Ying Zheng could not stay in Handan all the time. As the king of the entire Qin State, he still had a lot of things to do. After saying goodbye to everyone in Handan, Ying Zheng took the queen, the young master, and Zhao Kang with him to return to Xianyang.
As for Zhao Kuo, he cannot leave Zhao State for the time being. He is also responsible for the domestic stability of Zhao State. As for Yi and Zhao's mother, they also want to stay in Handan. After Ying Zheng said goodbye to them, he finally left Zhao State.
King Zhao became the lord of Qin, and no one, including the prostitute, was executed. This appeased the hearts of some people in Zhao. Although these people were not executed, they were about to leave Qin.
, go to the land of Bashu. Bashu has a large territory, but its population is very small. Except for a few important cities, the rest of the area is full of barbarians. After these people were scattered and thrown into Bashu, it was almost impossible to return to the Central Plains.
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After conquering the State of Zhao, the shortage of officials in the State of Qin became more obvious. In order to obtain enough grassroots officials, many counties and counties in the State of Qin accelerated the training of the children of the schools. The schools of the State of Qin taught
It's just laws, but because there are so many laws in Qin, it takes a long time to learn these laws. In the past, it took about a year to train a candidate official who is qualified to participate in the assessment.
.
Now, this time must be shortened to half a year, otherwise the vacancy of official positions will have a very bad impact. If you want to popularize the law and make Zhao people accept the Qin people's way of life, you need to have officials in place before it can be implemented.
.In the current shortage of officials, county and township officials in various places can only personally take charge of farming affairs in various places. Those temporary officials at the beginning have all left.
The reason why they cannot stay here and continue to serve is because they were officials before joining the war. They have their own official positions elsewhere and cannot stay here.
In the State of Yan, Yan Dan sat slumped in the upper position, listening to the ministers tremblingly reporting the situation in Handan. Jing Ke did not succeed... This news almost defeated Yan Dan's hope, and he could have predicted that the King of Qin would be furious.
The scene of the army destroying the Yan Kingdom. King Dan of Yan couldn't help but tremble. He looked at the minister in front of him and wanted to say something, but the words were stuck in his throat. He couldn't say it. He just waved his hand and asked the minister to
left.
Sitting in the palace, a greater fear enveloped his whole body. Yan Dan suppressed the fear in his heart and stood up slowly. He was a little at a loss. If Qin attacked, how could he stop it?
Who should he send to attack? He didn't know anything. In the following days, Yan Dan locked himself in the palace and never dared to come out. Even the ministers who came to advise him could not see him.
This made the ministers of the Yan State feel distressed. When Yan Dan's minister, a Yan man named Zuo Luo, rushed into the palace, Yan Dan stood up in fear and asked: "The Qin people are attacking.
Huo?", Huo was a talented person that Yan Dan had acquired not long ago. Huo was not from a high family background, and he once worked as a herdsman for others. When he grew older, he left his hometown and studied everywhere, and finally became a disciple of the great sage Lu Zhonglian.
, and became his disciple.
After traveling around with him and learning a lot of knowledge, he said goodbye to his teacher and wanted to return to his hometown to become an official.
The other disciples of Lu Zhonglian looked down on him because Lu Zhonglian was unwilling to serve as an official. They thought that Huo was greedy for official position and was not qualified to say that he was a disciple of Lu Zhonglian. However, Lu Zhonglian said: "I once said that the most valuable
His quality is to help others solve their problems, but never ask for anything in return. If he takes anything from him, it is a businessman's business, and I don't want to do it. Now that the Yan country is in danger, what benefits can Huo get by returning to the Yan country? He is like this
Your behavior should not be laughed at!"
After Huo returned to his hometown, Yan Dan was also very happy. He regarded him as his prime minister and respected him very much. Huo was firmly opposed to the assassination of King Qin. He believed that such a move would have no impact on the Yan State.
Benefits...Besides, it is really inappropriate for the king of a country to use his knights to assassinate kings of other countries instead of trying to govern the country and make the country strong enough to deal with the enemy.
However, Yan Dan, who had placed all his hopes on assassination at that time, did not listen to Huo's advice and insisted on killing King Qin.
Looking at the haggard face of King Yan, Huo let out a long sigh, and then said: "After Qin captured Zhao, it was unable to completely control Zhao, so it will not attack Yan in the short term. Please don't worry.
