The idiom "in a word" means that a sentence is worth 1000 yuan. Originally, it meant to add and subtract a word to reward 1000 yuan. "Gold" is an ancient monetary unit, which was used in the Warring States period with one catty (twenty? ) gold is a gold, and a catty of gold is a gold in the Han Dynasty. Biography of Historical Records of Lv Buwei records: "The Prince's Mansion (that is, Ying Zheng) is the king (that is, Qin Shihuang), and Lv Buwei is regarded as the prime minister, so-called" Guan ". When it is, Wei You believes in Ling Jun, Chu Youchun, Shen Jun, Zhao YouPing Yuanjun, and Qi Youmeng. They all like their guests. Lv Buwei, with the territory of the Qin Dynasty, was ashamed, but also attracted scholars and gentlemen to meet each other cordially, with 3,000 diners. At that time, the princes were all eloquent, such as Xun Qing's disciples, who wrote books and made statements that spread all over the world. Lv Buwei asked his guests to read and listen. His theory is eight views, six theories, twelve issues and more than 200,000 words. I thought I was preparing for the ancient and modern things in the world. I called it "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals". Cloth Xianyang city gate, hanging on it, who can add or subtract a word if the princes and tourists give money. This is the origin of "a word is worth a thousand dollars". Later generations used "a word is worth a thousand dollars" to describe a book with high value, or to describe exquisite poetry. For example, "Poems, Volumes and Ancient Poems" written by Liang Zhongrong in the Southern Dynasties: "The fourteen poems written by Lu Ji are gentle, beautiful, sad and thrilling, and can almost be described in one word! He spoke highly of Lu Ji's poems.

Huai Nan Zi written by Liu An and Gongsun Zi written by Gongsun Hong in the Western Han Dynasty are also worth 100 yuan. Liu Hanxin's Miscellaneous Notes on Xijing has been published for three years: "Wang An of Huainan wrote twenty-one, big and heroic, fierce and bright, one saying Huai Nan Zi and the other saying Liu. Ziyun's characters are covered in wind and frost, and Yang Ziyun thinks that every word is worth a thousand dollars. GongSunHong wrote GongSunZi, saying a word is worth a thousand dollars. 」

What's more, it is "a word is a city." "Biography of Shu Wei, Cheng Peng and Wang Yun" contains: Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty changed a word for someone else's poem, and the man said, "Your Majesty gave me a word to publish, which is enough." This is obviously flattering, but it is just for the emperor to enjoy.

Wang Xianzhi in Jin Dynasty is worth 1000 dollars, but it is true. According to his self-discussion book, "There was an old mother in Yangzhou, surnamed Shen Mingguang Jiang, who couldn't answer at the moment, so she made a word" night "on the spoon surface, which made the market price convenient, and the close-up audience was three, and the distant audience was two. A few days later, I got a daughter. " This is really true.

According to Yan Zheng's Ten Bamboo Paintings and Calligraphy in Ming Dynasty, Zhao Gou, Song Gaozong, won Wang Xizhi's calligraphy works and offered a reward for "Qian Jin Yi".

Yang Weizhen in the Ming Dynasty was blessed with "a thousand poems". Ming. Lang Ying's Seven Revisions. Volume 12 "State Affairs" contains: "When Zu Mao first met the records, Yang Lianfu saw it and ordered him to write" Zhongshan Poetry ". Lianfu helped him write, saying, "There are thousands of mountains in Zhongshan, Chu Tianxi, Yuzhu once wrote; The cloud protects Jinling dragon and tiger, and the moon pearl trees inhabit the phoenix. Swallowing rivers and seas is small and the potential is low. May Xiao Hua be honored as Chen Wei and live a long and holy life. Mao said: "This poem is worth 1000 yuan. I was doing ordinary things today, and I gave you 500. 』」