Ancient riddle story

Lead: The riddles we usually encounter are generally short and pithy, but some riddles can only be completed by telling a complete story. The following are interesting riddle stories that I collected and arranged. I hope you like them.

Ancient riddle story 1 Once upon a time, there was a stingy rich man who wanted to have a happy event at home, so he sent many invitations to dignitaries and rich relatives and friends. To the embarrassment of the rich man, there is a relative near him who will gossip if invited. But this relative is poor. If he is invited, he can't give a big gift, but he will eat and drink like other guests, so he must pay. Finally, the old rich man had an idea. He sent an invitation to his poor relatives, which read: "if you come, you are greedy;" It would be an honor not to come. "

After reading the invitation, the poor relative put a penny in the box and wrote a reply. The old rich man was embarrassed when he saw the reply.

Do you know what was written in the reply?

A: the answer is: if you accept it, it is greedy for money; If you don't accept it, you will look down.

Wang Mian, a painter and poet in Yuan Dynasty, was very poor when he was a child. When he was ten years old, his mother sent him to a rich man's house to herd cattle. At first glance, the rich man is still a child and ignorant. He said to his mother, "The child is too young to do any work. Well, let's make a written evidence, try it for one year first, and if it works well and can answer my questions, give us one year's salary and continue to work in my house the next year; If you can't answer my question, I won't give you money, please find another layman! " My mother hesitated. Wang Mian said, "Mother! Do not hesitate! Just follow the contents of the written document. " So, the two sides made a bet on the written evidence.

A year passed quickly. Wang Mian fattened the cows of the rich man's family and made the main salary. The rich man was supposed to do things by the book, but he deliberately made things difficult for Wang Mian, telling a riddle and asking Wang Mian to guess a word. Wang Mian said, "Go!" The rich man said, "once upon a time, a group of poor children were digging, and suddenly they dug up something with a pattern like a basket lid, but no one could recognize what it was." At that time, someone put it in water and washed it, only to see that it turned out to be a piece of jade. Everyone shouted,' It's a treasure! Let's each share a piece. So he smashed the jade into pieces. However, they don't understand that this priceless jade is worthless once it is broken. As a result, these poor people are still empty-handed "

After listening to the story told by the rich man, Wang Mian immediately wrote a word on the table with water.

The rich have nothing to say, so they have to pay Wang Mian a whole year's salary. Can you guess what Wang Mian wrote?

A: The word "poor".

Ancient riddle story 3 Confucius and his disciples went to a place to give lectures by carriage. When they saw two urchins sitting in the middle of the road in front of them, Zigong quickly stopped the car and shouted, "Get out of the way, you urchins, this is Confucius' car! Confucius quickly stopped drinking Zigong, got off the bus and said politely to the urchin, "We have important things to do. Let's borrow a way "

An urchin asked, "What's the matter with you?"

Confucius smiled and answered, "Traveling around the world, giving lectures and preaching."

Another urchin said, "Then your old gentleman must have a set of skills and talents?"

"Dare, dare." Confucius repeatedly said that he was modest.

The urchin went on to say, "I ask you four words!" " "Say, sings:

Little by little,

Gradually,

Leave bit by bit,

Little by little.

Confucius prophesied astronomy, then knew geography and was proficient in literature and history. How can an urchin beat him? He answered quickly.

Then, Confucius smiled and said, "I also returned four sentences to two young talents." What word is it? " Sing again soon:

Level, level and level,

One vertical, one vertical,

Left and right, left and right,

Press, press, press.

Seeing two urchins scratching their heads, Confucius advised, "Go back to school and don't play on the road." Said and went by car. Do you know what each word is?

A: Fen, Liu and Sha (urchin); Sen (Confucius).

In the Song Dynasty, there was a great scholar named Huang Tingjian. He was able to write poetry at the age of seven, and later he became more and more famous. Historian Sima Guang heard about it and wanted to invite him as an assistant, so he invited Huang Tingjian as a guest, in fact, to test him.

After chatting with Huang Tingjian for a while, Sima Guang read two poems: "Lotus flowers only meet when they appear, and phoenix trees fall to their roots.

Then let Huang Tingjian guess what this poem is about.

Huang smiled and said, "Then I'll write it for you.

He immediately wrote a poem: "there is a family without walls, and the protagonist hides in it." Some people think he looks like Guan Gong, others say he is the overlord of Chu.

Sima Guang saw that he even spoke poetry well and immediately recommended it to the emperor, which made Huang Tingjian highly valued!

Huang Tingjian's answer is as clever as Sima Guang's. Can you guess the answer to this riddle?

Answer: Fan

According to legend, there was a scholar who was pedantic and arrogant and showed off all day.

There is a restaurant owner who is also literate and can't stand his arrogance.

