Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

When Zhao Kuo saw it, he was immediately happy: "Good guy, the widow didn't go to them, but they took the initiative to come to the door?

Where are the crossbowmen, teach them a lesson! "

When Zhao Kuo gave an order, hundreds of Chi You soldiers immediately pulled out the crossbow behind them impatiently.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

After a burst of intensive crossbows piercing the air, a large number of Yue people were shot down, and the sound of wailing came and went.

Zhao Kuo snorted, and said slowly: "Go, capture some prisoners, and find those Chu people who surrendered, and see who knows how to communicate with these Yue people, can you ask for a confession!"

This is the benefit of Zhao Kuo becoming the king. If he wants to do something, he can just let the people below figure out a way.

Soon, a ship of the Han army docked and brought the Yue people who were rolling and screaming on the ground onto the ship.

After another half day, a freshly released confession was delivered to Zhao Kuo.

It turned out that these Yue people were ordered by Yu Ganjun of Chu State to harass the Han army on the way.

Yu Ganjun is one of the several feudal monarchs established by Chu State in Jiujiang County.

When Zhao Kuo heard this, he was also amused: "Is there only a few hundred people under Yu Qianjun's command?"

The descendant of Chu State who was in charge of the question said hurriedly: "My lord, these Yue people have said that Yu Ganjun has actually issued this order to all the Yue tribes in the entire Jiujiang County, but I don't know why they are the only ones. Appear here."

Zhao Kuo couldn't help but spread his hands when he heard the words: "Understood, we have encountered a tribe of honest people."

The other tribes are all watching, knowing that the army of the Han State that destroyed the Chu State must be very powerful. Only this tribe foolishly obeyed the order and killed it. What is it not to be an honest man?

This small episode did not cause much impact. Zhao Kuo continued to lead his troops south, and a day later he led a large army to land on the south bank of Peng Lize, and continued to march towards Yugan City, the southernmost stronghold of Chu State.

Along the way, the army led by Zhao Kuo also encountered harassment from many other Yue tribes, but these Yue tribes miscalculated on this matter.

The Yue people thought that the harassing of the Han army in the mountains and mountains would definitely be done without anyone noticing, so that the Han side would have no temper at all, but they never imagined that Zhao Kuo had already cultivated Chi Youjun, an all-round elite division who can not only ride horses and shoot arrows, but also roar through the mountains and forests.

There is a good saying, don't use your hobbies to challenge my career.

When these Yue people met Chi Youjun, their methods seemed so clumsy and ridiculous to Chi Youjun.

Chi You's army captured a large number of Yue people captives, and with the help of the local Chu officials who knew the language of the Yue people, they used many means of persuading them to surrender and torture to obtain the addresses of many Yue people's tribes. A wave of merciless sweeps.

After each sweep, there will be hundreds to thousands of Yue people captured in Zhao Kuo's army, and these prisoners will be given to the meritorious soldiers as trophies.

After several visits like this, all the Yueren tribes fled wherever the Han army went, not to mention harassment, and they didn't even dare to show their heads in front of the Han army.

Seven days later, the army finally arrived in Yugan City.

To Zhao Kuo's surprise, he thought he would encounter very strong resistance here, but instead he found a small earthen city with a wide open city, and a group of Chu officials and generals kneeling on the ground respectfully.

Zhao Kuo stared at a young noble man from Chu State who was kneeling in the front with some surprise, and said, "Where is Yu Ganjun?"

The man hurriedly took out a human head from the box next to him, and said to Zhao Kuo, "Report to Your Majesty, Yu Ganjun Xiongxian's head is here."

Now I understand without explaining, it seems that Mr. Yu Gan didn't want to surrender, so those who wanted to surrender killed Mr. Yu Gan.

Zhao Kuo thought for a while, and then asked, "What is your relationship with Yu Ganjun?"

The man hesitated for a moment, but still said: "To tell you the truth, this Yu Ganjun is actually my father."

The atmosphere suddenly froze.

