Chapter 10: Capture of Hanoi

After the New Year, it is the spring ploughing season, when there is generally no war between the countries, and even if there is a war going on, it must be stopped as soon as possible and the soldiers should be withdrawn to the country to farm, otherwise there will be a famine next year. Correspondingly, this period has become a time for diplomatic exchanges between envoys of various countries.

The biggest diplomatic event was naturally the return of the prince of Chu to An Guojun in the autumn of the previous year. An Guojun is nearly forty years old, and the daughter of the king of Chu is young and young, exuding the freshness and pungency of a southern girl, which makes An Guojun love it and almost occupy An Guojun. Not only An Guojun loves it, but also the Queen Mother, the Marquis, and Huayangjun are also loved.

The prince of Chu married the daughter of the prince of Qin, and An Guojun married the daughter of the prince of Chu. The prince of Chu and the princess of Qin also gave birth to a big baby, if nothing else, this baby is the future king of Chu! After the beginning of spring, there were frequent exchanges between Qin and Chu, and on the surface, the relationship between Qin and Chu was so close that it could not be more incomparable.

Since the Qin army occupied Xingqiu and Huai and extended its influence into Nanyang, envoys from the three Jin dynasties also exchanged frequently. It is rumored that the Sanjin Dynasty is coordinating its actions to drive the Qin army back beyond the Yiguan, and it is best to close it to the east of the river.

Mr. Guo gradually inserted a lot of informants in Hedong, which is not difficult, because Hedong is still recruiting talents, as long as he is willing to settle in Hedong, he will be given a knighthood. Taking this opportunity, it is still very convenient to arrange a few people to enter Hedong.

Of course, the people of the princes did not have the title of Qin, and when they arrived in Hedong, they could only become first-class officials, with 150 acres of land, a homestead of 45 steps, and one more person as a servant. Those who serve are not counted as registered population, do not have to pay taxes, and do not have to serve.

Under Li Bing's rule, Qiuli had been built in various parts of Hedong, and the Shangzao, hairpins, and Bu Gen all came from within the Qin State,—— because it was impossible for the people of other countries to have these titles. The houses of the public servants were empty, the acres of land had been marked, and the foreigners almost had to move in with their bags, so they were naturally incorporated into the army, and immediately began productive labor and military training, and of course, legal training.

After Mr. Guo's informant entered Hedong, the biggest difficulty was that he could not pass on the information, and it was inconvenient for the liaison officer to enter. If the liaison officer wants to enter and leave Hedong, he can only use the identity of the merchant, but the merchant can only deal with the local businessman, even the official businessman, and cannot contact those ordinary farmers.

Despite all kinds of difficulties, Mr. Guo still inquired and implemented, and the current Hedong Shou is Wu Anjun Baiqi, which is completely consistent with Hou Huan's speculation. This also made Xinlingjun's disciples take a look at Hou Yinggao.

The governance situation in Nanyang is not difficult to explore. After the end of the war, there were almost no obstacles to the exchanges with the Sanjin, and the spy network in Nanyang was able to deliver reliable news: the Qin people transformed the low-level officers who entered Nanyang to fight on the spot into Qiuli Qifu, many of whom had just been recruited from Nanyang to Hedong a few years ago, and now they are back, which is equivalent to returning to their hometown, which made the original friends envious for a while.

The Qin bureaucracy worked efficiently, and soon reorganized the inhabitants of the occupied territories into Shivuchuli, re-measured the land, and distributed it according to titles. Those high-ranking families want to escape, but they can't bring much money, and once the escape is discovered, people and property are out of office.

Each of the residents who have been assigned to the army has a name card, which is not usually used, but if you want to go out, you must bring your name book with you, and you need to have a section note issued by the mound, explaining the reason and time of going out. And if the residents find that they have no name and send them to the official, if it is found to be true, if they are foreigners, they can get a bounty of two taels, and if they are from Qin, they can get a bounty of fourteen taels. So the fugitives are simply moving mountains of gold, stared at by countless vigilant eyes. However, since the Qin people only occupied a strip of Nanyang, surrounded by the lands of Korea and Zhao, it was more convenient to flee in Nanyang compared to other areas, as long as they did not bring more money.

At the time of spring ploughing, the land has been allocated, and each person plows his own newly allocated land. Animal husbandry in Hedong has also developed greatly, and hundreds of cattle have been directly transferred from the Yi clan and rented to farmers. However, few people in Nanyang will use cattle to help ploughing, and only a few people rent cattle. But if there are benefits, there will be a way, in addition to learning, spending money to ask for the help of cattle ploughing is also popular in Nanyang. In the end, it is a commercially developed area!

The Qin people only occupied the land of Wei, and the lands of Korea and Zhao remained as they were. Seeing that the same land had been well cultivated in the past, those Han and Zhao people showed envy in their eyes.

Military training was also conducted under the noses of the Han and Zhao people. When the sowing is completed and the daily field management begins, military training must be held every ten days, and each hill is carried out in turn; If there is an emergency farm work, such as heavy rain or strong winds, and it is necessary to strengthen field management, it can be suspended once. When the harvest season was entered, the Wei people's formation transformation, forward, retreat, and charge were already in shape.

