Yan Zi will go to Chu State. Hearing the news, the King of Chu said to the courtiers around him, "(Yan Ying) was a good talker in Qi, and now (he) is here. I want to humiliate him. What can I do? " The courtier replied, "When he comes, please let us walk past the king with people tied. The king asked, "What does he do?" I said,' He is from Qi. The king asked (again), "What crime have you committed?" I replied,' He committed theft.' "

Yanzi came to Chu, and the king of Chu invited Yanzi to drink. While he was drinking happily, he asked two people to tie a person to the king of Chu. The king of Chu asked, "What do people who are tied up do? (Tolerance) Answer: "(He) is a Qi person and committed theft. The king of Chu looked at Yan Zi and asked, "Are Qi people good at stealing?" ? "Yan Zi left his seat and replied," I heard that citrus grows in the south of Huaihe River, and bitter citrus reticulata grows in the north of Huaihe River, but the leaves are similar and the fruits taste different. Why is this happening? The soil and water conditions are different. This man grew up in the state of Qi and didn't steal anything. As soon as he arrived in Chu, he stole things. Does the soil and water of Chu make him like stealing? " The king of Chu smiled and said, "A saint can't joke with him. I'm asking for bad luck. "