The King of Qin attached great importance to Liao Wei and was bent on unifying the Central Plains and constantly attacking other countries. He broke up the alliance between Yan and Zhao, which cost Yan several cities.

Yan Wangdan originally stayed in Qin as a hostage. When he saw that the king of Qin was determined to annex other countries and took the land of Yan, he secretly fled back to Yan. He hated Qin and was bent on revenge for Yan. But he didn't train, and he didn't intend to contact the vassals against Qin, but pinned the fate of Yan on the assassin. He took out all his possessions and looked for someone who could stab the king of Qin.

Later, Taizi Dan found a very capable soldier named Jing Ke. He put Jing Ke under the door as a guest of honor, gave his chariots and horses to Jing Ke, and let Jing Ke enjoy his food and clothes together. Jing Ke certainly appreciates Taizi Dan.

In 230 BC, Qin destroyed Korea; Two years later, Wang Jin, the general of Qin State, occupied Handan, the capital of Zhao State, and marched northward to approach Yan State.

Yan Taizi Dan was in a hurry and went to Jing Ke. Taizidan said: "To lead troops against the State of Qin is like throwing stones at eggs;" It seems impossible to unite all countries against Qin. I'm going to send a soldier, dressed as an emissary, to see the king of Qin, get close to him and force him to return the land of the princes. The king of Qin promised the best, or he would be stabbed to death if he didn't promise. What do you think? "

Jing Ke said, "Yes, but if we want to get close to the king of Qin, we must first convince him that we want to make peace with him. It is said that the king of Qin had long wanted the most fertile land in Yan State (in Zhuoxian County, Hebei Province). Fan, a general of the Qin Dynasty, was exiled to the State of Yan, and the king of Qin offered a reward for his capture. If I can bring the head of General Fan and the map of Du Kang to the King of Qin, he will certainly meet me. So I can deal with him. "

Taizidan embarrassed way: "Du Kang map easy; General Fan was persecuted by the State of Qin and came to me. How can I have the heart to hurt him? "

Knowing that Prince Taizi Dan couldn't stand it, Jing Ke went to Fan privately and said, "I have an idea that can help Yan eliminate disasters and avenge the general, but I just can't say it."

Fan Yuqi quickly said: "What idea, you are quick to say!"

Jing Ke said, "I decided to assassinate him for fear that I would never see the King of Qin again. Now the king of Qin has offered a reward for your arrest. If I can give him your headband, he will definitely see me. "

Van Yuqi said, "OK, just take it!" With that, he drew his sword and committed suicide.

Prince Taizi Dan prepared a sharp dagger in advance and asked craftsmen to cook it with poison. Anyone who is stabbed with a drop of blood by this dagger will die immediately. He gave this dagger to Jing Ke as an assassination weapon, and sent a 13-year-old soldier Qin Wuyang as Jing Ke's deputy.

In 227 BC, Jing Ke set out from Yan State for Xianyang. Prince Taizi Dan and several guests put on white hats and went to Yishui (now Yixian County, Hebei Province) to bid farewell. Before he left, Jing Ke sang a song for everyone:

"The wind is rustling and Xiao Xi is cold.

A strong person has gone and will never come back. "

Everyone cried at his solemn and stirring singing. Jing Ke took Qin Wuyang and jumped on the bus, leaving without looking back.

Jing Ke arrived in Xianyang. Qin was very happy to hear that the Yan people sent messengers to send the head and the map of Du Kang to Fan, and ordered people to meet Jing Ke at Xianyang Palace.

The ceremony of meeting the audience began. Jing Ke took a box with a picture of Fan in his hand, and Qin Wuyang took a map of Du Kang in his hand and stepped onto the steps of the Qin Dynasty step by step.

When Qin Wuyang saw the majestic posture of Qin State, he couldn't help shivering with fear.

The guards around the king of Qin saw it and shouted, "Why did the emissary change his face?"

