In the blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed. The Qin army has conquered Handan and captured Zhao Wangqian, but Jing Ke still did not take any action.
Another month later, the Qin army pacified the entire territory of Zhao and Chen Bing was on the border of Yan. Prince Dan was very worried about the Qin army attacking Yan, so he went to urge Jing Ke and said: "Qin's army has reached the border of Yan and may cross the Yi River at any time. When the time comes, there will be no unbroken eggs in the nest. Even if I want to I will never have a chance to serve you again!"
Jing Ke understood what Prince Dan meant and said: "I am also thinking about this and want to visit the Prince! But if I go alone, how can King Qin receive me? How can we discuss important matters without a chance to get close?"
"If you have any requests, sir, just ask."
"Now there are only two things that the Yan State can impress the King of Qin. One is the map of Dukang of the Yan State and the second-hand head of General Fan Yuqi! If I take these two things to the State of Qin, I will definitely be received by the King of Qin. Only in this way can I have a chance. Repay the prince!"
"The map is easy to tell. I can give it to you now. It's just that General Fan came to Yan State because he was desperate. How can I bear to kill a loyal and honest person! Sir, please think of another way!"
Jing Ke knew that Prince Dan couldn't bear it, so he met with Fan Yuqi privately and said: "The King of Qin treated the general too cruelly. Not only did he kill the general's parents and clan, but now he wants to use thousands of catties of gold and thousands of feudal households to What are you going to do with the purchase of the general’s head?”
Yu Qi looked up at the sky, sighed and cried: "Every time I think of this, it hurts to the bone, but I have no choice but to watch King Qin murder my clan!"
"Now there is an opportunity to avenge the general and at the same time relieve the disaster faced by the Yan Kingdom!"
"Want to hear the details!"
"I am planning to assassinate the King of Qin, but I have no chance to get close to him. If I can get the general's head to present to the King of Qin, then he will be happy to summon me, and I can grab his sleeve with my left hand and use my right hand to stab him with a dagger. By stabbing him in the chest, the hatred of the general can be washed away, and the shame of being bullied by Yan can also be washed away. I wonder if the general is willing?"
Fan Yuqi said bitterly: "This is my unforgettable hatred. Please avenge me, sir!" Then he committed suicide.
When Prince Dan heard the news, he drove quickly to Fan Yuqi's hotel, lay on the body and cried bitterly. Although he felt that what Jing Ke did was inappropriate, he understood his original intention. Seeing that it was irreversible, he had no choice but to put Fan Yuqi's head in a box, seal it and give it to Jing Ke.
The two things needed to approach the King of Qin were ready. Prince Dan handed the prepared Mrs. Xu's dagger to Jing Ke and said, "This is the sharpest dagger in the world. It was made by Mrs. Xu of the State of Zhao. Let the craftsmen It is made by quenching it with poisonous water ninety-nine times. When killing people, they will die immediately if they see a trace of blood."
Then he called the warrior Qin Wuyang and told Jing Ke, "This is a warrior from Yan State. He killed people at the age of thirteen. No one else dares to look at him face to face. Let him be your assistant."
Jing Ke said: "Now everything is ready, I just need to wait for my friends to arrive and we can set off!"
What Jing Ke is waiting for is Gai Nie, the master of swordsmanship from Zhao! Jing Ke visited Ge Nie in Yuci many times and was deeply impressed by his swordsmanship.
I still remember that when Jing Ke met him for the first time, he was still young and was scared away by Gai Nie's majesty. The second time he met, he only dared to talk about swordsmanship with Gai Nie and did not dare to fight. The third time he met, he dared to talk to Gai Nie. He took action, but was defeated within three moves! Later, Jing Ke visited him many times to learn the essence of swordsmanship from him, and the two gradually became sworn friends and cherished each other.
Jing Ke sent someone to invite Gai Nie very early and wanted to join him in assassinating the King of Qin. However, due to the brutal war between Qin and Zhao, Yuci was severely damaged. The envoy could not find Gai Nie and was afraid of Jing Ke's blame, so he ran away. After waiting for a long time, there is still no news.
