Main Character 4

Part 1: The Age of Massacre

Entering 15
Chapter 1: Jin's Northern and Southern Expeditions 27
Chapter 2: The History of the Three Strikes 63
Chapter 3: The Long and Short Stances 97
Chapter 4: The Greatest War of the Warring States Period 153
Chapter 5: Handan's Crisis and Counterattack 211
Chapter 6: The Final Alliance of the Great Swordsman and the Wei Weapons 269
Chapter 7: The Merchant Yeo Buwei Rolls the Dice (295)
Going Out: The Qualities of a Warring States Period King: Reflection and Learning 325

Part 2: The Unification of China by the Qin Dynasty

Enter 335
Chapter 1: The Birth of the Iron Man 345
Chapter 2: The Prelude to the War of Unification: Planners and Strategies 379
Chapter 3: The War of Unification: The Destruction of Zhao 417
Chapter 4: The Unturned Merchant, the Unturned Time 457
Chapter 5: The Rain of the Nations: Waters Destroy Wei (491)
Chapter 6: Unification of the World 557
Chapter 7: Rusty Iron Man 589
Chapter 8: Who Will Destroy Jin? Ho or Min? 641
Leaving: Empire and the Spirit of Miscellaneous Songs 679

supplement
Chronology of the Reigns of the Major States of the Warring States Period, 696
Major Events of the Warring States Period 698
Note 699
Search 704

Three years of planning, ten years of direct exploration across China
Korea's first historical textbook that directly addresses the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Stories of the Spring and Autumn Annals and the Warring States are back with a new design and meticulous proofreading.

This is the revised second edition of the 『Spring and Autumn Annals and Warring States』 series, planned over three years by traveling humanist Park Won-guk and Wisdom House, and written by the author after exploring all of China for ten years.
After the first edition published in 2010 and the revised edition in 2017, it meets readers in a new form after six years.


In this revision, the composition has changed first and foremost.
The original 11 volumes were changed to a combined 6 volumes to take into account the flow of the story.
Readers can feel a powerful sense of immersion in the feast of stories that continues seamlessly from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period and the Hundred Schools of Thought.
The second thing that changes is the design.
The cover design has been renewed to enhance the completeness of the series.
If you unfold the covers of all volumes, it seems as if the 550-year Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period unfolds like a panorama.
As a reader, you can visually feel the thrill of breaking through a brick book and the fulfillment of understanding an era every time you finish reading each volume of 'Spring, Autumn, Jeon, Guk, Poetry, and Dae'.
The main text format was also reduced from the existing new national format to a national format and the line spacing was widened to increase readability while allowing readers to enjoy the pleasure of reading.
The third thing that has changed is the proofreading of the entire text.
We have carefully corrected errors in the content, reflected typos and unified terminology, as well as changed spelling.


This series is an unprecedented series that presents a completely new historical perspective through a 'geographical approach' that took a long time to plan and write.
Even in China, the birthplace of 『The Spring and Autumn Annals and the Warring States』, its value was recognized, and in an unusual move, the complete volume was translated and published in Chinese by the Yelin Publishing House under the Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing Group.
As this is a work that is unlikely to be reproduced again in Korean publishing history, we hope that this revision will allow it to be read by readers for a longer period of time.

The origin of East Asian culture and a keyword for understanding modern China.
The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a collection of unprecedented events and characters.

In the overwhelming pleasure of narrative that provides insight into the times,
Read history and gain wisdom to understand life!

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period refers to a period of approximately 550 years from 770 BC, when the Zhou Dynasty was forced by the Rong people and moved east to Luoyang (Luoyi), until 221 BC, when the Qin Dynasty unified the country.
Chinese history began with the Shang Dynasty and developed into a vast empire through the Zhou Dynasty and the Warring States Period.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, powerful centralized states emerged around major rivers, including the Yellow River.
In addition, the foundation of an agricultural nation was established in which ordinary people took charge of production instead of slaves, and a national tax system and standing army were created.

Towards the end of the Warring States period, Qin finally absorbed the six rival states and formed the first unified empire.
And the Han Dynasty inherited this, and the huge body we call 'China' was born today.
This is why the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period can be said to be the period when the great framework called 'China' was born, and the flesh of history was added to that framework to create the China of today.


The "Spring and Autumn Annals and Warring States" series does not focus on fragmentary events, but rather examines Chinese history by focusing on the fierce competition and rise and fall of the great powers in a macroscopic way.
Through the rise and fall of numerous nations and the people who played a central role in their development, we can gain wisdom for life through the broad perspective of history.
In addition to known sources, the author meticulously researched the field and examined various bamboo slips, inscriptions, and stone steles to capture the essence of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a time of constant conflict, convergence, and development.
This series presents a profound insight that allows us to understand the past, reflect on the present, and open the door to the future by intertwining the contemporary assessments of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the records of later generations, and the author's perspective on them.
You can also look at the flow of the world that creates the joys and sorrows of life, winners and losers.

