"It is rare to be confused" is a famous saying handed down by Zheng Banqiao during the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty.
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In the 16th year of Qianlong (A.D. 175 1), Zheng Banqiao was invited by Juzhou to visit Juzhou. When I went to Shanwang in the north of Wang Di, I was warmly received by the Foreign Minister of. The foreign minister had heard about Banqiao for a long time and longed for its Mo Bao, so he entertained Banqiao with local famous dishes.
Zheng Banqiao was full of praise after tasting the dishes painted on the lake. He asked Mr. Wang the names of these dishes, and Mr. Wang replied, "We call them confused dishes locally." Seeing that Banqiao was in full swing, Mr. W invited Banqiao to write an inscription.
Banqiao knew what it meant long ago, but he was still happy to write down four big characters: inseparable.
Therefore, the widely circulated "rare confusion" was originally Zheng Banqiao's inscription, not the next sentence.
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It is said that the word "rarely confused" was written in Yunfeng Mountain, Laizhou, Shandong Province. One year, Zheng Banqiao made a special trip here to see the Zheng Wengong Monument, but he couldn't leave. It was dark and he had to spend the night in a cabin on the mountain. The shopkeeper is a refined old man, pretending to be a "confused old man" and speaking well.
In his room, a table-sized inkstone was displayed, which was exquisite in stone and carved, leaving a deep impression on Zheng Banqiao. The old man asked Zheng Banqiao to engrave an inscription on the back of the inkstone. Banqiao thought that the old man must have a history, so he inscribed the word "muddleheaded" and used the word "Kangxi scholar Yongzheng"
Because there are still many gaps in the inkstone, Banqiao said that the old man should write a postscript. The old man wrote: "beautiful stones are hard to get, especially hard stones, and it is even harder to change from beautiful stones to hard stones." Beauty is in the middle, but stubbornness is outside, hiding the home of savages, not entering the treasure door. "
He used a square seal, which said, "College entrance examination first, rural entrance examination second, and palace examination third." Banqiao was surprised to know that the old man was a retired official. Feeling the name of the confused old man, I saw that there was still a gap on the back of the inkstone, so I added a paragraph: "It is difficult to be smart, especially confused, and it is even more difficult to change from smart to confused. Let go, take a step back, feel at ease now, and report later. "