In 262 BC, at the beginning of June of the tenth year of King Wucheng, Bai Qi, the general of Qin, led the Qin army to attack Yewang (now Qinyang City, Henan Province) in Korea. Since then, the Qin State has completely cut off the connection between Shangdang County and the Korean mainland, and has completed the strategic purpose of the Qin State for many years.

King Han Huan Hui panicked and hurriedly sent Han Ji, the king of Yangcheng, to envoy Qin.

As Ji Kang expected, in mid-June, Fan Sui, the Xiangguo of Qin, and Han Ji, the envoy sent by Korea, Yangcheng Jun, had reached an agreement in Xianyang, the capital of Qin: Korea ceded all 17 counties of Shangdang County to Qin. From then on, the Qin State did not attack Korea.

This King Han Hui is not a "wonderful" king, and before the agreement with the Qin State was identified, Han Henghui King Han Ran sent his younger brother Han Yang to Shangdang. After planning to send Han Yang to Shangdang, he urged the county guard Jin Huang to hand over the seventeen counties of Shangdang County to the Qin State.

After the news reached Shangdang County, the officials and people of Shangdang County panicked.

Han Yang said to the county guard Jin Huang: "Lord Jin, now that the Qin State has sent Bai Qi to lead a large army to attack our Korea, my Korea cannot protect itself, and now the King of Han has decided to cede the Shangdang to the Qin State to sue for peace." Therefore, I was sent to inform the county guard, and after the agreement between Han and Qin was reached, I hoped that the county guard would complete the handover. ”

Unexpectedly, Jin Huang, the county guard of Shangdang County, followed the will of Shangdang County and would rather fight to the death than surrender to Qin.

Jin Di said to Han Yang: "With the wisdom of the person who holds the bottle, he still knows that he can't throw away the bottle. Although King Han has an order, I am the county guard of Shangdang County, and the duty of the county guard is to guard the country, so please think about it from my point of view. I ask your lord to tell the king that I, Jin Huang, am willing to mobilize the entire Shangdang forces to deal with the Qin State, and if I can't defend the Shangdang, I can only apologize with death. ”

Seeing this, Han Yang had no choice, and immediately sent someone to report to King Han Huanhui.

After King Han Henghui received Han Yang's letter, he was furious. Said to the ministers: "The widow has promised the king of Qin, if he doesn't give him the party, then he thinks that the widow is deceiving him, which is a catastrophe for my Korea!" Since Jin Huang, the county guard of Shangdang, is unwilling to surrender to Qin, then he should not be the county guard of Shangdang, and he will be replaced by a person. ”

As a result, the eldest husband Feng Ting was appointed by King Han as the new county guard of Shangdang County and went to replace Jin Huang.

Although in Ji Kang's previous life, the Qin State unified the six countries, and his achievements are brilliant in the annals of history. But the bloodshed in the process of reunification makes people read history and can't bear to witness. The Central Plains, with a population of nearly 40 million, had a population of just over 20 million after reunification.

On the one hand, although it inspired the soldiers of Qin to fight bravely to kill the enemy, it was also bloody to show people his cruelty.

Even if the historical records of the pre-Qin era are incomplete, in the limited historical records, it can be seen that when the Qin army was fighting, words such as pit burial, slaughter of cities, and killing are endless. And Bai Qi, the general of the Qin State, as the greatest military strategist of this era, was even more praised by people as "human slaughter", "butcher", "killing god", "demon king" and other mixed titles.

Especially at this moment, the Qin army is not a "division of benevolence and righteousness", but is called "the division of tigers and wolves" by the people of this era. And the laws of the Qin State, compared with the other six countries in this era, are also the most harsh and severe, and the criminal laws of even sitting and cutting off the nose and ears are light. Can you imagine the situation in which a country's various tax rates can give seven percent of the annual income of ordinary citizens to the state?

Therefore, the people of other countries in this era were generally unwilling to accept the rule of Qin. When the agreement signed between Korea and Qin reached Shangdang, it was strongly opposed by officials and people in 17 counties of Shangdang County. This made Feng Ting, the county guard who had just been appointed by King Han Henghui to become Shangdang County, fall into a dilemma.

After Feng Ting came to Shangdang County, he saw Jin Huang, the county guard of Shangdang County, who was about to step down, not in the county guard's mansion, but on the city wall of Shangdang City. As soon as I arrived at the city wall, I saw Jin Huang, who was already in his fifties, covered with dust, and was carrying bricks, stones, sand and soil with many soldiers and people from Shangdang County to strengthen the city wall.

After Jin Huang saw Feng Ting, he already knew that his position as a county guard had been removed by King Han, and it was Feng Ting, the eldest husband of the Korean court, who stood in front of him, who took over his position.

Putting down the bricks in his hand, Jin Di said to Feng Ting, who came over: "Lord Feng, you are here to take over the position of the county guard of Shangdang County, right?" ”

Feng Ting nodded, and said to Jin Di with a wry smile: "Lord Jin, why are you doing this?" ”

Jin Di shook his head and said to Feng Ting, "When King Han sent Han Yang to persuade me, he said the same thing. But I want to repeat what I said to him. I, Jin Huang and the soldiers and people of Shangdang County, would rather die in battle on the city of Shangdang County than surrender to a country like Qin. ”

Speaking of this, Jin Huang burst into tears and choked up on Feng Ting: "Lord Feng, you are also an important minister of the court. Think about it, if we just surrender the Shangdang to the Qin State and don't actively resist, how much space will we have left in Korea? How long will we survive in South Korea? Didn't the king and you, the ministers of the court, think about this question?

