"Forget the previous sentence of the king, the old life is difficult to save"
During the reign of Ming Hongwu, the university scholar Song Lian was always appreciated by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang because of his outstanding articles.
After the old man returned home, every year when it came to the Halloween Festival, Song Lian would go to the capital to wish the emperor a birthday and attend Zhu Yuanzhang's gift banquet. The relationship between the two monarchs and subjects has been very harmonious for decades.
One year on the Halloween Festival, Song Lian accompanied Zhu Yuanzhang to climb the WenLou. On the stairs, Song Lian almost fell.
Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Sir is old, can he come back to the capital next year?" Song Lian thanked him and promised to come back next year to congratulate the emperor on Christmas.
A few days before the Second Year's Halloween Festival, Zhu Yuanzhang asked his subordinates, "Is Mr. Song here?" The men replied, "No." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang was very strange: Did Song Lian forget what he said last year? After a few days, Song Lian still did not see him in the capital.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked his subordinates again: "Is it because the wind on the river is so strong that you can't come?" "Send someone to the mouth of the river to see, and the wind is not strong."
Zhu Yuanzhang doubted whether Song Lian was ill and could not come, so he sent someone to visit his home. Who knew that Song Lian was drinking and writing poetry with his fellow villagers!
When Zhu Yuanzhang found out, he was furious and immediately ordered someone to kill Song Lian.
Later, thanks to Empress Ma's persuasion, Song Lian was spared death. But the relationship between kings and subjects has since broken down.
("The Chronicle of Zhenze")
"Zhu Yuanzhang taboo "bald" character Guo Decheng true monk"
Zhu Yuanzhang was very suspicious. One day, Zhao Guo Decheng feasted in the palace. Guo was drunk and took off his hat.
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that he was bald and had no hair, and smiled: "Wine-style man, hair like this, I'm afraid it's because I drank too much, right?" ”
Guo Decheng said playfully: "I hate it too much, I want to make it go without a single one." Zhu Yuanzhang was silent.
After Guo Jiu woke up, he was shocked and remorseful: "I have violated the taboo!" "Because Zhu Yuanzhang had been a monk before, he was afraid of people saying that his head was bald.
Guo then immediately shaved off all his hair, put on the monk's clothes, and often chanted the Buddha, so as to avoid disaster.
"See the Portrait of the Emperor Doubtful Mind Traces Song Ne Detailed Explanation"
Ming Guozi supervised the wine Song Ne was knowledgeable and had a heavy personality, and Zhu Yuanzhang was very favored. One day, he sat in his home with an angry face.
The next day, Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "At some time yesterday, did you sit in the hall wearing an official uniform?" ”
Song Ne was shocked and replied truthfully, "Yes." ”
Zhu Yuanzhang asked again, "Why do you have an angry face?" ”
Song Ne was even more frightened, and said to him: "Because one of the students acted recklessly and smashed a teapot, the minister did not feel angry. Thinking that this was caused by the loss of education and the heavy responsibility of His Majesty, he was resenting himself, so his face was angry. How does His Majesty know about this? ”
Zhu Yuanzhang took out a painting, which depicted the image of Song Ne sitting in the hall with an angry face. Song Ne quickly prostrated his head and apologized.
It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang secretly sent someone to supervise the ministers, and this person saw the scene of Song Ne at that time and quickly drew it down and reported it to the emperor.
"The Emperor's Difficult Subjects Use the Text Wang Da Fear the King's Clothing Silver Shavings"
Wang Da had a humble and prudent personality, was good at poetry, and served as a lecturer in the Ming Dynasty.
One day, Cheng zu asked him about Emperor Jianwen, and he said, "Jianwenjun can be a good person, but the ministers who assist him are not good." ”
Ming Chengzu did not think so, and from then on he despised him very much.
One day, Wang Da stood next to Cheng Zu, and Cheng Zu deliberately asked him ten difficult words, and Wang Da only knew eight. Cheng Zu deliberately frightened him again, "I have more difficult words to come and trouble you!" ”
Wang Da was very worried about this, and after returning home, he swallowed the silver shavings and committed suicide.
("The Biography of the Prince of the Continuing Collection of Books and Attendants")
"Xu Taiyi luckily said "on the ground" Jiajing Emperor Rewarded Loyalty"
Emperor Ming Jiajing was ill and summoned the imperial physician Xu Wei for diagnosis and treatment. Xu Wei entered the palace and crawled to the emperor.com.
At that time, Jiajing was sitting on a low bed, his clothes mopping the floor. Xu Wei did not dare to press the emperor's clothes, and played: "The emperor's dragon clothes are on the ground, and the subjects do not dare to move forward." ”
The Emperor rolled up his clothes and asked him to examine his pulse.
After seeing the illness, I saw the emperor's handwritten codex to the cabinet, which read: "Xu Wei said that he was clothed on the ground when he was diagnosed, which showed his loyalty. Above ground, man also; underground, also ghosts. And ordered Xu Wei to be generously rewarded.
Xu Wei saw Za and broke out in a cold sweat. At that time, it was said that the ground was pure and unintentional, and if it was accidentally called underground for a while, it would be difficult to save his life.
("Taniyama Pen Crane" volume 10)
The above five stories are selected from "Interesting Souls Pick One: A Complete Collection of Funny Short Stories of Chinese Literati in Past Dynasties" (all 10 volumes)