Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 28 Hidden worries
"Besides, I am not good at military affairs. The king has entrusted Ye to me for a long time. Even if he trusts me, I am always worried."

Ye County was a newly established county, or in other words, the entire Eastern Commandery of the Wei State was a newly developed area.

Three years ago, Wei State joined forces with Zhao and Han to launch the "Battle of the Three Jins against Qi", broke through the Great Wall of Qi State, and captured the king of Qi State. Afterwards, the three states of Zhao, Wei and Han, with the prestige of a great victory, forced the king of Qi State, Jiang Dai, to pay homage to the Zhou emperor.

In order to save his life and make friends with the three families that had actually divided the State of Jin long ago, Jiang Dai requested the Zhou emperor to enthrone the three princes of Jin.

The next year, that is, two years ago, after accepting the gifts presented by the Three Jins and secretly forcing them, the Zhou emperor finally recognized the Three Jins as princes, on par with the Duke of Jin. The three kingdoms of Zhao, Wei and Han were formally established, and the world entered a new era.

The ritual and music system, which was already shaky, will eventually collapse and turn into ruins in the face of this new era.

The Zhou emperor, who should have set an example himself, personally approved the act of dividing up the vassal states among relatives with the same surname. Is there anything in the world that could be more corrupt than this?

After conquering Qi, establishing the state, and establishing the state, Wei began to govern the newly seized lands of Qi, thereby establishing Dongjun and Ye County.

The original intention was to disgust the State of Zhao so as to prevent Zhao and Han from joining forces to suppress the State of Wei.

After all, this kind of drama had been staged in the Wei State before.

Before the three states were formally established, Zhao was the strongest, while Wei and Han were weak.

Wei Si personally met with Zhao Xianhou, appealed to his emotions and explained the reason to him, asking him to consider the "friendship among the Three Jins" and unite against external foes instead of taking the opportunity to attack Wei and Han.

Marquis Xian of Zhao agreed.

As for what happens next?

You know, when the Three Jins attacked Qi, Wei was the leader of the alliance!

"Before the Three Jins attacked Qi, the land south of Zhang had actually fallen into the hands of the Zhao family. He Bo should be aware of this." Ximen Bao bowed to He Bo.

He Bo was frank, "I don't know about this!"

“……”Ximen Bao put down his hand.

So He Bo laughed again and said, "Since ancient times, people have lived along the river. How can I remember clearly how many times I have been going back and forth?"

In this regard, Ximen Bao could only sigh that ghosts and gods are indeed very different from mortals.

He explained directly to He Bo, "To the south of Zhao's capital Zhongmu is Chaoge, and to the east is Tangyin, both of which are important towns of Wei."

"Zhongmu is located to the west of Taihang Mountain and cannot go any further. Ye County was set up to the north of Zhongmu, which made Zhongmu surrounded from all sides."

"We can move the capital." He Bo held the meat soup and sipped it gently.

Ximen Bao sighed, "How can it be that easy?"

What’s more, the Three Kingdoms had only been officially established for two years. How could it be justified to move the capital right after the establishment of the country?

This is also one of the reasons why Ximen Bao hoped to return to Hedong County in the central part of Wei State as soon as possible based on his achievements in governing Ye County.

He was not good at military affairs. Once Zhao State felt that it was a bird in a cage and a fish in a net and wanted to break out and escape, the first target would naturally be Ye County, which had been established not long ago and had an unstable foundation.

But at that time, Ximen Bao might really have to go to accompany He Bo.

He Bo felt his worry, but just smiled and drank the meat soup silently.

He would not give any guarantees and would not intervene in the possible conflict between Wei and Zhao.

But he can guarantee that nothing will happen to Ximen Bao.

Seeing that they finally stopped talking, Xi, who was standing next to them, asked, "Can we learn to write now?"

He just watched the ghosts and gods communicate with the nobles.

I listen but I don't understand.
I can't learn it.
My brain is a mess.

Ghosts and gods have the ability to taste the meat soup that is served, but Xi, as an old ghost, can only watch and drool.

Under such torture, Xi felt that reading was not a bad idea.

"Not learn!"

As a result, He Bo, who had always asked the old man to "study hard", insisted on his principle, "It's New Year's Day, we can't do this!"

"Let's go, I'll take you to Tongdi!"

After harassing Ximen Bao, He Bo saw that the other party was also worried about state affairs during the New Year, and suddenly felt that he was a little redundant, so he said no more and decided to go to Tongdi to see the lively New Year celebrations there.

But before leaving, He Bo said to Ximen Bao, "Those gentry who once harmed people, if you are going to do anything, remember to let me know in front of the temple."

Ximen Bao nodded, "Of course!" Then He Bo waved his sleeves, and the old man's joy turned into a wisp of green smoke and flowed into the palm of his hand.

Then, He Bo was gone too.

Ximen Bao's wife came in later and was a little sad to see that the distinguished guest had left.

"Since you know such a gentleman, why don't you introduce him to me?"

Ximen Bao couldn't help but adjust his crown, "Humph, I'm afraid if you see too much of that kind of beauty, you'll dislike me for being an old man!"

The wife covered her mouth and laughed, "You said that as if I wouldn't mind you if I didn't see that young and handsome gentleman!"

She asked the servant to bring a basin of hot water and told Ximen Bao to take off his socks quickly. "Well, you better be careful about your sores!"

"This water has been hot for a long time, just waiting for you to be free!"

Ximen Bao snorted, then proudly took off his socks, exposing his feet, and took two steps in front of his wife.

He deliberately said loudly, "No sore!"

Seeing that he was indeed better, his wife sighed in amazement, then frowned and asked, "You're still barefoot in this cold?"

"Don't waste firewood on me, go make some hot water!"

Ximen Bao surrendered stubbornly.

……

On the other side of Tongdi, He Bo and Old Man Xi were watching the hustle and bustle of another city.

same,

The villagers of Tongdi are also enjoying the carnival during the New Year festival.

After watching for a while, Xi asked He Bo to let him go fishing by the water.

He Bo agreed, and then went to the mountain by himself, continuing to wander around the mountain and understand the situation, trying to make Tongdi Mountain accept his existence and no longer reject it.

"Ugh!"

“Some people only know how to rest during the holidays, but they don’t know that opportunities are in the hands of those who are always prepared.”

“Who else in the world is as hardworking as me?”

Walking in Tongdi Mountain, He Bo forgot how confident his words were in front of Ximen Bao and began to brag about himself.

Anyway, for He Bo, "traveling" is also a kind of work.

At this time,
A North China leopard passed by He Bo with its prey in its mouth. It looked very focused and did not notice the Zhangshui River God.

He Bo was attracted by its concentration and followed it to see why it caught the prey but didn't eat it.

After following for a while, He Bo saw that the North China leopard offered the prey in its mouth to its mate.

After the mate accepted it, the North China leopard let out a happy "wow", straddled its thighs towards its mate, and began to do something unspeakable.

He Bo never thought that he would actually witness such a scene, so he sighed silently, "Winter is here, and it is the breeding season for the North China leopards..."

He turned his back, away from the passionate couple in the cold forest.

“I really hope this kind of happiness can last a little longer.”

The wind blowing in the forest seemed to agree with He Bo's words.

……

Wait until after the New Year holidays.

Everyone became busy again.

The old man was happy to learn to read and write from Ximen Bao.

He Bowei did go to Pingyang and sent a message to Xi's son Yu in his dream, hoping to abduct him to Ye County.

Since Ximen Bao is worried about the possible outbreak of war, it would probably make him feel more at ease if he had a strong man to follow him.

(End of this chapter)