[Idiom]: Bear the guilt of Jing petition

Pinyin: fù jīng qǐng zuì

[Explanation]: Negative: carrying; Vitex: Vitex. Carry the thorn on his back and ask the other party for guilt. It means confessing one's mistake and making amends.

【Idiom Story】:

During the Warring States period, there were seven great powers, they were Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei, known as the "Seven Heroes of the Warring States" in history. Among these seven kingdoms, the Qin State was the most powerful. The state of Qin often bullied the state of Zhao. Once, King Zhao sent one of his ministers, Lin Xiangru, to the state of Qin to negotiate. Lin Xiangru met with the King of Qin, and with his wit and bravery, he won a lot of face for Zhao State. When King Qin saw that Zhao Guo had such a talent, he didn't dare to underestimate Zhao Guo anymore. King Zhao saw that Lin Xiangru was so capable. He was named "Shangqing" (equivalent to the later prime minister).

King Zhao valued Lin Xiangru so much, but he was angry with Lian Po, the general of Zhao State. He thought: I fought hard for Zhao Guo, isn't the credit as Lin Xiangyi? Lin Xiangru just has a mouth, what great skills do he have, and his status is higher than me! The more he thought about it, the more unconvinced he became, and said angrily: "If I run into Lin Xiangru, I have to embarrass him in person and see what he can do to me!" ”

Lian Po's words reached Lin Xiangru's ears. Lin Xiangru immediately instructed his subordinates to tell them to meet Lian Po's subordinates in the future, and they must give way and not quarrel with them. He went out by himself, and as soon as he heard that Lian Po was coming in front, he asked the coachman to drive the car into the alley, and waited for Lian Po to pass before leaving.

Lian Po's subordinates, seeing Shangqing letting his master like this, were even more carried away, and when they saw Lin Xiangru's subordinates, they laughed at them. Lin Xiangru's subordinates couldn't stand this anger, so they said to Lin Xiangru: "Your status is higher than General Lian, he scolded you, but you avoided him and let him, and he didn't take you seriously!" We can't stand this. ”

Lin Xiangru calmly asked them: "Which one is better than General Lian and King Qin?" Everyone said, "Of course, King Qin is powerful." Lin Xiangru said, "That's right! I'm not afraid when I see King Qin, am I still afraid of General Lian? You must know that the Qin State does not dare to fight the Zhao State now, because the domestic civil officials and military generals have one heart. The two of us are like two tigers, and if the two tigers fight, one of them will inevitably be injured or even killed, which will create a good opportunity for Qin to attack Zhao. Think about it, is it more important for the state or for the sake of private life? Lin Xiangru's subordinates listened to these words and were very moved, and when they saw Lian Po's subordinates in the future, they were all cautious and always let them.

Lin Xiangru's words later reached Lian Po's ears. Lian was ashamed. He took off one sleeve, bare his shoulders, carried a thorn on his back, and went straight to Lin Xiangru's house. Lin Xiangru hurriedly came out to greet Lian Po. Lian Po knelt down in front of Lin Xiangru, holding the wattle in both hands, and asked Lin Xiangru to whip himself. Lin Xiangru threw the wattle on the ground, hurriedly helped Lian Po up with both hands, dressed him, and took his hand and invited him to sit down.

Lin Xiangru and Lian Po have become very good friends since then. These two people are one scholar and one martial arts, and they work together to do things for the country, so the Qin State does not dare to bully the Zhao State. "Guilty of pleading" has become an idiom, which means to apologize to others and admit mistakes.