Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 90 Retention
"Why, are you unhappy to see me?"

When Ximen Bao opened his eyes again, he saw Zhangshui Hebo standing in front of him.

And he was indeed startled.

"What am I?"

"Has it turned into a ghost?"

The handsome ghost had a proud look on his face, but for some reason, he looked a little tired.

"That's right!"

"you are dead!"

"But I have a friendship with Tu Bo, and I asked him for your ghost!"

Ximen Bao then bowed deeply to He Bo and said, "Thank you very much!"

He originally thought that he was definitely going to die.

Go to Sheol, to see Tubo.

Anyway, you will never meet the Zhangshui River God.

Although there is the example of Xi, Ximen Bao knows that He Bo also has the ability to protect ghosts, but "Tu Bo" is the ghost who specializes in this matter.

He did not die in the Zhangshui River Basin, so naturally he could only see Tu Bo.

At most, He Bo could still rely on the "divine vein" to come to the underworld to see him off and see him for the last time.

Who knew that the gods and ghosts would be so kind to him and allow Ximen Bao to be "reborn".

Such a great favor,
Ximen Bao had nothing more to say, but he swore silently that even if he had to work like a slave for He Bo, he would never complain in his heart!
In addition, Ximen Bao also noticed the exhaustion that could not be concealed by the ghosts and gods.

"He Bo asked for my ghost from Tu Bo. I guess I have suffered too much!"

He Bo waved his hand, "It's not Tu Bo's problem..."

He is Tubo.
Will you still torture yourself?
Just for rescuing Ximen Bao, He Bo received a severe beating from the mother river, which made him feel very uncomfortable at the moment.

Although He Bo had previously said, "Come to Anyi less often, I feel annoyed just by seeing this place", in fact, while he was staying in the Sushui River to make progress, He Bo still couldn't help but care about the movements of the Wei State in Hexi.

In order to show off his military prowess, the Marquis of Wei would send people across the river to publicize his achievements in the capital every time he won a battle, to show that Wei's hegemony would never decline.

He Bo thus learned that Ximen Bao was injured on the front line and had been ill for a long time and his condition was very bad.

Even if the Marquis of Wei had ordered his troops to return to the capital, they might not be able to withstand the wind and waves on the river.

He Bo became anxious for his friend and wanted to cross the river to the other side to prevent Ximen Bao from dying too quickly and not even becoming a ghost.

He Bo had a good idea at the time:
This time, he had no intention of disrespecting the mother river, nor would he force the Yellow River to merge with himself like he did with the Fen and Qin rivers.

He just wanted to go to the other side of the river to see his old and dying friend, so that he would have no place to go after his death and eventually disappear between heaven and earth.

Such a small request,
The mother river should be able to satisfy you, right?

If it doesn't want to,

With He Bo's current strength, he could also force his way across, stay on the river bank for a while, and then be pushed back by the mother river, right?

Results prove,

He Bo thinks too much about the "motherhood" of the Yellow River.

Before, He Borun's various behaviors in the mother river could only be regarded as throwing himself into the arms of the mother river, so the rejection he received was not severe.

Just slap the rebellious son back and that's all.

Now, if you want to cross the Yellow River to the other side, it is like jumping over huge hurdles on the mother river.

Although the problem is not big,

But the nature is very bad,

And the action is very indecent.

His mother was furious and her rejection was like a mountain or sea, pressing down on He Bo.

He Bo struggled for a long time, but could only move to the middle of the river.

He stayed there, looking at the inaccessible shore.

Fenshui, Zhangshui and Qinshui also began to surge, and the turbulent river water continuously rushed into the Yellow River, but was eventually swallowed up and merged into the river, leaving only layers of waves on the surface of the river.

Fortunately,

wait till the end,
Ximen Bao's wife brought him back.

Because his wife constantly stimulated Ximen Bao, the old man was able to cross the middle surface of the Yellow River with his last breath.

He Bo was also able to save Ximen Bao's ghost, allowing him to fulfill his promise to the ghosts and gods and enjoy the blessings after death to his heart's content.

"You have a good wife, you should thank her very much!"

Thinking of the thrill at that time, He Bo couldn't help but say to Ximen Bao.

Ximen Bao smiled and said, "I know, she has always been very good!"

then,

The ghosts and gods were choked by this sudden display of affection.

