Tao Yuanming (352 or 365-427), whose courtesy name was Yuanliang, also known as Qian, had the private nickname "Jingjie" and was known as Mr. Jingjie in the world. A native of Chaisang, Xunyang. A great poet and poet from the late Eastern Jin Dynasty to the early Southern Song Dynasty. He once served as Jiangzhou Jijiu, Jianwei Army Joiner, Zhenjun Army Joiner, and Pengze County Magistrate. His last official career was as Pengze County Magistrate. He abandoned his post after more than eighty days and retired to his countryside. He is China's first pastoral poet and is known as "the sect of reclusive poets in ancient and modern times". He has "The Collection of Tao Yuanming".
Anecdotes and allusions include:
1. Folding Gejin to make wine: Tao Yuanming is making wine. The county will come to visit. When the wine was ripe, Tao Yuanming took off the Ge scarf from his head to soak the wine. After draining, he still covered his head with the Ge scarf, and then received him.
2. Folding stringless qin: Tao Yuanming had an undecorated qin with no strings. Whenever he had a drinking party, he would play with it to express his interest.
3. Folding white clothes to give wine: When Wang Hong was the governor of Jiangzhou, on the Double Ninth Festival, Tao Yuanming had no wine to drink, so he picked a handful of chrysanthemums in Dongli and sat next to Dongli. After a while, Tao Yuanming saw a man in white coming over. It turned out to be Wang Hong, the governor, bringing him wine. Yuanming immediately had a drink and returned home drunk.
4. Don’t fold for five buckets of rice: In order to support his family, Tao Yuanming came to Pengze, not far from Tao Yuanming’s hometown, to be the county magistrate. That winter, the prefect of the county sent a postal inspector to Pengze County to inspect. The postal governor has a low grade, but he is somewhat powerful. His ability to speak in front of the prefect depends on his mouth. The postal supervisor sent this time was a vulgar and arrogant man. As soon as he arrived at Peng Ze's hotel, he sent the county official to ask the county magistrate to see him. Tao Yuanming usually despises fame and wealth, and refuses to follow the crowd. He despises people who give orders in the name of their superiors, but he had to go see him, so he set off immediately. Unexpectedly, the county official stopped Tao Yuanming and said, "Sir, when you see the postal supervisor, you must wear official uniforms and wear a belt. Otherwise, it will be unseemly. If the superintendent takes the opportunity to make a big fuss, it will be detrimental to you!" At this time, Tao Yuanming again I can't bear it anymore. He let out a long sigh and said, "I can't give in to the villagers for five measures of rice!" After that, he simply took out his official seal, sealed it, and immediately wrote a letter of resignation, and then left the county, where he had only worked for more than eighty days. Peng Ze of Ling.
5. Folding and measuring leather shoes: Tao Yuanming had no shoes, so Wang Hong ordered people to make shoes for him. His men asked him about the size of Tao Yuanming's feet, and Tao Yuanming sat down and stretched out his feet for them to measure.
6. Folding Yan Gong to pay for the wine: When Yan Yanzhi was serving as Liu Liuhou's military meritor, he once had a good relationship with Tao Qian in Xunyang. Later, Yan Yanzhi became an official in Shi'an County. When passing by Tao Qian's residence, he went to Tao Qian's house every day. When he was leaving, Yan Yanzhi left 20,000 yuan for Tao Qian. Tao Qian sent all the money to the restaurant so that it would be easier to get wine later. When Tao Qian, rich or poor, visited him, he would hold a banquet and drink together. If Tao Qian got drunk first, he would tell his guests: "I'm drunk and want to go to bed. You can go back." Such is his true nature.
7. I am drunk and want to sleep, but you can go: Regardless of whether you are high or low, as long as someone visits Tao Yuanming, as long as he has wine, he will drink with the guest. If Tao Yuanming got drunk before his guests, he would say to them: "I'm drunk and want to sleep. You can leave." This is where Yuanming's frankness lies.