Chapter 285 Destruction
Xinzheng, South Korea.

Under the Qin army's day and night attacks, the city wall of Xinzheng was finally breached. Even though Wei Zhuang had thousands of tricks, he was alone. How could he defend the city wall of Xinzheng that stretched for dozens of miles?

He defended the East City, but the West City was breached by the Qin army first. When the Qin army poured into Xinzheng City like a tide through the breached gap, Wei Zhuang could only lead some remaining soldiers to retreat to the Palace of King Han.

In the Palace of King Han, King Han An looked at the flames of war that illuminated half of the sky, with no sadness or joy on his face. King Han An had imagined the day when his country would be destroyed countless times, and on many nights, he would wake up from such nightmares.

South Korea was beyond salvation. He had known this situation since the first few years after he became the Queen of South Korea.

When he was young and the Crown Prince of Korea, he was ambitious and thought he was omnipotent and that he could make Korea strong again. But when he became the King of Korea, he found that the Crown Prince and the King of Korea saw completely different things.

After becoming the King of Han, King An of Han realized how ridiculous his ideals were when he was young. No, those could not even be called ideals, they could only be called fantasies.

It was also after becoming the King of Han that Wang An of Han realized that what he had thought about in his youth were just dreams, and what he had thought about in his youth could only be considered ideals. When he truly became the King of Han, he faced the cruel reality and what he saw was also reality.

It was also at that time that his ideals were gone, and all he had left was a life of drunkenness and dreams. He hoped to numb himself through pleasure, and numb his heart that was filled with worry day and night.

Now, this day has finally come, and Han Wangan finds that he is not that scared after all. The real fear is not what happened, but the fear of what happened.

"It's not that I'm incompetent, it's just that the world's situation is like this. What can I do?" Han Wangan sighed, looking very experienced. Since the situation cannot be changed, he can only accept his fate.

He was a king after all, and as the first king among the six countries to jointly conquer a country, King An of Han felt that he would definitely be treated favorably by King Zheng of Qin.

After all, if he, the king, was executed by the Qin State, then when King Zheng of Qin, who was ambitious about conquering the world, was conquering other countries, which country would dare to surrender? If the six countries were determined to fight to the death with the Qin State, even if the Qin army was invincible in the world, it would probably not be able to withstand it. No matter how powerful the Qin army was, they were still human beings.

Look, King Han An is already thinking about surrendering. As for dying for his country, he has never thought about it. A decent death sounds good, but most people, when faced with the choice, would rather live a miserable life.

This is Han Wangan’s mentality now.

It’s just that Han Wangan didn’t want to die with dignity, but someone wanted him to die with dignity.

"General, what are you going to do?" King Han An, who was ready to arrange people to surrender to the Qin army camp, saw Wei Zhuang walking into the palace holding a bloody shark-tooth sword.

At this time, Wei Zhuang was covered in blood, and his white hair had been dyed bloody. No one knew how many people he had killed. His armor was riddled with holes. Fighting on the battlefield was indeed not comparable to fighting in the martial arts world.

"I still have one last thing to do for the king." Wei Zhuang looked coldly at King Han An in front of him. The demise of the Kingdom of Han was a foregone conclusion. Before that, he had to do one thing, for the sake of the Kingdom of Han and also for his friends like Han Fei.

"What are you going to do?" Han Wangan instinctively felt a little uneasy. Wei Zhuang's cruelty seemed to be even greater than Ji Wuye's back then. Wei Zhuang was the real lawless.

"Send the king on his way." Wei Zhuang said.

"Wei Zhuang, do you want to kill me?" Han Wangan's face changed.

On the road? What on the road? Han Wangan was sure that the road Wei Zhuang mentioned was definitely not to escort him out of the encirclement, but to send him to his death.

"For the sake of South Korea, Han Fei and others, please set off in a dignified manner," said Wei Zhuang.

"What do you mean for the sake of Han State and Han Fei? Han State is about to be destroyed and Han Fei is also in Qin State. Why should I die for them?" Han Wangan said in panic without even bothering to say the word "I".

"Your Majesty, please go on your way in a dignified manner, otherwise I will have to do it myself." Wei Zhuang was unmoved. Killing Han Wangan was something he had already considered.

