Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 80 Father and Son (End)

When He Bo returned to Zhangshui, Xi came to report, "The ruler of Zhao sent people to pray in the temple of Niecheng, wanting to inquire about his son's condition."

"This is the document he wrote himself."

Xi handed over a letter.

He Bo took it and looked at it carefully.

The document says:
Ghosts and gods of Guanhe,

I heard that you are very effective and my son Chao used to be a good friend of yours.

My health is getting worse. Where is he now? Is his life going well? When can he come back?
I prayed to you before, but there was no response. Can you please answer me this time?

It is already very difficult for me to wait any longer. I really hope that I can see my son Chao and enjoy the happiness of father-son reunion before I die!
He Bo remained silent.

Although he had controlled the entire basins of the Qinshui and Zhangshui rivers, and only some tributaries of the Fenshui River were not in his control, he was ultimately unable to leave the land of the Three Jins.

Therefore, he had no idea about Gongzi Chao's situation.

Ten years,
Is he still alive?
Where did the journey west end?

Is your body healthy and complete?

Ghosts and gods also want to know.

And eight years ago, Zhao Huai discovered that Gongzi Chao had really gone and never returned, and there was no news from him, and he finally panicked.

Back then in Zhongmu, he and Gongzi Chao parted on bad terms, and he was feeling a little angry.

I feel that as a father, it is completely acceptable for me to arrange my son's future.

Was he not nice to Gongzi Chao?

Isn’t it right that he puts Zhao State first?

If Gongzi Chao could have grown up earlier, he could have given it a try and not cared about his own reputation!
As a result, Prince Chao did not want Tian's woman, nor did he want to go to Han as a hostage to contribute to the friendship between Zhao and Han. He only shouted that he wanted to realize his dream of traveling around the world, and ruined himself just like the princes who failed in their rebellion to seize the throne and were forced to flee and wander.

How could Zhao Huai remain calm?

He thought angrily:
It's okay.

As a father, he knew Chao's character best: lazy, stupid, and proud.

He can't endure hardship outside.

Now he shouts that he wants to travel around the world, but it is just a momentary thought of a child. When he encounters trouble, he will obediently return to Zhao State and become the son of Zhao’s ruling ruler, enjoying treatment similar to that of a crown prince.

So Zhao, with a hint of ill intention in making Gongzi Chao suffer, gave him money, gave him other people, gave him a carriage and horses to accompany him, and gave him weapons for self-defense.

Zhao Huai thought about it and let Gongzi Chao take these things and destroy them!
After all the extravagant spending is over, he will be able to see his eldest son, who is covered in dirt and dust, and teach him a lesson and accept him as a father.

result,

Two years passed in a flash.

Prince Chao really never returned to Zhao State.

It was only in the seventh year of Tianzi Jiao, that is, the fifth year of Zhao Huai's reign, that he sent someone from Qin to deliver a message saying that he had arrived at the western border of Qin and was about to go to a place that the Xia people had never set foot on, so he sent someone to tell his father not to worry.

Zhao Huai first laughed at the messenger, then got angry, and then burst into tears.

From that year on, Zhao Huai would send people to Niecheng every year to pray to Guanhe Hebo, who was said to be very effective, hoping that his eldest son would come back soon.

In the documents dedicated to ghosts and gods a few years ago, Zhao Huai angrily cursed Gongzi Chao: You just run around every day, and you will die outside sooner or later!

Perhaps he has completely surrendered in the past few years and only prays to the gods to bless his eldest son. Occasionally, he would recall the things in Gongzi Chao's childhood in the documents, and then scold himself, asking why he was arguing with his eldest son when he had clearly told him long ago that the eldest son just needed to do nothing.

"Want to reply?"

Xi asked, "The person sent said that the ruler of Zhao is too sick to get up."

"Ugh!"

He Bo finally let out a sigh.

"Tell him there's nothing I can do about it!"

……

Zhongmu,

Zhao Huai lay on the soft mat, slowly coming back to his senses from his illness.

He coughed twice and the servant came to help him up.

"What about Cheng?"

He asked his youngest son.

The servant said, "Prince Zhang took the young master out to play."

Zhao Huai was silent for a while, then he said dryly, "He learned to drink and have fun at such a young age. This is the retribution for his mother and I spoiling him."

The servant was old, and remembered Gongzi Chao's story. "The ruler doted on the eldest son, but he was actually very likable."

Although Gongzi Chao has various problems, he doesn't take many things to heart.

A person who is happy every day.

If you offend him, just apologize and let it go.

Zhao Huai was silent for a while, then looked outside the door and asked the servant, "Haven't you returned from Nirvana yet?"

"Is there no news from Qin?"

The servant shook his head.

Zhao Huai leaned on the table, lowered his head and sighed, "I'm afraid I won't make it through this month."

"If I ask Prince Zhang to continue looking for Chao after he becomes the king, will he agree?"

The servant said, "I don't know."

"Yes...Prince Zhang has been very smart since he was young and has his own ideas. He would not necessarily waste so much energy to look for Chao's traces."

