that "we have reached an agreement with the River God", so they tolerated the witch for many years.

Thanks to this pragmatic superstition, although such a thing has never been encountered before, once it happens, everyone accepts it very quickly.

They would not be like the scholars of later generations, who had an expression of "the sky is falling and I am crazy".

As for "turtle".

Since ancient times, there have been many related legends, believing that this longevity species has magical powers.

Therefore, priests often used tortoise shells for divination, believing that this would allow them to better communicate with ghosts and gods.

If you get a big turtle, you have to worship it to show your appreciation for this "gift from ghosts and gods."

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zang Wenzhong, a wise man of the State of Lu and the Sikou, obtained a giant tortoise from the land of Cai. He then specially built a residence of emperor-style standards for the tortoise to live in. However, he was criticized by Confucius, who accused him of not following the Zhou rites as a "Sikou".

This is also the reason why the young people were so excited when they saw He Bo basking in the sun from afar.

The young man even said to his attendants, "I have just been enfeoffed here, and I have encountered such a great auspicious sign. It can be seen that my ancestors are protecting me." "If I present this auspicious sign to my father, he should be willing to be called a marquis!"

Then he drew his bow and shot the arrow.

Unfortunately, He Bo was lying comfortably at that time, and the progress of Gaolang Land was still being refreshed and was out of his control, so he did not notice their approach.

……

"Please don't take the young master's offense to heart!"

The oldest and most stable of the attendants, after prostrating himself for a long time and apologizing, asked cautiously.

He Bo has not yet transformed back into human form.

Because he was already embarrassed, but didn't want to embarrass himself any further.

Since you are pretending, you must stick to it!
"His words were very rude and made me unhappy," He Bo said to them.

The young man stiffened his neck, somewhat unconvinced, "Did I say something wrong?"

He didn't have the courage to stand up again, but he still had the guts to talk back.

The boy pointed at the leg flesh protruding from the tortoise shell of He Bo and said, "The shell can no longer cover it!"

"The patterns on the tortoise shell are also larger than those of ordinary turtles!"

He Bo raised his head, "This is my magical manifestation!"

"Have you ever seen a turtle this big?"

The boy was stunned for a moment, then rubbed his hands, "I've never seen this before!"

He Bo then reprimanded him, "When you see something you don't understand, you make random accusations. Isn't that rude?"

"I see that you look wealthy and noble, so you should be a nobleman. Why don't you understand this principle?"

The young boy was scolded by the turtle. His face became miserable. He lay on the ground again, and became autistic in the posture of kneeling.

His attendant apologized for him, "It is indeed our fault."

"When Nirvana City is completed, we would like to build a palace in the city to worship the divine turtle."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, He Bo asked them, "Build a city?"

So, the other party explained his origins.

"We are the royal family that was granted the land of Gaolang."

"This is Gongzi Chao."

The attendant pointed at the young man and said.

The young man raised his head again and said proudly, "My father has become the king of Zhao State, and I will inherit the throne of Zhao State in the future!"

The attendant subconsciously retorted, "Sir, please don't say such presumptuous words!"

In late spring of this year, Marquis Ji of Zhao, who founded the State of Zhao, fell ill and his condition rapidly worsened, and it seemed that there was no cure.

But his crown prince, Zhang, was still very young and could not take on the responsibility of being a king.

In other words, if the State of Zhao had been established for many years and had a solid foundation, it would not be a bad idea for a young ruler to succeed to the throne.

However, Zhao had only been officially established for three years at this time and was surrounded by powerful enemies. The ancestral temple of the Jin Dynasty still existed. If a child of seven or eight years old was allowed to become the king, it would be very dangerous for Zhao.

So Zhao Ji had no choice but to entrust the affairs of state to his younger brother, Prince Huai, before his death at the request of his ministers.

Prince Huai was a wise man. After his brother's death, he declared that although he had become the elder of the Zhao family with the trust of his brother and other ministers, he would not steal the throne.

As long as Crown Prince Zhang grows up, he will return power to him.

If he died, his posthumous title would not be "Hou", but would be "Zi of Mou", just like the head of the Zhao family before the founding of the country.

Others therefore admired Prince Huai's wisdom and friendliness, and considered him the second "Xiangzi".

Zhao Wuxu, the Zhao Xiangzi, was one of the most capable heads of the Zhao family and laid the foundation for the founding of the Zhao family.

He felt guilty because his inheritance rights were obtained by his father by deposing his eldest brother Zhao Bolu, so he appointed Bolu's son Huan as his successor.

Zhao Huan was the father of Zhao Xianhou, also known as Zhao Houji.

Therefore, after the death of the first King of Zhao, there was no unrest in the State of Zhao, and power was transferred in a peaceful manner.

Only Zhao Huai's son, the young Prince Chao, was dissatisfied with this.

Because in his opinion,

Since my father is in control of the country's affairs, what does it matter if he is called a king or a marquis?

My father is unwilling to make progress.
How can his son go further?

Because of this, Prince Chao had a conflict with his father Zhao Huai.

Finally, he was granted the fief of Gaolang.

The original small town here, or the military fortress Nie, became his fiefdom.

　Thanks to my book friend Uncle B for his rationality, it has been three years, 20240919170706286, it’s another summer solstice monthly ticket!

　　
　
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