to return a thing intact to its owner(wán bì guī zhào)

to return a thing intact to its owner

Wanbi Guizhao, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w á Nb ì Gu ī zh à o, which originally means that Lin Xiangru brings the perfect heshibi back to Zhao from the state of Qin in good condition, and then refers to returning the goods to the owner in good condition. It comes from the biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru in historical records.

Idioms and allusions

In 283 BC (the 24th year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin Dynasty and the 16th year of King Huiwen of Zhao Dynasty), when King Huiwen of Zhao Dynasty was in power, the state of Zhao got the heshibi of Chu. When King Zhaoxiang of Qin heard about this, he sent a letter to Zhao Du, saying that he was willing to give 15 cities to Zhao state in exchange for he Shi Bi. The king of Zhao discussed with general Lian Po and many ministers: he wanted to give the jade to the state of Qin, but he was afraid that he would not get the city of the state of Qin and be deceived in vain; if he didn't give it, he was afraid that the Qin soldiers would fight. I can't make up my mind. I want to find someone who can be sent to reply to the state of Qin, but I can't find a suitable person. Lingmiao Xian, the official, said, "my guest Lin Xiangru can be sent as an envoy." Zhao Wang asked, "what do you know that he can be an envoy?" Miao Xian replied, "I have committed a crime, and I plan to escape to Yan state in private. Lin Xiangru, my disciple, stopped me and said, "how do you know that King Yan will take you in?" "I told him that I had met with King Yan at the border. King Yan held my hand in private and said," I'm willing to make this friend. "I knew that he would take me in, so I planned to go to him. Lin Xiangru said to me, "now that Zhao is strong and Yan is weak, you are favored by the king of Zhao, so the king of Yan wants to make friends with you. Now you have fled from the state of Zhao to the state of Yan. The king of Yan is afraid of the state of Zhao. In this situation, the king of Yan will not dare to take you in. Instead, he will tie you up and send you back to the state of Zhao. You might as well bare your chest and arms, plead guilty on the axe pledge, and get the pardon of King Zhao. I followed his advice, but fortunately the king pardoned me. In private, I think Lin Xiangru is a warrior and resourceful. He should be able to serve as an envoy. " So the king of Zhao summoned Lin Xiangru and asked him, "the king of Qin plans to exchange fifteen cities for my Bi. Can I give it to him?" Lin Xiangru said: "the state of Qin is strong and the state of Zhao is weak. We can't help but agree to his request." Zhao Wang said: "take away my Bi, do not give me the city, how to do?" Lin Xiangru said: "if the king of Qin exchanged the city for Bi and Zhao did not agree, it was Zhao who was responsible; if Zhao gave Qin Bi but it did not give Zhao Guocheng, it was Qin who was responsible. Comparing these two strategies, we would rather accept Qin's request and let him bear the responsibility for the losses. " King Zhao asked, "who can I send?" Lin Xiangru replied, "if the king really can't find anyone, I'd like to take he Shibi as an envoy to the state of Qin. If the city is given to the state of Zhao, the Bi will stay in the state of Qin; if the city is not given to the state of Zhao, I promise to take the heshibi back to the state of Zhao completely. " The king of Zhao sent Lin Xiangru and he Shibi westward into the state of Qin. The king of Qin met Lin Xiangru at zhangtai palace. Lin Xiangru presents his Bi to the king of Qin. The king of Qin was very happy. He passed the He Shi Bi to his concubines and attendants. All the officials cheered "long live". Lin Xiangru saw that the king of Qin didn't give the city reward to Zhao, so he went forward and said, "there is something wrong with Bi. Please let me point it out to the king." The king of Qin gave his Bi to Lin Xiangru. So, Lin Xiangru holding Bi back a few steps, stood back against the pillar, angry, as if to put the hat up. He said to the king of Qin, "the king wants to get he Shi Bi. He sends a letter to the king of Zhao, the capital of Zhao. The king of Zhao convenes all the ministers to discuss and say," the state of Qin is greedy. Relying on its power, he wants to use empty words to ask for he Shi Bi, and I'm afraid that the city of Zhao will not get compensation. " I don't want to give it to He Shi Bi. But I don't think the communication between the civilians is deceptive, let alone the communication between the big powers. Moreover, because of a piece of Bi, the powerful state of Qin was not happy. It shouldn't be. So after five days of fasting, Zhao Wang Zhai sent me to worship in the court hall with He Shi Bi in my hand, and personally presented the national documents. Why? To show respect for the prestige of a great power. Now I come to the state of Qin, the etiquette is very arrogant; after getting the Bi, I pass it on to the concubines to tease me. I don't think the king intended to compensate the fifteen cities of Zhao state, so he took them back. The king must force me, my head will be smashed on the pillar together with he Shibi now! "Lin Xiangru takes that he Shibi, squints at the pillar, and is about to hit it. The king of Qin was afraid that he would crush He Shi Bi, so he apologized politely, and insisted that he should not crush He Shi Bi. He called the officials in charge to look at the map and pointed out that the fifteen cities from here to there should belong to the state of Zhao. Lin Xiangru estimated that the king of Qin only pretended to assign the city to the state of Zhao by deception, but actually he couldn't get it. He said to the king of Qin, "he Shi Bi is a treasure recognized by the world. The king of Zhao is in awe of the king and dare not give it up. When King Zhao sent Bi, he fasted for five days. Now the king should also fast for five days, and set up the etiquette of "nine guests" in the court hall, so that I dare to present the He Shi Bi. " The king of Qin estimated that this situation could not be seized after all, so he agreed to fast for five days and put Lin Xiangru in Guangcheng hotel. Lin Xiangru estimated that although the king of Qin promised to fast, he would also violate the letter and not compensate the city to the state of Zhao. So he sent his entourage to wear coarse cloth clothes and carry that piece of Bi to escape from the path and send it back to the state of Zhao. After five days of fasting, the king of Qin set up the etiquette of "nine guests" in the court hall and invited Lin Xiangru, an envoy of the state of Zhao. Lin Xiangru came and said to the king of Qin, "of the more than 20 monarchs in the state of Qin since Duke mu of Qin, none of them has adhered to the promise. I'm really afraid of being cheated by the king and I'm sorry for the state of Zhao, so I sent someone to take Bi back and arrived at the state of Zhao from the path. Besides, the state of Qin was strong while the state of Zhao was weak. The king sent a small envoy to the state of Zhao, and the parliament of Zhao immediately brought Bi to the court. Now, relying on the power of the state of Qin, we cut 15 cities to the state of Zhao first. How dare the state of Zhao keep Bi and offend the king? I know that the crime of deceiving the king should be executed. I ask to be punished. I hope the king and ministers will discuss this matter carefully. " the king of Qin and his ministers looked at each other and gave out a helpless smile. Some of the attendants had to pull Lin Xiangru out of the court to deal with him. The king of Qin said, "if you kill Lin Xiangru now, you can't get he Shibi after all. Instead, you break the friendly relationship between Qin and Zhao. Why don't you take advantage of this to treat him well and let him go back to zhaodu. Can the king of Zhao cheat the state of Qin because of a piece of Bi? " Finally, he met Lin Xiangru in the court, completed the etiquette of the interview, and sent him back to zhaodu. After Lin Xiangru returned to China, the king of Zhao thought that he was a virtuous doctor, so he appointed Lin Xiangru as a senior doctor. Since then, the state of Qin has not given Zhao Guocheng a pool, and Zhao has never given he Shi Bi to the state of Qin.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Lin Xiangru in historical records, "if the city enters Zhao, Bi will stay in Qin; if the city does not enter, I will return to Zhao."

