The three subheadings summarized three major events of Yan Zi's outwitting the King of Chu.
As soon as Yan Zi arrived in Chu, Chu teased him for being short, so he opened a short door at the gate. Yan Zi asked, "Are you a dog country?"
2. Protect national prestige
Seeing that Yan Zi was short, Chu Jun asked if there was no one in your country. Here you go, shorty. Yan Zi said: "There are many people in our country. There is only one rule, the upper minister visits the upper country and the lower minister visits the lower country. " The implication is that Chu is an inferior country.
3. Intellectually argue with Chu Jun..
Chu Jun deliberately found someone to pretend to be a thief and was caught acting in front of Yan Zi. Chu Jun said, "Are there thieves there?" Yan Zi replied tactfully. Where to raise what people. Oranges in the north became oranges in the south. There are thieves in your land, so good people become thieves when they come to your place.
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, Yan Zi, a doctor of the State of Qi, went to Chu, and the king of Chu insulted Yan Zi three times, trying to show the prestige of Chu. Yan Zi fought back cleverly and safeguarded the dignity of himself and the country. The story praised Yan Zi's patriotic, witty, brave, good at rhetoric, flexible and eloquent diplomatic skills and his fighting spirit of not fearing great powers and violence.
Satire arrogant, arrogant and conceited people. The full-text language is concise, clear-cut, and the characters are vividly portrayed. And the narrative is objective, the plot is tortuous, and the rhythm is compact and full. The author describes the tension and excitement during the confrontation between the two countries, and conveys this atmosphere to readers through language description, so that readers can have a sense of personal experience and appreciate Yan Zi's elegant demeanor.
Creative 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.
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