Zhu Zhishan, named Zhu Yunming, named Zhu Zhishan because he has branches on his right hand, was a famous calligrapher and poet in the Ming Dynasty and one of the four great talents in Wuzhong. Below is the story of Zhu Zhishan that I collected and compiled. I hope it will be helpful to you.
The Story of Zhu Zhishan
There was a maid in Zhu Zhishan named Mei Xiang. She served the master every day and entertained guests. She was influenced by her ears and eyes, and she became a riddle and poem writer. He is an expert and often answers riddles with his master. He has a very tacit understanding and is deeply loved by Zhu Zhishan. One day, Tang Bohu came to visit, and Zhu Zhishan said: "Meixiang, come and make tea!" Meixiang responded: "I know, just make it!" After a while, Meixiang brought two cups of tea, but placed them both in front of Zhu Zhishan. , listen to the master's opinions. Tang Bohu was a little puzzled and thought to himself, this is another riddle to trouble me. Sure enough, Zhu Zhishan said with a smile: The conversation I had with Mei Xiang just now was a riddle, asking me to write a seven-character poem so that the Chinese can "drink tea." ?
Tang Bohu smiled and thought to himself: "The fragrance of plums must be related to spring, and tea is related to grass, wood, and people." He suddenly remembered the sentence "Spring is here" in Zhang Shi's "The Beginning of Spring" written by Zhang Shi in the Song Dynasty. The grass and trees in the world know, by the way, he called Mei Xiang, and when he came, it was the word "spring has arrived", and the tea tree was the grass and trees in the world. Mei Xiang answered: "I know", it was the word "know". So he read the poem out loud.
Zhu Zhishan said with a smile: By the way, you guessed well, you guessed well, please have some tea. ?
Tang Bohu took the tea and suddenly said thoughtfully: "This riddle is very exciting, and every word is connected." But what you shouted was "make tea". This word "make" is redundant!?
Zhu Zhishan laughed and said: "Don't you hear the fragrance of plum blossoms and say "make tea" again?" ?
The guest laughed so much that he almost spit out the imported tea, shouting: ?Wonderful! Wonderful!?
The story of Zhu Zhishan’s broken pearl
There is a priceless luminous pearl in Zhu Zhishan's home, which is so dazzling that everyone who is lucky enough to see it will admire it. One evening, the manager hurriedly came to report to Zhu Zhishan: "The luminous pearl is missing!" He quickly followed the manager and searched carefully inside and outside the house several times. Not only did he not find the luminous pearl, he didn't even find any trace of it. He thought: Who could be so cunning and steal the beads without leaving any trace? He decided that he was a thief, so he came up with a clever plan to solve the case. He ordered people to call all the servants to the ancestral hall. The inside of the ancestral hall was dark, and a bowl could be vaguely seen on the stool in front of the altar table. He said: "Everyone only knows that I have a luminous pearl in my house, but they don't know that there is also a treasure-protecting magic weapon - the Chaxin Bowl." If a person who has never done anything wrong touches this bowl, his heart will cool down and his fingers will feel moist. If a thief touches it, he will be immediately stuck to it and scream. ?
He asked everyone to touch the bowl one by one, and no one made a sound until the last person touched it. After he ordered someone to light the lamp, he made a short inspection and suddenly pointed at a person and said sternly: "He is a thief!" So he ordered someone to arrest that person.
After interrogation, it was indeed that person who stole the Night Pearl. How did Zhu Zhishan find out? It turned out that he had smeared a thick layer of black oil on the bowl. Anyone who touched the bowl would have black hands. The person who stole the beads did not dare to touch the bowl because of a guilty conscience. Naturally, his hands were black. It was white, so after lighting the lamp, the thief was quickly discovered.
The story of Zhu Zhishan writing couplets to scold the rich man
One New Year’s Eve, a rich man named Qian asked Zhu Zhishan to write Spring Festival couplets. Zhu Zhishan thought; this money man usually plundered the countryside and oppressed the people. Since he came to the door today, why not take the opportunity to ridicule him? So, he ordered the bookboy to paste paper on both sides of the door of the money man and wrote this couplet:
It will be unlucky to have spring tomorrow;
It will be unlucky to have less money in the coming year.
People in the past read this couplet when they saw it:
It will be spring tomorrow, so it will be unlucky;
It will be unlucky in the coming year, and there will be little extra money.
Mr. Qian was furious after hearing this. He knew that Zhu Zhishan had deliberately insulted him, so he went to the county government to complain, saying that Zhu Zhishan had insulted good people with couplets, and asked the master to make the final decision for him. In addition, the rich man Qian also secretly gave some gold and silver to the county master. At that moment, the county magistrate sent someone to call Zhu Zhishan and asked: "Mr. Zhu, why did you insult Boss Qian with the couplet?" Zhu Zhishan smiled and replied: "Your Excellency, you are wrong! I am a scholar and have no right." How dare you use couplets to curse people when you have no power? Are all the words written by the students auspicious words!? So, he took out the couplets and read them to everyone on the spot:
Tomorrow will be a good spring, not unlucky;
There will be less bad luck and more wealth in the coming year.
After hearing this, the county magistrate and the rich man were stunned and speechless. After a long time, the county master woke up from a dream and scolded Mr. Qian, saying, "It's just your lack of knowledge and knowledge that you mistook such wonderful auspicious words as insults. Why don't you quickly apologize to Mr. Zhu?
Mr. Qian was helpless. , had to apologize again and again. Zhu Zhishan laughed loudly, said goodbye to the county magistrate, and walked away.