Chapter 10: Jing Ke Assassinates Qin, Conquers Yan

[There was a small episode when Qin conquered Chu, that was Changping Jun's rebellion against Qin.

Changping Jun was a native of Chu and made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion of Lao Ai.

In 226 BC, an anti-Qin rebellion broke out in Xinzheng, and he was demoted to Chen Ying.

In 223 BC, King Fu Chu of Chu was captured, and Changping Jun was enthroned as King of Chu to continue his anti-Qin cause.

Wang Jian and Meng Wu led the Qin army to defeat the Chu army, the Chu State was destroyed, and Changping Jun died.

It was originally speculated that Changping Jun was Qin's Prime Minister Qi, but the unearthed "Liye Qin Bamboo Slips" recorded that Prime Minister Qi was still active in the 25th year of Qin Wang Zheng, but Changping Jun died in the 24th year, so the speculation should be wrong.

Some people also say that Changping Jun may be Prince Fusu's uncle, or even his grandfather.

However, because Changping Jun only appeared three times in historical books, many things are difficult to prove. Only people at that time knew what his identity was, so I won’t make any guesses here. 】

Changping Jun, who was accused of being against Qin: The future has nothing to do with him now! But I'd better escape first!
Fusu who was suddenly mentioned:...Ah?

[The fifth target of Qin's conquest of the six states was Yan.

In 228 BC, the Qin army approached the Yishui River. The ruling group of Yan State was in panic. Ju Wu advocated an alliance with Dai in the west, an alliance with Qi and Chu in the south, and an alliance with the Xiongnu in the north to jointly resist Qin. Prince Dan of Yan realized that all the princes were subservient to Qin and it was impossible to organize an alliance, so he resorted to assassination.

In 227 BC, Jing Ke, along with his deputy Qin Wuyang warriors, went to Qin to pretend to surrender, carrying the Yan Du Kang map and the head of Qin's rebel general Fan Yuqi. When Jing Ke presented the map to the King of Qin, he used the dagger hidden in the map to stab the King of Qin.

The King of Qin was furious and ordered Wang Jian to lead a large army to attack Yan.

In 226 BC, the Qin army conquered Ji, the capital of Yan State, and King Xi of Yan and Prince Dan fled to Liaodong.

Qin general Li Xin led his troops to pursue the victory to Yanshui, defeated Prince Dan's army again, and wiped out the main force of Yan's guards. The King of Yan killed Prince Dan and asked Qin for peace, but Qin refused. In view of the fact that the remaining forces of Yan and Zhao were already in the bag, they suspended the attack in order to concentrate their forces to deal with Wei and Chu.

In 222 BC, Qin Wang Zheng sent Wang Ben to lead an army to attack Liaodong, captured Yan Wang Xi, and the Yan State was destroyed. Qin established Yuyang County, Youbeiping County, Liaoxi County, and Liaodong County in Yan.

[Originally, there was no plan to destroy the State of Wei, but when Prince Dan did this, the State of Yan was directly destroyed first.]
Prince Dan: Oh, you are so naive. Qin would have to send troops to Yan sooner or later. It’s a pity that Jing Ke failed in the end, and I died at the hands of my father.

[Prince Dan of Yan was a hostage in Handan of Zhao when he was young, and King Zheng of Qin was born in Handan. The two met when they were young.

When Ying Zheng returned to Qin and became the King of Qin, Prince Dan was sent to Qin by the King of Yan as a hostage, and his situation was completely different.

Prince Dan asked the King of Qin to allow him to return to his country, but was rejected. He then secretly fled Qin and returned to Yan. He wanted to save his country and take revenge. When Prince Dan asked Tian Guang to "plan state affairs", Tian Guang recommended Jing Ke.

[Don’t mention it, Ying Zheng’s father and himself are the protagonists of a poor hostage-like man who rises to become the king.]
[The novel is still conservative.]
[If the film had been shot according to history, it would have been a big hit, but the screenwriter had his own ideas and had to add some melodramatic love.]
Ying Zheng suddenly remembered the previously mentioned robbery and taking over. Although he didn't know much about taking over, it was definitely not a good thing, and he felt uneasy again.

[According to "Records of the Grand Historian", Jing Ke was a native of Wei. He was a deep-minded person who liked reading and fencing.

In every vassal state he visited, he made friends with local wise men, heroes, and people of high moral character and prestige.

In Yandu, Jing Ke made friends with Gou Tu and Gao Jianli, who was good at playing the zither, as well as Tian Guang, a hermit from Yan.
Tian Guang knew that Jing Ke had great ambitions and was not an ordinary person, so he recommended him to Prince Dan.

