In the tenth year of King Wucheng, on the 22nd day of June of the lunar calendar, Handan, the capital of Zhao State, and the palace.

Early in the morning, Zhao Wangdan summoned a historian named Wang Kang to divinate and asked: "Last night, the widow had a dream, and he dreamed that the widow was wearing clothes of left and right, and flew up on the dragon in the sky, but he fell halfway, and when he landed, he saw gold and jade like a mountain. Why? ”

When the historian Wang dared to hear this, he was taken aback, and he was speechless.

When Zhao Wangdan saw this, he said: "Forgive you for your innocence, speak boldly." ”

Only then did the king dare to speak: "My lord, please forgive the ministers for being rude. This dream is not an auspicious dream, but a nightmare! A two-sided garment with different colors is a sign of incompleteness. The flying dragon is in the sky, but it falls to the ground halfway, which is more than enough but not enough. The gold and stone are piled up like a mountain, containing the signs of sorrow. Please think more about the king's recent troubles! ”

Zhao Wangdan's heart palpitated, but he didn't think too much. With a wave of his hand, he let the historian Wang dare to retreat.

It didn't take long for the historian Wang Dang to leave, and an attendant came in to report: "King, Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, brought someone to ask to see him." ”

"Exactly."

After a while, I saw Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng walking in with a man in his forties. As soon as the man came in, he knelt on the ground and said to the young Zhao Wangdan: "Shangdang County Guard Feng Ting pays a visit to the king. ”

Zhao Wangdan looked surprised and looked at Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains.

Zhao Sheng hurriedly said to King Zhao: "King, now Feng Ting, the county guard of Shangdang County, has come to my Zhao State to dedicate the seventeen counties of Shangdang County to my Zhao State!" ”

Zhao Dan was stunned, and then overjoyed.

But then he remembered what the historian Wang dared to say to himself, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart. Frowning, he said to Feng Ting, who was kneeling on the ground, "Feng Junshou please." ”

"King Xie." Feng Ting stood up and stood aside, waiting for King Zhao to ask.

Zhao Dan looked at Feng Ting and said, "The widow heard that the current Shangdang County has been ceded to the Qin State by the King of Han. Feng Junshou is now coming to my Zhao State, but he wants to dedicate the party to my Zhao State, what is the reason? ”

Feng Ting took a step forward, bowed down and said, "The army of tigers and wolves of the Qin State has killed my people too much. Now King Han is incompetent and abandons me to join the party. The army and the people of our party do not want to submit to the Qin State, but to the Zhao State. Therefore, please accept the king, and the people of the seventeen counties of Shangdang are grateful. ”

Zhao Dan thought for a while and said to Feng Ting: "Feng Junshou has the intention of coming to you, and the widow already knows. Go down and rest first, and then answer you after I have consulted with my servants. ”

"No."

Now that Zhao Wangdan is in charge of the authority of Zhao State, he is very unkind to the old ministers such as Tian Dan, Lin Xiangru, and Lian Po, who were reused by his parents, and he likes to reuse his clan relatives and friends, and his relatives and nobles.

After Feng Ting left, Zhao Wangdan brought Pingyang Jun and Zhao Bao to discuss the matter with Zhao Sheng.

After Zhao Dan saw Zhao Bao coming, he said to Zhao Bao: "The existing Shangdang County Shoufeng Ting came to my Zhao State, and wants to dedicate the seventeen counties of Shangdang County to my Zhao State. Pingyang-kun, what do you think about this? ”

When Zhao Bao heard this, he was taken aback, and hurriedly said to Zhao Dan: "King, don't do it!" The saints regarded unprovoked benefits as a great scourge! At present, Shangdang County has been ceded to the Qin State by Korea. If my Zhao State accepts it again, I will offend the Qin State, and I am afraid that there will be a big war with the Qin State!

