Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 94: The Twenty-first Year of King An

When Tian Zijiao was twenty-one years old,
He Bo did not soak in the water.

Instead, he ran flexibly in the mountains.

The monkeys in the Taihang Mountains jumped and swung on the trees, but they were unable to catch up with He Bo. Finally, they could only stop helplessly and watch this strange and hairless fellow go away.

So able to run,

When I saw the other party, I felt inexplicably close to him, but also a little afraid. I thought that the other party must be the king of a monkey group?

The monkeys were picking lice at each other and chattering about the identity of the person who had just flashed by.

He Bo was completely unaware of this.

After all, he could not understand the feelings of the fish in the river, nor could he understand the thoughts of the monkeys in the mountains. He was destined to have a heated debate with Zhuangzi on the Haoliang Bridge, and in the end, he would become the fish that sneered in his face in front of the other party.

He was just happy that he had finally reached the depths of the Taihang Mountains.

In the past, in order to allow himself to visit more places, appreciate more scenery, and pay more attention to the rivers.

The mountains that are under the control of ghosts and gods are basically the source of local rivers.

of course,

This is also related to the fact that the deeper you go into the mountains, the farther you are from the river water, and the greater the pressure you feel.

The pressure that the huge mountain range brought to He Bo was only slightly less than that of the Yellow River, but their attitudes towards He Bo, a sneaker with ill intentions, were different.

The Yellow River's way of sending He Bo off was to make him feel a torrent of water sweeping over him, making him dizzy and with a headache, and then it slapped him in the face and told him to get out.

However, the entire Taihang Mountains gave He Bo an extremely "warm" feeling.

When He Bo wanted to take advantage of the connections between the mountains and go deeper into the Taihang Mountains, he found that the deeper he went, the heavier his body felt, and he was filled with endless oppression, and his thoughts became slow.

The Yellow River will throw He Bo out in the end, but the Taihang Mountains want to suppress He Bo and make him stay with them forever.

He Bo was so scared that he ran away, and then he couldn't help but sigh that the Yellow River is the mother river after all, and it still has some "maternal" nature in it. After beating the child until he fainted, he still did not forget to send the child back home.

It's nothing like the Taihang Mountains. It's obvious that the child will die where he was knocked unconscious.

but,

As He Bo gradually took control of the water system in the Three Jins, Taihang Mountains also became a problem he had to face.

Because the earth is made up of countless streams and mountains.

It is impossible that He Bo only wants the flowing and light water and despises the heavy and difficult to move mountains.

So for a long time afterwards, He Bo no longer indulged in fishing in the water, but instead put a lot of energy into exploring the mountains and going deep into the Taihang Mountains.

Today,

He finally broke through the middle section of Taihang and arrived at the central part of Zhao State.

Going further north, you will reach Zhongshan County of Wei State, where you will encounter new waters.

Going upstream from the Zhangshui River basin, you have to go a long distance before you see another tributary of the Yellow River, which is the "Huaishui River".

If He Bo wanted to reach the Huaishui River, he could only go north along the Taihang Mountains, and then go along the Dun and Shandong provinces which belong to the Taihang Mountains, before he could succeed.

This is also one of the reasons why He Bo decided to face the challenge of Taihang.

"Damn it, is this the end?"

After running happily in the mountains for a while, He Bo felt that the pressure from Taihang Mountains increased again.

In order to avoid being forced to stay, He Bo angrily left a polite remark and then honestly returned to his hometown in Zhangshui.

after all,

He was just enjoying the joy of being a monkey leaping around in the mountains, and he didn't really want to be a monkey pinned down under the mountain, unable to move.

After returning to Zhangshui,

He Bo heard Ximen Bao sighing, "The Chu State has become powerful. It actually defeated the coalition forces of the three countries and let the horses drink from the Great River."

Then, Tubo, who was sitting on a high place, bowed his head and responded, "The Wei State is too domineering. The whole world is in chaos. How can its hegemony remain stable?"

The succession of Qin Jun Ying Shixi,

Wu Qi's reforms after he became the Prime Minister of Chu.

And the war between Wei and Zhao,
They all announced that an unprecedented era of chaos had arrived.

The second year after these events, Zhao attacked Wei, and Wei went to rescue Wei. A fierce battle ensued between Zhao and Wei, which has lasted for three years. However, after three years of continuous fighting, Zhao, which lacked the resources, could no longer hold on and asked Chu for help.

At this time, Wu Qi's reforms in Chu had been going on for three years.

