Ji Chong knelt down under the bed, covering his face and crying, while the officials of Yan State leaned over and stood behind him.
Even in the inner room, you can hear the roar of the howling wind outside. King Yan is lying on the bed. Around him, several wizards holding torches and wearing masks are singing and singing around him.
They were dancing, their postures were weird, and their singing was even weirder. A great wizard was holding an instrument that Ji Zhong could not recognize, and was waving it in front of King Yan, almost hitting King Yan in the face.
"Come...Come out!!" King Yan's mood was very unstable. He wanted to shout something, but his chest rose and fell. Ji Zhong understood what his father was thinking. He immediately stood up and asked the wizards to leave.
, King Yan looked at his son in front of him, but there was only deep worry in his eyes. Ji Zhong had already burst into tears. All the officials were moved. King Yan opened his mouth and murmured something. Ji Zhong hurriedly listened.
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"The city... is long... built... long..."
Ji Zhong asked: "Father wants me to build the Great Wall?"
King Yan blinked, looked straight at his son, stared for a moment, tilted his head, and stopped breathing.
King Yan's fourteenth year has just ended, and when he is about to enter his fifteenth year, King Yan bids farewell to this world. Due to long-term alcoholism and addiction to women, King Yan's health is getting worse day by day. In the end, he still cannot survive this.
Bitter Winter. This King of Yan, who wanted to be a knight-errant since childhood, has a chivalrous temperament all over his body. He is not very concerned about temple matters and will follow the advice of his ministers in all matters.
Speaking of which, he is not a mediocre king. Although he is drunk and lustful, he never gets into trouble. He just enjoys himself. He leaves the affairs of the country to capable people, uses chestnut belly to govern the country, and uses pleasure to conquer enemies.
, when he was the king, the State of Yan expanded its territory and almost doubled its territory. The country had sufficient food and the number of household registrations increased sharply.
Speaking of which, the King of Yan was not the heir to the royal family, and he never thought that he could become the King of Yan. He was fond of martial arts since he was a child. He often gathered with the bad boys in the country and drove chariots to hunt. This was his biggest
His hobby, as for being a king, was not what he wanted at all. However, King Hui before him replaced Le Yi with robbery and forced Le Yi away. Because the war was defeated, he sent people to
Le Yi apologized. Le Yi's "Letter to King Yan" made King Hui lose face.
The people of Yan respected and loved Le Yi very much, and were naturally very dissatisfied with the king who forced Le Yi away. So, one autumn in the seventh year of King Hui (272 BC), the Prime Minister Gongsun Cao met in the palace with
King Hui quarreled, and because he felt he had been insulted, Gongsun Cao killed King Hui with a sword. This immediately triggered a chaos in the capital. The clan members attacked Gongsun Cao. The two sides fought, and Gongsun Cao won the victory.
Perhaps it was because the various countries were preparing for a crusade, or maybe Gongsun Cao really didn't want to be King of Yan and was planning to support a clan, but he was embarrassed to find that all the clan members seemed to be dead... At this time, Gongsun Cao, who had just been out hunting
A descendant of the clan returned to the capital... and he became the King of Yan. The King of Yan was confused, why did he become the king when he went to hunt a prey and came back??
All countries were very dissatisfied with Gongsun Cao's behavior. The Chu State planned to form an alliance to attack the Yan State, and Gongsun Cao committed suicide.
Ever since, the young ranger who just wanted to go hunting with his friends became the king of the Yan Kingdom.
When King Yan left this world, he was very calm, without roaring in anger, nor crying or wailing. He just told his son that the funeral should be simple, and that he would bring the crossbow and chariot he rode in when he was young.
Buried with oneself.
Seeing the new king crying heart-wrenchingly, finally spurting out blood, and fainting in front of his father's bed, the ministers of the Yan Kingdom were all frightened.
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The news of King Yan's death spread to nearby countries. King Zhao heard it and sighed. Since King Yan came to the throne, the relationship between Zhao and Yan has dropped to a freezing point. King Zhao also hates him very much, but now King Yan
After his death, King Zhao was not happy. He did not feel happy like after his enemy died. He still sent people to the State of Yan to mourn him to express Zhao's respect for the King of Yan.
In Mafu Township, Zhao Kuo was sitting in the courtyard and giving lectures to his disciples. Because the climate was getting colder, he could only lecture in the courtyard and did not dare to go outside the township. He talked about
Regarding the matter of King Yan, Zhao Kuo said seriously: "The King of Yan once came to attack Zhao, and I led the army to repel him. From this point of view, he should be my enemy, but I do not hate him."
