《资治通鉴·周纪·周纪四》
赵王不想赴会，廉颇、蔺相如建议说： 大王若是不去，就显得赵国懦弱而又胆怯。 
赵王欲毋行，廉颇、蔺相如计曰： 王不行，示赵弱且怯也。 
King Zhao did not want to go to the meeting. Lian Po and Lin Xiangru suggested, “If you don’t go, it will make the State of Zhao appear weak and cowardly.”