The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 270 Yan: I will take revenge sooner rather than later
Just as Pang Nuan became familiar with military affairs and was preparing to lobby the various countries for an alliance soon, there was movement in the State of Yan.

King Xi of Yan was a man who would rather take revenge sooner rather than later. There was only one reason why he could endure it, and that was that he could not win.

If there is a chance, he is absolutely willing to fight and is determined to take revenge immediately.

King Yan sneered at the lobbyists and secret envoys from Chu and Wei who advocated an alliance to attack Qin. He saw clearly that even if Qin wanted to annex the world, it would first destroy the Three Jins, which would be beyond the reach of Yan.

But now the State of Zhao is in imminent danger. Everyone knows that Zhao wants to destroy Yan, and he has the ability to do so.

To put it bluntly, one is a future threat and the other is a current threat. There is no point in settling these accounts.

Now that Qin, Chu and Zhao are all on good terms, it is disadvantageous to the State of Yan. However, if the Three Jins unite with the State of Chu and they join forces to attack Qin, their relationship will inevitably break down. By then, the State of Qin will still have to seek friendship with the State of Yan. Only with the alliance of Qin and the two countries taking care of each other from east to west can the State of Yan be safe.

Now that Zhao State is so ferocious, he must be crazy to help Zhao State resolve the danger it is facing, make Zhao State stronger, increase the danger it is facing Yan State, and destroy potential alliance relations.

Even though there was no interest involved on a daily basis, when other countries attacked Qin, Yan State, in order not to attract hatred, just went along with the trend and played a supporting role, but did not put in any effort.

Now the State of Zhao has gone too far and wants to use me as a gun. That’s impossible!

What's the benefit of attacking Qin? We can't get any cities or lands, and even if we get them, they're all yours. What do I want?!

Yes, the Qin State is a potential danger in the future, but your Zhao State is a clear danger in front of us!

You want to trick me into working hard for your country, to help your country solve its current crisis, to strengthen your country, and to give you more power to fight against the country of Yan? You are just kidding!

King Xi of Yan didn't care about their alliance. On the contrary, the most important thing now was to take revenge and quickly regain the lost territory!

The Zhao army treated the people as they did for food, and now people are full of resentment. The city that Zhao had captured is not stable. This is a good opportunity to take it back. If we really wait for two years, Zhao will have absorbed the city, and it will not be easy to take it back.

After searching the entire Yan State for several months with all their might for the famous general Gao Cai, they finally found him.

The drama is very interesting.

There are always outstanding rulers in the world, but unfortunately the world changes and their rise and fall are sudden.

King Wuling of Zhao adopted the Hu clothing and rode and shot, which made Zhao strong. He was able to expand the territory and become the overlord of the world. It was a pity that he could not distinguish his family affairs, and his heroic name after the Shaqiu Incident became a laughing stock.

King Zhao of Yan, the one who is virtuous and hardworking is called Zhao, the one who is respectful and beautiful in appearance and listens to his words is called Zhao, the one who is wise and knowledgeable is called Zhao.

King Zhao of Yan ascended the throne at a young age. When he ascended the throne, there were powerful enemies outside and problems at home. The State of Yan had just suffered a great chaos and was extremely decadent and on the verge of destruction. As soon as he ascended the throne, he treated the wise and humble with courtesy, recruited talented people, worked hard to govern the country, put the people first, and strictly adhered to benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom.

His broad-mindedness and magnanimity are rare in the world. He once said: All the scholars in the world are my scholars.

Jieshi Pavilion and Huangjintai were both built by King Zhao for wise men. King Zhao himself was humble and respectful to the scholars and trusted those he employed.

All the talented people in the world rushed to him, and all the top heroes in the world were his subjects. Guo Kui, Zou Yan, Yue Yi, Qin Kai, Su Dai, Qu Yong, Ju Xin, and Su Qin were all loyal to him for a time.