The demise of Han was inevitable. If the king of Han lingered on, he would probably be laughed at by the people of the world. More importantly, people like Han Fei and Zhang Liang would eventually have to survive in Qi. If King Han fell into the hands of Qin, he would be an unstable factor in the future contest between Qin and Qi.

If King An of Han lives in Qin, the situation of Han Fei, Zhang Liang and others in Qi will become very embarrassing. For this reason, Wei Zhuang must let King An of Han leave with dignity. Only in this way can Han be decent, and Han Fei, Zhang Liang, and even Han Yu and Honglian can live decently in Qi.

"Wei Zhuang, are you going to kill the king? Aren't you afraid of being infamous for eternity?" King Han An was terrified. He never thought that he might survive in front of the ferocious Qin State, but would die at the hands of his own people.

"Over the years, Your Majesty has been enjoying the offerings of the people of Korea in the palace, living a life of luxury and debauchery. Now, is Your Majesty unwilling to even give the people of Korea a little respect? Since Your Majesty is unwilling to leave in a dignified manner, then I will help Your Majesty." Wei Zhuang, who has always been a ruthless man of few words, has said so much this time that it is almost his limit. Facing the cowardly King An of Han, he chose to take direct action.

In a flash, Wei Zhuang appeared in front of Han Wangan and stuffed a poison into Han Wangan's mouth before Han Wangan could react. Han Wangan struggled desperately to spit out the poison, but in the face of Wei Zhuang's absolute power, his body, hollowed out by years of indulgence in alcohol and sex, had no ability to struggle.

Wei Zhuang just touched Han Wangan's throat, and Han Wangan subconsciously made a swallowing motion. When he reacted, the poison had already been swallowed into his stomach.

When Wei Zhuang let go of Han Wangan again, Han Wangan, who already knew that he had been 'decently' executed and had no chance of survival, collapsed directly to the ground. His fat body lost its support and spread out on the ground like a pool of water.

The pale face, which had been extremely white and tender due to years of pampering, soon changed color and began to produce black matter, which was a sign of the onset of the poison.

"Wei Zhuang, you are also a great general of Han State. Now that Han State is about to be destroyed, why don't you sacrifice your life for your country? Why don't you say that you also want to die with dignity? I am the king of a fallen country, aren't you a minister of a fallen country?" Realizing that his life was in countdown, King Han An shouted with his last bit of strength. He was really unwilling to accept this.

He was the ruler of a country. Even if his country was destroyed, he would still be treated well in Qin. How could he be willing to die in such a "dignified" way? Then he felt a huge hatred for Wei Zhuang. It was all Wei Zhuang, it was all Wei Zhuang. If it weren't for Wei Zhuang, he would have been able to survive.

At this point, Han State was destroyed and became the first of the six states in Shandong to be destroyed by Qin State.

In the Qi Palace in Linzi City, Honglian, who had been through a night of wind and rain, sat in front of the dressing table with a tired look on her face. She carefully took care of her pretty face which showed a bit of tiredness, and a faint charm was revealed in her pair of peach blossom eyes.

Although only one night had passed, Honglian felt that last night seemed to be richer and more thrilling than all her experiences in the past year.

After applying a little rouge on her lips, Honglian turned around and saw Yang Chong lying on the bed, looking lazily at a secret letter in his hand, as if the information on it was not important.

"Doesn't the king have to take care of state affairs?" Honglian asked curiously.

In Honglian's impression, even a monarch like her father who was not very diligent in government affairs would be very busy every day. A king like Yang Chong who conquered a country with his bare hands would be even busier. He should not be doing nothing like he is now.

"I should spend the next two days with Honglian. As for the affairs of state, someone will take care of them." Yang Chong put down the secret letter in his hand. The information recorded on it was not suitable for Honglian to know.

The intelligence sent back by Ye Mu was about South Korea. When Hong Lian left South Korea, the Qin army had already launched an attack on South Korea. When Hong Lian officially entered the Palace of King Qi, Xinzheng was almost conquered.

The demise of South Korea is a foregone conclusion, but it is not appropriate to tell Honglian about this now.

