Because officials in the Song Dynasty had to eat in the palace after their last court visit, every time the chef asked the Prime Minister what he wanted to eat, the Prime Minister would say "eat steamed cakes tomorrow", meaning how about eating steamed cakes.
Later, once the prime minister and some ministers made couplets, and if they did not meet the requirements, they would be fined. At that time, the first couplet made by the Prime Minister was "Wei Wei, the ghost of the Women's Committee", which was actually the antithesis of the couplet. At that time, Huang Tingjian made the second couplet, which was "trying to rectify the situation".
Because Huang Tingjian said this sentence in a tone very similar to what the Prime Minister usually said to the chef, "I will eat steamed cakes in the future", so all the ministers present burst into laughter. The Prime Minister thought that Huang Tingjian was satirizing himself when he said this bottom line, and he hated Huang Tingjian from now on.
On another occasion, Huang Tingjian also angered the Prime Minister, that is, when the Prime Minister told others about Shandong culture, he said that if he helped others write articles, others would give them a car gift to show their gratitude.
This was originally just the prime minister showing off his position in his hometown, but Huang Tingjian heard this sentence and said that the gift given by others was a car full of Shandong green onions. Because Shandong people like to eat pancakes and roll green onions, the prime minister hated Huang Tingjian completely at this time.
Later, Huang Tingjian wrote an article carelessly and used many offensive sentences below. At this time, the Prime Minister took the opportunity to suppress Huang Tingjian and exiled him to Guangxi. The emperor was very angry and Huang Tingjian's career was ruined.