Zhao Kuo is also a little speechless, good guy, are you still a peaceful person who killed your father and surrendered?

But after thinking about it, Zhao Kuo didn't say anything, but directly agreed to Yu Gancheng's surrender, and also appointed Xiong Hou, who killed his father and surrendered, as a guard of the King of Han, and asked him to return to the imperial capital with Zhao Kuo in the future.

After all, Yu Ganjun has been operating here for decades. If Xiong Hou is killed at once, then the Yue tribes that Yu Ganjun could control will regain their independence. trouble.

After conquering Yugan City, this time the conquest of Jiujiang County came to an end.

In fact, judging from the geographical conditions, Yugancheng is only located in the northern part of Jiangxi in later generations, and there is still a long distance from the central and southern parts.

The main reason for not continuing to march is because Yugancheng is the dividing line between plains and hills, and further south will enter the long hills.

There are many Yue tribes who were driven to the south by the Chinese princes, namely Minyue, Yangyue, Fanglin, Cangwu, etc. Most of these tribes are full of hostility to the Chinese people, and there are many tribes in the hilly terrain. The miasma is not suitable for the army to go south until sufficient preparations are made.

Yugan was also one of the southernmost cities controlled by the Chinese princes during the Warring States Period.

The main goal of this war is to destroy Chu State, so Zhao Kuo's military operations will end when the last city of Chu State is conquered.

After making preparations in the future, the army will continue to go south to pacify Baiyue!After being stationed for three days, Zhao Kuo left three thousand soldiers and horses for Yu Gancheng to garrison here, and then returned north with a large army, countless prisoners, and spoils of war.

Another half month later, when Zhao Kuo set foot on the north bank of the Yangtze River again, the good news from Changsha County and Kuaiji County had been waiting here for a long time.

The two counties of Changsha and Kuaiji have also completed all the conquests, and they have applied for a class teacher to return to the court.

Zhao Kuo thought for a while, and personally wrote back to Li Mu and Sima Shang to order Li Mu and Sima Shang to leave some elite guards, and the rest of the main force can return to the court!At this point, the state of Chu was completely destroyed.

As the third longest founding country among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, Qi State and Yan State tied for the first place. At the same time, it was also the longest prosperous country from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period for hundreds of years. It was also the last country among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period that was destroyed by Zhao State.

From then on, all the vassal states in Huaxia were under the rule of the Han Kingdom, and the new Han Kingdom became a giant dynasty with a territory of 600 million square kilometers.

What is the concept of 600 million square kilometers?

The "spiritual leader" of the Western world, the Roman Empire, had a territory of 590 million square kilometers in its heyday, not as good as the current Han Dynasty.

The other Frankish kingdoms, the Holy Roman Empire, and even the First, Second, and Third French Empires couldn't even be compared in size to the Han Kingdom.

In history, the territory of the Western Han Dynasty at its peak was 600 million square kilometers, which was exactly the same as Zhao Kuo's Han flag.

The territory of the Tang Dynasty at its peak was 560 million square kilometers, but this was only a flash in the pan. The actual area controlled was actually 600 million square kilometers of the old land of the Han Dynasty.

The territory of the Northern Song Dynasty was 280 million square kilometers, less than half that of Zhao Kuohan.

During the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, the territorial area was just over 1000 million square kilometers, but Uzang and the Northeast were only controlled in name. In fact, the territory of the Ming Dynasty that was actually controlled by the central government was about 400 million to 500 million square kilometers, which was still not as good as that of the Han Dynasty.

In other words, in terms of the territory actually controlled, Zhao Kuo's Han Kingdom is now comparable to the most powerful Chinese dynasties in history.

So far, the seven heroes of the Warring States Period have all belonged to the Han Dynasty, and they have manifested their destiny, and they belong to China!Zhao Kuo, honor class teacher!

Chapter 1113 Zhao Kuo, His Majesty the Emperor of the Han Dynasty

On the sixth day of August, Han Kingdom, Imperial Capital.