If Honglian knew about this, it would not change anything except adding to her troubles. As for the fate of those Korean people, Yang Chong didn't care much.

"My lord, I wouldn't be..." Honglian naturally didn't know what Yang Chong was thinking. She felt bad when she heard Yang Chong's irresponsible words.

If Yang Chong ignored state affairs because of herself, then what kind of person would she become?
Could it be that I also have the potential to become a demon who brings disaster to the country and the people? Realizing this, Honglian felt her heart pounding. She was excited because Yang Chong liked her too much, but she also felt a little uncomfortable. She didn't like herself like this.

She used to hate those women who made her father indulge in pleasure. What if she became the person she hated now?

"Why think so much? Doesn't Honglian want to be with me?" Yang Chong sat up straight and held Honglian in his arms. It was really nice to hold the sweet and soft Honglian in his arms.

"No, it's just that if I say this, will I be scolded?" Honglian had a comfortable expression when Yang Chong tickled her chin, but there was a hint of uneasiness in her words.

"Isn't Honglian fearless?" Yang Chong said with a smile. This willful and capricious little princess has already started to consider others. She has finally grown up.

"I'm not afraid myself, but I have to consider you." Honglian muttered, with a bit of dissatisfaction in her tone. She heard Yang Chong's ridicule and felt that Yang Chong still regarded her as the young self of the past, rather than as his wife.

"You are a little brat. You don't have to worry about things outside. Here, you just need to be happy. I will do my best to ensure that you can live a worry-free life." Yang Chong said, but his hand had already slipped from Honglian's face into her arms in a very dishonest manner.

The unique touch of a young girl blossomed in Yang Chong's palm, followed by the soft moan of Honglian.

"No...don't..." Honglian, whose vitals were being held, felt her whole body tense up. Although she had already opened herself up to Yang Chong last night, only one night had passed. Although she had undergone a complete transformation physically, she still needed a process of adaptation psychologically.

"What don't you want?" Yang Chong leaned over and rested his forehead against Honglian's, letting their breaths intertwine.

Noticing the teasing in Yang Chong's eyes, Honglian couldn't help but feel embarrassed and annoyed. If an ordinary woman faced such a situation at this time, she would probably have been defeated. But Honglian was not an ordinary woman after all. Faced with something that made her heart beat faster and her body temperature soar, her shyness evolved into another emotion, that is anger. She didn't want Yang Chong to look at her like a child.

The willful Honglian used her willfulness in a more appropriate place this time. She, who was like a docile kitten just now, instantly transformed into a savage little tiger and bit Yang Chong's neck.

The gentle grinding of the little teeth soon turned into the teasing of the tongue.

It was not until three days later that Yang Chong left the harem, and then he summoned several confidants to his study.

"The Kingdom of Han has been destroyed, King An of Han has died, and the State of Qin has set up Yingchuan County in the former territory of Han." Yang Chong said to Xunzi and others.

"This day has finally come, father..." Han Yu, the fourth son of the Korean nation who was specially summoned, turned pale the moment he heard the news, but then he felt relieved. However, his father was dead after all, so his relief only lasted for a moment. In the next moment, he was already crying with tears in his eyes.

"Please accept my condolences, Fourth Master. The fall of the Kingdom of Han was caused by the accumulated problems of successive dynasties. It is impossible for one generation to change it." Xiao He advised.

After calming Han Yu down, Yang Chong continued, "Now that Han has been destroyed, Qin's next goal must be to attack Zhao with all its might. This time, Zhao may not be able to stop them."

"Zhao is now a poor country with a strong army. It may not be easy for Qin to conquer Zhao," said Xunzi.

"If this is true, Zhao can indeed hold on for a few more years, but I'm afraid the destiny is not on Zhao's side right now," said Yang Chong.

"Destiny?" Guiguzi was stunned when he heard this word. Could it be that someone like Yang Chong actually believed in destiny?
"The State of Zhao will face many disasters in the next two years. It will not be easy to resist the Qin army's attack, even to survive the various disasters will be difficult." Yang Chong said. Although he was talking about the unpredictable future, his expression was full of confidence.

(End of this chapter)