Then, he pinched his fingers and whispered, "It's been ten years. If I had left him in Zhongmu, I'm afraid I would have become a grandfather."

"I just dreamt about that day again. It would have been nice if I hadn't quarreled with Chao that day."

The closer I get to the end of my life, the more I regret some things in life. Wait two days,
The messenger who went to Nirvana has returned.

Zhao Huai asked someone to help him up and met him.

"How is it?" Zhao Huai asked expectantly.

The messenger first bowed his head, then said, "The ghost appeared, but he said he didn't know either."

"You have gone too far, young master."

Zhao Huai then subconsciously said to the servant, "Having come so far, Chao must have suffered a lot."

After he said that, he fell down.

When he woke up again, Zhao Huai found that he couldn't even lift his hands.

Crown Prince Zhang, Prince Cheng, and some ministers were all surrounding him.

Therefore, Zhao Huai knew that he was about to die.

"The country will be yours from now on."

"I hope you can be a benevolent monarch and continue the Zhao family's rule."

He said to Prince Zhang breathlessly.

Prince Zhang held his uncle's hand and said, "Yes, I will."

Zhao Huai had no reaction at all to the fact that he had not yet completely taken the throne but had already called himself "the widower".

Anyway, the throne has always belonged to Prince Zhang, and no one would compete with him for it.

Zhao Huai just asked him, "Can you help me find out about Chang Zichao's news in the future?"

Prince Zhang showed an embarrassment, "Sending people to the west... this is a bit difficult."

"What if Wei thinks Zhao wants to join forces with Qin?"

In the past few years, Wei and Qin were constantly fighting, and Wei was even careless and lost part of the Hexi area to Qin. Then, Shan County and Xihe County belonging to Qin were established. The angry Wei Houji kept putting pressure on the domestic generals, asking them to avenge the previous humiliation.

If Zhao State had frequent contacts with Qin at this time, would it cause targeting by Wei State?
Zhao Huai felt helpless and asked his second son, "After I die, prepare a seat for your brother next to the ancestral temple where I am worshipped. Do you understand?"

Gong Zicheng nodded casually, "Okay."

He had no impression of his elder brother at all, and couldn't help feeling that his father was being a bit too indulgent by considering the posthumous rites for him.

"I have nothing else to say. I am about to go meet the ancestors of the Zhao family."

Zhao Huai held his second son's hand, trying to see some of his eldest son's shadow in Gongzi Cheng's face.

But the two people are so different.

Zhao Huai didn’t see it, and would never see it again.

that night,

Zhao Huai, the ruler of Zhao State, died.

Because he had been in charge of Zhao State for more than ten years and stabilized the Zhao family's foundation, the new king Zhang rewarded him and was willing to posthumously recognize his status as king.

After his death, Zhao Huai was posthumously named "Wu", and was known as Zhao Wuhou.

……

"Zhao Chao, do you want to die?"

Somewhere far away, the dusty young man suddenly felt something and looked up to the east in a daze for a while.

As a result, they were almost stabbed to death by the barbarians who were chasing them.

Fortunately, Sui Chao reacted in time and not only killed the enemy, but also slapped Zhao Chao and scolded him.

It has been many years since I left Zhuxia.

Gongzi Chao was no longer respectfully addressed as Gongzi, and everyone was used to calling him by his name directly.

Places outside of the Xia do not follow the Zhou rituals. When people from the Xia come here, how can they be divided into high and low status?

"I just suddenly felt sad."

Zhao Chao also felt ashamed for a moment and thanked Sui Chao, "You saved my life again."

"I have saved you, a fool, so many times!" Sui Chao cursed at him.

"Where are our records?" Zhao Chao was scolded and then changed the subject.

"I lost it. I was just being chased so hard that it fell to the ground!"

"No, you have to take it back!"

"Why are you turning back? Are you trying to kill yourself?"

"Records are my life!" Zhao Chao grabbed his weapon, mounted his horse, and said to Sui Chao, "Without records, I have come so far, who would know that I have been here!"

"The paper and ink given by the gods and ghosts cannot fall into the hands of these beasts!"

The Zhao Dynasty had always believed that the barbarians surrounding the Xia Dynasty were no longer worthy of being human beings.

As a result, when I came to this shabby place, I suddenly realized that the Beidi, Nanman, Xirong and Dongyi people in my hometown are already very human-like, and it is not impossible for them to super evolve one day.

They are nothing like the ones here. They are uglier than ghosts, so rude and have no humanity at all. They are totally like bipedal beasts!
If Zhao Chao let his hard work be ruined by beasts, he would rather die!

"You're a dog! Silly dog!"

Sui Chao cursed angrily, but still followed and called some people to retrieve the lost record book.

Fortunately, at this time, the barbarians who were chasing them did not have much energy, and they did not think that anyone would come back. They were not prepared at all, and the rear was empty and deserted.

Not only did Zhao Chao and his team retrieve the records, but no one was injured.

No near misses.

Zhao Chao felt at ease holding the record that had remained pure, solid and difficult to tear up after so many years.

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