Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 109 Wei Yang
The battle to defend the king took place near Luoyi.
The two countries of Wei and Han suffered a humiliating defeat.

It also greatly demonstrated the power of the Qin State!
The emperor praised the King of Qin and called him a role model for the princes today!

Because of this victory,

Qin's status among the various states finally recovered to a certain extent.

The other princes who were separated from Qin because of the Three Jins also remembered that there was still the Qin State in this world!
The atmosphere within Qin
It also changed rapidly with the victory of foreign wars.

Before this,

Because of the unfavorable foreign wars for many years, a conservative atmosphere permeated the Qin State. Some people believed that "Qin is weak and other countries are strong" and that it was already very difficult to preserve the country, and they should no longer dream of advancing into the Central Plains.

Go east?

You have to have strength to go east!

The nobles of Qin were not really crazy. After driving the army and sacrificing countless common people without getting any reward, they certainly would not be so foolish as to send their heads to be chopped off by other princes.

After all, to maintain their noble status,

There must be common people.

The Qin State must also exist.

Therefore, although the slogan of "Go East" was still loud, the action of "Go East" was timid.

Even last year,

When the King of Qin sent people to the Western Regions to seek benefits, not many people supported it. They believed that the "Western Regions are remote and backward" and that even if they could do business, they would not make much money. They would also have to worry about being robbed by the Yiqiu and Qiang people on the way. It was a completely thankless task.

but now,

One against two, and win!
It greatly boosted Qin's confidence in its foreign actions!

As a result, the Qin people regained their former confidence and enthusiasm for expanding their territory, and the attention of all classes within the Qin state also turned to foreign wars.

Even when the envoy was sent to the Western Regions, some ministers expressed their willingness to support it!

The King of Qin then said to the Crown Prince Qu Liang, "It's not easy!"

"Finally, Qin has regained its confidence!"

After so many years of repeated defeats,

People will die.

The country will be discouraged!

Even if the internal reorganization is done well, if we want to improve the country's status and return to the level of a powerful country, winning a major war is an inevitable requirement!
He only knew how to make money but didn't think about expanding outward. In the eyes of other princes, he was just a "merchant".

Prince Quliang said, "When I succeed to the throne, I will definitely find a way to make Qin's reputation even stronger!"

Qin Jun stroked his beard and smiled, "You have such ambitions, and your father is very happy!"

"While I still have some energy, I will find an opportunity to attack the Wei Kingdom again and do something for you!"

Qin has too many enemies.

It is difficult for one generation to realize the Qin State's dream of dominating the world.

Ying Shixi could only do it bit by bit.
Let future generations face fewer and fewer troubles, so that the results achieved can be greater.

……

In the east,

After this defeat, Wei and Han felt that Qin's strength had recovered and it would be difficult to suppress it by one country alone.

So Wei Hou Ying and Han Hou Ruoshan held a meeting in Zhaiyang and built a city in Wudu for defense.

then,

Realizing that Wei and Han were trying to build a wall to block their way eastward, Qin again raised its troops, defeated them, and destroyed the newly laid city of Wudu.

Wei was furious, but could do nothing about Qin, so it could only attack Song to the east, seize Yitai, and whitewash its crumbling hegemony.

This news spread all over the world.
Wei Yang, who was still traveling in Chu, sighed, "Wei's hegemony will be lost in the hands of Wei Houying!"

"Hexi will soon return to the hands of Qin, and the Nine Cauldrons may be taken away by the Qin people!"

then,

Wei Yang ended his journey in Chu State, took a carriage and a boat, and began to return north.

He crossed the river.
Instead of returning to his hometown Wei State, he went to Anyi, the capital of Wei State with a clear goal.

He first got off the boat in Heyang, South Korea, and planned to transfer to a carriage.

He Bo, who was doing nothing, noticed him.

Then the ghost who had beaten Wei Yang that year appeared again and greeted him, "Long time no see, Gongsun of Wei!"

Wei Yang also returned the greeting, "It has been many years since we last met, you Tubo of Zhangshui."

In the fourth year of Emperor Tianzibian,
Wei Yang was already twenty-five years old.
Because he had been traveling for many years, he looked to be about thirty years old and had grown a beard. He stood there with a thin figure, looking even more mean.

He Bo invited him to take a walk along the bank of the river.

Wei Yang did not refuse.

then,

He Bo asked him, "Where are you going to go when you return to Sanjin this time?"

"Go to Anyi in Wei State and learn the principles of divination."

"I remember that you looked down on the teachings left by Bu Zi before." He Bo laughed at him, "Did you realize the gap between yourself and the ancient sages after being beaten outside?" Wei Yang had a blank expression, "No, I still look down on it now!"

