134 Jing Ke

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In the 13th year (234 BC), Huan Yi attacked Pingyang of Zhao State, killed general Hu Zhe of Zhao, and beheaded 100,000. The King of Qin went to the south of the Yellow River. In the first month, a comet appeared in the east. In October, Huan Yi attacked Zhao State. In the 14th year (233 BC), he attacked the Zhao army in Pingyang, captured Yi'an, defeated the enemy army, and killed the enemy's general. Huan Yi pacified Pingyang and Wucheng. Han Fei was sent as an envoy to Qin State. The King of Qin adopted Li Si's strategy and detained Han Fei. Han Fei died in Yunyang. The King of Han requested to become a vassal of Qin State. 

In the 15th year (232 BC), Qin sent a large army, one army came to Ye County, another army came to Taiyuan, and captured Langmeng. There was an earthquake. In September of the 16th year (231 BC), Qin sent troops to take over the Nanyang area of Han and appointed Teng as the acting governor. Qin began to order all men in the country to register their age. Wei ceded land to Qin. Qin established Liyi. In the 17th year (230 BC), Court Bookkeeper Teng led army to attack Han and captured An the King of Han, and all his territory. Qin made Han as a county and named it Yingchuan. Another earthquake. Queen Mother Huayang died. Severe famine among the people. 

In the 18th year (229 BC), Qin State launched a large-scale attack on Zhao State. Wang Jian led the army of Shangjun and captured Jingxing. Yang Duanhe led the army of Henei and Qiang Wei attacked Zhao State. Yang Duanhe surrounded Handan. In the 19th year (228 BC), Wang Jian and Qiang Wei completely pacified and captured Dongyang of Zhao State and captured the King of Zhao. Wang Jian led his troops to attack Yan State and stationed in Zhongshan. The King of Qin came to Handan, and all those who had grudges against his mother's family when he was born in Zhao State were pitted and killed. The King of Qin returned to the capital via Taiyuan and Shangjun. The Queen Mother of the First Emperor passed away. Prince Jia of Zhao State led hundreds of his clansmen to Dai County and established himself as the King of Dai. He joined forces with the army of Yan State to the east and stationed in Shanggu. A serious famine occurred in Qin State. 

In the 20th year (227 BC), Prince Dan of Yan was worried that the Qin army would attack his country, so he was very scared and sent Jing Ke to assassinate the King of Qin. When the King of Qin found out, he dismembered Jing Ke and showed him to the public, and sent Wang Jian and Xin Sheng to attack Yan. Yan and Dai sent troops to meet the Qin army, and the Qin army defeated the Yan army west of Yishui. In the 21st year (226 BC), Wang Ben attacked Chu. The King of Qin then sent more troops to support Wang Jian's army, and eventually defeated the army of Prince Dan of Yan, captured Yan's capital Jicheng, and obtained Prince Dan's head. The King of Yan went east to gather the remnants of Liaodong and proclaimed himself king there. Wang Jian returned home on the pretext of illness. Xinzheng rebelled. Lord Changping was moved to Ying. Heavy snow fell, and the snow was two feet and five inches deep.

十三年，桓齮攻赵平阳，杀赵将扈辄，斩首十万。王之河南。正月，彗星见东方。十月，桓齮攻赵。十四年，攻赵军于平阳，取宜安，破之，杀其将军。桓齮定平阳、武城。韩非使秦，秦用李斯谋，留非，非死云阳。韩王请为臣。

十五年，大兴兵，一军至邺，一军至太原，取狼孟。地动。十六年九月，发卒受地韩南阳假守腾。初令男子书年。魏献地于秦。秦置丽邑。十七年，内史腾攻韩，得韩王安，尽纳其地，以其地为郡，命曰颍川。地动。华阳太后卒。民大饥。

十八年，大兴兵攻赵，王翦将上地，下井陉，端和将河内，羌瘣伐赵，端和围邯郸城。十九年，王翦、羌瘣尽定取赵地东阳，得赵王。引兵欲攻燕，屯中山。秦王之邯郸，诸尝与王生赵时母家有仇怨，皆阬之。秦王还，从太原、上郡归。始皇帝母太后崩。赵公子嘉率其宗数百人之代，自立为代王，东与燕合兵，军上谷。大饥。

二十年，燕太子丹患秦兵至国，恐，使荆轲刺秦王。秦王觉之，体解轲以徇，而使王翦、辛胜攻燕。燕、代发兵击秦军，秦军破燕易水之西。二十一年，王贲攻荆。乃益发卒诣王翦军，遂破燕太子军，取燕蓟城，得太子丹之首。燕王东收辽东而王之。王翦谢病老归。新郑反。昌平君徙于郢。大雨雪，深二尺五寸。