For the sake of his great ambition, Helian Bobo could even kill his benefactor, who was his father-in-law. It could be said that he was extremely cruel. If persuading Yao Xing to let him get the position of Anbei General was considered scheming, then deceiving and killing his father-in-law was not as simple as scheming. It was a vicious scheme, a vicious scheme that crossed the bottom line of human nature. It was enough to prove that he was a vicious person. For the sake of his great ambition, he did not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of others, including his benefactor and elders.
Of course, other than being scheming and cruel, Helian Bobo's strategic foresight and tactical level, as well as his martial strength, were all very powerful. This was very important. If not, he would not have been able to establish the Huxia regime. After his death, his sons were unable to control the country and were destroyed by Northern Wei in a few years.
His strategic foresight was to be able to recognize his own strength and not be calculative about the gains and losses of a city. When he first started to rise, his subordinates all felt that since he was already so powerful, why not find a stable base to defend? This way, the hearts of the people would be at ease.
For example, someone told him, "Your Majesty, if you want to rule the universe and take Chang 'an from the south, you should first strengthen your foundation and let the hearts of the people have something to rely on. Then, you can succeed in your great undertaking. High and flat, strong and dangerous, fertile mountains and rivers can be built." The meaning was to tell Helian Bobo that since he wanted to unify the world and establish Chang 'an as his capital, he should first find a stable place to be his temporary capital. High and flat City was a good place to be his temporary capital.
However, Helian Bobo stood his ground and raised an objection. At that time, he said, "You know one thing, but you don't know the other. My great undertaking has just been established and there are not many troops. Yao Xing is also a hero of his time. Guanzhong is unattainable. Moreover, all the towns are at risk. If I focus on one city, they will definitely join forces with me. The people are not my match and I can wait for death. I will ride the wind and take them by surprise. If I save the front, I will attack the back. If I save the back, I will attack the front. If I save the front, I will attack the back. If I save the back, I will attack the front. If I save the back, I will attack the front. After Yao Xing's death, I will take Chang 'an. Yao Hongfan is a weak child. The plan to capture him is already within my grasp. In the past, the Xuanyuan clan had also moved to the Impermanence Realm for more than twenty years. How could I be the only one? '
From these words, it could be seen that Helian Bobo had a very high strategic vision. He was indeed better than others. At least, he was much better than his ministers. The ministers had suggested that Helian Bobo build a capital city, but Helian Bobo did not agree. Helian Bobo's answer was a decision made after he had fully considered the current situation. It was definitely not a spur of the moment decision.
Right now I have just started my great undertaking, my influence is not strong enough. Yao Xing is the mighty ruler of this time, Chang 'an must not be plotted against. Helian Bobo had a clear understanding of the situation and himself. He could not fight against others. It was unrealistic to plot against others.
One had to have a clear understanding of reality and oneself. Otherwise, even if one had great ambitions, it would instead be a grave for oneself. It was unrealistic like a snake swallowing an elephant. Not only would one be trampled to death, but even if one ate it, one would also be stuffed to death. Because one's ability was insufficient, empty talk and dreams were meaningless.
If I were to build a capital city now, he would definitely concentrate his forces to attack me. I am not his opponent, and it would be easy for me to die. Helian Bobo clearly saw through the unfavorable aspects of building a capital city.
Then he said that our advantage was in the cavalry. We could freely run around and attack them when they least expected it. He would rescue the frontline, and I would attack the rear. They would be exhausted and exhausted from running around. My freedom would not be affected, and I would slowly nibble at them.
This was a very classic theory of guerrilla warfare. It had a great impact on the military world of later generations. One had to know that in the Hua Xia Empire of later generations, there was also a genius guerrilla warfare expert. Using the classic guerrilla warfare tactics, they had won countless great victories against many with fewer people.
Then Helian Bobo talked about his plan. After Yao Xing's death, Yao Xing's son, Yao Hong, would be in power. This person was cowardly and incompetent. It would be very easy to annex the Later Qin. The Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan had not settled down for more than 20 years, let alone Helian Bobo.
