In Song Taizong, Hu Dan is known as the most confident scholar in the history of imperial examinations. In his later years, Hu Dan stayed at home because of eye diseases. Historians write biographies of a noble marquis. Because of his poor family, he once killed pigs. Historians are embarrassed: not writing is not a record, but writing is taboo. Hesitant, meet and ask Hu Dan. When Hu Dan learned the reason, he couldn't help laughing: "What's the difficulty? Just say that you used to' kill people with a knife and show your ambition to kill the world'? " Historians smiled at each other and admired them.
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Ding Wei, a scholar in Song Dynasty, visited Wang Yucheng with poems and was appreciated by Wang Yucheng. He thinks that his literary talent is comparable to that of gifted scholar Sun He, and he is on a par with Han Yu and Liu Zongyuan. He wrote a poem: "Five hundred years of poor writing, from Liu Han to Sun Ding, can now make history, and the second article is like the Six Classics." From then on, the Song Dynasty regarded Sun as its opponent. In the same year, he took part in the imperial examination, and Sun He was the top scholar in high school and ranked fourth in the Song Dynasty. He was furious. After learning this, he humorously said to the Song Dynasty, "A, B, C and D, since your surname is D, you deserve the fourth place, so don't complain!"
Han Qi, who experienced Renzong, Yingzong and Zongshen dynasties in the Northern Song Dynasty, was a university student. When I was working in the wild, I once attended a wedding. When I saw the litchi on the table, I reached for it. When I saw the white banquet (northern folk custom: to serve guests or act as a handyman when organizing weddings), I dragged my voice and sang, "Minister wants to eat lychee, please invite all the guests to eat lychee together." Han Qi was disgusted. He held out his hand and drew it back. Unexpectedly, Bai dragged a long voice and sang: "The minister is angry, please put down the litchi." Hearing this, Han Qi couldn't help laughing.
Liu Ban, a historian of the Northern Song Dynasty, was born in the family of a poet and calligrapher. He worships China calligraphers, and together with Sima Guang, he wrote "Tongzhi Notes", which was praised by people. But he is careless, does not cultivate dignity, and likes joking. Although he repented several times, he still couldn't change it. I got wind disease in my later years, my beard fell off and my nose collapsed. One day, Su Shi and his friends went to visit. During the dinner, everyone played with ancient poems. Su Shi looked at Liu Ban and smiled happily: "The wind is blowing, eyebrows are flying, let the warriors guard their noses?" They smell speech laugh, only Liu Ban melancholy alone.
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Mi Fei, a famous calligrapher, was called "Mi Dian" because of his eccentric personality and crazy behavior. Song Huizong was appointed as a doctor of calligraphy and painting, and was called "Minnan Palace". Can write poetry, good at calligraphy and painting, accurate identification. Calligraphy and painting are unique, especially good at copying. Every time you borrow an ancient painting, you have to copy it, and then bring it with the original painting, so that people can distinguish the authenticity; Fakes are often taken away because they are not clear. When Yang Ciweng was the prefect of Danyang, once Mi Fei passed by, he shut Mi Fei in. When he left, Yang Ciweng said cunningly, "I specially prepared puffer fish soup for you today." As a result, only ordinary fish were served. Mifei was puzzled. Yang Ciweng smiled and said, "This is a fake puffer fish."
In the Southern Song Dynasty, Ye Heng, the right prime minister and envoy of the Tang Dynasty, was dismissed from the right prime minister because Tang Bangyan hated and slandered the court. Come back, a serious illness. Friends come to visit, afraid of * * * Ye Heng, all unsmiling. Unexpectedly, Ye Heng casually asked, "I'm going to die, but I don't know if I'll be good after I die." Someone replied, "It must be excellent." Ye Heng was very surprised and asked, "How do you know?" The man replied, "If it is not good after death, the dead will flee back." No one comes back now, which proves that it is good after death. "Suddenly, the room was full of laughter.
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Song Huizong, a "genius in art and a mediocre person in governing the country", is known as a "thin gold book". One day, Hui Zong let Prime Minister Li Gang appreciate his "thin book". Li's font is too thin. Song Huizong said, "I created a new font called fine gold. If it is implemented nationwide, it will save a lot of ink in one year. How's it going? I am a wise man! "
In the Song Dynasty, humor was often seen between the monarch and the minister, between the literati, between the scholars and even among the ordinary people, which was unprecedented and could not be said to be a great spectacle.