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Chapter 75 Military Diplomacy 1
Lin Xiangru deified
When King Zhao Huiwen was the king of the Warring States Period, he got a piece of Heshibi from Chu State, which can be described as a rare treasure.After hearing the news, King Zhaoxiang of Qin coveted the beautiful jade, and offered to exchange fifteen cities for the beautiful jade.King Zhao Huiwen was worried about fraud, so he didn't dare to agree rashly. Since Qin was powerful, he flatly refused and was afraid of retaliation.At this time, Lin Xiangru resolutely took on the mission of going to Qin.

When Lin Xiangru brought He's Bi to Qin State, King Zhaoxiang of Qin really wanted to get He's Bi for nothing, but was unwilling to sacrifice the city. Lin Xiangru won He's Bi and returned it to Zhao through his wit. Later, King Zhao Huiwen rewarded him a lot, and even promoted him to be a senior doctor.

Soon after, Qin State attacked Zhao State, and Zhao State could not compete with Qin State. King Zhaoxiang of Qin asked King Zhao to go to Mianchi for a meeting. Lin Xiangru invited Ying again and took the initiative to accompany him. The purpose of occupying Zhao's city.

These two incidents made Lin Xiangru a glorious color in history and became an outstanding diplomat and politician, but is the historical truth really like this?In fact, on closer inspection, this is not the case.A few years before the Mianchi League, although Qin's strength had increased by leaps and bounds, Zhao was not weak either. As a rising star, Zhao's strength had also grown unprecedentedly.

The state of Qin wanted to rule the world, and the state of Zhao also wanted to dominate the Central Plains.The two countries compete in military and diplomatic terms respectively, and continue to engage in alliances or conquests with other countries in order to enhance their own strength, so that one day they can become the overlord of China with the strongest strength.

But the two countries fought each other, and in the end, no one could really surpass the other with absolute strength. Later, in 279 BC, the two exhausted powers decided to make an alliance in Mianchi and negotiate a result that both parties were satisfied with.The atmosphere of this meeting was not as infighting as written in the history books, but very harmonious.

Even if Lin Xiangru didn't deal with it, they could finally reconcile and break up.The Mianchi League was originally held by the two countries in order to seek a peaceful check and balance point, and there is no possibility of conflict.Although during the meeting, Qin's envoys insulted Zhao, but Lin Xiangru counterattacked.But these trivial matters cannot hinder the ultimate goal of peace talks between the two countries.

The brilliance brought by the Mianchi League to Lin Xiangru has been exaggerated by later generations. This meeting was a strategic meeting between Qin and Zhao under the basic balance of power.Even if King Zhao Huiwen was not accompanied by Lin Xiangru, he would not be detained or treated inappropriately by Qin.

(End of this chapter)