"Buzi was a wise man in the past, why can't I be a wise man now?"

"I just need to use his way to complete my way."

He Bo said "Oh" to Wei Yang, and then said, "So, you are very powerful?"

"After traveling for so long, how much have you learned? Have your ambitions shifted?"

"My knowledge has grown naturally, and my ambition has not shifted!"

Wei Yang and the ghosts and gods were walking slowly along the bank of the surging river.

The former hung his hands, letting the wind from the river sway his clothes, looking arrogant and cold.

He said to the ghosts and gods, "I have seen many things, but in the end I still think my theory is right!"

He Bo stopped and stood face to face with Wei Yang. He looked into his eyes and said, "Do you still want to use your own principles to whip people all over the world?"

"It's not that I want to whip others, but this chaotic world requires me to whip others!"

The waves of the river hit the shore and then disappeared onto the ground without a trace.

He Bo heard Wei Yang say, "Since King You was killed by the Quanrong and King Ping moved east to Luoyi, how many years has the world been in turmoil?"

"Since Duke Zhuang of Zheng shot and injured the emperor, and the Jin State replaced Yi in Quwo, how many years have passed since the patriarchal system and ritual music collapsed?"

"Since Wei Xuan built the new platform and Jin Wenna married his niece, how many years has morality been in chaos?"

"Now the Zhou emperor only has Luoyi left, Zheng has been overthrown, Jin's ancestral temples no longer exist, and the hegemonic Wei is also about to decline."

"Conflicts are constantly rubbing against each other, wars are constantly being prepared, and more people will die in the future, and the world will be further devastated."

"Why should I rely on morality in this situation?"

"Confucius, who emphasized morality and rituals, is a lost dog. Apart from using his writing style to curse people in the Spring and Autumn Annals, what help can he bring to such a world?"

When Wei Yang said this, he put his hands behind his back, turned his body sideways, faced the turbid and rushing river water, raised his head, and looked so arrogant that no one could compare to him.

He said, “But I’m different.”

"I want to whip this world, I want to constrain this world!"

"Rites and music have collapsed. I will create a new order, an order that can end this chaotic world!"

"I will bring temporary pain to the people of the world, but after such pain, they will no longer experience the cruelty of the war between princes."

"Because by that time, the princes will no longer exist, and there will only be one country under the sky!"

Even in this process,
It will inevitably involve the sacrifice of many people and the suffering of many people.

But Wei Yang had to arrest all the people in the country and ask them to do things according to his plan.

Strength out of one hole,
Then, accomplish what no one before you could do!
Wei Yang knew that being whipped would be very painful.

However, if the chaos among the princes is not ended, the harvested grain will be taken away to supply the army, and the rare leisure time will be destroyed by the sudden war.

Everyone in the country and the countryside must contribute their flesh and blood to the hegemony of the princes.

He traveled to many places and witnessed many things.

Many people are ignorant.

Many monarchs are foolish,

It is very difficult to reason with them.

But it takes too long to educate them.

Wei Yang couldn't bear such a long time!
The world is in such a mess, why should we take our time to deal with it? Why should we endure the pain that this world has given us?
then,

His childhood memories emerged, and he decided to beat the child with sticks and whips when he was still ignorant and prone to making random thoughts and moves, and to lure him with rewards and incentives, so as to force the child to read and learn the principles he should understand.

Treat the people like this.
The same applies to the monarch!

He will then choose a monarch who is willing to support his reforms, and then reform the country from top to bottom!
Before the unification of the world,

The laws he established do not need to be changed, and cannot be changed!
Everyone should be whipped and only get a chance to rest after reaching the set goal.

"That's it!"

He Bo also turned around and looked at the waves of the river lapping onto the shore layer by layer, and said with emotion, "But if you are eager to do something, it will definitely bring a lot of new problems."

"Just like what some people say by the Zhang River right now: 'You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry'!"

Wei Yang said, "I am almost starving to death. I have to eat even if I don't want to!"

He frowned, revealing his natural harshness. "Besides, times have changed. I can only do what is temporary. I just want to make sure that this chaotic world can be ended because of me!"

"As for the new chaos caused by those problems after the chaotic times, won't people in the future notice it and solve it?"

He Bo thought of the trajectory of history and couldn't help but smile, "Who made your plan so useful?"

“Once you get used to something that works well, it’s hard to try something new.”

Wei Yang snorted disdainfully, "There is no way to govern the world, and there is no way to govern the country according to the ancient ways!"

"If you only follow the path of your predecessors, then you are a fool!"

"The idiot wants to destroy himself, what can I do!"

He Bo laughed out loud when he heard him swearing.

(End of this chapter)