The Spring and Autumn Period : tally 竊符救趙

In the twentieth year of King Anzhi of Wei, King Zhao of Qin had already broken the Changping army of Zhao, and advanced to besiege Handan, the capital of Zhao. Duke Xinling's sister was the wife of Prince Ping Yuan, the younger brother of King Huiwen of Zhao. She sent letters to the king of Wei and his son to ask for help. The king of Wei sent General Jin Shi to rescue Zhao with 100,000 men. However, fearing reprisals from the Qin state, he let his army stay in Yecheng and set up camp, nominally rescuing Zhao, but in fact waiting to see what would happen. A hermit, Hou Ying, the gatekeeper of Daliang Yi Men, offered a suggestion to Lord Xinling: "I heard that Jin Shi's military talisman is always placed in the king of Wei's bedroom, and Ru Ji is the most favored of the king of Wei, so she goes in and out of the king's bedroom, and she can steal the military talisman with some efforts.