Tang Bohu was a top idol-like in the Ming Dynasty and had a lot of iron fans in China. His explosive reputation is not because he is a famous literary scholar, and he is called "the four talents of Wuzhong" together with Zhu Zhishan, Wen Zhengming, and Xu Zhenqing; Nor because he is a famous painter, he is called the "Four Families of Ming" together with Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming, and Qiu Ying; It is because of his bold "performance art" dedicated to love.
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In order to pursue his handmaid Qiuxiang, he did not hesitate to sell himself into slavery, and finally returned with a beautiful woman and got what he wanted, which is the story of "Tang Bohu Lighting Qiuxiang", also called "Three Laughing Marriage". This love story is too shocking, and after the continuous interpretation of the novel and drama, it has won people's attention.
It has also been continuously adapted into film and television dramas and is talked about, among which the most widely known one is probably "Tang Bohu Dotting Autumn Fragrance" starring Stephen Chow and Gong Li. These shaped Tang Bohu's exiled, talented, and informal classic characters.
Tang Bohu has a big brain, does not play cards according to common sense, and often does some strange things, one of which is that he cheated money and consumed high, which was recorded in the "New Book of Du Deception" (from the third volume of the "Tang Bohu Collection").
Zhang Yingyu placed it in the thirteenth category of "poetic deception". The so-called "poetry deception" is that the deceiver uses poetry as a medium to pretend to be a trap to deceive people. Because scams are rich in culture, you might as well call them scams. This type of deception has three characteristics: first, the perpetrator is quick-thinking, works in poetry, and is especially good at improvisation; Second, the scammer is a witty and humorous person, not a professional liar; Third, the victims are all problem people, have bad conduct, and do not deserve sympathy.
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There are only two stories in "Poetry Deception", one is "Disguised Taoist Priest Deceived the Salt Envoy", and the other is "Chen Quan's Legacy Plans to Prostitute a Famous Prostitute", the latter is a famous man Chen Quan is not accustomed to the famous prostitutes are not as good as self-extenders, and the plot of white prostitution is not high-style, in addition, in the process of deception, poetry does not play any role, called poetry deception, not worthy of the name, not for the time being.
In "Disguised Taoist Priest Deceive the Salt Envoy", Tang Bohu and his good friend Zhu Zhishan and others went to Yangzhou with funds to indulge in love, lingering in the Qinglou, and in January, the money ran out. At this moment, Zhu Zhishan did not know how to be good, but Tang Bohu was in his chest, he had already thought of the way to make money, and anchored the "great wrongful seed" salt envoy with huge wealth, and he wanted Zhu Zhishan to pretend to be a Privet Guan Taoist priest with him to go to the fate. When the salt envoy ascended to the hall, the two pretended to be Taoist priests to meet him, and the salt envoy was furious and wanted to lash him.
The two unhurriedly argued that they were not ordinary Taoists, but celebrities, and Tang Bohu, Wen Zhengming, Zhu Zhishan, and others were close friends, endowed with poetry and songs, and could open their mouths. The salt envoy took the stone ox under the hall as the theme, and asked the two to join poems, and in an instant, the two joined together into a poem of seven laws, which reads: "Saga strange stones lean on the edge of the clouds, and throw them in the present year." The moss is long because of the rain, and the vine is carried through the nose and let the wind lead. He never ate grass by the stream, and it was difficult to cultivate the fields since ancient times. The strange killing shepherd boy could not afford to whip, and the flute hung obliquely on the sunset smoke. ”
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It's really the strongest brain, both relevant and fast, and people can't help but admire. The salt envoy was impressed by his talent, and his face immediately turned from cloudy to sunny, and he asked them pleasantly what they wanted. The two said that Privet View was dilapidated, and after hearing about salt for a long time, he hoped that he could donate funds to repair it to become an immortal event. When the salt envoy heard this, he was very happy, and immediately wrote to Wuxing County Cheng to withdraw 500 taels of silver from the treasury and give it to the two. Tang Bohu and Zhu Zhishan rushed to Wuxing County overnight, pretending to intercede for the Taoist priest, and the county Cheng immediately paid the silver in full.
After getting the money, the two returned to Yangzhou, reunited their friends and went to the Qinglou to indulge in pleasure, and in less than ten days of work, five hundred taels of silver were exhausted again. Later, the salt envoy inspected Wuxing, made a special visit to the Privet Temple, and found that it was dilapidated, so he invited the county magistrate to reprimand. A few days ago, Tang Bohu and Zhu Zhishan came from Yangzhou, how to praise the salt envoy for his generous and righteous deeds, and he had already paid silver.
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At this point, Yan Ling suddenly realized that he had been deceived by Tang Bohu and Zhu Zhishan. For the salt envoy, this matter was not very hurtful and insulting, but he loved it sincerely, so he did not pursue it.
On the surface, Tang Bohu and Zhu Zhishan's eloquence and poetry are the fundamental guarantee for their success in deceiving them, but in fact, this is only an external cause. The key to the smooth implementation of the deception lies in Tang Bohu's accurate grasp of the two personality characteristics of salt makes love talent and good name. If Yan Ling did not love Cai, Tang and Zhu would not be able to use improvised joint verses to win their favor; If the salt envoy is not famous, Tang and Zhu will not be able to let him donate funds to repair the Privet Temple in order to pass on the fame to future generations.
More importantly, if Yan Ling does not love Cai, after learning that he has been deceived, he will not let the two go unpunished.
Studies in Ancient Chinese Narrative Literature, by Wang Hao, Anhui Normal University Press, February 2017.
The author Zhang Yingyu called this Ya deception a "good person who deceives", praised Tang Bohu without hesitation, and for the salt envoy, he not only criticized his greed, but also affirmed his love for talents and talents, saying that he "can also be described as a person with a heart of compassion".