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Yan Zi in "Yan Zi Makes Chu" is very smart and witty. Because the king of Chu insulted Yan Zi three times, but Yan Zi confronted him, and the king of Chu was beaten by Yan Zi's words and was speechless. And he defended the dignity of the Qi State several times.
For the first time, Yan Zi counterattacked the king of Chu with the method of the king of Chu. The magic of his words was that the king of Chu had no choice but to open the city gates. "Only when you visit the 'Dog Country' do you go in from the Dog Cave.
The king of Chu admits that his country is a dog country, so he drills a dog hole. Otherwise, the gates should be opened. The second time, Yan Zi will plan the plan, push the boat down the river, and follow the logic of the king of Chu.
First belittle yourself, and then belittle the state of Chu. "I am the least useful, so I came here when I was sent" implicitly means: If the king of Chu thinks that I am incompetent, it means that Chu is an inferior country.
This subtle made the king of Chu "dumb eat coptis". For the third time, Yan Zi cited a phenomenon that was well known to the whole of Chu State, indicating that the citrus in Huainan turned into citrus orange when it arrived in Huaibei, which was due to the difference in water and soil between the two places; In the same way, the people of Qi went to Chu to be thieves, which was also due to the difference in water and soil between the two countries. The beauty of this is that it not only vividly points out the reason why the people of Qi were thieves in the Chu State, but also pays tribute to the King of Chu:
The state of Chu had no way to govern the country, so that the people who lived and worked in peace and contentment in the state of Qi became thieves in the state of Chu. Let the king of Chu move a stone to shoot himself in the foot.
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Yan Zi made the name of Yan Zi in Chu Yan Ying (birth year unknown - 500 BC), the word Zhong, the name Ping, also known as Yan Zi, Yan Pingzhong, Pingzhong, Yiwei (now Gaomi City, Shandong Province) people. During the Spring and Autumn Period, he was a famous diplomat, politician and thinker.
He was a low man, less than six feet (in ancient times, about 1.40 meters today). Witty and adaptable. Talking and laughing freely, swaying freely, both principled and flexible, not only does not grow the ambition of the other party, but also uses the other party's rude jokes to retreat into advance, so that the insulter humiliates himself, which can be said to be a Chinese-style posture and wit.
The great historian and writer Sima Qian said something like this:"If Yan Zi is here, although Yu is whipped for it, he is envious. "Sima Qian was so jealous of Yan Zi that he was even willing to do it for him"Laughing book Qi whipped"'s slave, you can imagine Yan Zi's person.
Yan Zi is most talked about by the world for his art of speech, that is, his eloquence that can be eloquent. Yan Zi's distinctive language expression is manifested in his exhortation and diplomacy.
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Yan Ying (578 BC 500 BC), the word Zhong, Zhen Ping, is customarily called Pingzhong, also known as Yan Zi, Yiwei (now Gaomi, Shandong) people. In the late Spring and Autumn Period, he was an important politician, thinker, and diplomat. Yan Ying is the son of Yan Weak, the doctor of Qi State.
He was known for his frugality and humility as a corporal. It is said that Yan Ying is not tall and his appearance is not good. In the twenty-sixth year of Qi Linggong (556 BC), Yan was weak and died, and Yan Ying succeeded him as the upper doctor.
Yan Ying is clever, eloquent, and good at rhetoric, so that Chu Shi once fought against the king of Chu and maintained the dignity of the country. Auxiliary national politics, repeatedly admonished Qi Jun. Externally, he was both flexible and principled, and he was not humiliated when he went abroad, and defended the national character and national prestige of Qi.
Sima Qian admired Yan Ying very much and compared him to Guan Zhong. Yan Ying is the son of Yan Weak, the doctor of Qi State. He was known for his frugality and humility as a corporal.
During his tenure, his lords Qi Linggong, Qi Zhuang Gong, and Qi Jinggong all believed in him, and they were very wise, loved the people, and fulfilled their mission; It is one of the talents in the spring base limb and autumn period.
In the case of prisoners, Yan Zi used the method of borrowing objects to refer to people. Yan Zi used an example first, and then said that the same people behave differently in different countries, and used the reasoning method of analogy to promote Qi and suppress Chu, and maintain the dignity of Qi State.
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