Historical story of the textbook drama script

Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin

Qin Wangzheng reused Yuliao, bent on unifying the Central Plains, and kept on attacking various countries.

He broke up the alliance between Yan and Zhao, causing Yan to lose several cities.

Prince Dan of Yan, who had stayed in Qin as a hostage, fled back to Yan secretly when he saw that Qin was determined to annex the states and had taken away Yan's land.

He hated Qin so much that he wanted to take revenge for Yan.

But he did not train his troops, nor did he intend to contact his vassals*** to fight against Qin, but he put the fate of Yan on the assassins.

He took out all his wealth to look for someone who could assassinate the king of Qin.

Later, Prince Dan found a very capable warrior named Jing Ke.

He took Jing Ke under his wing as a guest, and gave Jing Ke his own carriage and horse, and let him enjoy his own food and clothes.

Of course, Jing Ke was very grateful to Prince Dan.

In 230 BC, Qin destroyed Korea; after two years, Qin general Wang Jian (王翦) captured Handan, the capital of Zhao, and marched all the way north, approaching Yan.

Prince Dan of Yan was very anxious, so he went to find Jing Ke.

Prince Dan said, "To use our military strength to fight against Qin is like using an egg to smash a stone, and to unite the countries to fight against Qin is also impossible.

I want to send a warrior dressed as a messenger to meet the king of Qin, get close to him and force him to return the land of his vassals.

It would be best if the king agreed, but if not, he would be stabbed to death.

Do you think so?"

Jing Ke said, "Yes, but to get close to the king, we must first convince him that we are asking for peace.

I heard that the king of Qin has long wanted to get the most fertile land of Yan, Ducang (in the area of Zhuo County, Hebei).

There is also the Qin general Fan Yuqi, who is now in exile in Yan, and the king is offering a reward for his capture.

If I can take General Fan's head and the map of Dugang and present it to the king of Qin, he will surely receive me.

That way, I can deal with him."

Prince Dan felt difficult and said, "The map of Dugang is good; General Fan was persecuted by Qin to join me, how can I bear to hurt him?"

Jing Ke knew that Prince Dan could not bear it in his heart, so he went to Fan Yuqi in private and said to him, "I have an idea that can help relieve Yan of the trouble and avenge the general, but I just can't say it."

Fan Yu period quickly said: "What idea, you quickly say ah!"

Jing Ke said, "I decided to go to the assassination, the fear is that I can not see the face of the king of Qin.

Now the King of Qin is putting a bounty on you, if I can take your head and offer it to him, he will be able to receive me."

Fan Yuzhi said, "Well, take it!" With that, he drew his sword and wiped his neck to kill himself.

Prince Dan prepared a sharp dagger beforehand and told the craftsman to boil and refine it with poison.

Whoever is stabbed by this dagger with a drop of blood will die immediately.

He gave the dagger to Jing Ke as an assassination weapon, and sent a thirteen-year-old warrior, Qin Maoyang, to be Jing Ke's second-in-command.

In 227 BC, Jing Ke set out from Yan to Xianyang.

Prince Dan and a few guests wore white clothes and hats to see him off by the Yishui River (in present-day Yi County, Hebei Province).

When they were leaving, Jing Ke sang a song to everyone:

"The wind is Xiao Xiao and the water is easy to chill,

A strong man will never return."

Everyone was sad and shed tears when they heard his sad song.

Jing Ke pulled Qin Maoyang jumped into the car and left without looking back.

Jing Ke arrived in Xianyang.

As soon as Qin Wangzheng heard that Yan had sent a messenger with the head of Fan Yuzhi and the map of Dugang, he was so happy that he ordered to receive Jing Ke at the Xianyang Palace.

The ceremony of the audience began.

Jing Ke, holding the box containing Fan Yuzhi's head, and Qin Maoyang, holding the map of Duguang, walked step by step up the steps of the Qin court.

Once Qin Maoyang saw the majestic look of the Qin courtroom, he could not help but tremble with fear.

The guards around Qin Wangzheng saw it, yelled and said, "Why did the messenger change his face?"

Jing Ke looked back and saw Qin Maoyang's face was green and white, so he smiled and said to the king, "I have never seen the majesty of the king, so I can not help but be a little afraid, please forgive me."

After all, Qin Wangzheng was a bit skeptical, and said to Jing Ke: "Tell Qin Wuyang to give you the map, and you come up alone."

Jing Ke took the map from Qin Maoyang, went up with the wooden box, and offered it to Qin Wangzheng.

Qin Wangzheng opened the wooden box, and sure enough, it was Fan Yuzhi's head.

The king asked Jing Ke to bring the map.

Jing Ke slowly opened the map, and when the map was all opened, a dagger that Jing Ke had rolled up in the map was revealed.

When Qin Wangzheng saw it, he jumped up in surprise.

Jing Ke quickly grabbed the dagger, his left hand pulled Qin Wangzheng's sleeve, his right hand to the dagger to Qin Wangzheng chest straight.

Qin Wangzheng turned backward vigorously and broke that sleeve.

He jumped over the screen next to him and was just about to run out.

Jing Ke chased after him with a dagger, and as soon as he saw that he could not run away, he ran around the big bronze pillars in the courtroom.

Jing Ke pressed on.

Two people like a walking lantern straight around.

Although there are many officials next to them, but they are unarmed; the warriors under the steps, according to the rules of the Qin state, without the order of the king of Qin is not allowed to go to the hall, everyone is anxious, and no one called the warriors under the stage.

Among the officials, there is a doctor serving the king of Qin, and in a hurry, he picked up the bag of medicine in his hand and threw it at Jing Ke.

Jing Ke raised it with his hand, and the medicine bag flew aside.

In this blink of an eye, Qin Wangzheng took a step forward, drew his sword and cut off Jing Ke's left leg.

Jing Ke could not stand and fell to the ground.

He took the dagger and threw it straight at Qin Wangzheng.

Qin Wangzheng only dodged to the right, and the dagger flew past his ear, hitting the bronze pillar with a bang, bursting into flames.

Qin Wangzheng saw that Jing Ke did not have a weapon in his hand, and went up to Jing Ke to cut a few swords.

Jing Ke received eight sword wounds, he knew that he had failed, and said with a bitter smile, "I did not do it earlier, but I wanted to force you to return the land of Yan first."

By this time, the attendant warriors had rushed to the temple together and finished off Jing Ke's life.

The man at the foot of the steps, Qin Maoyang, was also killed by the warriors.

This is the first time that I have ever seen a man with a sword.