Yan Zi (晏子) is Also known as Yan Bao , a native of the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period. Yan Zi was short in stature, said to be less than six feet, almost about one meter four and five meters now.
Yan Zi prepared to send an envoy to the Chu State
One year, as the prime minister of the State of Qi, Yan Zi, sent an envoy to the State of Chu. When the King of Chu heard this news, he said to the ministers around him: "I heard that Yan Bao is a very eloquent person in the State of Qi, I don't believe it, just his little dwarf, wait for him to come, I will humiliate him well, and see how powerful he is." ”
Yan Zi said: The people who went out of the dog country entered through the dog hole
Yan Zi arrived outside the gate of Chu Guo City, and the Chu people opened a small door next to the gate to invite Yan Zi in. Yan Zi stood upright and did not go in, he knew that they wanted to ridicule him for being short, and said unhurriedly: "Only those who have sent envoys to the dog country enter through the dog gate, and today I am going to the Chu country, and I should not enter through this dog door." The person who greeted the guests smiled awkwardly, insisting that Yanzi enter through the small door, which meant that he recognized his Chu kingdom as a dog country, so he had to take Yanzi to enter through the gate instead.
The guests had to take Yan Zi to enter through the gate
Yan Zi met with the King of Chu. The King of Chu deliberately said in surprise, "Is there no one to send in the State of Qi?" He sent such a person as you as an envoy. Yan Zi smiled slightly and said: "There are 7,500 households in Linzi, the capital of the State of Qi, and people can cover the sky by opening their sleeves together; if each person spills a drop of sweat, it is raining; pedestrians on the street lean on their shoulders and touch their heels with their toes, how can we say that there is no one in the Country of Qi?" ”
The King of Chu said, "If this is the case, then why did you come here?" Yan Zi replied, "We in the State of Qi send envoys, and different countries have different rules, and those who are virtuous and talented are sent as envoys to the country where the virtuous and talented monarch is located, while the immoral and talentless are sent to the country where the immoral and talentless king is located." I was the least virtuous and least virtuous person, so I had to send an envoy to the Chu Kingdom. ”
Yan Zi said: "When the Qi people open their sleeves together, they can cover the sky."
The king of Chu could not answer for a while, and he could not send a fire in his stomach, so he had to change the topic, pass on wine and vegetables, and pass on song and dance performances.
Yan Bao sent an envoy to the Kingdom of Wu and came to the palace to wait for the King of Wu to be seen. The attendant summoned the order: "The Son of Heaven summons." ”
When did King Wu become the Son of Heaven? Although Zhou Tianzi has died in name only, the princely states still call the King of Zhou the Son of Heaven, which is his exclusive title. Baby Yan immediately reacted, this was King Wu showing off his national prestige to him. So he acted opportunistically and pretended not to hear. The guard repeated in a loud voice, but Yan Bao still ignored it. The bodyguard had no choice but to go straight to him and said word by word, "Heavenly Son, please see you." ”
Yan Infant deliberately pretended to be surprised and asked, "The subject was ordered by the king of the State of Qi to send an envoy to the State of Wu." Who knew that Baby Yan was stupid and stupid, my eyes were not good, my ears couldn't hear, and I actually got the wrong direction and walked up to the court of the Son of Heaven. I'm so sorry. Where can I find King Wu? ”
When Yan Zi heard this, he immediately walked forward to meet King Wu with his head held high
After King Wu listened to the report from the disciples, he had no choice but to pass on the order: "King Wu please see." When Yan Bao heard this, he immediately stepped forward to meet King Wu with his head held high, and performed to him the etiquette he should do when he met the princes. King Wu originally wanted to use this method to embarrass Yan Bao, but he ended up being bored with himself and not embarrassed.