During the Warring States Period, Jing Ke stabbed Qin. At that time, Qin was very powerful, destroying Korea and Zhao in one fell swoop, and finally attacking Yan, so Yan wanted to assassinate the king of Qin to reverse the imminent defeat. At that time, Jing Ke was a very famous warrior of Yan State, who was good at fencing.
In view of Jing Ke's outstanding performance, he became the best candidate. In order to gain Jing Ke's trust and get close to the king of Qin. So Jing Ke, the prince of Yan, prepared two things for the king of Qin. Looking for opportunities to approach assassination in gift giving. Then put the assassination weapon in the gift.
When Jing Ke gave the gift to the king of Qin, he opened a picture scroll and slowly revealed a dagger. Jing Ke thought it was an opportunity and picked up the dagger in his hand to assassinate the king of Qin. Unexpectedly, the assassination ended in failure. Some soldiers who protected the king of Qin rushed to kill Jing Ke, so this idiom came into being.
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As far as Jing Ke is concerned, I don't think he is a hero, but a brave man with great courage and little skill. Jing Ke was defined as an assassin in history, and he was also an unsuccessful assassin. Jing Ke became famous because Jing Ke assassinated Qin Shihuang, and as we all know, Qin Shihuang was compared to a bully by later generations. Jing Ke assassinated Qin Shihuang, whether it was successful or not. As long as he dares to challenge Qin Shihuang, he is doomed to be famous.