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Understanding that Qi people can live and work in peace and contentment in Qi

This question is too difficult. It is estimated that it could be used as a question in the imperial examination at least as a general examination question. It would really take a long time to write. Let me briefly explain my understanding. The State of Qi attached great importance to agriculture and commerce, which laid the economic foundation for the country's development. It also attached great importance to culture and science and technology, which improved the overall quality of its people, leading to the emergence of famous ministers and generals in large numbers. In addition, the idea of ????governing the country in Qi is to maintain the status of the Zhou Dynasty, that is, to seek hegemony and to respect the king and resist the barbarians. The Qi State was founded for more than 800 years, which was basically the same life span as the Zhou Dynasty. During most of these 800 years, the Qi State did not go to war to expand its territory, and because of its relatively strong national strength and geographical location, it was invaded very rarely. Therefore, the people of Qi can have a relatively stable social environment, which at the same time promotes economic and cultural development, so the people of Qi can live and work in peace and contentment in Qi.

If you are asking about Yan Ying's answer to the King of Chu in Yan Zi's envoy to Chu, it is easy to explain. It is a defense of Yan Ying. When Yanzi arrived, the king of Chu gave Yanzi wine, and he was drunk. Two officials bound one of them to the king. The king asked: "Who is the one who binds?" He replied: "I am a man of Qi who is a robber." The king looked at Yanzi and said, "Are the people of Qi good at stealing?" Yanzi avoided the table and said to him: "I heard that I In other words, oranges grown in Huainan are called tangerines, and those grown in northern Huaibei are called tangerines. The leaves are similar, but the taste is different. People today do not steal when they grow up in Qi, but they do not have the soil and water of Chu. Are the people good at stealing? "Wang laughed and said, "The sage is not worthy of Xi, but the poor will get sick." Some people have translated this sentence as "the people of Qi can live and work in peace and contentment in Qi". Since Yan Ying was sent to Chu State as an envoy from Qi State, no matter whether Qi State was doing well or not at that time, he must say good things about his political stance.