Jing Ke looked back and saw Qin Wuyang's face was black and blue. He smiled and said to the king of Qin, "Rude people are afraid because they have never seen the majesty of the king. Please forgive him. "

After that, Qin Wangzheng was a little skeptical and said to Jing Ke, "Tell Qin Wuyang to give you the map and come up by himself."

Jing Ke took the map from Qin Wuyang and presented it to the king of Qin with a affairs box. Qin opened the affairs box, and it was Fan's head. Qin Wangzheng also asked Jing Ke to bring the map. Jing Ke slowly opened a roll of maps. When all the maps were opened, a dagger that Jing Ke had rolled in the map in advance was exposed.

When Qin saw it, he jumped up in shock.

Jing Ke hurriedly grabbed the dagger, left hand pulls the sleeve of Qin, and right hand plunges the dagger into Qin's chest.

Qin stepped back hard and broke his sleeve. He jumped over the screen next to him and was about to run out. Jing Ke went after him with a dagger. Seeing that he couldn't run any further, Qin ran around the big copper pillar in the hall. Jing Ke pressed.

The two men wandered around like merry-go-round.

Although there are many officials around, they are unarmed; According to the rules of the state of Qin, the samurai under the steps are not allowed to go to the temple without the order of the king of Qin. Everyone was so anxious that no one called the samurai under the stage.

One of the officials, a doctor who served the king of Qin, used his quick wits, picked up the medicine bag in his hand and threw it at Jing Ke. Jing Ke raised his hand and the medicine bag flew to one side.

Blink of an eye, Qin stepped forward, pulled out his sword and cut off Jing Ke's left leg.

Jing Ke couldn't stand and fell to the ground. He picked up a dagger and threw it at the king of Qin. Qin only flashed to the right, and the dagger flew past his ear, hitting the copper pillar and popping out of Mars with a bang.

Jing Ke, the king of Qin, had no weapons in his hand, so he went to power and cut several swords at Jing Ke. Jing Ke was shot with eight swords. Knowing that he had failed, he said with a wry smile, "I didn't start earlier." I originally wanted to force you to return to Yan. "

At that time, the attendants warriors have arrived at the temple together, ending Jing Ke's life. Qin Wuyang under the steps has also been killed by the soldiers.

Just talk on paper-be an armchair strategist

In 262 BC, the Xiangpai general of Qin attacked South Korea and occupied the Wild King (now Qinyang, Henan). It cut off the contact between Shangdang County (now governing Changzhi, Shanxi Province) and Handu, and Shangdang was in a critical situation. Unwilling to surrender to the state of Qin and seize Shangdang, the North Korean army generals sent messengers with maps to dedicate Shangdang to Zhao.

Zhao Haoqi Cheng Xiao (son of Zhao Haoqi Huiwen) sent troops to take over Shangdang. Two years later, Qin sent Wang Bi to surround the Party.

When Zhao Haoqi Cheng Xiao heard the news, he quickly sent Lian Po to lead more than 200,000 troops to save Shangdang. They arrived in Changping (now northwest of Gaoping County), and Shangdang had been captured by Qin Jun.

Wang Bi still wants to attack Changping. Lian Po quickly held his ground and told the soldiers to build forts, dig trenches, confront Qin Jun at a distance and prepare for long-term resistance.

Wang Bi challenged Zhao many times, but Lian Po fought with them without saying anything. Wang Bi couldn't think of any way, so he had to send someone back to the king of Qin and said, "Lian Po is a veteran and doesn't go to war easily. Our army has come all the way here, and if this continues, I'm afraid there will be no food and grass. What can we do? "

Zhao Xiang, king of Qin, asked Fan Ju for advice. Fan Ju said: "To defeat Zhao, we must first ask Zhao to bring Lian Po back."

The item of the state of Qin said, "Where is this going?"

Fan Ju said, "Let me find a way."

