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— Wang Jian Waiting for him alone Where the river goes by, She turns into a stone Gazing with longing eye. Atop the hill from day to day come wind and rain; The stone should speak to see her husband come again.
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After the failed assassination attempt by Jing Ke, King Zheng of Qin – now consumed by fury – ordered Generals Wang Jian and Wang Ben to crush Yan without mercy.
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In 241 BCE, five of the six eastern states – Zhao, Han, Wei, Yan, and Chu – formed a final vertical alliance (hezong) against Qin, with Qi abstaining.