Why did Jing Ke's assassination plan fail?
In the face of this person who is not the best in the battle world, why is everyone stunned, and no one dares to save him? In 227 BC, the then Qi king Huanzheng successfully eliminated the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao, and Wei, and in the campaign against the state of Zhao, the army of the state of Qin had already turned its spearhead on the state of Yan. Faced with such tension, Yan Wang Xi was terrified, and his eyes watched anxiously as the iron horses of the Qin Kingdom devoured the territory one by one like wolves. However, on the throne, he was almost helpless, waiting painfully for the coming of destruction,
His son, Prince Yan Dan, had a bold heart.
Knowing that the Yan Kingdom's national strength was weak and could not compete with the powerful army of the Qin State, Yan Prince Dan had a bold plan. He planned to hire assassins and use the life of King Huanzheng of Qin as a bargaining chip in exchange for the return of the land of the Qin state. If King Qin refuses, then get rid of him directly. Since this plan appeared in his mind, Prince Dan began to search for capable people.
One day, he heard about a hermit named Tian Guang, who was said to have a friend named Jing Ke, who was not only wise and brave, but also the assassin he was looking for. So, Prince Dan sent someone to find Tian Guang, hoping that he could convince Jing Ke. However, when Jing Ke heard that he was asked to assassinate Ying Zheng, the great general who swept away the Six Kingdoms, he immediately refused the mission to send him to death. But to everyone's surprise, in order to convince Jing Ke, Tian Guang did not hesitate to draw his sword in front of everyone and kill himself.
Tamitsu
Before the assassination began, their team had already been killed. Jing Ke felt very bad, but in order to fulfill the last wish left by Tian Guang, he decided to bite the bullet and take on this task. However, assassination operations require proximity to the target, and proximity requires a reason to give the government full confidence. Crown Prince Dan offered that he could hand over the resistance map of the Yan Kingdom, but only the map, what if Ying Zheng only accepted the map and was unwilling to receive them? Just as they were helpless, good news came that Fan Yuzhi, a general of the State of Qin, had been defeated by Li Mu of the State of Zhao during his attack on the State of Zhao, and he had just fled to the State of Yan. Jing Ke heard that Ying Zheng had offered a heavy reward, and as long as someone could bring him the head of Fan Yu, he could get the title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Families.
Fan Yu Period
Fan is taken in the first level of the period
After hearing this, Jing Ke immediately found Crown Prince Dan, saying that with the map of the Yan Kingdom and Fan Yuji's first rank, Huan Zheng would definitely receive him. However, Crown Prince Dan showed benevolence and righteousness at this time, believing that it was absolutely immoral for Fan Yuji to defect to him in a difficult situation, and he killed him in turn. However, Jing Ke was a person who saw the big situation, and seeing that Prince Dan was hesitant, he went to Fan Yuji on his own.
Jing Ke's search for Fan was expected
Jing Ke told Fan Wuqi that Huan Zheng had learned of his escape and had put his entire family to death. As long as he sacrifices his first rank, he will have the opportunity to kill Yingzheng with his own hands and avenge his family. Fan Wuqi was deeply moved by Jing Ke's resourcefulness and courage, so he handed over his first rank without hesitation.
Fan voluntarily gave the first rank as expected
Next, Jing Ke asked Prince Dan to find the sharpest dagger in the world, smeared it with poison, and hid it at the end of the map scroll. The plan was that he unfolded the map in front of Yue Zheng, and when his gaze fell to the end of the map, the dagger would appear, so that he could immediately assassinate.
It has to be said that Jing Ke is really a professional assassin, and in order to be able to successfully complete the mission, he even found another friend of his own and jointly formulated an escape plan. However, on the day of departure, his friend was delayed.
Crown Prince Dan could no longer wait, he repeatedly urged Jing Ke to leave immediately, and found him a new helper, named Qi Wuyang. According to Crown Prince Dan, Qi Wuyang dared to kill people on the street at the age of thirteen, and his bravery was terrifying. In desperation, Jing Ke could only hurriedly set off with this strange Qi Wuyang.
