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In the end of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), there was a strong country named Qin (秦). It wanted to annex other countries to unite China. In 228 BC, the Qin army captured a country and prepared to attack another country named Yan (燕). So the prince Dan (丹)of Yan sent a brave man called Jing Ke (荆轲) to assassinate the King of Qin.
In order to gain the confidence of the King of Qin, he carried a map of the most fertile part of Yan territory to Qin and hid a sharp dagger in it. He came to Qin and entered the palace. When the king ordered the map be presented, he took out the map and presented it to the king with great respect. Slowly, he unrolled the map. When it was completely unrolled, the hidden dagger appeared. Jing Ke grabbed it and stabbed at the king. But the king dodged the dagger and hid himself behind a big pillar. Jing Ke had never got the chance to kill the king as he was soon killed by the palace guards. The plan has failed. Later, Qin had wiped off Yan.
The idiom describes the real intention is revealed in the end. 战国末期,有一个很强大的国家叫秦国,它想吞并其他国家,统一天下。公元228年,秦国的军队占领了其中一个国家。接着又准备入侵另一个叫燕国的国家。燕国的太子丹就派了一名叫荆轲的勇士前往秦国刺杀秦王。 图穷匕见 (tú qióng bǐ xiàn)
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