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Chapter 80 Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru

Lian Po, Zhao Zhiliang will also.In the 16th year of King Huiwen of Zhao, Lian Po was the general of Zhao and defeated Qi.Lin Xiangru, a native of Zhao, gave up Miao Xian for the eunuch of Zhao.

When Zhao Huiwen was king, he got Chu and Shibi.King Zhao of Qin heard about it, and sent people to leave Zhao Wang's letter, willing to invite Yi Bi with fifteen cities.The king of Zhao conspired with the general Lian Po and other ministers: If you want to give to Qin, the city of Qin may not be available, and you will be deceived;The plan is undecided, and those who asked for help to report to Qin did not get it.The eunuch ordered Miao Xian to say: "The minister and the man Lin Xiangru can be used." The king asked: "How do you know it?" How does the king know the King of Yan?' The minister said: "I have heard from the meeting place between the king and the king of Yan. The king of Yan shook his hand privately and said, "I would like to be friends." Knowing this, I want to go." Xiangru said the minister Said: "Husband Zhao is strong and Yan is weak, but the king is fortunate to be king of Zhao, so the king of Yan wants to be married to the king. Now the king is dead and Zhao is away from Yan. Yan is afraid of Zhao, so he will not dare to keep the king, and the king will return to Zhao." It is better for you to plead guilty with the axe, and you will be able to get rid of it.'The minister followed his plan, and the king is also fortunate to pardon the minister. I secretly think that he is a brave man, wise and resourceful, so he should be used." So the king summoned him and asked Lin Xiangru. "The king of Qin asked for the jade of the widow from Yi with fifteen cities, can you give it?" Xiangru said: "Qin seeks Bi from the city, but Zhao does not allow it, and the song is in Zhao. Zhao Yubi and Qin does not give Zhao City, and the song is in Qin. The two strategies are equal, and it is better to bear Qin Qu." The king said: "Who can make an emissary Xiangru said: "There will be no one in the king, and I am willing to send Bi to the envoy. The city enters Zhao and the Bi stays in Qin; if the city does not enter, I ask the finished Bi to return to Zhao." Zhao Wang then sent Xiangru to Feng Bi to Qin.

The king of Qin sat on the platform to see Xiangru, and Xiangru played the king of Qin on a biscuit.The king of Qin was overjoyed, and passed it on to show off the beauties and the left and right, and the left and right called long live.Xiangru saw that the king of Qin had no intention of repaying Zhao Cheng, so he said before: "The jade is flawed, please show the king." Desiring to obtain Bi, he sent someone to send a letter to the King of Zhao. The King of Zhao summoned all the ministers to discuss it, and they all said, "Qin is greedy and bears his strength. If you ask for Bi with empty words, you may not be able to pay for the city." The proposal does not want to give Qin Bi. Minister. Thinking that the friendship between the commoners is not to deceive each other, let alone a big country! It is impossible to rebel against Qin Zhihuan for the sake of one bi. Therefore, Zhao Wangnai fasted for five days, and the envoys worshiped and sent the book to the court. What? The majesty of the great country It is to cultivate respect. Now that the minister is here, the king sees his ministers to watch, and the etiquette is very arrogant; he gets the bi, and passes on the beauty to tease the minister. The minister has no intention of repaying the city of Zhao Wang, so the minister will take the bi. The king must be anxious to minister, The minister's head and the bi are both broken on the pillar!" Xiangru held his bi and looked at the pillar, intending to strike it.The king of Qin was afraid that he would break the wall, so he declined to thank him for his firm request, and summoned a plan for the case, saying that from then on, the fifteen capitals were given to Zhao.Xiangru Du Qin Wang specially gave Zhao Cheng with deceitful details, which is really unobtainable, so he said: "Heshi Bi is a treasure handed down by the world. The King of Zhao is afraid and dare not not offer it. When the King of Zhao gave the Bi, fasting For five days, your majesty should also fast for five days, and set up nine guests in the court, so that the ministers dare to present the biscuit." The king of Qin gave him the gift, and it could not be taken away by force, so he allowed him to fast for five days, and he gave up his ministers as if it were widely passed down.Xiangrudu Qin Wang, although fasting, was determined to fail the contract and not pay the city, so he made his servants wear brown clothes, carry his bi, and died on the road, returning the bi to Zhao.

