This year, the eastern and northern parts of South Korea were surrounded by the Wei and Zhao states. In the west, there was the Qin state, and in the south, the Chu state. The Eastern Zhou, which had previously served as a barrier, was destroyed by Lü Buwei. After a brief period of strength during the reign of King Han Zhaohou, South Korea still remained in a state of continuous decline.,This year, shortly after the death of King Qin Zhaoxiang, an edict was issued from the Palace of Xianyang. It ordered Zhou Ji to take her newborn son, just over four months old, to the State of Zhao as a hostage, to appease them and ease tensions.,Two days' time had left the two women in the carriage utterly hopeless about the future. Their tears had run dry in these two days, their sobs unceasing, only hoping that their children would suffer a little less hardship in Zhao Country, and only hoping that their own children could survive.。