A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 105 The six kings are finished and the thorn is removed
Five hundred and twenty-five years of the Bai Kingdom (246 BC)
King Yingzheng of Qin officially succeeded to the throne of Qin after a year of mourning. Because of his young age, his father, Lu Buwei, served as the prime minister and was granted a fief of 100,000 households, with the title Wenxinhou. Lu Buwei recruited guests and tourists, hoping to annex the world. Among the disciples were Li Si, while Meng Ao, Wang Jie, He Gong and others served as generals.

Five hundred and twenty-sixth year of the Bai Kingdom
Qin general Hegong led his soldiers to attack Juanyi and beheaded 30,000 people.

Five hundred and twenty-seven years of the Bai Kingdom
Qin general Meng Ao attacked South Korea and captured thirteen cities.

October
Meng Ao attacked Bai Guo's Minyi and Yougui. However, there was a famine in Qin and the Qin army was forced to withdraw.

Five hundred and twenty-eight years of the Bai Kingdom
Meng Ao made a comeback and once again attacked Bai Kingdom's Minyi and Yougui, and the two cities were captured by the Qin army.

March
Meng Ao withdrew his troops.

October
Locusts flew from the east, covering the sky, and plagues raged in the world. Lu Buwei issued an order in the name of King Qin that as long as people in the country paid one thousand stones of corn, they could be awarded a first-class title.

King Bai issued an order to summon doctors across the country, closed the cities with plague, and sent the country's top doctors to treat them. Finally, the plague was controlled. Because locusts were raging and the world was starving, King Bai ordered the opening of warehouses to release grain, and made every effort to provide relief to the country. People and countries all followed suit.

Five hundred and twenty-nine years of the Bai Kingdom
The Qin State sent Meng Ao to attack the Bai State. Because the Bai State suffered from locust plagues and plagues, its national strength was damaged, and its grain and grass reserves were insufficient. Its military strength dropped to 200,000. Excluding the 100,000 who guarded the Taihang Mountains, only 100,000 troops were left in the three counties on the south bank of the Yellow River. Ten thousand.

So Meng Ao easily conquered all the cities on the north bank of the Yellow River in the Bai Kingdom, and successively conquered Suanzao, Yanyi, Xuyi, and Changping on the south bank of the Yellow River in the Bai Kingdom, and captured nearly twenty cities in the Bai Kingdom.

The State of Qin began to set up Dongjun here. Since then, the territory of Bai Kingdom has been completely divided into two parts by Qin Kingdom.

Five hundred and thirty years of the Bai Kingdom

Bai general Yuan Yi gathered the five kingdoms of Han, Bai, Zhao, Wei, and Chu to jointly attack Qin, hoping to regain Dongjun. The coalition forces captured Shouling, and then the Qin army arrived. The coalition forces fought with the Qin army. The coalition forces were defeated and retreated. The Qin army covered them all the way, and the coalition forces fell apart.

The Qin State then invaded Puyang and captured the Wei State. Wei Junjiao was connected to the Taihang Mountains by King Bai and protected by the Bai State.

Five hundred and thirty-one years of the Bai Kingdom

Bai Guo regained Ji Yi, and Qin State sent Meng Ao to support him. Qin general Meng Ao died while attacking Ji Yi.

The Queen Mother Xia, the grandmother of King Qin Yingzheng, passed away.

Five hundred and thirty-one years of the Bai Kingdom

King Qin Yingzheng was twenty-one years old and took charge of the state.

In the same year, King Qin's brother Chang'an Jun Chengyu led the army to attack Zhao. He launched a rebellion during the march and returned to attack Xianyang. Finally, he was pacified in Tunliu by Qin Wang Zhengqin and led an army. Cheng Yu's military officials were all beheaded, and Qin Wangzheng sent him to Tunliu. The people of the fiefdom migrated to Lintao.

In the same year, the Qin general Bi who was stationed in Tunliu and other places died, and the soldiers in Tunliu, Puyi, and Jianyi rebelled, but were later put down.

After pacifying the Chengyu rebellion, King Qin, under the instruction of the Empress Dowager Zhao, granted Lao Ai the title of Marquis of Changxin, and made Shanyang a fief for him to live in. The palace, carriages, horses, clothing, gardens, and hunting were all left to Lao Ai. Enjoy, Lao Ai decides everything no matter how big or small. Later, the two counties of Hexi and Taiyuan of Lao'lu were added as fiefs of Lao'lu.

Five hundred and thirty-two years of the Bai Kingdom
The Qin State attacked Yuanyi and Puyang of the Bai State.

