Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 510 In the West

"The Western region is indeed treacherous!"

"It's only been a few years, and so many ghosts have come back from the dead."

In the "Rome" of the underworld,

God, who came to inspect the local work, met several of his old friends who had been released to the West to assist his son who was not related to him by blood.

They had only been shining brightly in the West for a short time when, due to various accidents, they tragically died and returned to the nearest city, Rome.

A younger Mohist disciple, sent from the Central Plains, said indignantly:
“Those guys whom the Romans called ‘Celtis’ are indeed extremely barbaric and have no manners whatsoever!”

"I had previously thought that they revered nature and had a tradition of communicating with the spirits of all things, which was quite in line with the doctrines of the Way of Peace, so I regarded them as half a person!"

"Who knew that after exchanging supplies, they would come back with men to plunder!"

The only thing that could bring him comfort was

During the battle, he fought fiercely and killed a dozen or so barbarians, venting his anger, before returning to Rome.

The pigeon, the ruler of the West, laughed at him, "Naive boy!"

"In terms of culture and substance, the Western Sea is inferior to the Central Plains, while Rome is inferior to the Western Sea."

"Those guys from the West were already considered barbarians by the Romans, so why would you still have any expectations of them?"

Turn your head,
The pigeon then said to its owner, "Alas, the world is going to the dogs, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be."

"The gentlemen of the pre-Qin period, when faced with similar situations, acted much more appropriately than you later generations."

Octavian, the Roman emperor who was "under someone else's roof, had to bow his head," ignored some of the remarks he disliked and asked Livy, who had died a few years earlier:
"Is that so?"

The other person replied awkwardly, "...I don't understand that yet."

Li Wei,

He was a famous historian of the Roman Empire.

Although he had some friendship with David when he was young, he was unwilling to give up his republican ideals.

But after achieving great success

Octavian displayed the magnanimity of a founding monarch, not blaming Livy for his conservatism, and even hiring him as the tutor of his two grandsons.

Having studied the ideas of the Chinese people in depth and had some understanding of their national system, Octavian knew the importance of "history" to a nation and a country over a long period of time.

Now that he has established a brand new and powerful empire, he must weave the history that belongs to this empire.

He wanted to be a pioneer in history, an undisputed leader.

His descendants, on the other hand, must be the ones who understand the source of the path ahead and continue to explore the future.

to this end,

Octavian also followed the example of the Chinese and established special historians to record various things that happened during his reign.

However, this novelty did not attract the attention of the Roman nobles; they even thought:
Things I've done

What was said

Isn't it a waste of time to have someone else write it again and then seal it away?

or,
Augustus was always looking for reasons to recruit his own attendants and establish a new decision-making center outside the Senate, which he had already sidelined.

Humph,
Don't think they don't know that the Chinese people in the East once established something called "Zhongchao"!
As for Li Wei's side...
Although he was somewhat moved by this, he quickly wiped his face and went on to write a book called "History of Rome Since its Founding," expressing his longing for the Republic.

So Octavian changed his grandson's history teacher.

When Li Wei, displaying his scholarly nature of "wanting to know everything," came to understand a Taoist priest of the Way of Peace, and thus received the honor of entering the underworld after death,

Before he could react, he was seized by the late emperor, who was desperately short of manpower and had suffered the hardships of being treated like cattle and horses, and was instantly refined.

"What's wrong with Tiberius?!"

"Even if Jupiter's brilliance cannot be extinguished for the time being, wouldn't he know to secretly contact some Taoist priests to help me send a few capable fellows down to the afterlife?"

How lively the Qin people's mortal realm next door is!
Rome is deserted, and I, an old man, have to handle most of the things myself.

Although power was a delicious "food" for a monarch like Octavian, nourishing him to the point that even in his seventies and eighties he still possessed great ambition.

But the prerequisite for enjoying the sweetness of power is that there is no real god pressing down on your head.

With constraints,

With restrictions,

For the dead, wielding power becomes utterly tasteless.

Therefore,
Whenever Octavian had the chance, he would disturb his equally long-lived successor Tiberius in his dreams, urging him to find ways to relieve his stress and offer more gifts.

How pitiful God is,

When the great Augustus had just died, he endured several days of hunger because Rome did not have the custom of burning offerings for ancestors.

Later, because Tiberius was not skilled enough in burning paper money, he received many inferior items.

Without God's protection, he wouldn't even have a house to live in in Hades!
Qin Ming, a subject of Augustus who served Rome during his lifetime and whose descendants were allowed to return to his hometown for burial with his official robes after his death, received more tribute every year than Qin Ming himself!
Octavian always had to go to Qin Ming's place for a free meal if he wanted something nice to eat!

The more I think about it, the angrier I get!

"Useless historian!" he complained, pointing at Li Wei. Then, urged by the pigeons, he went to the underworld, where he worked as an old horse in its stall, to handle documents, as a man who died peacefully at the age of seventy-six.