What's more, Han Wangran has always governed the country with "art", this time Feng Ting came to my Zhao country, is it a plan of Han Wang to make me Zhao and Qin fight, and South Korea will reap the benefits of the fisherman? Please think twice. ”

When Zhao Sheng heard this, he was not happy: "King, Pingyang Jun's words are wrong!" Today, Shangdang County has been ceded by Korea to the Qin State, and it has nothing to do with Korea, so how can it be said that it is a Korean plan? And the people of Shangdang County and the county guarded voluntarily submitted to my Zhao State, instead of my Zhao State sending troops to seize it, how can the Qin State blame me? Pingyang-kun was too worried. ”

Zhao Wangdan was still a little skeptical, and said to Zhao Sheng: "Pingyuan Jun, if the Qin State sends troops to attack, how to deal with it?" ”

Zhao Sheng smiled: "King, don't worry about it. Today, the military strength of our Zhao State is not weaker than that of Qin State, and it has defeated the Qin army several times, which can be compared with other countries. The king, Shangdang County is Jinyang of Zhao Kingdom to the north, and the Taihang Mountains are controlled in the east, which is really a place where soldiers must fight.

If the Qin State gains it, it can attack our Jinyang to the north, and it can directly attack our capital Handan to the east, so it is very unfavorable for my Zhao State; And if my Zhao country gets it, it will become the gateway of my Zhao country, and I will be able to reject the Qin country and the country.

What's more, it is impossible to get a city by sending a million troops to attack for many years; Now the people of the Shangdang are voluntarily submissive to our Zhao country, and my Zhao country can get seventeen counties for nothing.

I Zhao Guo will accept it, and the king will be regarded as the lord of benevolence and righteousness by all countries and people; If my Zhao country refuses, how will all the countries and people in the world view my Zhao country? Therefore, I Zhao Guo accepted it, and it was the best policy! ”

After saying this, Zhao Wangdan's heart was full of joy, and he was overjoyed: "What Pingyuan Jun said is very much in line with the meaning of the widow. ”

Then he stood up and said without hesitation: "Order." Shangdang County Taishou Feng Ting dedicated the city to meritorious service, Feng Huayang Jun; ordered Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, to cooperate with Shangdang County to guard Feng Ting and accept Shangdang County; Ordered the general Lian Po to lead the army into Shangdang. ”

In the tenth year of King Wucheng, at the beginning of the sixth month of the lunar calendar, Wu Anjun of Qin State attacked Han and captured Yewang City. The road between the Shangdang region of South Korea and the mainland of Korea was completely cut off by the Qin army.

In June, South Korea sent Yangchengjun Han Ji to Qin State to apologize for his crimes, and cut off the land of the party to ask for peace. On the other hand, Han Wangran notified Jin Huang, the county guard of Shangdang, to evacuate Shangdang, but Jin Huang refused, and Han Wangran sent Feng Ting to take his place.

And after Feng Ting arrived in Shangdang County, he went against Han Wangran's will. After consulting with the officials and the people, it was decided to dedicate Shangdang County and 17 counties to Zhao State. Let Zhao and Qin fight each other, thinking that in this way they can let Han and Zhao join forces to fight against the Qin army.

Feng Ting then rushed to the State of Zhao to meet Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, and received Zhao Sheng's support. With the help of Zhao Sheng, Ji Kang's uncle Zhao Wangdan accepted the seventeen counties of Shangdang County and named Feng Ting as Huayang Jun.

But obviously Feng Ting didn't know how "wonderful" Han Wangran was. Later, when the Battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao was held, King Han Henghui did not realize that this battle was also a matter of life and death in Korea. South Korea has been watching from the sidelines, and has not sent a single soldier. That's a story for later, so let's leave it at that.

Zhao Guo accepted the news of the seventeen cities of Shangdang County, and was soon transmitted back to Qin by Qin's secret spy organization, Hei Bingtai, as quickly as possible. Let's go back and see how King Yingji reacted when she learned the news!

On the eighth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar, Xianyang, the capital of Qin, the palace of the king of Qin.

After hearing the news that Shangdang County was too shou Feng Ting and handed over the seventeen counties of Shangdang to Zhao State. Qin Wang Yingji was suddenly furious, this is really what the common people said, "boiled ducks can fly", this ...... It's a shame!

was so angry that Qin Wang Yingji's hair "stood up", and according to Ji Kang's words, menopausal disease also attacked. The staff killed the two attendants, and smashed the items in the side hall to a mess, which surprised the summoned Xiangguo Fan Sui. glanced at the attendants who were waiting for King Yingji of Qin, and asked the attendants to retreat.

