Chapter 310: Qin Conquers the Six Kingdoms
She put on a thicker coat and went to Qin Huaishu's study. When she arrived, Qin Huaishu had already lit candles and charcoal fire in the room. The study was warm and not as cold as outside.
Chu Yian was a little surprised: "Is Big Brother also so afraid of the cold?"
Qin Huaishu: “…Yeah.”
The two sat down at the table and took out pen and paper as usual. No one mentioned that Qin Huaishu was leaving Beijing tomorrow.
They all seem to be avoiding it deliberately.
Chu Yian took the inkstone and began to grind ink. It seemed like a drizzle was falling outside the house, and the candlelight inside the house was flickering.
She suddenly thought of a line of poetry at an inappropriate time: I didn't realize that I was just a guest in the dream, and I indulged in pleasure for a while.
Chu Yian came back to his senses and was stunned. He quickly shook his head to get rid of all these messy thoughts and got busy with the things at hand.
She didn't need to look at yesterday's manuscript to remember where she had written: Ying Zheng executed Lao Ai, imprisoned Zhao Ji, and built the Zhengguo Canal.
Han Fei felt helpless and sad about the strategy of developing water conservancy to "exhaust Qin", and he also thought it was absurd.
Su Qin had used the strategy of "exhausting Qi" before, but Su Qin encouraged them to build palaces and gardens, letting the people of Qi indulge in pleasure and corrupt the mind of the King of Qi, instead of building water conservancy projects.
Isn’t it ridiculous?
When the news of the completion of Zhengguo Canal reached Han, not only the King of Han was angry, but the court officials were also angry.
It was clearly their idea to have Zheng State go to Qin State to build a canal. After it was built, it was named after Zheng State, which seemed to be a slap in their faces.
They began to curse Zheng Guo and asked him to escape from Qin and return to Han as soon as possible, otherwise they would kill his entire family.
However, it was not long before the King of Han received threats from the State of Qin and had no choice but to hand over all the people of Zheng.
Han Fei was also handed over.
After reading Han Fei's work, Han Feizi, Ying Zheng felt that Han Fei was a rare talent and wanted to bring him to the Qin State and make use of him.
But Han Fei was a prince of the royal family, how could he easily surrender to Qin?
The reason he came to Qin was not only because he felt threatened, but also because he wanted to fight for a glimmer of hope for Han.
But he also knew that he could not change Ying Zheng's idea of unifying the six kingdoms.
Han Fei once carefully studied the history of Qin's reforms. The six states in Shandong thought that Qin only had Shang Yang's reforms, but they did not realize that these reforms had lasted for more than a hundred years.
Duke Xiaogong of Qin laid the foundation for the rise of the Qin State.
King Huiwen of Qin eliminated the restoration forces headed by Gan Long and completely ended the feudal system.
King Zhaoxiang of Qin curbed the influence of his foreign relatives...
This reform has continued to this day.
On the other hand, which of the six states of Shandong didn't cease to exist after one or two generations? Some even just started and then had no further development.
The Qin State had been reforming and strengthening itself, while the six states in Shandong had been just trying to survive. How could they not be destroyed?
It was the six kingdoms that destroyed them, not Qin.
It was precisely because he understood this that Han Fei felt helpless and ultimately chose to commit suicide, dying in a Qin prison.
Shortly after Han Fei's death, Qin began to threaten Han to cede cities, otherwise it would attack Han.
In desperation, the King of Han had to cede the royal foundation.
In the winter of the fourteenth year of King Zheng of Qin, the King of Han surrendered.
The Qin king and his ministers discussed for a whole winter how to destroy the Kingdom of Han. After all, destroying a country would involve a huge number of consequences. There were many examples in the past, and it would be easy for them to be targeted by a joint attack.
But after much discussion, there was no conclusion. Finally, Ying Zheng made a decision: never mind, just destroy it first.
Of course, the Korean king and his ministers also noticed this and sent people everywhere to seek help.
The King of Wei didn't dare to say anything and just sent his men away with a few perfunctory words.
King Zhao asked him to hold on for three months. If you hold on for three months, I will come to rescue you.
The King of Yan was currently plotting against the State of Zhao and was not interested in whether the State of Han lived or died.
The State of Qi said, I have already agreed with the State of Qin that I will not interfere in your affairs.
The State of Chu agreed, but went even further. Not only did they ask the King of Han to delay for three months so that they could launch a surprise attack, but they also wanted to cede many important cities to them after the victory.
The King of Han was so angry that he started cursing.
There was no hope of help, and the Qin army attacked like a tsunami. In a short time, the King of Han and a group of ministers were captured, and only one man named Zhang Liang escaped.
In 230 BC, Han was destroyed and its territory was incorporated into Qin State, which established Yingchuan County.
Chu Yian paused, and Qin Huaishu also chose to remain silent after finishing writing.
The destruction of a country and the ruin of a family have always been heavy topics. The development of history to this point is the result of human efforts, but it also seems to be a result that was destined from the beginning.
However, one thing is very clear in the Qinhuai Book: for a country's reform to last for such a long time, it is inseparable from the efforts of all the kings.