Qi Wuyang
At the same time, Jing Ke's friend Gao Wanli knew that this trip was dangerous, so he personally came to the Yishui River to see him off, and he sang the ancient swan song of "The wind is bleak and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return".
High creep
Along the way, Jing Ke and Qi Wuyang repeatedly practiced how to act together, how to assassinate Ying Zheng at the same time, and how to deal with various possible unexpected situations. However, Qi Wuyang thought that these were superfluous, and he was full of confidence, thinking that as soon as he played, he would definitely be able to shock everyone and kill all sides.
However, when they arrived in the Qin Kingdom and were given the opportunity to meet with Ying Zheng, things did not go as smoothly as Qi Wuyang imagined. When Jing Ke personally held Fan Wuyang's first rank, and Qi Wuyang held the box containing the map of resistance, and stepped into the hall one after the other, Qi Wuyang's face suddenly changed, his body trembled like a sieve, and he froze in place and could not move a step.
Jing Ke and Qi Wuyang
Seeing this scene, Ying Zheng felt very uncomfortable, and he asked Jing Ke what happened. Jing Ke looked back and saw Qi Wuyang's trembling appearance, and his heart was galloping, but he knew that he could not retreat at this time, otherwise all the sacrifices would be wasted.
Jing Ke is a brave and resourceful person, with a strong psychological quality, he calmed down a little, and then calmly said to Huan Zheng: "King Qiyu, this person grew up in a small place, and when he saw the Son of Heaven for the first time, he would inevitably be shocked by your majesty of the Great King, and I ask the Great King's forgiveness." Although Huan Zheng did not get angry, he refused to let Qi Wuyang go to the temple, allowing Jing Ke to come alone with the map and Fan Wuzhi's first rank.
Jing Ke stepped forward alone
After confirming that Fan Wuzhi's first rank was correct, Huan Zheng confidently asked Jing Ke to introduce him to the map of supervision. Jing Ke gradually opened the map while explaining, and the more detailed he explained, the more carefully he looked at it. At the moment when the map was fully unfolded, the hidden dagger was revealed.
Jing Ke immediately grabbed the dagger, held the sword in his right hand, grabbed the sleeve of Ying Zheng's coat with his left hand, and waved his hand to stab at Huan Zheng. This was unexpected, and he was so frightened that he immediately dodged back, but the force was too great, and he directly tore off his sleeves.
After freeing himself from the shackles, Yingzheng finally had a chance to fight back. However, due to excessive tension, he was unable to draw his sword, and tried three times without success, so he had to give up. Seeing Jing Ke's stabbing at him again, Yingzheng was terrified and could only run around the pillars in the hall, while the samurai outside the hall could not go to the temple to help due to the lack of Yingzheng's orders.
King Qin circling the column
The ministers present did not dare to step forward, and at this time, the imperial physician in a hurry threw the medicine box in his hand towards Jing Ke. In the moment when Jing Ke's distraction was moment, Ying Zheng put the sword behind his back and finally successfully pulled out the sword. Ying Zheng's sword blade was like ice, and with one sword, Jing Ke's left leg was cut off. Jing Kezhi fell to the ground, but immediately swung the dagger in his hand and stabbed towards Ying Zheng, but unfortunately, the dagger was dodged by Ying Zheng and only hit the pillar of the main hall.
Jing Ke, who had no weapons on his body, fell to the ground with serious injuries. Knowing that the general trend was over, he smiled bitterly at Ying Zheng and said, "The reason why things failed is just because I want to capture you alive." Subsequently, he was slashed and killed by the samurai who were ordered to go to the temple, and Qi Wuyang had already been killed outside the temple.
Jing Ke died
After Jing Ke's defeat in assassinating Qin, Huan Zheng was enraged and ordered the general Wang Yi to send troops to attack the Yan state, vowing to capture the crown prince Dan to Qin and attack the capital of the Yan state. In desperation, Yan Wang Xi could only kill his son Crown Prince Dan and sacrifice his head to Huan Zheng, and the Qin army withdrew.
King Yan
In 222 BC, after destroying the Wei and Chu states, the Qin army launched another attack on eastern Liaoning. Yan Wang Xi was eventually captured, and the Yan kingdom perished.