Zhang Jiuling, the Prime Minister of Kaiyuan of Tang Dynasty, was a famous politician, writer, poet and prime minister with courage and vision. So, what are the stories about Zhang Jiuling?
Zhang Jiuling, a famous prime minister in the Tang Dynasty, was talented and intelligent since he was a child. He could recite poems and compose poems at the age of five or six, and was known as a child prodigy for a while. In the spring when he was seven years old, Zhang Jiuling visited Baolin Temple with his family. Baolin Temple is a famous temple with prosperous incense, beautiful scenery and numerous tourists. Zhang Jiuling was fascinated and watched with gusto. Suddenly, it was reported that the governor of Shaozhou Prefecture led the state government officials to worship in incense. Pilgrims in front of the temple hurriedly avoided. Zhang Jiuling hid the peach blossoms he folded before entering the temple in his sleeve and watched the eunuch and his entourage playing with the offerings as if nothing had happened, without any fear.
The prefect saw that Jiuling was lively, innocent and cute, and wanted to test his talent. Then he asked: "Do you want to eat the fruit? I will make a match. If you are right, I will give you the fruit to eat." Zhang Jiuling said confidently: "Okay." The prefect had already seen the peach blossoms hidden in Jiuling's sleeves, so he came out. He wrote a first couplet, "The white-faced scholar has spring hidden in his sleeves."
Jiuling responded: "The Huangtang Prefect knows everything in his mind." The prefect thought, this child is really a prodigy, let's test him again. Another pair of "a boy, climbing the dragon, climbing the phoenix and climbing the red osmanthus" appeared. Zhang Jiuling raised his head suddenly and saw three big Buddha statues in front of him. Everyone was amazed: This boy will definitely not be an ordinary person in the future.
Zhang Jiuling went to play in the back with the fruit given by the prefect. A monk saw him and thought he had stolen the fruit. Jiuling said it was a reward from the prefect, but the monk didn't believe it: "Why do you say the prefect gave it to you?" Jiuling told the whole story. The monk was so surprised that he asked Jiuling to explain the match made by the prefect. Jiuling read out the first couplet of the prefect, and the monk asked again, "Then how did you deal with it." Jiuling had an idea and said that the second couplet I was right was: "Monks all over the temple steal pigs, dogs, and vegetables." The monk heard this. In the second line, I was shocked, and I rushed to chase the eunuch to explain myself.
Zhang Jiuling, a famous prime minister in the Tang Dynasty, was talented and intelligent since he was a child. He could recite poems and compose poems at the age of five or six, and was called a child prodigy for a time. In the spring when he was seven years old, Zhang Jiuling visited Baolin Temple with his family. Baolin Temple is a famous temple with prosperous incense, beautiful scenery and numerous tourists. Zhang Jiuling was fascinated and watched with gusto. Suddenly, it was reported that the prefect of Shaozhou Prefecture led the state government officials to worship in incense. Pilgrims in front of the temple hurriedly avoided. Zhang Jiuling hid the peach blossoms he folded before entering the temple in his sleeve and watched the eunuch and his entourage playing with the offerings as if nothing had happened, without any fear. The prefect saw that Jiuling was lively, innocent and cute, so he wanted to test his talent. Then he asked: "Do you want to eat the fruit? I will make a match. If you are right, I will give you the fruit to eat." Zhang Jiuling said confidently: "Okay." The prefect had already seen the peach blossoms hidden in Jiuling's sleeves, so he came out. He wrote a first couplet, "The white-faced scholar has spring hidden in his sleeves."
Jiuling responded: "The Huangtang Prefect knows everything in his mind." The prefect thought, this child is really a prodigy, let's test him again. Another pair of "a boy, climbing the dragon, climbing the phoenix and climbing the red osmanthus" appeared. Zhang Jiuling raised his head suddenly and saw three big Buddha statues in front of him. Everyone was amazed: This boy will definitely not be an ordinary person in the future.