渑池 / Mianchi
渑池 / Mianchi enters the wiki through 《资治通鉴·周纪》76丨谁给了楚顷襄王的自信？ as the meeting place 秦昭襄王 proposes to 赵惠文王赵何 after consecutive Qin attacks on 赵国. The episode only previews the meeting, framing it as a suspense point about whether Zhao Huiwen Wang will dare to attend.
The preview matters because the invitation resembles an earlier Qin diplomatic trap against 楚怀王 at 武关. In this source, Mianchi therefore sits between 完璧归赵式外交 and future Qin-Zhao negotiation, rather than yet receiving a full event treatment.
《资治通鉴·周纪》77丨廉颇与蔺相如 史上最著名的一对“好基友” completes the event. 赵惠文王赵何 attends after 廉颇 and 蔺相如 argue that nonattendance would show weakness, while Lian Po prepares a succession contingency in case Qin detains the ruler. At the banquet, 秦昭襄王 makes Zhao He play music, but Lin Xiangru forces Qin into a matching gesture by demanding that Qin strike a fou for Zhao.
Mianchi therefore becomes a diplomatic-parity scene rather than a successful hostage trap. Qin has recent military advantage, but Zhao’s military preparation and Lin Xiangru’s immediate pressure keep the meeting from becoming one-sided disgrace.