Emperor Qianlong went down to Jiangnan: a couplet changed a little beggar's life.

In his later years, Emperor Qianlong liked to gallop everywhere. He has visited Jiangnan six times. Emperor Qianlong saw a wide and tidy road when he went out, so he wrote a couplet casually: "The road leads to the north and south." The courtiers who followed around saw the emperor's question, so they thought hard and wanted to come up with the answer as soon as possible in order to get the reward and affirmation of Qianlong.

While the ministers were thinking, a passing beggar also heard the couplet written by Gan Long and said to them, "I can match a beggar with such a simple couplet." Everyone doesn't believe it, thinking that beggars are just bragging and want to make a little money. Facing everyone's doubts, the little beggar pointed to the shops on both sides of the street and said to everyone, "The shops on both sides buy things."

When Qianlong heard this, he immediately applauded and said to the little beggar, "Do you still deserve me to write another couplet?" The little beggar said firmly, "Of course." Seeing this, Emperor Qianlong made another couplet: "Eight-way bridge, eight-way bridge, standing on the eight-way bridge and looking around, eight directions, eight directions."

Emperor Qianlong finished writing the first couplet, and everyone even weighed it, thinking that the little beggar would definitely not be able to answer it. As a reward, Emperor Qianlong said to the little beggar, "If you can make a second couplet, I will hand you over as the champion." Faced with everyone's doubts, the little beggar made an amazing move. He sat down in front of emperor Qianlong and said, "long live the Lord, long live the Lord, kneel before the Lord and shout long live the Lord." After listening, Master Gan Long waved and said, "You are the first scholar". The little beggar was very happy after hearing this, and quickly thanked Emperor Qianlong.