Prince Dan suspected that Jing Ke was stalling for time, thinking that he had gone back on his word, so he urged him again: "There are not many days left. Do you have any plans to leave, sir? I would like to send Qin Wuyang first, and then set off later."
Jing Ke knew that Prince Dan was doubting himself and was very angry. He rebuked Prince Dan and said, "What do you mean by sending the prince like this? Do you think I regret it? If you just do it and fail to complete your mission, you are a worthless boy! Now it's time to Taking a dagger into the unpredictable violent Qin Dynasty will make it even more difficult to ensure that the mission is completed! The reason why I am staying temporarily is to wait for another friend to go with me to live up to the prince's trust. Now the prince thinks that I have delayed time, then Just say goodbye!"
Prince Dan apologized quickly, but Jing Ke had already decided to travel.
The next day, Jing Ke and Qin Wuyang finished preparing their luggage and were about to say goodbye to the prince and set off. Prince Dan and the guests who knew about this all wore white clothes and white hats to see Jing Ke off. There were only five or six people in total. When they were sent to the bank of Yishui River, Gao Jianli was building the building, making a desolate and melancholy tone. Jingke sang in time, "The wind is rustling and the Yishui River is cold. A strong man will never come back when he is gone!" All those who saw him off shed tears. Suddenly the sound of building construction became impassioned again, and Jing Ke sang along, "Enter the tiger's den and enter the dragon's palace, look up to the sky and exhale and become a white rainbow." After singing, Jing Ke got in the car and drove away without even looking back.
When he came to Qin, Jing Ke brought a gift worth thousands of gold and went to visit Meng Jia, the concubine of the King of Qin's favorite ministers. He said: "I am the envoy of King Yan, here to convey King Yan's will. Now Han and Zhao have returned to Qin. The land of Yan State is barren and the population is sparse, so it cannot survive alone. King Yan does not dare to bother King Qin’s army, so he wants to offer the land of Yan State on his own initiative, hoping to become a subject of Qin like Han and Zhao!"
Meng Jia did not know Jing Ke. Although Jing Ke presented many treasures, he still had doubts in his heart and said: "How do you prove that you are the envoy of King Yan? What you are conveying is the order of King Yan?"
"In order to show his sincerity of surrender, King Yan specially ordered me to bring two gifts to King Qin! One is the map of Dukang of Yan State, and the other is the head of Fan Yuqi, the traitorous general of Qin State. Dukang is the richest man in Yan State. area, and Fan Yuqi is a traitor general whom the King of Qin ordered to put a reward on, so the King of Yan wants to use this to show his true intentions!"
"Can you let me take a look first? In case it disturbs King Qin."
Jingke knew that Meng Jia wanted to check whether the gift was genuine, so he asked someone to bring the map and the head. Meng Jia told the people around him: "You guys should come and take a look too!" Some of them knew Fan Yuqi and the Tao was indeed true. There were also people who had been to Dukang of Yan State and told Meng Jia that the map was not a fake.
After Meng Jia checked the authenticity, he was very happy and said: "The king of Yan can recognize the general trend and follow the trend, which is the blessing of the Yan country. I will definitely report it to the king!" Jing Ke thanked him.
The next day at the court meeting, Meng Jia reported to the King of Qin: "The King of Yan was frightened when he saw that Han and Zhao were destroyed. He did not dare to send out troops to resist the king's soldiers. He was willing to sacrifice the land and people of the country, rank them among other vassal states, and pay taxes. He served as if he were directly under the jurisdiction of the county. Now he was too frightened to come and make a statement in person. So he cut off the head of Qin's traitor general Fan Yuqi, sealed it in a box, and ordered the special envoy to take Fan Yuqi's head and Yan's head. The map of the richest Dukang area is presented to the king. Please give me your instructions."
When the King of Qin heard the news, he was very happy. He put on his formal attire, arranged a nine-guest ceremony, which was extremely grand in diplomacy, and summoned the envoys of Yan State in Xianyang Palace.
