Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 118 Reform
When He Bo was learning various skills of Mohism,
I heard that the King of Qin appointed a new magistrate of Didao County and was preparing to take action against the Western Rong.

Fight against the barbarians,

This is the mission that all of Zhuxia must carry out!
And to protect the newly opened, very fragile but profitable trade route,

It is the necessary goal of Qin State!
fight,

It costs money too!

Being able to tolerate the existence of Qiang people and Yiqiu people around the Qin State was already a sign of the kindness of the Qin emperors of all generations.

Now they dare to rob Qin’s money?

It’s simply a matter of taking death!

Afterwards, He Bo passed through Qishui and witnessed the departure of the Qin army.

They followed the river, went north out of Shimen Mountain, and attacked the Yiqu people who had offended the dignity of the Xia people.

at the same time,

Another team was formed in Liyang City and was to travel westward along the Wei River.

He Bo went to inquire about the news, "Hasn't someone been sent to attack Yiqu?"

"Why is there a new team?"

"This is going further west to the Western Regions!"

A well-informed person told him, "We in Qin send people to the far west every year!"

"Where to go and what to do?"

“How would I know?” The man spread his hands. “Anyway, it started since the time of our ancestors. I heard they were looking for someone!”

"There are only a few people who come back, and we don't even know if they are dead or alive!"

He Bo then remembered the promise that Gongzi Lian had made to him in Sushui.

He suddenly fell silent, quietly watching the new team walk out of Liyang City and then go away.

From the time of the previous emperor until now...

It’s been many years…

He Bo sighed.

After so many years,

Gongzi Lian has passed away.
There is still no news about Gongzi Chao.

Do I really have to wait until I take action before I can find Gongzi Chao?

He Bo scratched his head, thinking that this would take a long time.

then,

He ran to the tomb of Duke Xian and visited Prince Lian, who had made a promise worth a thousand gold.

He Bo caught a wet fish from the Wei River and took it as a sacrifice to his old friend.

"Although it's just a fish, it took me a lot of effort!"

He Bo said to himself facing the mausoleum, "The Wei River is a major tributary of the Yellow River, and it is much longer than the river in the Three Jins!"

"As soon as I entered, I was almost knocked out by it. I can only say that mother and son are connected by heart. The force with which it rolled me out was exactly the same as that of the Yellow River..."

"I endured this pressure and groped around in the Wei River for a long time before I finally picked out a big and fat fish like this..."

He Bo said a few words and felt a little regretful that he had not come to Qin earlier.

After all, Gongzi Lian and he had only had a superficial connection at the Sushui River, and the two of them had not talked much at the bank of the Sushui River.

Naturally, He Bo's friendship with him was not as deep as Ximen Bao's.

But now that it's over,

He Bo was too lazy to say more.

After so many years,

Many of his friends had moved away or died and were unable to go to the ghost country of Haoli to embrace a new life.

To these people,

He Bo naturally missed it.

then,

The river will still flow on the earth,
Watching people coming and going from both sides of the strait.

……

The emperor has been beaten for ten years.
The long-planned Daliang City was finally built, and Wei Houying happily moved his people there, thinking in his heart: I finally got rid of the madman from Qin!

They would attack Wei at any time.
The Qin people are not bothered;

Wei Houying is getting tired of dealing with it!
After the successful relocation of the capital,

Wei Houying did implement the plan that he had presented to his ministers bit by bit.

First, he made friends with neighboring countries such as Zhao, Han, Qi and Wei to restore Wei's influence in the Central Plains. Then he exchanged territories with Zhao and Han to completely resolve historical issues such as Yangyi and Weicheng.

From then on, the situation of "you in me and I in you" among the three parties was resolved.

Wei Houying sat proudly in the palace of Daliang, feeling the sense of security brought by the new capital, and felt as if the era when Wei State dominated the Central Plains had returned.

Soon after,

With the support of the King of Qin, Shang Yang, who was quickly promoted by governing Didao County, debated with his ministers, severely denounced the conservatives, and then announced that he would carry out a reform in Qin that would be more thorough than the reforms of Li Kui and Wu Qi!
King Ying Quliang of Qin brought Wei Yang to the ancestral temple and stood in front of their ancestors.

He said, "I have heard that you highly respect Li Kui and Wu Qi."

"Yes." Wei Yang held his head high and chest puffed out, and did not show any panic in front of the Qin kings of all generations.

Because he knows,
After the reform,

The Qin State will have to change its appearance.
How much relationship does the previous Qin Jun have with him?

Ying Quliang was not angry at all.

Because he shared the same opinion as Wei Yang.

The deceased predecessors,
It is impossible to control the descendants who are still alive and young.

As for Ying Quliang's biological father? Looking at his experience in power, Duke Xian was actually a reformist.

"Therefore, I will follow the example of Wei Wenhou and Chu Daowang and treat you the same way they treated Li Kui and Wu Qi!"

"Wei Wenhou respected Li Kui as his teacher, so I, as your descendant, will also respect you as my teacher!"

"King Dao of Chu swore a blood oath with Wu Qi in the ancestral temple. I will also swear a blood oath with you!"

finished,

Ying Quliang cut open his palm with a knife and stretched out his hand towards Wei Yang.

