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Zou Jixiu is more than eight feet tall, but he looks beautiful. Chao (zhāo) peeped at the mirror in his clothes and said that his wife said, "Xu Hongmei in the north of the city, who am I more beautiful than?" His wife said, "You are very beautiful. How can Gong compare with you? " Xugong in the north of the city is the most beautiful man in Qi State. He was not confident and asked his concubine, "Who am I, or Xu Hongmei?" My concubine said, "Where can I compare with you?" ? The next day, a guest came from outside, sat next to him and asked him, "Who is more beautiful than ordinary people?" " ? " The guest said, "Xugong is not as beautiful as you." . "Xu Gonglai tomorrow, who saw it, thought it was not as good as; Look at yourself in the mirror, as far as the horizon. Thinking about it at dusk, I said, "My wife is beautiful and I am private; The beauty of my concubine is afraid of me; The beauty of the guests is me. What do I want from me? "
So he went to the court to see Wang Wei and said, "I sincerely know that Xu Hongmei is not as good as Xu Hongmei. My wife is a private minister, my concubine is afraid of me, and everything my guests want is more beautiful than Xu Gong. Today, the land is thousands of miles away and there are 120 cities. Ladies-in-waiting are private kings, and courtiers are not afraid of kings. They all want the king to be within four borders: from this point of view, the king is very sheltered. " Qi Weiwang said, "You speak very well!" ! "He ordered:" Those officials who can stab me in the face should be rewarded; There will be a reward for those who write and exhort me; Those who can (bàng) ridicule the city (cháo) and hear my ears will be rewarded. "At the beginning of the order, the ministers remonstrated and the door was crowded; After a few months, from time to time (jià n); After (years), although I want to talk, I can't get in.
Yan, Zhao, Han and Wei are all Qi people. This is the imperial court, and there is no need to use war to defeat the enemy.
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Zou Ji is more than eight feet tall, burly and beautiful. One morning, he put on his clothes.
The hat said to his wife in the mirror, "Who is more beautiful in the north of the city than Xu Gong?" His wife said, "You are very beautiful. How can Gong compare with you? " Duke Xu in the north of the city is a handsome man of Qi. Zou Ji didn't believe in himself and asked his concubine, "Who is more beautiful than Xu Gong?" My concubine said, "Xu Gong can't compare with you!" The next day, a guest came from outside, and Zou Ji sat there chatting with him. Zou Ji asked the guest, "Who is more beautiful, Xu Gong or me?" The guest said, "Xu Gong is not as beautiful as you." The next day, Xu Gong came. Zou Ji studied him carefully and felt that he was not as good as Xu Gongmei. Look at yourself in the mirror again and feel that you are far behind others. In the evening, (he) lay in bed and thought about it and said, "My wife thinks I'm beautiful because she likes me better; I think I am beautiful because I am afraid of me; The reason why guests think I'm beautiful is what they want from me. "
So Zou Ji went to the court to visit Qi Weiwang and said, "I really know that I am not as good as Xu Hongmei. My wife is partial to me, my concubine is afraid of me, and the guests want something from me, so (they) all think I am more beautiful than Xu Hongmei. In today's Qi State, the land is thousands of miles away in Fiona Fang, and there are 120 cities, concubines in palaces and attendants around them. No minister is not partial to the king, and no one is not afraid of you. There is no one in China who doesn't want a king. From this point of view, the king was cheated (certainly) very badly! "
Qi Weiwang said, "Good!" So I gave an order: "all ministers, officials and people who can criticize my mistakes face to face will be given excellent rewards;" Those who can write to me and make suggestions will get a medium salary; Those who can criticize comments (my fault) in public places and (and) reach my ears will get inferior rewards. "As soon as the decree arrived, many officials came to persuade them that the palace gate compound was like a market (lively); After a few months, sometimes people occasionally come to remonstrate; A year later, even if you want to admonish, there is nothing to say.
Yan, Zhao, Han, Wei and other countries came to Qi to appear before the court. This is what people call being in the imperial court, but you can defeat the enemy by practicing internal strength.