King Zhao of Yan reigned for 32 years. He reformed internal affairs, sorted out military preparations, tightened the law, rectified the administration of officials, shared weal and woe with the people, worked hard to strengthen the country, drove out the barbarians to the north, expanded the territory by thousands of miles, strengthened Yan and defeated Qi, and dominated the world.

It’s a pity that everything vanished with the passing of King Zhao of Yan. Life is bound to have ups and downs, and so is the destiny of a country.

Ever since King Zhao of Yan brought the crumbling Yan State back to its heyday, it has been declining.

When his son King Hui of Yan came to the throne, all the wise men mentioned above disappeared. This shows that the word "Hui" is not easy to pronounce. It means benevolence and kindness, or weakness and incompetence. It depends on one's own opinion.

Now by the time of King Xi of Yan, Zou Yan was in despair.

When Ju Xin was young, he served King Wuling of Zhao and was on good terms with Pang Nuan. He was disheartened by the Shaqiu Rebellion in Zhao State. When he heard that King Zhao of Yan was eager to recruit talented people, he fled to Yan. He was highly valued by King Zhao. For a time, Ju Xin was as famous as Guo Kui, Yue Yi, Zou Yan and others.

In the State of Yan, Ju Xin assisted King Zhao of Yan in carrying out reforms and strengthening the country, which greatly increased the national strength of Yan. He and Zou Yan traveled to various countries and joined forces to attack Qi. Regardless of his talent and virtue, he was a great sage of the time.

When King Yan heard that Zhao State was sending Li Mu to the northern border to drink the wind and sand, he was immediately delighted. However, Wuxiang Jun Le Cheng was not an easy person to deal with. Not long after, he got the news that Zhao State actually appointed an old man who was about to die as a general. King Yan was overjoyed.

However, the suspicious King Xi of Yan immediately became alert. King Zhao did not seem like a fool. Would it be possible that he really had outstanding talents by letting such an old antique be the general?

Similarly, Zhao's actions also reminded King Xi of Yan that if Zhao could use old ministers, then I, the King of Yan, could naturally do the same!
In addition, King Xi of Yan couldn't find a reliable general to lead the army, so he had to look to his former ministers. After some investigation, he found out that there really was one.

Another famous master who is still in Yan State is Ju Xin. Although he is also old, he is at least a few years younger than Pang Nuan. Moreover, Ju Xin is much more famous than Pang Nuan, and his past military and political experience has also proved his ability. Using Ju Xin as a general is definitely better than Pang Nuan. The advantage is on my side!

In order to show his appreciation for Ju Xin, King Xi of Yan ordered Yan Dan to invite him in person.

Yan Dan was cheered up. It was really not easy. As a mascot, he had never been involved in power or politics, but now he had the opportunity to invite talented people. It was not easy at all.

Yan Dan, who returned to his country, was extremely depressed during this period. There was no good news this year. He was expelled back to his country and his face was greatly damaged. His country was attacked again and again and suffered heavy losses. Then he thought about the powerful Qin State and the ferocious Zhao State, while the country was still in the same situation. With all these internal and external troubles, long-term and short-term concerns, how could he not be worried.

Yan Dan supported the alliance of various countries to attack Qin. He could see the threat posed by Qin and he also had resentment in his heart.

But when he put himself in his father's position and thought about it, he decided that it was okay to attack Qin, but Yan could not participate. Not only could it not participate, but it would be best to take advantage of the attack by other countries to launch a surprise attack on Zhao and regain lost territory. In addition, it would also be best to secretly pass messages to Qin so that other countries would fight to the point of being bloodied, and Yan could reap the benefits.

As a result, his suggestion was severely criticized by King Xi of Yan.

It was understandable that they did not join the coalition, but if they dared to stab Zhao in the back, the coalition forces could not destroy Qin, so how could they not destroy Yan? These words frightened Yan Dan into a cold sweat, and he really thought it was simple.

However, King Xi of Yan had already secretly passed the message to the State of Qin.

(End of this chapter)