1. Meaning: It is rare to be confused, which means that people are rarely confused when they should pretend to be confused.

2. "It's rare to be confused" is a famous saying passed down by Zheng Banqiao during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is his way of being an official and his way of life. Later generations lamented the philosophy contained in these four words "It's rare to be confused", so they hung it in the form of a banner at home as a warning for every life.

3. In 1751 AD, Zheng Banqiao was in Weixian County. "There was nothing going on in the Yazhai, the walls were empty, the surroundings were silent, as if they were outside, and I felt sad in my heart." He thought, "A life of busy life, half a lifetime of desolation." , Is this what life is like? Fighting for fame and fortune, being so strong in winning, so what in the end? It seems that it is better to be confused, and look at everything in a confused way, and it doesn’t matter what is lost or gained, and the mind will be at peace." So, he wrote. Next "It's rare to be confused". Therefore, it is called "the words of helplessness expressed by a very smart man, and the words of anger emanating from the heart in the face of the hustle and bustle of life and the cold world." Legend: One year, Zheng Banqiao went to Yunfeng Mountain in Laizhou, Shandong After observing the monument of Zheng Gong, I stayed at the old Confucian's house at the foot of the mountain. The old Confucian called himself a confused old man, and his speech and behavior were elegant and extraordinary. The conversation between the two was very interesting.

There is a very large inkstone in the old man's house. The stone is fine and carved. Zheng Banqiao admired it greatly after seeing it. The old man asked Zheng Banqiao to leave the calligraphy treasure so that someone could carve it on the back of the inkstone. Zheng Banqiao felt that the confused old man must have an origin, so he wrote the four words "It is rare to be confused" and stamped it with his name. Chapter: A scholar of Kangxi, a scholar of Yongzheng, and a Jinshi of Qianlong.

Because the inkstone was too big, there were still many blanks, so Banqiao asked the old man to write a postscript.

The old man did not refuse. He wrote casually: "It is difficult to obtain beautiful rocks, and it is even more difficult to obtain stubborn rocks. It is even more difficult to change from beautiful rocks to stubborn rocks. Beauty is in the middle, but stubbornness is in the outside. It hides in the hut of a savage and cannot enter the gate of wealth. After writing, he stamped it with a square seal. The seal read: "First in the college examination, second in the provincial examination, third in the palace examination." ”

Banqiao was shocked when he saw it, and realized that the old man was a retired official.

I was confused by the old man’s name, and saw that there was still a gap on the back of the inkstone, so he He also added a paragraph: "It is difficult to be smart, and it is even more difficult to be confused. It is even more difficult to turn from being smart to being confused. Let it go, take a step back, and feel at ease now, not for future blessings. "

In his later career experience, Zheng Banqiao gained a better understanding of the meaning of the word "rarely confused", and used his literary talent to give "rarely confused" a different life perception!