Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 141 Zhang Yi's Mission to the Western Regions
The Qinling Mountains are majestic and long.

The mountains are closely connected.

Therefore, when He Borun came to these mountains and wanted to make them look like himself, it was a little more difficult than when he tried to conquer Taihang Mountain by force.

But over the years,
He Bo also secretly captured several important hilltops that served as watersheds, and took the opportunity to branch out from the south bank of the river, cross the mountains, and flow into the Huaihe River basin.

After all, the Qinling Mountains are the dividing line between the north and south water systems of China. There are countless rivers flowing through it, and they are interconnected, forming a complex water system.

If we don't aim to take over the entire Qinling Mountains and just want to cross the river from here and reach the Huaihe River, it will be quite easy.

As soon as we arrived at the Huai River Basin,
He Bo received a new beating -

if we assume,
The mother river's "love" for He Bo is like that of a fierce lady who will beat her rebellious son mercilessly after being offended.

The Huaihe River was like a sensitive little girl. When she met a foreign lecher, she became irritated and scratched He Bo, leaving his face covered in blood.

But that's okay,
He Bo was thick-skinned and had developed the ability to withstand beatings through his "kind mother", so he didn't feel much harm.

But compared to the Yellow River system where I came from,

He Bo was an absolute "foreign invader" on the Huaihe River side, so the resistance against him from all the tributaries and main rivers was stronger than that from the Yellow River side.

The time taken to gain control naturally also takes a little longer.

But time has no meaning to ghosts and gods.

Even if it is a thousand times more difficult, He Bo has enough time to spend on it.

Then the ghosts and gods laughed strangely, and despite the fierce resistance of the other party, they triumphantly forced several tributaries on the north bank of the Huai River to accept themselves, and later made the following comments:
"The rivers in the south have lots of water!"

"Run!"

Then, He Bo followed the water flow to the Kingdom of Yue...

Oh.
At the beginning of this year, the State of Yue was destroyed by the State of Chu, and now the place has become the shape of Chu.

So to be specific, He Borun went to the State of Chu and met the remnants of the State of Yue there.

Many of them have been assimilated into the Xia culture, but some Yue people still retain the tradition of wearing long hair and tattoos, which really opened He Bo's eyes.

But if you think about it carefully, it is normal.

After all, the expansion steps of the gentlemen of the various Chinese states had not yet spread across the entire Chinese land at that time.

Moreover, the further south you go, the hotter the weather, the denser the jungle, and the more miasma there is.

It is really difficult to develop it.

Therefore, the Chu State, which dominated the south, kept seeking to move northward and compete for the Central Plains, instead of running towards Lingnan.

There are too many barbarians there!

The insects and snakes there bite people and it hurts!
Then the ghosts and gods sighed again:
"People in the South are just wild!"

The "wild" here,
It's different from the difference between Kunino and Kunino.
A pure and free life.

But just watching the savages running happily in the wild,
There's not much joy in watching it too much.

The State of Chu had just occupied the Yue territory and was still busy consolidating its rule. There was a lot of turmoil and no fun at all.

He Bo then thought about it and stopped his steps heading east and south, and headed west!

If the scenery to the west is not good either,
Then you can moisturize it anytime and anywhere!

……

The boat rocked.
From the Sushui River flows into the river.

As usual, the river raised waves, trying to capsize the boat.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Yi quickly lay down on the boat and secured himself.

Only Wei Ji, who was rowing the boat, was happy. He showed a malicious smile and increased the force of his rowing.

He thought bitterly:
"I will capsize the boat and drown you, a hateful person who has betrayed his country!"

"How can the talents of Wei go to other countries?"

Thinking like this,

Wei Ji rowed more and more vigorously, wishing that at this moment,

Shang Yang, Gongsun Yan and others were all on this boat, and then they all fell into the water and drowned to feed the fish!

unfortunately,

He Bo is still on the boat.

But I will not let Wei Ji's conspiracy succeed.

At last,
The ship successfully docked.

It's just that Zhang Yi was very seasick.

The old boatman's face became even more stretched. He turned around, raised his oar and slapped the water to vent his anger.

He Bo doesn't care about him.

Anyway, Wei Ji was angry every day in the underworld.

The damn guy won't get himself mad to death again.

He just said to Wei Ji, "Go back to where you came from!"

Then he followed Zhang Yi to the State of Qin.

But when they arrived in Qin territory, the two sides parted ways because of different goals.

……

Zhang Yi went to see the King of Qin and told him his ideas.

"The current strength of Qin has made the princes of the world wary."

"The Eastern State of Wei has escaped the awkward situation of being sandwiched between the two countries by respecting each other as kings with the State of Qi. The progress of the State of Qin in going east will definitely be hindered in the future!"

"If we continue to use force, it will only lead to more intense resistance among the princes!"

"So, why don't you, the King of Qin, temporarily suspend military operations, send envoys to make friends with the princes, let them relax their vigilance, and then slowly take action?"

Qin Jun pondered for a while and felt that there was some truth in what he said.