April
The King of Qin stayed in Yong County.

Jiyou day

Qin Wangzheng held a crown ceremony and wore a sword.

Sorrow
Changxin Hou Lao'ai was about to launch a rebellion but was discovered, so Lao'ai took the lead and took the Qin King's Seal and the Queen Mother's Seal in the hands of Queen Mother Zhao to mobilize soldiers from various counties, palace guards, King Qin's cavalry, leaders of Rong Di and their subordinates The diners attacked the Qinian Palace in Yong County and launched a rebellion.

After Qin Wangzheng heard the news, he ordered Xiangguo, Changpingjun, and Changwenjun to mobilize soldiers to attack Lao'ai.

The two sides fought in Xianyang. The Qin army beheaded hundreds of people and finally defeated the Lao Ai army. The King of Qin ordered to reward those who had meritorious service, so the officers and soldiers who had made meritorious service were given knighthoods. Even the eunuchs who participated in the battle were given first-class knighthoods.

However, Lao Ai and others were defeated and fled. In order to find Lao Ai and relieve their hatred, Qin Wangzheng issued an order throughout the country: "Anyone who can capture Lao Ai alive will be rewarded one million; anyone who can kill Lao Ai will be rewarded five thousand yuan." One hundred thousand.”

Under the heavy reward, Lao Ai and others were quickly captured. Twenty people related to Lao Ai, such as Wei Wei Jie, Nei Shisi, Zuo Yi Jie, and Zhongda Fu Ling Qi, were all beheaded in public.

Qin Wangzheng also ordered Lao Ai's chariot to be broken into pieces to show to the public and his clan to be annihilated. Together with Lao Ai's disciples, those with minor crimes were required to serve in the ancestral temple. More than 4,000 people who were implicated by Lao Ai were deprived of their titles and exiled to Shu County, allowing them to settle in Fangling and open up wasteland for the Qin State.

The Empress Dowager Zhao was ordered by the King of Qin to ban the Qinian Palace and set up heavy troops to guard it.

Five hundred and thirty-three years of the Bai Kingdom
The Prime Minister of Qin, Lü Buwei, was convicted and dismissed because he was related to the Lao Ai Rebellion. Since Lü Buwei was deeply rooted in the Qin State, and it was said that he had three thousand diners under his family, the King of Qin issued an expulsion order, carried out extensive searches, and expelled the guests.

At this time, Lu Buwei's retainer was favored by the King of Qin, and he took the opportunity to write a letter to persuade him, and the King of Qin abolished the order of expelling guests. In the same year, King Qin sent Li Si as an envoy to South Korea to force South Korea to surrender.

The King of Han was worried after seeing Li Si and hearing his words, so he summoned Han Fei, a great talent in Korea, to discuss ways to weaken Qin. Finally, Han Fei was sent as an envoy to Qin. Han Fei met the King of Qin and talked about his political opinions. The King of Qin appreciated it very much.

This aroused the hostility of Han Fei's fellow disciple Li Si. Han Fei studied under Xunzi and was a fellow disciple of Li Si, but eventually they both became disciples of Legalism. Therefore, the two were often regarded as good friends because their doctrines and ideas were basically the same. Han Fei was admired by the King of Qin, which made Li Si worried. He was worried that the King of Qin would reuse Han Fei and despise him, so he planned to get rid of Han Fei.

Li Si advised King Qin: "Han Fei is the son of South Korea. Now that the king wants to annex the princes and countries, Han Fei will eventually go to South Korea instead of Qin. This is human nature. Now the king does not use him and keeps him for a long time. If you let him go back in time, you will leave trouble for yourself. It is better to accuse him and punish him according to the law."

After hearing this, the King of Qin thought it was reasonable, so he ordered Han Fei to be handed over to Yousi for punishment. Li Si ordered people to send poison to Han Fei and asked him to commit suicide. Han Fei originally wanted to express his feelings to the King of Qin in person, but was unable to do so because of Li Si's obstruction.

Later, the King of Qin felt that something was wrong and sent people to pardon Han Fei, but by this time Han Fei was already dead. The King of Qin probably understood what was going on, but the King of Qin did not take this matter to heart, and even used Li Si more than before.

Five hundred and thirty-four years of the Bai Kingdom
Wang Jian, Huanjue, and Yang Duanhe attacked Ye County and captured nine cities. Later, Wang Jian attacked Yanyu and Puyang, and Huanjue captured Anyang. In the same year, Wei Liao, a native of Daliang, came to Qin and advised the King of Qin: "With the strength of Qin, the princes are like the governors of counties. I am only worried that the princes will unite, secretly and unexpectedly. This is Zhibo, Fucha, and King Min." The cause of defeat.

