When I was six years old, I took my friends to play in the water and one of them drowned.
>Under the disdainful eyes of the whole village, I vowed to study hard, and the whole family ate steamed buns for me to catch the exam.
>The noble prince in the capital laughed at my shabby coat. On the eve of the announcement of the results, I sat alone in a humble room, gnawing on frozen steamed buns.
>During the imperial examination, the emperor praised me for my "strong ambition even though I am lonely". When I returned home in fine clothes, my neighbors knelt down to welcome me.
>I have been an official for twenty years, and I have always been upright, but I am only a minor county magistrate.
>On the night of my fortieth birthday, the hermit woke me up: "Official life is like a chess game, and the Buddha is on the other side of the mountain."
>I presented the river defense plan to the governor, kicked out the prefect, and moved to the Sanfa Division.
>At the night banquet at the mansion, I was so drunk that I showed off: "A child from a humble family can reach heaven!"
>Until one day, a new scholar knelt down to present evidence of my bribery, and the emperor was furious.
>On my way to exile in Yunnan, I saw children playing by the river, and it suddenly seemed like a dream.
Intention: Story of promotion in ancient officialdom