Wang Po’s Ruse Tempts Ximen Qing; The Wanton Woman Poisons Wu Dalang

Wang Po’s Ruse Tempts Ximen Qing; The Wanton Woman Poisons Wu Dalang There is a poem that says: How strange it is that some frivolous men lust after wild flowers and bring disaster on themselves through lust.Losing their lives and ruining themselves comes from this; squandering family fortunes is also for illicit passion.What good is a brief spell of romantic pleasure? Such a taste is not worth boasting of at all.When disaster breaks out from within the home and a man ends up dead with his soul scattered, it truly makes one sigh. The story goes that Yun Ge, having been struck a few times by Wang Po, was nursing a fire of resentment with no place to vent it. Carrying his basket of snow pears, he went straight into the street to look for Wu Dalang. After turning two streets, he saw Wu Dalang coming toward him carrying his pole with the steamed cakes. Yun Ge stopped and looked at Wu Dalang and said, “I have not seen you for a long time. How is it that you look much fatter?” Wu Dalang put down his load and said, “I have always been like this. How have I grown fat?” Yun......