Introduction to Baoli Baoqi

The "Baoqi" in "Baoli Baoqi" generally refers to being a little clever, deliberately making a little fuss, making a little fuss, and making a small "performance" in order to earn some attention. Entertain the public. Therefore, "baoqi" was also used as a metaphor for talent in ancient times. For example, Tang Sunhua from the Qing Dynasty said in a poem "Happy Lu without Party and No.": "We have known Baoqi in the past, and we are happy to hear the good news." There is also a joke about "Baoqi": "Laughing Praise" by Zhao Nanxing of the Ming Dynasty "There is a wonderful article in it. It is said that after a scholar died, he went to the Palace of Yama to report. He happened to encounter the King of Hell farting loudly, so he was inspired and quickly wrote an "Ode to Farts": "King Fu Wei, Gao Chang's golden buttocks, The breath of Xuan Bao is faintly like the sound of silk and bamboo, as if it is the smell of musk orchid. I am standing in the lower position, and the fragrance is overwhelming. "This "nonsense" is chanted, and the king of hell is light and soft, and his noble hands are floating in the air. Carrying it up will extend the scholar's life by ten years and put him back into the world on the spot.