Officialdom joke: Wash horses in the palace, how many horses a day?

As an official in ancient times, "horse washing" should be pronounced as "xiǎn mǎ: n m m: n m:", because the word "horse washing" is usually pronounced as "xǐ", so there are many jokes about horse washing.

Before telling jokes, let's talk about what washing horses is for. The post of "washing horses" first appeared in the Qin Dynasty. The Han dynasty also wrote "the first horse", which, as the name implies, is "the person who walks in front of the horse". In fact, he is the prince's attendant and acts as a leader when he travels. Sometimes it's called "the prince washes the horse". This official position has existed for several generations, and it was not abolished until the late Qing Dynasty.

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Many people, like me, first heard about the official position of "washing horses", which should be in an article called "Chen Qingbiao" in high school Chinese textbooks. Remember? That article is very famous and needs memorization! There is such a sentence in it: "The imperial edict is special. I worship the minister, seek the favor of the country, and wash my horse. The accusation is petty, and I can't tell you when I am in the East Palace. "

Tell a story when you understand what the authorities are doing.

According to legend, Yang of the Ming Dynasty took time to go back to his hometown to visit relatives while washing horses. One night, I stayed at the post office. It is estimated that Cheng Yi is new here and doesn't know much about officialdom. Yang came to the post office and sent a famous postcard. The post on the post is "washing horses". Cheng Yi didn't know what kind of official Washing Horse was, so he thought it was a handyman serving horses in the court. So he doesn't care much about Yang. As it happens, Yang is another very easy-going and low-key person. Therefore, when Yang was sitting at the post station to have a rest, he sat down beside him rudely and looked very curious. "How many horses did you wash in the palace?" Yang also casually replied: "Wash horses more when you are diligent and less when you are lazy. In short, there is no fixed number, it all depends on your mood. "

Yang's words are so dumbfounded that he will definitely say, "Damn, there is such an easy job."

Just then, another official also went to the station to stay. The official position written on the official's business card is a suggestion. When Cheng Yi saw it, he panicked. Not only because he knows the suggested official, but also because the post office is full and there are no vacancies. What should I do now? He looked at the man next to Yang and had another idea. He said to Yang, "Suggestions are coming soon. Your room must be given to him to rest, so you can stay in the woodshed for one night. "

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If you were another official, you would fly into a rage. However, Yang is open-minded and never uses power for personal gain. But it is impossible for him to give up his room to an empire (in terms of hierarchy, the Ming dynasty empire is seven products, and washing horses is five products; In terms of the nature of work, the service object of horse washing is the prince, which can be said to be the people around the prince, while the censor is the official who exercises supervision. So he said slowly, "It's not too late for him to come!" "

After a while, the suggestion went into the post office. What a coincidence that Yu Shiyang is a proud pupil! When he saw Yang Shi, he immediately knelt down and greeted him. This scared Cheng Yi silly. As soon as his legs went weak, he climbed down the steps trembling and dared not raise his head. Fortunately, Yang didn't care about him at all, and smiled and waved.

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After the incident, Cheng Yi should sincerely sigh: "I am so lucky to meet such a leader!"

This is a very dangerous joke played by an official who doesn't know how to wash horses. The following story is purely a joke between two bosses.

Liu Ye worked as a horse washer in the Ming Dynasty. Once in court, he chatted with Wang Wei, then assistant minister of the Ministry of War. Wang Wei joked: "Mado in the palace. You should wash them one by one. " Liu replied, "I want to wash not only the horses in the palace, but also the horses that are dirty." (The nickname of the assistant minister of the Ministry of War is Shao Sima)

It is also interesting for Liu and Wang to joke about each other's official positions. Just like now, some people stay in the deputy position for a long time, and they will say that they have gynecological diseases in private chat. Men who have worked at the department level for a long time are called "old * * *" and women are called "spinsters".