Success required patience and planning slowly. Most people died on the road to success. Anxiety and impetuosity were all successful killers. Because they were driven by anxiety and impetuosity, they would do things that were beyond their control. How could they not fail? Therefore, success required patience. Patiently storing strength and patiently waiting for an opportunity. Only then could one be in an invincible position.
From these words, one could see Helian Bobo's strategic vision. He was a very brilliant strategist. He was very clear about his own strength. He also knew the capabilities of his old master, Yao Xing, and the character of Yao Xing's sons. He was younger than Yao Xing. As long as he could outlast Yao Xing, the entire Later Qin Empire would become his meal and be at his mercy.
Of course, Helian Bobo's strategic vision had its limitations. Although he could see that the sons of the Later Qin Emperor, Yao Xing, were not good, he neglected to nurture his own sons. Although he could outlast Yao Xing, he did not have much lifespan left. Nine years after Yao Xing's death, he died with the great ambition of not being able to unify the world. His sons were the same as Yao Xing's sons. They could not defend Huxia at all. Thus, they were easily destroyed by Northern Wei.
Helian Bobo's strategic vision was very strong. His commanding ability was also very good. His martial strength was also very high. Every time he personally led an army to attack, he would always be able to defeat a strong enemy. He had almost never lost a battle. In fact, he was able to achieve many victories even though he was outnumbered. Everyone in the north was very afraid of him. It was to the extent that the city gates of Later Qin's Lingbei region were not easily opened during the day. This made the Later Qin Emperor, Yao Xing, sigh. He did not listen to his brother Yao Yong's advice back then, which led to the situation to this point.
In short, although Helian Bobo was a complete scoundrel, he still had some skills. He was an ambitious and ruthless person who was outstanding in all aspects. He was famous in history and was even known as the last Hun King.
Li Hanlu was still indignant. She felt that such a hateful person should have died early instead of becoming an emperor. However, Helian Bobo had become an emperor. Moreover, he was an emperor who had achieved great things. If one were to judge a hero by success or failure, then Helian Bobo was a winner. A very awesome winner.
No matter what kind of person Helian Bobo was, he was now a skeleton in a grave. Perhaps his corpse had already turned into yellow soil and became nutrients for the entire earth, nourishing the vegetation on the yellow map.
The once powerful Huxia Empire had now completely fallen into the past. Helian Bobo, the emperor of a generation, was only left with an inconspicuous little mound. It seemed to be struggling to tell of its former glory.
Ang Lee climbed to the top of the mound so that he could stand higher and see farther. The higher he stood, the clearer he could see the dilapidated and desolate graveyard of Helian Bobo. He could see the surrounding weeds and broken stones clearly.
Standing on the top of someone else's graveyard was a very disrespectful way of doing things. It was like climbing on top of someone else's head. However, Helian Bobo was a scoundrel and did not deserve any respect. Moreover, this was just a little mound, which did not look like a graveyard at all. It was not a big deal to climb up.
The space at the top of the mound was not large, but it could accommodate three to five people. Lao Guo climbed up and even stamped his feet hard to show his disgust for Helian Bobo when he was on the top of the mound.
"Lao Guo! The climate here is not bad. There are orchards everywhere. Why don't you make use of this graveyard? Isn't it better to flatten the grave mound and transform it into an orchard? "
Ang Lee said.
Because the climate here was good and it was close to the city, people nearby took advantage of the natural conditions here to plant fruit trees. In this way, they could earn a lot of money every year. Gradually, orchards were formed in this area. However, there was not a single fruit tree in the hundreds of acres of land around Helian Bobo's graveyard. It was a bit abrupt and a waste of land resources.
At least, in Ang Lee's opinion, a scoundrel like Helian Bobo should not have a graveyard. If such a scoundrel occupied the land resources, it would be a great waste. If everyone occupied the land as a graveyard, the earth's resources would not be enough. If all the land was occupied, there would be no cultivated resources left. In addition, almost everyone would choose a graveyard with beautiful scenery to occupy the best resources, which was a great waste.