He Bo simply stopped talking to Ximen Bao and just asked him to wait for the seventh day after his soul returned so that he could go to his wife in a dream and explain the situation to prevent her from being too sad and going to the underworld as well.

"What is the first seven days?" Ximen Bao was a little confused when he heard the instructions from the ghosts and gods.

"It's the day when the dead return to see their families for the last time."

He Bo told him.

As more and more ghosts were taken in to the underworld, no matter how lazy He Bo was, he had to set down some rules to facilitate management.

After all, death is like life.
They always quarreled while they were alive.
How can there be harmony after death?

What the dead ghosts care about most is,
In addition to one's own survival in the underworld, there is also contact with relatives in the world of the living.

Previously, in order to improve the quality of life of the dead ghosts in the underworld, He Bo allowed them to speak to their families in their dreams.

Today, the custom of burning straw and bamboo offerings for ancestors has spread from Ye County to Dongjun of Wei State and the neighboring areas of Zhao and Han.

However, you can get a discount at the beginning.

The follow-up is not possible.

Firstly, there were too many ghosts, which consumed too much mana for He Bo;
Secondly, if one can contact the world of the living at any time, then what difference does it make between death and immortality?
He Bo began to think about this.
Finally found that
It is opened on certain special days. Although his mana will be reduced, the consumption is extremely low and it recovers quickly.

If the legal provisions have not been fully met, then after completing the task, He Bo can not only get his money back, but also make a little more.

He traced this strange change,
So there is a new discovery -

As time goes by, people who pay great attention to life and death, ghosts and gods have spontaneously summed up some wonderful rules for He Bo:
For example, according to a legend from Pingyang, on the seventh day after a person's death, the soul of the deceased will return to the body and give final instructions to his or her relatives.

For example, on the 15th day of August, the ghosts of ancestors will come out of the underworld and return home to reunite with their living relatives when called by them, and take away the gifts burned by their relatives.

People's hearts are floating,

This caused He Bo's authority as "Tu Bo" to change as well.

After realizing that this change was actually beneficial to his perfection of the elusive authority of Tu Bo, He Bo went with the flow and made it the rule of the underworld.

He just felt a little regretful.
At first, I didn't think it through and chose August 15th.

If he had known this day would come, he would have definitely chosen July 15th.

Now, He Bo was severely beaten by the Mother River and was weak.
Staying in the river and holding on until Ximen Bao arrived also consumed too much of He Bo's magic power. He really needed to slow down before he could send Ximen Bao to his dream and say goodbye to his relatives.

However, after expending so much energy and being extremely tired, He Bo did not forget to arrange a task for Ximen Bao after his death.

Since you have taken the benefits from the ghosts and gods,
If you die, you will have to work like a slave to pay it back!

"Do you remember when I asked Xi to ask you about the law?"

He Bo asked Ximen Bao.

Ximen Bao wasn’t old enough to lose his memory. “Of course I remember.”

He was still wondering why He Bo suddenly paid attention to these things.

Could it be that the rise and fall of the Zhang River has anything to do with people’s morality and law-abidingness?
"In fact, it was Tubo who commissioned me to do this. He intended to compile the laws of the underworld, but the principles of heaven and earth are different from the laws made by the princes. Instead, they are in the human heart."

"The laws of Hades are very difficult to compile because they are meant to govern the turmoil in people's hearts."

The measure of the good and evil deeds of the dead,

It is rooted in the world's view of morality.

However, "morality" is different at different times and places.

He Bo knew at that time that it would be a very difficult task to compile such a special law.

So he just handed the task over to Xi and asked him to go door to door to investigate, and then go to Ximen Bao for additional information.

But Xi was only operating in the Zhangshui River Basin at that time.

Today, He Bo is no longer the same as before.

Many cities of Hades were added,

The laws set by ghosts and gods naturally need to be supplemented, deleted and revised.

After all, people's hearts are in turmoil.

It cannot be controlled by ghosts and gods.

"After Tubo learned about what you had done in the human world, he admired your talents very much and wanted you to assist him."

He Bo said this without changing his expression, without revealing anything, that Tu Bo was his own business.

Because he had more and more things to manage, He Bo gradually created a clone to serve as "Tu Bo" and fixed his facial features that were similar to Ximen Bao.

