Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 92 Returning to China
As soon as the young master ran to the river, a boat came floating over.

The boatman seemed very enthusiastic, "Hurry up, hurry up, get on the boat!"

Gongzi Lian didn't expect to encounter such a good thing, and instead became hesitant.

The boatman then took off his hat and revealed his face, "You don't want to go back to Qin?"

When Gongzi Lian saw his appearance, he was relieved, "It turned out to be you!"

"That's okay!"

He jumped onto the boat with his confidants, feeling relieved.

When the boat drifted away from the shore, Gongzi Lian asked, "Why did you come to Anyi again?"

He Bo said, "I was just passing by and happened to meet you."

After Ximen Bao was placed on the half-body side to do those troublesome tasks and had no time to observe the strange similarities between Tu Bo and He Bo, He Bo's favorable impression of Anyi eased slightly.

In addition, Ximen Bao's relatives were about to move, so he took a look.

Then I saw the big problem at a glance!

Ximen Bao's wife hid two living people in the box!

He Bo was thinking at that time whether he should go and inform Ximen Bao that his wife was getting tired of the old and loved the new.

As a result, I secretly observed the whole way.
The bearded young master jumped out.

Then the ghosts and gods knew that they had misunderstood.

Given Gongzi Lian's age and appearance, how could he possibly enjoy the treatment of being kept by a rich woman?

Listen to the conversation again.
He discovered that Prince Lian was planning to escape on his own and prevent the Marquis of Wei's plan from succeeding.

So He Bo took action immediately.

As Ximen Bao’s wife said, “As long as he can make the Marquis of Wei unhappy, he must go and help out!”

That Duke of Wei,

At this point, he was already on the blacklist of the underworld, and the ghosts and gods were talking about him every day.

Tu Bo often asked, "Xi Men Bao, do you know when the Marquis of Wei will die?"

"If he comes down, I'll let you deal with him, how about that? Are you looking forward to it?"

Ximen Bao was choked by the question and couldn't help thinking: Are all the ghosts and gods in the world of this kind, always urging people to die?
Ximen Bao really couldn't bear to see someone using a face similar to his own to do things in the style of He Bo.

In a short period of time, he developed the skill of "turning a deaf ear to everything" and just focused on his own work. Naturally, he missed the opportunity to observe Tu Bo.

He Bo didn't see how Ximen Bao was frightened, so he came to see how Gongzi Lian was frightened.

He transformed a boat into something, loaded people on it, and sailed away quickly.

On the boat, He Bo looked at the high-spirited Gongzi Lian and couldn't help but ask, "You are so happy, are you going back to your country to be the king?"

"Yes!" Gongzi Lianyao pointed in the direction of the river, "As long as I cross the river, I will become the new king of Qin!"

Princess Qin, who was only four years old, cried and screamed in panic in the court during the national turmoil. The empress dowager was unable to comfort her, and both mother and child fell seriously ill.

Seeing that the young king was dying,

The other nobles naturally wanted to support Prince Lian, whose bloodline was closest to the throne.

The envoy who came to Wei to welcome him had already prepared the ceremonial guard on the other side of the river, intending to directly use the king's rituals and music to confirm Prince Lian's identity.

He Bo couldn't help thinking after hearing this:
Who were the kings of Qin before Shang Yang's reforms?
His shallow knowledge of history only told him about some of the more famous figures.

He Bo only knew that the King of Qin who supported Shang Yang was called "Duke Xiao", and that the king seemed to be quite young.

The young master looks so haggard and doesn't even have a wife, so he is definitely not the "Filial Duke".

"I hope you can be a good monarch and stop the Qin State from falling into chaos!"

After much thought, He Bo felt that the area west of the Yellow River was a place he could not reach at the moment, and the civil unrest in Qin had nothing to do with him.

In the end, the ghosts and gods could only send blessings to Gongzi Lian.

"I heard that during the time of Duke Mu, Qin dominated the Western Rong and supported several Jin monarchs. Can you become such a monarch and revive Qin?"

Gongzi Lian thought about it, shook his head and said, "I don't want to be Duke Mu."

