Couplets, commonly known as pairs, are treasures of traditional culture and are deeply loved by the people.
Throughout the ages, there have been many humorous couplet stories in folklore.
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Today I share with you a funny couplet story: humor master Liu Shiliang, laughing and scolding the couplet, let the corrupt officials have no place to be self-conscious!
First of all, let's introduce Liu Shiliang, who was a Sichuan native in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, although he did not have a meritorious name, but he was full of knowledge, especially for his funny and humorous couplets.
The people gave Liu Shiliang a nickname "Humor Master", which is not exaggerated at all, and listens to me slowly.
The 1st pair of couplets: the General Administration of Smoking Ban, the Police Substation, set up these two major scams, how did the small people get the bureau; the superintendent Gongsheng, the police superintendent, there are these two animals, everyone has to talk about life?
In the early years of the Republic of China, warlords divided the territory, corrupt officials ran rampant, and society withered. At that time, Sichuan set up a number of anti-smoking bureaus, nominally banning tobacco soil (big smoke), but in fact, the government and businessmen colluded, as long as the smokers paid the benefit fee, the anti-smoking bureau allowed the smoke dealers to sell tobacco soil.
At that time in Sichuan, the "inspector of the anti-smoking bureau" of a certain county was the "Gongsheng" of the former Qing Dynasty.
This man is greedy and asks for money and allows the tobacco dealer to buy and sell at will. At the same time, he often used the name of smoking ban to find trouble for the people in various ways to accumulate wealth.
The local police station has a "police officer" (similar to the director of the police branch) and the inspector of the anti-smoking bureau is a brother in law.
The police officer confessed to being the eldest brother of the inspector, and the two of them were in cahoots with each other, colluding with each other, extorting and extorting money, and doing no evil, which caused great public indignation.
Later, the local people really couldn't stand these two corrupt officials, and jointly raised their names and requested that these two corrupt officials be replaced.
However, the Republic of China period was extremely dark, and the superiors of these two corrupt officials took advantage of them, and the officials and officials protected each other, completely ignoring the voices of the common people, but instead believing that the people were making trouble and dealing with many "warriors" who dared to ask for the people's lives.
The common people dared to be angry and did not dare to speak out, and could only secretly curse these corrupt officials and corrupt officials.
Liu Shiliang, a native of Sichuan, was filled with indignation and was very annoyed: "These dogs are corrupt officials! ”
So Liu Shiliang wrote a couplet, sharply mocking the two corrupt officials: "The General Anti-Smoking Bureau, the Police Substation, set up these two major scams, how did the small people get the bureau; the superintendent Gongsheng, the police superintendent, there are these two beasts, everyone has to talk about life?" ”
Shanglian said that these two corrupt officials are the boss of the county anti-smoking bureau and the director of the police branch, which seem to help the people solve their difficulties, but in fact, they are more greedy and evil than others.
From this point of view, the so-called general anti-smoking bureau and the police substation in the county are simply two big scams, and the mouth is good, but in fact it harms the people and makes the people have no day to come out.
Shanglian used 4 "bureau" characters, skillfully connected, expressing Liu Shiliang's hatred of corrupt officials and liu Shiliang's sympathy for the common people.
Xialian said that Gongsheng and Jiansheng should have been exemplary readers, but as a result, these two were simply beasts, making the people unhappy.
Xialian used 4 "sheng" characters, catchy, straight to the chest, expressing Liu Shiliang's extreme anger and expressing the extreme resentment of the people.
The writing of the couplet is funny and humorous, the mood of the couplet is full of strong emotions, it is a cry of righteous indignation, a clarion call for the people's life, and it has been warmly welcomed by the people.
As a result, couplets quickly became popular, and had a great influence in Sichuan at that time. The common people chanted after tea and dinner, "There are these two beasts, do you have to talk about life?" ”
The voices of the common people were getting louder and louder, and the warlord authorities could not bear it any longer, so they could only remove the two corrupt officials, Gongsheng and The Police Inspector, from their official posts.
Liu Shiliang's couplet made the corrupt official lose his black hat, and the effect was extraordinary and commendable.
Of course, the real credit for this effect is not Liu Shiliang's couplet, but the voice of the people.
But it must also be admitted that Liu Shiliang's couplet is like a sharp knife and a dagger, which has greatly helped the people.
Although Liu Shiliang's couplet is not as influential as Mr. Lu Xun's essays, Liu Shiliang used his talent and sense of justice to contribute to the common people in the Republic of China period.
The second couplet: after the month and month of grain, it is said that the fellow villagers should bear the obligation; every day is locked, and the donation is made for the small people to resist the payment.
Friends who have watched the movie "Let the Bullets Fly" must remember the famous line in the movie: "The previous county magistrates have put the tax revenue of Goose City to ninety years later." ”
During the Republic of China period, heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes were everywhere, and corrupt officials of all walks of life bullied and oppressed the people in the name of "collecting taxes."
The common people were miserable, and many people really had no money to "finish the grain", and as a result, they were all arrested and imprisoned by corrupt officials.
Feeling the viciousness of corrupt officials and the hardships of the common people, Liu Shiliang could not help but have a heart of justice and wrote down this couplet of laughter and anger.
The Shanglian said that the corrupt officials are obviously collecting money by themselves, but they say that these harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes are the obligations that the people should bear, and they are extremely oppressive of the people, and they do not care about the lives of the people at all.
The lower league said that if the common people complained a little, the corrupt officials arrested the common people, locked them up, and intimidated and oppressed them.
The laughter and anger of the couplet satirized the corrupt officials in the Republic of China period, which belonged to the righteous words of the time and won the praise of the common people.
The 3rd couplet: six times in half a year, when detained, when chased, until there is no peace; department store tax collection, strike request, strike reduction, only call the sky.
Liu Shiliang's couplet, which means almost the same as the previous couplet, is a satire on the "harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes" of the old society.
Liu Shiliang said that corrupt officials have made the people miserable, there is no day of tranquility, so that the people have no way to live, can only shout to the heavens and pray for God's grace.
Laughing and scolding the couplet, the battle is neat, the language is popular, and every word hides the blood and tears of the common people at that time, which is really "tears in laughter", which makes people sigh for a long time.
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