Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 238 Extra chapter for the leader! (1/5)

"Being a father is different!"

"Some people just laugh and don't care even after giving birth!"

"Some people want to control everything, but they just don't say anything!"

Just as the Qin army was moving in a big way from south to north, He Bo was soaking himself in Haomenchuan, doing two things at once:
With one eye he spied on Yu Zhiren's life, and with the other he stared at the Xianyang Palace, where the father and son were arguing about building the Great Wall to attack the Huns in the north.

At the same time, he could catch a glimpse of Fengyi, where Liu Ji's illegitimate son had been born, but Liu Ji still had not saved enough money to marry his mother.

As a father, the greatest gift Liu Ji gave to the child was to name him "Fei".

Because Liu Fei was born fat.

"Like a piglet." Liu Ji commented on his eldest son.

Cao picked up the child, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and decided to raise him herself, regardless of the shameless hooligan.

The ghost watched three entertainments in one breath, and suddenly made a sound of "tutting his tongue", then turned to the dead ghost beside him and said with emotion.

Gan De and Shi Shen were favored by the gods and ghosts this time and were taken by him.

at this time,

They had to listen to the ghosts and gods pointing out everything around them, as well as their occasional inexplicable sighs, while recording every move of the people in front of them.

Over the past few years,

As the Xiongnu grew stronger, the Yuzhi people, who originally occupied the fertile land of the Hexi Corridor, were also severely oppressed.

Just like Yuzhi and Kunbu back then,
As contradictions accumulated between the new and old forces, conflicts naturally broke out.

The old existence was defeated and, like its former opponents, was about to be driven out of its homeland.

The grasslands of the Hexi Corridor, after nurturing the Qiang, Yiqiu, Kun, and Yuchi people, welcomed new herders.

In response to this situation, the old man Shi Shen couldn't help but say:
"The barbaric forces on the grassland are like the endless green grass on a spring day."

“It looks like it stretches to the horizon, vast and prosperous to the point of being frightening, but in reality, a snowstorm can turn prosperity into decline.”

It flourished quickly.
It also declined quickly.

Gan De stroked his beard and said, "But the grass will always grow again when the spring breeze blows."

"The barbarians on the grassland will never disappear. They will just be replaced by one tribe."

It’s just that this time the change of grassland overlord is somewhat different from before.

Before this,

Zhuxia didn't know much about the grassland.
Because the Xia state still has a lot of land, waiting for gentlemen to occupy and develop it.

The grassland lacks water and soil, and even trees rarely grow. People say they can eat more meat, but they still eat with their hands. It's hard to even make a pair of chopsticks...

Therefore, no matter from the perspective of customs or cultural materials, the gentlemen of the Chinese nation are too lazy to pay attention to them.

in this way,

Gentlemen seldom pay attention to the numerous barbarians on the grassland.

but,

The treatment received by the barbarians within the territory of the Xia Dynasty was only slightly better than that of their close relatives on the grassland.

After all, those barbarians have been surrounded by gentlemen, and their fate is doomed to destruction.

If it weren't for their actions that connected them with the gentlemen of the various Chinese countries, the historians would have been too lazy to use their precious pens and ink to record the situation of the barbarians.

And now,
First of all, the two historians who came to the grassland and kept records were both dead.

Under the protection of ghosts and gods, their actions are much easier than those of the living. The output of the underworld is also enough for them to not have to worry about pen and paper, and they can record whatever they want.

Who made them serve a ghost who likes to observe the human world?

There are many great things in this world that need to be written down.
You have to write about changes in your life, too!

Secondly,

It was due to the rise of the Huns.
It really has a huge relationship with the gentlemen of the various states of China.

You must know that at the beginning of the Xiongnu's prosperity, they unfortunately suffered from King Wuling of Zhao and became the target of Zhao's "grass-stealing" and the whetstone.

Then it rose halfway and then fell heavily from the air.

Based on the ecology of grassland,
They should have been devastated.

But soon,
The Central Plains then ushered in the war of unification initiated by the Qin people.

A large number of survivors from the north fled to the grassland, bringing population and resources to the grassland, as well as the wisdom accumulated by the Xia people since the time when Suiren made fire.

When He Bo and Zhuang Zhou came to the grassland to look around, they saw many such people.

