Chapter 208 Storm in Shu

Author: Yunyueqi

Chapter 208 Storm in Shu

The visit of the Mohist family and the peasant family did not have any impact on Xiaoyao City.

Everything is still running normally as before.

Ying Zheng seems to also know that there is no way to take Xiaoyao City for the time being. Apart from sending some Luowang and Shadow Secret Guard spies into Xiaoyao City at the beginning, he basically no longer cares about Xiaoyao City.

Li Chen stayed in Xiaoyao City for more than two months and found that Ying Zheng really had no idea about Xiaoyao City for the time being.

For more than two months, Ying Zheng and the Qin Empire have focused their attention on the newly proposed systems, and have no intention of starting another war for the time being.

When Li Chen saw this, he immediately became happy. After the Qin army began to attack Chu, he didn't go out much for three or four years.

Now, Qin Guo and Ying Zheng can't take care of Xiaoyao City for the time being, so they can go out for a walk.

They called Liu Tong, Li Xin and others, gave a brief explanation, handed over the formation control in the city to Li Xue, and left Xiaoyao City with Li Xin and Mei Sanniang.

Mei Sanniang has basically not gone out much since arriving in Xiaoyao City, and the same goes for Li Xin. Every time Li Chen goes out, he must leave Li Xin behind as a back-up.

Now, there is no need to be so troublesome. Li Xue and Dianqing have entered the ultimate state. Coupled with the assistance of Xiaoyao Sect disciples, they are basically invincible in Xiaoyao City.

Besides, with Li Chen's current driving speed, if there is any change, he can rush back to Xiaoyao City in two or three days.

Therefore, during this outing, Li Chen felt free to let Li Xin and Mei Sanniang follow him.

As for the destination, I have already thought about it.

In "Qin Shi Mingyue", when the protagonist and his party arrived at Songhai City, the construction of the mirage was basically completed, and the Yin and Yang family began to move up.

Such a large project cannot be completed overnight, even if it is undertaken by the public.

Now that the Qi State has just decided, I am afraid that the construction plan of the mirage is also being prepared.

Therefore, it is just the right time to go to Shushan at this time.

The road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the sky!

When Li Bai recited this poem thousands of years later, he had already entered the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty. Shu had already experienced the unification of the Qin and Han Dynasties and the development of the Jin and Sui Dynasties. However, the road to Shu was still difficult to overcome, and it is naturally even more difficult now.

The fastest way from Xiaoyao City to Sichuan is by water. Xiaoyao City is right on the edge of the river. If you go upstream along the river, you will soon enter the Sichuan Plain.

However, there are two rugged and difficult mountainous areas in the middle, namely the northern and southern sections of Qinling Mountains and Daba Mountain.

The two sections of the mountain road are 600 miles long in total. The road is full of difficulties and obstacles, cliffs, cliffs, rapids, and canyons. In the true sense, even birds have difficulty flying across it, not to mention that the main means of transportation today are still two-legged and horses.

human beings.

The same is true for rivers. If you go downstream, you can quickly enter the lower reaches from Shu, but if you go upstream, it is almost impossible.

Fortunately, Li Chen, Li Xin and Mei Sanniang are not ordinary people. They have the lowest level of strength. Even if they go upstream from the Three Gorges, they can only rest a few more breaths.

The Ba Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom in the middle of Shu have a long history. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Du Yu of the ancient Shu Kingdom proclaimed himself emperor and was named "Wangdi".

Spring silkworms will only run out of silk when they die, and Wang Di's spring heart rests on cuckoos. A poem has made Wang Di's name spread throughout the ages.

The Ba Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom have been inherited for more than a thousand years and originated from the Jiuli clan in ancient times. It is said that they are descendants of Chi You. In the late Yin and Shang Dynasties, they participated in the battle of King Wu against Zhou.

Since the reign of Duke Li of Qin more than 200 years ago, Qin and Shu have been fighting endlessly. The two sides have come and gone. Even after Shang Yang's reform, Qin's national power became increasingly prosperous, but it still could not completely suppress Shu.

