01, a word is illiterate to seek fame, full of copper stink to learn pine
Zhao Zhiqian, a calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, when he was in Renzhi County, Jiangnan, had a colleague who could not read a word, but became a rich man because of the procurement of wood used in the imperial palace. One day, this colleague asked Zhao Zhiqian to write a couplet. Zhao wrote two sentences for him, "Collect ten thousand volumes of books to teach your son, buy mountains and ten miles to plant pine" and give them to him.
It turned out that Shanglian ridiculed this colleague for not being illiterate and not reading the books for himself. Xia Lian ridiculed him for becoming rich by purchasing imperial wood, and buying mountains and planting pines for the sake of getting rich.
02, the governor ridiculed his subordinates for not succeeding, and even put small shoes on people
When Liu Bingzhang was the governor of Sichuan, Liu Rengang, a deputy gongsheng of the direct subordinate, was appointed as a priest and was reappointed as the governor of Zhizhou, Sichuan. When Liu Renjin met with the governor, Liu Bingzhang looked at his resume and said, "Are you the one who has already served as a teacher and then changed to a state judge?" Are you not willing to sit on the cold bench and want to get rich in other provinces? Why do you have to come to Sichuan, is it because Sichuan is easy to get rich? “
Liu Ren said: "The changes to my official position are all decrees of the imperial court, and there is no illegality. If it is said that when Sichuan Prefecture is sentenced to be easier to get rich, then the governor of Sichuan should be easier to get rich, and this point is also asked to be taught by adults. ”
Liu Bingzhang could not answer and rolled his sleeves in. Later, Liu Bingzhang deliberately sent Liu Ren to supervise the construction of the walls of the provincial city, and dealt with the mud and ashes all day, giving him a little bitterness.
03, Zhang Zhidong is famous, and the people are afraid to leave
Zhang Zhidong was promoted to the position of Governor of Liangguang, and as soon as the news of his appointment came out, the public opinion circles in Guangdong and China warmly welcomed him. Who knows that as soon as the cave arrives, the first thing is to open a gambling ban and do all kinds of affairs with extravagance. Take the construction of Guangya Academy, for example, waste hundreds of thousands of taels of public funds.
He had been in office for less than a year, and there was a lot of resentment among the people, and his neighbors were also affected by him. Those who were particularly dissatisfied with Zhang Zhidong made up a song and sang: "Hearing the name of the public, it is earth-shattering." Hope for the public, rejoice in the world. See the public, the sky is dark. May it be made public, thank goodness. ”
04, self-pleading is not interesting, slip away
When Yuan Chang of Tonglu in the Qing Dynasty was not found, he lived in a certain xiang country of the Beijing Division. One day, a certain general manager went to the secret room to meet Xiangguo, and Yuan Chang was also present. Soon after the conversation, an important person came to see Xiangguo, and Xiangguo went out to greet the guests, leaving the general manager in the secret room.
The general manager suddenly grabbed Yuan Chang's hand and teased, "Why are the ten fingers so delicate?" ”
Yuan said in a straight voice: "Although the fingers are good, it is a pity that I don't know how to reach out for money." The general manager was bored with himself, his face was red, and he did not wait for Xiangguo to return, that is, he got up and left.
05, no ink on the chest, leaning on a gun
In the middle of Guangxu, Zhejiang Township Examination, the official examiners were Shangshu Wudafeng and Bachelor Yun Ciyuan. The surname Wu is sparse in literature, and the surname Yun is an opium smoker. The scholars learned that it was these two unscrupulous characters who presided over the examination, and the crowd was in a big uproar, and at that time someone made a satirical couplet with his surname:
"The crow is not as good as a bird, and there is only a little ink in the chest; the army has no fighting spirit, and there is a gun leaning on its side."