Most of the local horror stories told by Guo Ziyi were probably made up by people. They were unlikely to be true, and could only be used to frighten ordinary people. For those who had a clear mind, they would not believe it at all. Even if some of the stories were true, there must be some human factors involved. It was impossible for such things to happen for no reason.
As for the human factors, the most likely reason was to evade the responsibility. Some people killed others for money, but were afraid of being punished. Therefore, they would throw the body next to Helian Bobo's grave and put the crime of murder on a person who had been dead for hundreds of years. Helian Bobo's perverted image fit this very well. It was easy for people to believe this story, and thus they would not think about whether this person had been killed by someone or not.
Using a dead person as a scapegoat was a good method that had been tested time and time again. Since ancient times, many people liked to do this. Moreover, it often played a good role and could successfully exonerate oneself from the crime.
When Xiang Yu's army was defeated, he told his subordinates that it was God who wanted to kill him. He blamed his defeat on God's punishment, and found an excuse for his defeat to make himself feel better.
After that, Lao Guo told a few more stories, all of which were quite absurd and horrible. It was highly possible that they were made up by people. They did not seem to be true at all.
"Lao Guo! These stories are so scary. We are standing on Helian Bobo's grave. Will he come out of the coffin to take revenge on us? "
Ang Lee joked.
Lao Guo said proudly, "If he dares to come out, I will dig a hole and sleep in his coffin. We are all killers. Who is afraid of who? Haha! "
His heroic spirit made Ang Lee admire him very much. Lao Guo deserved to be called Lao Guo. Even though he was old, he did not lose his temperament at all.
After that, Li An and Guo Ziyi discussed Helian Bobo's strategy and tactics. Although this guy was a bad guy, from a military point of view, Helian Bobo was indeed worthy of praise. His strategy and tactics were top-notch. In the war against the powerful Later Qin Empire, he had almost never lost. He had won almost every battle, which was admirable. After all, the Later Qin Empire's army was not made of mud. They were also very strong. To be able to defeat the powerful Later Qin Empire's army was already enough to show Helian Bobo's strength.
If one had to cite examples to prove Helian Bobo's strength, then there were too many. For example, in the battle of the Green Stone Plains, Helian Bobo fought a great battle with the Later Qin General Zhang Fusheng. He easily defeated Zhang Fusheng, and captured and killed 5,700 people. Yao Xing was furious and sent General Qi Nan to lead 20,000 troops to attack Helian Bobo. Helian Bobo retreated to Hequ. Because Qi Nan was far away from Helian Bobo, he allowed his soldiers to loot everywhere. Helian Bobo secretly sent troops to ambush Qi Nan and captured more than 7,000 people, taking their war horses and weapons. Qi Nan led his troops to retreat, and Helian Bobo chased them to Mucheng. He captured Qi Nan, 13,000 people, and 10,000 war horses. Tens of thousands of barbarians and Han people surrendered to Helian Bobo. Helian Bobo set up a guard to appease them. Helian Bobo led another twenty thousand cavalrymen into Gaogang, and arrived at Wujing. He plundered more than seven thousand Pingliang's mixed barbarians and sent them to the rear of the army to garrison at Yili Creek. The series of victories stunned the Xiongzhu of his generation, Yao Xing.
As a mighty ruler, Yao Xing naturally could not tolerate being beaten by Helian Bobo. Moreover, for the sake of the Later Qin Empire, he had to find a way to get rid of Helian Bobo. Otherwise, the north would never be peaceful. Thus, he personally led his aging army to attack Helian Bobo. They first arrived at the Three Cities. Helian Bobo took advantage of the fact that Yao Xing's troops had not yet met up to attack them. Yao Xing was very afraid and sent his general Yao Wenzong to fight. Helian Bobo pretended to retreat and set up an ambush. Yao Xing sent his general Yao Yusheng to chase after them, but Helian Bobo's troops caught them in a pincer attack. Yao Xing's general Wang Xi gathered more than 3,000 Qiang families at Fort Edqi. Helian Bobo attacked Wang Xi. Wang Xi was brave and powerful. When they clashed, many of Helian Bobo's soldiers were injured. Helian Bobo built a dam to cut off the flow of water. The people of Fort Edqi were very embarrassed and captured Wang Xi to surrender.
