The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 565: Desperate Yan State

Of course, the most desperate one was Wang Xi of Yan.

At this time, King Xi of Yan also received Ying Zheng's manifesto and declaration of war.

He collapsed powerlessly on the throne.

Once again, the bet was lost.

And this time, maybe all your money will be lost.

Because Yan State has gambled everything.

But King Xi of Yan still wanted to struggle one last time.

King Xi of Yan immediately and without hesitation sent a large army to capture and imprison Yan Dan, Gao Jianli, Ren Feng, and all their family members, especially Jing Ke's wife and concubines. No one was left alive and they were all captured.

At the same time, he immediately submitted a report to Ying Zheng, stating that he knew nothing about it and that it was all the conspiracy of the rebellious son Yan Dan!
Our own Yan State sincerely wanted to submit and offer our congratulations and land.

I never expected that it was the rebellious son Yan Dan who was so wishful thinking and bold as to do such a stupid and treasonous thing. All this has nothing to do with the State of Yan or me, a humble official.

King Xi of Yan's memorial was extremely humble, calling himself a humble official, and his story was extremely convincing, putting all the blame on Yan Dan. He also claimed that he had found out everything, arrested all the principal and accomplices, and their families, including Yan Dan, and left everyone to be dealt with by Ying Zheng.

I just hope that Ying Zheng will see things clearly and not vent his anger on Yan State. Moreover, the cities and lands previously offered are all real, and the conditions remain unchanged! Even if more is ceded, Yan State can send envoys to offer more!
King Xi of Yan sent an envoy with a memorial to the State of Qin over a thousand miles in an urgent message.

And he did not sit idly by and wait for death. Instead, he made every effort to prepare for war and was ready to resist the Qin State in the early spring of the following year.

This matter became known to everyone, even the subjects of Yan State knew about it.

They don't care whether it was Yan Wangxi's or Yan Dan's idea, they are all royal family anyway.

They also feel ashamed of this matter.

The people in Yan and Zhao are tough and simple, and they are always warm and friendly to their guests. Most people truly despise such dirty tactics from the bottom of their hearts.

Whether it is the host attacking the guest or the guest attacking the host, it is difficult for ordinary people to accept. It tramples on the most basic trust and friendship.

Ying Zheng's unremitting propaganda over the years has now produced huge results.

In the eyes of ordinary subjects, their king is incompetent, unkind and unjust, and simply shameless to the extreme.

The King of Qin next door is a sage king sent from heaven, with unparalleled benevolence and virtue. Look at how powerful the Qin State has become under his governance, and how better the lives of the Qin people have become.

And this great king of theirs dragged everyone into the bottomless abyss.

Since they could not confront the Qin State head-on, they resorted to this despicable and dirty method that had never been seen before.

The main thing is that the Qin State has not shown any ill will towards our Yan State. As a result, you think that the other party has malicious intentions, so you take the initiative and use such despicable means, but it has not succeeded yet.

This, this, completely made all the Yan people unable to hold their heads up in front of the people of the world.

Moreover, no matter how stupid the Yan people were, they knew that Yan was about to face a disaster, and all the innocent people would suffer along with the stupid behavior of the royal family. Even if the King of Qin was a good person, he would be really angry this time, and no one knew how to retaliate against Yan.

King Xi of Yan spared no effort to mobilize the State of Yan to fight against the State of Qin, but the results were extremely meager.

The Yan people had little fighting power under the dictatorship of the Yan nobles. In the current situation, they had even less morale and fighting spirit. Coupled with the fear of Qin's revenge, people were in panic and fled everywhere.

What little public support there is left is really not much now.

The Yan State was already seriously injured before the battle. Of course, this was also because the ancient country of Yan was already plagued by many diseases. Now that the ice and snow were coming and the strong winds were coming, it naturally collapsed.

Not only ordinary people, but many nobles were also busy preparing to escape. What their king had done was too stupid. The Qin army would come and leave no grass behind. There was no chance to surrender. It was better for them to escape quickly, flee to another country, change their appearance, and change their voice. They could talk about the future later.

The resentment and dissatisfaction of many ministers and nobles towards Prince Xi of Yan and Yan Dan had reached its peak.

What you do is too unkind and you break the rules to an extreme degree.

Such a big thing was not even discussed with everyone else, it was just done directly, and before it was completed, it was all over, and everyone didn't even have a chance to surrender.

Originally, like Han and Zhao, even if they could not defeat the enemy, they could still keep their family wealth. But now, who knows whether Qin will allow them to surrender!
As for Yan Dan, he was imprisoned in prison.

After learning that the assassination attempt had failed, he vomited blood, fainted, and fell into despair.

Careful planning and risking everything.

But, I still lost the bet.

Why? Why? !

How unfair God is!
King Xi of Yan sent people to capture him. He originally wanted to escape, but in the end he sighed deeply, gave up resisting, and gave up escaping.

Where can he escape to in such a big world? This matter cannot be resolved unless he dies.

All his personal guards and attendants were imprisoned with him.