He has no entity anyway.
Even mitosis is not needed.
As long as a thought arises, an incarnation with the same mind and thoughts will manifest.

Mountains and rivers integrated into one,
Therefore, when He Bo was the God of Rivers, he could also be a mountain god. When mortals heard about this, they could understand the connection and changes.

But the authority of Tu Bo, who manages the underworld, is far less than that of the mountains, rivers and the country.

People assume that mountain ghosts and river gods can protect some ghosts, but in the final analysis, the vast majority of living beings still have to go to see Tu Bo after death.

So, He Bo still performed the sacred cutting.

Now that it has been separated, although it is still He Bo in essence, in order to facilitate distinction and clear management, He Bo finally decided to let each go their own way.

Xi, who was the earliest to follow Guishen, also knew the inside story of this division, but he kept silent about it, and only He Bo followed his lead.

The other ghost officials only knew that after their death, they were led by the River God to the Earth God.

After hearing the explanation, Ximen Bao couldn't help but exclaimed, "But if Tu Bo admires me, then you came here for nothing, right?"

He Bo stamped his feet angrily, "Humph, if I hadn't asked Tu Bo for your ghost, do you think Tu Bo would have noticed you?"

"With the warring states, who knows how many people die every day!"

As for the death and dissolution of men,

He Bo was too lazy to talk to Ximen Bao anymore.

Speaking of such a great favor, according to Ximen Bao's personality, it would probably add pressure to him and make him think about repaying it.

Anyway, this old ghost can’t escape from He Bo’s control!

"Ugh!"

"I thought you could work for me after you died, but you ended up working for Tu Bo instead!"

He Bo pretended to express regret and then took Ximen Bao to see Tu Bo.

When Ximen Bao saw the ghost from the underworld, he was shocked and said to He Bo, "Isn't this the face you used before?"

He had seen He Bo use this face in action with his own eyes!
He Bo had already thought of a reason, "Do you want to embarrass yourself by going out and embarrassing yourself?"

"Of course it's to throw at others!"

Tu Bo, who was sitting in a high position and dressed in royal robes, also snorted in agreement, accusing Zhangshui He Bo of stealing his image.

Ximen Bao was shocked and speechless.

He always thought that He Bo imitated his face and deliberately destroyed his reputation.

Can anyone think of,

It turns out that he was harming his colleagues.

But in this way, he looks very similar to Tu Bo!
Fortunately,

His appearance at this time was exactly the same as he had been before his death, old, toothless, thin-haired, and frail, but Tu Bo had the majestic look of a middle-aged man, and at first glance, it was hard to mistake him.

Ximen Bao breathed a sigh of relief.

He Bo stood by without saying a word, only occasionally exchanging glances with Banshen.

Can Ximen Bao see the connection between the two ghosts?
He Bo didn't care.
Anyway, the ones who get scared won’t be ghosts or gods.

He would just laugh at others.

"Okay, I still have things to do. You just wait for the seventh day."

After introducing Ximen Bao to the afterlife, He Bo said, "I want to learn the skills of iron smelting!"

Ximen Bao was surprised, "Weren't you studying farming at first?"

"Can't I study some more skills?"

He Bo raised his chin proudly, "I even spied on the Mohists and learned their carpentry skills!"

Ximen Bao just looked at him for a while, then suddenly asked, "Are you ashamed of only giving me a set of rattan armor?"

"..."

He Bo immediately restrained his expression and said with a straight face, "Since you know it, don't say it out!"

Spread it.
Let the living and the dead know,
The River God of Zhangshui and the Mountain God of Tongdi can't even forge iron, how shameful!
　(*︶*) The author thought about Ximen Bao’s outcome for a long time, and after struggling, he decided to seek help from metaphysics——

　　At 9 a.m., I rolled the dice for core values and got 39;

　　At 12 noon, roll the dice at the Xuanyuan Huangdi Temple and get 26;

　　At 2 p.m., roll the dice on the Dot Girl icon and get 32;

　　At 5 pm, I rolled the dice for the entire map of the Yellow River Basin and got 77;

　　At 7pm, I rolled the dice against the Warp God of Life and got 77;

　　The total number is 251, and the average is 50, just crossing the boundary between life and death!

　　So add more!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)