"At this moment, King Yan no longer dared not believe the Prime Minister in front of him. He suddenly started crying, knelt down in the direction of Huo, and said: "I didn't listen to your advice and caused such a disaster.
Please forgive me!"
Huo sat in front of Yan Dan and said seriously: "You don't have to be like this... The important thing is not to repent, but to solve the current difficulties... The Qin State has long had the idea of exterminating the six countries. No matter whether you send assassins or not,
And no matter whether the assassin succeeds or not, this will not change. The total number of adult men in the Yan State cannot compare with the number of soldiers in the Qin State. In front of the Qin State, the Yan State is very weak, but we also have our own advantages."
"I suggest you move the capital to Liaodong, develop the land there, and build fortifications there. Liaodong is bitterly cold, and you can use the climate and geography to resist the Qin people... Even in the most critical times, we still have a place to escape.
..." Huo talked about his strategy. He believed that if he wanted to defeat Qin, he could not do it with manpower. He could only defeat Qin through natural conditions that were favorable to him, such as climate and geography.
Immediately, Huo said: "The Yan State has a vast land. Although the people are few, it is convenient for your reform. The reason why the Qin State is strong today is because of its system. Why can't the Yan State imitate the Qin State? If so
If you wish, we can formulate the laws of Yan according to the laws of Qin, implement the military system of Yan, encourage farming and mulberry cultivation, establish Yi Dao, and expand territory outside Liaodong..."
Xu expressed his thoughts, that is ****... Since the barbarians from the west are so powerful, why not learn from his system? Xu's words suddenly woke up Yan Dan,
Yan Dan, who was at a loss, seemed to have found his direction again. This is the most important thing. Huo smiled and said: "Do you know why I want to return to Yan country?" Yan Dan shook his head, and Huo said seriously:
"I have been studying with my teacher for these years...Every time I heard the news about the Yan Kingdom, I was always so sad, until I heard that Prince Dan of Yan killed his father and became the king of Yan... Originally, he was a minister.
I shouldn’t comment on the elders of the monarch, but please allow me to express my thoughts. What King Yan did was what Jie and Zhou did. If you kill him to become King of Yan, you will become a public enemy of the world, and you are willing to do this
I did it, obviously for the sake of Yan State."
"I admire your ambition and courage, so I came to join you. But now you make me a little disappointed..."
Yan Dan's eyes were red, and he said: "Please forgive me, I will never commit such a mistake again, and I will never let the Yan country perish."
Huo and Yan Dan began to formulate a path for reform. The first step was to find a piece of wood. The reason for finding the piece of wood was to establish credibility, just like Shang Yang did. Even if someone heard about it, they still had to
Doing this... the whole thing is the responsibility of Luo Lai. He is repeating Shang Yang's path. However, his work is much more convenient. He does not need to explore, he only needs to plagiarize.
Soon, the State of Yan promulgated a law that was exactly the same as the law of Qin, and immediately set up schools, requiring officials at all levels to study the law, train students who knew the law, and establish a grassroots system like the Qin State.
The people of Qin were very happy. Unifying the three Jin Dynasties has always been the goal of the old Qin people. In this year, the people of Qin completed their mission. The most powerful enemy, Zhao State, was also quickly defeated by Qin.
The states of Qin and Qin became more powerful. The performances of the remaining states of Qi, Chu, and Yan were not quite the same. The state of Yan was busy with reforms and completely ignored the powerful enemies who were sharpening their swords. King Qi seemed to feel
There's a bit of pressure.
He came to Hou Sheng to discuss the matter. Qin State expanded too fast. Now that the three Jin Dynasties were destroyed, Qin State would not choose to attack itself next, right?
Hou Sheng slapped his chest and assured King Qi, please don't worry, Qin and Qi have been allies for many years, and this will never happen.
The King of Qi had no opinion. Under Hou Sheng's persuasion, he suppressed his uneasiness and continued to enjoy. As for Hou Sheng, he once again looked at the money sent by Qin and said goodbye to the envoy with a smile.
In Chu State, the situation was just the opposite. The nobles of Chu State felt the pressure. Although they were stupid and hated Huang Xie's interference in the war in the Central Plains, they were still a little scared when they heard that Qin State had destroyed the powerful Zhao State.
