Idioms and their stories
During the Southern Qi Dynasty in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a scholar named Zhang Rong, the son of ZhangChang, a long history, and the grandson of doctor Zhang Wei. He is eccentric by nature and behaves strangely. Although Zhang Rong is short and ugly, he likes to walk on his high horse without being watched, and he is quick-witted and often answers other people's questions. Xiao Daocheng, Emperor of Southern Qi Dynasty, appreciated Zhang Rong's talent and character before he became emperor. Zhang Rong is eloquent and humorous. On one occasion, Zhang Rong asked for leave to go home, and Xiao Daocheng asked him where his family lived. Zhang Rong replied, "I live on land instead of a house, on a boat instead of water." Xiao Daocheng didn't understand what was going on, so he asked Zhang Xu, a relative of Zhang Rong. Zhang Xu told the emperor: "Zhang Rong lives near Dongshan and has no fixed place." Take a boat to the shore for the time being, and the whole family lives in it. "Xiao Daocheng laughed. On another occasion, Xiao Daocheng promised to grant Zhang Rong the title of Stuart Changshi face to face, but he didn't formally issue an imperial edict. One day, Zhang Rong rode a pitifully thin horse to North Korea. Xiao Daocheng saw it and asked him, "Why is your horse so thin? How much feed do you feed it every day? " Zhang Rong replied: "I promised to feed it a stone of millet, but I didn't really feed it!" "Xiao Daocheng understood the meaning of Zhang Rong, then officially named Zhang Rong as Situ Changshi.
On one occasion, Xiao Daocheng and Zhang Rong discussed calligraphy. Xiao Daocheng said: "Your calligraphy is already quite strong, but you still lack the statutes of two kings." Zhang Rong replied: "Your Majesty should not say that I lack the statutes of the two kings, but that the two kings lack my statutes." Writing articles, Zhang Rong also advocates originality and his own style. He wrote in the preface to human law: "As a person, one should develop one's creativity as Confucius did when he edited poems and books and formulated rites and music. Why should a person imitate others and live under other people's fences like a bird? "