Although Helian Bobo was cruel and heartless, he also had a greedy heart. He said to Wang Xi, "You are a loyal subject! I am going to conquer the world with you. " However, Wang Xi was still loyal to Yao Xing. He said, "If I can receive great kindness, let me die early. This is kindness." Thus, he committed suicide with dozens of people close to him. Helian Bobo then went to Huangshigu to attack Yao Xing's general Jin Luosheng. He went to Luocheng to attack Sister Mi's land and conquered them all. He moved more than 7,000 families to the big city and appointed his brother Prime Minister Helian Youdi to lead the Governor of Youzhou.
This wave of consecutive victories dealt a blow to Yao Xing. It was too late for this mighty ruler to regret. If he had not been muddle-headed back then, this situation would not have happened. After that, Helian Bobo sent Minister Jin Zuo to lead 10,000 cavalrymen to attack Pingliang. Yao Xing rushed to help, but Jin Zuo was defeated by Yao Xing and died in battle. Helian Bobo's brother's son Left General Helian Luoti led 10,000 infantrymen and cavalrymen to attack Yao Xing's general Yao Guangdu in Dingyang. After the attack, he killed more than 4,000 people and used the women as rewards. He appointed Yao Guangdu as Grand Chang. Helian Bobo then went to Qingshui City to attack Yao Xing's general Yao Shoudu. Yao Shoudu escaped to Shangdu, and Helian Bobo moved 16,000 families to the big city. In the same year, Qi Nan and Yao Guangdu rebelled, and Helian Bobo killed them all.
Once the disaster of the Later Qin began, it did not stop. The genius general Helian Bobo would not give the Later Qin Empire a chance to breathe. In the same year, Helian Bobo led 30,000 cavalrymen to attack Ding An and fought with Yao Xing's general Yang Fusong in Qingshi North Plains. He defeated Yang Fusong, and his 45,000 soldiers surrendered. He obtained 20,000 war horses. He went to Dongxiang to attack Yao Xing's general Dang Zhilong. Dang Zhilong surrendered, and Helian Bobo appointed him as Guanglu Merit Officer. He moved more than 3,000 families to the second city.
Helian Bobo's powerful commanding ability made the generals of the Later Qin Empire surrender. Soon, Yao Xing's North Garrison Adjutant, Wang Maide, came to join him. Helian Bobo said to Wang Maide, "I am a descendant of Yu the Great. I have lived in the north for generations. My ancestors had glorious achievements and were often enemies with Han and Wei. I was not strong in the middle and was controlled by others. I was not talented and could not inherit the achievements of my ancestors. My country was destroyed and my family was lost. Now, I am going to rise and restore Yu the Great. What do you think? " Wang Maide said, "Ever since the Jin Dynasty lost its discipline, the political power moved to the south and the warlords confronted each other. Everyone had the ambition to reach the top. What's more, His Majesty had accumulated good karma and inherited the work of the previous kings in the north. His Majesty's prowess surpassed that of the Han Emperor and his strategy surpassed that of the Wei Dynasty's founder. Now, although the Later Qin Empire is in decline, the military towns are still stable. I hope that Your Majesty can accumulate strength and wait for an opportunity to take action. " Helian Bobo praised him and appointed him as the Military Advisor. It was clear that Wang Maide was sincere in his loyalty.
In short, although Helian Bobo had many shortcomings and was also a cruel and heartless person, his strategic and tactical abilities, especially in the field of military guerrilla warfare, were first-class. He also had a good heart for talent. This was the foundation of his success.
Some people saw that Helian Bobo was so cruel and yet he was able to sit on the throne. They felt angry but they did not see Helian Bobo's merits and abilities. In addition, his cruelty was not targeted at everyone. As long as the talents were sincerely loyal to him, he would treat them with sincerity. He would not kill them. Those he killed were all worthless ordinary people. Moreover, there was a high probability that they were foreigners. In that era, in the eyes of many Hun nobles, the lives of ordinary people were worthless. The lives of foreigners were even less valuable than pigs and dogs.
In other words, Helian Bobo was not alone in his ruthlessness. There were many people around him who were just as ruthless as him. There were even many people who were even more ruthless than him. His great benefactor, Chigan Ah Li, who had saved his life when he was in dire straits, was a person who was even more ruthless than him. Compared to Helian Bobo, Chigan Ah Li was even more ruthless.
