Ji Xiaolan was a minister of rites and one of the co-organizers during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. He once participated in the compilation of Sikuquanshu, and his literary skills were excellent. How could he write typos on such a formal occasion as inscription for Confucius? The couplets on both sides of Confucius House are the first couplet: "Sharing interest with the country, being rich and respecting politics"; The bottom line is, "the same day and the old article moral saint family." If you travel to Confucius House, you will find that the word "fu" in the upper part of the couplet is a little less, while the last stroke of the word "Zhang" in the lower part goes straight into the sky and has already broken out of the sky.
The two special characters in these two couplets are not what we call typos, but popular folk characters at that time. Vulgar characters are typos, but they are not typos. Vulgar characters are indeed used in many formal occasions, so vulgar characters are not typos.
What's more, if Ji Xiaolan wrote a typo for Confucius on such an important occasion, he would immediately correct it. Besides, the people at that time and the emperor would not agree to let the typo appear on Confucius' couplets, and it will not spread to the present, so these two words will not be deliberately written by Ji Xiaolan. Besides, he didn't have the guts to make mistakes on purpose.
There is also an interesting explanation for these two common words: the word "rich" has no point, which means that Confucius' wealth is infinite; The picture of the word "Zhang" piercing the sky can be understood as the cultural level of Confucius. Of course, I also hope that Ji Xiaolan's inscription is such a beautiful idea, and don't treat these two words as typos in the future.
There is also an interesting explanation for these two common words: the word "rich" is a little less, which means that Confucius is either rich or expensive; The picture of the word "Zhang" piercing the sky can be understood as the cultural level of Confucius. Of course, I also hope that Ji Xiaolan's inscription is such a beautiful idea, and don't treat these two words as typos in the future.
There is also an interesting explanation for these two common words: the word "rich" is a little less, which means that Confucius is either rich or expensive; The picture of the word "Zhang" piercing the sky can be understood as the cultural level of Confucius. Of course, I also hope that Ji Xiaolan's inscription is such a beautiful idea, and don't treat these two words as typos in the future.