There must be a war between Qin and Chu, and the nobles of Chu knew it well.
The nobles of Chu State are very strange. Although they care more about their own interests, they also know very well that their interests are tied to Chu State. If Chu State also perishes like Zhao State, they will
Lose everything. This is why they hate Huang Xie so much, but are still willing to send private soldiers to participate in the war. They cannot watch the Chu Kingdom perish.
But what worries them is that the relationship between Ling Yin Liyuan and Qin is too close.
Li Yuan even sent people to congratulate King Qin for overthrowing Zhao. After learning that Yan had assassinated Queen Qin, Li Yuan publicly reprimanded King Yan for his behavior, which was just like a dog treating his master. This made the nobles of Chu a little dissatisfied.
You have given us enough power and allowed us to develop our own power at will, but as the representative of the Chu State, you cannot please the Qin State like a dog!
The relationship between Qi State and Chu State is very poor, and after Qin State destroys Zhao State, the most likely target is Chu State... You mean Yan State? Yan State is not worthy of it.
The nobles of the Chu State went to Shouchun one after another to meet Li Yuan, hoping that Li Yuan would be tough on the Qin people, prepare for war, and win over the Qi State... However, Li Yuan didn't care about these words at all, he just smiled and agreed.
Everyone, in fact, he did nothing. The nobles of Chu State were a little confused. They asked Li Yuan to prepare for war. In fact, they wanted to hand over some power to Li Yuan so that he could integrate Chu State and increase national strength.
But Li Yuan doesn’t want it.
The nobles of the Chu State suddenly began to miss Lord Chunshen... This was very strange. Back then, Lord Chunshen kept fighting for power with them and wanted to kill them. They fought with Lord Chunshen for decades.
After his death, when he was replaced by Ling Yin who didn't care about anything and allowed the nobles to develop their own power, the nobles began to think about returning some power and letting Ling Yin take responsibility. However, Li Yuan did not want to do these things.
The nobles of Chu State also have a headache. They don't understand why Chu State's Ling Yin is always so extreme. Either he wants to kill them or he wants to kill Chu State?
Li Yuan's own way of doing things also angered some radical Chu nobles. In just a few months, more than 20 nobles came to Shouchun, not to meet Li Yuan, but to meet the King of Chu.
Violent. These people want to let the King of Chu rule in person. It is impossible for the King of Chu to govern as passively as Li Yuan, right? However, Li Yuan, who has always been kind, cannot tolerate such a thing.
If you want power, I can give it to you, but if you want to take away my position, then don't blame me.
Li Yuan originally handed over the troops of the King of Chu to several of his relatives. After the nobles continued to propose that the King of Chu should be enthroned, the angry Li Yuan finally sent troops, claiming that these nobles were treason. Immediately, a civil war broke out in the Chu State.
, Qin State was naturally happy to hear this, and Lu Buwei hurriedly secretly sent some war supplies to Li Yuan to help Li Yuan... Li Yuan's army quickly defeated the few nobles who wanted to let the King of Chu rule in person, and then he
The territories of these nobles were distributed to other nobles.
Fighting a group, pulling a group, Li Yuan can be said to be a master of political fighting.
It was at this time that the young and energetic young master Fu Chu couldn't bear it any longer. He had long wanted to kill Li Yuan, but because of King Chu's poor health, he kept waiting and waiting.
After the King of Chu died of illness, he could legitimately become the King of Chu. However, seeing the current situation, Zheng Chu summoned all his disciples and said to them: "Li Yuan controls the government, and I regard you as the king.
As the son of King Kaolie, I should kill this evil thief for the sake of the country!"
One of the disciples persuaded him: "The King of Chu is not in good health... and you are the eldest son..."
"No, I understand two things today. Because of these two things, I must kill Li Yuan."
"The first thing is that the Qin State destroyed the Zhao State. Next, it will definitely attack the Chu State. Maybe the Chu State will be destroyed before the King of Chu dies of illness."
"The second thing is that the younger brother in the palace, he is a legitimate king. He wanted to take charge, so Li Yuan sent people to kill his confidants... The position of King Chu is not important at all, even if I succeed
After ascending the throne, Li Yuan could still lock him in the palace. With an empty throne and no real power, he is not the King of Chu. He holds the greatest power in his hands. Even without the title of King of Chu, he is still the King of Chu!"