Qin is a country that does not pay attention to faith, and we in Korea have signed peace agreements with him several times, ceding so many cities and lands to Qin. But Qin Guo didn't say that he would turn his face and turn his face, just beat or beat. ”

Then, pointing to the soldiers and people on the city wall who were still busy reinforcing the city wall, he shouted to Feng Ting: "Lord Feng, our king only knows how to please the Qin State, but he has forgotten his minimum duty as a king. You ask the people of this city, you go and ask the soldiers of the Shangdang, which of them is willing to cede the Shangdang to the Qin State? Who wants to accept the rule of the Qin State? ”

The people and soldiers who were busy reinforcing the city walls on and below the city heard the shouts of the county guard Jin Huang and knew that the person standing in front of Jin Huang was the new county guard. They all knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Feng Ting: "My lord, please report to the king, don't give up on the party." We are willing to fight to the death with the Qin army here, and will never surrender. ”

Feng Ting was shocked! I was also deeply shocked, and tears fell from my eyes.

I closed my eyes and stood on the city wall and thought about it for a long time, torturing my heart over and over again. Are you willing to give Shangdang County to Qin State for nothing? Are you willing to let the people of Korea accept the rule of the Qin State? Are you willing to watch South Korea go to ruin like this? No, it's not! I, Feng Ting, don't want to do this either.

When he opened his eyes, he made a decision in his heart and said to Jin Di: "Lord Jin, we can discuss this matter in the long run. You and I can go back to the county guard mansion first, how about discussing? ”

Jin Di nodded and said to Feng Ting, "Lord Feng, please." ”

In the council hall of the Shangdang County Guard's Mansion, Feng Ting said to Jin Huang: "Lord Jin, now that our king is afraid of Qin Ruhu, if we stick to the Shangdang here, we will not get the support of South Korea."

Lord Jin, the Qin army is powerful and barbaric, but relying on the strength of our Shangdang soldiers and the people themselves, we will not be able to hold on to the party. If we have to fight hard with the Qin State, I am afraid that the people of the seventeen counties of our Shangdang County will be slaughtered, which is not the result we want to see. ”

Jin Di also understood this truth, and sighed and said, "Lord Feng, there is only one death!" The soldiers and people of Shangdang County will not surrender to Qin. If we dedicate the seventeen counties of Shangdang to the Qin State in vain, Lord Feng, we will leave a legacy of infamy through the ages! ”

Feng Ting walked slowly in the hall, pondered for a long time, and then said to Jin Di: "Lord Jin, I agree with you, the Shangdang soldiers and the people. Since the king dedicated Shangdang to the Qin state, he has indeed lost his duties as a king. But we can't fight to the death with the Qin State so recklessly, we must think of a way to get the best of both worlds. ”

Seeing Feng Ting like this, Jin Di hurriedly asked, "Lord Feng, what are your plans?" ”

Feng Ting took a few more steps in the hall, made up his mind, and said to Jin Huang: "Lord Jin, now all the countries in the world, the one who can resist Qin is none other than Zhao State. It is better for us to dedicate the seventeen counties of Shangdang to Zhao State, and let Zhao State protect our Shangdang. In this way, the wishes of the people and soldiers of the Shangdang can be satisfied, and the Qin State can also retreat.

As long as we dedicate the seventeen counties of Shangdang County to Zhao State, even if Qin State comes to attack, Zhao State will inevitably send troops to fight against Qin Army. When the time comes, it is not impossible for our South Korean army to cooperate with the Zhao army and defeat the Qin army. ”

Feng Ting's words made Jin Ting's eyes light up, swept away the depression in his heart, and said to Feng Ting: "Lord Feng, this plan is very wonderful!" That's a great plan! We can do it as soon as possible. ”

Feng Ting saw that Jin Di had agreed to his own plan, so he said to Jin Di: "Lord Jin, since this is the case, we will gather the officials of the seventeen counties of the Shangdang to discuss this matter. If everyone agrees to this method, I will go to Zhao State and dedicate the party to Zhao State. What do you think? ”

Jin Di nodded and agreed with Feng Ting's opinion.

Sure enough, when Feng Ting and Jin Huang gathered officials from the seventeen counties of Shangdang County to discuss this plan together. Everyone agreed with this plan, and no one objected.

Feng Ting finished discussing with the officials of Shangdang County, and after seeing that everyone did not object to his opinion. Feng Ting didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately set off, taking the official seal of Shangdang County and the household registration register to Zhao State, preparing to dedicate the seventeen counties of Shangdang County in South Korea to Zhao State.

After Feng Ting arrived in Handan, the capital of Zhao State, he did not immediately go to meet Ji Kang's uncle Zhao Wangdan. Instead, he went to the Pingyuan Jun's Mansion first, met with Zhao Sheng, the Pingyuan Jun, and made his intention clear.

When Zhao Sheng heard Feng Ting's intention to come to Zhao State, he was overjoyed. Hold Feng Ting's hand tightly and say, "Feng Junshou, you have worked hard!" Rest for the night, and tomorrow I will take you to the palace to meet our king, and I think our king will definitely accept Shangdang County. ”