What interesting things happened in history because of misunderstanding?

Jin Shengtan, of course. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Jiangsu people.

Once he took part in a scientific research, the topic was "I am forty and I am not tempted." Jin Shengtan wrote in the test paper: in the empty mountains and poor valleys, there are two thousand gold; There is a kind of beauty in the white. Is master tempted? Say: move, move ... "I wrote 39' move' words in a row. . The examiner asked why, and he replied, "Mencius is forty but not confused", so before the age of thirty-nine, he was not tempted, and he was greedy and beautiful in the wilderness. Isn't that stupid? Therefore, it is removed from the list.

There is also an exam entitled "Mencius Will Meet the King". Jin Shengtan wrote a word "Xu" in the four corners of the answer sheet. The examiner didn't understand, so he asked him what he meant. Jin explained: Mencius has written the previous topic many times, so there is no need to write it again. As for meeting Wang, Liang, He and other kings are similar, so there is no need to write so much. You can only write a will. The examiner still looked at Jin Shengtan inexplicably, so Jin Shengtan went on to say, haven't you seen acting? Before the king, there were four eunuchs around shouting' Woo'. Before Bao Gong went to court to solve the case, the attendants on both sides also shouted "mighty", that is, "general". The examiner collapsed on the spot and was unconscious.

In view of Jin Shengtan playing tricks on examiners and authorities many times in scientific research. The Education Bureau was very angry at this unreasonable behavior, so it invited an Oracle expert and a subject expert to give him some color to see. The two exchanged ideas and martial arts secrets behind closed doors. Finally, I came up with "What's the difference between people and animals?" And I imagined what kind of painful expression Jin Shengtan would have when he saw this topic. He proudly asked Jin Shengtan to answer questions, and Jin Shengtan killed the expert in minutes. He wrote on the test paper: Animals can't teach Oracle Bone Inscriptions, and they call experts animals. Animals can't be disciplined, and discipline experts are called animals. Directly angered the two experts, Oracle and Discipline, and sent them to a mental hospital.

When others comment on books, they only point out their own views and criticisms on the basis of the original works. He didn't like the dozens of times behind the Water Margin, so he wrote his own version of the Water Margin, changing the plot and ending. Also brought Shi Naian directly from hell to earth.

Because of the student riot, the head was killed and the head was cut off. A piece of paper fell out of the left and right ears, and a word was written on it, OK; It hurts.

In prison, one day he called the jailer. The jailer thought that Jin Shengtan would please him, so Jin Shengtan told him. Peanuts and dried beans are chewed together and taste like walnuts. Get this skill, and die without regret!

Lotus seeds are bitter in heart; Pears are sour in the abdomen. Because I don't give up my son, I use lotus seeds and pears as metaphors to say goodbye to my loved ones.

Maybe people in that era thought he was funny, but I just think he was born in the wrong era and walked faster than his contemporaries.