A few days later, Cheng Xiao, Zhao Haoqi, heard a lot of comments and said, "The State of Qin is afraid of letting Zhao Kuo, who is young and strong, lead troops;" Lian Po is useless and will surrender soon! "

It is said that Zhao Kuo is the son of Zhao She, a famous soldier of Zhao. Zhao Kuo loved to learn the art of war when he was a child. When he talked about the principle of fighting, he was very clear-headed and thought he was invincible. Even his father is not in his eyes.

The prince of Zhao immediately called Zhao Kuo and asked him if he could beat back Qin Jun. Zhao Kuo said, "If the state of Qin turns white, I will also consider dealing with it. Now it's Wang Bi, just Lian Po's opponent. If it were me, I would beat him. "

The prince of Zhao was very happy, so he named Zhao Kuo as the general and succeeded Lian Po.

Lin Xiangru said to the prince of Zhao, "Zhao Kuo only knows how to read his father's art books, and he can't adapt to the situation. You can't send him as a general. " But the prince of Zhao didn't listen to Lin Xiangru's advice.

Zhao Kuo's mother also wrote a letter to the prince of Zhao, asking him not to send his son. The prince of Zhao stopped her and asked her why. Mother Zhao said, "When my father died, he repeatedly told me,' Zhao Kuo, a child, is arrogant when it comes to the art of war. It doesn't matter if the king doesn't need him in the future. If you use him as a general, I'm afraid Zhao Jun will be ruined by him. "So I ask your Majesty not to make him a general."

Wang Zhao said, "I've made up my mind, so leave it alone."

In 260 BC, Zhao Kuo led 200,000 troops to Changping, and asked Lian Po to check the military code. Lian Po surrendered and went back to Handan.

Zhao Kuo commanded 400,000 wagons, with great momentum. He abolished all the systems stipulated by Lian Po, and decreed: "If the State of Qin challenges again, it must be attacked head-on. If the enemy is defeated, it will be pursued, and it will not be finished. "

Fan Ju got the news that Zhao Kuo was replacing Lian Po over there, and knowing that his double spy had succeeded, he secretly sent Tian Lei to command Qin Jun as a general, and Tian Lei laid an ambush as soon as he arrived in Changping, deliberately making several defeats. Zhao Kuo didn't know it was a trick, so he chased it hard. Lead Zhao to the ambush area in advance, send 25 thousand chosen men, and cut off Zhao's back road; Another 5,000 cavalry were sent to Zhao Daying, and 400,000 Zhao troops were split in two. Zhao Kuo didn't know Qin Jun's bravery, so he had to camp out and wait for reinforcements. Qin sent his troops again, cutting off Zhao's road of rescue and grain transportation.

Zhao Kuo's army, without food and reinforcements outside, kept for more than forty days, and the soldiers were complaining bitterly and had no intention of fighting. Zhao Kuo's troops tried to break out of the encirclement, Qin Jun fired an arrow, and Zhao Kuo was shot and killed. When Zhao heard that his master had been killed, he also threw down his weapon and surrendered. Zhao's 400,000 troops were thus wiped out in the hands of Zhao Kuo, an armchair coach.

Offer a birch and ask for whipping ―― Humble and sincere apology.

Zhao Haoqi, king of Qin Xiang, was bent on making Zhao yield, and invaded the border of Zhao one after another, occupying some places. In 279 BC, he played another trick and invited Zhao to Mianchi (now Mianchi County, Henan Province) to see him. King Huiwen of Zhao began to be afraid of being detained by the State of Qin and was afraid to go. General Lian Po and Lin Xiangru both thought that if they didn't go, they would show weakness to Qin.

Zhao Haoqi Huiwen decided to bite the bullet and take a risk. He asked Lin Xiangru to go with him and Lian Po to stay at home and help the prince stay.

In case of accidents. Zhao Haoqi Huiwen also sent general Li Mu to lead the troops with 5,000 escorts, and Prime Minister Ping Yuanjun led tens of thousands of troops to meet them at the border.

On the appointed meeting date, the king of Qin and the king of Zhao met in Mianchi, and held a banquet, drinking and chatting happily.

