Almost without bloodshed, the Zhao army took Xinzheng, the capital of Han Zhiguo.

Although it was surprisingly fast, it was also reasonable.

Today's country of Han is not the country of Han after the division of the three families. The area under its jurisdiction was not even one-fifth of that year, and the Korean army, which was once considered elite, only had 30,000 people left before the war.

Such a weak and small country, let alone in the wolf-like Warring States, even in the late Spring and Autumn Period, which was relatively peaceful, would not live long at all.

Of course, in history, the Kingdom of Han was not destroyed by Qin until 230 BC, although it was still the first of the six kingdoms to be destroyed by Qin, but it was also a few decades later.

Is it because the Qin State does not have the ability to destroy the Han Kingdom?

Apparently not.

The reason why it took so long to launch the war to destroy Korea is nothing more than two reasons.

Externally, the Qin State was not ready to unify the Six Kingdoms.

Although in history, the Qin State has basically eliminated the possibility of the re-emergence of the Six Kingdoms to threaten the Qin State through the Changping War, but because of the relationship between the Xinling Monarch and the Qin, the Qin army has actually been afraid of directly facing the attack of the Six Kingdoms.

Naturally, the Qin State also slowed down the matter of unification, trying to adopt the method of encroachment, and gradually annexed the land without destroying the country.

Internally, in fact, above the court of the Qin State, in addition to the military merit group and the old scholar group, there are also one or more political forces from the country of Han and the state of Chu, which cannot be ignored.

These political forces from the country of Han and the state of Chu often exist in the form of foreign relatives.

For example, Mi Bazi, who was put on the screen, is now the mother of King Qin, which is an example of the political power of relatives that everyone is more familiar with.

It's just that regardless of the political wisdom and means of Mi Bazi for the time being, unlike other foreign relatives, Mi Bazi obviously did not fight for any interests for his home country because of his background.

But even so, before Bai Qi diverted water to irrigate Yandu, he still specially sent an envoy to Xianyang to explain the situation.

Although it was already ready to be sent at that time, it was still very powerful to make a killing god like Bai Qi have scruples. (Bai Qi himself was also promoted by the Empress Dowager's younger brother Wei Suihou.) ）

The Empress Dowager Mi, who has not done anything for the Chu State at all, is still like this, not to mention the other Queen Dowagers and queens who are still devoted to the mother country.

This can also understand why Qin Shi Huang issued such a puzzling order as the "expulsion order".

As the reign of the first emperor through the ages, wouldn't he know that the prosperity of the Qin State began with the Keqing Wei Ying? Would he not have known that the expulsion order would weaken the national power of the Qin State?

Don't underestimate the political wisdom of an emperor through the ages, and don't underestimate the determination of a king when he wants to implement a policy.

is also the first emperor, burning books and pit Confucianism, unifying weights and measures, books with the same text, cars with the same track, piles and piles, which one has not been violently opposed?

But has the emperor been shaken?

No! Not at all.

But what about the "eviction order"? was easily resolved by a "Letter of Expulsion" from Li Si, who was still unknown at the time.

When did the First Emperor speak so well?

What? That was the first emperor who had not yet ruled the world, and he could still hear opinions.

When attacking the state of Chu, why did the first emperor still insist on reusing Li Xin and other generals, instead of following the advice of more people and taking Wang Jian as his general?

Obviously, it is not a question of whether the First Emperor can listen to his opinion or not.

It's that the "Eviction Order" has actually served its purpose.

What purpose?

The purpose of expelling the forces of foreign relatives in the court of the Qin State.

Combined with historical events, the purpose of this expulsion order will be even more obvious.

In 239 BC, Cheng Jiao, the younger brother of the first emperor, rebelled and was killed, and the foreign relatives from the country of Han led by the Empress Dowager Han were uprooted;

In 238 B.C., Chang Yu rebelled and was executed

The forces of Zhao foreign relatives led by the first emperor's mother, the Empress Dowager Zhao, died down;

In 237 B.C., Zheng Guoqu's case was issued, and the "Expulsion Order" was issued. Among them, it is easy to be overlooked that Lü Buwei was also dismissed from the capital and sent out of the capital in this year to the fiefdom of Henan.

In this way, the problem is obvious, the first emperor wants to expel not the foundationless Qin State guest secretary represented by Li Si, but the foreign relatives who have been entrenched in the court.

To be exact, it is the remnants of the forces led by Lü Buwei.

Because of their existence, it has firmly affected the footsteps of the First Emperor's unification of the six countries, whether they are intentional or unintentional, these foreign forces that are trying to keep warm must be eliminated.

And with Lü Buwei's resignation a foregone conclusion, naturally the First Emperor did not need to continue to carry out fearless "sacrifices", taking advantage of Li Si's "Book of Expulsion of Guests", the First Emperor naturally went down the slope.

Fortunately, these two problems are not a problem for Zhao Kuo at all.

Externally, the current situation of the Warring States is still a situation of confrontation between Zhao and Qin, and even Zhao and Qin have reached a tacit understanding between each country.

