Once upon a time, there was a county magistrate in Langzhong County who had a big beard. In order to please him, people gave him a nickname of “beautiful beard”, and the county magistrate was very proud.
One day, four bearded people came to the city. They heard that the county magistrate had a beautiful beard, but they didn’t think much of it. Hu Zijia said, “My beard is long, and I am the king of beards in the world
Hu Ziyi said, “What are you? My beard is short, and I have control over all the beards in the world
Beard C said, “My beard is thin, and I have deceived all the beards in the world
Beard Ding said, “My beard is thin, and I am angry with all the beards in the world.” After speaking, everyone burst into laughter.
Someone reported this matter to the county magistrate, who was so angry that his beard trembled: “I am a handsome bearded man who lives up to his reputation. These four guys dare to disrespect me and tease me. Do I, who is a handsome bearded man, still have to be under their control? To be deceived by them? They even dare to call me the King of Huzi in the world.” So the yamen ordered the four bearded men to be arrested and brought to court.
When they arrived at the court, the four bearded men knelt down and cried out for justice, saying that the county magistrate had listened to slander and there was no such thing as that. The county magistrate asked them to confess truthfully. Hu Zijia said, “Master’s beard is long, you are the king of beards in the world
Hu Ziyi said, “Master’s beard stretches out a lot, my beard counts as an egg
Beard Bing said, “My beard is short, and the master of beards in the world is in charge
Bearded Ding said, “My beard is thin, and the bearded masters of the world bully me
After hearing this, the county magistrate burst into laughter and said, “Ah! So that’s how it is! I told you! Who in the world dares to compete with me for beards?” The four beards cleverly escaped.
