Douluo: The Lower Realm of the Children of the King of God and the Lord God

Chapter 41 The Meeting in Mianchi

Origin of idiom

"Historical Records: Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru": The King of Qin sent an envoy to tell the King of Zhao that he wanted to be on good terms with the king and met in Mianchi outside the Xihe River.King Zhao was afraid of Qin and wanted to do nothing.Lian Po Lin Xiangru said: "The king can't do it; it shows that Zhao is weak and timid." King Zhao followed suit and Xiangru followed.Lian Po was sent to the country and said to the king: "The king is on his way, and the courtesy of the meeting on the road has been completed. It will only take thirty days to return."... The officials of Qin said: "Please use the fifteenth city of Zhao as the birthday of the king of Qin." . Lin Xiangru also said: "Taking Xianyang of Qin as the longevity of King Zhao." "The king of Qin drank wine, but in the end he could not win more than Zhao. Zhao Yisheng set up troops to wait for Qin, but Qin did not dare to move. After that, he returned to the country and worshiped Xiangru as his great minister, and he was placed on the right side of Lian Po.

Later generations refined the idiom "Mianchi Meeting" from this.

Idiom allusion

The King of Qin sent envoys to tell the King of Zhao that he planned to make peace with the King of Zhao and meet at Mianchi outside Xihe River.King Zhao was afraid of King Qin and couldn't think of it.Lian Po and Lin Xiangru discussed it and said, "If the king doesn't go, it will appear that Zhao is weak and cowardly." King Zhao then set off for the meeting, and Lin Xiangru accompanied him.Lian Po was sent to the border and said goodbye to King Zhao: "Your Majesty's trip this time, it is estimated that it will not exceed 30 days from the completion of the itinerary and the etiquette of meetings until he returns home. If the King does not come back in 30 days, please allow me to establish the crown prince as the crown prince." King, in order to cut off Qin’s idea of ​​threatening Zhao.” King Zhao agreed with Lian Po’s suggestion and met with King Qin in Mianchi.When King Qin was drinking happily, he said: "I heard privately that King Zhao likes music. Please ask King Zhao to play the harp!" King Zhao played the harp.The historian of Qin came forward and wrote: "On a certain day of a certain month, the king of Qin and the king of Zhao met for a drink and ordered the king of Zhao to play the harp." Lin Xiangru walked forward and said: "The king of Zhao heard privately that the king of Qin was good at playing Qin. Please allow me to present a pot of fou to the king of Qin, and ask the king of Qin to knock the fou, so that we can entertain each other!" The king of Qin was angry and refused to knock the fou.At this time, Lin Xiangru stepped forward and offered a clay fou. Taking advantage of the situation, he knelt down and asked the King of Qin to knock it.The King of Qin refused to knock the fou.Lin Xiangru said: "If the king refuses to knock the fou, within five steps, I can splash the blood from my neck on the king!" The attendants around King Qin wanted to kill Lin Xiangru with a knife, but Lin Xiangru scolded them with his eyes wide open. Intimidated.So King Qin was very unhappy and knocked the fou for King Zhao.Lin Xiangru turned around and summoned the historian of Zhao State and wrote: "On a certain day of a certain year and a certain month, the King of Qin struck a fou for the King of Zhao." The ministers of the Qin State said: "Please use the fifteen cities of the State of Zhao to celebrate the birthday of the King of Qin." Lin Xiangru He also said: "Please give Xianyang, the capital of Qin State, to King Zhao for his birthday." Until the end of the banquet, King Qin still failed to gain the upper hand over Zhao State.Zhao State also sent a large number of troops to the border to guard against Qin's invasion, and the Qin army did not dare to act rashly.After the Mianchi Meeting, he returned to the State of Zhao. Because Lin Xiangru had made great contributions, the King of Zhao appointed him as a minister, above the incorruptible ones.

Idiom meaning

The interests of the country are above all else, and the country's honor is inviolable.Therefore, for the sake of national interests and national honor, we dare to fight against powerful enemies regardless of our own safety.Only by letting him see your strength and determination can you completely win against a powerful opponent.

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