Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 104 Wei Guo Chaos

In the fifth year of Emperor Zixi's reign,
He Bo happily took Ximen Bao to Anyi.

Because right now,

Wei Houji, who had been hated by ghosts and gods for a long time, is finally going to die!

Ximen Bao didn't want to go at first.
Because the ghost gods asked him to hold the staff for attracting new ghosts and give Wei Hou a "surprise".

Simon Bao asked himself:
Wei Hou Ji was his former monarch after all. How could he do such a thing?

But He Bo didn't care about his awkwardness and told Ximen Bao directly, "If you don't go, I will ask your wife to go!"

"She has been waiting for the Marquis of Wei to die for many years!"

Ten years later,
Ximen Bao’s wife survived and survived until now.

Because this old lady had already spread the word, "It would be too painful if I died before the Marquis of Wei!"

She can only close her eyes in peace after hearing the news of Wei Hou Ji's death!

otherwise,

She wants to live as long as she can!

Therefore, Ximen Bao specifically sent a dream to his wife, asking her not to be so petty.

"I don't take it to heart, why should you?"

"And I have received the grace of the ghosts and gods, and became a ghost official after my death. Isn't this a good thing that you should be happy about?"

But his wife just grabbed Ximen Bao and beat him again, saying with a clear conscience, "Women's hearts are full of grudges!"

"You don't care about those things, but I do!"

"Just wait!"

"I go to the temple every day and pray to the gods: I must die after the Marquis of Wei!"

"Then when I die, I will not only beat him up, but also beat you, the old corrupt scholar!"

Ximen Bao failed to convey his message in a dream and was beaten instead. He could only run back to the underworld with his face covered.

Seeing Doctor Ximen lose his composure, Ji Wu laughed at him again, "The tigress from Hedong, is she out to beat people up again?"

Ximen Bao glared at her, but he was unhappy, "How could my wife be a tigress!"

"You underestimated her!"

He Bo was watching the fun from the side and burst into laughter.

Ximen Bao didn't even dare to imagine what would happen if this tigress from Hedong came over and acted as the guide for Wei Houji!

then,

He had no choice but to follow the ghosts and gods.

They walked in Anyi,
Feeling the undercurrent surging due to the impending death of Marquis Wei.

The residence of Prime Minister Gongshu Zao has been closed for a long time.

On the surface,
During this period, he had not seen anyone else, as if he was wholeheartedly loyal only to the Marquis of Wei.

But privately, Gongshu Cuo kept communicating with the two sons of the Marquis of Wei through his servants.

Because Wei Hou Ji had delayed in appointing a crown prince, he deliberately supported his two sons in fighting each other in order to balance their power and stabilize his own position.

Therefore, Gongshu Zhuo could not guarantee who would succeed to the throne.

He bet on both sides, trying to win the most return in this gamble.

The two princes, Wei Ying and Wei Huan, did not feel any sorrow for their dying father. Instead, they took advantage of the old age of Marquis Wei and continued to fight for power so that they could accumulate more capital for subsequent battles.

Ximen Bao looked at all this and just sighed continuously.

"The State of Wei is about to decline!"

He said to He Bo, "I originally thought that no matter what happened to Wei Hou Ji, he would be able to pass on the throne safely. Even if the successor monarch is incompetent, relying on the legacy of his grandfather, the Wei Kingdom would not decline in an instant."

"But I didn't expect that at his age, he didn't even decide on the crown prince, but just let them fight over it."

During the hundreds of years of the Spring and Autumn Period, there were many examples of powerful countries becoming weak and small countries being destroyed due to the struggle for throne among their descendants. Are there not many examples?

Zheng State, which was the first to become a hegemon, and Duke Huan of Qi, who starved to death in the palace, were both in heaven, watching this scene!

He Bo just said, "People, although they record history, they don't like to learn lessons."

"Not to mention someone like Wei Houji who has a fierce personality and acts in a domineering manner!"

Looking at Wei Houji's deeds after he came to power,
First of all, we must admit that he did continue the hegemony established by Wenhou.

But because of his arrogance and fierceness, the Three Jin Alliance ended in his hands.

The western attack on Qin made Qin dissatisfied with Wei.

After losing Zhongshan in the east, Zhao State got rid of the embarrassment of being sandwiched by Wei State and could act more freely.

