Ví dụ như:
"Người khôn tránh xa chuyện yêu đương,
Kẻ c.h.ế.t đuối thì không chịu trách nhiệm."
"Đời sống chẳng mấy khi vừa ý,
Chi bằng tự treo cành đông nam."
"Học mà không nghĩ thì mù mờ,
Nghĩ mà không học thì... sướng."
Những câu này ngắn gọn, hài hước, rất dễ nhớ, theo chân tiểu báo mà lan ra khắp các ngõ ngách trong thành. Lại đúng lúc thời tiết ấm lên, cũng là mùa học trò các thư viện lớn đi giao lưu, học hỏi. Không ít người lên Quốc Tử Giám ở Biện Kinh rồi mang những câu này về, lén truyền miệng trong thư viện của mình.
Rồi đến một ngày nọ.
Tại thư viện Ứng Thiên phủ, một vị lão sư đang giảng bài, gọi một học trò họ Mã đứng lên đọc thuộc chương Vi Chính trong Luận Ngữ.
Anh chàng xui xẻo này đọc trật.
Không cẩn thận đọc câu "nghĩ mà không học thì nguy" thành: "Nghĩ mà không học thì sướng."
Thế là hắn thật sự được "sướng".
Bị lão sư lấy thước đánh ngay tại chỗ, tay trái sưng vù như cái bánh bao.
Tất nhiên, đó đều là chuyện về sau.
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