Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 57 Daytime
Ximen Bao returned to Ye County.
It’s the same route as Liu’s migration.

First, he took a carriage and passed through the State of Han and arrived at Tongdi.

Then take a boat from Tongdi and go directly to Ye.

However, the boat they found temporarily was not big, so Yu and others asked He Bo to send Ximen Bao back first, and they went to find a bigger boat and then return.

And at this time of flooding,

Many villagers would climb to high places to look into the distance to see if the water would overflow into the cities where they lived and flood their fields and houses.

Even if ghosts and gods appear in your dreams, you still have to see it with your own eyes to feel at ease.

therefore,

They were able to see

Ximen Bao was sitting on a small boat in the middle of the flood, but he remained unmoved and looked contented.

The current that was carrying the boat forward also seemed extremely docile near him. It did not capsize the boat, but simply flowed steadily into the distance, carrying the boat and the people high in the air.

The villagers were very surprised, and some even knelt on the ground in shock. "To be so calm in the flood, is this a ghost or god?"

"Nonsense! Habaek is a young and handsome gentleman, but he doesn't have such a long beard!"

Someone immediately refuted.

During this period, He Bo had dreams more often than usual, and some people were able to get a glimpse of the general appearance of ghosts and gods.

Although the golden light covered his body, making it difficult to see his entire appearance, they could still sense whether he had a flowing beard and whether his words were full of vicissitudes of life.

Someone else recognized Ximen Bao and said, "This is the magistrate of Ye County!"

"When I was farming, I saw him patrolling outside the city."

Then everyone suddenly realized.

The fact that Ye Ling could communicate with ghosts and gods also spread along with the spread of the name of He Bo.

In that case,

No wonder the other party could cross the flood so calmly.

"It turns out to be He Bo's messenger on earth!"

"I think he must be a wise man!"

If he is not wise, how could the gods and ghosts think highly of him?

A god who is willing to perform miracles and does not allow them to sacrifice living people or precious animals is a rare good god in this world!
And since Ximen Bao could gain His approval, he must be a good person!
"If only I could live under the rule of such a wise man!"

Some people sighed.

"Or it would be good to let wise men take up higher positions to benefit the whole country!"

But they don't know,

Ximen Bao's monarch currently has no plans to promote him further.

Ximen Bao's plan to return to Anyi and get a promotion and salary increase based on his achievements within a year or two has become a little uncertain.

……

"After I go back, I will indeed manage it more carefully."

On the boat, Ximen Bao told the ghosts and gods invisible to mortals about his next plan.

"I'll collect more money and curry favor with the people around the king, so that I can stop them from saying bad things about me."

learn from mistakes,
Ximen Bao cannot fall in the same place for the second time.

He still had many ideas about governing the country, but these could only be realized when he returned to Anyi and became a court official.

So there were some things he had to do.

He Bo said to him, "You are going to fall!"

"If that's the case, I might as well let you sink into the Zhang River right now to preserve your reputation!"

but,

After all,
The river water did not ripple at all.

It can be seen that the ghosts and gods were still calm and did not think that Ximen Bao was telling the truth.

Ximen Bao laughed and said, "You don't have to exploit the villagers just to collect money!"

"Didn't Habaek give me the recipe for making tofu and soybean paste before?"

"If we use them to run a business, plus two consecutive years of bumper harvests, it will be enough to shut those people up."

He Bo curled his lips and said, "It's up to you. It's already been given away. How you use it is none of my business."

"However, if I have to keep spending money to ensure the king's trust, it would be better to find another wise master now!"

Ximen Bao sighed, "That's not good. I have no intention of committing suicide by jumping into the river!" "It doesn't matter. The Zhang River is always open to you. You can come anytime!"

He Bo also laughed, and then said, "We are almost at Ye County. Your wife has been waiting for you at the ferry for a long time. I won't disturb your reunion."

finished,

The ghosts and gods disappeared.

After Ximen Bao got off the ferry, he did see his wife, who was looking very happy.

She said, "When I was weaving at home, I suddenly heard a voice saying that my beloved would be back soon, so I ran straight to the ferry to wait for you!"

Ximen Bao said, "If you keep thinking about it, there will be a response."

"This is the ghosts and gods' recognition of the love between you and me!"

His wife smiled, pulled Ximen Bao to sit in the carriage that had been prepared, and asked him first, "How is the child?"

"Everything is fine. I haven't been sick once in the past year."

Then the wife asked, "Where is your body?"

“It’s also good, there are no bumps in the road.”

Finally, the wife asked, "What does the king think of you?"

Ximen Bao said with emotion, "We have to wait another year to find out!"

So the wife stopped asking.

A few days later,

Ximen Bao invited Liu and several other wealthy families in the city to a banquet, saying that he wanted to discuss matters with them.

For such reasons,
Such a thing,
It seemed like it happened not long ago.

As a result, the latter was worried and did not dare to go to the banquet.

Liu Ping said to them, "You haven't done much evil, and you've also been paying attention to the affairs of Ye County. Why should you worry?"

"If you are worried about something, I would like to ask you to go and find out the reason first."

"How is that possible? We understand the county magistrate's reasons for doing things, and we admire him as a person. How can we let Mr. Liu go alone to show our suspicion?"

The wealthy families were resigned to Liu Ping's dry explanation, but finally got on the carriage and headed for Ximen Bao's mansion.

But the people who served him were inevitably replaced by tall and strong men.

He Bo saw this scene and ran over to laugh at Ximen Bao, "Your integrity seems to be worrying."

Ximen Bao was confident and said, "If there is nothing to hide, why should they worry?"

"Now that the hidden dangers in Ye County have been eliminated, they will naturally understand my intentions later."

"Okay!" He Bo thought to himself, Ximen Bao is indeed a pragmatic person.

He no longer paid attention to Ximen Bao's business plan, and in an instant, he returned to Guanhe.

Gongzi Chao arrived early, but did not see the divine turtle, so he started fishing by the river.

He carefully selected a straight branch, and first "danced with a sword" with it, knocking down a piece of reeds, and then laughed triumphantly. Then he dug the soil, caught a worm as bait, and started fishing.

The fish swimming in Guanhe River,

Compared with the ones in Zhangshui, they are obviously more enthusiastic.
It swam around Gongzichao's bait, opening and closing its mouth, swallowing the bait and spitting it out.

Gongzi Chao was full of confidence at first, thinking that with so many fish in front of him, he would definitely be able to catch a lot.

As a result, after waiting for a long time, all the fish had eaten up the bait on his hook, but he still didn't catch a single fish.

So the young master, in a rage, gave a loud roar, and jumped into the water. To the shock of his attendants, he seized the most arrogant fish and knocked it unconscious with his fishing rod.

The other fish immediately scattered.

The young master walked ashore holding the fish, and the servant came over to catch him and changed his clothes.

Because when Gongzi Chao was under the guidance of the divine turtle, he could not avoid provoking the divine turtle and was splashed with water.

The servants could only prepare two extra sets of clothing.

Fortunately, the weather was hot, so getting wet for a while didn’t have much of an impact.

"You can't eat this fish!"

The young master scolded the hateful fish in his mouth, "It can't even bite the hook, it's so stupid!"

“I think it’s very clever.”

He Bo suddenly appeared and witnessed what happened just now.

"But it's okay if you don't want to eat it. After all, eating it may affect your IQ."

What if, by averaging them all, Gongzi Chao's brain is developed?
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