在我国古代,嘴上功夫了得、擅长折冲之道的人,通常叫说客,或称之为纵横家。充当说客的人,不但谈锋凌厉,而且绝顶聪明,尤为具备临场发挥的机智。历史记载的那些伶牙俐齿的说客不胜枚举,如晏婴、毛遂、苏秦、张仪等。特别值得一提的是孔子的学生子贡,他不过偶尔做了一次说客,却收到了意想不到的功效。春秋时期齐国的大臣田常,准备借攻打鲁国来扩张自己的势力。孔子得到消息后,派得意门生子贡前往齐国进行外交斡旋。没想到,在子贡极力说服田常的过程中,吴国、越国、晋国的利益陆续牵涉了进来。不得 In ancient China, people who worked hard on their mouths and were good at breaking the road were usually called lobbyists, or called aspectists. As a lobbyist, not only fierce talk, but also extremely clever, especially with the witness to play. Historical records of those articulate parlors, such as Yan Ying, Mao Su, Su Qin, Zhang Yi and so on. What deserves special mention is Confucius’s son Zigong, who although occasionally made a lobbyist, received an unexpected result. Tian Chang, minister of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period, was ready to take the attack on Lugu to expand his own power. When Confucius got the news, he sent his son Zigong to carry out diplomatic mediation in Qi nation. Unexpectedly, Zigong tried to persuade Tian Chang in the process that the interests of Wu, Yue and Jin both came in. No