Couplets belong to literary works and obviously have exaggerated elements. This painting is absolutely a satire on Li Hongzhang and Weng Tonghe, two important ministers in the late Qing Dynasty.

Li Hongzhang, the official residence of Wenhua Hall, is a first-rate scholar and a very important minister. Although it has no real power, it is equivalent to the prime minister, so it is called the prime minister Hefei. Weng Tonghe used to be the minister of household affairs, and was known as Daxing Agriculture in ancient times, so he was called Xingshong Changshu. The couplets skillfully used the place of birth as the agent of two important officials, and hinted at the decline and darkness of the late Qing Dynasty in a comparative way. Although exaggerated, it is also true.