Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 110: Leaping into the River
“I still need some practice.”

Go to the end,
Wei Yang bid farewell to the ghosts and gods.

"So I will go to Anyi, learn from Bu Zi's knowledge, and witness the loss of Wei's hegemony."

Wei Yang concluded that there would be some turmoil in the State of Wei in the next few years.

The Qin State in the west,
The State of Wei could no longer suppress it.

The Qi State in the east,
It is also regaining its original edge and gradually winning foreign wars.

The Chu State in the south,
As long as there is no internal chaos, the vast territory will bring tremendous pressure to the State of Wei.

When it was strong, Wei could suppress the whole world.

After becoming weak, Wei State would become a place surrounded by enemies and become an enlarged version of Zheng State.

Under such urgency, Wei Yang had to personally experience the turmoil caused by the changing times.

The fall of a tyrant.

What kind of people and things will appear behind this?

He Bo said "Oh" and asked him, "Then you are in Anyi, do you need me to visit you?"

"After all, you look like someone who wants to be beaten. I'm worried that you'll be beaten up in Anyi because of your mean and cold nature!"

Wei Yang's mouth corners drooped, and he just stared at the ghost coldly for a while.

Then he said, "Since this is a human matter, it would be better for ghosts and gods to not interfere!"

Wei Yang and Ximen Bao share the same view that "hardships make people grow."

Moreover, the changes that ghosts and gods can cause are truly huge.

If the chaos in this world gets worse, Wei Yang might as well hang himself with the rope given by the gods and ghosts. He is too lazy to stay in the world anymore!

"By the way, I'll give this back to you."

Before leaving, Wei Yang took off the rope that served as a belt around his waist and handed it to He Bo.

"Ropes are good things. They can be used to beat or tie people up. If you don't have them, how are you going to deal with others in the future?"

He Bo took the rope and asked Wei Yang.

Wei Yang sat in the car and left without looking back, leaving only a few words:
"It's very simple."

"I become the 'rope', isn't it?"

For this,

He Bo just watched him go away silently, then disappeared from the spot and rolled to the depths of Taihang Mountain to "move mountains".

Others have tried hard.
He, a ghost god, cannot continue to slack off!
He Bo decided!

I won’t play chess these days!
……

The following year,

The King of Qin personally led an expedition to attack the State of Wei, advanced all the way to Hedong, and defeated the Wei army at Shimen, beheading 60,000 of them.

Wei Houying asked Zhao for help, and Zhao Houzhong immediately sent troops, and the two countries joined forces to force the Qin people to retreat.

When Emperor Bian, who already hated Wei, heard about this, he thought that since Qin was "loyal" to him and had such strength, he sent people to congratulate the King of Qin, gave him the robe of Fu Fu, and also bestowed the title of "Bo" on him.

According to Zhou Li, "Bo" can be called the leader of the princes, and its meaning is the same as "Ba".

If Emperor Bian had done the same thing during the Spring and Autumn Period, he would have created a new overlord.

But now it is the Warring States Period.

Not to mention that the slogan of "respecting the king and expelling the barbarians" has long been useless,
Just talking about the current situation, how can the mere hegemony satisfy the inner ambitions of the princes?

The pressure on Wei State was therefore even greater.

Wei Houying summoned his ministers and prepared to move the capital to Daliang to avoid the attack of Qin.

Wei Yang, who had just become a retainer of Wei Xiang Gongshu Zhuo, advised him, "If Wei moves its capital, it will show the world that it has lost the ability to maintain its hegemony."

"Besides, Daliang is to the east of Anyi, and even further away from Hexi. If Qin seizes Hexi, Wei will suffer an even more severe blow!"

Gongshu Zhuo was naturally clear about this principle.

His talent is outstanding.

But his selfishness was more obvious.

After realizing that Wei Houying was afraid of Qin and wanted to avoid it, Gongshu Zhuo was unwilling to offend the king.

So he just praised Wei Yang briefly and let him leave.