"He is so kind!"

However, benevolence and righteousness cannot protect oneself and the country in this chaotic world.

If practicing benevolence and justice and observing Zhou rituals can make a country strong, then what about the State of Song? What about the Emperor of Zhou?

"The Qin State has reached its current state. I can only try my best to make it more normal, rather than causing it to lose order from top to bottom and collapse in chaos."

"Also, I will never forget my original promise!"

Prince Lian promised that once he had secured his throne, he would send people to the West to look for He Bo's friends!
He Bo was also very happy, "That's great!"

He couldn't help thinking:
How is Gongzi Chao now?

More than ten years have passed.
He should grow a beard and become more calm, right?

Where are they heading now?

How is the rest of the team?

Thinking of this, He Bo slowly rowed the boat.

The thoughts of ghosts and gods drifted to the distant west, causing the young man who was grilling meat by the fire to sneeze.

There was a lot of noise.

Sui Chao grabbed the skewer and walked away from him in disgust, while at the same time condemning him, "I told you to run in and take a bath as soon as you see water!"

"You've really caught a cold now!"

The young master was yelling and waving his fists, "I haven't washed myself for more than ten days!"

"You don't think you stink, but my nose doesn't!"

He turned around and accused Suichao, who had become a savage: "Get away from me now, and don't pollute the aroma of the barbecue!"

Sui Chao snorted and sat back down next to Gongzi Chao, even opening his animal-skin clothes to expose his chest.

He waved his clothes gently to let the scent of his body dissipate.

Gongzi Chao was blinded by the smoke and started sneezing again.

The others who were affected angrily chased after Sui Chao. "What a disgusting thing to do during dinner!"

"court death!"

……

When the boat reached the place where the Sushui River flowed into the river, He Bo stopped and said to Gong Zilian, "I can't do it anymore."

Gongzi Lian looked at him in confusion.

He Bo put the paddle into Gong Zilian's hand and patted his shoulder. "I've been getting dizzy when I see a big river lately. I can only take you here!"

Before Gongzi Lian could say anything, He Bo turned around and jumped into the Sushui River.

With a "plop", he disappeared.

The confidant beside him exclaimed, "What a gentleman!"

"He jumped into the river and committed suicide. He must have been unwilling to reveal the whereabouts of the young master to others. He wanted to make his death clear to you and me!"

Gongzi Lian recalled the scene when he and the other party first met, and finally said to his confidant, "You may be overthinking it!"

Then he handed the oar to his confidant.

"I trust you the most when you do things!"

"Okay, let's go rowing!"

So the confidant paddled hard, and finally the two of them reached the other side of the river.

After visiting the Marquis of Wei and Prince Lian, the envoy of Qin left Anyi and came here to wait, in order to avoid showing too much importance, which would make the Marquis of Wei even more reluctant to let go, thus hindering Prince Lian's escape.

Fortunately, everything went well.

When the Marquis of Wei just learned that Prince Lian "went to the toilet and never came back, and was not found in the toilet", the Qin carriages had already set out on their return journey.

Prince Lian sat on the carriage and looked back at the State of Wei where he had lived for nearly thirty years.

He felt a little reluctant.
But more than that, it is the ambition and passion to change the Qin State and revive it!
But such lofty ambitions,

When he arrived at the pass on the border between Qin and Wei, he was interrupted.

You Zhuran, who was in charge of guarding the Zheng Pass, refused to let him in, saying, "I know the current situation of Qin, but the current king Chang has not died yet, and I want to be loyal to him."

"As a subject, I must uphold morality. I cannot serve two monarchs at the same time. Please leave quickly, sir!"

You Zhuran had long seen from afar the royal procession laid out by Prince Lian, and was also aware that after the four-year-old Prince Chang died, Prince Lian would be the successor.

But he still chose to be loyal to the current monarch.

The envoy who came to greet Prince Lian was furious. He wanted to contact other people in the pass, kill You Zhuran, and then open the city gate and enter.

Gongzi Lian stopped him.

"There are too few officials in Qin who can still abide by their duties. Although I am not happy with You Zhuran's choice, I cannot harm loyal officials."

