Textual research on Wang Anshi's historical story

According to legend, when Wang Anshi was young, he went to Beijing to catch the exam and passed Majia Town. It was getting late at that time, so he decided to stay in town and have a rest.

Having nothing to do after dinner, he wandered in the street, only to find a lantern hanging outside the house of a large family, which was shining and dazzling. When Wang Anshi came closer and looked closely, he saw a pair of half-pictures clearly written on the lamp, "Run the lantern, leave when the horse lights up, and stop when the horse lights up". Obviously, he was waiting for someone to make the bottom line. Wang Anshi couldn't help applauding when he saw the first film. "It is good for you! Good right! " He meant that this couplet was wonderful, but the housekeeper standing by mistakenly thought that it was easy, so he immediately went in and told the owner, Mr. Ma, but when he came out, Wang Anshi was gone.

The next day, Wang Anshi entered the examination room, successfully passed the three levels of poetry, fu and strategy when answering questions, and handed in the first paper.

Seeing that he was clever and alert, the examiner sent someone for an interview. The examiner pointed to the flying tiger flag in front of the hall and said, "Flying tiger flag, flying tiger flag, hiding tiger flag." Wang Anshi immediately thought of half a pair of lanterns outside the stable. He replied without thinking: "The lanterns run, the lights go, and the lights stop." He answered correctly quickly and well, which surprised the examiner.

After the exam, Wang Anshi returned to Majia Town. Thinking of the help of lanterns, he went to Mr. Ma's house to see lanterns. The long-awaited housekeeper immediately recognized that he was the "xianggong" who praised Yu Lian a few days ago, and insisted on inviting him into the house. After sitting down after watching tea, the impatient horseman urged Wang Anshi to match the pair on the lantern. Wang Anshi put on flowers again and casually wrote: "Flying tiger flag, flying flag, hiding flag." Seeing his cleverness and neatness, Mr. W immediately betrothed his daughter to him and proposed to marry him at Mafu on another day. It turns out that the pair on the lantern was made by Miss Ma at her husband's choice.

On the wedding day, the stable was beaming. Just as the bride and groom were worshipping heaven and earth, a newspaper came to report: "Wang daren is the top scholar, please go to Qionglin banquet tomorrow!" " "I was overjoyed. Mr. Ma was overjoyed and immediately reopened the banquet.

In the face of double happiness, Wang Anshi wrote a big word "Xi" on red paper, which made people stick it on the door and recite casually: "The couplet is a double happiness song, and the lantern is flying." Since then, the word "Xi" has spread, and since then, the word "Xi" and the double happiness in marriage have become popular among China people.