Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 103: King Lie's Third Year
"Let's go!"

"Run quickly!"

In the third year of Emperor Xi's reign,
The old ghost Yi Zhong rode on the wild boar again in Taihang Mountains.

But this time,

There was no need for him to ride the wild boar back to Tongdi and let it crash into the city wall and die.

Because the dead don't need to eat,
Nature has no additional requirements for the wild boar's body.

He just asked the wild boar to help him get around.

After the ghosts and gods expanded their own territory, they became very curious about the herbs growing in the mountains and forests everywhere.

So He Bo pulled out Yi Zhong, who was living in the underworld, and asked him to identify with him these new herbs that had never been seen in Tongdi Mountain.

According to his own experience, Lao Yizhong suggested to the ghosts and gods, "The ancient wise men identified the effects of herbs by following the animals. If they had no problems after eating them, then people could try it."

then,

He Bo readily followed the advice and caught a wild boar, which he gave to Yi Zhong, allowing him to ride the boar and eat as he went.

The doctor doesn't care.

Anyway, it’s not the first time I’ve ridden a wild boar, and in the rugged and complex forests, a wild boar is indeed much more convenient to run than an old man like me—

Even though I've become a dead ghost, I don't have to worry about suffering physical harm.

But thanks to the protection of ghosts and gods, the dead ghosts' sensitivity to the outside world has not degenerated.

The feelings you have before you die will inevitably arise after you die.

They feel scared when they fall from a height and they feel anxious when they encounter a poisonous snake.

When the old doctor Zhong was alive, he was not a brave and powerful man, so he naturally used whatever was convenient.

So he rode a wild boar and slowly explored the Taihang Mountains, regaining the feeling of following his father into the woods to identify and search for herbs when he was young.

Then, his mount accidentally knocked down a fruit tree that the monkeys had targeted, causing a heavy blow to the monkey group.

The old doctor Zhong rode away on the wild boar on the spot, and at the same time recalled the panic and fear he had experienced when the three families wiped out the Zhi family when he was young.

"It's really getting worse as time goes by!"

After finally getting rid of the monkeys' pursuit, the old doctor couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He Bo suddenly appeared out of nowhere and pointed out the mistake in his words, "You are obviously a dead ghost, how can you have the nerve to say that you are alive?"

The old doctor said, "Yes, yes, I am a dead ghost!"

"But are there any ghosts in the world like me who want to serve ghosts and gods and do things for them all the time after death?"

When he thought about how he had been living well in the underworld but was caught by ghosts and thrown into the depths of Taihang Mountains, Old Doctor Zhong couldn't help but feel a little resentful.

But He Bo directly said, "Yes!"

"Want me to count them for you?"

The ghost stretched out his hand, as if he was going to count with his fingers.

After all, the number of ghost officials in the underworld has increased in recent years.

The scope of the blessings bestowed by ghosts and gods is becoming more and more extensive.

Yi Zhong immediately said, "Stop, stop!"

"Don't tell me that!"

Yi Zhong still felt a lingering fear when he thought about how he had just died in the underworld and had not had time to adapt to life after death, and was almost taken away by ghosts and gods to be used as a cow or horse.

Like now,
Occasionally, he was captured by ghosts and spirits and brought to the mountains to look for new herbs, but Yi Zhong could still accept it.

"Did you find anything useful today?" He Bo asked him.

Yi Zhong turned the bamboo basket he was carrying upside down, patted it twice, and turned out many plants.

There are grass roots, branches and leaves, and even some manure.

"I have seen birds and animals eat these, but I don't know what will happen if humans eat them."

After all, humans and beasts are different.

Some things are fine for animals to eat.

If people eat it, big problems will arise.

Thinking back to what he had just experienced, Yi Zhong was filled with hatred and began to slander others to the ghosts and gods.

"Saints like Shennong are rare throughout history. Most ancient sages could only rely on wild animals in the jungle to learn about the effects of herbs."

"But there are some differences between animals and humans, so the ancient sages sometimes made mistakes."

"So, I propose to test the drug on apes, which are very similar to humans!"

Since they look similar to humans,

The effect of the drug on him should be similar!

Anyway, Yi Zhong thinks that the feedback must be better than that of pigs and dogs!
He Bo took in everything that had happened before and immediately exposed Yi Zhong's ugly face, "You want to take revenge on the monkeys in this mountain!"

"How is that possible!" Yi Zhong said confidently, even using his decades of medical experience in Tongdi as evidence, "I can tell from just one glance that all the monkeys in this mountain are sick!"

"I am a kind-hearted doctor, and I cannot bear this!"

He Bo laughed and didn't bother to pay attention to him.

"Alright, alright, I can't hurt you anyway!"

"I have already processed the prey. I will go down the mountain and find a village to sell it to!"

