The Bian River flows westward to reach Luoyang, the eastern capital; northward it leads to Yanyun and Beiping; southward it connects to Hangzhou via a detour. It can be considered one of the major arteries of political, military, and economic activity in the state of Wei.,He followed the riverbank, going downstream all the way to Bian River...,Let me know if you have any other text you'd like translated!。