The defeat in the south by Chu weakened the State of Wei.

And now,
The internal situation of Wei State was also in turmoil because of what Wei Hou Ji did.

at this time,

It was only twenty-five years since Wei Wenhou's death.

In the blink of an eye,

A hegemon becomes shaky.

"It's so messy!" He Bo sighed.

Ximen Bao was also silent, feeling a little sad.

He was an old minister of Marquis Wen.
Now we are facing the decline of the State of Wei.

then,

They walked into the palace of the Marquis of Wei.

Wei Hou Ji is almost at his wit's end.

Wu Yu was dancing on the altar outside, praying for the Marquis of Wei, hoping that the gods and ghosts would bless him and prolong his life.

The person being prayed for had a sallow complexion, his skinny body was covered with a quilt, he was breathing with difficulty, and the vitality in his body was almost gone.

Several eunuchs bowed their heads and cried for the dying Marquis of Wei.

More people have begun to hang mourning clothes in the palace.

When the wind blows,
The white silk floated up gently.

One of them might not have been hung tightly and fell down, actually floating onto Wei Houji's face.

Wei Hou Ji felt uncomfortable and raised his hands tremblingly, wanting to tear off the mourning clothes and throw them on the ground, then scold the servants and punish them for their inattention.

If he is still alive.

Wei Houji's hand twitched and he ultimately did not touch the mourning cloth.

He let out a cry of "Ah" and exhaled his last breath.

The mourning cloth covering her face was slightly inflated by the breath, then it calmed down and never moved again.

"monarch!"

The monks began to wail and cry even more miserably.

He Bo said to Ximen Bao, who looked a little sad, "Go!"

Ximen Bao stepped forward helplessly, and gently waved the staff in his hand that was used to attract new ghosts, which awakened the ghost of Wei Houji, who had just left his body and was still a little dazed.

He did not notice the ghost in front of him, but turned around in disbelief and looked at his body.

Then he was furious and wanted to kick the weeping monk, "Damn you, how did you serve me?"

"How can there be something like this on my face!"

He remembered what he had tried to do before he died, and reached out to tear off the mourning robe.

But his hands went through his body.

Then Wei Hou Ji finally reacted:
He is indeed dead.

"How could I die?"

Wei Hou Ji was unwilling to accept this.

But ghosts and gods would not care about his thoughts.

This guy, even after turning into a ghost, still only cares about himself, and doesn't even bother to look at the person in front of him. I'll beat him so hard that he won't even dare to look!

He Bo gave Ximen Bao a look.

Ximen Bao sighed, waved his staff again, and said to Wei Houji, "It's time to go."

Wei Hou Ji was carried away by an invisible force, left his familiar palace, and came to the underworld, where he met Tu Bo, who was dressed in royal clothes and had a majestic demeanor.

Tu Bo lowered his eyes to look at him and found that Wei Hou Ji did not have many sins.

Of course, there is no merit.

After all, among the many outrageous monarchs at that time, Wei Hou Ji was not actually too bad.

He didn't kill many people with his own hands.

War is the norm and people have become accustomed to this constant unrest.

Moreover, before his death, he did manage to keep the Wei Kingdom from falling, but he left behind too much mess.

According to the laws of Hades,
After a trip to hell, you won't have to die, and before long you will be able to live in a city in the underworld and become a ghost.

unfortunately,

He also offended the ghosts and gods.

Ghosts and gods don’t have such things as minds and thoughts!

And if there is a grudge, revenge must be taken!

So Tu Bo waved his hand and told Ximen Bao to step out of the line, "Go, beat him up!"

Ximen Bao had no choice but to stand up.

Wei Houji finally recognized him, "Doctor Ximen, you... have you really become a minister of ghosts and gods?"

"Yes."

"What do you want to do? Have you forgotten the kindness Wei has shown you?" Wei Houji saw him rolling up his sleeves and felt a little nervous.

"No." Ximen Bao said helplessly, "But my current monarch is a ghost god, I can only do things according to His wishes."

"Don't worry, I'll be gentle!"

Wei Houji didn't believe it at all. He just felt that with the support of ghosts and gods, Ximen Bao would definitely take the opportunity to take revenge on him.

He tried to turn around and escape, but was stopped by a woman at the gate of Tube's palace.

"Humph!"

"I've been waiting for this day for a long time!"

