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Words referring to how Mr. Fan Zhong is not corrupted and has a frugal lifestyle.




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Words referring to the fortunes of two households. The Zhang household had a lesser fortune that did not last long. The He household had long-lasting good fortune.




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When Huang Shang was a law enforcement officer, all the bad people disappeared. When Zuo Xiong was the writer of court reports, the country was careful with the selection of officials.




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That Dong Men Huan, the mayor of Wu county, took half of the Wu county away. But that was not enough, since he took more from Ji Yin county when he was transferred there.




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Chen Zhong Ju is as handsome as a strong horse. Zhou Meng Yu is as refreshing as the wind blowing through a pine tree.




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Zhu Ge Kong Ming is like a dragon that is hidden from sight. Pang Shi Yuan is like a young pheonix; Si Ma De Cao is like a mirror in that he could see who is good and who is bad.




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Words said by people of Xiang Yang about Pang Huan who was nephew of Zhu Ge Kong Ming, the hidden dragon. Pang had retired at his ancestral hometown Xiang Yang. The words said that "That descendant of the dragon has returned to our pond."




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A children's song predicting the death of an emperor and the improper burial of an empress.




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A song sung by people of Jing Zhou praising their official Hu Lie.




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Just as there are both summer and winter, there are the two Huang brothers who are totally different. The older one is a good official and younger one is corrupt.




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A song sung by people of Luo Yang commemorating their mayor for being able to call for rain when they needed it badly.




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If one does not read Yi Jing ( Yi Scripture), one should see Yu Shou who is never tired of talking about Yi Jing.




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Getting a box of gold is not as good as having Liu Buo Qian recognize one's talent and give one a position.




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A song sung by people of Yi Zhou concerning two good things Wang Sha Lin did. One was his burial of a stranger who died. The other one was his being able to talk to ghosts to solve a criminal case.




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Gao Xiao Fu is quite a quiet person.




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A song sung by people of Liu county praising their official Xuan Zhen for being able to manage agriculture well and being able to educate the people in order to eliminate crimes.




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Words said by people of Yun Zhou praising their deputy mayor Li Gong Qu for being able to stop the corruption of tax officials.