I hope that the king will not be stingy with money and use it to bribe powerful ministers from various countries to sabotage their plans. This will only cost 300,000 gold, but it can completely eliminate the princes. "

The King of Qin followed Wei Liao's suggestion and sent Yao Jia as envoy to Zhao, Qi, Yan, and Chu, asking them not to send troops when the Qin army attacked the Bai Kingdom. After Yao Jia used heavy treasures and clever words to negotiate among the four countries, it turned out that none of the four countries refused. send troops.

The King of Qin also valued Wei Liao very much. Every time he received him, he treated him with courtesy and dressed and ate the same as him.

However, Wei Liao believed that King Qin had a high nose, long eyes, a chest like a ferocious bird, a voice like a jackal, a little kindness but a heart like a tiger and a wolf. devour.

He thinks that he is just a commoner, but when he meets him, he is always inferior to him. If King Qin can unify the world as he wishes, then everyone in the world will become his captives and cannot live with him for a long time, otherwise they will be persecuted.

So Wei Liao was ready to run away. After the King of Qin found out, he resolutely retained him and appointed him as the captain of the Qin State, saying that he would pay attention to and adopt his strategy. Seeing that there was no hope of escape, Wei Liao had no choice but to agree.

Five hundred and thirty-five years of the Bai Kingdom
When Wenxinhou Lu Buwei passed away, King Qin asked people to hold a private funeral. People were asked to record the guests who came to express their condolences to Lu Buwei. If they were from the Six Kingdoms, they would all be expelled; if they were from the Qin State, officials with a salary of more than 600 shi would be deprived of their title and exiled; if they were with a salary of less than 500 shi, they would be deported. Officials did not come to express their condolences, but were exiled without depriving them of their titles. From then on, the King of Qin completely took control of the state affairs of Qin.

In the same year, the State of Qin sent Wang Jian to attack Daliang City of the Bai State. Daliang City had thick walls and complete city defense facilities. The Qin army could not attack it for a long time. Finally, Wang Jian diverted water from the Yellow River to flood Daliang City. The walls of Daliang City were washed away by the water, and the Bai State's 100,000-strong army was destroyed. The army was destroyed, and general Yuan Yi died in battle in Daliang City.

Afterwards, the Qin army seemed to be at a loss, and successively captured Chen County and the remaining half of Cai County.

Five hundred and thirty-six years of the Bai Kingdom
The Qin army sent troops to Suiyang County and Sishui County. The Bai Kingdom was unable to resist, and the two counties fell. The Bai Kingdom only had three counties in the Taihang Mountains. The army of 100,000 people was not a very elite standing army, but a farming army.

After the Qin army occupied the territory outside the Baiguo Mountains, they set up a Taihang Mountain Defense Army around the Taihang Mountains with 100,000 soldiers, led by Wang Jian. The King of Qin ordered that no one from the Bai Kingdom be allowed to come out.

Five hundred and thirty-eight years of the Bai Kingdom
The State of Qin sent troops to take over the Nanyang area of ​​South Korea and appointed Teng as the acting governor. In the same year, the Qin State began to order men across the country to register their age.

Five hundred and thirty-nine years of the Bai Kingdom
Nei Shiteng attacked Xinzheng, the capital of South Korea, and captured King An of Han. The King of Han gave up all his land. Qin set Han as a county and named it Yingchuan County, and South Korea died.

Five hundred and forty years of the Bai Kingdom

The Qin State launched a large-scale attack on Zhao State. Wang Ben led the army in Shangjun and captured all the territory west of the Taihang Mountains in Zhao State. Yang Duanhe led the army in Hanoi to attack Handan, the capital of Zhao, and Handan was heavily surrounded.

Five hundred and forty-one years of the Bai Kingdom

The city of Handan was broken, King Zhao was captured, and all the territory of Zhao State belonged to Qin State. Wang Ben led his troops to attack Yan State and stationed in the Zhongshan area.

In the same year, King Qin came to Handan and killed all those who had enmity with him when he was born in Zhao. Afterwards, King Qin returned and returned to the capital Xianyang through Taiyuan County and Shang County.

In the same year, Queen Mother Zhao died.

Prince Jia of the State of Zhao, who escaped from Handan City, led several hundred people from his clan to Dai County and proclaimed himself King of Dai. He then joined forces with the army of the State of Yan to the east and stationed in the Shang Valley to continue resisting the Qin State.

