Kitchee

The Divine Calculator

Mr. Zhu was transferred to the position of Taiwei's secretary and military officer by Zhang'anling. His name was well-known but his position was low, so not many people knew him. The Duke went out to the east, took a passenger ship, and sent several old officials to stay at Qiantang Pavilion. At that time, Chen Chong of Wuxing was the county magistrate. He was supposed to see off a guest to Zhejiang. After the guest left, the clerk at the pavilion drove the official to move to the cowshed. When the tide came, Chen Ling stood up and hesitated, and asked, "What's under the cowshed?" The official said, "Yesterday a poor man came to stay in the pavilion. We have distinguished guests, so we moved him away." The Ling was drunk and asked from a distance, "Would you like some cakes? What's your surname? Can we talk?" Chu raised his hand and answered, "Chu Jinye from Henan." People far and wide had known Chu's name for a long time, so the Ling was very anxious and did not dare to move him away, so he went to the Chu with a letter under the cowshed. He slaughtered more meat and prepared food, and presented it before the Duke, and then he whipped the clerk at the pavilion to apologize for his shame. The Duke drank and feasted with him, and his words and expressions remained the same, as if he was unaware of anything. Order to escort the Duke to the border.

Dong'an Minor Official

Xi Yin believed in Taoism very diligently and often suffered from abdominal discomfort, which could not be cured by any doctors. Hearing that Fakai was famous, he went to meet him. When he came, I took his pulse and said, "Your illness is caused by excessive diligence." I gave him a dose of soup. After taking it once, he had a large bowel movement and several pieces of paper as big as a fist were removed. When he cut them open, he found that they were the talisman he had taken before.

Yelang Army

A peaceful rebirth

Confucius returned first, and his disciples came later. It was raining heavily. When he arrived, Confucius asked him: "Why are you so late?" He said: "The tomb in Fang collapsed." Confucius did not answer., Confucius burst into tears and said: "I heard that in ancient times, tombs were not repaired."

Extraordinary synaesthesia

Xie Gong said: "Su Shao is the best among the Jin Gu." Shao is Shi Chong's brother-in-law, and Su Ze's grandson, also known as Yu's son.

Dream of paradise