The Warring States not only means that vassal States attack each other, but also is synonymous with an era.
Under the appearance of constant disputes and wars, it is a great social change that is about to happen. The process of the new system replacing the old system is often full of blood and violence, because the rulers under the old system will be desperate to safeguard their vested interests.
So did the old nobles in the Warring States period.
Under the slavery system ruled by the old aristocracy, very few people mastered almost all the social wealth, which seriously hindered the development of productive forces, and a new system that is more suitable for productive forces is about to appear.
This new system is a centralized monarchy, which can also be called feudalism.
Qin was the founder of this new system, because after the unification of the six countries, it became the first feudal empire in the history of China.
However, the process of Qin Wang attacking the six countries was not smooth, because in order to survive, they would try their best to resist. For example, Yan Wangdan came up with an extreme idea, that is, to assassinate Ying Zheng.
But yan dan and Ying Zheng used to be good playmates when Zhao was taken hostage, so the question is, why did yan dan kill Ying Zheng? In fact, it is not only to save face, but also to insult personality.
From childhood playmates to immortality, Ying Zheng and Yan Dan just have different positions? Actually, it's personal Ying Zheng played with yan dan, and made Taizi Dan decide to use Ying Zheng's head to calm his anger. Let's talk about this slowly.
Yan Taizi Dan became a hostage profession.
The Prince of Yan is a very fatuous monarch. He tried to stab Zhao in the back many times, but Zhao beat him black and blue. Because he was the last monarch of Yan State, he didn't even have posthumous title. Although the prince is useless, he has a very good son, that is, Taizi Dan.
Prince Taizi Dan's resume can be said to be quite rich, because he was sent to Zhao as a hostage by the prince in his early years, and at this time he met Qin Proton, who was also a hostage. But strangely, because Taizi Dan was very close to Ying Zheng, the son who won, he won the throne when he returned to China. When Ying Zheng and his mother were hiding in Zhao Guodong, yan dan did not alienate Ying Zheng.
Later, Ying Zheng's mother and son were taken back to the State of Qin by the King of Qin Zhuang, and yan dan was put back to the State of Yan by Zhao. Since then, Yan Dan and Ying Zheng, two childhood friends, have separated and haven't seen each other for more than ten years.
Ying Zheng succeeded to the throne as the king of Qin. After putting down the domestic Ai rebellion and regaining the power of Empress Dowager Zhao and Lv Buwei, it is urgent to attack the six eastern countries. In order to have a good relationship with Qin, yan dan was sent to Qin as a hostage, and yan dan became a hostage expert.
Ying Zheng made a promise that yan dan would never be separated? Oath? .
Yan dan went to the State of Qin as a hostage and thought he would treat himself well when he was young. After all, the purest friendship in childhood is not doped with any impurities. This is obviously yan dan's self-righteous idea, because Ying Zheng, who became the king of Qin, didn't think so. His mind is full of how to unify the land of China.
Ying Zheng also knows his playmates. He has the passion to serve his country, which is far more difficult than the joy of the prince. How could he let Taizi Dan go easily? But in the face of playmates' repeated requests to return to Yan, Ying Zheng was embarrassed to refuse directly, so Ying Zheng thought of a way.
He said to Taizi Dan, you can go back to Yan State if you want, but on one condition, you have to let the afternoon sun return to Japan and China, and it can't rain in the sky, so that millet can grow on the horse's head, or simply let the elephant grow meat feet.
("History of Lun" records that if Sun Zaizhong, it will rain millet, which will make the black bald head, the horse have feet, and the kitchen wooden door is full of raw meat, so it will be returned).
This is the invincible confession between lovers, but Yan Dan heard Ying Zheng? Oath? , feel insulted personality, because these things can't happen, that is, Ying Zheng wants to trapped himself in the state of Qin, want to return to the state of Yan, that's impossible, only honestly in the state of Qin as a hostage.
Yan dan failed to assassinate Ying Zheng and was burned to death.
Yan Dan listened to his childhood playmates? Confess? After that, it was called anger, and then the trend of unifying the six countries was almost a foregone conclusion. Yan dan thinks that he can't continue to lay down and die, because once the State of Qin destroyed the State of Zhao, the State of Yan would be in jeopardy, so when he concentrated on dealing with Korea and Zhao, yan dan escaped from the State of Qin.
As Taizi Dan ran back to Yan State, the news that South Korea and Zhao were successively annexed by Qin State also spread to Yan State. Yan dan decided to plan a great event to prevent Ying Zheng from annexing the six countries and soothe his angry heart, so at Tian Guang's suggestion, an action to assassinate Ying Zheng came into being.
This action is very famous in history, that is, Jing Ke stabbed the king of Qin. We will have a lot of space to describe this assassination in the future. Let's not consider the details for the time being, just say one result. As a result, Jing Ke stabbed the king of Qin to death, and Taizi Dan was also implicated, so he had to stay away for a while.
However, Ying Zheng's anger is not easy to calm down. He ordered Wang Jian to attack Yan on a large scale, and breached Ji Cheng, the capital of Yan. Prince Xi and Prince Dan fled to Liaodong, but Qin Jun still pursued them. The prince thought that his good son had assassinated Qin, so he killed Prince Taizi Dan and gave yan dan's head to Ying Zheng to calm his anger.
Why did yan dan kill Ying Zheng? Not only to save Yan, but also to be insulted by his personality. There's a saying? Can a scholar be killed without humiliation? Ying Zheng refused to let go of his former playmate yan dan and teased him verbally, which made yan dan feel extremely angry and gnashed her teeth at Ying Zheng.
From childhood playmates to immortality, Ying Zheng and Yan Dan just have different positions? Actually, it's personal Two people who had a good personal relationship became immortals in the face of the conflict of interests between Qin and Yan. In fact, there is nothing wrong with the two men in their respective posts, but their friendship has become a victim of national interests.
But then again, Prince Xi dedicated his son's head to Ying Zheng. Did it really stop Qin's hand? Actually, it's not. Even without the assassination planned by yan dan, the State of Qin would destroy Yan, which is only a matter of time.
The prince likes to destroy the state of Qin. In the final analysis, it is because of the assassination of Taizi Dan, which also shows how stupid it is. It is understandable that Yan will was ruled by the prince. How did the fatuous king stop the annexation of Qiang Qin?