During this period, He Bo

Perhaps it was because he went into Taihang Mountains every day and was less beaten by the mother Yellow River, so he fished less and became addicted to hunting.

As for the fruits of hunting, the gods and ghosts were kind-hearted and took them to the cities near Taihang Mountains to sell.

Recently, He Bo felt that simple hunting was not pure enough, so he planned to learn the craft of making fur.

Anyway, craftsmanship is something that
You don’t have to use what you’ve learned, but it’s always good to know more.

Coincidentally,

Xi's son Yu, who was the county magistrate in Ye County, was about to die. The ghosts and gods had planned that after he died, they would catch him and teach them how to deal with prey.

……

Walking in the villages near Taihang Mountains,

Yi Zhong, riding on his wild boar, suddenly said, "There's been a war again recently!"

"Yes!"

"But compared to before, we only had a few small fights, no big ones."

He Bo replied casually while holding his prey.

From the beginning of this spring till now,

The war is still going on.
However, the scale of the previous Three Kingdoms War did not reappear.

However, the State of Yan in the north launched an attack on the State of Qi and captured some cities on the border. Then the State of Wei took advantage of the situation and attacked Qi, all the way to Boling.

For a while, the State of Qi was in a state of extreme decadence.

Qi Hou Wu, who had just come to power, was accused by ministers and angrily started a massacre in the country.

snort!
Unable to defeat Yan and Wei,

Can’t I defeat you?

Tian Wu, Marquis of Qi, originally killed the king and usurped the throne, thus taking control of the country's politics.

His father, Taigong Tian He, finally became the monarch of Qi, but died five years later and passed the throne to Crown Prince Tian Yan.

Then, the unwilling Tian Wu launched a coup d'état the year before last, killing his brothers, and then pretended to establish Tian Yan's son Xi as the new king, but killed him again not long after.

Then he finally couldn't help it and proclaimed himself king.

Killed two generations of monarchs in succession,
This is rare nowadays.

Moreover, one of the reasons why Tian Wu usurped the throne was that during Tian Yan's reign, he was defeated repeatedly in foreign wars.

Now that he has become the king, even the State of Yan can defeat the State of Qi, which makes Tian Wu's previous remarks seem particularly ridiculous.

but,

What does this have to do with He Bo?

Anyway, Qi was defeated.

It is not the ghosts and gods rooted in the land of Shanxi who are suffering.

Compared with the dignity of Tian Wu, the King of Qi, He Bo was more concerned about the situation at hand.

“Is this year almost over again?”

When he went to the mountains today, the grass and trees had turned yellow, and his hunting harvest was less than before.

Yi Zhong said lazily, "Yeah, it's already the end of October!"

"I was in the underworld waiting for my disciples to burn something for me, but you dragged me into the mountains and beat me up with monkeys!"

Yi Zhong became more and more sad as he spoke, and finally he lay on the wild boar's back to escape reality.

He Bo ignored the old ghost, but couldn't help but think that in the past few years, he seemed to have visited the La Festival less and less frequently.

up to now,

We are all a little slow to realize the change of seasons.

If you think about it carefully, you will find that he has been quite lazy in controlling other matters of mountains and rivers.

It’s not just because it’s difficult for the mountain streams in the Sanjin area to extend further outward.

It was also because the outside world was becoming increasingly chaotic and he was too lazy to watch the various brutal wars.

Of course, there was Ximen Bao's reason for his admonition.
But more importantly,

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was an extremely important era in the history of China's development.

It wars, fights, and quarrels.

However, it learned to unify in the war, became one in the fighting, and laid the foundation for the Chinese way of thinking in later generations in the quarrels.

This is an era of wild growth.

This is an era where one can thrive naturally without the need for support.

this era,

There is no need for ghosts or gods to guide.

At most, He Bo would chat with him when he met relevant people.

Just like when you come across a river, you fiddle with the stones in the water that may affect the flow.

Where will the river flow next?

He didn't know.

Don't dwell on such things.

Therefore, He Bo controlled his ability to sense changes in the field anytime and anywhere, and often slept in the underworld as a Tubo ornament.

As the Warring States Period progressed, more and more places on earth were swept by war flames and then burned to ashes.

In spring, He Bo would go hunting in the mountains and forests, and go to the fields to watch farmers working in the fields.

They all looked more hurried than before.

He Bo also rarely sees people singing poems from the Book of Songs happily while doing things.

"…During the New Year this year, let's follow the Zhang River and visit the cities on both sides of the river to see the local scenery!"

He Bo suddenly said.

"why?"

"Of course it's because I want to!" He Bo waved his hand, revealing his arbitrary behavior as a ghost god, "Let's do it!"

Yi Zhong sighed, he really didn't expect that he would have to accompany his leader during the New Year.

(End of this chapter)