100 Historical Stories That Unlock Teenage Wisdom

Chapter 96 Part 2

Chapter 102 Lian Po's pleading guilty - don't let the fortress collapse from within

Internal strife is the easiest way to weaken a group and threaten the interests of everyone in the group.

After Lin Xiangru returned to Zhao with his jade, Qin and Zhao fought several battles one after another.In 279 BC, King Zhaoxiang of Qin played another trick and invited King Huiwen of Zhao to Mianchi in Qin State to meet him.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 Huiwen sent general Li Mu to lead 5000 troops to escort, and Xiangguo Zhao Sheng led tens of thousands of troops to meet at the border.

When the scheduled meeting came, King Qin and King Zhao met in Mianchi, held a banquet, drank and chatted.

King Zhaoxiang of Qin drank the wine and said to King Huiwen of Zhao with a drunkenness: "I heard that King Zhao is good at playing the harp. Please ask King Zhao to play a tune for everyone to enjoy." bring it up.

King Zhao Huiwen couldn't refuse, so he had to play a song 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, 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 clay pot here. Please let the king knock on it for fun."

Qin Zhaoxiang 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!"

King Zhaoxiang was very surprised when he saw Lin Xiangru's momentum, 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 record this incident, saying: "On a certain day in a certain year and month, King Zhao and King Qin met in Mianchi. King Qin fought fou for 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 the State of Zhao to cede fifteen cities to King Qin for his birthday."

Lin Xiangru also stood up and said: "Please Qin State to cede Xianyang City to Zhao State, and celebrate Zhao Wang's birthday."

King Qin Zhaoxiang had found out in advance that Zhao Guo sent a large army to station in a nearby place. If he really used force, he might not get any advantage. Say more."

In this way, the Mianchi meeting finally did not mess up.

Lin Xiangru made great contributions to protecting the country of Zhao from humiliation during his two missions.King Zhao Huiwen worshiped him as Shangqing, above General Lian Po.

Lian Po was very unconvinced, 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 all on my head. Huh! When I see Lin Xiangru, I always give him something. 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, when Lin Xiangru was driving out with his guests, he saw Lian Po's chariot and horse approaching from afar.He told the driver to retreat to the alley to hide for a while, letting Lian Po's chariot and horse pass by first.

Lin Xiangru's disciples blamed him for being so timid.

Lin Xiangru said to them: "Compared with King Zhao 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 to plead guilty, naked from the upper body and carrying thorns on his back.When he met Lin Xiangru, he said, "I am a rude person with little knowledge and a narrow mind. 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 this fight, the two became close friends and jointly protected the country of Zhao.

Wisdom Interpretation:

"A fortress is easiest to break from within" is a wise saying.If internally united, externally it will be an impregnable fortress, while internally divided can only turn a group into a pile of mud, or even collapse without external force.The so-called chopsticks are easy to break, but a bundle of chopsticks is hard to break. It is everyone's responsibility to maintain the unity within the group.This kind of responsibility requires all parties in conflict to take a step back and focus on the overall situation. This is also the touching power of this story of Lian Po's ability to correct his mistakes and Lin Xiangru's tolerance.

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