The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 214 Humiliation of Yan Dan

Meng Ao is already old, and Meng Wu has been training by his side, and he has quite good abilities. Now Ying Zheng is also training Meng Wu well, preparing him to take over his father's job.

The brothers Meng Tian and Meng Yi are now both serving as Shizhong (attendants of the imperial court) and are on duty in the royal palace guards. They are also being well trained.

Foreigners like the Meng family had no chance of advancement in their native country, but they made a name for themselves in the Qin Dynasty, holding high positions and power, gaining wealth and honor, and they could also enfeoff their wives and children, and bring blessings to their descendants, making the family prosperous. Their loyalty was absolutely ironclad. After all, they had not yet established a foundation, and all their honor and disgrace depended on the monarch's thoughts.

In the past two years, Daqin does not need to do anything else but to digest the Hedong area. After all, this land is so good and so big that it is almost half the size of Korea.

As for the subsequent reactions, I was mentally prepared.

Another point is, if this news gets out, it will stimulate Yan Dan again.

Let Yan Dan send a message to Yan State so that Yan State can be prepared, and Yan and Zhao can fight more fiercely.

Now we just wait for him to come to our door and send him off.

Sure enough, Yan Dan came.

During this period of time, Yan Dan has been with Qing Ke and has taken very good care of him. With Yan Dan's methods, it is enough for Qing Ke and him to develop a deep relationship.

Yan Dan considerately took the person to the hostage residence. The small courtyard arranged by Xuanyuwei was really a humiliation to live in for a day.

Although for Qing Ke, he didn't even want to stand on an inch of Qin's land.

Under Yan Dan's careful care, Qing Ke's injuries were finally healed.

Qing Ke was deeply moved by Yan Dan's kindness and kept it in his heart, but he really didn't want to stay in Daqin for even a single day. He had been preparing to return to Qi in the past few days. He just wanted to go home and tell Qing Yue about this and go home to be alone and quiet. Now, his own home was the only place he wanted to stay the most.

Yan Dan originally planned to see Qing Ke off and then recruit him under his command when he returned to Yan State. After all, Qing Ke now knew the importance of power.

The relationship between the two has made rapid progress recently, so there is a good chance that Qing Ke will be won over.

Yan Dan felt a little proud that he could recruit such a talented person under his command.

Unfortunately, the piece of news made him dizzy.

Qin and Zhao formed an alliance to attack Wei and Yan.

That's not right. Qin and Yan are allies. Why are we helping Zhao fight Wei? Didn't we help last year? Why are we here again?

What benefits has Zhao State given to your Qin?

Oh, I’ll give you half of the cities conquered by Zhao. That’s really good.

Pretty good shit!
Those are my cities! My lands! They will all be mine from now on!
Those all belong to Yan State!

King Xi of Yan had some idea as to whether Yan was a match for Zhao, but not much.

But Yan Dan knew that if there was no external interference, Yan would be no match for Zhao.

It was crushed in all aspects.

As for the land, Zhao was fertile while Yan was poor. As for the population, Zhao had many people while Yan had few. As for the court, King Wuling of Zhao implemented the great reform of wearing Hu clothing and riding and shooting to crack down on the nobles and strengthen the military. As for the Yan, although King Zhao of Yan was a great ruler, it was a pity that the reform was only a flash in the pan and the old nobles still stubbornly occupied the entire court. As for the military, well, Zhao's elite cavalry was famous all over the world, and no one would think of letting Yan's ox-horse infantry fight against Zhao's iron cavalry.

Not really. King Xi of Yan tried it as soon as he came to power, but was later defeated by Lian Po and forced to surrender.

It was such a disgrace that Prince Yan remembered it for the rest of his life.

Yan Dan thought about the current situation in the world and knew that Qin could not be allowed to attack Wei. Only Wei could help Yan.

Last year, Qin and Zhao attacked Wei. The King of Wei had never suffered such humiliation before, and he would definitely retaliate when he got the chance. With Wei's deterrence on the side, Zhao would never dare to act rashly.

This shows the importance of intelligence. Yan Dan could not have known that King Anxi of Wei was on his deathbed. If he knew, he would have known that Qin's attack on Wei was inevitable. Yan Dan hurried to the Xianyang Palace to meet Ying Zheng.

No matter how difficult it is, or how small the chance is, you must give it a try!
Ying Zheng curled his lips and summoned him to the court.

Yan Dan bowed respectfully, three times more respectful than usual, after all, he had something to ask of him.

"Foreign minister Yan Dan pays respect to His Majesty. May Your Majesty be blessed with good health and good health!"

Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Stand up."

"Dan, I was just looking for you, but by chance you are here too. What's the matter?"

Yan Dan replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have heard that Qin wants to form an alliance with Zhao. Is this true or false?"

Ying Zheng sighed softly: "It is true. I was just about to summon you for this matter."

"Qin and Zhao formed an alliance to attack Wei and Yan together. Zhao attacked Yan and Qin attacked Wei."

Yan Dan said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Qin and Yan have always been on good terms, and Qin and Yan have formed an alliance first. Your Majesty's benevolence, righteousness, generosity, integrity and integrity are known to the world, and Yan has always been respectful to Qin. If Your Majesty now forms an alliance with Zhao for Zhao's trick and betrays the friendship between the two countries, I am afraid that people all over the world will criticize you."

"Moreover, the threat to Qin has always been Wei and Zhao. If Zhao swallows Yan, Zhao will no longer have to worry about the future. The threat is greater than that of Wei. Wei and Zhao have always been enemies. Your Majesty, if you help Zhao swallow Yan and attack Wei now, isn't it a very unwise thing to do?"

"This is a conspiracy by the State of Zhao. Your Majesty must not fall for it."

Ying Zheng watched Yan Dan's performance quietly. What he said seemed to make sense, but in fact it was all nonsense.

Zhao did not have the ability to annex Yan, and Qin, Wei and Qi would not allow it.

Attacking Wei has always been the national policy of the Qin Dynasty, especially taking over the Hedong area.

Besides, the conflict between Yan and Zhao would damage their national strength. Wouldn’t it be wonderful for Qin to take over the cities of Wei and sit back and watch the tigers and leopards fight each other?
After listening to Yan Dan's words, Ying Zheng shook his head slightly and said, "The army has already moved, how can we retreat so easily?"

"Yan is also a powerful country. Zhao will never destroy Yan. Moreover, Dan, I promise you that if Zhao wants to destroy Yan, I will definitely help you restore your country."

"I have one more thing to do when I attack Wei this time, and that is to avenge my father."

"Now the King of Wei is also seriously ill, I will force him to death to repay my father's spirit in heaven."

Yan Dan's heart sank instantly. That was all he could say. He had nothing more to say.

Yan Dan's face was gloomy, and he replied softly: "I understand, I will take my leave."

"Wait a minute."

"There is one more thing, Dan. In order to show our sincerity in forming an alliance with Zhao, Daqin needs to send you back home."

These words instantly ignited Yan Dan's cold heart into a rage.

This is a humiliation! A complete humiliation!

Without waiting for Yan Dan to reply, Ying Zheng continued, "The State of Zhao has also offered their sincerity for this. As long as you are sent back, all the cities captured by the State of Zhao in this battle will be divided into half for the Qin State."

"Dan, you should understand that as a monarch you have to consider the country, and sometimes you have no choice."

"After you succeed to the throne, if you want to attack Zhao, I can help you."

"Dan, go back and prepare. I will send someone to escort you back to the country in three days."

(End of this chapter)