The next morning, Zou spoke of this matter to the King of Qi and proposed that the rulers of a country should not allow themselves to be deceived by false praise. The king saw Zou's point, and immediately announced that he would generously reward those who would dare to come to the court and offer constructive criticism.
6. 第二天上朝，鄒忌將此事告之齊威王，以論證一國之君不應被各種讚美之詞所蒙蔽，齊威王覺得很有見解，當即發佈命令重賞敢於向朝廷提出建言和批評的人士。