During this period, Wu Qi led his army southward to conquer many Baiyue tribes and incorporated Dongting and Cangwu into the State of Chu.

Afterwards, he moved north again and took over the lands of Chen and Cai, bringing the Chu army closer to the Central Plains.

Such a harvest made the King of Chu and Wu Qi very happy. They believed that Chu, with the most vast territory, had finally become "big and strong" and had the conditions to challenge the hegemony of Wei.

Zhao's request for help gave Chu an opportunity to send troops to Wei.

So the King of Chu did not hesitate and sent Wu Qi to lead his army north to rescue Zhao.

Under the command of Wu Qi, the Chu army penetrated deep into Wei territory, crossed the Yellow River, and fought several major battles with the Wei army. They won successive victories and occupied important military locations such as Liangmen, cutting off the connection between Wei's Henei area and Anyi, making Wei appear broken and critical for a while.

Taking this opportunity, Zhao State regained its strength and launched another attack on Wei State. It quickly attacked Jipu and won a great victory. Then it went south and captured Huangcheng.

The State of Wei was badly defeated and its national power declined. Marquis Ji of Wei became ill due to anger and fell into a coma for a time.

But unfortunately,
Just as He Bo was counting on his fingers and preparing many ways to welcome the Wei monarch, Wei Hou Ji suddenly turned around and announced that he had recovered from his illness and looked energetic enough to live for several more years.

The ghosts were greatly disappointed and questioned Ximen Bao, "We are both human beings, why are our bodies so different?"

When Ximen Bao heard this, he just silently took the documents and walked away, going to another place to deal with them, so as to avoid being disturbed by ghosts and gods in his work.

Only the ghosts and gods were left who were still complaining that the Duke of Wei was too long-lived.

And not long after,
He Bo heard Ximen Bao and Xi say again, "The King of Chu is dead."

Because of the great conflict between the three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Chu, there are now many fleets traveling back and forth between the north and south banks of the river, spreading the news of the great movements among the three kingdoms everywhere.

The war also brought many new dead ghosts to the underworld, and Ximen Bao and others learned about these things.

"what?"

"Why did he suddenly disappear?"

"Isn't the King of Chu ten years younger than the Marquis of Wei?"

King Sheng, the father of King Yi of Chu, reigned for six years. One day, when he went out, he was stabbed to death by a thief.

Therefore, it is suspected that the King of Chu succeeded to the throne rather hastily, and he is naturally young, having only been in power for twenty-one years.

Among the pampered nobles, he is still in his prime.

He Bo was a little puzzled, so he specifically called over a few dead guys who knew about this matter and asked them what happened.

Dead Ghost Explanation:
After defeating the State of Wei, Wu Qi and the King of Chu were extremely excited and returned home to drink and celebrate.

As a result, the joy turned into sorrow. The sixty-year-old Wu Qi just felt dizzy for a moment, but the forty-year-old King of Chu died suddenly from excessive drinking.

He Bo then lamented the physical disparity between people, "Wei Hou Ji drank every day and fought frequently, yet he still lived well."

"It is said that the King of Chu rarely visited the harem in order to support Wu Qi's reforms. Now, in order to celebrate, he drank too much and died..."

"Ugh!"

"Wei Ji, Wei Ji, when will you die?"

Ximen Bao ignored the ghosts who were trying to summon the spirit of his former monarch and said to Xi, "Wu Qi is about to die."

"I heard that his reforms in Chu were very drastic, and he only pushed through them because the King of Chu supported them."

"Now that the King of Chu has passed away, he has no supporters. The ministers of Chu will definitely kill him!"

Xi grimaced when he heard this, and was very confused about this power struggle. "I really don't understand the disputes between nobles!"

"Fortunately they didn't die on the north side of the river, otherwise I'd be really afraid that they would come to the underworld and fight again!"

"Fighting is good!" The ghost suddenly interrupted and said to Ximen Bao, "Wait until Wei Hou strikes down, I support you in beating him up!"

"Wait until your wife comes down, I'll support her and beat Wei Ji up again!"

After hearing this, Ximen Bao was silent again, then turned around and walked away, his steps quick and firm.

He Bo looked at his back and laughed.

　Monarchs stabbed to death by thieves during this period:
　　Cai Zhaohou: He was besieged and shot by a group of robbers while out shopping.

　　Duke You of Jin: He went out to meet his lover secretly, but was stabbed to death by thieves bribed by his first wife.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)