Although the main force of Chu State was wiped out in three days, and the capital of Chu State was breached within half a month, Zhao Kuo still spent a lot of time in order to conquer the remaining land of Chu State.

Coupled with the return time, when Zhao Kuo returned to the imperial capital again, half a year had passed.

Outside the imperial capital, there was a huge crowd, and countless people lined the road to welcome the triumphant return led by Zhao Kuo.

"Long live the big man!"

"China is unified, long live the king!"

"I waited for my lifetime to finally enjoy peace, which really makes this old man sigh."

"From now on, the Central Plains will finally no longer be invaded by the flames of war. It's really great!"

Countless Han people were excited and even shed tears.

In the past thousands of years of Chinese history, wars have almost never ended.

Whether it was Xia, Shang, Zhou or the later Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, protracted wars were going on between the Huaxia clan and foreign races, and even among the Huaxia clan themselves.

This kind of war that unfolds with the power of the whole country at every turn is a great trouble for any ordinary people.

The family's farm work has to be done, but the young and middle-aged are conscripted to the front line.

I finally gave birth to a baby, and worked hard to raise him until he was in his teens and 20s. As a result, he went to the front line and never came back.

Many people enlist in the army as soon as they get married. The newly married wife is pregnant and the child is born, but the father has already died in battle, and he doesn't even have time to look at his child.

And so on, many regrets, all because of the war.

Today, at least in China, the war is over.

The Huaxia people will no longer fight the Huaxia people in the future, and the Huaxia people only need to conquer, rule, and enslave foreign races in the future!Thinking of this, no matter whether they were from Zhao, Qin, Qi, or Wei before, they couldn't help being shocked by this prospect and became excited inside.

This kind of belief, this kind of ideal has undoubtedly transcended the differences between princes and countries, and has reached the level of the entire nation's righteousness, future and destiny.

Even though many people still don't agree with Zhao Guo in their hearts, Han's great Chinese ideal still makes people excited.

Moreover, Zhao Kuo's means of seizing power, establishing the Han State, and moving the capital to the imperial capital were actually intended to prevent the resurgence of the Zhao State, but for the people of the conquered countries, they also had some unexpected results.

The Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period have fought against each other for hundreds of years. It is no exaggeration to say that there is a lot of enmity between each of the two countries. The people, let the people of these six countries harbor resentment towards Zhao Guo.

But now?

Although there is still Zhao Wang in the present Zhao State, everyone knows that the demise of the Zhao State is actually doomed.

The State of Zhao did not achieve the result of unifying the world by destroying the other six countries. It is the new Han State that truly unifies the world!So the folks began to have such a saying: "Zhao Guo, in fact, also perished.

In other words, all the seven heroes of the Warring States Period perished, and only Han was the country that ruled the world. "

Everyone may hate Zhao State very much, but for the new Han State, except for the only Chu State that was destroyed by the Han State, the original people of the other five countries are more able to accept Han State rule .

For the people of these countries, being a native of Han is definitely much better than being a native of Zhao.

Don't underestimate the issue of such a national title. Before you know it, this national title really helped Zhao Kuo solve a big wave of people's affiliation.

If it is said that a large part of the people in Handan City may still miss the State of Zhao, then most of the people in the Imperial Capital already completely belong to the State of Han in their hearts!Zhao Kuo looked at the people in front of him who were cheering for the Great Han Kingdom, feeling a little excited.

Yes, Zhao Kuo has seen this kind of scene many times, but don't forget that the people who cheered in the past not only cheered for Zhao Kuo, but also cheered for Zhao Wang and Zhao Guo.

Today's cheers are really for the King of Han, for the Han Kingdom!This is Zhao Kuo's country!Zhao Kuo smiled and waved to the people on both sides.

Immediately, the cheers became louder, and there were countless Huaichun girls screaming and jumping, trying to make Zhao Kuo notice them.

Everyone knows that there is only one queen and two concubines in the Dahan Palace now, and there are still many vacant positions.