The popularization of the Qin law was also unfolding at the same time. From time to time, the county lieutenants and judges held training, and those who had titles were called to the county for rotation. At the same time, the husband, the pavilion chief, and the thief were all obliged to explain the Qin law at the moment of each meeting. Of course, every scene of a crime is a good opportunity to conduct legal education. Witnessing the toes of his past companions being chopped off and noses cut off...... Even if it is just a shaved beard or hair, they and their family members are locked up and taken to the government on an errand, and everyone will cherish the peaceful life they have now.

Perhaps the Qin people Bai Qi would have thought that the constant military exercises every day had deterred the Sanjin, and the Sanjin did not make any action after losing Nanyang. But the actual situation was that King Zhao suddenly became seriously ill.

Zhao Wang He's father was the famous Zhao Wuling King who promoted Hufu cavalry shooting. When Zhao Wang He was ten years old, King Wuling of Zhao personally led his troops to attack Zhongshan. In order to avoid having no owner in the kingdom after an accident, King Wuling of Zhao passed the throne to King He of Zhao. But King Zhao Wuling came back unscathed, and the former Prince Zhang was also unscathed. The adult prince Zhang followed his father on the expedition and made great contributions; But when he returned to China, he had to pay tribute to his younger brother! This scene pierced King Zhao Wuling's heart. So the young Zhao Wang He witnessed a thrilling scene: his loving father became very strict, and the eldest brother who used to hold his hand suddenly changed his face and led troops to kill him! The final outcome is also chilling: the elder brother is killed, and the father is locked up in an empty palace and starved to death. His father didn't give up until the last moment, rats, cockroaches, ants...... Everything that can be eaten by him, he firmly believes that as long as he lives, someone will come to the rescue, and he does not believe that he will fall to the point of betraying his relatives...... However, no one came, and all the efforts of King Zhao Wuling only prolonged his own suffering, and did not change the result in any way. More than a hundred days later, King Zhao Wuling died in the sand dunes. There, the king of Shang once established a wine pond meat forest, which was extremely luxurious. That year, Zhao Wanghe was only fourteen years old.

We don't know what Zhao Wanghe was in at that time. In the following years, the rulers of Zhao were all relatives and ministers, such as Li Dui, Gongzicheng and others. In the next ten years, there will be Le Yi, Lian Po, Lin Xiangru, Pingyuan Jun, Zhao Hao, etc., a group of virtuous generals. Moreover, it is said that Zhao Wanghe is also a fencing enthusiast, and often holds fencing competitions in the palace, and more than 100 swordsmen die every year because of fencing. I usually always carry a sword, and from time to time I will pull it out and compare with others, and my martial arts should still be okay.

In the fifteenth year of King He of Zhao, there was a major event of the Five Kingdoms attacking Qi, and the State of Qi almost perished. But Queen Zhao is the daughter of the prince of Qi, I don't know if she married before or after the war. The eldest son, Dan, born to the queen, was made crown prince in 22. Before this, there seemed to be a crown prince in the Zhao Kingdom, who may have been born by the previous queen, and later died or was abolished, and there is no trace in history.

The battle between the two wars four years ago (twenty-nine years) left a deep shadow on the psychology of King Zhao. The Qin army suddenly appeared outside Handan City, and Zhao was helpless, relying on Zhao Hao's delaying tactics and a bit of luck, he barely organized a defense force a month later; And the reason why Zhao Hao's army became an army was completely an accident, and it was a crooked fight!

Since then, King Zhao's entire energy has been focused on how to prevent this from happening again. First of all, he emphasized the victory in the battle of Yanhe, which boosted the morale of the whole country; Zhao Hao, the commander who seized the throne, was given a lofty position, so he was appointed as the king of Ma and handed over the entire Wu'an to him to manage. King Cho also stepped up diplomacy with South Korea in an effort to ensure that the party was not lost.

Transforming and reinforcing Handan is naturally the focus of the key. Handan City is a two-city structure, with the commercial city in the north and the royal city in the south. In the past, Zhao Guo attached great importance to the royal city, and did not pay enough attention to the northern city where the common people lived. Now, King Zhao wants to make up for this shortcoming. For four years, Handan spent time in the construction of the city or the preparation of the city.

The New Year is coming, Handan City has been strengthened and reinforced, and King Zhao feels a little relieved. After a night of celebration with the courtiers, the maiden went to bed and was found to have suffered a stroke in bed the next day. After some medicine and acupuncture, King Zhao woke up, but his speech was no longer clear, and one limb was difficult to move, and he had become a withered disease. The queen and the prince waited at the bedside every day, directing the concubines to wait; The crown prince traveled back and forth between the front and rear halls, and traveled between the king and his ministers. King Zhao's two younger brothers, Pingyuan Junsheng and Pingyang Junbao took turns to be on duty in the front hall. Therefore, when the King of Wei sent an envoy to Zhao after the year, he could only see Zhao Xiangpingjun and the auxiliary minister Pingyangjun, but failed to see the king of Zhao. And King Zhao obviously has no intention of causing trouble again, and he is already very satisfied if he can keep Handan safe.

Without the support of Zhao, the military strength of Wei and Han alone was unable to confront Qin and recover Nanyang. A big event was delayed.

After entering the summer, Wei saw that it was hopeless to recover Nanyang with the Three Jin Dynasty, so he could only hope for reconciliation with Qin, and sent Dr. Sujia to make Qin!