In just a few days, Yan Dan had lost a lot of weight and half of his hair had turned white.

The failure in his attempt to slay the dragon dealt a heavy blow to his morale. Even though he had not yet completely collapsed, he was truly hopeless and powerless.

He didn't make any excuses. At this point, there was no need to say more. Since he had done it, he had to face the consequences, no matter what they were.

Yan Dan only submitted a memorial to King Xi of Yan, which was full of strategies on how to resist the Qin State. He warned King Xi of Yan not to harbor any luck and that the right way was to resist with all his strength. He did not say anything else.

Although Yan Dan was captured, his Crown Princess Ju Rong, three concubines, and his two sons and two daughters had already been sent out of Ji City and quietly settled in a remote area in the southern part of Chu. Yan Dan asked them to hide their identities, left them a large amount of wealth, and several of his most trusted confidants.

Yan Dan made this preparation as soon as he saw Jing Ke off and returned to Jidu. After all, if he was safe, he could bring his wife and children back at any time. If there was any problem, it would be convenient for him to escape alone.

If it really doesn't work, we can always leave our bloodline.

Yan Dan did the right thing and was very cautious. But he was worried that too many people would make him a big target, so he didn't tell anyone and didn't even consider taking Jing Ke's widow with him.

In other words, Yan Dan used Gao Jianli and others as targets to attract King Xi of Yan, and King Xi of Yan had been sending people to keep an eye on them.

Gao Jianli and Ren Feng had not received any news when they were captured, and they did not know that Jing Ke had failed.

Although they had already prepared to leave Jidu and hide their identities as soon as they received the news of Jing Ke's failure, their actions were all in the eyes of King Yan, who would not let go of these bargaining chips.

They did not have time to receive any news and were completely unprepared. They did not even have the chance to escape. They were under heavy attack and were burdened by their family members, so they were easily captured.

As for the Qin State, after more than half a month of busy work, Yan Jin has found out everything, sorted out the files and submitted them to Ying Zheng. He is just waiting for Ying Zheng to make a judgment. As for how far he wants to expand this matter, everything depends on Ying Zheng's intention.

The investigation of the case was very simple. As the commander of the Xuanyu Guard, Yan Jin was Ying Zheng's most trusted confidant and a die-hard loyalist. He knew the whole incident clearly.

The so-called investigation of a case is just following procedures, which is more about clarifying what happened, mainly some details.

During this process, the farmer took the initiative to explain the source of the poison on the Yuchang sword.

The six-fingered black hero brought Mrs. Xu and her husband to explain Canhong's situation.

These two families have long passed on the blame, and the poison given to the farmers was only given after approval.

Jianxinjun submitted reports with details many times, but they were all kept and not sent out.

The final details of this extremely egregious and morally corrupt incident are:

The King of Yan was unkind and unjust, shameless and untrustworthy, and broke his alliance and agreement, using the name of a congratulatory ceremony to carry out the assassination. The mastermind was the King of Yan, and the actual operator was his legitimate son Yan Dan.

They found Jing Ke from Qi and Qin Wuyang from Yan, who bore resentment towards the Qin Dynasty, and committed a heinous crime against the whole world.

The weapon used by the assassin was provided by a high-ranking official from the State of Zhao whose name is not convenient to be revealed for the time being.

What is certain is that the State of Yan and some people of Zhao had a conspiracy to overthrow the Qin Dynasty.

The State of Yan had already joined forces with the State of Wei and the State of Chu to attack Qin during the chaos.

When the details of the incident were announced, many people who had been trembling with fear and praying to gods all day long fainted again. I don't know how many people shouted.

The course of events has been clarified, so how do we characterize it?

Ying Zheng was not in a hurry to make a judgment and deliberately let the wind blow for a while.

Ying Zheng did not intend to kill people indiscriminately. Killing was never the goal. On the contrary, meaningless killing would bring many problems.

There was no need to kill a few mice to demonstrate his majesty.

But we still have to scare them when necessary, and clean up those who don't know what's going on.

Moreover, when everyone thinks they are doomed, not killing them is also a means of gaining loyalty.

This is the practical application of the alternative window opening theory.

Lift high and put down gently, it is better to use it than to waste it.

Similarly, this matter can be left alone for now, and can be brought up again when needed to start a massacre.

Now that the people of Zhao have just surrendered, there is no need to massacre them. This will turn the originally good integration situation into a mess in an instant.

Although there were indeed some people in Zhao who had evil intentions, they were only a minority, some small characters.

The overall situation is still stable and improving, and now it is better to show kindness than to protest.

Now just let the wind blow it and give it a scare.

The purpose of planning this matter was to find a reasonable and appropriate reason to attack the State of Yan and establish authority.

The Zhao people were just being warned in passing, but we didn't really want to kill them all.

The people of Zhao had just surrendered, so they were already feeling uneasy and their hearts were still unsettled. If they were forced into a corner, it would only lead to chaos.

It would be enough to let a few damn scapegoats die. There is no need to implicate many people endlessly. It is more useful if many people are alive now.

Killing is never the goal.

(End of this chapter)