Jing Ke held Fan Yuqi's head, and Qin Wuyang held the map box. They advanced in the order of chief and deputy envoys. When they reached the steps in front of the palace, Qin Wuyang's face suddenly changed and he was trembling with fear. The ministers were surprised. Jing Ke turned back and smiled at Qin Wuyang, stepped forward to apologize and said: "The savage people in the barbarian land of the northern vassal have never seen the emperor, so they are frightened. I hope that the king will tolerate him and allow him to complete his mission in front of the king."
The King of Qin said to Jing Ke: "Give me the map Wuyang brought."
Jing Ke took the map and presented it. King Qin unfolded the map. The scroll was stretched to the end and the dagger was exposed. Jing Ke took the opportunity to grab King Qin's sleeve with his left hand, and stabbed him with a dagger in his right hand. King Qin was shocked. He jumped up and broke his sleeve. He hurriedly drew his sword. The sword was too long, so he didn't pull it out at once, but just grabbed the scabbard. Jing Ke chased the King of Qin, and the King of Qin ran around the pillar.
The ministers were all stunned by this unexpected incident. The laws of the Qin State stipulate that the ministers in the palace are not allowed to carry any weapons; the military attachés can only guard outside the palace in order with weapons, and are not allowed to enter the palace without the emperor's order. At the critical moment, it was too late to summon the guards below, so Jing Ke had the opportunity to pursue the King of Qin.
In a hurry, the King of Qin could only fight Jing Ke with his bare hands. At this time, Xia Wuqi, the attendant medical officer, threw the medicine bag at Jing Ke, but missed. The attendants calmed down and shouted: "Your Majesty, push the sword behind your back!" King Qin pushed the sword behind his back, then pulled out the sword and attacked Jing Ke, cutting off his left leg. Jing Ke was crippled, so he raised his dagger and threw it directly at the King of Qin. He missed but hit the bronze pillar. The King of Qin attacked Jing Ke one after another, and Jing Ke was stabbed in eight places.
Jing Ke knew that the big thing would not succeed, so he leaned on the pillar and laughed, spread his legs like a dustpan and sat on the ground and cursed: "The reason why the big thing failed is because I want to capture you alive and force you to make a contract to return it to the princes." The land contract will be repaid to the prince." At this time, the guards rushed forward and killed Jing Ke.
King Qin was stunned on the spot and was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses.
After Jing Ke assassinated Qin, the King of Qin was furious and ordered Li Siche to investigate Jing Ke's case. At the same time, he sent Wang Jian and Xin Sheng to lead 100,000 Qin troops from Zhao to attack Yan! King Yan was shocked when he got the news and immediately summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.
Prince Fu Juwu said: "Now that Yan has been fighting for many years, the country is weak and weak. If we don't unite the princes, it will be difficult to win!"
King Yan said: "The only countries connected with Yan are Qi and Zhao. However, both countries have old grudges with Yan, and Zhao has been destroyed, leaving only Daidi. How can they unite now?"
Ju Wudao said: "Although Yan and Zhao have old grievances, now that Zhao Gongzijia exists alone in the land of Dai, the country will be destroyed and the family will be destroyed, which will inevitably not last long. It is also in his interest to unite Yan State to resist Qin! Qi Yan has deep grievances, and I am afraid it will be difficult to Send troops to assist us. The Chu State is newly established and may send troops to help us! Please send an envoy to ask the King of Chu for rescue. At the same time, send people to the Qin State to spread the news of the alliance between Yan and Chu, so that the Qin Army will be worried that the Chu State will not be able to send troops. Invade Yan State with all our strength."
The King of Yan thought that what Prince Fu said was very reasonable, so he sent envoys to contact Gongzi Jia and King Chu of Chu, and at the same time sent people to Xianyang to publicize the news of the Chu-Yan alliance.
Let's say that when the envoy came to Dai, he saw Gongzi Jia. Gongzi Jia was overjoyed. He knew that the situation of Yan State was critical now. Once Yan was destroyed by the Qin army, that Dai land would definitely not be able to survive alone! So he agreed to the request of Yan State and temporarily assembled 30,000 people to reinforce Yan State, under the unified command of Prince Dan.