Idiom usage

Subject predicate is used as predicate or object; it refers to the return of the object to its original owner. I borrowed other people's things, and now I'm back in perfect condition.

Related people

Lin Xiangru, Minister of Zhao state in the Warring States period, in the 16th year of King Huiwen of Zhao (283 BC), the state of Qin asked Zhao Guoqiang for "he Shi Bi". He was ordered to bring Bi into Qin Dynasty, fought with the court, and finally returned to Zhao. In the 20th year of King Huiwen of Zhao (279 BC), Lin Xiangru went to Mianchi with the king of Zhao, so that the king of Zhao would not be humiliated. He was appointed as the Prime Minister for his meritorious service. He tolerated and humiliated the general of Zhao state, which made him feel ashamed and awakened. Finally, he pleaded guilty and became friends with each other.

Place of occurrence

Zhangtai is the symbol of Qin State in the Warring States period. According to historical records, in the process of Qin's extermination of the six kingdoms, "all the princes were under zhangtai instead of facing the West." It shows the historical status of zhangtai in the Warring States period. It is the story of Lin Xiangru's coming to zhangtai in the state of Qin that he returned to Zhao in perfect style. "Sanfu Huangtu" says that "in the west of the ancient city of Chang'an in the Han Dynasty, the palace of Qin was also built. There is Zhang Tai in it, because of its name. According to the records of the burial site of Li Zi in Shi Ji Li Zi Zhuan and Lun Heng Shi Zhi Pian, it is determined that the zhangtai palace of Qin Dynasty is located in the area of Weiyang palace and Jianzhang palace in Xi'an. Under the early strata of the Western Han Dynasty in Weiyang palace, there is also the cultural layer of the Warring States period, which unearthed the same tiles, plate tiles, tube tiles and other relics as the building site of the first palace in Xianyang, the capital of the state of Qin. Therefore, it is generally believed that Weiyang palace was built on Qin zhangtai.

Related works

Historical records

Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru in historical records

Film and television works

2004: Drama "the west wind" (Episode 1, 2 and 3) 2015: Drama "the legend of MI Yue" (episode 81) 2017: Drama "the rise of the Qin Empire" (in episodes 16 and 17, there is a complete return to Zhao)

Chinese PinYin : wán bì guī zhào