In the late Qing Dynasty, when Zuo Zongtang was the governor of Liangjiang, there was a former junior officer in the Hunan Army named Wu. He had a straightforward temperament and bravery in battle. Zuo Zongtang recommended him to Huating ( County magistrate of present-day Songjiang, Shanghai. Wu was born in the military and was not literate. One time during a county exam, his superiors handed down the test questions. In order to keep them secret, he hid them in his boots. On the day of the exam, I forgot where the test questions were hidden and couldn't find them anywhere. His subordinates asked the master to recall it, maybe he could remember the content of the test questions. He thought for a while and said: "I only remember the word 'horse'." Since the examination content at that time was based on the "Four Books", his subordinates went through the "Four Books" and found several items such as "As for dogs and horses", "The people heard the sound of the king's chariots and horses", etc. He said it was wrong, the word "horse" It was the first word, so he turned to "Ma Bu Jin Ye", and he said there were not enough words. Later, a police officer asked the gentleman to search for it on his body. He suddenly remembered that it was hidden in his boot and hurriedly found it. When everyone saw it, they "didn't know that the person who came was not what he was." No one dared to laugh. Later, the matter was reported to the Governor's Mansion. Zuo Zongtang felt that he had improperly hired people, so he wrote a limerick:
When you are riding a horse, the horse should be at its proper pace, just like when you were riding a horse.
It is more powerful than a tiger to charge into battle, so why recommend him to use a pen tip?
So he was dismissed as the county magistrate and transferred back to the army.
Wrong word "Uncle" went to jail
During the Republic of China, Han Fuju, the chairman of Shandong Province, combined military and political power into one body, and was very powerful. He had an uncle who was a former scholar and was unemployed at home. He came to Jinan to find him and wanted to find a job to support his family. He readily agreed and immediately wrote the order, put it in a envelope together with his uncle's registration form, and ordered it to be delivered to his secretary. Do it quickly. The secretary-general was shocked when he opened the package and immediately sent someone to arrest the old man and imprison him in the Military Justice Department. More than a month later, Han held a military and political meeting. He sat on the rostrum, looked around, and asked the secretary-general: "Why didn't Mr. ×× come to the meeting?" The secretary-general said: "The old man was detained in the Military Justice Department and has not been released." Bastard!" Han Fuju was furious: "Who arrested the old man?" The secretary-general then took out Han's warrant. When Han saw that it said "Arrest the Military Justice Department", he said confidently: "I didn't write clearly about this. Department, did you make him the secretary? "Why did you arrest him?" The secretary-general whispered: "The word 'pai' is next to the three o'clock water. You wrote it next to the handle," Han Fuju said. He glared and said, "Don't use your hands for anything! Go and invite the old man to come for a meeting!" When Old Man Han was released and heard about this, he became so angry that he wrote a poem without saying a word. :
An official document "sent" someone to "catch" him, and he was put on military court for no reason.
If the teacher stays in Jinan Mansion, he will be frightened when the "warrant" comes.
After writing it, he put it down on Han Fuju's table, flicked his sleeves and went back to his hometown.
Write one more word to expose the enemy
During the Agrarian Revolution, after the failure of the Nanchang Uprising, He Long went to western Hunan and Hubei to open up a base, and held important positions with great success. The Kuomintang reactionaries hated him so much that they instigated some newspapers to spread rumors and often published news that "He Long was captured alive and shot." On one occasion, a newspaper in Changsha was ordered to publish the "quick news" that "the bandit leader He Long was captured alive yesterday". The newspaper had long been disgusted with this despicable act of spreading rumors to confuse the public, but under pressure, it had to publish it. At the time of publication, an editor added the word "and" before the word "bei" in the title. The authorities sent someone to review it. When they saw that the title was "The bandit leader He Long was captured alive again yesterday," the prosecutor was so angry that he puffed his beard and stared. , raised troops to investigate. The editor-in-chief said: "This newspaper has been ordered to publish this 'news' several times. If we don't add the word 'again' this time, people will accuse us of spreading rumors. How will the newspaper continue to do so in the future?" The censor was very embarrassed and did not allow the newspaper to be published. The joke spread and people were happy. Someone in the newspaper office wrote a limerick:
He Long was "killed" twice and three times, but He Long seemed like a roly-poly.
A clever pen adds a word, and a lie pokes a big hole.
