Yan Zi, surnamed Yan Mingying, was a native of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period. He is well-read and extremely clever, and is famous in Qi State.

Our politicians have done a lot of good for the prosperity of Qi. He often uses clever methods to persuade Qi.

Qi Jinggong, the monarch, was very friendly to the people and left many touching stories.

Because of his eloquence, Qi Jinggong often sends him to different countries. Once, Yan Zi will be sent to.

When King Chu Ling learned that he had gone to the State of Chu, he called all the ministers and said, "I heard that Yan Zi is a glib talker in the State of Qi.

Although the minister is famous, he is less than five feet tall.

I want to humiliate him to his face and let him know that we know Chu's prestige. Who are you?

Is there any good way? "

At this time, a minister in ChuLing king ear, whisper along while, ChuLing king laughed and even said:

"Good, good, this road is good."

So, the minister immediately had a five-foot hole dug next to the city gate, waiting for Yan Zi's arrival.

When they came, they deliberately closed the city gate and wanted Yan Zi to enter the city through a small hole.

On the day he arrived in Chu, Yan Zi went to the small hole, looked at it and said, "This is a dog hole, not a city gate.

People who go to the dog country go in through the dog hole. Today I am the ambassador to Chu, not a dog country. ask me

Did you come to Dog Country or Chu State? "This problem to minister chu, who all say no.

I was speechless and had to open the city gate to welcome Yan Zi into the city.

When Yan Zi met the king of Chu, the king of Chu smiled and said, "What, is there no one in Qi?"

Yan Zi knew that the King of Chu was satirizing his short stature, but he still whispered, "What are you doing?"

What words! There are seven or eight thousand families in Linzi, the capital of Qi. Pedestrians in the street are crowded with shoulders.

Next to the shoulder, toes touch the heel. Your Majesty, why do you say that there is no one in Qi? "

King Chu said, "Since there are so many people, why should people like you be sent to our hall?"

Where's Chu "

Yan Zi answered unhurriedly: "Oh! You don't know. We have an envoy from the state of Qi.

Rule: if the other party is a first-class country, send a capable person; If the other party is an inferior country,

Send an incompetent person; I am an incompetent person, so I was sent to your country of Chu. "a few

The king of Chu was tongue-tied.

Soon, Yan Zi was going to the State of Chu again. The King of Chu discussed with the ministers around him: "I want to go again."

Make fun of him in public. You must have some good ideas. "I wait in front of the king of Chu.

After whispering a few words, the king of Chu listened and said, "Good, good! Then let's try him. "

A few days later, Yan Zi came and the King of Chu arranged a banquet to entertain him. When everyone is having a good time, only

I saw two officials and soldiers coming to the king of Chu with a prisoner. The king of Chu deliberately asked, "Where is this prisoner from?

What crime did you commit? The official replied, "This is a Qi man who committed theft." The king of Chu looked at Yan Zi,

He smiled and asked Yan Zi, "Are people in Qi good at stealing?"

Yan Zi stood up gently and answered unhurriedly, "I heard that oranges were born in Jiangnan.

The surrounding area is called orange, which is big and sweet; If you move to Jiangbei area, it will become bitter orange, small and sour.

Their leaves are very similar, but the fruit tastes completely different. Why is this happening? This is because two people

The soil and water in different places are different! This man didn't steal it when he was in Qi, but only when he arrived in Chu.

Stealing, does the soil and water of Chu make people good at stealing? "

The king of Chu blushed and thought, "Yan Zi is really something! I tried to make fun of him, but I didn't

Here, I told him to make a joke. "

Second, the string is wise and retired from the Qin division.

In 627 BC, Wen Gong, the monarch of the State of Zheng in the Spring and Autumn Period, died and the whole country mourned. Mu Gong just succeeded to the throne.

This winter is particularly cold, and the north wind is biting in February. Gao Xian, a businessman from the State of Zheng, was driving 12 fat cows slowly on the road to Luoyang. As he walked, he thought: Spring ploughing is coming soon, and animals must be particularly popular. And it's so cold that everyone will eat some beef to keep out the cold, so this 12 cow will definitely fetch a good price. When I get the money, I will ...

Before he knew it, he saw a man running in a panic. When I ran closer, it turned out to be a familiar cloth seller. At the sight of the chord height, the person of hometown wiped the sweat from his forehead and panted heavily as he said:

"Chord high, big bad! Qin sent troops to attack us! I saw with my own eyes that Meng, the general of the State of Qin, led 300 personnel carriers to enter here in a mighty manner. It's scary! I don't even want cloth. I will go back and take my wife and son to another country. Stop selling cattle and go back to prepare! " Say that finish, suddenly ran without a trace.

Gao Xian was also surprised, thinking, "Wen Gong has just died, the funeral has just been finished, and the new king has just succeeded to the throne. How can he be in the mood to prepare for the enemy's sneak attack? Damn Qin, it's too cunning to send troops to attack while others are in national disaster. No, I can't let them succeed. " But on second thought, "the soldier is flying fast, Qin Jun must have made quite full preparations for this sneak attack. I'm going back to deliver the letter now. I'm afraid the enemy will come before I finish. It is too late to prepare for resistance! What can I do? "

At that moment, I suddenly heard Niu Jiao "moo". I turned to look at the chord height, but I couldn't help thinking. "see! Just do it ... "

In addition, Meng, the general of Qin, commanded 300 chariots to travel day and night in an attempt to suddenly attack and occupy Zheng. I saw him sitting on a big horse, commanding majestically, "The whole army will follow orders and make rapid progress without stopping. After the capture of Zheng, everyone should reward him for his merits; Delaying the fighter will kill you! "

The fighters rolled up the dust and rushed forward quickly. In a blink of an eye, they reached the border of the sliding country adjacent to Zheng, only to see the former team pioneer newspaper; The envoy of Zheng met him at the roadside and ordered the killing of the army.

Meng was shocked when he heard the news, thinking: How did Zheng know the news so quickly? Is there fraud? So he ordered the whole army not to camp, so he met Zheng's envoy in the queue.

It turns out that Zheng's emissary is. He quickly changed his way, drove the cattle, bought wine, and pretended to be rewarded by Zheng's orders. When he saw Meng, he first saluted calmly, then cleared his throat and explained the purpose of paying homage to the army. At the same time, he pretended to be very eager and said, "This is just a little gift from the monarch, which is nothing! When the general arrives in our country, our monarch will personally greet you with a toast and host a banquet for the soldiers of the three armed forces. "

Meng carefully observed the height of the string and saw that he was polite and dignified, without a trace of panic. He gasped, thinking: It seems that Zheng Zao was prepared to come so far to warn me; And our army has been marching in a hurry for days, tired and sleepy, and it is necessary to lose the battle. So he pretended to say, "How did this happen? We don't intend to go to your country at all. "

"That won't do!" String high pretend to be a face of eager, "our general zheng is leading the army in front of the border waiting to welcome you! You have to go! "

Hearing this, Meng became more and more convinced that Zheng's army was ready and decided to retreat immediately. But he was so proud that he had to pretend to be close to Gao Xian's ear, pretending to be confidential. "To tell you the truth, we are going to attack the slippery country."

Leaving the team, he hurried back to Zheng, reported the situation of the monarch, and called the army to make all the preparations. Meng never thought that Zheng's emissary was a fake, so he had to go out and lead the troops back to China in despair.

Zheng's people escaped a terrible disaster, and they rushed to tell each other that praise was a witty, patriotic and brave hero.