One day, he saw the scholar showing off in the street again, so he invited the scholar to the store and said, "I have a mystery here and just want to ask you."

Yes, today's drinks are free; If you can't solve it, you will be punished for speaking without a word' also' in the future.

The scholar said, "OK, you tell the riddle.

The boss told a story: During the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius and his two students, Luz, chatted with Yan Hui. Confucius asked the students, "Huh? No? Lutz replied, "Yes.

Yan Hui: "No. ..

The two men argued, and Confucius said, "If it is true, it must be straight in it!" ! The two men nodded and said, "No. ..

The boss asked, "What is this word?

The scholar is puzzled. Confucius clearly said "yes", but Luz and Yan Hui said "no".

Yes or no? He racked his brains and found nothing after all.

The boss smiled and dipped in the wine and wrote a "what" on the table.

The scholar was about to say "yes", but it was not "yes" at first glance.

But why did Confucius say "yes"?

The boss smiled and said, "Confucius said that' straight in it' means' yes'.

The scholar knew that he was ignorant and ashamed, and never dared to show off again.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a weak scholar named Bai Mingjian who read a lot of poems and books and was ready to enter the official career.

One year during the Lantern Festival, fireballs burst everywhere and firecrackers exploded.

There are hundreds of lanterns here: some are Hong Fei foxes, butch, insects and fish; Have a plenty of brocade of the sun in the sky, as well as the dragon lady for an outing.

Sitting in the "Yulong Hotel" opened by my cousin, Bai Jian, who was watching the lights while drinking, couldn't help generate's poems and blurted out: "Every celebration, everyone lights Chun Qing.

Emperor Yongle, who happened to visit incognito, also drank in this shop. After listening to this scholar's words, his language is frank and clear, beautiful and natural, and it seems to flow out of his mind. He felt that the scholar had a good attitude and was different from ordinary people, so he tried his talent with another riddle:

Bones are scattered all over the floor,

The skin is thin and light.

What a stubborn question,

The beauty is heartbroken.

Bai Jian bowed to this "fortune teller" and told the answer.

Ming Chengzu saw Bai Jian's quick thinking and loved it very much.

Parting, deliberately borrowed rouge pleats from Bai Jian.

Bai Jian readily agreed.

After Emperor Yongle returned to the palace, the scholar of Junyi was named Bai Jian as the top treasure hunter and toured Henan.

Do you know what the riddle of the emperor's poem is about?

A: "Lantern.

Once upon a time, there was an old man who left a suicide note before he died and gave it to his five-year-old child and son-in-law respectively. The suicide note says: A 60-year-old child has a son, but it's not my son's fault. I have to pay for the property at home and in the countryside, and I can't argue with my son-in-law and outsiders. A few years later, my son came of age and had to be separated from his brother-in-law. The two men argued endlessly and had to go to the yamen to file a lawsuit. The son-in-law pleaded: Lord Zhang Yue wrote in his suicide note! Give birth to a son at the age of 60, and people say: it's not my son! The property has been given to the son-in-law, and outsiders are not allowed to argue.

The county magistrate accepted the suicide note and ordered a temporary recess and a court session tomorrow. The next day, the magistrate said: the inheritance should be inherited by the son! Then he returned the two suicide notes he ordered to the son and son-in-law of the old man. When the son-in-law saw it, he was speechless and had to do it. Guess how the county magistrate punctuated the old suicide note? (answer: I have a son at the age of 60. People are wrong, but that's my son! When the property is handed over to the countryside, the son-in-law is not allowed to argue with outsiders.

Ancient riddle story 8 Confucius traveled around the world and came to Yan one day. Not far from the city gate, I saw a young man stop the carriage and said, My name is Xiang Tuo. I heard that Mr. Kong is very knowledgeable, so I stopped by to ask for advice. Confucius smiled and said, Son, what's your problem?

Xiang Tuo stood up and asked, why are there no fish in the water? What fire has no smoke? What tree has no leaves? What flower has no branches? Confucius said after listening: there are fish in all rivers, lakes and seas; No matter what firewood, lamp, candle, any fire has smoke. As for plants, they can't be trees without leaves, and it's difficult to blossom without branches. Xiang Tuo shook his head and shouted, No! Then say four things. Confucius said that being born late is terrible. I worship you as a teacher! Do you know what four things Xiang Tuo is talking about? Answer: Well water has no fish, fireflies have no smoke, dead trees have no leaves and snowflakes have no branches.

Ancient riddle story 9 Once upon a time, there was a businessman who did business all the year round. On New Year's Eve, businessmen go home to reunite with their families. He wanted to test the knowledge and intelligence of his three sons, so he told them to sit around the fire and let his wife set out a plate of melon seeds. Then he ordered each son to write a poem, asking someone in the sentence to have something to do, count them and reward them according to the numbers in the sentence. The eldest son beat others and sang: Ganluo is the twelfth prime minister. The father nodded and asked his wife to count twelve melon seeds for his son.