Later, in the court of Wei,

There were also ministers who wanted to stop Wei Houying's plan to move the capital, and their words were exactly the same as Wei Yang's.

Wei Houying was furious and slammed the table and shouted, "Qin has been incompetent for so many years. Can it affect Wei's hegemony just by winning a few battles?"

"I moved the capital to better manage the Central Plains and connect with the princes!"

"It's not because I'm worried about Qin!"

"What's good about the West?"

"Even if the Qin people can fight, it will be in vain if they can't come to the Central Plains!"

The roots of the Xia states are not in the west. As long as Wei can manage the vast area of Shandong well, should it still worry about the small Hexi area?
"Your Majesty! The land west of the Yellow River was acquired through the hard work of our ancestors. How can we give it up so easily?"

"What's more, once Qin becomes powerful, it will surely attack our heartland and become a great threat. What will Wei do then?"

Wei Houying became even angrier, waved his hand to call the guards, pointed at the minister and said, "Get out!"

"Get the fork out of here!"

Gongshu Zao watched from the side and dared not say anything.

When Wei Houying asked his ministers again, "Who is in favor and who is against moving the capital?", Gongshu Zhuo was the first to stand up and express his support.

When Wei Yang learned of this, he just snorted coldly, "The king is incompetent and the ministers are incompetent. The only one who can be called a heroic ruler in Wei is Marquis Wen!"

He continued to walk and watch in Anyi City, looking coldly at the prosperity that was about to disappear.

As for He Bo,
They regained their enthusiasm and actively took action on the remaining core of Taihang Mountains.

Just like moving bricks on a construction site, he broke the "Taihang Mountains" into rocks bit by bit, and then moved those rocks to his own site and piled them up to build a house.

The prayers and sacrifices to ghosts and gods by the common people in the Three Jins became the pickaxes and carts that He Bo used to dig mountains and move bricks, allowing He Bo to control the Taihang Mountains at a much faster speed.

He no longer went out to play, nor did he go to the underworld to sleep as a decoration. He devoted his whole heart to this matter.

I plan to take care of Taihang Mountain, then return to the world and be myself again.

Such hard work has enabled He Bo to make more progress than in the previous few years of laziness combined.

……

In the autumn of the following year,

He Bo finished moving the last brick with exhaustion, then stood with his hands on his hips and proudly announced:
"From today on, I am the God of Taihang Mountain!"

"The Three Jins are under our control!"

"Jie Jie Jie Jie..."

The birds in the forest felt something, shivered with fear, then lifted their butts and flew away.

I really don’t dare to stay any longer!

He Bo watched this scene speechlessly, and then said to the cows and horses who had come to share the joy of success, "Was my smile ugly just now?"

"No!"

Xi and the others put down their hands covering their ears and said sincerely, "It's just that the music is too high to be understood by the masses. How can animals understand the true meaning of ghosts and gods?"

He Bo nodded with satisfaction, "That's right, that's right!"

Then, he waved his hand again, "Let's go climb the mountain together!"

this time,

He wanted to go in and out of the entire Taihang Mountains seven times to avenge those who had prevented him from making any progress before!

then,

Yi Zhong, who had extensive experience in mountaineering, began distributing mounts to his colleagues.

Each dead ghost has a wild boar to ride on.

Yi Zhong also said with great emotion, "These are the descendants of my mounts from back then, and they have the ability to carry ghosts inherited from their ancestors!"

"I was the one who delivered them!"

He still remembered the time when he was beaten by monkeys, and reminded the ghosts, "The monkeys in Taihang Mountain are very hateful. You must be careful when walking in the mountains!"

Ji Wu laughed disdainfully and said, "It's just a monkey, what's so scary about it!"

"If you dare to offend me, I will capture you!"

Not long after he made his bold statement,
He Bo sensed that Ji Wu jumped off the cliff because he and the monkey had their eyes on the same fruit tree and were being chased.

