In the Qing Dynasty, when Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong, the ancestors and grandchildren, were emperors, the world was peaceful and the country was prosperous and strong. People collectively referred to this period of time as "the prosperous age of Kang Yongqian", or: the prosperous age of Kang Qianqian ".
During this period, in addition to the emperor's understanding, the court also had many discerning and ambitious ministers to assist. For example, Liu Tongxun was a famous minister of the Yongzheng Dynasty. He was learned, had a good character, and was very trustworthy." However, Yongzheng still had to test him from time to time.
One day, on the eve of the scientific expedition, Yongzheng was about to appoint Liu Tongxun as the chief examiner when he suddenly thought: Why don't I test him first? See how he looks. Sure enough, Yongzheng found a palace maid and asked her to write an article.
The father of this palace maid was a scholar. The palace maid had been deeply influenced since she was a child, and none of the poems or songs had been written. For fear of being seen by Liu Tongxun, he asked the eunuch to copy it again.
The two articles were not signed. Yongzheng showed them to Liu Tongxun, and someone recommended these two people to me. Please take back the articles they wrote.
Liu Tongxun took the article home and read it at night.
The next day, Liu Tongxun reported to Yongzheng: "Long live the report, the two articles have been read by the minister. If papers are collected, they are all over the minister. It can be said that every word is precious!"
As soon as Yongzheng heard it, he was very happy, because there was an article written by him, who doesn't like to hear good words. Who knew that Liu Tongxun's next words made Yongzheng gasp. Liu Tongxun said: "However, from the article, although these two people are talented, they cannot be appointed, especially one of them, it is best to get rid of them as soon as possible, otherwise it will be a big disaster for me in the Qing Dynasty!"
Yongzheng was stunned: "Tell me what happened?Liu Tongxun and Yongzheng explained the reason.
Later, when Yongzheng told Hongli about this several times, he praised Liu Tongxun. But Hongli was unconvinced and thought to himself: If I become emperor one day, I have to give this guy a problem and make him sweat.
After a few years, the emperor of Honglizhen was Qianlong in history, but Liu Tongxun was also an important minister of the two dynasties, and Qianlong couldn't bear to embarrass him. Liu Tongxun's son, Liu Yong, was also an official in the dynasty. Qianlong had an idea in his heart: Since ancient times, if my father pays his debts, I will make it difficult for your son.
This Liu Yong was indeed in the dark, how could he talk about the emperor was angry with him because of his grandfather's affairs? After dealing with the affairs of the dynasty that day, Qianlong called Liu Yong and asked, "Aiqing, I heard that you are very talented in poetry, but I have never learned it. If you have nothing to do today, how about making a poem about your own body?"
Qianlong is really giving Liu Yong a problem. How to say? Although Liu Yong is talented, he looks like a chicken breast and a Luo pot, or how can he be nicknamed "Liu Luo pot"? Not to mention, Liu Yong also has one big eye and one small eye, and one leg is still slightly broken. So Qianlong made it difficult for him on this question. Qianlong sat firmly on the dragon chair and waited to see Liu Yong joke. Those ministers who were usually at odds with Liu Yong also wanted to take the opportunity to make a fool of him. Liu Yong was very calm and chanted a poem:
Carrying the universe on his back, his chest is high and full of scriptures,
At a glance, he identified the faithful and the traitors, and jumped the dragon gate with one leg.
The heart of the pill supports the family, and the brain is painted to thank the dragon.
Taking people without their appearance is really a saint.
As soon as Qianlong heard it, Liu Yong's poem not only covered up his body defect, but also connected with Jiangshan Sheji, and also brought the emperor along the way. The emperor repeatedly praised him: "Good poem, good poem!" There is no way for the emperor to immediately reward Liu Yong with 100 taels of gold. Qianlong is an understanding person, is this giving him a step down?
