It is said that during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the Empress Dowager Cixi obtained a folding fan from the folk. This folding fan was exquisite and simple, and very precious. But unfortunately, the fan page is blank, with no paintings by masters or ink marks by famous artists. So the Empress Dowager Cixi called a well-known calligrapher in the capital and asked him to inscribe Wang Zhihuan's "Liangzhou Ci" on the fan.
Unexpectedly, the calligrapher was careless and missed the word "Jian" in the first sentence. It became "The Yellow River is far above the white clouds (missing the word 'jian'), and there is an isolated city on the Wanren Mountain. Why does the Qiang flute blame the willows? The spring breeze does not reach Yumen Pass." After seeing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi was furious, threw the folding fan at the calligrapher's feet, and shouted Push him out and behead him.
When the calligrapher saw that the word "Jian" was missing on the folding fan, he could not help but feel chills running down his spine. An idea struck him and he quickly calmed down and said: "Queen Mother, please calm down. After Wang Zhihuan of the Tang Dynasty wrote "Liangzhou Ci", a friend joked: 'This is originally a poem, why do you want to say it as a poem?' Wang Zhihuan replied: ' Due to a typo, an extra character was written, so everyone regarded it as a poem. "Don't believe it? Queen Mother, please listen." Then the calligrapher read aloud: "Far above the Yellow River, there are white clouds, and the lonely city is Wanren Mountain." Why should the Qiang flute complain? The spring breeze of the willows will not pass through Yumen Pass." After hearing this, the Empress Dowager Cixi knew that the calligrapher was sophistry, but she was moved by his cleverness and wisdom, and her anger turned into joy. Not only did she not kill the calligrapher, she also gave him silver and treasures so that the calligrapher could return home.