Wei Yang was silent for a while, then he took the knife that made Qin Jun bleed and cut his own palm in the same way.

The monarch, who was only 22 years old,

And a minister who was only thirty-one years old,

Hold hands tightly.

Ying Quliang swore to Wei Yang, "From now on, I will trust you as much as I trust you, and I will never let you down for the rest of my life!"

Wei Yang replied, "You are like the green mountains, and I am like the pine and cypress. Even if we are crushed to pieces, I will never let you down!"

Shortly after,
Wei Yang moved a tree and set up a sign at the market place at the south gate of Liyang, announcing to the whole Qin State his and the king's determination to reform.

After gaining the trust of the people,

A series of decrees were issued.
A huge reform has begun.

He Bo stood by the Qishui River and sighed, "Shang Yang's reforms are finally here!"

Ximen Bao and the others are still discussing,
Whether Qin's reform can succeed or not,

Worried that the King of Qin would suffer the same fate as King Dao of Chu.

But in He Bo's mind, the outcome of this matter was already clear.

This continued for hundreds of years.

It's finally coming to an end.

Compared with the original historical trajectory, there are just some minor changes that are insignificant.

For example,
He Bo had not heard that the Qin State promulgated the policy of "burning poetry and books to clarify laws and regulations", but only confiscated many books from the people.

Subsequently, official schools were opened to train officials.

Although they suppressed merchants, they supported the Qin monarchs and ministers in continuing to open up trade routes to the Western Regions, and with the power of one country, they slowly carved out a prosperous road.

In addition, in order to protect the smooth flow of trade routes, the attacks and conquests on the Yiqiu and Qiang peoples were intensified.

……

Are these good changes?
He Bo thought about it and sank himself into the paint water.

He watched Wei Yang's high-spirited appearance and felt that he also had to work harder.

The tributaries on the south bank of the river,
There are many more!
Especially since the great era of Qin suppressing the six kingdoms is about to come, he can't miss such excitement!

Next goal,

It is to expand the territories more and more, so that each country can have rivers where ghosts and gods take root!
such,

It also makes it convenient for He Bo to travel quickly between countries and observe various major events.

The Yi River allowed He Bo to go to Luoyi to visit the starving Zhou emperor.

This lacquer water, together with the Shimen Mountain where it originates, would allow He Borun to come to Qin at any time and witness the process and results of its reforms.

It's just that when crossing the river, there will still be some obstacles.

But that's okay,
He Bo took the route of "tributaries surrounding the main trunk"!

Once he has taken control of all the major tributaries on the north and south banks, no matter how much the Yellow River resists, it will not be able to stop this rebellious son He Bo!

snort!
Someday
The pain brought to him by the mother river,
He Bo will return them all!
The pain he suffered every time he jumped across the Yellow River was recorded!
With great ambition in mind,

He Bo started to brush the progress of the paint.

In the following year,

The Qin State's reforms began to show results. It stopped attacking Yiqiu in the north and instead marched its army eastward to defeat Han.

After all, Yiqiu was just a country founded by barbarians.
In the eyes of the gentlemen of the various states of China, if it were not for the vast territory and sparse population, making it difficult to find the right place to catch people, it would have ceased to exist long ago.

And what about the fighting power of the barbarians?

Apart from Zhongshan, this wonder,
Among all the states, the weakest, Yan State, was able to inflict heavy damage on the Northern Hu and preach to them the sanctity and inviolability of Zhou rituals!
So the King of Qin said, "Yiqu can only verify the results of the reform in one county."

"If a country wants to reform, it still needs to make other countries bleed a little!"

Therefore, Han was chosen as the target of attack by Qin's elite warriors and was beaten so badly that he became speechless.

After seeing the Qin State's increased strength, Wei Houying made a new decision:

I'm building the Great Wall!

In the twelfth year of Wei Houying's reign, he sent Long Jia to lead an army to build a Great Wall at the western border between Wei and Qin to guard against the Qin army.

His actions,
It was no longer possible to conceal Wei's fear of Qin and its inability to deal with it.

Before the capital was moved,

Wei Houying could still use the reason of "making friends with the Central Plains" to cover up the decline of Wei's hegemony.

Now the move of building a wall on the border between Wei and Qin has made it known to the world.
The Wei State is doomed!
The Qin State rose!
Upon seeing this, the neighboring State of Qi became excited and eager to seize Wei's eastern land.

However, before Qi Houwu could take any action, he fell seriously ill and died. His son Tian Yinqi just succeeded to the throne and became addicted to alcohol and sex.

Wei Houying was relieved and seized the opportunity to contact Zhao and Han, hoping to further repair the relationship and fight against Qi and Qin. He then held alliances with Zhao Houzhong in Ge Nie and Hao.

But it's hard to undo what's been done.

The Three Jin Alliance, which was torn apart by Wei Wuhou himself, had no possibility of reconciliation at this time.

The drums are beating.

The trumpets blew again and again,

With the advent of Shang Yang's Reform, a major historical event,
The princes were completely in a fight.
He Bo, on the other hand, threw himself everywhere, rolling around on both sides of the river.

(End of this chapter)