Five days after Qin Wangzhai, nine guests were set up in the court to invite Lin Xiangru, the envoy of Zhao.Xiangruzhi said to the King of Qin, "Qin has more than [-] rulers since Duke Miao, and there has never been one who is firm and restrained. The minister is sincerely afraid that he will deceive the king and lose Zhao, so he makes people return with the biscuit, and they come to Zhao." Moreover, Qin is strong and Zhao is weak, the king sent an envoy to Zhao, and Zhao Li came here with the jade. Now that Qin is strong, he first cut off fifteen capitals to Zhao. How dare Zhao keep the jade and offend the king? I know that I have deceived the king. The crime should be punished, and I invite you to make a pot of soup, only the king and the officials will discuss it." The King of Qin and the officials looked at each other and laughed.The left and right may want to lure Xiangru away, so the King of Qin said: "If you kill Xiangru today, you will never get the jade. If you want to kill Qin and Zhao Huan, it is better to treat him kindly and return him to Zhao. How can the King of Zhao deceive Qin with the same biscuit?" Evil!" When the court saw Xiangru, he paid his respects and returned home.

After Xiangru returned, the king of Zhao thought that a good official envoy would not disgrace the princes, so he worshiped Xiangru as a senior official.Qin also did not give the city to Zhao, and Zhao finally did not give Qin Bi.

After that, Qin defeated Zhao and pulled out Shicheng.Next year, attack Zhao again and kill [-] people.

The envoy of the king of Qin told the king of Zhao that he wanted to meet the king in Mianchi outside Xihe.The king of Zhao was afraid of Qin and refused to do what he wanted.Lian Po and Lin Xiangru said: "If the king can't do it, it shows that Zhao is weak and cowardly." Zhao Wang followed suit, and Xiangru followed.Lian Po sent him to the border, and said to Wang Jue: "Wang Xing, after the meeting in the road, I will return it within [-] days. If you don't return it within [-] days, please make the prince king. In order to cut off the hope of Qin." Wang Xu Therefore, he met the king of Qin in Mianchi.The king of Qin drank heavily and said: "The widow has heard Zhao Wang's good voice, please play the harp." Zhao Wang played the harp.The prehistoric book of Qin Yu said, "On a certain day, month and day, the king of Qin and the king of Zhao had a drink, which made the king of Zhao sing."Lin Xiangru said before: "The king of Zhao has heard that the king of Qin is good at Qin Sheng. Please play the vat of the king of Qin to entertain him." The king of Qin was angry and refused.So Xiangru went to the vat, and knelt down to please the king of Qin.The king of Qin refused to hit the cylinder.Xiangru said: "Within five steps, Xiangru, please let the blood splash on the king's neck!"So the king of Qin didn't like it, so he hit the vat.Xiangru Gu Zhao Zhao Yushi wrote, "on a certain day, month and day, the king of Qin hit the cylinder for the king of Zhao".The officials of Qin said: "Please take the fifteenth city of Zhao as the birthday of King Qin."Lin Xiangru also said: "Please take Xianyang of Qin as the birthday of King Zhao." King Qin couldn't beat Zhao in the end.Zhao Yisheng set up troops to wait for Qin, but Qin dared not move.

After returning to the country, he regarded Xiangru as a great meritorious minister, worshiped him as Shangqing, and was on the right of Lianpo.Lian Po said: "I am a general of Zhao, and I have made great achievements in siege and field battles, but Lin Xiangru is only talking about it, and he is on top of me, and I am ashamed as a plain scumbag." The declaration said: "When I see Xiangru, I will humiliate him." Xiangru heard this and refused to attend the meeting.Like every court, he often called it sick, and didn't want to compete with Lian Po.After that, Xiangru went out, saw Lian Po, and Xiangru led a car to hide.So She Ren Xiang and remonstrance said: "The reason why I go to relatives to serve the king is to admire the high righteousness of the king. Now the king is on the same level as Lian Po. The honest man speaks evil words and the king fears and hides them. The fear is very serious and mediocre. People are still ashamed, let alone the generals! The ministers are unworthy, please resign." Lin Xiangru insisted, saying: "Who do you think of the general Lian as the King of Qin?" Said: "No." Xiangru said: " Husband uses the prestige of the King of Qin, and Xiangru scolds him and humiliates his officials. Although Xiangru is a scumbag, he is only afraid of a honest general? Think about it, the reason why the strong Qin dare not add troops to Zhao is because of my two. There are people here. Today, two tigers are fighting together, and their powers are not born together. The reason why I do this is to put the country's emergency first and then private interests." Lian Po heard this, and he covered the thorns with flesh, because the guests came to Lin Xiangru's house to apologize.Said: "The despicable people don't know how lenient the general is."

