2, magpie noise prison building from the Tang Dynasty Zhang Kun's "in one's hand" Volume 4:
"In the last years of Zhenguan, Li Jingyi of Southern Tang lived in an empty mountain with a nest on the side, and every meal was fed. People who lost cloth nearby later falsely accused Jing Yi of stealing, and spent more than a month in Nankang Prison, so they illegally refused to accept it. If you want to hear it, its magpie is parked in the prison building and happy in Jingyi, which seems to be a message. There is forgiveness for its spread in Japan. The lawsuit came, just as I said when I saw Xuan. After three days of forgiveness, Jingyi returned to the mountain. The one who knows the mysterious clothes is also handed down by magpies. "
3, magpie noise prison building allusions to the effect:
Magpie is very grateful to people because it always eats the food fed by its neighbors. When its owner was in trouble, he not only personally went to the prison building to report the good news, but also became a human being, falsely preaching the imperial edict and helping the benefactor out of trouble. "Mysterious clothes and plain clothes" is the image of magpie's clothing. This is a very traditional story type that birds and animals repay kindness in China.
4. The traditional culture of China has been passed down very well, so "Magpie gives good news" has been passed down from generation to generation.