Li Wei watched him leave, his face full of grievance.

This old man makes demands of others with a sense of self-righteousness, but he never considers that his ability to read the classics of the Chinese civilization fluently is because he once studied in the East.

As for himself, he was merely a pure Roman scholar who knew little about the history of the Chinese people.

Ugh,
Can anyone think of,

He lived to be almost eighty years old, and even after he died, he still had to work hard to learn foreign languages ​​to work for his old boss whom he couldn't stand.

I shouldn't have been curious about the Taipingdao's ritual for the deceased.

……

"No matter what, it's good to be able to establish myself."

"Anyway, you're not afraid of dying."

These dead souls, destined for the West, wore precious jewels bestowed by God, allowing them to move like the living in remote, untamed lands untouched by spirits.

Even after its "death," it can still be summoned back here through the jade stone that was split in two, with one half carried with it and the other half left in the Roman underworld.

Therefore,
Those dead who received such privileges never showed any sign of backing down in the cause of exploring the West.

Yageer was often moved to tears by their gesture of frowning and shielding him with their own.
Liu Ruyi often felt extremely fortunate for their courageous progress.

And thanks to the selfless dedication of the dead,
The group from Taixi Taipingdao finally crossed the Reina River, which the Romans called the "River of Reina" and used as the boundary of their empire, and arrived at a place with relatively flat terrain and fertile soil, where they established a small settlement.

After all, preaching also requires logistical support. Otherwise, how can you easily make the barbarians, who have little culture and cannot understand human language, feel the enlightenment of civilization just by talking?

but,

The banks of the Reina River are not a peaceful and tranquil place.

It was the border of the Roman Empire.
To the east lived countless Germanic barbarians, to the west were Roman legions, and there were also countless Celts, who had only recently been conquered by Rome and were full of rebellious spirits.

This situation is completely opposite to that at the beginning of the establishment of the Western Qin state.

The city of Afang, established by the Western Qin, was located in a corner of the Western Sea. Surrounded by mountains above and below, facing the sea and backed by a plateau, it was a place where it could develop in peace and grow stronger before engaging in exchanges with other countries.

The Reina River is a major river in the western region, stretching for two thousand miles, with its lower reaches being even more expansive.

This was the main reason why Romans, Celts, and Germanic barbarians gathered there and lived happily.

fertile land,
It's not just attracting gentlemen from all over China!

But regarding this,
Yege'er wasn't afraid at all.

He said to his followers:
"Our goal is not to establish a nation, but to spread the doctrine of peace and guide civilization."

"How can we resist communicating with people if we want to achieve this grand plan?"

Speaking of which,

He paused, gave a meaningful look to the elderly men huddled in the crowd, and then added:
"Besides, our Taiping Dao has quite a few connections in both the Yin and Yang realms!"

"How could we possibly fear the power of those barbarians!"

Having spent several years together,
Having been fed by pigeons since childhood, the clever and quick-witted Yage could tell at a glance that some of these creatures were not human.

But he didn't say it out loud.

Because in addition to the Taoist priests from the Taiping Dao, the group also included Liu Ruyi and others who had been tricked into coming to the mountain.

They wouldn't accept things as easily as I do.

Other than that,

When Yege was in the Qin state, a pigeon stuffed a jar into his mouth.

The pigeon said:
"Once you've chosen a spot and stopped walking, throw this pottery jar into the nearby river."

"In this way, my gaze will fall upon the fertile land you have chosen."

Following God's guidance, after settling on the banks of the Rhine, Yako saw in a dream a spirit appearing as a divine deer.

He thus knew that he was indeed a protected person.

According to the experience shared by teachers and mentors...

In places like the Western Regions, where barbarians abound, the constraints imposed by spirits and deities on these agents are much looser.

otherwise,

How could there be a bunch of dead ghosts walking in front of him?
Once things settle down, God's mercy and help will surely increase even more!
With such expectations,
The Taoist priests, including Yege'er, were filled with confidence.

When God, who was descending upon Rome, learned of Jesse's thoughts from the mouth of a demon who had returned from the dead, he merely smiled.

Instead of making any boastful statements, he spoke of Tiberius, the Roman monarch who had abdicated to his nephew two years earlier and was now living in seclusion on the island of Capri.

"In that case, when his life is about to end, we should find someone to perform a ritual to help him pass on to the afterlife."

When the other side heard that Qin people were preaching in the Roman provinces of Iberia and Gaul, they did not set up any obstacles. Instead, they generously granted Yegor several special permits and asked the local officers to treat him well.

This is also why Yorgias chose to settle not far from a frontline fortress in Rome.

It's just a pity for Liu Ruyi and her group.

Many ghosts in the underworld hold high hopes for these seeds.
With such fierce competition in the surrounding area, it's hard to say when it will grow into a towering tree.