Ximen Bao's wife grabbed Wei Houji's clothes and hit him twice with the wooden stick in her hand.

Wei Houji was beaten and rolled on the ground.

Ximen Bao looked at this scene in surprise and asked his wife, "Why did you come down?"

Only the dead can send messages to the living in their dreams.

Living people cannot come to the underworld!

The wife crossed her arms and glared at Ximen Bao, "Humph!"

"When the ghosts and gods told me the news of Marquis Wei's death, I just died of laughter!"

"Look, before I died, I didn't forget to tell my children and grandchildren to bring the stick I had prepared so that I could hold it while I died!"

The wife waved the heavy stick in her hand.

The lines on it have been polished to a sheen due to years of caressing.

Ximen Bao frowned and then shrank his head when he saw it.

He had previously thought about pleading for Wei Hou Ji, but now it seems that it is better to let the former monarch fend for himself.

After all, the tigress of Hedong,

Not everyone can resist it.

then,

Marquis Wei was given a good beating with a stick and learned the truth that "one commits evil in life, pays for it after death".

"I feel much better now."

Ximen Bao's wife also stroked her chest and sighed with relief.

But He Bo still has some preparations that he hasn’t used yet!
He stretched out his hand and pointed at Wei Hou, then threw the ghost into an illusion, letting him suffer the same suffering that Ximen Bao had experienced in his lifetime.

I hope he can endure it like Ximen Bao.

"Also, I want him to take a closer look at the State of Wei."

He Bo sat on the throne and made new arrangements for Wei Hou Ji.

Wei State,

It's going to get chaotic soon.

What would Wei Hou Ji think if he could see with his own eyes the chaos caused by him?

……

The death knell of the Marquis of Wei was sounded.

The loud and deep bell toll officially announced the arrival of chaos in Anyi.

Not a single son attended the funeral for his father.

They simply hastily gave Wei Hou Ji the posthumous title of "Wu", buried him quickly, and then started fighting.

First, Prince Ying proclaimed himself king by relying on the military support of Shangdang and Ye counties.

Prince Huan, who had no army, fled from Wei and lobbied Zhao Houzhong and Han Houruoshan, asking them to attack Wei and force Prince Ying to abdicate.

If it weren't for my son Huan being the king,
Then there is no need for the State of Wei to exist!

Zhao and Han, who had long been dissatisfied with Wei, immediately agreed and waved their hands:
send troops!

Attack Wei!

The allied forces of the two countries set out with great momentum, won the battle in one go, and captured Kuicheng of Wei.

Prince Ying personally led his army to resist the foreign enemies, but was defeated at Zhuo Ze and was besieged. It seemed that he was doomed.

He felt that he could not allow himself to fall into Zhao Han's hands and be humiliated, so he wanted to jump into the Zhuoze Lake and commit suicide.

As a result, the people ran into the water, and before the water reached their knees, a minister hurried to report: "Zhao and Han have withdrawn their troops!"

"what?!"

Gongzi Ying then turned around and ran back without going diving.

"What's going on?" he asked the minister.

However, the minister was not very clear about it, but it was true that the two countries had withdrawn their troops, allowing them to escape.

He just advised the monarch, "Run!"

"Yeah!"

Gongziying didn't even change his wet pants and took the opportunity to run away!

Wait until later.

They learned the inside story of the withdrawal of troops from the two countries.

The Marquis of Zhao wanted to kill Prince Ying, support Prince Huan, and seize the land of Wei gradually; however, the Marquis of Han wanted to make a sudden move and directly divide Wei into two.

The two sides had different opinions and eventually parted ways unhappily.

Gong Ziying just clapped his hands in approval, "Great fight, great fight!"

If they don't quarrel, they won't be able to survive!
July,

Gongzi Huan, who failed to borrow troops to kill his brother, tried again and went to Handan, the capital of Zhao State, to persuade the Marquis of Zhao to continue sending troops.

Prince Ying did not lead the army in person this time, but only sent a general. In the end, the Wei army defeated the Zhao army in Pingyang, captured Prince Huan, and executed him.

He finally secured his throne.
He became the third monarch of the State of Wei.

Only Wei Houji was in the underworld. After witnessing a great chaos, he was so angry that he jumped up and down. Then he was taken by the ghost officials to visit hell.

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