Ancient China · Zhao negotiator who advocated ceding six counties

Zhao Hao 趙郝

Zhào Hǎo

Attested BC 256

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhao Hao was a Zhao negotiator who advocated ceding six counties.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 256 秦既解邯鄲圍
Derived from the source · Records of the Grand Historian 76, passage 122

Works and attributed material

Political counsel · Speaker · Addressed to King Xiaocheng of Zhao (趙孝成王)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 76, passages 129-130, 132-136

Events and relationships

Negotiated six county cession to Qin
Diplomatic · Negotiator
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 76, passages 122, 129, 132
Relation Negotiator for · Person King Xiaocheng of Zhao (趙孝成王)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 76, passage 122

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 76Biographies of Lord Pingyuan and Yu Qing · 7 passages

秦既解邯鄲圍，而趙王入朝，使趙郝約事於秦，割六縣而媾。 After Qin lifted the siege of Handan and the King of Zhao entered their court, he sent Zhao Hao to negotiate a treaty with Qin, agreeing to cede six counties in exchange for peace.

王以虞卿之言趙郝。 The King told Zhao Hao what Yu Qing had said.

趙郝曰：「虞卿誠能盡秦力之所至乎？ Zhao Hao said: "Can Yu Qing truly exhaust all the extent of Qin's strength?

趙郝對曰：「此非臣之所敢任也。 Zhao Hao replied: "This is not something your servant dares to take responsibility for.

虞卿對曰：「郝言『不媾，來年秦復攻王，王得無割其內而媾乎』。 Yu Qing replied: "Hao says that if we do not make peace, next year Qin will attack Your Majesty again, and you will have to cede interior lands to obtain peace.

今媾，郝又以不能必秦之不復攻也。 Even if we make peace now, Hao cannot guarantee that Qin will not attack us again.

今郝曰『秦善韓、魏而攻趙者，必（以為韓魏不救趙也而王之軍必孤有以）王之事秦不如韓、魏也』，是使王歲以六城事秦也，即坐而城盡。 Hao now says, “Qin is friendly with Han and Wei but attacks Zhao because Your Majesty serves Qin less well than Han and Wei do.” That would make Your Majesty serve Qin with six cities every year until, sitting still, every city was gone.