After a few drinks, Zhao Haoqi of Qin said to Huiwen of Zhao Haoqi, "I heard that Zhao Haoqi plays the piano very well. Please let Wang Zhao play a song to make everyone happy. " After that, I really asked around to bring Arthur up.

Zhao Haoqi Huiwen couldn't refuse, so he had to play a song reluctantly.

Historians of the State of Qin wrote it down on the spot and read: "On a certain day in a certain year, the king of Qin and the king of Zhao met in Mianchi, and the king of Qin ordered the king of Zhao to play the piano."

Zhao Haoqi Huiwen turned purple with anger. Just then, Lin Xiangru suddenly knelt down in front of Zhao Haoqi, the king of Qin, holding a piece (fǒu, a pottery that can percussion music) and said, "The king of Zhao heard that the king of Qin is good at playing the piano. I have a clay pot here, please do me the honor of knocking a few times. "

Zhao Xiang, the king of Qin, was furious and ignored him.

Lin Xiangru's eyes flashed with anger and said, "Your Majesty is a bully. Although Qin is powerful, I can spill my blood on the king in these five steps! "

Zhao Xiang, the king of Qin, was very surprised when he saw this momentum in Lin Xiangru, so he had to pick up the bat and knock it on the hammer several times.

Lin Xiangru turned to the Zhao Historian and wrote it down, saying, "On a certain day in a certain year, the king of Zhao and the king of Qin met in Mianchi. The king of Qin whipped the king of Zhao. "

The minister of Qin was unconvinced when he saw that Lin Xiangru dared to hurt the dignity of the king of Qin in this way.

Someone stood up and said, "Please ask the King of Zhao to cede fifteen cities to the King of Qin for a long life."

Lin Xiangru also stood up and said, "Please ask the King of Qin to cede Xianyang City to Zhao, so that King Zhao Canwang can live a long life."

Zhao Xiang, the king of Qin, was very nervous about this situation. He had heard beforehand that Zhao had sent troops to be stationed nearby, and if there was a real fight, I'm afraid it wouldn't be cheap for him, so he stopped Minister Qin and said, "Today is the day when the princes of the two countries get together, so there is no need to say anything."

In this way, the Mianchi meeting between the two countries finally came to a successful conclusion.

Lin Xiangru sent two missions to save Zhao, which contributed greatly. King Huiwen of Zhao trusted Lin Xiangru very much and worshipped him to chat, ranking above General Lian Po.

Lian Po was unconvinced, and privately said to his opponent publicly, "I am a general of Zhao, and I have made great contributions. What's so great about Lin Xiangru? Climb over my head. Hum! When I see Lin Xiangru, I always want to give him some color to see see. "

This sentence reached Lin Xiangru's ears, and Lin Xiangru pretended to be ill and didn't go to court.

One day, Lin Xiangru went out by car with the public guests. Just as he was about to go, he saw Lian Po's chariots and horses coming from a distance. He told the driver to retreat to the alley and hide. Let Lian Po's chariots and horses pass first.

This incident broke Lin Xiangru's door, and they all blamed Lin Xiangru for being so timid.

Lin Xiangru said to them, "Do you think even the generals are worse than the king of Qin?"

They said, "Of course, the king of Qin is powerful."

Lin Xiangru said, "Yes! All the princes in the world are afraid of the king of Qin. In order to defend Zhao, I dare to accuse him to his face. Why am I afraid when I see General Lian? Because I thought that the powerful state of Qin did not dare to invade Zhao, just because I was here with General Lian. If the two of us don't get along, Qin will take the opportunity to invade Zhao. Just for this, I would rather make some concessions. "

Someone told this story to Lian Po, and Lian Po felt very ashamed. He went to Lin Xiangru's house to confess, topless, carrying Vitex negundo. When he met Lin Xiangru, he said, "I am a rude man with little knowledge and narrow mind. I didn't know you were so tolerant of me. I really dare not see you. Please punish me. "

Lin Xiangru quickly helped Lian Po up and said, "We are all ministers of Zhao. I am grateful to the general for understanding me. How can you still give me a gift? "

Both of them shed tears with excitement. From then on, the two became bosom friends.