[Tian Guang died to show his determination, Jing Ke assassinated Qin Shi Huang, there is no shortage of righteous men at any time.]
[Fan Yuqi was also a ruthless man who committed suicide to avenge Qin.]
[Haha, so the Zhao family was definitely a villain family during the Six Kingdoms period.]
[King Xiao of Qin used Shang Yang's reforms to strengthen the country, King Huiwen of Qin was a staunch supporter of Zhang Yi, the ambassador of the Warring States Period, King Wu of Qin took Hanzhong and Wusui, King Zhaoxiang of Qin was the Warring States demon king who was waiting as usual, King Xiaowen of Qin was a winner in life who picked up the position of crown prince and the throne of Qin. King Zhuangxiang of Qin was a typical example of a hostage who turned from a white to a black and became king, and Qin Shihuang destroyed the six kingdoms, an ordinary villain family.]
[Then Qin II was the biggest villain among villains. He destroyed the Seventh Kingdom which the Six Kingdoms failed to destroy, and even killed his entire family.]
[Hahaha, Qin collected all seven dragon balls and summoned a great tyrant.]
Kill off your entire family?

Ying Zheng couldn't believe it, and a murderous aura emanated from his body.

The ministers held their breath, silently lowered their presence, and prayed that the sky would quickly reveal who Qin II was and let His Majesty vent his anger, otherwise they would continue to live in fear.

[In 228 BC, Qin general Wang Jian had conquered the capital of Zhao, captured the king of Zhao, and incorporated all of Zhao's territory into Qin's territory. The army marched northward, seizing land until it reached the southern border of Yan. Prince Dan was afraid to invite Jing Ke to dinner, so Jing Ke volunteered to go to Qin to assassinate the king of Qin.
Later, Crown Prince Dan and those who knew the secret wore white clothes and white crowns to see him off, and held a ceremony to worship the god of roads on the banks of the Yi River.

Gao Jianli played the zither for him, and Jing Ke sang to the beat, with a desolate and mournful tone, and the people who saw him off wept. As he walked forward, he sang: "The wind is whistling and the Yi River is cold, the hero will never come back once he leaves!" He then sang an impassioned tone, and the people who saw him off had their eyes wide open, their hair stood on end, and their hats were pushed up. 】

At this time, some people sighed and said, "Jing Ke is really a brave man.

[When Jing Ke arrived in Qin, he brought gifts worth thousands of gold and presented them generously to Meng Jia, a minister favored by the King of Qin. Meng Jia spoke for Jing Ke in front of the King of Qin: "The King of Yan is indeed frightened by the King's majesty and dares not send out troops to resist the King's soldiers. He is willing to make the whole country a vassal of Qin, and be ranked among the other vassal states, paying taxes just like the directly subordinate counties, so as to guard the ancestral temple of the previous king. Because of fear and panic, he dared not come in person to make a statement. Hereby I cut off Fan Yuqi's head and present the map of the Du Kang area of ​​Yan, which is sealed in a box. The King of Yan also held a farewell ceremony in the court and sent envoys to report this situation to the King, and respectfully request the King's instructions." The King of Qin was very happy to hear the news, and arranged a very grand diplomatic ceremony of nine guests, and summoned the envoy of Yan in the Xianyang Palace.

Jing Ke held Fan Yuqi's head and Qin Wuyang held the map box. They walked to the steps in front of the palace. Qin Wuyang looked timid, and the ministers were all surprised. Jing Ke stepped forward to apologize, saying, "I am a barbarian from the northern vassal land, and I have never seen the emperor." The King of Qin noticed something was wrong and asked Jing Ke to present the map. The King of Qin unfolded the map, and when the map was rolled to the end, the dagger was exposed. Jing Ke grabbed the King of Qin's sleeve with his left hand and stabbed him with his right hand. The King of Qin was startled, jumped up, and his sleeve broke. He hurriedly drew his sword, but because the sword was too long, he could not pull it out, so he could only run around the pillar.

According to the laws of the Qin State, ministers and attendants in the palace were not allowed to carry any weapons; the guards and military officers could only stand guard outside the palace with their weapons in order and were not allowed to enter the palace without the king's order.

At the critical moment, there was no time to summon the guards, so Jing Ke chased the King of Qin. In a hurry, the ministers were panicked and had no weapons to attack Jing Ke, so they could only fight Jing Ke with bare hands.

At this time, Xia Wuqi, the attendant medical officer, threw the medicine bag he was holding at Jing Ke. As the King of Qin ran around the pillar, not knowing what to do, the attendants shouted, "The King is carrying a sword!" The King of Qin then drew his sword and attacked Jing Ke. Jing Ke fell down and threw a dagger at the King of Qin, hitting the bronze pillar but not the King of Qin. The King of Qin continued to attack Jing Ke. Jing Ke knew he could not succeed, so he leaned against the pillar and cursed. At this time, the guards rushed forward and killed Jing Ke.

Afterwards, when judging the merits, he awarded Xia Wuqie 200 taels of gold alone, and said, "Wuqie loves me."

(End of this chapter)