Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 159 After the old friend
Zhang Yi gathered an army of a thousand men and launched the "Western Regions Campaign" and knocked on doors everywhere:
"Open the door!"

"Emissaries from Zhuxia!"

Many countries in the Western Regions were frightened.

After all, the Western Regions,

The larger ones have a population of no more than 100,000, while the smaller ones have only a few thousand.

A thousand people blocking the door would be very scary even if they were a ragtag army.

Fortunately, Zhang Yi is not someone who likes to use force.

He enjoyed even more the pleasure of using his words to deceive and intimidate others and getting something for nothing.

After finally sending off the armed delegation from the east, another one came from the west.

Even though Loulan believed that it was on friendly terms with the Qin State and had the confidence of the support of a great power, it could not help but feel a little nervous.

Fortunately, the Xinxia envoys believed that they were returning to their hometown to do great things, and they were generally in a good mood. Therefore, their behavior and conversation were full of gentle gentlemanly demeanor.

The purpose is just to pass by.
Instead of being like Zhang Yi, who intimidated others under the pretext of an diplomatic visit.

……

"After crossing this big lake, we will walk eastward along the river in front of us. When we encounter a mountain, we will turn south and reach the boundary of the Hexi Corridor."

A tour guide showed the delegation the way, "Jiaonan City is on this road. You can go and pay a visit to Jiaonan Jun first."

"Thank you!"

Zhao Ning bowed to him and gave him some money in return.

The tour guide smiled even more happily.

"The two Xias share the same origin, so there is no need for you to be restrained when you meet Jiao Nan Jun!"

"We are all doing business, so we naturally greet people with a smile."

This tour guide,

He is the middleman responsible for population trade between Xinxia and Jiaonan...and the introduction of talents.

Many years ago, he followed Jiaonan Jun to the Western Regions, settled down here, married and had children.

Therefore,
When he was doing business in Qiemo State, he learned that the envoys of Xinxia were coming. He took the initiative to visit them and offered to be their tour guide all the way to Loulan.

Since Loulan and Jiaonan were related by marriage, the journey became smoother and more convenient as they went east, so the tour guide no longer led the way.

Zhao Ning and the others nodded and thanked the tour guide. Then they separated and set off for their respective destinations.

He Bo looked at this scene and felt that some of the people there looked quite familiar.

He suddenly remembered something, so he landed, waved and called out.

"Hello there!"

He ran along the salt lake.

When the delegation found that there was only one person coming, they did not take any precautions.

The ambassador holding the envoy asked him, "Sir, why are you here alone?"

Are you lost?

He Bo said, "I was just out for a stroll, and when I saw you, I was curious."

He asked, "I see you are carrying envoys, dressed as Chinese, but coming from the west. What's going on?"

The ambassador explained with a smile, "Xinxia is to the west of Zhuxia. If we want to visit our ancestral land, we naturally have to go from west to east."

"Xinxia? What place is that?"

He Bo continued to ask,
With some guesses in mind, he moved closer to the carriage in which the ambassador was riding.

He clung to the handrail of the frame, looking eagerly awaiting something.

Such a handsome gentleman,

Such a sincere gesture,
Who can not be moved?

As expected, the ambassador answered his question, with a hint of pride on his face, "Xinxia is the country that my fathers founded!"

"And my fathers were the pioneers who walked out of Zhuxia seventy years ago and explored the land!"

When He Bo heard this, his heart moved and he thought:
what!
Seventy years.

This ambassador who claims to be a descendant is already in his forties. I think all of them must be dead and rotten in the reign of Gongzi Chao!
This kid,

Did you clearly say you wanted to travel around the world, but in the end you couldn't bear it halfway through, so you chose a place to stop, get married, have children, build a country and settle down?
then,

He recalled the conversation between the tour guide and the delegation.

It can be inferred that
There must have been a connection between Xinxia and the other Xia states a long time ago.

It's just that over the years,

The world is in chaos.
He Bo has become accustomed to blocking out those unimportant things, and he is not in the mood to secretly observe other people's lives, words and deeds.

That day after day,
Year after year,

It becomes boring if you watch it too much.

He either stayed in the underworld and watched the dead fight,

Or you can choose a good place with good weather, lie down in the sun and take a nap.

The amount of time I spend interacting and playing with people is much less than before.

