Swallowing the six kingdoms sweeps the crowds, it can make each other worship the wind.
Hundreds of battles and border passes destroy the enemy, and the sun and the moon shine alone.
Lao Cheng held a heavy army and Rong Su, and the power and power were empty.
Today's deserted grave is hanging, Andi Qingshi Weifenggong.
——Qing Dynasty King Peilan,"Tomb of Lianpo"
We all know that since ancient times, civilians and military generals have a bit of a sense of disagreement with each other. The military general felt that the literati could only play tricks without the power of the chicken, while the literati believed that the military generals had simple minds and developed limbs, and would only use force to solve problems.
In the history of our country, such civilian and military generals abounded. However, during the Warring States period, a special pair of civilian and military generals appeared, they were Lin Xiangru and Lian Po. When it comes to these two people, the first thing that everyone thinks of is probably the allusion of "bearing the sin of thorns", right? Yes, I feel that way too, so let's talk specifically about what kind of story this is.
According to historical records, Lin Xiangru was originally only a protégé under the eunuch Miao Xian. Zhao Guo accidentally obtained a valuable piece of jade bi named Heshi Bi. However, in the chaotic era of the Spring and Autumn Warring States, if there was no absolute strength, even if there was a treasure in the hand, it would not be able to keep it.
At this time, the Zhao Kingdom, whose strength was not outstanding, happened to be in such an embarrassing situation, and after the King of Qin heard that the King of Zhao had such a treasure in his hands, he immediately sent people to borrow the treasure for a look, and was willing to exchange fifteen cities for "Heshi Bi". Clear-eyed people can see that the King of Qin is just "drunkard's intention is not to drink." Once the treasure fell into the hands of the King of Qin, it was natural that there was no going back.
However, King Zhao was not willing to be slaughtered like this, so he needed someone who could not only not offend the King of Qin, but also bring the treasure back smoothly, so naturally it was Lin Xiangru's turn to appear. At the recommendation of Miao Xian, he was appointed by king Zhao as an envoy to the Qin kingdom, and the task of this trip was to bring back the treasure in its entirety.
Judging from the gap in strength between Zhao and Qin at that time, this was almost an impossible thing to accomplish. However, with his own ingenuity, he successfully completed this arduous task. "Returning to Zhao after the end of bi" made the obscure him become the favorite of the King of Zhao, which was the beginning of Lin Xiangru's beginning.
At this time, although Lin Xiangru was favored, he was far from being able to threaten the position of the general Lian. However, people with great talents can always find opportunities to soar, and Lin Xiangru has brought his wisdom and improvisation skills to the extreme. It was through his witty mediation that he saved the face of king Zhao and, at the same time, also maintained the dignity of the state of Zhao.
After this incident, King Zhao naturally trusted and relied on him more, so Lin Xiangru's official position was like riding a rocket, rubbing and rising, and in the end, the official worshiped Shangqing, and his status was even above that of the veteran general Lianpo. In this way, Lian Po was naturally unhappy. He thought to himself: I have worked hard to fight for the country and made countless meritorious achievements, but now, I have let a courtier who can only play tricks on his head. How could he swallow this breath?
Therefore, Lian Po looked for stubble everywhere and wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate Lin Xiangru. However, who knew that Lin Xiang was like "the prime minister can hold a boat in his belly" everywhere with the overall situation as the most important, and did not have the same insight as him. In this way, Geng Zhi's honesty was naturally moved. Therefore, he "bore the sin of jingjing", and the two became friends with each other, achieving a good story of reconciling and working together to serve the country. The end of the sin of bearing the thorn is very happy, but for the second half of Lian Po's life, this good story is just a passing cloud.
In his legendary life, there is a famous past that has broken through the fame; there is a sense of unrepentant service to the country; there is the glory of jingo iron horses; and there is also a miserable and sad life of twilight. The old saying has clouds: "a dynasty of heavenly sons and a courtier", after the death of King Zhao Huiwen, the new king succeeded to the throne, and the glorious era of honesty and integrity gradually came to an end. During the "Battle of Changping", due to the discord caused by the Qin state, he was removed from the post of commander. Since then, his career has been as uncertain as zhao guo's fate.
It is said that "the dragon swims in the shoals and is played by shrimp, and the tiger falls in Pingyang and is bullied by dogs" When he was still a general, the family was like a cloud, and it was very lively. Once the dynasty loses power, it will naturally be snubbed in the courtyard and no one will care. Fortunately, the heavens still took care of him, and it wasn't long before the Yan state launched an attack on the Zhao state. As a result, he was again appointed as a general to lead an army against the Yan state. In this battle, he not only killed the chancellor of the Yan state, but also forced the Yan state to cede five cities.
Because of his outstanding performance in this war, he was once again reused, not only received fiefs and rewards, but also was awarded the position of acting Xiangguo, and since then, the glorious era that belonged to him has returned again. However, he was not always lucky, and when the Zhao throne changed again, he was naturally snubbed again. He could not stand the capricious attitude of the Zhao royal family, so after experiencing a series of changes, he fled to the State of Wei.
However, the concept that King Wei adhered to was that "if you are not of my race, your heart must be different", so he did not trust Lian Po from the Zhao Kingdom. During this period, the State of Zhao was besieged by the State of Qin several times. King Zhao, who had no good generals in the court, naturally remembered Lian Po again, so he sent envoys to the state of Wei, hoping that he would return to the country. What he didn't know, however, was that the envoy had already been bribed, so when he returned, he said in front of him: "Lianpo is old and no longer useful." ”
In this way, King Zhao naturally stopped thinking about using lianpo again. After this incident, Lian Po naturally became completely disappointed in the Zhao royal family. Therefore, when the king of Chu sent someone to take him to the chu state and wanted him to serve him, he readily agreed. Unfortunately, when he became a general of the Chu state, he did not make much contribution to the chu state. Maybe his full of enthusiasm is still only suitable for sprinkling on the land of Zhao Guo.
Of course, he did not achieve his wish until his death, and in the end, the late scene of the Chu Kingdom was desolate. Shortly after Lian Po's death, the State of Zhao was destroyed by the State of Qin.
In the third year of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Yan Zhenqing suggested to Tang Dezong that sixty-four famous ancient generals be posthumously named and a temple be set up for them, including "Zhao Xinping Junlianpo". At the same time, only The only people who were included in the list of temple enjoyment were: Sun Zhen, Tian Dan, Zhao Hao, Li Mu, and Wang Qi. By the fifth year of Song Xuanhe, the Song Dynasty had set up temples for famous ancient generals in accordance with the tang dynasty customs, and the seventy-two famous generals also included Lian Po.
Regarding the records of Lian Po's death, the "Records of History" only mentions that he died in Shouchun," so there has been controversy over where Lian Po was buried.
Resources:
[Qing Dynasty King Peilan's "Tomb of Lian po" and "History"]