The second son blurted out: Taigong met King Wen in eighty years! The businessman smiled and asked his wife to give his second son eighty melon seeds. The youngest son is intelligent and reads more ancient books. He rolled his eyes, turned and held the whole melon seeds in his arms, and then sang loudly. Hearing this, the businessman said happily, one is better than the other. All right, all right! Do you know what the youngest son said? (Answer: Cao Cao830,000 troops went to Jiangnan.

Ancient riddle story 10 Once upon a time, someone dug a metal box underground. The box is unlocked, but it won't open. Look carefully at the round plate on the lid of the box, which is engraved with 20 words: Spring brings much trouble to the country, beans are red; Branches to pick the best ideas from the south.

This man knows a lot about poetry books and knows that this is a code made of an ancient poem. He finally opened the box in the order of poetry and got the treasure inside. Do you know what this ancient poem is? Answer: When those red berries come in spring, they bloom in your southern branches. Take them home for my sake as a symbol of our love.

Ancient riddle story 1 1 Once upon a time there was a county magistrate with seven items. On New Year's Day, I went to the streets to watch Spring Festival couplets, and suddenly I saw that the Spring Festival couplets posted on the door of a family were different. I saw that: the first couplet: count one door and two doors; Bottom line: earth-shattering people; Banner: The county magistrate thought: This family is so bold, it must be a big official of the imperial court. They quickly prepared a generous gift and knocked on the door to visit. The magistrate asked the master, which adult in your family works in Kyoto? Hearing this, the master inexplicably claimed that all three brothers were poor.

The magistrate was stupefied and asked, What couplets are posted at the door? The host replied: Ah, so that's it. He went on to explain that the couplets were true. So he made a statement about the careers of his three brothers. After hearing this, the magistrate realized that he had flattered the wrong person, so he had to leave the gift and go away disappointed. Can you guess the occupations of three civilian brothers? (Answer: The three brothers sell sesame cakes, and they should give them to customers one by one. Therefore, the second brother is a firecracker and the boss is a butcher. Killing pigs does not require the approval of the yamen, so it is called acting first.

Ancient riddle story 12 Once upon a time, there was a playboy named Jin Zhipeng, who was lazy from childhood and addicted to gambling. After his father died, he was still vicious, and soon spent all his inheritance and became a poor young master. One year on New Year's Eve, the poor boy celebrated the New Year without food.

So he wrote a self-mockery: do frugal things, spend a cold year, and stick it on the door. That night, my uncle bought two Jin of meat and carried ten Jin of rice. When he saw the Spring Festival couplets in front of the door, he was filled with emotion and said to his nephew, please add a word to the head of this couplet! Then I wrote a couplet. The poor boy felt ashamed when he saw it. From then on, he turned over a new leaf and became a prodigal son by himself. Do you know what kind uncle added to the couplets? (Answer: Do thrifty things as early as possible to avoid indifferent years.

Ancient riddle story 13 According to legend, on the Lantern Festival one year, the word "er" hung on the riddle lamp at the entrance of Bian Shi Baicheng Bookstore, and the second sentence of the three-character classic was shot out. It is mentioned in the riddle that the winner will get a fox leg hair as a gift. An old pedant who often guesses riddles said with a smile: This is the keeper's watchdog, and I'm afraid no one can kill him.

A lonely man who has studied mysteries for many years said: not necessarily. Say just visible. Juren went back to the house and thought hard about the lamp for three consecutive nights. From time to time, he still can't figure out the three-character classics. Can you guess this riddle? A: Er is the last word in the seventh chapter of Mencius. Shooting seven articles of Mencius in Saint Amethyst.

Ancient anecdote 14 once upon a time, there was a scholar who failed in successive exams and lived in poverty. One day, a young classmate got married and asked someone to write four poems: from west to east, there are three stars hanging on the waning moon, and three people ride on a horn cow together, with three strokes and one stroke, and their mouths are a little green.

Seeing that the scholar in Buyi invited him wholeheartedly, he quickly said, It's very kind of you to refuse, but you must go. So he borrowed a donkey from his neighbor Qian's house. When Qian saw that the scholar borrowed the donkey, he took the pen and ink and wrote on the paper: the second day, the third day, the fourth day and the fifth day of the first month. Thirty. After writing, I put pen to paper and gave it to the scholar. The scholar froze. He took the note and looked at it. He expressed his gratitude and said, thank you for your help. I will come tomorrow morning. Said happily out of the door of the bank. Do you know what this is about? Answer: that paragraph means that the first day of the first month is not the first day, but the word Ken.