Endure hardships to achieve some ambition.

He Lv, the king of Wu, defeated Chu and became the overlord of the south. The State of Wu and the nearby State of Yue (whose capital is now Shaoxing, Zhejiang) have never been at odds. In 496 BC, Gou Jian, King of Yue, ascended the throne. The prince of Wu took advantage of the recent funeral in Yue State to send troops to crusade against Yue State. Wuyue and China fought a big battle in the southwest of Jiaxing, Zhejiang.

He Lv, the prince of Wu, thought he could win. Unexpectedly, he was defeated and seriously injured by an arrow. Besides, he is old. When he returned to Wu, he took a deep breath.

After the death of He Lv, the prince of Wu, his son Fu Cha acceded to the throne. When He Lv died, he said to Fu Cha:

"Don't forget to avenge Yue."

Focha remembers this charge and often reminds him. When he walked past the palace gate, his men shouted at the top of their voices, "Focha! Have you forgotten the revenge of the king of Yue for killing his father? "

Focha said with tears, "No, I dare not forget."

He asked Wu Zixu and another minister, Ai Bo (sound pǐ), to practice military forces and prepare to attack Yue.

Two years later, Fu Cha, the king of Wu, personally led an army to attack Yue. There are two very capable doctors in Viet Nam, one is Wen Zi and the other is Fan Li. He said to Gou Jian, "Wu has been practicing for almost three years. This time, I am determined to take revenge, and it is fierce. It is better to stick to the city and not fight with them. "

Gou Jian disagreed and sent troops to fight with the Wu people. The armies of the two countries fought in the Great Lakes region. The Vietnamese army was really defeated.

Gou Jian, the King of Yue, fled to Huiji with 5,000 beaten army and was besieged by Wu Jun.

Gou Jian is at his wit's end. He said to Fan Li, "I regret not listening to you and coming here. What should I do now? "

Fan Li said, "Let's make peace quickly."

Gou Jian sent Wen Zi to Wu for peace. Wen Zi said in front of Fu Cha that Gou Jian was willing to surrender. Fu Cha, the prince of Wu, wanted to agree, but Wu Zixu resolutely opposed it.

When he got back, he found that Wu was a greedy and lecherous villain, so he privately gave a batch of beautiful women and treasures, and please say a few good words in front of Fu Cha.

Fu Cha, the king of Wu, after some persuasion in front of Fu Cha, agreed to the peace of Yue despite Wu Zixu's opposition, but he wanted Gou Jian to go to Wu himself.

Wen Zi went back to report Gou Jian. Gou Jian entrusted the affairs of state to Wen Zi and came to Wu with his wife and Fan Li.

When Gou Jian arrived in Wu, Fu Cha let the couple live in a stone house next to He Lv's tomb and let Gou Jian feed the horses. Fan Li followed closely as a slave. Every time Fu Cha goes out by car, Gou Jian gives him a Lama. After two years, Fu Cha thought that Gou Jian had sincerely surrendered to him and let him go home.

When Gou Jian returned to Yue State, he was determined to avenge himself. Afraid that the ease in front of him would stifle his ambition, he hung a gallbladder where he ate. Whenever he eats, he first tastes the bitterness, and then asks himself, "Have you forgotten Huiji's shame?" He also took off the mat and made a mattress out of straw. This is "Taste the Gallbladder" recited by later generations.

Gou Jian decided to make Yue rich and strong. He personally took part in farming and let his wife weave her own cloth to encourage production. Due to the disaster of national subjugation, Yue's population decreased greatly, so he formulated a system of rewarding childbirth. He let Wen Zi manage state affairs, let Fan Li cultivate talents, listen to others' opinions with an open mind and help the poor. People all over the country are eager to make more efforts to turn this oppressed country into a powerful one.