Therefore, even if Zhao State started the war of annihilation, the opponents it had to face were only one or two countries, and the current Zhao State obviously already had such an ability.

Internally, Zhao Kuo entered the big sect with a small sect, and the relatives who originally belonged to King Zhao died down, and in the new policy, the original court structure system was completely disrupted, and Zhao Kuo himself did not establish a queen, so naturally there was no new foreign relatives to form.

Therefore, within the Zhao State, the resistance to the destruction of the kingdoms was almost non-existent.

In this way, under the pressure of the soldiers, it is almost inevitable that the country of Han will be destroyed.

Of course, although it is easy to destroy Han, how to deal with the retaliation of the Qin army next is the key.

The good news is that because Xinzheng was almost bloodless, the defense of the city wall included all kinds of defensive equipment, and there was almost no damage, which couldn't help but make Zhao Kuo's waist a little harder.

Soon, King Han's arrest made Zhao Kuo a little numb.

It is impossible to kill, otherwise in the future war of annihilation, it will inevitably provoke desperate resistance from the remaining countries. This is not what Zhao Kuo wants to see.

However, leaving him alone seems to be meaningless, but will cause unnecessary trouble.

In case when Qin and Zhao clashed, King Han suddenly ascended to the top and shouted, with the support of the Qin army, it might not be a situation where there were few responders. Rise to, even if there are few applicants, it is enough to disgust yourself.

Then move him, along with all the high-ranking officials and nobles of Xinzheng!

Although this will be a big project, it is the best way to deal with the long-term peace and stability of Xinzheng or to deal with the possible fierce battle with the Qin army in the future.

Just do it, Zhao Kuo immediately called Li Mu, and then arranged personnel to knock on the doors of each family overnight, asking them to follow the army to Handan to evacuate.

What?

Don't want to?

It's not asking for their opinion, it's the king's command!

The nobles in Xinzheng City, but many of the envoys of the King of Han who had seen them beaten to death, naturally did not dare to say anything when facing Zhao Kuo's order, and persuaded their own heads and fathers to pack their bags and go to Handan.

Of course, just having a sharp sword is not Zhao Kuo's character.

Seeing that everyone had already started to move, Zhao Kuo also ordered someone to announce that the first ten families who left Xinzheng would be arranged in Handan City by the Zhao court according to their mansions in the country of Han; The first five leavers will be given acres of land; The first three to leave will be knighted.

In just a moment, everyone's enthusiasm was stimulated.

Of course, in fact, whether it is a house or a field, it is nothing to these families, after all, after so many years of accumulation, some houses and acres are really not in their eyes.

But these things are not just goods, but also from King Zhao

Official Recognition.

This is a crucial thing for a family that has just surrendered to the past. With this level of recognition, at least for a long time, they don't need to be cautious about being swallowed up by the nobles of Handan.

Not to mention the final title, which is the foundation for a family to get back on its feet.

Even in the country of Han, these well-informed families have long known the current national policy of the Zhao country, and this title is not as easy to obtain as the country of Han.

So, just now, while instructing the people under their hands to pack up their things, while thinking of the way to break the situation, the patriarchs of the various families immediately jumped and urged everyone to act quickly.

None of these are smart people, though.

As soon as the really smart people got Zhao Kuo's reward, they took their families and drove the carriage out of the city almost empty-handed, and came directly to the camp that met them.

Looking at the children of the family who were almost empty-handed and didn't even bring food, the general who was in charge of answering was also confused.

"Are these Han Zhiguo people fighting like this?" Even the general said in his heart: "This place is hundreds of miles away from Handan, aren't you afraid of starving to death on the road?"

But smart people are smart people in the end, and they dare to be the first to come to the barracks empty-handed, and they obviously have a full plan in their hearts.

Sure enough, soon, Zhao Kuo personally met with the head of the family, and personally bestowed Handan's mansion, land, and the title they had in mind—although it was only an earl.

This is naturally nothing in the country of Han, but in the country of Zhao, where titles are scarce, it is definitely an existence that can go sideways.

Not only that, Zhao Kuo also promised that after the war, they could come back and get Xinzheng's belongings at any time.

And when Zhao Kuo told him that the second and third people came, only the viscount and the baron, everyone felt great admiration for the master's clever calculation.

Also, as the first positive example to respond to Zhao Kuo's call, Zhao Kuo must of course be rewarded.

Soon, the deeds of this clever family spread in Xinzheng City, and at the same time, the news of the third-class title also spread. While the major families were lamenting, they also didn't care about it, and rushed to the barracks outside the city with their people.

It's just that as the top ten rewards were gradually occupied, the speed of the family's arrival was visibly reduced, and Zhao Kuo immediately announced the last step of his three-step journey: the three families who finally arrived at the barracks were deprived of all wealth.

In an instant, the silent barracks was lively again.

In this way, Zhao Kuo almost gave a sweet jujube, and it only took one day to pack these nobles in Xinzheng City and send them on the journey to Handan.