春秋战国时,郑国有个宰相很爱吃鱼,于是,有人便给他送鱼。但宰相拒不接受。有人问他:“你那么爱吃鱼,为什么不接受呢?”他回答:“正因为我爱吃鱼,所以才不接受。如接受了别人送的鱼,就会因此而失掉俸禄,就没有鱼吃了。我不接受馈赠而保住俸禄,就终身有鱼吃了。”郑国宰相不接受馈赠的鱼,是为个 Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Period, Zheng has a Prime Minister very much like to eat fish, so, someone gave him to send fish. However, the Prime Minister refused to accept. Someone asked him: “Why are you so fond of fish that you do not accept it?” He replied: “Because I love fish, I did not accept it. If I accept the fish I send, I will lose my salary , There is no fish to eat.I do not accept the gift and save the salary, there is life to eat the fish. ”Prime Minister did not accept the gift of the fish, is a