11 humorous episodes of history

Mondo History Updated on 2024-01-22

Zheng He returned to the court and presented an urgent report to the court with irrepressible excitement, claiming that he had found the legendary divine beast Qilin. Ming Chengzu was overjoyed to learn the news, and not only personally reviewed the map of the unicorn, but also ordered someone to draw it into a painting as an eternal memorial. However, 500 years later, when I looked at the painting again, I was surprised to find that the so-called unicorn was actually a giraffe with a big neck. The unicorn diagram has become an illusory legend.

In the inventory of the Forbidden City, a recital attracted Qianlong's great attention. In the compromise, it is recorded that the minister has dedicated ten pieces of Mi Fu's words. However, Qianlong was very cautious, and asserted that these words were forged and did not accept them. The truth of history lies in careful discernment.

Zeng Guofan had a soft spot for elegiac couplets, and even wrote elegiac couplets for the living before his death. However, his friend Tang Peng accidentally found his living couplet and found the content unbelievable, so he resolutely broke off his friendship with Zeng Guofan. Between the words, the friendship is also broken like a dream.

The battle between the Qing soldiers and the White Lotus Sect was surprisingly different, with the Xiang Yong, the Green Battalion, the Banner Soldiers, and the White Lotus Sect as if they were playing a game of chess. This is not a bloody battle, but a game full of intrigue.

* Period, a kind of ** book called "one fold and eight buckles" was born. However, rumours spread that the paper used in these books had been drugged and that readers would be poisoned to death when they flipped through them. Such absurd rumors have made the best-selling ** book the object of everyone's avoidance.

Liang Qichao became famous, but fell into a language barrier when meeting Guangxu. Liang's Cantonese confused Guangxu, and after switching to Mandarin, it seemed difficult to understand. The two bigwigs are like strangers meeting for the first time in the exchange.

Xu Zhimo's name was acquired by his father before he left the country at the age of 21. When he was a child, a monk named Zhihui rubbed his head for him, so his name became "Shima". What's even more bizarre is that he also uses the pen name "delete me", which is quite humorous.

Sai Jinhua wrote a poem to the Shandong warlord Han Fuqu, revealing affection between the words, but the gratitude contained in it has another mystery. Among the literati, the words are full of tactfulness and subtlety.

Zhang Daqian wrote home after being kidnapped, however, because of his neat handwriting, the kidnappers mistook him for Mr. Bookkeeper. The dramatic moments of history are embarrassing.

The study of the red master Yu Pingbo was named "Guhuai Study", however, he later realized that he had been mistaken, and it was actually an elm tree and not a locust tree. Even in a knowledgeable field, mistakes are inevitable.

Ma Boyong visited Shimuro Middle School during his visit to Chengdu and found that it was an extraordinary middle school. Since the establishment of the county school in 141 B.C., it has experienced thousands of years of vicissitudes and still carries a rich history of education. Ma Boyong's friend quoted senior Sima Xiangru's words, showing the profound heritage of this institution.

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