Yan Dan was the Crown Prince of Yan Country. His name was Yan Dan.
Yan Dan was the same as the previous Crown Prince and King of Yan. They all regarded face as sacred. If anyone did not give them face, they would fight to the death regardless of who the other party was.
In history, Yan Dan bore a grudge against Ying Zheng for neglecting him after he became the King of Qin, which led to Jing Ke's assassination of the King of Qin, which led to him being killed by his father, King Yan Xi, and handed over his head to the Qin army.
Before Yan Dan, in the middle of the Warring States Period, Yan and Qi were at war. The reason was that the King of Qi did not give face to the King of Yan. Su Qin died in the Qi Kingdom, and Yue Yi led hundreds of thousands of allied forces of six countries to attack the Qi Kingdom. They captured more than 70 cities, and the Qi Kingdom was almost destroyed.
This tradition of the Yan Country was related to their origins.
Eight hundred years ago, King Wu of Zhou conquered Shang and established the Great Zhou Dynasty with slavery. He was called the Son of Heaven and his dozens of sons were also enfeoffed as princes. The Yan Kingdom was one of them.
After so many years, the other member states of the Zhou royal family had been eliminated, leaving only the Yan Country. The Yan Country considered itself the legitimate member of the Zhou royal family and especially valued their face. For this, they could do anything.
There was nothing wrong with this hobby. Unfortunately, the Yan Country gradually could not understand the situation and fell behind.
The seven heroes were strong, and the Zhou Dynasty's prestige had long since disappeared. All that was left was a pitiful " virtue ", but it was nothing in front of the elite soldiers and fierce generals.
The tide of history, if you follow it, you will prosper. If you go against it, you will perish. Yan Country is stubborn and will definitely walk the path of destruction.
As far as Lao Ai knew, when Ying Zheng was a hostage in Zhao, Yan Dan was also there. They were both hostages, and they had a good personal relationship back then, often gathering together to drink and make merry.
But what was going on now?
"Two years ago, I sent Cai Ze to the Yan Country. After two years of hard work, the Yan Country was finally willing to send Crown Prince Dan to the Qin Country as a hostage.”Ying Zheng smiled and said," This Crown Prince Dan is really a man who has a life of running around. After leaving the State of Zhao, I became the King of Qin, but he is still the Crown Prince. His status is different now."”
When Ying Zheng talked about Yan Dan, his face was full of contempt. How could he be a good friend?
Perhaps, in the eyes of these ambitious tyrants, the so-called friendship was just empty talk. The power of the world and the king's desire for hegemony were the most fundamental.
After sensing Ying Zheng's attitude towards Yan Dan, Lao Ai probed,""Then how does Your Majesty plan to deal with Yan Dan? Are you going to welcome him personally?"
"Don't even think about it! I am the ruler of a country, why would I personally welcome a Crown Prince?”
"If that's the case, Yan Dan will definitely hold a grudge.”
"It can't be, right? I did this according to etiquette.”
"No, no!" Lao Ai said," There are many people in Yan and Zhao who are generous and sad. They are all heroes. But, there are also those who do not think of making progress and think highly of themselves. They are arrogant and conceited, and have no regard for the world. In my opinion, Crown Prince Dan is the latter.”
" This..." Ying Zheng frowned.
" Your Majesty, think about it," Lao Ai analyzed,""When you and Yan Dan were both hostages in the State of Zhao, your status was the same. You drank and had fun, and there was no distinction between you and them. At that time, your relationship was very good. However, after you became the King of Qin, your status and status were different. Yan Dan also sent someone to contact you later.”
Not only was it different, but it was also a slight neglect.
The emissary sent by Yan Dan to the State of Qin was kicked out of the city before he could even meet Ying Zheng. With Yan Dan's arrogant temperament, it would be strange if he did not bear a grudge.
Yan Dan had come to Qin as a hostage under the order of King Xi of Yan. He had no choice but to come, but before he set off, he had already made preparations to question Ying Zheng.
If Ying Zheng were to be rude again, Yan Dan would definitely hold a grudge against him. When he escaped from Qin one day, he would definitely send assassins to assassinate Ying Zheng.
This was how the official history was written. Yan Dan was still neglected and imprisoned in the State of Qin. After he escaped from the State of Qin, he immediately found an assassin to assassinate Ying Zheng. Jing Ke was trained by him and sent to the State of Qin to be revealed.
Right at this moment, Lao Ai's Strongest Heavenly Emperor System rang.
Ding! Ding!
< System Notification: Side Mission has been released. Assassinate Yan Dan and frame the State of Zhao. Let the State of Zhao and Yan fight to the death. The State of Qin will benefit. Reward: 300 merit points.>
This mission was too fun!
It was very brain-burning!
Lao Ai fell into deep thought.
Ying Zheng thought about Lao Ai's words for a moment, then patted his forehead and said,""Minister Yi, you're absolutely right! In the past few years, my status and status have changed. I have indeed neglected him. This includes the few waves of envoys he sent over to bring me the specialties of the Yan Country. I only accept gifts and chase them away. I guess he already hates me!”
Yan Dan was definitely thinking about how to assassinate Qin Wangzheng.
" That depends on your decision, Your Majesty," Lao Ai said,"" If you think that you can continue to befriend Yan Dan, you should spend more time with him. Perhaps you can make him change his mind and continue to call you brother. But if you don't have the time..."
Ying Zheng interrupted Lao Ai and said impatiently,""I am busy every day. How can I have the time to care about a little crown prince? Don't talk about this anymore."
Lao Ai's heart skipped a beat as he suddenly had a thought.
"Your Majesty, since you don't want to spend time on Yan Dan and your grudge with him is irreconcilable, why don't you treat Yan Dan as a chess piece?”As he spoke, Lao Ai stretched out his right hand and made a beheading gesture,""Kill Yan Dan and push the blame to the State of Zhao. Let the two countries fight fiercely while the Great Qin Dynasty watches from the sidelines and benefits from it…"
Lao Ai's scheme was indeed vicious, but it suited Ying Zheng very well.
Hearing this, Ying Zheng's tiger eyes lit up with excitement.
"Yan Dan bears a grudge against me and is ultimately a disaster, so get rid of him as soon as possible. However, how should he do it?”
"Your Majesty, I am willing to lead 500 elite soldiers to kill Crown Prince Dan at the border of Yan-Zhao and frame Zhao! "Yan Xi is simple-minded and will definitely send an army to attack Zhao. If Yan and Zhao start a war, our Great Qin will be able to secretly use both schemes and obtain great benefits-at least 30 cities!”Lao Ai shouted.
"Wonderful, wonderful!" " My beloved minister," Ying Zheng clapped his hands and said," I will order my men to carry out this secret mission immediately! Remember, don't make any mistakes! This is my Tiger Tally. You can mobilize 1,000 troops stationed in Xianyang with it.”
Ying Zheng handed a bronze tiger talisman to Lao Ai, who accepted it without hesitation.
In ancient times, there were at most 1,000 people carrying out secret assassination missions. If there were too many people, they would definitely give themselves away.
"Your Majesty, please rest. This lowly official will do it now!”Lao Ai bowed and left with the tiger talisman.
Looking at Lao Ai's back as he left, Ying Zheng thought to himself,""Go do it, young man! If you succeed in this matter, I will put you in an important position! Anyway, you're a eunuch and won't be able to achieve anything. I don't have to worry about you ~"
Unfortunately, if Ying Zheng knew that Lao Ai had been plotting for his Great Qin Empire for a long time, how would he react? He could not help but jump up and chase after Lao Ai to beat him up!
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