Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 192 Plateau
After visiting all my friends,

After traveling through all the mountains and rivers in his territory,

He Bo handed over the affairs of the Ghost Kingdom to the many dead ghosts under his command, and then began to climb the plateau wholeheartedly.

As he swam upstream along the river that had opened its arms to allow this rebellious son to come and go freely, Lord Zhao, who had been besieged for more than three months, finally starved to death.

His end,

Exactly the same as Duke Huan of Qi Xiaobai back then.

Duke Su of Zhao was furious at this, and after receiving his son's ghost, he still threatened to continue not giving him food.

In the angry words of Zhao Suhou: "I must starve him sober, otherwise he will continue to anger me in the underworld!"

Turn around,
Zhao Suhou lamented his fate again, covering his face and crying, "I don't know how many more years I can eat the cold pork from the Taimiao..."

Hu clothing, horse riding and archery,

This was supposed to be a reform that would change the fate of the State of Zhao.
It has even proved its power by destroying Zhongshan.

As a result, Lord Yong, who was posthumously named "King Wuling of Zhao", seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit. He was no longer as decisive and clear-headed as before, and he brought about the Shaqiu coup d'état at a great time.

Zhao Yong also sat aside dejectedly, with his head down and not daring to speak.

After the dead father left,
He then asked cautiously, "Where is my son Zhao Zhang?"

"Where is my wife Wu Wa?"

Upon hearing what happened, Marquis Ji of Wei, who was sharing the same concerns as Marquis Su of Zhao, stepped forward and kicked him in anger.

"Still thinking about your rebellious son!"

"As for the woman who bewitched you and tricked you into abandoning the eldest son and enthroning the youngest son, she has already moved to Tongdi!"

The bronze urn of the Yang world,
It had long been destroyed by war and the population had been dispersed.

However, Tongdi in the underworld was the first city owned by the Ghost Country, so it had a superior status, second only to the Ghost Capital Haoli.

of course,

After the ghosts and gods took Qinling into their arms,

In the dark beneath the Qinling Mountains, a new city appeared that was no less beautiful than Haoli.

The gods and ghosts named it "Fengdu", and it was also connected to other places by the Weak Water.

As a result,
Instead, it followed the example of the Zhou Dynasty and had two places that could be called capitals.

Unfortunately,

The Wei father and son still failed to buy a house in Fengdu.

After King Si of Wei succeeded to the throne, there was no longer even regular offerings, and sacrifices to the Taimiao were entirely based on one's mood.

This made the already difficult life of the Wei father and son in the underworld even worse.

However, Wu Wa, a woman deeply loved by King Wuling of Zhao, lived a more carefree life than the two kings of Wei.

Thanks to my early death,

Before Wu Wa died, her face was still beautiful, so King Wuling of Zhao missed her deeply and held a very grand sacrifice for her.

Therefore,

Once Wu Wa died, there would be enough capital to settle down in Haoli.

Later, she met Zhao Suhou who came to her house, and she became worried, so she moved to Tongdi.

Anyway,

The Wei father and son looked at her with considerable jealousy.

"I hope your son is still willing to maintain the appearance of filial piety!"

"My son...Alas!"

King Hui of Wei sighed to King Wuling of Zhao, then left in anger.

King Wuling of Zhao was besieged by the Wei and Zhao ancestors, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and heard:
Two kings of Zhongshan came to visit.

……

"Don't worry about them."

"As long as public property is not damaged, we don't need to intervene."

The ghost officials also paid attention to the developments in the underworld, worried that the death of King Wuling of Zhao would cause some unrest.

After all, this dead ghost of Zhongshan had a real grudge against him for destroying our country.

But Ximen Bao said that it was nothing to worry about, "How can a dead ghost die a second time?"

"Besides, the grudges in the world will still be on your mind when you first die, but after a long time of waiting for death, you won't be entangled with them anymore."

Even his old wife no longer attacks the Marquis of Wei. What other grudges are there in the world that cannot be let go?

Ji Wu watched the entanglements and hatreds of those extremely noble people in their lifetime and just laughed, "It's better to make more noise now, because there will be no chance in the future!"

The Qin State's annexation of the world was inevitable.
The sacrifices to these dead ghosts who had served as princes are destined to be cut off.

However, given their achievements and behavior, they are bound to be submerged in the long river of history and no longer be known to the world.

Ji Wu is looking forward to it.

What kind of ugly appearance will these nobles put on when they face their final demise?

……

“The plateau is so hard to climb!”