Prince Dan believed that there were many rivers in the land of Yan and Zhao, and the rivers should be used as natural barriers to block the Qin army, occupy favorable terrain, and attack the Qin army. So he led the 100,000 Yan Dynasty coalition forces to occupy favorable terrain on major rivers, and deployed the main force to the west of Yishui to block the Qin army.
The Qin army moved quickly and soon reached the bank of Yishui. The two armies faced each other across the water. The Yan Dynasty coalition forces waited for work and relied on the favorable terrain to block the Qin army's advance.
Wang Jian and Xin Sheng discussed countermeasures. Wang Jian said: "The coalition forces of the Yan Dynasty occupy the favorable terrain at the mouth of the river. Our army cannot break through and need to find other crossings!"
Xin Sheng said: "General Wang's words are reasonable. Now the Yi River ferry is occupied by the coalition forces of the Yan Dynasty. The lower reaches of the Yi River are too wide to cross, and the upper reaches are mountainous. The army's baggage cannot pass. Now we must defeat the enemy at the ferry before we can cross the river!"
Wang Jian's heart suddenly moved, and he came up with a plan and said: "The more unexpected it is, the more effective it is in catching the unprepared one. Although the mountains make it difficult for the army to pass, the light cavalry can always do it! If you send a light cavalry The partial division formed goes around behind the enemy army. Although there are few people, they will attack from the front and back. If the enemy army cannot look at each other from head to tail, they will be defeated!"
Xin Sheng was overjoyed after hearing this! Said: "General Wang's words make sense! I will lead my army there for a reason!"
So Wang Jian selected 5,000 light cavalry, led by Xin Sheng, who bypassed the mountainous area north of the Yi River and inserted themselves behind the Yan Dynasty coalition forces. Wang Jian led the troops to attack from the front. When the battle between the two sides was in full swing, Xin Sheng led his army from Yan The coalition forces rushed out from behind, and the coalition forces were instantly in chaos! The defense line was quickly broken through, and the Dai army was scattered and retreated to defend Dai. The Yan army retreated towards Jicheng, and the Qin army followed behind and continued to attack, winning countless victories.
Prince Dan packed up the remaining troops and retreated to Jicheng.
Although the Qin army won the victory, it also suffered heavy casualties. Wang Jian originally planned to attack Jicheng, but Dai was still occupied by Gongzijia. Wang Jian was afraid that the Dai army would cut off the food route, so he ordered Xin Sheng to garrison the north of Yishui to guard against the Dai army. . Pause the attack.
In the twenty-first year of the Qin Dynasty, the King of Qin realized that the 100,000 Qin army could not cope with the Yan army and the Dai army at the same time, so he mobilized another 100,000 soldiers to support Wang Jian's army. After getting rest and replenishment, Wang Jian ordered Wang Ben and Li Xin to attack Jicheng. When the Yan army heard that the Qin army had received reinforcements, they had no intention of fighting. King Xi of Yan had already become frightened. After a little resistance, he abandoned the city and fled. The Qin army then attacked Jicheng.
King Xi of Yan and Prince Dan fled eastward, while Li Xin led a Qin army to follow and attack, with no intention of stopping the advance. They drove King Yan to Xiangping, the capital of Liaodong County. After Prince Dan fled to Xiangping, it was convenient for his disciples to hide on the nearby Peach Blossom Island in Yanshui to temporarily avoid the sharp edge.
When the Qin army continued to attack the Yan state, the spies of the Yan state continued to spread the news of the alliance between Chu and Yan in Xianyang. In order to prepare for the Qin army's attack, the Chu general Xiang Yan indeed recruited a large number of soldiers from the Chu state and stationed troops on the Qin-Chu border. King Qin had to consider the threat from Chu. Now that Wang Jian has repeatedly increased his troops, the domestic defense is empty. If the Chu army takes the opportunity to invade, it will be extremely critical.
