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idiom: tu qiong bi xian 图穷匕现-map end dagger show |
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the plot is revealed at the end
In the Warring States Period, The state of Qin was very strong and had taken over many other states. The state of Yan in the north-east sent Jin Ke to assassinte the King of Qin. Jin Ke got a chance to be summoned by the King of Qin because the King heard that Jin Ke had the map of Yan, which would be very useful for Qin to take over Yan. Jin Ke hid a dagger in the rolled-up map and brought it to the King of Qin's palace. He opened the map slowly and when the map was opened to the end, the dagger showed. Jin Ke grasped the dagger to assassinate the King of Qin. The King of Qin managed to escape. Jin Ke was killed by the King's guards.
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