Cui planned to report to the court to increase his salary according to the custom of grace, but Bosi insisted on not agreeing, and he even thought that Bosi was strange and different
Ci: Name of person. Will: soon, plan. To: based on, in accordance with. Examples of grace: grace, the practice of extending grace. Memorial: Report (to the imperial court). Increase: increase. Rank: salary, income. Bosi: a person's name. Solid: persist. Ci: decline, do not accept. Benefit: more. Qi: Surprising, strange. It is: pronoun, referring to Bosi. Note that the usage of Qizhi means to find it strange, that is, to think that something is strange. The system of favors was a reward given by the feudal ruling class to a person who they believed had made a significant contribution to the court and the country. If a person made meritorious service, his parents and children could be given official titles and salary increases.