The dead will not die again,

But Ji Wu's mount could not be resurrected.

He Bo received the wild boar's ghost into the forest of the underworld, while the old doctor Zhong lay beside the corpse and cried bitterly, "My son!"

Ximen Bao couldn't stand it anymore and tried to dissuade the old doctor from talking nonsense, "Why is it so?"

The old doctor said sincerely, "It's my mother, I have been riding it for many years."

"I watched these kids grow up, so emotionally speaking, they can barely be considered my children!"

“…My condolences!”

After hearing this, what else could Ximen Bao say?
As a dead man whose wife is still by his side, Ximen Bao and Lao Yi Zhong have absolutely no common language in this regard.

……

"Regarding the recent changes in the underworld, you need to calm down."

After a long-awaited relaxation and happiness,
He Bo finally lowered his eyes and noticed the new changes in the underworld because he had completely taken over Taihang Mountain. He then instructed many ghost officials.

Under the Taihang Mountains,

At the core that had blocked He Bo for years, a space appeared that was larger than any previous underworld city.

And because the Taihang Mountains are completely under the control of one god, the floating clouds above the underworld cities are changing wildly.

For a while,
The originally peaceful underworld was suddenly hit by violent storms, which almost blew the souls of the dead ghosts apart.

Wait until the clouds disperse and the rain stops,
The underworld is a new scene.

Taking the original "Tongdi" as an example,
The "Tongdi Water" suddenly surged and the waterway became wider.

Some brave ghost tried to take the boat on it.

He dismantled the door panels of his own house, banged them together to make a simple boat, and dragged it onto the "Tongdi Water". It neither sank nor leaked.

Then, with a firm determination not to return, the ghost jumped onto the boat and drifted downstream.

Before this,

In fact, some ghosts have already tried to do this.

After all, everyone has died once, and being able to survive in the underworld is a blessing from ghosts and gods. In order to satisfy their curiosity, they are not afraid to die again!
Even if you become a ghost, you must have the courage to venture out!

However, before, the various underworld cities were not connected, and the many rivers in the underworld only looked long and turbulent, but in fact they were not enough to float even a feather, and they had no function as ferries at all.

Now that we have it, we must charge forward!

So both the boat and the ghost disappeared in the "Tongdi".

Finally, the ghost officials who came to investigate the specific circumstances of the great changes in the underworld searched everywhere and found the other party in the "Xiangyuan" city in the underworld.

It is said that the ghost in question was on a boat and drifted out of the boundary of the "Tongdi" sandbox. Then everything went black in front of his eyes, and when he saw things again, he had already appeared over there.

With the first successful example, the dead ghosts who had long wanted to see the world in other cities took action one after another, made boats with their own hands, and started drifting in the underworld.

The ghost officials also began to explore where the rivers that were suddenly able to connect with other underworld cities would flow to after this great change.

And all this curiosity,
After He Bo had used up all his magic power in the largest and newest "sandbox" and completed the creation of the world, there was a result.

Countless rivers in the underworld,

Finally they gathered here to welcome and see off the dead ghosts one by one.

The independent cities of the underworld were finally connected.

And the big city that was newly created by ghosts and gods naturally became the capital of this ghost country in the underworld.

Tubo's palace stood high in the center of the ghost city. Due to its power, a black sun formed in the sky, illuminating the underworld.

Under the shining of the black sun, the atmosphere that permeated the ghost country and easily made ghosts feel uncomfortable, dull and depressed was also weakened.

The ghosts came here.
It's like suddenly arriving in the bright and sunny south from the dark and cold north.

It's like living a second life.

As for the name of the city?
Since the place was actually a projection of the core of Taihang Mountain, not a city on earth, He Bo waved his hand and implemented his original idea:
"Just call it Haoli!"

Anyway, at present, the legend of the "Ghost Kingdom of Haoli" has not yet fully appeared, at most there are some signs.

