Li, also known as Li, looks from his epitaph that his real name is Li. Han nationality, a native of Bing Village (now Meihua Management District, Bing Village, Meixian District, Meizhou City) in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.
From the analysis of various stories and legends about him, we can see that he is a very clever and witty man with national integrity. At the same time, he is an upright person, a humorous person, and also a very competitive and vengeful person.
There are many stories and legends about Li, which are humorous, vivid and eccentric. Doing things that others can't think of and saying things that others can't say are hilarious and unforgettable. Therefore, "Li's Story" spread like wildfire from Meixian District to Meizhou, from Meizhou to Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Taiwan, and even to Hakka people on five continents, which is also the essence of Hakka folk culture.
"Playing tricks on the speaker"
Once Li and other five people were in the same boat, and the other four were in a group. These four people talked all over the world and talked excitedly, so they scolded Li, saying that he was not only ugly, but also a cripple, with a bossy personality and likes to play tricks on people ... Li heard that they didn't know themselves, so he let them go with a straight face. In the evening, all four people fell asleep. Seeing that they were all covered with new quilts, Li wrote four pieces of paper and stuck them in the corner of the quilt.
After getting up in the morning, they folded the quilt, packed their backpacks and boarded the boat to leave. Li shouted, "Stop!
They looked at Li inexplicably and said, "Why?"
"Why? You stole my quilt. "
"Are you kidding me? Obviously, we went to the store to buy it together. "
"If you don't return the quilt to me, I'll sue you in the county."
"Want to engage in a lawsuit? Just go, who is afraid of who? "
They thought that if they didn't steal the quilt, one pair of four would definitely win the lawsuit. They walked in front with quilts on their backs, and Li followed.
After hearing the excuses from both sides, the county magistrate asked, "You said you didn't steal the quilt. What evidence can prove that the quilt is yours? " They said in unison, "We bought a new quilt together, which can prove each other." The county magistrate said, "You can't be witnesses."
County magistrate Li asked, "You said this quilt is yours? Is there any evidence? " Li said, "Yes, my name is written on my quilt." Four people were curious about how the quilt they just bought had his name, so they opened it. There is really Li's name on the corner of the quilt, and four people beat twenty boards in a daze.
Li walked out of the yamen with four quilts on his back. Four people touched their bottoms and went out in frustration. Li said to them in a caring tone, "You have been beaten. Sorry, those four quilts were originally yours, and now they are returned to you. " They didn't know it was a scam. They repeatedly said, "Thank you! Thank you! " Holding the quilt was about to leave. Li drummed again to complain, and the county official asked, "What's wrong with that?" Li said: "The quilt that the county magistrate gave me was taken away by them again." The county magistrate saw four people holding quilts and ordered: four people will hit forty boards again.
All four people were beaten to the waist, and Li was waiting at the door. When they came out, they didn't even dare to look at Li. Li threw the quilt in front of them: "Hey, do you dare to chew your tongue and speak ill of others behind their backs?" They said in unison, "Never again, please leave us alone."
This story shows that Li is clever, witty and good at revenge. At that time, Li Zheng was in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, unwilling to be an official in the Qing court and frustrated. It's too much to vent his anger on others.