"After King Yan came to the throne, he established five counties including Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaoxi, and Liaodong, developed the Liaodong area, and taught the Hu people here to learn the language and customs of the Yan State. This seemed to be only beneficial to the Yan State.
, In fact, his credit lies in the future... His credit lies in China..." Zhao Kuo said seriously, who would have thought that the land opened up by King Yan would even become the capital of China in the future?
This is also the reason why Zhao Kuo has respect for the people of this era. No matter what their intentions were, they did do something that benefited future generations. Maybe if King Yan didn't open up, someone else would.
But the important thing is, he did it.
Zhao Kuo came from later generations. In his view, whether they are Zhao people, Qin people, or Chu people, they are all Chinese and one family. Therefore, he also worked hard to popularize the national thoughts and the thoughts of the Chinese nation for his disciples.
It was not his original creation. Confucius said very early on, "If the micro-Guan Zhong is in charge, I will be sent to the left." Of course, not all barbarians are like Confucius said. In fact,
Xirong, Chu, these barbarians all belong to Youren...
However, it is certain that Confucius used etiquette or culture to distinguish ethnic groups. This is the idea that Zhao Kuo wants to promote now, which is to use culture to identify ethnic groups. Although the languages and customs of various countries are different, everyone has the same
They are not barbarians who drink blood and cannot communicate with each other. Everyone respects Confucius, Mencius, Xun, Lao and Zhuang and other sages, and has a unified view of the three things. Even the state of Chu, a recognized barbarian, can invite Xunzi to give lectures.
Would the barbarians outside the Yan Kingdom and Liaodong treat Xunzi so politely?
I'm afraid I won't just grab it and eat it.
Everyone was thoughtful when they heard what Zhao Kuo said about China and race. The reason why Ma Fujun is benevolent is because he regards the people of the seven countries as the same race? As the same China? Zhao Kuo looked at them confused.
Looking like that, I suddenly felt that maybe I should write a false history book and give the countries a history of the origins of the same ancestors. Anyway, before Xia, Shang and Zhou, there was a blank... This should be able to connect the connections between countries.
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Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo felt a little regretful. He should have studied hard when he was studying ethnology...
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Along the banks of Ru River, within a few hundred miles, there are Chu people sweating everywhere.
The Chu people were tied together and could only carry broken farm tools or even use their hands to dig. Surrounding them were the Qin people holding spears and powerful crossbows. Knights were patrolling around.
This made the Chu people dare not think of escaping at all. A man could not outrun a horse. The Qin people practiced continuous sitting. If one person in the same group escaped, the rest would be executed... This made the Chu people start to help
Let the people of Qin supervise your own people.
The people of Qin said: As long as the pit is dug, they will be released.
I don’t know if the Chu people believed what they said, but they started digging harder. Some people even collapsed on the ground from exhaustion, but when the Qin people’s crossbows were aimed at them, they still struggled to get up.
, and continued to dig, many large pits appeared on the bank of Ru River. These pits were very deep and could accommodate dozens of Chu soldiers. Bai Qi was sitting in the military chariot at this moment, quietly watching those
The Chu man dug the hole, then lowered his head and continued to look at the bamboo slips.
Meng Wu is riding a horse and patrolling here.
When the Chu people saw him, they immediately raised their heads, smiled flatteringly, hurriedly increased the speed of digging, and shouted in broken Qin language: "Hurry... dig it quickly!" Some Chu people would be desperate.
Looking at Meng Wu, these people seemed to have their souls taken away, their eyes were dull and empty. Only when the Qin people's whip fell on them, they would hurriedly lower their heads and dig numbly.
After the pit was dug deeper and deeper, some Chu people seemed to understand something. They howled and urinated, and crazily knelt down and kowtowed to the Qin soldiers around them, begging them for mercy.
His own life, but in the face of such half-mad Chu soldiers, the Qin people would usually kill them directly. Meng Wu rode a horse and looked at everything along the way, but his heart felt a little heavy.
Meng Wu felt a little upset, as if someone had strangled his neck. He pulled on his collar and took a deep breath. Soon, after completing his inspection, he returned to Bai Qi's side. Bai Qi was still there.