While He Bo was crossing the Tolai Nanshan Mountain and reaching the Western Regions by carrying water, he was fully focused on brushing the progress bar and never emerged from the water again.

After all, as long as we take down Duanshui and Yanze,
The vast Western Regions will sooner or later become the shape of He Bo! If you don't take it so seriously, go ashore to touch the fish and relax for a while, I'm afraid you will know the new summer in advance!

Okay,

Now meeting these people,
It’s not too late!
He said to the messenger, "I am very curious about Xinxia. Can I talk to you more?"

The ambassador agreed.

After all, He Bo is alone.

Or the gentlemen of the Xia Dynasty,

What do they have to worry about?

So He Bo mixed in with the group of young people and accurately found Zhao Ning among them.

He greeted Zhao Ning directly, "You look a lot like a friend of mine!"

“It’s just a little dark!”

Zhao Ning was originally quite happy that he was talking to him, but as soon as he opened his mouth he said these words. He turned his head away and became angry.

You are just white!
Then He Bo said, "Okay, okay, it looks even more like them!"

Qin Jin poked his head from the side and asked curiously, "Who is your friend?"

"For no reason, can you be the same as Zhao Ning?"

"He is from the Zhuxia Zhao clan, his name is Chao!" He Bo said with a smile, "I haven't seen him for many years. Now when I see him, I can't help but think of him!"

"By the way, I came to the Western Regions to find his whereabouts!"

Qin Jin immediately shouted, "Zhao Chao?"

"Ning, this is the same name as our late master!"

Zhao Ning said, "There are so many people with the same name in the world, what's so strange about this?"

This man is very young.
His friends must be very young too.

It absolutely cannot be my ancestor!
Zhao Ning would not make a fuss about it or make any random associations!

He Bo watched the two young men playing and laughing, and only asked them about their specific origins and the stories of their ancestors after they finished playing.

When he heard that Gongzi Chao had finally run to Xindu's side, he burst into laughter and clapped his hands, saying:
“How come you’ve gotten there in 20 years?”

“I thought I could go further!”

Zhao Ning spoke for his ancestors, "This was the first time our ancestors went there!"

"That's right, that's right!" He Bo nodded in agreement.

When they heard that these young men had been on a diplomatic mission to Persia and had picked up the king of a fallen country and obtained new claims, they were even more amazed.

"According to the rules of those people in the west, wouldn't you be able to go to Persia and become the king?"

The other party immediately said, "What is so precious about the destiny of the barbarians?"

"If Xinxia wanted the land there, it would have conquered it itself, instead of claiming to be the king of the barbarians and accepting the so-called inheritance!"

Become the king of the barbarians,

It’s better to be a subject of Zhu Xia!
Those vulgar guys,
It’s tiring to rule!

So He Bo laughed again.

Judging from the attitudes of these younger generations, we can tell that their grandfathers firmly held on to the foundation of the Xia Dynasty, rather than waiting until the third generation to become disunited.

Now, isn’t Xinxia running back to his hometown to gain the recognition of the princes?
"so good!"

He Bo said to Zhao Ning and the others with emotion, "I feel very happy to hear that you are living so energetically and confidently outside!"

Seventy years.

The seeds of summer,
It really grew into a big tree outside.
As long as it can survive the wind and rain in the near future, it will become stronger and more luxuriant.

And hearing his sigh,
Zhao Ning and the others were puzzled. “This is Xinxia’s business. You are from Zhuxia. Why are you so happy?”

Nowadays,

This is the first time this person has heard of "New Summer", right?

"Oh, actually I'm not a human!"

When he heard the question, He Bo told them frankly.

He took two steps forward, raised his hand and waved, saying to the descendants of the Zhao, Qin and Sui clans around him, "I am your ancestor!"

Qin Jin was impatient and immediately got angry, "Don't think you can talk nonsense just because you look good!"

"Be careful or I'll throw you into the salt marsh!"

He Bo then laughed even louder.

"Humph!"

"If you don't throw me into the salt marsh, I'll jump in myself!"

finished,

He simply turned into a gust of wind and dissipated on the spot.

Only a group of young people were left, staring blankly at the place where He Bo disappeared with their necks stretched out.

After a while,
Finally someone reacted and shouted to the uncles and uncles in front who did not look back to see the young people making a fuss:
"not good!"

"Haunted!"

(End of this chapter)