Wang Kan's death did not have any impact on other countries, not at all. At least Qin and Western Chu were happy.
The Qin State has not given up since its defeat in the Battle of Hangu Pass. A few years ago, the army was divided into two groups, one going out of Wuguan to attack Nanyang, and the other to attack Hangu Pass, hoping to seize the city.
At that time, Sun Bin commanded the army and defeated the Qin army in Nanyang, beheading 30,000 people. This gave King Si of Qin, who had just ascended the throne, a head-on blow and made him understand the gap between Huai and Qin.
After being blocked by the Huai State from advancing eastward, the Qin State had to turn its attention back to the country. The Hanzhong land of the Western Chu State was at the heart of the Qin State, and the Qin State was very wary of this.
The world has become more and more chaotic over the years. Since King Zhao came to the throne, the State of Zhao has once again begun to implement reforms, and the reforms are more powerful than before.
Over the years, Zhao State has suffered repeated defeats. The country has become weak and is in danger of destruction. Seeing this situation, King Zhao vigorously promoted reforms and reformed the military. After many years of fighting with the barbarians in the North, I found that long robes with wide sleeves were not suitable for fighting, so I began to imitate the barbarians and changed to long trousers with narrow sleeves and a belt around my waist.
Promote Hufu riding and shooting, while reducing the number of chariots and increasing the number of cavalry. It weakens the identity function of clothes and strengthens its applicability.
Reform the military system, establish cavalry, and learn riding and shooting. This approach was opposed by many members of the Zhao royal family. Gongzi Cheng and many nobles refused to accept the reform and refused to wear Hu clothing on the grounds that "the way of ancient times is rebellious."
After all, in this era, the division between the Chinese kingdoms and the Yi Di is that the Chinese have etiquette, the system has the beauty of the costumes, and the etiquette is great, so it is called Xia, and the beauty of the clothes is called Hua. This is the difference between Huaxia and Yidi.
Now King Zhao asked the nobles, soldiers and common people to give up their fine clothes and etiquette, wear Yi Di clothes, and learn Yi Di riding and archery. You can imagine how difficult this is. In the eyes of these people, King Zhao was turning Xia into barbarians.
Since the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, especially after Duke Huan of Qi respected the king and fought against the barbarians, all countries have been changing from barbarians to summer. King Zhao's changes in Hufu, cavalry and shooting made many nobles want to refuse, thinking that it was a humiliation to them.
King Zhao was furious and refuted: "People with both political integrity and talent will start from the actual situation when doing things, so as to come up with countermeasures and do things from a perspective that is beneficial to the country, rather than sticking to the ancient methods."
After several debates, King Zhao convinced the royal family members and ordered those who blocked the reform to be killed, so he personally shot them with arrows.
So under his strong push, Zhao State finally began to carry out reforms. In order to promote Hufu riding and shooting, King Zhao personally put on clothes with narrow sleeves and a right lapel collar when Zhao State held a court meeting.
Under the strong promotion of King Zhao, Zhao State quickly implemented reforms and its strength increased rapidly.
Time moves forward.
In Yan State, which is adjacent to Zhao State, King Yan fell off his chariot due to a hunting error and was hit by a wild boar and died. He became the laughing stock of other countries. After that, there was a bloody fight between the Prime Minister of the State of Yan and the Prince of the State of Yan, and in the end the Prince of the State of Yan killed the Prime Minister.
And this was not just a simple turmoil. During the Zi Zhi Rebellion, the Prime Minister Zi Zhi and the nobles killed each other, causing heavy casualties. In the end, the Prime Minister Zi Zhi was wiped out by the clan, and the nobles also suffered heavy casualties.
But at this moment, the prince suddenly ordered the soldiers to attack these nobles, uprooting the conservative aristocratic forces in the Yan Kingdom in one fell swoop.
The prince of Yan State actually took control of the entire Yan State easily. Although the whole incident seems to be a palace coup, I am afraid that no one except Prince Shen of the Yan Kingdom knows what is hidden underneath.
Prince Shen deeply resented his father's greed for enjoyment and handed over the power of the country to the Prime Minister. He was also dissatisfied with the Prime Minister's arbitrary control of government affairs. At the same time, he was also dissatisfied with the old nobles who were unwilling to change their ways to become stronger.
Prince Shen has been waiting for an opportunity to defeat all three parties in one fell swoop. He made friends with the conservative nobles in order to use the power of the conservative nobles to fight against the Prime Minister of the country.
The Prime Minister is at odds with the nobles, and this is his opportunity. Similarly, if the Prime Minister Zi Zhi wants to go further, call himself a loner and become the King of Yan, then he must kill the King of Yan.
Prince Shen just gave some guidance secretly, and the Prime Minister implemented the plan.
When he learned that King Yan had died while hunting, he immediately knew that his opportunity had come. He immediately sent people to notify the conservative nobles and asked them to lead people and the country to fight.
Then he himself came with a mantis stalking the cicada and an oriole behind him!
The crime of rebellion was enough to uproot the entire old aristocratic system of the Prime Minister and the Yan Kingdom. This palace coup led by three parties and secretly promoted by Prince Shen eliminated all the forces that blocked the reform.
I saw a large number of palace people washing the ground with clean water. The bright red blood stains were diluted by the clean water and then flowed into the ditch. Soon, all the blood stains and corpses in the entire Ji City were cleaned away. Only the faint smell of blood still filled the nose, reminding people of the killings that had just happened.
In the main hall of the State of Yan, the body of King Yan was lying quietly on the stage. Prince Shen rushed into the hall. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and burst into tears. Then he fell on the Marquis of Yan and cried: "Father !”
He cried several times and his voice became hoarse, and the ministers in the hall also cried.
"Prince, something unexpected happened to the king. The prime minister and the nobles rebelled and conquered, but they have been put down. Now we still need you to take charge of the overall situation!"
"Please take care of yourself and put the country and the country first!"
Prince Shen wiped his tears, but the tears still couldn't stop, and he immediately said: "Throw the corpses of all the rebellious people into the wilderness. The Yan Kingdom has suffered such chaos and its national power has declined, so it must change its ways to become stronger."
At this time, most of the remaining ministers in the main hall supported the reform. After hearing Prince Shen's words, they all shouted to the king Shengming.
Prince Shen was filled with pride for a moment. He looked at his father's body and thought in his mind
"Father, you can go in peace. You like to enjoy things so much. I will definitely send people to sacrifice more things for you to enjoy in heaven. As for the Yan Kingdom, I will leave it to my son."
Prince Shen soon ascended the throne and inherited the throne of King Yan. At the same time, he began to carry out drastic reforms. In order to recruit talents, King Yan specially ordered people to build a tall palace outside the city and let his teachers live in it. In addition, a large amount of gold is placed on the stage to recruit talents.
Without the obstruction of the conservative nobles and the Prime Minister, no one can stop Yan's reform. With the order issued by King Shen of Yan, the entire Yan's reform is advancing rapidly.
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The success of Yan's reform made many people understand the cruelty of political struggle, and it also had a huge impact on future reforms. This also led to more and more killings in later generations of reforms.
As the last of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period to complete the reform, the Yan State burst out with great strength after the reform, and the Yan State has since entered the stage of Warring States history. ——"The Reform of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period"
(End of chapter)