At the upper reaches of the Yellow River, which is the boundary between the plateau and the rest of China, a little above the Huangshui River, He Bo looked at the increasingly slender Yellow River and sighed sincerely. He had been to this place for a long time, but still had not been able to climb up to the plateau.

Because every time he jumped up along the river, he would immediately slide down like a slide.

During this period, although the support of Qinling Mountains and Taihang Mountains was enough for He Bo to survive the "eternal dictatorship" of the plateau, it did not mean that it was easy to cross the earth's ladder.

He Bo has been coming and going in Zhuxia Run for so many years that he has already had a deep understanding of the "step-like distribution" of the land of Zhuxia.

The plateau is so high,
Compared with the process from the plains of Qi and Lu to the mountains of Qin and Shu,

It's like after the hurdles, suddenly switching to pole vaulting.

Without a pole in his hand, He Bo could only crawl carefully in the dark along the boundary between the mountain and the plateau.

Then climb a section,
Slide down for a while.

He Bo, who was deeply inspired by life, was inspired to raise the famous question "The Frog Climbing into the Well" and included it in "Miscellaneous Sayings", which added luster to this work.

It's really a way to find joy in misery.

Fortunately,

Through persistent dark crawling,
He Borun finally reached the edge of the plateau.

He once again walked out of the land of Zhuxia and came to a new world that was now extremely desolate.

Here is the water of the great river,
Becoming thinner, taller and shallower.

The earth is very close to the sky, but also very vast.

The river meanders across this land, flowing from high places to low places, carrying the original meltwater from the snow-capped mountains on the plateau, receiving the rain from the sky, embracing various tributaries, and finally converging into a surging river on the land of Zhuxia, nourishing tens of millions of lives.

Standing in such a place, He Bo looked back and could overlook everything below the plateau.

The river water gradually began to flow there, carrying with it the mud and sand that was rushed down, and it would settle and calm down in the following sections of the river and turn it into fertile soil.

So the ghosts and gods couldn't help but sigh, "The water of the great river comes from the sky, rushes to the sea and never returns..."

then,

He moved on again.

Fortunately, we have reached the plateau.

He Bo finally can no longer be the frog climbing into the well.

All he had to do was to slowly squirm under the powerful pressure of the plateau to prevent himself from being suppressed by the plateau!
Following the slender stream upstream,
He Bo finally crawled with difficulty to the place later known as "Sanjiangyuan".

He sat there panting, looking extremely tired, as if he was as exhausted as an ox or a horse.

Three Rivers Source,
It is the source of the Yellow River, Yangtze River and Lancang River.

The three mighty rivers that were rushing wildly under the plateau seem so small and pitiful here.

They are crowded together, but each flows to different places.

Some water flowed out in narrow rivers, gathered in the low-lying areas, and formed a water mass.

He Bo couldn't tell either.

Which big river does the water in the water mass come from?

Because the atmosphere here is very chaotic, like a tangled mess, tightly entangled together.

I am in you,

You are in me.

He Bo really can't tell the difference.

In addition to this, there is also the pressure from two other big rivers, faintly coming towards He Bo.

It seems that both the Yangtze River and the Lancang River cannot bear to see He Bo, this rebellious "filial son" who has been numbed by the mother river. At the same time, they are also wary of external river water coming here to beg for food.

For this,

What else can He Bo do?

Let him take a breath first.

We’ll talk about it later!
His body fell backwards and lay on the green grass nourished by the clear water from the source.

The plateau is very quiet at this time.
No one's whereabouts,

Only some birds and animals would occasionally come here in pursuit of the source of life, lowering their heads to draw water.

They come quietly and drink the water.

Only after he had drunk enough did he have time to raise his head and look at He Bo, a creature he had never seen before.

Two legs,
He certainly can't run fast!
With this thought in mind,
A few brave antelopes came over and rubbed against He Bo.

He Bo was very tired, so he could only reach out and touch the antelope's head, then turn over and continue to rest.

So the antelope lowered its head and began to nibble on the grass that had been bent and exposed because He Bo had moved away.

After eating,

There was another one that was very curious and was reluctant to leave He Bo. It curled up its limbs and lay down next to He Bo, leaned its head against this strange guy, and sniffed at him with squinted eyes.

He Bo doesn't care about it.
I just kept my eyes closed and slept soundly at the end of the vast sky.

A cloud passed over his head.

The towering mountains in the distance overlooked him, silent.

　Angrily change the old phone!
　　The old love has been shattered ╰_╯

　　
　
(End of this chapter)