Interesting reading of "Zizhi Tongjian" 77 series: I have to say that the incorruptibility is similar to Lin

Zizhi Tongjian

Volume IV Zhou Ji SI Zhao Wang

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The stories of Lian Po and Lin Xiang are roughly including the return of Bi Bi to Zhao, the Shi Chi Hui, the Guilt of Jing And the General Xiang He, and we all knew them from textbooks when we were teenagers, and the Lian Po who was similar to Lin Xiang of gao feng and liang jie and lian po who knew that he knew that he was wrong should be the most well-known among the Warring States figures.

Let's briefly review the glorious deeds of the two ancient sages.

Zhao Guo, since King Wuling of Zhao was trapped in the Dune Palace and King Huiwen of Zhao Huiwen came to power, has lived a few years of peace.

In 288 BC, the State of Qin sent Bai Qi to attack the State of Zhao and occupied the city of Duyang. In 285 BC, Qin Zhao met at Zhongyang, suspending the hostilities between the two sides, and a year later the two sides even joined forces to help Le Yi to cut down Qi.

The task soon became a one-man show for the Yan state, qin zhao and others recalled their own troops, and the two countries met again in 283 BC at Rangcheng.

On the surface, Qin and Zhao are friendly neighbors for a short period of time, do not invade each other, and can often sit down to have a drink together.

But in fact, at that time, the Qin state had long been determined to unify the world, and they had their own strategic plans for who to fight with and who to make friends with. Before Le Yi cut qi, didn't the Qin state still want to join forces with the state of Qi to kill the Zhao state, but the plan was just discovered.

In 283 BC, a few months after the meeting of Qin Zhao and Zhao, King Zhao received the Chu kingdom Baoyu and Shibi.

In the traditional culture of our country, jade has a very special status, and we worship this crystallization of nature more than any other country in the world.

Heshi Bi should be the most famous piece of jade since ancient times, legend has it that in the Spring and Autumn Period, a Chu man named Bian He saw a phoenix perched on top of a bluestone in Jingshan Mountain, this phoenix does not fall into a treasureless place, although this stone seems to be plain, Bian He still dedicated it to the Chu King Chu Li at that time, the Chu Li King called the jade master of the palace, and the masters carefully identified it and thought that it was just a stone. Bian He was then convicted of deception, punished, and had his left foot cut off.

A few years later, King Li's son King Chuwu ascended the throne, and Bian He held the stone to offer the treasure, but this time the masters still thought that it was an ordinary stone, and this time Bian He lost his right foot.

This poor man who had sacrificed treasure three times and twice, but had been tortured for no reason, returned to Jingshan, and every day he held stones and cried bitterly, crying until the tear glands dried up, shed blood and tears, and cried into a bloody man.

Time passed, and after a few years, King Chuwu's son, King Chuwen, came to power, and King Chuwen had heard the story of this stubborn and stubborn treasure-offering old man since he was a child, and this old man's decades of persistence made him very curious.

One day, king Chu Wen, who finally could not contain his curiosity, asked bian and brought his stone into the palace, let the craftsmen cut open the stone, and the stone became a rare treasure jade, and its color was the first in the world, and king Chu Wen summoned the best craftsmen in the world to carve it into a bi and named it "Heshi Bi".

This is a jade wall that has been endowed with a kind of spiritual power.

King Zhaoxiang of Qin discovered the collection of King Zhao and expressed his willingness to exchange fifteen cities for the State of Zhao.

Next is the story of Lin Xiangru's return to Zhao.

King Zhao wanted not to give, for fear of being beaten by the State of Qin; to give, he was afraid of being deceived by the State of Qin. At this time, Lin Xiangru volunteered to take jade out of the Qin Kingdom.

Of course, the King of Qin did not sincerely want to exchange the city for the Heshibi, and Lin Xiangru cleverly designed to retrieve the Heshibi and sent someone to abscond back to the Zhao Kingdom in advance with the jade.

The King of Qin saw that Yu was no longer in Lin Xiangru's hands, and if he killed him, he would not only not get half the benefits, but would also bear the insult of not being able to tolerate the virtuous, and this King of Qin was not a fool, of course, he would first suppress this anger and then say.

Instead of dying, he was treated with courtesy, and Lin Xiangru, who was not afraid of death, returned to the Zhao Kingdom, and the King of Zhao rewarded him with fearlessness and bravery, and named him a doctor.

We all infinitely sighed at Lin Xiangru's heroic feat of returning to Zhao, and this incident also achieved Lin Xiangru, but what you don't know is that the follow-up of this incident has brought great disasters to the people of Zhao.

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After the return of Bi to Zhao, Lin Xiangru officially embarked on the political arena of the Zhao State and became a rising star in the political arena.