Looking at the bamboo slips in his hand, the irony is that what Wu Anjun is reading is actually Ma Fushu. During this period, Wu Anjun was very fascinated by the content of Ma Fushu. He never left his hand with the book all day long, and his whole body became comfortable.
A little more.
"Cough...cough cough cough." Bai Qi coughed violently.
Meng Wu sat aside, looking blankly at the Chu people who were tremblingly digging, with a hint of unbearability in his eyes. If he were on the battlefield, no matter how many enemies he was asked to kill, he would not be soft-hearted.
But facing these Chu people who had surrendered, he really couldn't kill them... Moreover, he still had to send them away in such a cruel way... Meng Wu frowned, a little lost.
"Have you dug deep enough?" Bai Qi suddenly asked.
"Wu Anjun...how deep do you want it?"
"It can accommodate ten corpses, that's enough." Bai Qi said calmly, Meng Wu's lips trembled, and he said: "That seems not enough... Shouldn't we ask the king about this matter first?
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"I have already sent someone to inquire." Bai Qi said, and continued to lower his head and read the book. He sighed: "Master Ma Fujun... I wonder if I will have a chance to meet him...
.." Meng Wu glanced at him. If you meet Ma Fujun, Ma Fujun will definitely draw his sword and kill you. Of course, he didn't dare to say this. Bai Qi put down the bamboo slips and stood up.
Walked towards those big pits.
Surrounded by the soldiers, he walked around the big pit, poked his head out to take a look, and then nodded and said: "That's enough..."
"Report~~~", a scout rode a horse and rushed towards here. No one dared to stop him along the way. He got off the horse, and a soldier took his horse and checked his identity again.
, then he was allowed to approach Bai Qi. The scout walked to Bai Qi's side, took down a bundle of unopened bamboo slips, and said to Bai Qi: "Jun Wu An, this is the king's order."
Bai Qi narrowed his eyes and stretched out his hand to take the bamboo slip.
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"Your Majesty... Jingyang of Chu State sent someone. He wanted to borrow some grain and grass from us... He was defeated by Bai Qi and lost his food supplies. He wanted to take a temporary rest in Korea...
"In the Xinzheng Palace, Zhang Ping seriously reported that Zhang Ping had previously sent troops to help the Chu State. After the Chu State gained the upper hand, Zhang Ping withdrew to South Korea. Now that I think about it, it's a good thing that he withdrew at that time. Otherwise, I'm afraid that
These ten thousand Koreans are not enough to fill the gap between our teeth.
King Han sat in the upper position enigmatically. Listening to Zhang Ping's report, he nodded, "Well... that's it."
He then asked: "In your opinion, what should I do?"
Zhang Ping said seriously: "I heard that the kindness of giving a drop of water to a very hungry and thirsty person coming out of the desert is more than the kindness of digging a well for him on ordinary days. Now that Chu is in trouble, it is like just walking out of the desert."
Just like the travelers, at this time, if we can help them, it will be the greatest favor to Chu State..." King Han nodded, sighed again, and then asked: "What if Bai Qi gets angry because of this?
What should we do?"
"Then we can only send people to Zhao and Wei for help. We will defend Xinzheng and wait for rescue."
King Han smiled, nodded and said: "Okay, as you said, let the Chu people rest in the city of Han, and then send them some food, not too much, and let them return to Chendu
Just..." Zhang Ping hurriedly bowed and saluted. Since Ma Fujun came to South Korea, the King of Han no longer refused his proposal and left the country's affairs to himself with confidence. This made Zhang Ping very pleased.
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"By the way, I can hold a banquet in the palace, and you can invite the Chu people's general...what's his name?"
"Jingyang."
"Invite Jingyang to the banquet."
"This... Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Chu has encountered a catastrophe. Jingyang needs to reorganize his troops in time and rush to Chendu. He should not have time to attend the banquet."
"Well..." King Han nodded, and then said: "Forget it, there is no need to invite him." King Han paused and then said with a smile: "Xiang Zhang, don't worry, if it's for nothing.
We will attack South Korea, please inform me in time, we have a way to repel Bai Qi's 200,000 troops! I have received the teachings of Lord Ma Fu, and I have already understood the way to deal with Qin."
Zhang Ping, who was not worried at first, became nervous now.
"What can your Majesty do?"
"Hahaha, you will know when the time comes."
King Han said happily.
Zhang Ping's whole body trembled with fear.
ps: The only hero in the world is the King of Han.