Later generations proposed the concept of cremation in order to save limited land resources. However, in the era of the Tang dynasty, no one dared to make such a request, because the customs had been formed for many years. The idea of burying people in peace had been deeply rooted in the people's hearts. Any idea that went against this idea was not recognized. Even if Ang Lee wanted to reform the funeral industry, he dared not to do it rashly in order to avoid arousing public anger.
Moreover, the population of the Tang dynasty was not very large. Except for the nobles who occupied a lot of graveyards, the graveyards of ordinary people would die out after a few generations. In ancient times, everyone had a graveyard, and the graveyard did not occupy all the cultivated land. Therefore, there was no need to worry too much. In addition, when the common people chose a graveyard, they generally chose mountainous areas, which were not suitable for growing crops.
But for the scoundrels, there was really no need to give them a graveyard. They had done so many bad things that they did not deserve a graveyard after death. If they had a graveyard, it would have a bad influence on the common people. Some of the common people would think that since Helian Bobo, who had done all kinds of evil, could have a big graveyard after death, why didn't they do bad things?
Therefore, the graveyard should be prepared for the good people. As for the scoundrels like Helian Bobo, they should be completely wiped out. They should not be preserved in a place for future generations to remember.
After hearing Ang Lee's words, Lao Guo grinned and said, "The reason why the common people don't plant fruit trees in the graveyard is that they are worried that the evil aura here is too strong. It will be bad if it offends them. Moreover, it is said that such a thing did happen, which makes the common people even more worried."
"Oh, there's actually such a thing. What's going on?"
Asked Ang Lee curiously.
Guo Ziyi said, "Helian Bobo was a vicious man. If his body is buried here, the common people will think that the Feng Shui here has been ruined by Helian Bobo. The soil nearby is full of evil aura, and the fruits planted here are also full of evil aura. They are inedible because if they eat them, they will become the same as Helian Bobo. It sounds scary, but I, Lao Guo, will not believe it. Besides, some people are afraid of Helian Bobo. They are worried that if they flatten Helian Bobo's graveyard, this vicious ghost will come out and hurt them. What's more, this is a graveyard after all, and the common people won't buy the fruits grown in the graveyard. If they can't sell them, the common people will suffer losses."
What Lao Guo said was right. That was indeed the case. The local people were very worried that their fruits could not be sold, so naturally, they did not dare to plant fruits on the tombs. As long as the tombs in Summer Province produced fruits, once the news spread out, all the fruits produced in Summer Province would be sold out. In that case, all the fruit farmers in Summer Province would be doomed, and no one would have a good life. Therefore, in order to avoid such a situation, the local fruit farmers spontaneously avoided the tombs with bad Fengshui, especially around Helian Bobo's tomb. They had to stay away from the tombs for at least a few hundred meters to be at ease.
"Oh, so that's the case! No wonder. Even after Helian Bobo's death, people are still afraid of him. They avoid him like the plague. By the way, you said the common people were offended. What's the situation? You didn't explain it! "
Ang Lee asked.
Guo Ziyi was stunned and hurriedly said, "It's like this. It's said that a few decades ago, there was once a pair of brothers here who took a fancy to this graveyard. They thought that it would be a good place to settle down after leveling the graveyard, so they did it without hesitation. In the end, the two brothers only worked for a few days before they died in an accident. Moreover, the scariest thing was that they couldn't find the cause of their deaths and just died for no reason. What's even scarier was that in just one day, the two brothers' bodies disappeared for no reason, leaving only a pool of blood on the ground. This made the local people think that the evil spirit, Helian Bobo, must have come out from the grave to harm people. He first killed the two brothers and then ate their bodies. Haha! "
It was obvious that Lao Guo was not afraid at all. He knew it must be a rumor. Even if such a thing really happened, it must be man-made. It was impossible for a devil to crawl out of the grave and hurt people. Such a thing would never happen.
"Oh, that sounds pretty scary. Is there anything scarier?"
Ang Lee asked with a smile.
Lao Guo said, "There are many such scary stories. They were told to me by a local petty official. If I tell you all of them, I don't think I can finish them all in one day!"
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