The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 6 Hey, God will not destroy Zhao

"Yes, but we can trust Lu Buwei."

"Believe in Lu Buwei's wisdom and strength."

"Lü Buwei had been working in Handan for many years. He was able to rescue the enemy's hostages when the two armies were fighting, and he was able to escape unscathed. This was his strength."

"He must have made several preparations. When he and my father escaped from Handan, he was able to find someone to hide us. I believe the person he found is capable of hiding us."

"Also, you have to believe that Lu Buwei is a smart man."

"Father is a sentimental man. When he left us and ran away alone, he must have promised him that we would be fine. Otherwise, we would not have been unable to see him for the last time."

"It's a great feat that he saved my father. But the worst thing to do is to only accomplish half of it."

"If something happens to us in the future, our affairs will become a bottomless gap between father and Lu Buwei. Our achievements will become our faults."

"My father was the monarch, and Lü Buwei was the minister. Lü Buwei was an extremely smart man, and a smart man would not allow his monarch to create a gap between himself and him."

"Especially the fatal gap."

"And finally, mother, you have to believe in our worth."

"As long as the Qin State survives, we will have many potential friends. Moreover, our friends are often capable people."

"I believe that in the current Handan City, except for the ordinary civilians who hate Qin and the King of Zhao who is blinded by anger, no one else wants us to die."

"And those who don't want us to die often come from powerful families with generations of rich and powerful people."

"Some of them see us as a ray of hope after the fall of Handan."

"There are even some people who want to use us as an opportunity to advance themselves."

Ying Zheng sneered: "The Zhao clan that is willing to help us hide today is the latter, isn't it?"

"The owner of this place doesn't want to see us. Is he really not in Handan? I'm afraid that once Handan is captured, he will appear in Handan and in this yard as soon as possible."

"He didn't see us, and only sent one confidant, just to leave room for both sides."

"It is precisely because of us and my father that Lu Buwei's friendship is so valuable."

Zhao Ji turned her worry into joy and kissed Ying Zheng several times: "Zheng'er, according to what you said, we are no longer in danger."

"Normally, the danger is controllable. But you still can't go out recently. You must keep a low profile, prepare your clothes and be ready to run at any time. It's better to be careful."

"Besides, we are living under someone else's roof, so we must not act rudely or unreasonably, lest there be complications."

"You can use the valuables that your mother brought with her as rewards to win her heart. Only when the money is spent will it be of use."

"Mother, you did a great job rewarding Chang Lu and Qing Qin just now. You should reward them more in the future. They are the only two people we can use now."

"The retainers of wealthy families are very expensive, so you should not be stingy. Money is easy to deal with, but you should not be disrespectful to them. You should know that a gentleman can be killed but not humiliated."

Zhao Ji nodded repeatedly and touched Ying Zheng's head:
"I never thought my housekeeper is such a genius. I couldn't think of what you said. Why don't you talk about it more often?"

When Ying Zheng heard this, he rolled his eyes helplessly:
"A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. As a hostage in an enemy country, the better you perform, the more you deserve to die."

"Mother, before we return to Qin, you must be careful not to let others know that I am very smart. Don't tell anyone what I just said."

Zhao Ji nodded, kissed Ying Zheng's face hard, and smiled:

"Mother knows that Zheng'er is such a genius. From now on, Zheng'er will be the backbone of mother. Mother will listen to you. After listening to Zheng'er's words, mother feels more at ease."

There is nothing else Ying Zheng should say. Fortunately, he was in Zhao State. If he was in Qin State, he would not have to hide and could just wait for death.

The grassroots mobilization and control capabilities of the six Kanto countries, as well as the quality of their officials and aristocrats, were far behind, and their defeat was not unfair.

After a few days, as expected, as Wang He's attack on the city became more and more fierce, King Xiaocheng of Zhao could no longer tolerate it. There was no need to endure it anymore. Wasn't it at this time that the hostage was killed?

Unfortunately, when King Xiaocheng of Zhao sent soldiers to capture Yiren, they found that the courtyard was already empty.

Only a few slaves were left, and they realized that the whole family had left a few days ago and were now missing.

King Xiaocheng of Zhao became even more furious and directly ordered the execution of several people.

He felt that the city was heavily guarded, and the Yiren family was such a big target, with women and children, there was no way they could escape from the city!

He must still be in the city. King Xiaocheng of Zhao ordered a city-wide search!
Just as Ying Zheng said, searching the entire city became a formality.

When soldiers came to their houses and asked for a search, some minor nobles had to pay some money to avoid the trouble.

As for those great nobles, let alone ordinary soldiers, even the grassroots officials and officers didn't dare to knock on the door.

In the end, it had no effect other than causing trouble for ordinary people and causing more resentment in their hearts.

After King Xiaocheng of Zhao failed to find anyone for several days, he temporarily put the matter behind him.

After all, Handan was still under siege, and he, as the king, had too many things to worry about.