They were absorbed by the Xiongnu, who realized the "power of the Central Plains" during Yu Tengtong, and then combined into an even more powerful tribe.

The Xiongnu people were thus reborn. While the First Emperor was busy unifying the Central Plains, the Xiongnu people were also busy conquering the grasslands and becoming the new overlord of this land.

Such changes are very interesting to historians.

Shi Shen stood on tiptoe, looking at Yu Zhiren who was carrying things onto the horse's back and said, "I have heard before that many tribes on the grassland originated from the remnants of the Central Plains who escaped from ancient times."

"The Xiongnu are descendants of the Xia Dynasty."

"The Xia and Shang dynasties are too far away from us. I am not sure whether it is true or not, but today I have witnessed something similar with my own eyes. It is my honor!"

He Bo immediately shouted to him, "Your honor comes from me, why don't you kowtow and express your gratitude?"

Shi Shen simply ignored him.
Relying on the fact that no one could see him, he went into a tent and watched Yu Zhiren's daily dressing.

Gander, who stayed where he was, also laughed when he heard this.

He says:
"Thanks to your kindness, ordinary historians like Shi Shen and I will probably be able to live for many more years, witnessing and writing more magnificent chapters of history."

"Your kindness is so profound that I'm afraid we two will never be able to repay it!"

"It's good that you have this awareness!" He Bo was very satisfied with Gan De's words and nodded proudly.

After Shi Shen barged into Yu Zhiren's tent and observed it carefully, he poked his head out and told them:
"Yuzhiren was moving things while cursing the Huns!"

"Now the news that the Qin people are heading north to attack the Xiongnu has also reached here. The Xiongnu will definitely respond to this."

Many tribes on the grassland heard the news.
How could the Huns retreat if they wanted to maintain their status as the emerging overlord?

Among the Xiongnu, there were too many remnants who hated the Qin people.
Even if the Xiongnu Chanyu did not want to, those people would find a way to persuade the archers on the grassland to go south to avenge the Qin people for destroying their country.

Shi Shen asked, "Who do you think will win?"

Such a war,
It's unprecedented.

No matter what you think in your heart,

The people of China did indeed gather together and rush to the north according to the emperor's order, either to build the Great Wall to defend the border or to attack the Huns to stabilize the border.

After absorbing the wisdom of the Xia people, the power of the Xiongnu also grew into a behemoth never seen before on the grassland.

No one had any experience in such a big battle.

Even though Shi Shen was a knowledgeable historian, he did not dare to draw a conclusion easily.

Because the more you understand history,

The more he understood,

Many people or things are unpredictable.

There are so many unexpected events in history books.

Who can guarantee that the life or death of one person will not become the key to turning the situation around?
Gan De said, "The Qin people can win."

"Meng Tian is a famous general of the Qin State, and the Qin people are still very eager for military exploits. They are not afraid of war."

"But the grassland is too vast, and the people of the bow-drawing tribe come and go like the wind, making it difficult to find their traces. This is the biggest problem!"

"If we cannot defeat the enemy in time and gain sufficient merit, the Qin people's desire to fight will decrease. Besides, to attack the Xiongnu in the north would require a large number of civilians and food."

"With such huge consumption, the Qin people's fighting ability will not last long."

Shi Shen put his hands on his hips and started speaking sarcastically to Gan De.

He was used to this, and he would oppose whatever Gander advocated.

No one can convince anyone.

At last,
They looked to the gods and ghosts, hoping to gain revelations about the future from them.

He Bo said, "The Qin people can repel the Xiongnu and force them to flee to the north, away from the location of the Great Wall."

"Why?" the two dead ghosts asked the reason.

"This is easy!"

He Bo confidently explained, "Because the land north of the Great Wall has been reclaimed and turned into farmland!"

The current hydrothermal conditions
It is much more sufficient than in later generations!

The Great Wall planned by the First Emperor was built on the basis of the old Great Walls of Zhao, Yan and other countries.

Many of these places

It was originally located south of what was later called the "precipitation dividing line".

So there is no problem in farming on the land north of the Great Wall.

As long as this land can be cultivated,

Then the gentlemen of the various states of China will be reluctant to let go.

(End of this chapter)