Once, Qianlong and Liu Yong went out of the palace in small clothes and came to the market. When they saw someone selling lotus seeds, they asked Liu Yong to buy some. Seeing the pear seller, Qianlong asked Liu Yong to buy two more pears. The two walked forward again and saw a woman sitting on the ground. The little boy next to him had a straw stuck in his head, and in front of him was a rag covered with densely written characters. Qianlong stepped forward to take a closer look and realized that the woman turned out to be a widow, and her in-laws were sick. In desperation, she had to sell her own son cheaply.
Seeing that he ruled the world and still suffered such a hardship, Qianlong felt very uncomfortable. He asked Liu Yongjin to give the silver to the woman and said, "Don't sell the child, go back quickly, and use the silver shoes to ask the doctor to treat the old man."
The woman took the silver and was about to leave with great gratitude. Qianlong beat the lotus seed from Liu Yong's hand to the woman again, saying, "The lotus seed is bitter in my heart!"
The woman heard nothing. Lotus seeds have lotus hearts, which are originally bitter, but Liu Yong heard the overtones: Qianlong said lotus seeds on the surface, but in fact it meant "pitiful son" and kissed his poor son, and there was indescribable pain in his heart. A pun, clearly testing me!
Liu Yong immediately handed one of the two pears he had just bought to the woman and said, "Pear is sour in the stomach!On the surface, he said pear is sweet outside, but pear nucleic acid actually means "Li'er."
Looking at Liu Yong, Qianlong naturally had nothing to say. When he turned his head and walked back, he caught a glimpse of a persimmon seller. The green persimmons looked quite astringent.
Back in the palace, Qianlong immediately summoned the ministers to the hall and said: "Today Liu Aiqing accompanied me on the street, and it was very hard. I rewarded him with two pears, and he gave one to a poor woman, which shows how kind-hearted he is. He still has a pear left, and I happen to have a persimmon here. Now I will reward him with persimmon and let him eat persimmon with pear."
To say that Qianlong's move is difficult enough for Liu Yong. Think about it, even if the yellow pear is delicious, the green persimmon is astringent! But since it is given by the emperor, Liu Yong can't help but eat it. It is estimated that the appearance of eating it must be ugly, so there is a minister laughing in his stomach: Liu Yong, Liu Yong, this time you are going to make a fool of yourself in public!
Hehe, Liu Yong is Liu Yong. Can't think of a way to deal with it? I saw him calmly take the persimmon from Qianlong's hands and hand it to the minister at the head of the row. He said: "Long live the income, I dare not enjoy it alone, each of you can take a bite, but don't live up to the grace of the saint!"
When Liu Yong said this, the ministers who dared not eat it had to bite the bullet and eat it one by one. Everyone grinned and felt uncomfortable. As for Liu Yong, he himself ate pears with relish, one sweet bite at a time.
After the ministers finished eating the persimmons, Liu Yong also wiped his mouth, stuffed the pear pits into his sleeve, and said he would take them back to make soup. Although Qianlong was unhappy, he had to keep quiet on the surface: "Liu Aiqing, why did you eat the pears yourself and distribute the persimmons to everyone?"
This is another difficult problem. If you answer what is wrong, if you don't answer well, you will have to be punished. If you treat Liu Yong for this matter, there is no insurance minister who will intercede for him, because now their mouths are full of bitter astringency.
But how could it be so hard to defeat Liu Yong? Liu Yong gave Qianlong a big gift, saying: "Long live, persimmons are mascots, and ordinary people eat persimmons at every festival, which means" everything goes well ." Such a good thing, and long live, how can I enjoy it alone, naturally let everyone eat it together, share the holy grace, and let everyone go well!"
The ministers are all shrewd. As soon as they heard Liu Yong's words, they quickly "plop, plop" knelt on the ground and shouted in unison: "Thank you Long live Long En!"
Qianlong had no choice but to let all the ministers fall flat, and then asked Liu Yong: "But why did you eat that pear alone?"
Liu Yong said: 'Pear' and'Li 'sound the same, if I also let everyone share the pear, it means that everyone has to separate from each other, so how can we? We should share the worries for His Majesty together! "
As soon as Qianlong heard Liu Yong's words, he immediately stood up: "Liu Aiqing, I have completely convinced you!"