"We won't enter from Zheng's side, but try going to Yan's Pass!"

When they arrived at Yan's Pass, Shu Chang Gai, who was in charge of the guard, opened the city gate and welcomed Gongzi Lian in as soon as he saw his ceremonial procession.

Shu Changgai even held Gongzi Lian's hand and cried, "I look forward to your return every day, but it's a pity that Gongzi Jian and his son didn't give me the chance to welcome you back!"

Prince Lian also pretended to be moved, praised him as a "loyal minister", and promised that he would reward him after returning to the capital Yongcheng!
At the same time,
Queen Mother Qin also heard the news that Prince Lian had returned to the country.

She was immediately furious, and gave orders on her sickbed to send soldiers to kill Prince Lian.

"The enemy is at the border!"

The Queen Mother said to the general who received the order with gritted teeth.

So the general led his army to the border under the banner of "meeting the enemy". Halfway through the journey, he suddenly changed his mind and said to his soldiers, "We are not going to meet the enemy, but to welcome the monarch."

When the general saw Prince Lian, he bowed to him and said, "I have been waiting for you to become the king for many years!"

Prince Lian also promised him a reward, and then returned with his army.

The officials guarding Yongcheng directly ordered the city gate to be opened to allow Prince Lian to enter.

Shortly after,
Four-year-old Qin Xiaozhuchang and his mother were both declared dead of illness.

Prince Lian, who had been in exile for thirty years, finally ascended the throne and became the new king of Qin.

As soon as he ascended the throne, he married the daughters of several important officials of the Qin State in order to win over those officials.

Then he issued an order to abolish the Qin Dynasty's system of human sacrifice, and swore an oath in the ancestral temple that he would revitalize the Qin Dynasty and recover Hexi!
By the time the Duke of Wei received the news, it was too late.

Having just returned from the expedition against Qin, he could not attack Qin again, and Wei did not have the ability to swallow up the entire Qin.

Therefore, Wei Hou Ji could only vent his anger on other people.

After taking power, Zhao Houzhang made the decision to move the capital to Handan after considering for a long time.

Anyway, Ye County has been built into an attackable fortress by the Wei State, and Zhongmu is besieged inside it. There is no possibility of expansion in any of the four borders. It would be better to change the capital and let the center of Zhao State break away from the control of the Wei State.

Wei Houji therefore accused Zhao Houzhang of being "young and hot-tempered". After realizing Zhao Houzhang's determination to move the capital, Wei Houji decided:
If you can't convince someone of something, stop it with force!
As a result, the contradiction between Wei and Zhao that had been hidden for many years finally broke out at this time.

When the two countries went to war, Han secretly aided Zhao to express its disgust at Wei's dominance.

The once unbreakable Three Jin Alliance thus collapsed.

Still the same year,
After serving as the governor of Wan County for a year, Wu Qi was quickly promoted by the King of Chu to be the prime minister of Chu.

In the ancestral temple, King Xiong Yi of Chu fulfilled the promise that had originally attracted Wu Qi to Chu:
He cut his palm, letting blood flow, and swore to all the kings of Chu that he would wholeheartedly support Wu Qi's reforms, make the State of Chu strong, and never let down his ancestors' country!
Wu Qi also cut open his palm.

The two held each other tightly, letting their blood mix together to prove each other's determination and firmness.

For a while,
The relationship between the King and his ministers in Chu State was praised as a beautiful thing.

He Bo went back and forth between Sanshui, collecting the information and telling Ximen Bao.

After Ximen Bao saw it, he sighed and said, "The world is going to be in chaos!"

"The foundation left by Wei Wenhou is about to be destroyed by Qin and Chu!"

He Bo snorted, "How can it be Qin Chu's problem?"

"Isn't this something that Wei Houji himself created?"

Ximen Bao could only smile bitterly and made no further comment.

　About toileting:
　　Duke Jing of Jin fell into the toilet and drowned, so it is normal to check the toilet first when you hear someone has gone to the toilet and never returned! *^◎^*
　　
　
(End of this chapter)