The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 725: The Destruction of Wei State [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

"Bear with it!" Wang Ben patted the general who first attacked on the shoulder.

He knew that General Xiandeng was resentful, and he could understand that, but what could he do?
In terms of resentment, how much less does he have than the general who first attacked?
He flooded Daliang, and it was only a matter of time before Daliang fell.

But since Yan Yan destroyed the city, did he dare to say anything?
What you lost was the first credit for breaking the city, and what I lost was the complete credit for destroying Wei.

"Entire army, attack the city!" Wang Ben commanded the Qin army to launch a full-scale attack on Daliang.

Having lost the protection of the city walls, Daliang could only retreat to the palace under the slaughter of the Qin army and rely on the royal city to fight the final desperate struggle.

But these resistances were ultimately in vain. Without reinforcements, how long could they last?

"Are you the son of the Shrinking Tall?"

The Daliang Palace was eventually destroyed, and the Qin army marched straight in and occupied the entire Daliang. The fall of Daliang also announced the demise of the Wei State, and also announced that the land of the Three Jins had completely fallen into the hands of the Qin State.

The power of the Qin State was fully established, and no other vassal state in the entire Central Plains of China could resist the Qin State's eastward expansion.

"Su Xu greets Lord An Guo!" Su Xu, the first general of the Qin army, looked at Lord An Ling, the prime minister of the Wei State, and saluted solemnly.

He was originally from Wei, and his father Suogao was one of the five senior officials of Lord Anling.

However, when Lord Xinling was forming the coalition, he, on the orders of the King of Qin, seized the Weicheng Guanyi of Xinzheng in the State of Han, intimidated Xinzheng and Daliang, and forced the coalition army to turn around. He even blocked an army of 200,000 for three months with only 5,000 men, causing the coalition to go bankrupt.

But the price was that his father committed suicide.

The fundamental reason was that when he occupied Guanyi and the coalition forces failed to take it down for a long time, Xinling Jun made a stupid move and ordered his father Suogao, who was an official under Anling Jun, to lead an army to attack him.

It's a pity that his father didn't want to go against human ethics and let the father and son meet on the battlefield. He didn't want to cause Anling to be destroyed by Xinling Jun because of his disobedience, so he finally chose to commit suicide.

For details, please see "Strategies of the Warring States: Wei State Five".

In this incident, Anling Jun also fulfilled his due responsibilities as a monarch, always standing firmly behind Shu Gao, even if it offended Xinling Jun.

Therefore, Suo Xu had hatred towards the State of Wei, but he was grateful to Anling Jun.

"Daliang has been destroyed, Wei has been annihilated, and the king has surrendered. Please stop killing people!" Anling Jun looked at Su Xu and pleaded.

Looking at An Lingjun who was bowing before him, Shuo Xu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The big man who was once unattainable now had to bow before him.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. As long as you lay down your weapons and accept control, the Qin army will not kill people indiscriminately!" Suoxu was naturally willing to give Anling Jun this face.

Even if the State of Wei was destroyed, Anling Jun was still the Prime Minister of Wei. As long as he was willing to surrender, he might make a comeback in the future and serve as a minister in the same palace with himself.

Anling Jun turned around and took a last look at the palace, sighed deeply, and took the initiative to walk into the prison car prepared for them by the Qin people.

Wang Ben finally led his personal guards to the Daliang Palace.

Su Xu was also very wise and did not completely capture the palace. Instead, he drove the King of Wei and a group of court officials to the former Wei State Court Hall, waiting for Wang Ben to complete the final surrender.

A general foolishly abandoned his master and ran to accept the surrender of the enemy's master. It seemed that he got the first credit for breaking the city, but the road ahead would definitely be difficult.

As someone who came from a noble family, Xu Xu would never make such a mistake.

Otherwise, when Hei Bai Xuan Jian stole his credit for the siege, he would not have endured it, but would have gone straight to Wang Ben to complain. "General, the royal city has been completely controlled, the King of Wei and the Wei court officials are all inside!" Seeing Wang Ben coming, Su Xu hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Wang Ben smiled at Shuxu who was guarding outside the door and patted Shuxu's shoulder heavily.

The Wang and Meng families are the largest military families in Qin State today. As an outsider, Shu Xu will be unable to move forward if he does not get recognition from the two families.

Suo Xu was very clear about this point, otherwise, with his great achievement in defending Guanyi and forcing the collapse of the Hezong alliance, he would have been famous all over the world long ago, instead of just being a general who was the first to reach the battlefield.

Now, although Wang Ben said nothing, all the Qin army generals knew that Suoxu was completely connected to the Wang family this time and would become a general of the Wang family in the future. Anyone who wanted to block Suoxu's promotion had to consider whether he could afford to offend the Wang family.

"Lord Xuan Jian will personally recommend credit for you!" Wang Ben just left this sentence calmly, and led his men into the Wei Kingdom's court hall.

Su Xu was delighted, as Wang Ben was telling him that the credit for breaking the city would still be his, and he would also be recommended by the Wang family, and would become a capable general in the Qin State in the future.

As for whether Hei Bai Xuan Jian would personally recommend credit for him, Su Xu had no doubt about it.

Hei Bai Xuan Jian will still give face to the Wang family.

Moreover, Black and White Xuan Jian does not require military merit.

"Thank you, General!" Su Xu hurriedly followed Wang Ben's footsteps.

In the court hall, King Wei looked at all the civil and military officials and concubines, and took a last look at the once supreme throne. Now he was no longer qualified to sit on it.

He had been a hostage in Qin State and knew better than anyone how powerful and terrifying Qin State was. So even though he became the King of Wei, he was still afraid of Qin State.

This is also the reason why Wei remained silent when Qin attacked Han and Zhao.

He really feared the State of Qin and the King of Qin.

Therefore, when Qin destroyed Han and Zhao, it only sent an envoy to threaten him, so that he did not dare to send troops to help.

Now that Han and Zhao have been destroyed, it is finally Wei's turn.

"Wei is willing to surrender!" Seeing Wang Ben coming, the King of Wei knelt down decisively and raised the seal representing the supreme power of Wei and the map representing the territory of Wei above his head with both hands.

"Wei is willing to surrender!" Seeing that King Wei had surrendered, the other courtiers of Wei did not insist, and followed King Wei and knelt on the ground in unison.

Wang Ben looked at the King of Wei and his ministers kneeling before him. He picked up the seal of Wei, which represented the supreme power of Wei, with his left hand, grabbed the map of Wei with his right hand, and raised the seal high above his head.

"The King of Wei has surrendered, and the State of Wei is destroyed!" Wang Ben shouted loudly.

"The Wei Kingdom is destroyed!"

All the Qin army soldiers also started shouting.

As the slogans of the Qin army resounded throughout Daliang, the people of Daliang also knew clearly that the State of Wei had become a thing of the past. The State of Wei that gave birth to and raised them was gone, and from then on they were no longer Wei people!
The whole city of Daliang was withered, and people were weeping towards the royal palace. Their country was destroyed!

This is a true national mourning, not just a national mourning for the death of a king!
Wang Ben did not stop the people of Wei from paying homage to their homeland. After all, no matter how bad the Wei State was, it had been the overlord of the Central Plains for a very long time. As the beneficiaries of this overlord country, it was natural for the people of Wei to miss their homeland.

Simply suppressing it would only backfire. It would be better to let the people of Wei vent their anger and then accept the rule of Qin with peace of mind.

(End of this chapter)