At this point, the Bai Kingdom was completely surrounded by the Qin Kingdom. One hundred thousand Qin troops surrounded the exit of the Taihang Mountains tightly. The King of Qin issued an order not to import a grain of grain into the Taihang Mountains, otherwise the clan would be destroyed.

Fortunately, there are some grain reserves in the Taihang Mountains, and there are several small plains in the mountains, which can support it for a while. Originally, there were nearly one million people in the Taihang Mountains. During the reign of King Bai, the Bai Kingdom dispersed all the clans related to it in order to preserve its strength. They were sent to six countries, so the number of people in the Taihang Mountains dropped sharply, with only five to six hundred thousand left.

So today's White House is empty and no longer as prosperous as it once was.

Five hundred and forty-three years of the Bai Kingdom
Prince Dan of Yan State was very frightened because he was worried that the Qin State army would attack his country, so he sent Jing Ke to Xianyang under the guise of presenting a plot to assassinate the King of Qin. After being discovered by the King of Qin, Jing Ke was dismembered to show off to the public. The King of Qin was furious and sent Wang Bi and Xin Sheng to lead an army of 400,000 to attack the Yan Kingdom.

Yan and Dai sent troops to attack the Qin army. The Yan army only had 300,000 troops in total. The Qin army easily defeated the Yan army west of Yishui, and then broke through Jicheng, the capital of Yan. Prince Dan of Yan was killed, and the king of Yan moved eastward to gather troops from Liaodong. The remaining troops proclaimed themselves king there, and the Qin army easily captured half of Yan's territory.

Five hundred and forty-four years of the Bai Kingdom
Qin general Wang Ben began to attack Chu, but to no avail.

Five hundred and forty-five years of the Bai Kingdom
Qin's general Wang Ben attacked Qi. King Jian of Qi and his prime minister Hou Sheng sent soldiers to defend the western border of Qi and built forts high up, preparing to defend it and not to have any contact with Qin. Wang Ben attacked for many months but could not capture it.

Five hundred and forty-sixth year of the Bai Kingdom
The King of Qin appointed Wang Bi as the commander-in-chief of the Taihang Defense Army, replaced Wang Jian, and sent Wang Jian to attack Chu.

The Qin army seized the land from the south of Chen County to Pingyu and captured the King of Chu. After that, the King of Qin visited Ying and Chen. However, the Chu general Xiang Yan led the remaining troops to defeat the general, and made Changping Jun the king of Chu. He continued to resist the Qin army south of the Huai River.

The only remaining resistance forces in the world today are the remnants of the Yan Dynasty in the northeast, the remnants of the Bai State in the Taihang Mountains, the remnants of the Qi State huddled behind the western defense line, and the remnant troops of the Chu State south of the Huaihe River.

Five hundred and forty-seven years of the Bai Kingdom
The King of Qin sent Wang Jian and Meng Wu to attack the Chu State and wipe out the remaining forces of the Chu State. In the end, the Chu army was defeated and Changping Lord was killed. Chu general Xiang Yan finally committed suicide and the Chu State was destroyed.

Five hundred and forty-eight years of the Bai Kingdom
The Qin State sent out a large-scale army, divided into two groups, and sent Mengwu to lead troops along the way to attack Liaodong of the Yan State. King Xi of Yan was captured, and the Yan State was destroyed. The Qin army turned around and attacked the state of Dai, captured Dai Wangjia, and destroyed the state of Dai. Along the way, Wang Jian was sent to pacify the Jiangnan area of ​​Chu State, surrender to Yuejun, and establish Kuaiji County here.

Then Wang Jian attacked Qi from the Chu State to the north. The Qi army had no defense line to resist and was defeated. The Qin army captured Qi Wangjian and the Qi State was destroyed.

Five hundred and forty-nine years of the Bai Kingdom
King Qin rested for a year.

Five hundred and fifty years of the Bai Kingdom

The King of Qin mobilized all his troops, totaling one million troops, to attack eight Taihang Passes at the same time. The Bai Kingdom resisted with great difficulty. In five months, Xirong Pass in the west was breached, and a large number of Qin troops filed in from Xirong Pass.

Soon, with the fall of Xirong Pass, the other seven passes were also breached one after another. Due to the terrain of the Taihang Mountains, the Qin State could only send a hundred thousand troops into the mountains at most, so as not to slow down the march and wipe out the remaining forces of the Bai State. A month later, the army arrived at Taiyuan City. At this time, there were only 10,000 white troops and 2,000 white guards left in Taiyuan City.

(End of this chapter)