Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 79: Time flies
The emperor was arrogant for fifteen years.

In the ninth year of Wei Wuhou's reign,
He Bo stood on the top of Guancen Mountain, the source of the Fen River, with his hands on his hips, overlooking the scenery in the distance.

"finally!"

“I’m finally here!”

Ten years have passed since I said goodbye to Gongzi Chao.

During these ten years, perhaps because he saw too many people coming and going, He Bo made some friends, but none of them were as close to him as Ximen Bao and Gongzi Chao.

There are more and more ghosts living in the underworld, and He Bo’s ghost officials are not just Xi and Jiwu.

He now prefers to talk to the dead ghosts, or take them to the world of the living for a stroll to scare the unlucky people who see ghosts while walking.

of course,

He Bo's main focus is still on controlling the mountains and rivers.

He first started from Fajiu Mountain, followed the Danshui River into the Qinshui River, then slowly infiltrated and replaced it, and finally took over the Qinshui River, a major tributary of the Yellow River.

Then, from Bafuling, relying on the power of the two major rivers, Zhangshui and Qinshui, they forcibly broke through the obstruction of Fenshui River, and finally succeeded in flowing into it and arrived at Guancen Mountain.

During this period, there were many difficulties.

Needless to say.

Anyway, He Bo's appearance didn't change at all, and the familiar ghosts around him didn't change at all.

……

"Now I know why Confucius stood on the bank, pointed at the river and said: 'Time flies like an arrow, it never stops flowing day or night'!"

He Bo took Ji Wu for a walk in the forest of Guancen Mountain and walked down along the Fen River. On the way, a few birds flew over and were caught by He Bo with a malicious intent. He teased the birds until they were annoyed, and then he let them go.

"Ten years have passed, and the river is still flowing. You and I haven't changed much, but the world has changed a lot."

He Bo thought of some of the friends he had met in recent years, the children who used to catch snails and fish by the river, and they have all got married this year.

Yu, who had settled in Ye County, had also gone from his prime to old age.

Because he often went to the mountains to hunt and do heavy work when he was young, his health did not seem to be very good in the past two years, and he often complained to his old wife about waist and back pain.

His wife also had a lot of white hair. When she heard Yu's cry, she would usually kick him first, and then sit beside her on the mat and massage her husband's waist.

And Liu was also discussing marriage with the Hei family.

Liu He was about to come of age, and thanks to Ximen Bao, the Hei family had served as the county magistrate in Ye County for more than ten years. They had successfully transformed their family from a commoner without a surname into a well-known wealthy family in the surrounding area.

The head of the Liu family, Liu Ping, is still alive and well.

He asked for the opinion of his grandson Liu He, and taking into consideration Liu's current situation, he finally ignored his son's opposition and arranged the marriage between Liu He and the fisherman's daughter Sang.

Today, the Liu family has already established a firm foothold in Ye County, and some are even considered a wealthy family in the surrounding area.

But in such troubled times, just having money is not enough to protect your family.

When Yu was the county magistrate, he often worked with the prisoners and was very concerned about the laborers who came to serve labor service. Therefore, he had a high reputation in Ye County.

In addition, Yu was favored by later generals and officials of Ye County because of his efficiency and good hunting skills. His son Heiyi also became a temporary village headman through his military achievements in recent years. He only needs to make more contributions before he can be promoted to a regular village headman.

Therefore, the Hei family's power is stable, and their daughter and Liu He grew up together and have feelings for each other, so why not make such a good thing happen?

So this spring,

Liu He shyly went to the Zhang River, picked some bright flowers and handed them to Sang.

The adults on both sides immediately began to discuss the marriage.

Xi would occasionally peek out from the Zhang River to see his relatives, but he would just look.

In his words, "When people die, they all go to the underworld. I have faith in my descendants and think they can live in the underworld."

"So there's no need to communicate with them much. By the time everyone dies, there will be so much time that I'm afraid you'll get tired of talking."

As for now,

Xi was between the Zhang River and the Qin River, collecting various prayers from the living people and the newly deceased ghosts for the ghosts and gods - as He Bo's territory expanded, he had more and more things to manage.

The laziness of the ghosts and gods themselves naturally made the diligent Xi even more tired.

Unlike Ji Wu,

Every day, he roams around various cities in the underworld under the pretext of patrolling the underworld's security. He also likes to run to the human world to observe the increasingly rapid changes in the human world.

Anyway, He Bo had a "sudden illness" a few years ago, and felt that he couldn't really just let Xi and others work for him without any compensation, so he set a new rule:
After evaluating their work performance every year, they would be given some magic power for them to use freely.

Not much mana,

But it is still okay to let the dead ghosts walk alone in the world of the living, or even tell their relatives something in their dreams.

I just think it's not necessary.
Ji Wu is carefree.
Yi Zhong, who came to He Bo a few years ago to enjoy the blessings after death, also had no children.

The three old masters all contributed their posthumous labor to the ghosts and gods without any desire or reward. Naturally, the other ghost officials followed their lead and did not dare to abuse the gifts of the ghosts and gods.

"It's just that the wars are becoming more frequent, and the methods are becoming more brutal."

Ji Wu stood beside them with his hands behind his back in a cowardly manner, and kicked a toad lying by the water.

The poor toad quacked, jumped into the water, and ran away with its legs spread out.

"Yes Yes."

He Bo couldn't help but sigh as he thought back to the various wars he had witnessed over the past ten years as his scope of operations gradually expanded.

In the second year after Prince Chao's journey west, Wei Si, Marquis of Wei, who had been in power for fifty years, finally died.

Because he brought the Wei family to the peak, formally established the State of Wei and became a vassal state, he was given the best posthumous title "Wen".

Wei Si, Marquis Wen of Wei, was buried under the loess while immersed in the beautiful reality of Wei's dominance over the world.

Prince Ji, who had been waiting for many years, finally ascended the throne when he was in his forties.

Then, he couldn't wait to exercise his authority.

He further intensified his oppression of Qin, fought with it frequently, and seized Qin's land. At the same time, his attitude towards his allies Zhao and Han became more intense.

This made the already crumbling Three Jin Alliance even more shaky.

Fortunately, because of the foundation left by Wei Wenhou and the assistance of old ministers, war has not really broken out.

In the State of Zheng, just two years after the large-scale civil strife in the fourth year of Emperor Jiao's reign, civil strife broke out again. The Duke of Zheng was assassinated, and Duke You of Zheng's younger brother Yi succeeded to the throne.

Therefore, the State of Chu wanted to take the opportunity to move north, and sent Duke Luyang to lead an army into the State of Zheng in the name of helping the State of Zheng to quell the civil strife.

The neighboring Han State therefore requested Wei and Zhao to send troops to resist the Chu army.

The Three Jins united again and defeated the Chu army at the city of Wuyang. Qi had been on the way for a long time, and by the time it arrived, Chu had already been defeated, so it returned home and did not add another participant to the war.

The emperor had been arrogant for ten years, and the prime minister of Qi moved the king to the seaside, and he no longer concealed his intention to replace Qi.

He Bo's limited historical knowledge told him that "Three Families Divided Jin, and Tian Family Replaced Qi" was an important event that marked the end of the Spring and Autumn Period and the beginning of the Warring States Period.

"Right away!"

He climbed up onto a large rock by the river and let out an inexplicable sigh.

Ji Woo looked at him, "What is the ghost sighing about?"

"Just a sigh of time."

"Time flies so fast..."

The wind swayed the leaves, and the summer sunshine dazzled He Bo's eyes.

　Volume II,

　　start up!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)