For the past two years,

Qin's eastward march was indeed not as smooth as before. The King of Qin was also worried that the Three Jins would unite again to form a greater obstacle in the face of his army, and then he would repeat the mistakes of Duke Mu.

But because he had been deceived by Gan Long and others,

Qin Jun is always wary of those who stir up trouble.

It's okay to speak nicely.
Whether it can be done is another matter.

Then the King of Qin said, "I agree with you."

"But a country cannot appoint officials arbitrarily!"

"I want to test your ability. I wonder how far you can go?"

Zhang Yi said confidently, "I think I have the ability to be the prime minister of Qin!"

Qin Jun laughed loudly, and then assigned him a task -

go!
Send me a trip to the Western Regions!
these years,

As Qin's actions in the Western Regions became more and more in-depth, its exchanges with the countries in the Western Regions became increasingly close.

There are close ones,

Naturally there is friction.

But right now,
The Qin State did not have enough energy and time to send a large army to the Western Regions to defeat those small countries that were ready to make trouble and let them feel the power of the gentlemen of the Xia Dynasty to educate the world.

Since Zhang Yi is eloquent,

It would be better to let him go there and paralyze those countries.

Wait until Qin has resolved the obstacles to its eastward expansion, and then we will have time to deal with them.

Just right,

Gongzi Wang, the "Lord of Jiaonan", also recently sent a letter asking for help, requesting Qin to send troops to help him defeat the nearby Gushi State which often harassed him.

Qin Jun didn't want to travel to such a far place.

However, Gongzi Wang's fiefdom was the key to Qin's remote control of the Western Regions and ensuring the safety of trade routes, so it could not be given up at will.

So Qin Jun thought:
Let’s send an envoy over to check out the situation first!
So soon after,
Zhang Yi changed into the envoy's attire, holding the envoy's staff in his hand, and started heading northwest with a confused look on his face.

what?
Is there another country in the northwest of Qin?

Aren’t they all barbarians?

When did the Qin State open up such a trade route?
Why didn't he know?
But this is the end,
Surrounding Zhang Yi were the armed envoys sent by the King of Qin, each of whom was strong and powerful.

They surrounded Zhang Yi, who had no way to retreat.

He had no choice but to set out on the journey.

en route,

He Bo, who was drifting in the Haomen River, met him.

"Why are you here?"

The delegation stopped somewhere in Haomenchuan for rest, and He Bo stared at Zhang Yi when they met again.

Zhang Yi had a lot of grievances that he couldn't express.

He originally planned to go on diplomatic missions to other countries after persuading the King of Qin, and use his eloquence to gain benefits for the Qin State as capital for his own foothold and advancement in Qin State.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yi traveled around the world and paid close attention to the movements of the princes.

he thinks,
My main battlefield must be in Zhuxia!
Who could have known that the King of Qin would actually let him go to the Western Regions?

For the sake of convenience, the route they took this time was to go upstream along the waterway, through the river, into the Huangshui River, and then around to the Haomenchuan River.

When you reach the upper middle section of Haomenchuan, you will turn to land, cross the Dadouba Valley at the foot of the Qilian Mountains, arrive at the location of Zhangye County in later generations, and then move northwest.

Looking at Zhang Yi who looked helpless in front of him, He Bo just laughed.

“That’s why the ancients said: The world is unpredictable!”

Zhang Yi shook his head and complained to He Bo who was taking advantage of his misfortune, "I can't even speak the language of the Western Regions. I'm afraid my skills will be greatly reduced!"

"That's fine!"

"I'm here to help you!"

He Bo thought: It’s just learning a foreign language, what’s the big deal?
that night,

When the delegation stopped to rest, Zhang Yi suffered the same treatment as Ximen Bao did decades ago.

"Where is this place?"

In the dream, Zhang Yi kept exclaiming.

He Bo leaned over and told him, "This is your dream!"

"Don't you want to learn the language of the Western Regions?"

"You can learn it in your dreams, but I won't let you out if you can't learn it!"

He waved his hand, and another member of the delegation fell into his dream.
It was the translator specially sent by Qin Jun.

After so many years of opening up trade routes,

In the Qin State, many people who traveled there also learned the languages of the Western Regions in order to communicate and trade.

Zhang Yi had communicated with this translator before and wanted to learn some foreign languages, but he was busy traveling and studying at the same time, which was not very efficient.

How wonderful it is now.

A complete world for two.

No one will disturb Zhang Yi's progress in learning foreign languages.

Zhang Yi exclaimed "Ah", but before he could ask He Bo how he did it, the latter just waved his hand and disappeared.

The translator was sleeping soundly when he was dragged into such a weird dream. He was huddled on the ground and crawling around, shouting in fear:
"Haunted?"

When she saw Zhang Yi again, she rushed over crying, "Envoy Zhang, you are here too!"

Zhang Yi pushed the person away with disgust.

　(*^@^*) I checked the information and found that this route belongs to the southern line of the ancient Silk Road, now National Highway 227. Zhang Qian took this route on his first mission to the Western Regions, and was captured by the Xiongnu at Biandukou (Dadouba Valley).

　　
　
(End of this chapter)