More than a month later, news reached Zhao State that Yiren had returned to Qin State!
Lady Huayang also formally adopted Yiren as her adopted son and changed his name to Zichu.

King Xiaocheng of Zhao confirmed the news and indeed stopped the search. The situation on the battlefield was also constantly changing.

For the State of Zhao, good news came one after another.

In order to save the country from the consequences, Huang Xie, the Jun of Chu, led a large army to rescue Zhao.

At the same time, Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling of Wei State, gambled his life.

In a way that was close to or actually a rebellion, he seized the military power, selected the best of the best, and led an army of 80,000 to aid Zhao.

The state of Zhao was in imminent danger.

Huang Xie, Lord Chunshen of the State of Chu, was very famous; Wei Wuji, Lord Xinling of the State of Wei, was even more renowned.

When Lord Xinling was in Wei, none of the vassal states dared to attack Wei for more than ten years.

The two of them led their armies together with the Zhao army, and their military strength far exceeded that of the Qin army that attacked Zhao.

But even so, the coalition forces did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

Because it was said that King Zhaoxiang of Qin had ordered Bai Qi to lead the troops after failing to capture Handan for a long time and suffering heavy losses.

If Bai Qi had been the main general of the Qin army, the outcome would still be uncertain.

As a result, hey, God bless Zhao, King Xiaocheng of Zhao has been feeling this way during this period.

The person most feared by the State of Zhao and even many other vassal states, Bai Qi, the Marquis of Wu'an, disobeyed orders and was ordered to be executed by King Zhaoxiang of Qin!

Bai Qi is dead!

It is said that when the news reached the coalition forces, no one dared to believe it.

King Xiaocheng of Zhao even thought that this was Qin's trick of replacing generals before the Battle of Changping again. Zhao would never fall for the same trick played by the despicable Qin!
Turns out, it’s true!
After the news was confirmed, everyone in Zhao State, both in the court and the public, celebrated and could not help but rejoice.

The generals of the coalition forces were ecstatic, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted.

This battle has been fought.

With the arrival of the allied forces of Wei and Chu, a three-nation coalition was formed to confront the Qin army. At this time, the Qin army had become weak in terms of military strength.

Wang He's attacks were repelled several times, and urgent military information was constantly transmitted to the Qin State, but it was winter and it was difficult to send reinforcements for the time being.

Under the leadership of Xinling Jun Wei Wuji, the coalition forces of the three kingdoms took the initiative to attack the Qin army.

The Qin army was outnumbered and defeated. Wang He had no choice but to temporarily evacuate Handan, and the siege of Handan was temporarily lifted.

But it was not over yet. Wang He only retreated to Fencheng, not far from Handan.

King Zhaoxiang of Qin still had the determination to destroy Zhao.

During the months of confrontation between the coalition forces of the Three Kingdoms and the State of Qin, Wang He was indeed a famous general of the Qin State, and the Qin army was indeed as fierce as wolves and tigers.

Despite being at a disadvantage in terms of military strength and fighting in a foreign country, they still dared to take the initiative to attack. The two sides fought back and forth, and both suffered losses.

Until February of the 51st year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, the war situation became increasingly unfavorable to Qin.

King Zhaoxiang of Qin realized that there was nothing he could do, so he ordered Wang He to withdraw his troops. The war between Qin and Zhao came to an end, with Qin's temporary defeat.

The war between Qin and Zhao made King Zhaoxiang of Qin more and more angry. He had been king for fifty years and had not suffered such a big loss in many years.

The losses suffered by Zhao State must be compensated elsewhere.

You, Wei, Chu and Zhao, are now wearing the same pants, so I will just endure it for now.

Then he turned around and attacked South Korea, seizing a few cities, and barely vented some of his anger.

The war between Qin and Zhao was suspended, the siege of Handan was lifted, and the dark clouds that had been oppressing the sky over Handan city finally dissipated.

Zhao Ji and her friends have been living with their noble friends for half a year.

In the past six months, although I had enough food and clothing, I didn't even dare to go out. I was really unable to hold it in.

Apart from the reports from the steward, the news from the outside world also came from the information Chang Lu and Qing Qin obtained through their frequent investigations.

As things developed day by day, the results were just as Ying Zheng had expected.

Zhao Ji was delighted day after day, her son was truly a genius!
When the news of the Qin army's withdrawal came, Ying Zheng called Zhao Ji into the room and said to her:
"Mother, I have something to tell you next, please listen carefully."

Zhao Ji knelt obediently in front of Ying Zheng and nodded repeatedly.

"Now that the war is over and the siege of Handan has been lifted, it would be extremely disrespectful for us to remain here with our noble friend."

"If Handan City is captured, he would naturally want everyone to know that we are here."

"But now Handan City has not been conquered, so we should save some dignity for ourselves. We should go back to the hostage house."

Zhao Ji interrupted Ying Zheng and asked, "Zheng'er, mother listens to what you said. Can't we go back to Qin in a short time?"

(End of this chapter)