When I was in Qin Dynasty, I lost contact with the wave

Chapter 697 Yan Chunjun surrenders to Qin!
In the 21st year of King Xi of Yan, Lord Yanchun rebelled and secretly sent assassins to assassinate the king. After the king died, Crown Prince Dan ascended the throne in front of the king's coffin and became King Dan of Yan.

This is the official news from Yan State.

This major event immediately caused a sensation throughout the world, but on the day Yan Dan issued the decree, news came that Yan Chunjun led his troops out of Jicheng.

Yan Dan immediately declared Yanchun Jun a traitor.

But then historians publicly accused Yan Dan of regicide and patricide, sending assassins to kill his king and father and then usurping the throne, and made public the part recorded by Tai Shi Heng.

With the credibility of a historian, people all over the world believed what Tai Shi Heng recorded, and the reputation that Yan Dan had accumulated disappeared overnight.

Even the State of Chu, which had always stood together with the State of Yan, announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the State of Yan. The State of Qi organized its Confucian scholars to launch a fierce attack on Yan Dan.

All the schools of thought except the Nong school left Jicheng and the State of Yan. The Nong school, along with the chivalrous leader Tian Guang, became the mastermind behind Yan Dan's usurpation of power and were criticized by other schools of thought.

But the one who suffered the most was Yan Dan.

It has to be said that everything seemed to be controlled by a big hand. Yan Dan was delayed in action by Wen Zhi, the former leading medical doctor, and Tai Shi Heng, the historian, which led to everything happening in the opposite direction of Yan Dan's plan.

Yan Chunjun led his troops to break out of Jicheng one step ahead of the royal guards from Yan Dan who came to encircle and suppress them, and then advanced all the way to the southwest.

However, Yan Dan also subdued Yan Yi, the great general of Yan State. Although he was not as good as Yan Chunjun, he at least had some prestige in the army. With his cooperation, he mobilized the Yan army to pursue Yan Chunjun.

But Yan Chunjun was also a military lord, and his prestige in the army far exceeded that of Yan Yi.

Although Yan Chunjun was not a good person, he was kind to his soldiers. He used his wealth to reward many people with large sums of money. The generals in the army were more or less grateful to him and did not really chase him desperately, but only chased him symbolically.

But after realizing this situation, Yan Chunjun still did not slow down. His goal was very clear, Yanxiadu - Wuyang City!

Yes, the capital of Yan State was not only Jicheng.

The State of Yan had three capitals!
In the past, the State of Yan was nearly annexed by the State of Qi during the Zizhi Rebellion. Later, with the help of various vassal states, King Zhao of Yan restored his country. After the restoration, King Zhao of Yan carried out vigorous reforms, built a city on the north bank of the Yishui River, and established the "Three Capitals" system.

The three capitals are Shangdu, Zhongdu and Xiadu.

The upper capital Jicheng was the location of the ancestral temple, the middle capital Liangcheng was a military stronghold, and the lower capital Wuyangcheng was established as the administrative center.

The three capitals are headed by Jidu, with Zhongdu and Xiadu as auxiliary.

King Zhao of Yan's idea was to divide the capital into three parts, so that no matter which capital was attacked, the other two could continue to operate.

At the same time, the capital was divided into three parts in order to better deal with threats from different directions, especially the attack from the old enemy Qi.

At the same time, Shangdu Jicheng had a superior geographical location, but was close to Qi State, so Wuyang City was built beside the Yishui River, far away from the border between Yan and Qi.

However, with the changes in the world situation, Zhongdu Liangcheng gradually lost its function, and instead Wuyang City beside Yishui became the most solid fortress between Yan and Zhao.

Anyone who wanted to cross the Yishui River to attack Jicheng had to face the fortified city of Wuyang.

Therefore, Wuyang City was not only built with high walls and deep moats, but also had a large reserve of food and fodder, and was self-sufficient in military equipment. The arsenal in Wuyang City was producing massive amounts of military equipment day and night.

Not only that, as a veteran general and a lord for his military achievements, Yan Chunjun's biggest base is also in Wuyang City! Yan Chunjun's military achievements were almost all obtained in the battles with the Zhao army. In order to protect the border, King Xi of Yan also entrusted all the affairs of Wuyang City to him. Most of the officers and officials in Wuyang City were promoted by him, and they were branded with the mark of Yan Chunjun's mansion.

Even if his old subordinates in Wuyang City were unwilling to clash with Yan Dan for him, at least they would not attack and kill him.

At worst, I can cross the Yishui River and go to the Qin State on the south bank of the Yishui River!

And everything happened just as Yan Chunjun had imagined. Wuyang City not only accepted Yan Chunjun, but also regarded him as its master. Even many of his retainers and old subordinates wanted to instigate him to establish himself as the King of Yan and call on righteous men to denounce Yan Dan.

How could Yan Chunjun not understand what they were thinking when he saw these retainers and old subordinates who were urging him to declare himself the King of Yan?

Not everyone can be so open-minded and abandon Yan, their motherland.

Rather than surrendering to Qin, they would rather join Yan Chunjun in attacking Yan Dan, even if Qin took advantage of them. At least they were on the righteous side, and Yan Dan was the unjust one.

But Yan Chunjun knew that he did not have the talent to be a king, nor did he have the ambition to be one. He might not even be as good as Yan Dan, the little beast.

Besides, in order to allow him to escape from Jicheng and smoothly go south to Wuyang, the Qin State paid a lot of price and even sacrificed many hidden players buried in the Yan State.

Whether Yan Chunjun admits it or not, he owes Luowang, no, he owes the Qin State a huge favor.

It’s not that Yan Chunjun would care about these favors, and he is not a rigid person.

However, if he owes Qin a favor and does not repay it, then Qin will have to settle a score with Yan Chunjun.

On the south bank of Yishui River, there is an army of 50,000 led by Chang'an Jun Chengjiao.

"My dear elder, please go to Qin and express my submission to King Zheng of Qin on my behalf, and ask the Qin army to take over Wuyang City." Yan Chunjun handed a letter he had already written to the elder.

"Your Majesty, this is impossible! Wuyang is our last bargaining chip. If we hand it over to Qin, won't we be at the mercy of others?"

"Yes, my Lord, even if we surrender to Qin, we can still provide other things, such as a lot of intelligence and maps of Yan State. There is no need to do this!"

Yan Chunjun looked at his retainers and servants who were advising him and shook his head lightly.

The reason why Wuyang City was able to stand on the north bank of the Yishui River was, firstly, because it relied on support from the rear, and secondly, because the two countries had signed a peace treaty and Qin's energy was concentrated on the grassland.

But if Qin wanted to capture Wuyang, it could have spared that amount of troops.

Besides, since you are going to surrender, you might as well do it thoroughly.

Even if he kept Wuyang City, it would not be much of a bargaining chip. It would be better to hand it over completely and let King Zheng of Qin believe in his sincerity.

Even if he was willing to pay a huge sum of money to buy horse bones, he believed that King Zheng of Qin would not treat him unfairly. Instead, he would give him a reward far exceeding that of Wuyang City.

However, he did not explain to everyone anymore. He was really too tired these days. He waved his hand and signaled everyone to leave.

(End of this chapter)