55. Going wrong
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a villain who ingratiated himself with the government, took care of lawsuits and bullied the people built a new house. In order to be arty, this official servant repeatedly asked Zheng Banqiao, a famous painter and calligrapher at that time, to inscribe a plaque for his new house. Zheng Banqiao, who detests evil, hates this kind of government lackeys most. After thinking about it, he agreed to write an inscription. Zheng Banqiao started to write four Yu's "Elegant Smells and Respects". The handwriting is natural and unrestrained, vigorous and powerful, and everyone praises it when they see it. The scoundrel was very proud when he got the treasure.
When making the plaque, Zheng Banqiao secretly reminded the painter that the parts of "elegance, smell, respect" and "teeth, doors, walking and walking" should be painted heavily, and the rest should only be brushed lightly.
After the plaque is hung, the lightly brushed parts are blurred and faded quickly, while those heavily painted strokes are still very clear and eye-catching, so "elegant smell and respect" has become "a dog in the yamen". In the laughter of everyone, the villain was so angry that he couldn't get sick.