This is very heavy for people who lived through this period of history, but seeing how much Chu Yian likes Ying Zheng, we can understand how future generations view the demise of the Kingdom of Han.
I don't feel sorry for the demise of this country at all.
After all, the demise of South Korea is the first step towards unification. They will only exclaim that we have finally arrived and long live our ancestors.
Qin Huaishu picked up his pen, thought for a moment, and said, "The next one should be the destruction of Zhao."
Chu Yian was stunned. He didn't know whether to say that this guy was sharp or had a good brain.
She hummed and nodded.
In fact, before Qin destroyed Han, it had attacked Zhao many times. However, Zhao had a famous general named Li Mu, and the Qin army's attacks were not very effective, and more than 100,000 of their own soldiers were killed in the battle.
He suffered a great loss at the hands of Li Mu. After failing to capture the country for a long time, he turned around to destroy the Kingdom of Han.
But who would have thought that when Zhao was destroying Han, a major earthquake struck. Before Zhao could recover, a drought broke out, the crops were destroyed, and the people were displaced.
The successive natural disasters were a blow to the State of Zhao, but for the State of Qin, which was trying to destroy Zhao, it was a godsend.
If you miss this village, you will miss this store.
Ying Zheng quickly ordered his men to launch attacks from multiple directions, and King Zhao appointed Li Mu as the general and mobilized the entire country to resist.
Li Mu was indeed a formidable general. Even under such circumstances, he was able to defend Zhao State and maintain a stalemate with the Qin army.
Qin general Wang Jian knew that it would be difficult to win in a short time if Li Mu was not eliminated, so he used a counter-espionage strategy.
He sent people to sneak into Handan, the capital of Zhao State, and bribed Guo Kai, a close minister of King Zhao, with a large sum of money.
Guo Kai is a man of professional ethics. Since he has accepted money, he must do his job well.
He spread rumors in front of King Zhao that Li Mu was colluding with the Qin army and was preparing to betray Zhao.
The foolish King Zhao believed his words without even investigating and sent someone else to replace Li Mu.
Li Mu was very angry after receiving the order, but he refused to obey for the sake of Zhao's country and people.
Then he was killed by King Zhao.
Guo Kai was indeed a talented person. People in later generations jokingly called him the "God of War of the Great Qin". He defeated two famous generals of the Zhao State with just his mouth, who even hundreds of thousands of Qin troops could not defeat.
Lian Po, Li Mu.
Li Mu was very prestigious in the army. After he was killed, the morale of the Zhao army collapsed. Wang Jian realized that the time was ripe, so he concentrated his forces to launch a general attack. He advanced all the way to Handan with unstoppable force.
The King of Zhao was captured and the State of Zhao was defeated.
The crown prince of Zhao fled with his men in advance and sent people to Yan to seek asylum.
Later, Wang Jian's son Wang Ben led his army to eliminate the remaining forces of Zhao State and captured the escaped crown prince of Zhao State.
In 222 BC, the State of Zhao was completely destroyed.
After occupying the land of Zhao, Qin became adjacent to Yan.
The Qin State set its next target on the Yan State.
The following story is very familiar, and just talking about it can bring back memories for many students.
The wind is whistling and the Yi River is cold; the hero will never return once he leaves.
Entrusted by Prince Dan of Yan, Jing Ke went to Xianyang with the head of Qin's fugitive general Fan Yuqi, a map of land presented to Qin, and Madam Xu's dagger.
He hid the dagger in the map, and when he presented the map to Ying Zheng, he told him that the map contained a secret that would allow him to get close to Ying Zheng.
The map slowly unfolded, and finally a dagger was revealed. This is the origin of the idiom "图尽匕见".
What follows is the classic scene of the King of Qin circling the pillar and carrying a sword on his back.
Chu Yian stood up and compared his height, feeling a little regretful: "I'm not even as tall as his sword."
Qin Huai Shu: ...
Chu Yian: "But I'm only 15 years old, I can still grow. I was 172cm tall in that world, I believe I can grow to 180cm here!"
Qin Huai Shu: ...
Qin Huaishu laughed softly. This guy seemed to be quite obsessed with his height.
He stood up and said, "I don't quite understand the counting in your world. If you and I had stood together before, who would be taller?"
Chu Yian: ...
The corners of Chu Yian's mouth twitched. Is he crazy?
She walked over and gestured, reaching his chin: "I used to be about this height."
Qin Huaishu looked at her current height and commented: "She is indeed much shorter than before."
Chu Yian: ...
Before she lost her temper, he quickly added, "But you're still young and can still grow. And haven't you noticed? You've grown a bit since you entered the Duke's Mansion."
Chu Yian was stunned, blinked, touched his head, and couldn't help grinning: "Ah? Really? I don't feel anything."
"But that's just how people are. They grow taller without even noticing."
"Maybe by the time you come back, I'll be taller."
Qin Huaishu's eyes curved and he nodded.
Chu Yian was even happier and stretched out his arms: "Hey, General Qin Liangyu is 186cm tall, almost as tall as you. Do you think I can grow to be that tall too?"
Qin Huai Shu: ...
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