This time,

We can only hope that Liu Ruyi can use his ancestral skills to live off some powerful force in the area.

"oops!"

"If things continue like this, Kyushu will be bustling again in another hundred years!"

The seeds sown in western and central-southern China are all striving to absorb nutrients and extend themselves toward the sun.

Meanwhile, Sun En of the Central Plains gradually migrated his population to Liaodong.

Meanwhile, in Western Qin, the Qin people, suffering from internal strife, also crossed the Western Sea and headed further north than Beidi Commandery.

The branches of the great tree of the Chinese civilization stretched even further with the fall of the new dynasty.

But ultimately, it is a newcomer, a latecomer.
The dangers they faced were far greater than those faced by their predecessors.

The land they could possess was far more barren than that of their predecessors.

A strong wind and rain,
Then it will lead to a devastating and broken end.

And the tender green leaves,
It has always been a favorite food of wild animals.

Just like a tender shoot yearning to absorb nutrients from the soil and the main stem,
Wild animals also yearn to chew on its tender body and suck its sweet juices, bringing themselves new pleasure.

The truly desolate pre-Qin era has passed.
At this time, as the Eastern Han Dynasty was established and gradually regaining its former glory,
Within the nine provinces of the world,

It is full of vitality.

In such an era,
Civilization and barbarism collided completely.
Etiquette and vulgarity appear simultaneously in one picture.

Which side will be favored by time and become the dominant power in a region?

He Bo had no idea.

But that doesn't matter.

Because he can command others to fertilize and weed the seeds of the Chinese.

Even if that person, who was instructed by God, had once struggled against God and stood on the opposite side of Him during His lifetime.

God will help these people to continue their efforts after death, to embrace a new world and explore new horizons.

but,

Wind and rain are still quite necessary.

Without wind and rain, how can we see rainbows and reap large, sweet fruits?
"what!"

"He's really becoming more and more like a farmer as he gets older!"

I followed the pigeons to a square in Rome and threw some breadcrumbs into it.

Watching God's clones gurgle and compete with their kind for food, he couldn't help but chuckle.

at the same time,

The Xiongnu people in the east also showed signs of splitting up and migrating again.

King Youguli Yitu Zhiya sat in his tent, anxiously performing divination, seeking revelation and guidance from his mother who had died many years ago.

Teacher Yitu Zhiya
His Han name was Wang Zhi.

He was the son of Wang Zhaojun, who was married off to the Xiongnu, and also the youngest son of the previous Chanyu Huhanye.

But for Wang Zhi,
Although he grew up among the Xiongnu and lived according to their customs, he still admired the culture of the Central Plains.

After all, he was the youngest son.
She was born to her father, Huhanye Chanyu, and her mother, Wang Zhaojun, when Huhanye Chanyu was in high spirits before his death.

Huhanye had already died before he was born.

Therefore,
Wang Zhisheng was born with only his mother.

His elder brother and stepfather, Fuzhulei Ruodi Chanyu, did not show him much care.

This allowed Wang Zhaojun to secretly teach her children the wisdom from the Central Plains from her tent.

Wang Zhi thus grew up and, with his far-sighted and profound wisdom compared to the Xiongnu, rose to the position of Right Guli King, one of the "Four Corners of the Xiongnu".

According to the Xiongnu's system of "succession by younger brother upon the death of an elder brother,"

He should later become the Left Wise King and the successor to the Chanyu.

But his elder brother, Huduershidaogaoruodi Chanyu, clearly did not want this to happen.

His father passed the throne to his eldest son.
Why should he pass the throne to his younger brother?
If he didn't have many brothers, and none of them had much prestige or talent, then Huduershidaogaoruodi Chanyu could have been more patient and waited for the succession to pass from brother to brother, or from uncle to nephew.

unfortunately,

Huhanye Chanyu had twenty sons.
Wang Zhi, the posthumous son, did not become weak and powerless due to the lack of his father's guidance; on the contrary, he gained the support of many people.

This was naturally intolerable to the current Chanyu.

So this year,

Just when Wang Zhi was due for a promotion and a raise, he forcefully prevented Wang Zhi from assuming the position of Left Wise King.

The terrifying expression on the Chanyu's face at that time also made Wang Zhi feel extremely uneasy.

He inquired about the reason from the wise men from the Central Plains whom he had gathered, who had come to the grasslands because of the war.

After receiving a bad result, she panicked and helplessly longed for her mother's warm embrace.

Even though Wang Zhi is already fifty years old this year,
But throughout his life, the only person he could rely on wholeheartedly was his mother.

"Mother."

"If your spirit in heaven is still protecting me, please tell me what to do next!"

Wang Zhi questioned the tortoise shells and ox bones used for divination, and then drifted off to sleep.

When the sun rises the next day,

He awoke from a chaotic, hazy dream and found his Han Chinese advisors, saying:
"I want to go to the West!"

(End of this chapter)