In a poem, Su Dongpo ridiculed the ruling faction, comparing them to owls (pronounced xiao), but in fact, at first he did not know what owl meant. Lingnan has one

In a poem, Su Dongpo ridiculed the ruling faction, comparing them to owls (pronounced xiao), but in fact, at first he did not know what owl meant.

A Taishou in Lingnan drafted a submission requesting simplification of taxation. When the taishou took the submission through Hangzhou to Kyoto, and returned to Hangzhou again, he said to Su Dongpo, "I was expelled by the night owl. ”

Su Dongpo proposed to read the submission, and after reading it, he asked Taishou, "What does the Night Owl mean?"

Taishou replied that this was a very popular parable. The parable is as follows:

One day, a swallow and a bat quarreled, and the swallow felt that the beginning of the day was when the sun rose, and the bat felt that the beginning of the day was when the sun went down.

The two birds argued that there was no result, so they decided to go to the phoenix for evaluation. They met another bird on the way, and that bird said that they had not seen the phoenix recently, that the phoenix should have taken a leave of absence, and that now the night owl was taking its place, and it was useless for you to ask it.

Su Dongpo's poem reads:

He followed the example of the swallow bat, and repeatedly wanted to compete for the morning sun. #Su Shi # #苏东坡 #