@Stevecoin 27 November 2022

Gongsun Yi was the minister of the state of Lu. He loved fish very much, so when the whole country heard about his favorite, the people bought the fish and bring it for him. But no matter who comes to give fish, and no matter what kind of fish is given, Gongsun Yi never accepts it. Seeing this, one of Gongsun Yi's students persuaded him: "Sir, since you love fish, why don't you want to accept the fish that others give it to you?" Gongsun Yi replied: "It is precisely because I love fish, I don’t accept fish from others. If I accept fish from others now, then I will definitely owe a favor the person who sent the fish; since I owe a favor the person who sent the fish, I will distort the law. I am a person who enforces the law, if I know the law and break the law, I will be dismissed from the position of President. Once my position as President is dismissed, even though I like to eat fish, these fish givers will not give me fish. And at that time I was already dismissed from office, and I have no money to buy fish myself. But if I don’t accept the fish from these people now, I won’t be corrupt and pervert the law, and I won’t be dismissed from office. In this way, even if I don’t accept other people's fish, my love for fish will remain the same for the rest of my life, and I can still buy fish with my own salary."