He Bo took the lead and used this name. Who can blame him for being wrong?
If they really come out and say that ghosts and gods have infringed their rights,
Then He Bo could only say “a private room in the little hell”.

So far,

On the earth, why are the mountains and rivers of Shanxi so abundant?

Under the earth, the ghost kingdom was also completely established.

The dead ghosts can follow the rivers in the underworld to other cities connected to it without having to wait for the guidance of ghost officials.

but,

The increase in ghost population flow will definitely bring new problems.

He Bo waved his hand again, indicating that this was an occasion for his subordinates.

Good fortune!

Let all the ghosts and gods enjoy the blessings!

After the cattle and horses finally sorted out the affairs of the underworld and the dead ghosts adapted to their new life,

The ghost suddenly declared:
"I want to go to the other side of the river!"

After taking over Taihang, He Bo felt that his strength had greatly increased, and he began to have evil intentions towards the mother Yellow River.

Although he is still unable to control the Yellow River, He Bo's experience in the Taihang Mountains has greatly enhanced his ability to withstand pressure and his magical powers. He can give it a try to cross the river.

Anyway, the progress is definitely better than when we went to retrieve Ximen Bao’s ghost!
But to really do it,

Then the world belonging to He Bo will become even more vast!

Although the Yellow River flows fast and fiercely, its runoff volume is actually not as large as that of the major rivers in the south.

After all, the south is hot, humid and rainy.

The vegetation is also more luxuriant than in the north.

However, insufficient water and heat is a problem, and too much water and heat is also a problem.

The latter makes it difficult to develop the two sides of the river in depth in today's world.

Rhinoceros, elk, can live happily in the swamp,

You can't just play in the mud in the swamp with me, right?
The Chu State, which had taken root here, could not bear it any longer. It frequently went north. In addition to seeking the Central Plains, a fertile land that had already been developed, it also hoped to cool down a bit.

But for He Bo,

He doesn't care about the dampness, heat, miasma, and dense insects and snakes, which can kill mortals if they are not careful!
Anyway, He Bo didn't even have a physical body. He took off his clothes and let the snake bite him. What else could he do except let the snake spray out all its venom, which would fall to the ground like raindrops?
Besides,

He Bo has always had a dream in his heart.

That is to cross the river, touch the big river, and bring all the land of China into one's own hands!
by that time,
He should be able to go to a more distant place, see more scenery, and look for Gongzi Chao, whose life or death he was unknown.

When thinking of this friend, ghosts and gods are a little worried. There has been no news from him for so many years. Maybe he has died outside without even a grave.

But even so,
The other party had decided to travel around the world because of him, so He Bo couldn't just ignore it.

There is a chance,
He has to help his friend return home, right?

With all kinds of thoughts,

After arranging his horses and cattle to perform their respective duties,

He Bo came to the Yanshui River again.

He first followed the river flow into the big river, and then, despite the beating and rejection from the mother Yellow River, he began to move towards the other side.

The Yellow River is rushing.
It was constantly washing over He Bo, trying to drive this outsider back.

But perhaps it was the blessing of the Taihang Mountains that even when he walked to the middle of the water, He Bo was like a "mainstay", standing firm and unmoved.

But the pressure on him is still not small.

After all, Huang He's maternal love has been tested over time, and she will not reduce her rejection of He Bo just for the sake of Taihang Mountain.

So what if the rocks are heavy?
Even a drop of water can wear away a stone, let alone water that is as fast as a knife?

But He Bo, this rebellious son, refused to retreat. No matter how fast the water was or how big the waves were, he would still reach the other side!
After finally crossing the middle of the water,

He Bo then gathered his energy and started to sprint towards the shore.

then,

He leaped up suddenly.
Jump into the Xingshui River, which flows across the Yanshui River and on the south bank of the Yellow River.

Under the rare golden sun in autumn,
A carp suddenly jumped out of the turbulent Yellow River, went upstream, and began to swim in the Yingshui River.

(End of this chapter)