But in fact, for Zhao Guo, although he saved the Heshi Wall, he paid a huge price for it.

Lin Xiangru toyed with the King of Qin on the palm of his hand, and publicized it everywhere, giving the State of Qin a good reason to send troops, and in the next three years, the State of Qin focused on military aggression against the State of Zhao, killing the god Bai Qi and constantly leading troops to attack the State of Zhao, and the State of Zhao suffered heavy losses.

In 282 BC, the year after Lin Xiangru's return to Zhao, the two cities of the Zhao state were surnamed Qin; in 281 BC, Shicheng was destroyed and became the territory of the Qin state; in 280 BC, Bai Qi led an army to besiege the Guangwolf City of Dai County, and 20,000 Zhao troops were beheaded.

For three years, the northwest of the Zhao state was basically occupied by the Qin state, and the king of Zhao was in a daily fear of being dominated by the front-line war reports.

Although it is possible that Lin Xiang gave heshibi to the Qin state three years ago, these conquests were inevitable and would occur sooner or later.

Although the Zhao State had famous generals and sages who could maintain the prosperity of internal affairs, they were blindly tough in diplomatic relations with the Qin state and the Shandong states, which was also a major strategic failure.

Therefore, when the King of Qin proposed to meet with the King of Zhao, Lian Po and Lin Xiang did not want to think about it, so they suggested: We must go, do not lose face, and appear that Zhao Guo is cowardly and timid.

King Zhao was actually very reluctant, and the lesson of King Chu Huai's deception and imprisonment more than ten years ago is still fresh in his memory, but this minister of culture and martial arts is full of emotions, what else can he do? Kidnapped by his courtiers who stood on the moral high ground, King Zhao could only go with his head, fortunately, Lin Xiangru accompanied him.

Lian Po sent King Zhao and his party to the border, and when bidding farewell, he said: "The great king's trip, it is estimated that the time of the journey, until the end of the meeting ceremony, it will be thirty days, if you have not returned after more than thirty days, please allow us to appoint the prince as the king of Zhao, in order to cut off the idea of blackmail in the Qin state." ”

This is tm really want to treat me as the King of Chu Huai, once again wrapped up, poor Zhao He can only agree, who let him be the King of Zhao.

We all know that at the Meeting, Lin Xiangru once again showed his fearless spirit of revolutionary dedication, and took the initiative to save the face of the zhao state and bring the king of Zhao back to the zhao kingdom safely.

This time of heroic feats, King Zhao was a witness to the whole process, so he could feel empathy, he felt that Lin Xiangru was even more magnificent and glorious in his eyes, and he had to give him a knighthood again.

As soon as King Zhao returned to China, he immediately added Lin Xiangru to the post of Shangqing, and his status was above that of the general Lian Po, who was also Shangqing.

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At this point, Lian was not happy.

"As a general of the Zhao Kingdom, I have the merit of siege and field warfare, and Lin Xiangru is just a low-level people, who only ranks above me because he can speak eloquently, and I am really ashamed and can't bear this breath!"

Lian Po declared everywhere: "When I meet Lin Xiangru, I must humiliate him in person!" ”

Lin Xiangru always deliberately avoided this old general. Whenever he went to the court, he often called himself sick and did not argue with Lianpo for order; when he went out, he saw Lianpo's car driving in the distance, so he avoided his car.

Lin Xiang's subordinates all felt unworthy for him.

Lin Xiangru said to them, "Do you see that General Lian's majesty is comparable to that of the King of Qin?" ”

"Not comparable."

"The King of Qin has such a big posture, I dare to rebuke him in person and humiliate his courtiers, although I am incompetent, am I just afraid of General Lian?" I was thinking that the reason why the raped Qin state did not dare to invade the Zhao state on a large scale was because I and General Lian were there. When we fight with two tigers, there will be a wound. The reason why I avoided it was to consider the interests of the country before thinking about personal grievances! ”

Personal grievances cannot be used to affect the interests of the state, and this passage is indeed a lofty realm of loyalty.

These timely spread to the ears of Lian Po, who was able to occupy a high position, and in addition to his outstanding military achievements, he still understood the basic principles of being a courtier.

Therefore, when he heard Lin Xiangru's words, Lian Po was very ashamed.

The next day, Lian Po was naked on his upper body, carrying the thorn strip, to Lin Xiangru's house to plead guilty, Lin Xiangru smiled, lifted Lian Po, untied the thorn, and from then on the two of them untied the knot and became friends of life and death.

The name of the sin of the bearer jing has been passed down through the ages, and the harmony of the minister of culture and military affairs has also become a model of harmonious coexistence between the ministers of culture and military affairs.