The second anecdote tells of another ruler of Wei, this time a king of the third century BCE, whose lover, the lord Long Yang, burst into tears while the two men were fishing. The king asked the reason for his distress. Long Yang explained he had been impressed by the first fish he caught, but when he caught a bigger one, he wanted to throw it back, so he feared the king would prefer someone else to him. To reassure him, the king issued an edict: “Whoever shall speak of other beauties in my presence will find himself without a clan.