Ji Xiaolan, a politician and writer in the Qing Dynasty, was well-read and brilliant since childhood, and won the favor of Emperor Qianlong. Although Ji Xiaolan has read many poems, he is not a bookworm. He was humorous and resourceful all his life. He often makes fun of his colleagues, especially Xiao Shenyang, with his literary talent, and is always at a loss by Ji Xiaolan.

As an attractive Ji Xiaolan, she likes to travel around in her spare time, have a drink with some friends, and have some fun. She has a pleasant life. On one occasion, after Qianlong took Xiao Shenyang and others to the south of the Yangtze River, Ji Xiaolan didn't go because of something. In order to kill time, he went to the temple to play alone.

The host in the temple is a master in his fifties and sixties. When he heard that Ji Xiaolan, a great genius, had come, the master was so happy that he even held a grand welcoming ceremony. At first, Ji Xiaolan had great respect for the master, and they also went to the meditation room to have tea and talk about life, ideals and Buddhism.

Only after a quarter of an hour, Ji Xiaolan saw that the master was not as knowledgeable as he imagined, and even uttered some vulgar words, which was totally devoid of the temperament and accomplishment that a monk should have. Before he finished drinking a cup of tea, Ji Xiaolan left on an excuse and didn't want to stay for a minute.

The master had already heard about Ji Xiaolan's talent. How could he leave easily? He had the cheek to ask Ji Xiaolan to write an inscription for him as a souvenir. Ji Xiaolan refused, but looking at the host's "sincere" expression, he reluctantly agreed. So the master drew a self-portrait and asked Ji Xiaolan to write an inscription for it.

After thinking for three seconds, Ji Xiaolan wrote on the portrait: "I am full of energy and my face is old; The black scarf is white, and the turtle crane is auspicious. " The powerful Chinese characters and the praise beyond words made the master quite happy, so he carefully put away his self-portrait

After that, Ji Xiaolan was about to lift his feet to go out, and the master asked him to make a couplet for the spread table. Ji Xiaolan was very unhappy, but he couldn't refuse directly. After all, he just drank someone else's tea, and the master is so old. He doesn't look at the monk's face, he looks at the Buddha's face. He picked up a pen and wrote a pair of couplets: "A hundred birds fly when the phoenix swims, and the horse walks away from the reed grass shortage."

After writing, Ji Xiaolan left in a hurry for fear that the teacher would embarrass him again. After Ji Xiaolan left, the master asked his disciples to go down the mountain to find a well-known craftsman to frame the couplets mentioned by Ji Xiaolan just now and hang them in the most conspicuous position in the temple as a means of self-promotion.

Several years later, a scholar came to the temple. When he saw Ji Xiaolan's couplets, he burst out laughing at once. Others think he is possessed. The master happened to pass by and saw the scholar laughing so wildly. He was puzzled and asked, "Why did the benefactor laugh? Is there a problem with this couplet? "

Without beating around the bush, the scholar answered the master directly: "The master is right, so I just laughed at this couplet and couldn't stop." The master told the scholar that it was written by Jack Cater, a gifted scholar. He didn't see anything to laugh at. The scholar did not continue to be a suspense, but explained it directly to the master.

Part 1: Birds fly away under the shade of grass. If there is no bird in the phoenix (catfish), it is "several", and if it is placed under the grass, it is "bald"; The bottom line: the horse walks beside the reed, the grass is not born, and the reed has no grass, which is the word "household". Isn't the horse next to "Hu" a donkey? . Therefore, this seemingly good couplet actually has only two words, that is, "bald donkey". After listening to the scholar's explanation, the master almost didn't get angry He immediately tore the couplets into pieces and burned them in the stove. After burning, it suddenly occurred to him that Ji Xiaolan had written an inscription for his portrait, probably bring disgrace to oneself. He immediately ran into the house, holding a self-portrait for the scholar to identify.

The scholar saw this painting "full of vitality and good appearance;" After the sixteen words "white beard and black towel, turtle crane in prosperous times", I almost laughed and peed, and I laughed for three minutes before stopping. The master asked in a low voice, "Isn't this a compliment?" The scholar didn't answer directly, but asked the master to connect the first word of each sentence and read it out loud.

Before the master finished reading these four words, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood, because these four words were "refined old turtle" and were teased by Ji Xiaolan. At this time, the master was angry and muttered to himself, "It's terrible to have no education. I will never let others write inscriptions or give couplets in the future. "

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