After a few years of conquering the north and south, Helian Bobo felt that his strength had grown. Therefore, he implemented a general amnesty in the territory and changed the name of the dynasty to Fengxiang. He also decided to build a stable rear base, which was the capital of Huxia. He used his great benefactor, Chigan Ah Li, and appointed him as a general. He also handed over 100,000 Hu and Han people to Chigan Ah Li and let him build a city in the north of the north and south of the Heishui. The name was a little interesting. It was called Tong Wan City, which meant that he unified the world and ruled all the countries.
Chigan Ah Li was also a very talented person. The history books recorded that he was very crafty and had a cruel temperament. He was a very ferocious person. In order to complete the heavy task of building the capital, he actually made a very cruel rule, which was to use mud to build the city walls. If the awl could penetrate even an inch, he would kill the craftsman who built the city walls and directly bury the craftsman's corpse in the wall. If the person in charge of the inspection could not penetrate even an inch, he would kill the person in charge of the inspection and bury the corpse in the wall. Such a cruel method could indeed ensure the quality of the city walls, but it would inevitably lead to the deaths of many people. It was really too cruel.
However, Chigan Ah Li's cruel behavior was very much in line with Helian Bobo's thoughts. It made Helian Bobo feel that Chigan Ah Li was his good brother and a good subordinate, a person worthy of trust. Therefore, he put Chigan Ah Li in an even more important position and let Chigan Ah Li be in charge of making weapons.
This cruel Chigan Ah Li repeated the same trick and used a very cruel method to achieve his goal. He asked the craftsmen who made the bows and armor to bring the finished products to him. He also asked them to shoot the armor with the bows and arrows. If the arrows could not penetrate the armor, they would kill the craftsmen who made the bows and arrows. If the arrows could penetrate the armor, they would kill the craftsmen who made the armor. Thus, the weapons of the Huxia Empire became better and better.
Chigan Ah Li was also in charge of making the various items needed for the palace. Under his perverted requirements, all the products were made to be very good. If there were any flaws in the products, the craftsmen would be killed.
There were many similar cruel people around Helian Bobo. Each one was more perverted than the last.
However, if Helian Bobo and the people around him were all perverts who killed without batting an eyelid, it would be difficult for the Huxia Empire to develop better. There were also kind-hearted people, and these kind-hearted people came to seek refuge with Helian Bobo. They valued Helian Bobo's avarice and strategic ability, and they planned to use their kindness to change Helian Bobo. They wanted Helian Bobo to gradually get rid of his cruelty and become a good Emperor who could unify the world. Although they could not completely change him, the effect was still there.
For example, later on, Helian Bobo discussed with his officials about a crusade against West Qin. Wang Maide advised, "When the Sage Emperor fights wars, he uses virtue to instruct people, not viciousness. Moreover, West Qin is a friendly country to us. It has just suffered a great funeral. If we attack it now, is this the so-called 'act according to reason' and 'feel the atmosphere of peace'? If we rely on the strength of our army to take advantage of the disaster of another country's funeral, even an ordinary man would be ashamed to do such a thing, let alone an Emperor! "Helian Bobo said, 'Very good. If it weren't for my beloved officials, I wouldn't have heard these words.'" In other words, he accepted the opinion of his subordinates and appeared to be calm and humble.
Ang Lee and the others walked around Helian Bobo's tomb for a while. Because they did not find anything new, they decided to leave and walk around somewhere else.
In the northeast direction of Helian Bobo's tomb, there was an abandoned city. It was the ruins of the Han Dynasty's Shuofang City. Because the environment changed, the city changed its location. The original city was abandoned. At this time, only broken walls and ruins were left.
The next place Ang Lee and the others wanted to go to was Shiben City. It was not far from Summer State City, so it was very safe.
"The apple trees here are not bad, but they are bare and have no fruit. What a pity."
When they passed by the apple orchard, Ang Lee looked at the tall apple trees on both sides of the road and sighed.
These apple trees were planted by the ordinary people nearby. Different people planted them in different areas. Because the environment here was very suitable for the growth of apples, apple planting had become a very important local income. Especially after the opening of the railway, the apples here could reach the market in Chang 'an within a few days and be sold at a good price.
Ang Lee had eaten the apples here before. The taste was indeed very good. The apples produced in Summer State were much more delicious than those produced in the capital. They were also sweeter.
Looking at these bare fruit trees, Ang Lee could only regretfully continue forward. Not far ahead was Shiben City. He did not know what the environment there was like.
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