Hanging beam and stabbing stocks: In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a man named Sun Jing, a famous politician. At first, because of his shallow knowledge, he was not reused, and even his family looked down on him, which greatly stimulated him. He made up his mind to study hard, often closed the door and continued reading alone. Reading from morning till night every day, often forgetting to eat and sleep. After studying for a long time, I am tired, but I still don't rest. After a long time, I was too tired to doze off. Afraid of affecting his study, he came up with a special method. In ancient times, men had long hair. He found a rope and tied it firmly to the beam. When he is tired of reading, he dozes off. When his head is lowered, the rope will hold his hair and hurt his scalp, wake up immediately and continue to study.

This is the story of Sun Jing's hanging beam.

During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Su Qin, who was also a famous politician. When I was young, because of the lack of knowledge, I went to many places to do things and was not taken seriously. After returning home, his family was also very cold and looked down on him. This is a great stimulus to him. So, he made up his mind to study hard. He often studies late into the night, is very tired, often takes a nap and wants to sleep. So he thought of a way, prepared an awl and stabbed himself in the thigh when he dozed off. In this way, I suddenly felt pain, woke up by myself, and then insisted on reading. This is the story of Su Qin's "stabbing stocks".

Lin Xiangru intact back to zhao:

Lin Xiangru came to the imperial court, saluted the king of Qin, and said, "Since Qin Mugong, there have been twenty-one kings in Qin, and none of them kept his promise. I was afraid that I would be cheated by the King, and I felt sorry for Zhao, so I sent someone to take Bi away from Qin, and I am afraid I have already arrived in Zhao. " The king of Qin was very angry. Lin Xiangru still said calmly: "Today's trend; Qin Guoqiang and Zhao Weak, the king sent messengers to Zhao for treasure, but Zhao did not dare to disobey. Send me to send jade at once. If Qin really ceded fifteen cities to Zhao Guolai in exchange for Choi, how could Zhao dare to ask the cities of Qin to offend the king? The crime of deceiving the monarch is so heinous that I have no hope of survival. Now, please put me in a frying pan and boil me to death, so that the ministers can know that Qin killed Zhao's envoy for a piece of jade, and the reputation of the king can spread all over the world. "

The plot of the king of Qin was thoroughly exposed, and he could not refute it, so he had to smile bitterly. The minister bodyguard around the king of Qin suggested killing Lin Xiangru, but was stopped by the king of Qin. The King of Qin said, "Even if Lin Xiangru is killed now, there will be no reward. On the contrary, it will damage the friendship between Qin and Zhao and the reputation of Qin. It is better to take the opportunity to treat him well and let him go back to Zhao. "

So the king of Qin still received Lin Xiangru in court according to the ceremony of nine guests; Then politely send him back to China. After that, Qin refused to give the fifteen cities to Zhao, and Zhao naturally would not give the imperial seal to Qin.

Apologize humbly:

During the Warring States Period, King Huiwen of Zhao made some achievements in Lin Xiangru's diplomacy, and worshipped Lin Xiangru as Shangqing, ranking above General Lian Po. Lian Po was unhappy for this, taking credit for himself, unconvinced, and threatened to insult Lin Xiangru face to face. When Xiang Ru knew it, he didn't want to compete with Lian Po for priority, so he took care to avoid Lian Po and the fashion sickness in court, so as to avoid it. On one occasion, when Lin Xiangru went out by car, he saw Lian Po's car coming from a distance and quickly asked his men to drive to an alley to escape. Xiangrugong thought Xiangrugong was afraid of Lian Po and was very angry. Lin Xiangru explained to them, "In your opinion, who is better, even the general or the king of Qin?" The guest said, "Of course, the king of Qin is great." Lin Xiangru said, "By the way, the King of Qin is so powerful, but I reprimanded him in court and insulted his courtiers. I am afraid of a company general alone? " But I think that the reason why the violent state of Qin did not dare to fight with Zhao was because of me and General Lian. If two tigers fight and things go on, they can't live together. This is exactly what Qin wanted. I have repeatedly made concessions to General Lian, only because I put national interests first and personal grievances behind! "

Lin Xiangru's words greatly touched his people. People who are like each other also learn from Lin Xiangru, and are humble to people in Lian Po. This matter reached Lian Po's ears, and Lian Po was deeply moved by his generous mind and felt even more ashamed. So he took off his coat, tied a crutch to his back, and asked someone to take it to Xiangrujia to confess, and said sadly; "I am a rough and shallow person. I can't believe the general is so tolerant of me. "

Lin Xiangru saw that Lian Po was sincere, so he personally took off his scepter and asked him to sit down. The two men were honest. From then on, they vowed to live and die together and became best friends.