Write one less word and risk getting into trouble
During the Anti-Japanese War, the Kuomintang's First Theater Command once sent a secret telegram to report the war situation to Chiang Kai-shek. The text contained the words "Five armies have been sent for reinforcements." . Jiang Yue was confused and wrote: "Five armies? Fifth army?" Then he ordered the original document to be returned. The leaders of the First War Zone were panic-stricken as they were almost punished, but they were thankful that no major mistakes were made. Someone in the army wrote a poem to blame:
The fifth army, the fifth army? Vague and ambiguous.
How can military aircraft be child's play? One mistake can kill tens of thousands of people.
One word was omitted to write a clever argument
Emperor Qianlong once took a leisurely tour of Qingyi Garden and felt comfortable. During the chat, he learned that the accompanying official Cao Xiuxian (edited by the Hanlin Academy, "Siku" One of the editors of "Quanshu" wrote well, so he handed his white paper folding fan to Cao and ordered him to write a fan. Cao Xiuxian knew that Qianlong was a versatile emperor who was also good at being picky and clever. He was frightened and did not dare to compose his own poems, lest he cause disaster if he was negligent. But I had to write it. To be on the safe side, I wrote Li Bai's "Early Departure from Baidi City". After Qianlong took a look at it, his expression changed immediately and he said seriously: "What's the purpose of subtracting one word?" Cao took it and took a look and was shocked. Sure enough, the first sentence "Chaoci Baidi Caiyunjian" was missing. The word "Jian" means that the more you fear ghosts, the more you will see ghosts. This crime of deceiving the emperor is not a trivial one. In his anxiety, he suddenly came up with a plan and played with a smile: "Li Taibai's "Early Departure from Baidi City" has been circulated by thousands of people. It has been written by many writers and is the same. It has long lost its freshness and interest. For this reason, I boldly rewrote it into a clever poem. Lively little words to please the holy heart, isn't it interesting?" Then he chanted loudly: "The colorful clouds are thousands of miles away, and the apes are crying on both sides of the river, and the boat has passed the Wanzhong Mountain." /p>
When Qianlong heard it, he was really fresh and unique and praised it greatly.
If you write a word that is different, you will lose your fame
During the Renzong period of the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a scholar named Zhao Xu. , but looking at the handwriting he wrote, it was very irregular. He wrote a triangular "厶" next to the word "口" in the word "WEI". Renzong said: "Your article is beautiful, but you wrote the word '口' next to the word 'WEI' in a triangle, which is against the rules." Unexpectedly, Zhao Xu felt so good about himself that he forgot about it and replied loudly: "口 and 厶 are in calligraphy." It can be used universally." Song Renzong was furious. He wrote the words "Qu Ji, Lu Tai, Private He, Ju Gou" with a Zhu pen, and threw it to him and said: "Since you said it can be used universally, just use these words. Identify them one by one." Zhao Xu was dumbfounded now, speechless and unable to answer. Renzong immediately decided not to admit him and ordered him to go home and study and practice calligraphy again to see the effect. This crazy student lost his first prize just because of an irregular word. At that time, someone wrote a poem and mocked it:
Ten years of hard work and ten years of hard work, and one day he entered the official career.
Just to have more "mouth" for one word, take away the fame and then study again.
The word "reverse" reduces the crime and sentence
At the end of the Qing Dynasty, there was a wealthy son somewhere in Shandong who did not do his job and ran rampant in the countryside. Once, his horse galloped in a busy city and trampled an old man to death. He was immediately taken to the government by the people and put on death row. His parents spent a lot of money to hire a doctor to help him soften his cheeks. The doctor checked the case file and saw that the sentence "horse racing injured a person to death" was concluded. He reversed the word "horse racing" and became "horse racing injured a person to death." ". With such a change, the crime is not intentional, and not only can one be exempted from punishment, but he can also avoid death. He also instigated his family members to bribe the county magistrate. After several attempts, the sentence was changed to pay heavy compensation, he apologized and admitted his mistake, and he was released through education. In order to deceive others, the county magistrate wrote a high-sounding judgment with a stroke of his pen:
A bad horse is difficult to control if it breaks off its rein, but it does not hurt people because of its loose rein.
He paid a lot of money for compensation and a generous burial, and the two families settled their disputes.
A death penalty case was turned upside down by this word game and bribery conspiracy.