It means: It is rare to be confused when you should pretend to be confused, so that you can achieve perfection.

"It is rare to be confused" is Zheng Banqiao's self-statement of his career as an official and his life path. It means that it is rare for people to be confused when they should pretend to be confused. "Fang Neng" means: talent, ability. "Zhizhi" describes the perfection of things.

The allusion of "rarely confused": Zheng Banqiao one day met an elegant-speaking old man who called himself "the confused old man". Zheng Banqiao had a good conversation with him, and he understood some truths. He wrote "It is rare to be confused" as his vow to live in society.

"Zhizhi" comes from: Song Su Shi's "The Theory of Honesty and Honesty in Punishments and Rewards": "Because of its praise and derogatory meaning, it is also the most loyal and honest way to control rewards and punishments."

Interpretation : The system of rewards and punishments is formulated based on its principles of praise and criticism. This is also extremely loyal!

Extended information:

"It is rare to be confused" has been passed down to this day. Many people use it as a motto, and those who can use it as a rule of survival are smart and sensible people. He is also a smart person with outstanding IQ and EQ. Smart is a word worth pondering. It means "good brain", "quick response" and "quick thinking". On the contrary, it also implies "unsteady", "impetuous" and "love to show off".

A wise man must learn to guard against fools. The so-called "keeping fools" actually means cultivating one's own more extraordinary wisdom and virtue on the basis of one's own intelligence. A truly wise and courageous person does not necessarily need to show off, but needs to be judged by his actual ability to do things. Behind "rarely confused" lies great wisdom.

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