Based on the geographical background I personally investigated
It presents a completely new historical perspective.

The Four Books and Five Classics, which were required reading for scholars in the Joseon Dynasty, were established during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
In China, until the Xinhai Revolution, the institutions of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period continued to be adopted even when dynasties changed.
Ultimately, the keyword that can help us understand the roots of not only China but also East Asian countries at once is the 'Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period'.
Just as there were hundreds of states at the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, but only seven remained at the end of the Warring States Period, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were a battleground for survival and competition more fiercely than any other period in history.
In this fierce battlefield, countless heroes and iron men have competed with their strength and wisdom, and tens of millions of people have poured their lives into it.
In the process, the paths of humanity and evil, virtue and power, justification and practicality collided with each other, ultimately creating a crossroads of victory and defeat.

The author has spent several years traveling through China and its neighboring countries, seeking to understand how a small tribal state that began in the Yellow River basin expanded to the limits of nature, and how it integrated diverse cultures to create the vast nation we know today as "China."
And the original form of China was traced back to a special period called the 'Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period' two thousand years ago.
Because the author describes the history of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period based on the geographical background he personally confirmed through field research, readers will be able to imagine this era in a more three-dimensional way with a broad outline.

The Jin Dynasty accelerated its unification of China through the Yuanjiao campaign.

After the mid-3rd century BC, the scales of victory tilted towards the Qin Dynasty.
The Qin state, which had become the undisputed leader of the Seven Kingdoms, had acquired such great power that by the end of the reign of King Zhao of Qin, it was even able to look forward to unifying the country.
The Jin Dynasty adopted a diplomatic strategy called 'relationships from afar and attacks from afar', gradually expanding its front line eastward from the nearby Three Jins (Wei, Han, and Zhao) to the distant Qi, and was finally able to seize the opportunity to unify the country.
However, the six countries at the crossroads of survival did not sit idly by and wait for their own destruction.
The more fierce the Jin attack, the more fierce the counterattack.

『Spring and Autumn Annals and Warring States Stories 5』 Part 1 vividly depicts the era of massacres in which the great powers attacked and counterattacked, including the Battle of Changping, the bloodiest battle of the Warring States period, and the Duke of Yuanqiao, who led the Qin Dynasty to great power.
King Jin employed the peerless strategist Fan Ju and accepted the Won-gyo-geun-gong-cheok, and on the battlefield, he utilized the undefeated general Bai Qi to win battles and gradually expanded his territory to the east.
In response, prominent figures from six countries, including Insangnyeo and Josa of Zhao and Wei Wuji of Wei, appeared and engaged in a bloody battle with the Jin Dynasty, which was on the rise.
The author pays particular attention to the figure 'Wimugi', who served as a window to the times.
To avoid the trap of consequentialism that can easily be fallen into in history books, it is necessary to look at the contemporary era through individuals.
It is also important to examine the victor's strategies, including each country's attack and defense, intimidation and appeasement, alliances and conflicts.
However, if we pay attention to the actions of those who, even in the midst of fierce battles, tried to practice their cause for the well-being of the community, we can step back from the conclusions of who won and who lost and gain a perspective that allows us to see the overall flow of the times.

Qin Dynasty ends war with war

The Qin Dynasty, which seized the opportunity to gain hegemony through 'distant alliances and nearby attacks', unified the Warring States in 221 BC and stood tall as China's first empire.
The commander who led the Qin Dynasty at that time was Qin Shi Huang, and the planners who assisted him in unifying the country were figures who influenced the era, such as Li Si, Yu Liao, Wang Jian, and Meng Tian.
Jin's army, which had driven the six countries into a frightening corner with its strong military laws and power, swept across the plains of Shandong and finally stopped only when it reached the sea.
Thus, an imperial kingdom was born, encompassing countless peoples and vast territories from the desert in the west to Balhae in the east.

This book vividly restores the rise of Qin Shi Huang and the process of the Qin Dynasty's war for unification.
The six eastern countries that fought against the advance did not collapse until the very end, but they were ultimately unable to endure and were destroyed, with countless people dying on the battlefield.
The Qin Dynasty, which achieved unification at a great cost, attempted to transform into an emperor-centered bureaucratic state and expanded the empire's territory, but soon fell due to its rule that suppressed the freedom of the people.
By examining the rise and fall of the great Qin Empire, we will be able to discover the strength and spirit appropriate for the era of unification, and the hidden values ​​that lead a great empire.