Selected from Qi Ce's Warring States Policy (Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 1978 edition).
Zhaoyang [Zhaoyang] name. At this time, it was the Chu government (in charge of military affairs and military taxes). Chu attacked Wei, defeated eight cities, and moved troops to attack Qi. Chen Ke, as an envoy of the King of Qi, met Zhaoyang and congratulated him on his victory. He got up and asked, "What is the official title of Chu Law?" Zhaoyang said, "The official to the Zhuguo, also known as Zhuguo, is the highest military attache of Chu. Titles are the highest titles in Chu. , also known as "Gui", is a precious jade at the bottom of the tip. . "Chen said to him," What's the difference? " Yue: "Only Ling Yin [Ling Yin] is the highest official position in Chu, in charge of military and political power, which is equivalent to other vassal states. Ear. "
Chen said to him, "Your lewdness is expensive! Faye Wong bought two Lingyin, and I stole them for the public. If there are temples in Chu, they are for people who are close to princes and nobles. Ancient round vessels for holding wine. Wine. Scheeren said, several people have had enough, but one person still needs to drink. Please draw the ground as a snake, and drink the first one. If a snake comes first, I can draw out the wine and drink it. I took a ten thousand words in my left hand and drew a snake in my right hand, saying,' I can do it. Before it was ready, one snake per person was ready, so he took it away and said,' One snake is not enough, but Zi An can? Then drink the wine. Today, you attacked Wei, killed eight generals, and sent troops to attack Qi. Qi is very afraid of the public, and it is enough for the public to take this name, and it is not important to be above the official. Those who are invincible, do not know how to stop, do not know how to die, and do not know how to return, are still snake feet. "
Zhaoyang thought so and disbanded the army.