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When the state of Qi invaded and defeated Yan, King Xuan asked Mencius: “Some advise me not to annex Yan; others urge me to take it. We, a great state of ten thousand chariots, conquered another great state in just fifty days – surely this is Heaven’s will! If I refuse to take it,…
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In 307 BCE, the state of Zhao found itself in a precarious position. To the north lay Yan and the fierce Donghu tribes; to the east roamed the Linhu and Loufan nomads; to the west stood the powerful states of Qin and Han; and right in the heart of Zhao’s territory sat the stubborn…