Yan Zi will make ② Chu. Hearing this, the king of Chu said to the left and right, "Yan Yan's baby, Qi Zhi is used to three words, but now it's four words, and I want to humiliate him." Why is it 5? "

The left and right said, "For the sake of coming, please tie up a man and walk past the king. The king said, "Who is it?" Right:' Qi people are also.' The king said, "Why are you sitting?" Say, "Sit down and steal." "

Yanzi, the king of Chu, gave Yanzi wine. After drinking (hān)⑦, two officials tied a person to King Yi (y⑧) ⑧, and the king said, "Tie who (hé)⑨?" He said, "Qi people are also thieves."

The King of Qi looked at Yan Zi and said, "Are Qi people good at stealing?"

Yan Zi avoided the banquet and said to him, "When babies smell it, oranges are born in Huai and oranges are born in Huaibei. They are bitter oranges. Leaves are similar to apprentices, but they taste different. " What's that? Soil and water are different. Today, people's livelihood is good and they don't steal. If they enter Chu, they steal, making people steal without Chu soil and water. "

Wang smiled and said, "The sage is not interested in (xρ), and I am not interested in being sick."

Translation:

Yan Zi will be sent to the State of Chu. After learning the news of Yan Zi, the King of Chu said to the guards and ministers around him, "Yan Ying is a native of Qi, and he is good at rhetoric. Now that he has come to Chu, I want to humiliate him. What can you do? "

The bodyguard and the minister said, "When Yan Zi comes, we ask that a person be tied up and pass by you. At this moment, you ask,' Who is he?' We said,' He belongs to Qi State.' Then you ask,' What crime did he commit?' We said,' He committed theft.' "

Soon, Yan Zi came to Chu State, and the King of Chu hosted a banquet for Yan Zi. Drinking wine, two policemen escorted a man to see the king of Chu. The king of Chu asked, "What do people who are tied up do?" The messenger said, "He is a Qi man and has committed the crime of stealing."

The king of Chu stared at Yan Zi and asked, "Are you people of Qi born to like stealing?"

Yan Zi stood up, left his seat and said seriously, "I heard that oranges grow in the south of Huaihe River and are called orange trees. When they grow on the north bank of Huaihe River, they are called bitter oranges. They are like leaves, but their fruits taste completely different. Why is this happening? It is caused by the different soil and water in the Huaihe River. Now ordinary people can't steal when they live in Qi, but they become thieves when they arrive in Chu. Is it because of the customs and habits of Chu that ordinary people have become good at stealing? "

King Chu (bitter) smiled and said, "A saint can't make fun of me casually. I'm bored myself." ( 16)

Precautions:

① Selected from The Spring and Autumn Annals of Yan Zi. Miscellaneous internal articles. Yan Zi was a politician of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period. Hovenia dulcis Thunb (zhǐ), also known as orange.

(2) make: make an envoy.

Idiom: Good at rhetoric and good at speaking.

Four directions: I'll do it.

Why: What can I do?

⑥ He Zuoxiu: What crime did you commit? Sit down and commit a crime.

7 Drunk: When you are drinking and having fun.

Yi: Visit and have a look.

Pet-name ruby: same as "he".

Attending physician: Leave your seat.

⑾ actually refers to oranges and oranges. Fruit, fruit.

Why? What is the reason? Sure, like this, like this.

[13] Nothing: Murphy.

[14] A saint is not what he is, he is happy: a saint cannot be teased casually. Xi, use "hit" to tease.

⒂ It's boring. Illness, humiliation.

[Edit this paragraph] About The Spring and Autumn Annals of Yan Zi

Yanzi Chunqiu is a book about the words and deeds of Yan Ying, a famous politician and thinker in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Yanzi Chunqiu consists of 8 volumes, including 6 volumes in the inner volume (exegesis up and down, up and down, miscellaneous up and down) and 2 volumes in the outer volume, with a total of 2 15 chapters, all of which are composed of short stories. Through lively stories, the book shapes the image of the protagonist Yan Ying and many foil. Although these stories can't be completely regarded as the history of belief, most of them are based on certain facts, which can be mutually confirmed with Zuo Zhuan, Guoyu and Lv Chunqiu as historical materials reflecting the social and historical features of Qi at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period.

Yan Ying (500 years ago) was born in Zhong Ping and Yiwei (now Gaomi). During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Qi was Zhengqing. After three dynasties of stone, Zhuang and Jing, he was in power for more than 50 years. He is famous for his frugality and modesty. Pay attention to political reform, care about civil affairs, and oppose superstitions such as praying for blessings and eliminating disasters.

This book describes Yan Ying's words and deeds and political activities in many ways, highlighting his political opinions and ideological character.

In the 1970s, Mr. Wu Zeyu, a master of Chinese studies, wrote A Collection of Notes on Yanzi's Spring and Autumn Annals, believing that the author of Yanzi's Spring and Autumn Annals was Chun. Historically, the version of Yanzi Chunqiu is like the printed version of the Four Series and the Collection of Iron Sword, Bronze Piano Building.