Pei Yi said: When I was young, my uncle was a court official, and he was very promising. I went home to see menstruation and was told to retreat. I sighed deeply and said, "Who is Cui Zhao? Everyone says she is beautiful, so she will pay bribes. So safe and sound? " If you haven't finished, the person who will report to Shouzhou Cui Shizhen will be waiting for you. Angry uncles will be whipped. After a long time, the strap is strong. After a while, I ordered tea, wine, food, horse and servant in a hurry. Gu said, "What about the past and the future?" And the introduction, with color, "and rest in college." Before I stepped down, I took out a piece of paper in my arms, which was a gift for the official.

Translation:

Pei Wa in the Tang Dynasty once told a story: When Pei Wa was a child, his uncle was an official in North Korea and had a good reputation. He was regarded as an honest official. On one occasion, Pei Heng went to his uncle's house just in time for his return from North Korea. He sighed deeply and said to himself, "Who is Cui Zhao? Everyone agrees that he is good. This must be a reputation for bribery. So, how can the country not be chaotic? "

Before Uncle Pei Ji had finished speaking, the gatekeeper came in and announced, "Cui Cishi of Shouzhou asked to see his master." Pei Ji's uncle was very angry after hearing this. He reprimanded his master and told him to drive Cui Cishi out of the office with a whip. After a long time, this Cui Cishi forcibly visited Pei Yi's uncle.

After a while, Pei Ji's uncle was so anxious that he ordered his family to serve Cui Cishi tea. After a while, he was ordered to prepare a banquet. After a while, he ordered his horse to eat grass and his servant to eat. After seeing Cui Cishi off, Pei Ji's aunt asked her uncle, "Why are you so arrogant in front of people and then so humble?"

Pei Ji's uncle walked into the door with a kindly face. Seeing that Pei Ji didn't leave, his uncle was dissatisfied and sent him down to rest early. Before leaving the house, he saw his uncle take out a gift list from his arms, and it was written in black and white, "Zhao gave the official 1000 horses"!

Source: Complete Works of Song Lian by Don.

Extended data:

It is because of this 1000 lock bribe that Uncle Pei Yi showed respect from arrogance. Cui Zhaocheng is also a guest because of a large bribe. Cui Zhao's bribery is shameful, while his respectable uncle Pei Ji is even more shameless. Obviously greedy, but pretend to be divorced from reality and stand on the commanding heights of morality to criticize others at will. There are too many such false lofty ideals in the world.

Pei Jishu's initial anger was nothing more than Cui Zhao's contempt for him and his failure to offer money in time. Accepting a bribe with a clear conscience will naturally dissipate this anger.