During the reign of Qin Xiaogong's son, King Huiwen of Qin, the four kingdoms of Bashu - Shu, Ba, Chong, and Ju were in civil war. Ba first annexed Chong, and then Shu attacked and retreated from Ba, and set its sights on Ba.

Later Ju State.

The Kingdom of Ju did not want to sit still and wait for death, but faced the powerful Kingdom of Shu but was unable to contend alone.

In the end, in desperation, I chose to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf, making a stupid and helpless choice to bring in foreign aid.

However, if a sheep invites a tiger into its home, although it can drive the wolf out, how can the sheep escape from the tiger's mouth?

The State of Ju was at the height of its power at that time, but at the same time that all the states in Shandong were united in resistance, and Yiqu in the west was engaged in rebellion and attacks, both sides were attacked by the Qin State, which was in urgent need of breaking the situation.

Under the persuasion of Sima Cuo and Zhang Yi, King Qin Huiwen decided to capture the Bashu land to alleviate the dilemma.

Qin State's Zhang Yi, Sima Cuo, Du Wei Mo and others led their troops to attack Shu via the Golden Bull Road.

At that time, the King of Shu personally led his army to Jiameng Pass, which was later known as Jiange, to resist the Qin army. However, the disparity in military strength was too great. He was defeated and fled, but was killed by the Qin army, and the Shu Kingdom was destroyed.

Later, Zhang Yi, Sima Cuo and others attacked Ju and Ba and captured King Ba.

King Qin Huiwen demoted the younger brother of the prince of Shu to the rank of marquis, made Chen Zhuang the prime minister of Shu, and made Zhang Ruo the governor of Shu.

At the same time, King Ba was granted the title of "Chief of the King"; Ba County was established and its administration was placed in Jiangzhou. From then on, Bashu was included in the Qin State.

In such an era, wars focused on population and logistics, and food was the key. The capture of Bashu allowed the Qin State to obtain two extremely important grain-producing areas, the Hanzhong Plain and the Shuzhong Plain.

In order to better manage this newly acquired land, the Qin State decided to thoroughly control the floods in the Minjiang River first, and at the same time sent Li Bing, who was proficient in flood control, to replace the politician Zhang Ruo as the governor of Shu.

Li Bing inspected the water conditions of the Minjiang River and excavated the Dujiangyan Irrigation Project, which is still praised today more than two thousand years later.

As the saying goes, "If you don't see it, the prefect of Shu during the Qin Dynasty carved stones to make five rhinoceroses. Although there has been a way to win in ancient times, the natural river flows eastward. The people of Shu have been boasting for a thousand years, and the flood cannot come close to Zhang Yi Tower."

From then on, the land of Shu "drew water to infiltrate it when it was dry, and blocked the water gates when it rained. Therefore, water and drought came from people, and they did not know hunger, so there would be no years of famine, and the world would call it the Mansion of Heaven."

The land in the middle of Shu has since been known as the land of abundance, laying a solid foundation for the strength of Qin and its unification of the seven kingdoms.

Qin State thus discovered the benefits of building water conservancy, and was willing to join in the problem when Zheng State was tired of Qin State.

After leaving Xiaoyao City, Li Chen took Li Xin and Mei Sanniang for a walk and had fun together.

Going upstream along the river, although the speed is a bit slower, it is still enjoyable along the way.

When we reached the Daba Mountain area, the river began to flow rapidly and the mountains on both sides began to become steeper, making it no longer suitable for boating and horseback riding.

So, the three of them simply abandoned the boat and began to use Qinggong to move between the steep cliffs on both sides of the bank.

Fortunately, the three of them are all highly capable people, and places that are relatively dangerous for ordinary people are like flat ground under the feet of the three of them.

In just a few days, the three of them have arrived at the Bashu Plain and are heading towards their destination, Shu Mountain.
Chapter completed!