It was the year when Lian Po attacked Qi from the east and defeated one of his troops.After staying for two years, Lian Po attacked Qiji again and pulled it out.In the next three years, Lian Po attacked Wei's Fangling and Anyang, and pulled them out.In the next four years, Lin Xiangru will attack Qi and stop at Pingyi.The next year, Zhao She broke the Qin army and went down.

Zhao She is also an official of Zhao Zhitian.Collecting rent and tax, but Pingyuan Jun’s family refused to rent out, extravagantly ruled by law, and killed nine people who used Pingyuan Jun’s affairs.King Pingyuan is angry and will kill extravagance.Sheyin said: "Your prince is a noble son in Zhao. Now if you let your family live without serving the public, the law will weaken the country. If the law weakens, the princes will increase their troops. It is impossible for the princes to increase their troops. Zhao is so rich. How can the king be so rich?" ?With the nobleness of the king, the public is like the law, and the upper and lower levels are equal. If the upper and lower levels are equal, the country will be strong, and the state will be strong, and the king is a noble relative, how can it be less than the world's evil?" Pingyuan Jun thought he was a virtuous person, and he spoke to the king.The king uses it to rule the country, the country is rich, the people are rich and the treasury is solid.

Qin defeated Han, and the army was in Yanyu.Wang called Lian Po and asked, "Can it be saved?" He replied, "The road is far and narrow, and it is difficult to save." He also called Le Cheng and asked, and Le Cheng said to Lian Po.Zhao She was also called to question, and She said to him: "The road is far and narrow, like two mice fighting in a hole, and the brave one will win." The king ordered Zhao She to save him.

The soldiers went to Handan for thirty miles, and ordered the army to say: "Anyone who remonstrates with the military will die."One of the Marquis in the army said to rescue Wu'an, and Zhao Sheli beheaded him.Fortify the wall, stay for 28 days, it will not work, and the gains will increase.When Qin Jian came in, Zhao She was good at food and sent him away.In order to repay the Qin general, the Qin general was overjoyed and said: "The husband went to the country for thirty miles and the army could not do it. It is to increase the base, and it is not Zhao's land." After one night, those who are good at shooting today will go to Yan and march for fifty miles.The army base was completed, and the people of Qin heard about it, and came here with all their armor.Sergeant Xu Li asked for military remonstrance, Zhao She said: "It's inside." Xu Li said: "The people of Qin don't want Zhao Shi to come here, and his arrival is full of vigor, so the general must gather his troops to wait for him. Otherwise, he will be defeated." Zhao She said: "Please accept the order." Xu Li said: "Please be punished by nature." Zhao She said: "The Empress Xu ordered Handan." Xu Lifu asked for advice, saying: "The one who occupies the northern mountain first wins, and the one who arrives later loses. .” Zhao She promised that thousands of people would follow suit.The soldiers of Qin arrived later, and they could not go up the mountain. Zhao She sent his troops to attack it and defeated the Qin army.The Qin army broke up and left, and then broke the siege of Yan and him and returned.

Zhao Huiwen Wang bestowed the extravagant name Ma Fujun, and Xu Li as the national captain.Zhao She then took the same position as Lian Po and Lin Xiang.

