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What are the historical stories of Zibo

The Battle of Qin's Destruction of Han

In the 26th year of King Ying Zheng's reign (221 BC), during the war of Qin's destruction of the six kingdoms, the Qin army attacked and destroyed the state of Qi (in present-day Shandong province). Qi had not been able to recover its strength since the Battle of Jixi (283 BC), when it was badly hit by the Yan army. Under the policy of attacking from afar, Qin adopted all non-military means to strive for the neutrality of Qi, so as to weaken the power of the six states against Qin. For the sake of his own immediate interests, the king of Qi also adopted a policy of favoritism towards Qin, and did not dare to support the other five states in their fight against Qin. Since the king of Qi was "prudent in dealing with Qin", "the king did not receive any soldiers for more than four to ten years" ("Historical Records - Tian Jing Zhong Wan Shi Jia"). The prime minister of Qi, Hou Sheng, who was heavily bribed by Qin, only fantasized about an alliance with Qin, and did not join hands with other countries to fight against Qin, nor did he strengthen the war preparation in his own country. The king of Qi was fully convinced by Hou Sheng's advocacy.

The Battle of Julu

The earliest war of unification in Chinese feudal society, the war of Qin's unification of the six kingdoms, was both the last war of annexation by the vassals at the end of the Warring States period and one of the earliest wars of feudal unification in Chinese history. From 230 B.C. to 221 B.C., it took Qin 10 years to destroy Yan and Zhao in the north, Han and Wei in the central plains, Qi in the east, and Chu in the south, putting an end to the more than 500 years of warring vassals since the Spring and Autumn Period, and establishing the first centrally centralized and unified state in Chinese history. During the Warring States period, after a long period of vassal wars, the pattern of vassal states has changed a lot, many small and weak countries were eliminated, only Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, Qin, seven large vassal states left in China, known as the seven warring states.