Chapter 39 38 Lian Po takes the blame

King Zhaoxiang of Qin was determined to make the State of Zhao surrender, so he successively invaded the borders of the State of Zhao and occupied some places.In 279 BC, he played another trick and invited King Zhao Huiwen to meet him in Mianchi, Qindi (now west of Mianchi County, Henan Province, Mianyin mian).King Zhao Huiwen was afraid of being detained by Qin State at first, so he dared not go.Generals Lian Po and Lin Xiangru both thought that if they didn't go, they would show weakness to Qin instead. King Zhao Huiwen decided to bite the bullet and take a risk.He asked Lin Xiangru to go with him, and let Lian Po stay in the country to help the prince stay behind.

In order to prevent accidents.King Zhao Huiwen sent general Li Mu to escort 5,000 troops, and Xiangguo Pingyuan Lord led tens of thousands of troops to meet him at the border. When the scheduled meeting came, King Qin and King Zhao met in Mianchi, held a banquet, drank and chatted happily. King Zhaoxiang of Qin drank a few cups of wine, and said to King Huiwen of Zhao drunkenly, "I heard that King Zhao is good at playing the zither. Please ask King Zhao to play a tune and join in the fun with everyone." After all, I really ordered Take Thur up left and right. King Zhao Huiwen couldn't refuse, so he had to play a tune reluctantly.

The official historian of the Qin State wrote down the incident on the spot, and said: "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 harp." King Zhao Huiwen was so angry that his face turned purple.At this time, Lin Xiangru took a fou (sound fou, a kind of pottery, which can be used to percussion music), suddenly knelt down in front of King Qin Zhaoxiang, and said, "King Zhao heard that King Qin is good at Qin's musical instruments. I have a tile here." Basin, please ask the king to give you a few knocks on your face to add to the fun."

King Qin Zhaoxiang suddenly changed color and ignored him. Lin Xiangru's eyes shot out with anger, and he said, "Your Majesty is too bullying. Although Qin's army is strong, within five steps, I can splash my blood on you!" Seeing Lin Xiangru's momentum, King Qin Zhaoxiang was very surprised, so he picked up the baton and knocked on the fou a few times indiscriminately. Lin Xiangru turned around and asked Zhao's official historian to also write down the incident, saying: "On a certain day in a certain year and month, King Zhao and King Qin met in Mianchi. King Qin beat fou to King Zhao."

The ministers of the state of Qin were not convinced when they saw that Lin Xiangru dared to hurt the face of King Qin in this way. Someone stood up and said, "Please ask King Zhao to cede fifteen cities to King Qin for his birthday." Lin Xiangru also stood up and said: "Please ask the king of Qin to cede Xianyang City to the state of Zhao, and live for the king of Zhao." King Qin Zhaoxiang was very nervous seeing this situation.He had found out in advance that Zhao Guo sent a large army to station in a nearby place, and if he really used force, he might not get any advantage, so he stopped the minister of Qin State and said, "Today is the day when the kings of the two countries will have a happy meeting. You don't need to talk too much." Say."

In this way, the Mianchi meeting between the two countries finally came to a successful conclusion. Lin Xiangru made great contributions to protecting the country of Zhao from humiliation during his two missions.King Huiwen of Zhao trusted Lin Xiangru very much, and worshiped him as his superior, superior to General Lian Po. Lian Po was very dissatisfied, and said privately to his followers: "I am a general of the State of Zhao, and I have made many contributions. What's so great about Lin Xiangru? It's on my head. Hmph! When I see Lin Xiangru, I always give him a compliment Check out the color."

When this word reached Lin Xiangru's ears, Lin Xiangru pretended to be sick and refused to go to court. One day, Lin Xiangru went out with his guests in a car, and it happened that Yuanjia Road was narrow, and he saw Lian Po's chariot and horse approaching from a long distance.He told the driver to retreat to the alley to hide.Let Lian Po's chariots and horses pass first. This incident made Lin Xiangru's servants very polite, and they blamed Lin Xiangru for being so timid. Lin Xiangru said to them: "Compared with General Lian and King Qin, which one is more powerful?"

They said, "Of course the king of Qin is powerful." Lin Xiangru said: "That's right! All the princes in the world are afraid of King Qin. In order to defend Zhao State, I dare to blame him face to face. Why did I become afraid when I saw General Lian? Because I thought about it, the powerful Qin State dare not come The country of Zhao was invaded because General Lian and I were there. If the two of us were at odds, Qin would take the opportunity to invade Zhao if we found out. For this reason, I would rather tolerate it." Someone told Lian Po about this, and Lian Po felt very ashamed.So he ran to Lin Xiangru's house naked to plead guilty.When he saw Lin Xiangru, he said, "I am a rude person with little knowledge and a narrow mind. How could I know that you would allow me so much? I really have no face to see you. Please beat me up."

Lin Xiangru quickly helped Lian Po up and said, "We are both ministers of the Zhao State. I am very grateful that the general understands me. Why do you come to make an apology for me?" Both were moved to tears.After playing this, the two became close friends.