Moreover, once the Yan Dynasty is destroyed, it will easily lead to the formation of a coalition of princes. Especially now that Qi and Chu have been recuperating for many years, their strength cannot be underestimated. So the King of Qin asked Wei Liao to go out as an envoy and tell Gongzi Jia that the reason why the Qin army attacked Yan was not only for the Prince Pill, but as long as the King of Yan handed over the Prince Pill, they could stop the army.
Dai Wangjia, who had already become the king of Dai, believed Wei Liao's words and wrote to King Xi of Yan, saying that the Qin army was chasing them like this because Prince Dan assassinated King Qin. If the King of Yan could kill Prince Dan and offer his head to the King of Qin, the King of Qin would definitely understand the King of Yan and save the Yan Kingdom. King Yan hesitated after receiving the news. He did not want his son to die, nor did he want the Qin army to press forward step by step.
Ruji, the most beloved of King Yan, saw what King Yan was thinking, and asked: "Your Majesty has been sighing a lot recently and has not thought about food and tea. Is it because of the Qin army's hot pursuit?"
"Yes! King Qin wants Dan's life, how can I bear it as a father!"
"I know that the king is benevolent, but we need a way! The king can send an envoy to ask Prince Dan to come and discuss countermeasures."
King Yan let out a long sigh and said, "What can he do if he comes? It is not for a king to use his son's life to save my life!"
"The prince doesn't necessarily think so. The prince is extremely smart, courteous, and surrounded by many disciples and counselors. He will definitely find a way! Please call him to come and discuss it!"
"Hey! Now we can only take one step at a time. I will send an envoy to summon him tomorrow to discuss countermeasures."
"The prince would not believe it when ordinary envoys are sent to him in extraordinary times. I am willing to go on behalf of the king!"
King Yan felt that Ji Yan was right and said, "Thank you, Madam!"
The next day, Ruji came to Peach Blossom Island and conveyed King Yan's will. She falsely claimed that King Yan had come up with a plan to defeat the enemy and wanted to discuss it with the prince. Prince Dan believed it was true and followed Ruji to see King Yan.
Prince Dan knew that Ruji was King Yan's favorite concubine and should know the inside story, so he asked on the way: "Madam, do you know what strategy your father has come up with to defeat the enemy?"
When Ruji saw the prince asking about it, she knew that the time had come, so she said seriously: "Prince, please forgive me, I lied to you, the king has no good strategy to defeat the enemy!"
Prince Dan was shocked and said: "Ah? How can you be so bold?"
Faced with the prince's questioning, Ruji showed no fear and said: "Although the king does not have a strategy to defeat the enemy, I do."
Prince Dan was curious and asked, "What's the best strategy?"
"A few days ago, Wang Jia sent an envoy to bring a message from the King of Qin. As long as the King of Yan offered the prince's head, he could withdraw his troops. Now the ministers of the whole dynasty are placing the responsibility for the Qin army on the prince, but the king cannot bear it. I’ve been hesitant!”
Prince Dan was shocked, looked up to the sky and sighed: "God won't help me succeed!"
Unconsciously, two streams of hot tears flowed down. After a long time, he said again: "Tian Guang and Jing Ke both died for me without looking back. How could I be an unfaithful and unjust person and make my father and king so embarrassed?" So he pulled out the gun. He killed himself with a knife.
Ru Ji ordered her entourage to take the prince's body back to King Yan's temporary palace.
When King Yan saw Prince Dan's body, he was shocked and asked with tears in his eyes: "What...what is going on?"
Ruji replied: "The prince felt that he was ashamed of the state of Yan and committed suicide on the way. He hoped to exchange his head for the country of Yan's country!"
King Yan lay on Prince Dan's body and was filled with grief! However, the matter had come to this, and he had no choice but to order someone to take off the crown prince's head and send it to the King of Qin.
King Qin obtained Prince Dan's head and ordered Li Xin to stop pursuing King Yan. King Yan was happy to claim the throne again in Liaodong, but his strength was far inferior to that of Yan. It no longer poses any threat to Qin.