In the next four years, King Zhao Huiwen died, and his son Xiaocheng became king.In the seventh year, Qin and Zhao Bing were separated by Changping. At that time, Zhao She was dead, and Lin Xiangru was dying. Zhao sent Lianpo to attack Qin.Lian Po refused Qin Shu's challenge.Between Zhao Wang and Qin.Qin Jian said: "The evil of Qin is that Zhao Kuo, the son of Zhao She, the king of Mafu, is the only one who is afraid of being a general." Because Zhao Wang took Kuo as a general, he replaced Lianpo.Lin Xiangru said: "The king uses his name to envoy Kuo, like a stick of glue, and his ears are blown. Kuo's apprentice can read his father's biography, but he doesn't know how to change." Zhao Wang didn't listen, so he sent him.

Zhao Kuo learned the art of war since he was young, and when he talked about military affairs, he believed that there was no one in the world who could do it.It is not difficult to talk extravagantly about military affairs with his father, but it is not good.Kuo's mother asked the reason for She, and She said: "Soldiers are dead, but Kuo is easy to say. It is enough to make Zhao not general Kuo. If he must be defeated, the one who defeats Zhao's army must be conquered." When Kuo will go, the other The mother wrote to the king and said: "You can't make generals." The king said: "Why?" Confrontation said: "The first concubine served his father, and he was a general at that time. The number of people who served meals and drinks with their bodies were ten, and those who were friends In hundreds, all the rewards from the king and the clan will be given to military officials and scholar-bureaucrats. On the day of receiving the order, they will not ask about family affairs. Now that Kuo is a general, he will go to the east, and the military officials will not dare to look up to him. The king will give gold and silk. Hidden at home, but it is convenient for the day to buy the farm and house. Why is the king like his father? Father and son have different opinions, and I hope the king will not send it away." Wang said: "Mother put it, I have decided." Kuo mother said because of He said: "The king will finally send him, that is, if he is not called, the concubine will have no place to sit?" The king promised.

Zhao Kuo not only replaced Lianpo, but also restrained him more, and easily placed military officials.The Qin general Bai Qi heard about it, and his troops were defeated in detail, and his food and roads were cut off, his army was divided into two, and the soldiers were separated.For more than forty days, the army was hungry, Zhao Kuo sent out his sharp soldiers to fight, and the Qin army shot and killed Zhao Kuo.Kuo's army was defeated, and hundreds of thousands of people surrendered to Qin, and Qin learned of it.45 people died before and after Zhao.Next year, the soldiers of Qin will besiege Handan, and they will hardly be able to escape after the age.When the princes of Lai Chu and Wei came to rescue, they had to break the siege of Handan.Zhao Wang also used Kuo Mu to speak first, but he did not punish him.

Five years since the siege of Handan, Yan used his chestnut plan to attack Zhao, saying, "Zhao's strong people are all in Changping, and he is alone and not strong."Zhao sent General Lian Po to attack and smash Yan's army in Yan, killing Li Fu, and besieged Yan.Yan cut five cities to ask for peace, but listened to it.Zhao Yiwen named Lian Po as Lord Xinping, a false Prime Minister.

Lian Pozhi was exempted from returning to Changping, and when he lost power, all the old guests left.And reused as a general, the guest came again.Lian Po said: "The guest is retreating!" The guest said: "Whoa! Why is it too late for you to see it? The world is based on the market. If you have power, I will follow you. If you have no power, you will go. This is the reason. , do you have any complaints?" In the sixth year of residence, Zhao sent Lian Po to attack Fanyang of Wei and pull it out.

Zhao Xiaocheng died as a king, and his son Mourning Xiangxiang established him, and made Le Cheng replace Lian Po.Lian Po was furious, attacked Le Cheng, and Le Cheng left.Lian Po then rushed to Daliang of Wei Dynasty.The next year, Zhao Nai will attack Yan with Li Mu as his general, and pull out Wusui and Fangcheng.

Lian Po lived in Liang Jiuzhi, and Wei could not be trusted.Zhao Yishu was trapped by Qin soldiers, Zhao Wang wanted to get Lianpo back, and Lianpo also wanted to use Zhao again.The envoy of the king of Zhao saw whether Lian Po was still available.Lian Po's enemy Guo Kaiduo and the envoy Jin ordered to destroy it.When the envoy Zhao saw Lian Po, one of Lian Po's rice bowls and ten catties of meat was put on a horse by armor to show that he was still available.The Zhao envoy also reported to the king: "Although General Lian is old and good at cooking, if he sits with his ministers, he will lose three arrows." Zhao Wang thought he was old, so he didn't call.

