For the original text, see Yan Zi's Mission to Chu. This article tells the story of Yan Zi's mission to Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period. In the situation that Chu became weak from strong, the representative of Qi was snubbed and teased by the king of Chu, who teased and mocked him one after another.
In the face of the provocation of the king of Chu, Yan Zi chickened out, talked and laughed, and skillfully defended his words. The article brilliantly depicts Yan Zi's three refutations to the King of Chu, from which it is not difficult to appreciate Yan Zi's tact, flexibility, eloquence and counterattack skills as a politician and diplomat. Take the other side's logic and deal with a man as he deals with you.
In view of the fact that King Chu falsely accused Qi people of being "good thieves", he quoted the story of turning oranges into oranges, explaining that oranges born in Huainan are oranges and those born in Huaibei are oranges. Their leaves are similar to their disciples, but they taste different, because the soil, water and atmosphere are different. Then, Yan Zi drew inferences from others and pointed out that Qi people did not steal in the State of Qi, but in the State of Chu, which was caused by the water, land and air of Chu, that is, the social environment.
The correlation is as follows:
Creation background
During the Spring and Autumn Period, many advisers and ministers wandered between countries, relying on their eloquence and wisdom to go their own way and dominate one side. Yan Zi is one of the best.
In 547 BC, Qi Jinggong acceded to the throne. In the first 548 years, due to Qi Jinggong's arrogant attitude when he visited the State of Jin, he aroused the dissatisfaction of the high-level officials of the State of Jin, so he sent troops to make a shocking attack. Qi Jinggong didn't care at first, but later the army of Jin was almost in Enemy at the Gates, which forced him to give in.
Through this lesson, Qi Jinggong realized that the strength of Qi alone could not compete with the powerful State of Jin, so he turned his attention to the southern State of Chu, determined to make peace with Chu and fight against the State of Jin. In this case, Yan Zi visited Chu as a special envoy. Yan Zi's mission to Chu is the story of Yan Zi's mission to Chu under such circumstances.