At the gate of the city, Zhao Qian, the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, and Xu Li, the prime minister, led many officials and nobles of the Han Dynasty staying in the imperial capital, bowing to Zhao Kuo with respect and respect: "I have seen my father, my lord!"

Zhao Kuo chuckled, got out of the carriage, and held Xu Li's hands: "The Prime Minister has been bothering you for a while!"

When he just crossed over, Xu Li was still a middle-aged man in his prime, but now, the person Zhao Kuo trusted the most was already weathered, and the only thing that remained unchanged was his loyalty to Zhao Kuo!Xu Li laughed, and said seriously: "Your Majesty has praised you. It is a matter of course for an old minister to serve His Majesty."

After Xu Li, another deputy prime minister, Pang Nuan, and then the important ministers, Zhao Kuo, shook hands with each other one by one, and each exchanged a few words of greeting, which made the courtiers feel flattered.

Afterwards, Zhao Kuo boarded the imperial carriage again and waved to Prince Zhao Qian: "Qian'er, come up."

Zhao Qian was the only Han prince present. This is not to say that Zhao Kuo was biased, but that the other princes were too young to be useful in such a place.

Zhao Qian hurriedly got on the imperial car, but he didn't dare to sit down, but stood beside Zhao Kuo respectfully.

Zhao Kuo said to Zhao Qian indifferently: "Of course I have seen this kind of scene a lot, but it should be the first time for you, right?"

The previous Zhao Qian was still a child after all, so every time Zhao Kuo returned triumphantly, he was of course not qualified to greet him.

After all, Zhao Qian was young at heart. He nodded and said excitedly, "Father, I just found out today that our Great Han Kingdom is so loved by the people."

Zhao Kuo couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Love from the people?

Qianer, I want to tell you that the people are easy to change, you know?

Today we conquer the world, and the people really love us very much, but once we become slack and they become dissatisfied, they will soon abandon us! "

The Great Qin Dynasty, which ended the Warring States Period in history, must have been loved by many people when it unified the world, but what happened?

The result was that the great Qin Dynasty had only been unified for more than ten years, and it fell apart with the death of Qin Shihuang.

Forget about the land of Guandong. After Liu Bang entered Guanzhong, Guanzhong, the most stable nest of Qin Dynasty, surrendered without any effective resistance. Liu Bang came to Xianyang City almost as if traveling, and accepted the last king of Qin, Yingzi. surrender of the baby.

This is the fickleness of people's hearts. Great Qin has been operating for hundreds of years, and the efforts of six generations of emperors since Shang Yang's reform can be completely consumed in just a dozen years.

What about Han?

Compared with Qin, Han is actually a more foundationless empire.

The State of Han is a newly born country replacing the State of Zhao, but do the people of the State of Zhao prefer the original State of Zhao or the State of Han now?

Even after operating in Zhao Guozhong for more than ten years, Zhao Kuo still dare not make a conclusion.

More than ten years is certainly a long time, but it seems to be nothing compared to the 200-year history of Zhao Guoli.

Zhao Kuo said lightly: "Our Han country lacks foundation, which seems to be a bad thing, but it is actually our advantage.

Because people all over the world know that our Han country has no bases, so they are more willing to believe that our Han country can take care of the interests of all people impartially when governing.

You, as the future emperor of the Han Dynasty, must keep this in mind.

Be fair when treating people, whether it is Monan or Mobei, Hexi or Jiangnan, Central Plains or Liaodong.

The most important thing is that you have to let everyone know that Dahan will not give up on them, Dahan will treat everyone fairly, and Dahan will always lead everyone forward and give everyone a better life!When everyone can become richer and happier under the rule of the Great Han Kingdom, who else in this world can rebel against us?

That is the cause that can truly make the Great Han Kingdom last forever, do you understand? "

This is what Zhao Kuo said in his heart, and it is also a lesson learned from the rise and fall of countless dynasties in history.