Chu heard that Lian was in Wei, and Yin made people welcome him.Lian Poyi was a general of Chu, but without merit, he said: "I want to use Zhao people." Lian Po died in Shouchun.

Li Muzhe is also a good general in the north of Zhao Zhi.He often lives in Daiyanmen and prepares for the Huns.Buy officials at a low price, and the city rent is imported into Mo's house for soldiers' expenses.Hit countless cattle and soldiers every day, learn archery and riding, be wary of fire, have many spies, and treat soldiers favorably.The covenant said: "The Xiongnu will enter the robbery immediately, and rush into the security, and those who dare to capture the captives will be beheaded."If it is a few years old, it will not be lost.However, the Xiongnu considered Li Mu to be cowardly, and even the Zhao border soldiers also thought that my general was cowardly.Zhao Wang let Li Mu, Li Mu remained the same.The king of Zhao was angry, so he summoned him to make another general.

After the age, every time the Huns came, they went to war.Going out to battle, the number is disadvantageous, there are many losses and deaths, and there are no farm animals on the border.Reply to Li Mu.Mu Du didn't leave the house, so he was sick.King Zhao Naifu raised his envoys and soldiers.Mu said: "The king must use his ministers. The ministers are the same as before, so they dare to obey orders." Wang Xuzhi.

Li Muzhi, as usual.The Huns had nothing to gain for several years.I always feel timid.Bian Shiri is rewarded but not used, and they are all willing to fight.So Naigu chose a chariot with a thousand or three hundred rides, a rider with a thousand horses, 5 men with a hundred gold coins, and 10 men with a gold medal. Xi Le practiced warfare.Large-scale animal husbandry, the people are full of wilderness.The Xiongnu entered in a small way, and they were invincible in the north, and thousands of people appointed them.When Shan Yu heard about it, he led the crowd in.Li Mu was mostly Qichen, Zhang left and right wings attacked him, and smashed and killed more than [-] Xiongnu cavalry.Exterminate the rags, destroy the Donghu, descend the Linhu, and run Shanyu.After more than ten years, the Xiongnu did not dare to approach the border city of Zhao.

In the first year of King Zhao Mourning, Lian Po died and entered Wei, Zhao sent Li Mu to attack Yan, and pulled out Wusui and Fangcheng.In the second year of residence, Pang Nuan defeated Yan's army and killed Ju Xin.In the next seven years, Qin Po killed Zhao general Hu Zhe in Wusui and beheaded [-] people.Zhao Nai took Li Mu as his general, attacked the Qin army in Yi'an, defeated the Qin army, and drove away Qin general Huanju.Li Mu was granted the title of Lord Wu'an.After staying for three years, Qin attacked Fanwu, Li Mu defeated the Qin army, and separated from Han and Wei in the south.

In the seventh year of Zhao Wangqian, Qin envoy Wang Jian attacked Zhao, and Zhao envoys Li Mu and Sima Shangyu.Qin Duo and Guo Kaijin, Zhao Wang's favored minister, were rebellious, saying that Li Mu and Sima Shang wanted to rebel.Zhao Wang sent Zhao Cong and Qi general Yan Ju to replace Li Mu.Li Mu was not ordered, so Zhao sent people to capture Li Mu and behead him.Abolish Sima Shang.In the next three months, Wang Jian attacked Zhao quickly, killed Zhao Cong, captured Zhao Wangqian and his general Yan Ju, and then destroyed Zhao.

Tai Shigong said: If you know death, you must be brave. It is not difficult for the dead, but it is difficult for the dead.Fang Lin Xiangru cited Bi to look at the pillars, and called the King of Qin to the left and right, but he was too powerful to punish, but the scholars were too cowardly to speak out.Xiangru is full of energy, prestige of the enemy country, retreating and giving way, the name is heavy on Mount Tai, and his wisdom and courage can be said to be both!
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