Yan Ying, also known as Yan Zi, was a famous politician in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was born in Yiwei (now Gaomi, Shandong). Zeng assisted Qi, Zhuang Gong,. Gong Jing is the Prime Minister and has assisted the government for more than 40 years. He is not only a veteran of the Three Dynasties, but also a famous minister of the State of Qi. It is said that Yan Ying is neither tall nor ugly, but she is resourceful, loyal and honest, and dares to make faces and directly remonstrate, thus correcting the fallacy of the monarch. Born agile, eloquent, ordered to go to other countries, in the face of danger, never let the country be humiliated.
When Yan Ying was first sent to Chu, the king of Chu heard that Yan Ying was good at rhetoric, so he said to his ministers, "Yan Ying is a famous eloquent man in Qi. Now I'm coming to Chu, and I want to humiliate him in public, let the people of Qi know what we are capable of and let Qi be discouraged. Do you think there is any good way? " Ministers discussed and finally came up with a way to humiliate Yan Ying.
Yan Ying came and the king of Chu gave a banquet. When the wine was strong, officials brought a bound man to the king of Chu, who pretended to ask, "What crime did this man commit?" The officer quickly replied, "This man is from Qi, and we found him stealing from Chu." The king of Chu turned to look at Yan Ying, pretending to be surprised, and said, "Oh, do people in Qi like stealing?"
Yan Ying had long known that the King of Chu was acting, so he stood up and said to the King of Chu unhurriedly, "I heard that the dried tangerine peel, which grows south of Huaihe River, bears sweet oranges. If he transplanted it to the north of Huaihe River, the fruit would become sour and bitter. The fruit of the same plant tastes very different. Why? This is a bitter and sour bitter orange. The fruit of the same plant tastes very different. Why? This is because the water and soil are different! People in court didn't steal when they were in Qi State, but they learned to steal when they arrived in Chu State. Could it be that the soil and water of Chu make people thieves? " The king of Chu was tongue-tied, blushed at this, and finally had to apologize.
Soon, Yan Ying was ordered to go to Chu. The king of Chu still remembers what Yan Ying did at the last banquet, so he wants to wait for revenge. Knowing that Yan Ying was short, he sent someone to open a door the size of a dog hole next to the gate. When Yan Ying comes, he won't open the door and let Yan Ying in through the small door, hoping to humiliate him. Yan Ying came to the gate and saw this scene. Knowing that the king of Chu had deliberately humiliated himself, he said to the minister of Chu who came to meet him, "Only people sent to the dog country can cross the dog hole. Now I am sent to Chu. Why should I go through the dog hole? " The king of Chu was very ashamed and angry. In desperation, he opened the door and received Yan Ying politely.
Yan Ying is fearless in times of crisis. With his wit and golden words, he refuted the king of Chu who wanted to insult himself and safeguarded the dignity and honor of Qi.
-"Yanzi Chunqiu Miscellaneous Articles"
Southern orange, which means northern orange, will become orange when transplanted to the north of Huaihe River. Metaphor means that the same species varies due to different environmental conditions. Fructus Aurantii, deciduous shrub, bitter and sour, spherical. Also called orange.
Meng Mu moved several times in order to provide Mencius with a good environment for growing up.
The punch line is, "You can't judge a book by its cover, but the sea can't be measured." Yan Ying, who is ugly, witty and eloquent, shows us his valuable qualities of loving the motherland and safeguarding its dignity. Diplomacy is no small matter. With excellent eloquence, Yan Ying unceremoniously refuted the unfriendly taunts of the King of Chu, which not only relieved him, but also safeguarded the dignity of the country. This enlightens us that we should be modest and polite when dealing with people, and we should not be as mean as the King of Chu, otherwise we will only end up in bring disgrace to oneself.
Orange is converted into trifoliate orange, and Huai orange is trifoliate orange.