Fan Sui stepped forward, bowed down and said to Qin Wang Yingji, who was still angry: "King, don't be angry. Zhao Guo's move is a good thing for my Qin State! ”

Qin Wang Yingji was stunned for a moment, looked at Fan Sui in surprise, and stammered: "Xiangguo, Shangdang County Shoufeng Ting dedicated the seventeen counties of Shangdang to Zhao State, this is ...... Is this a good thing? ”

Fan Sui nodded and said, "Great King, this matter is indeed a good thing for the Qin State. My Qin State wants to unify the six countries, and the biggest "roadblock" is the Zhao State. There must be a battle between Qin and Zhao! It turned out that Weichen was still worried that our Qin State would send troops to Zhao State, and the Central Plains countries would send troops to help.

Now there is an agreement signed between our Qin and Han that the Shangdang area should belong to our Qin State. However, in the agreement between Zhao State and the State of Zhao to openly seize Qin and Han, it was a party area above our Qin State, which was a blatant contempt for our Qin State and was unreasonable first. If I, the Qin State, use this reason to make a war with the Zhao State. First, the countries of the Central Plains will not come to save Zhao; Second, I can use this matter to motivate the soldiers of our Qin State and improve their morale. ”

Speaking of this, Fan Sui was no longer angry when he saw Qin Wang Yingji, and his old eyes were getting brighter and brighter. Said to Fan Sui: "That's right! It turned out that our Qin State had clashed with Zhao State several times, and Wei, Chu, and Qi had accused the widow and sent troops to help Zhao. But this time, it was Zhao State who ignored the agreement signed by our Qin and Han and deliberately occupied our Shangdang area and offended our Qin State. This time, they can't send troops to help each other! ”

Fan Sui became more and more solemn: "King, the party is a place where soldiers must fight, and it is also the place of life and death for my Qin and Zhao." If our Qin State wants to unify the world, the Shangdang region will be in the hands of our Qin State; And this place is also the gateway to Jinyang and Handan of Zhao State, and it is impossible for Zhao State to give up Shangdang County.

Once there is a war with Zhao in Shangdang, this battle will definitely be a decisive battle between our Qin and Zhao, and it will be related to the fate of the two countries. If the king has no intention of fighting a decisive battle, the matter will be stopped! If the king intends to fight a decisive battle, he must make up his mind, break the cauldron and fight the whole country. Please, the king, decide! ”

After saying that, Fan Sui bowed deeply and waited for Qin Wang Yingji's decision.

Yingji closed her eyes and thought for a moment.

Then, he slowly opened his eyes and said to Fan Sui: "Xiangguo, the widow is now more than sixty. His lifelong wish is to unify the six countries in his lifetime. As Xiangguo said, my Qin State has been repeatedly humiliated by Zhao State, and Zhao State is the biggest "roadblock" to the unification of the world by our Qin State, and Qin and Zhao will have a war. In this case, it is better to fight late than to fight early, and there is nothing to fear! ”

Seeing that King Yingji of Qin had made up his mind, Fan Sui said to Yingji: "King, now the State of Zhao has sent the general Lian Po to garrison the party to prevent our Qin State from attacking. King, at this time, my Qin State must not be in a hurry, and I need to plan it slowly. If it is urgent, Zhao Han will definitely join forces to fight against our Qin State.

In order to confuse the Zhao State, in the early stage, our Qin State could let Bai Qi lead an army of 200,000 and tentatively attack the Shangdang. If the war goes well, I will immediately fight a decisive battle with Zhao; If it doesn't go well, our Great Qin can use South Korea's non-compliance with the agreement as an excuse to send troops to continue to attack South Korea and further weaken South Korea. When the conditions are ripe, my Great Qin will wave his army north again and fight a decisive battle with Zhao. ”

After hearing this, King Qin Yingji pondered for a long time and said, "Yes." ”

In the tenth year of King Wucheng, the 14th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. Bai Qi, the general stationed in Yewangcheng, received the order of Qin Wang Yingji, and immediately led the Qin army of 200,000 to attack the Shangdang in the north, and the Battle of Changping finally broke out.

At the same time, Ji Kang also ordered the Liao troops stationed in Wangpyeong and Anseong to launch an attack on Goguryeo, and Ji Kang's "eastward expansion strategy" was also implemented.