During the Kangxi period, there was an idle man in Tianjin whose surname was Zhao.
He was the second eldest child in his family, so everyone called him Zhao Er.
He was young and well-off, and his family had no worries about food and clothing.
He had read poetry and books since he was a child, and he regarded himself as noble.
A disaster occurred when he was in his prime, and his family fell into decline.
Although he has learned a lot and is good at calligraphy, he is idle.
He has no noble capital, but he has developed a thick skin.
He eats and drinks all day long, but when he sees this person in restaurants and shops, they scatter like a plague.
Every time he was driven away, he would give up his arrogant words: "One day I will become a man with brocade and jade seals, and when the time comes, I won't even come to ask for help."
On this day, the officials learned that Emperor Kangxi was passing through Tianjin on his southern tour.
Now the officials in Tianjin were thinking a lot about how to greet Emperor Long Yan Yiyue.
An official suggested that there be a big drum outside the north gate, which is an ancient relic.
It is said that only those with natural power can play its real sound.
If it is really loud, thousands of people will congratulate it.
Mortals can only sing the original sound.
This drum is played to celebrate every New Year's Eve, but its real sound has never been heard.
Why not put up notices in the city and find some strong people to give it a try.
Anyone who can make a louder sound than the New Year drumming will be rewarded with silver.
If you can make an astonishing sound, you will not only have the chance to meet the saint, but you will also be rewarded with bounty and land.
As soon as the notice came out, strong men from all over the country were attracted, all of them were big and muscular, and they were all gearing up to make a splash.
Everyone lined up in front of the big drum, waiting for the official's order to play the drum.
Zhao Er was at the end.
Everyone laughed at him for not overestimating his ability.
Anyway, Zhao Er had become accustomed to making fun of others and didn't take it seriously. .
Everyone tried to beat the drum one after another but failed.
The last one was Zhao Er. .
Zhao Er came to the drum.
Looking at the big drum carefully, he accidentally discovered that there was a word "kai" on the edge of the big drum.
Although it was colorless, the shape of the word could still be seen clearly.
There was a toggle mechanism under the word, and Zhao Er followed. toggle, There was a sound from the drum, and then Zhao Er picked up the drumstick and hit the big drum with all his strength.
Sure enough, the sound of the big drum sounded like ten thousand people singing in unison, which shocked the officials who came.
Who would have thought that this person would He's the legendary person endowed with natural powers.
Not long after Emperor Kangxi passed by Tianjin, Tianjin held a series of welcome ceremonies with local characteristics.
Finally, Zhao Er played the big drum, and the drums sounded like thousands of people congratulating each other.
Kangxi was also shocked by the loudness of the drums.
After knowing the reason, Longyan was very pleased and rewarded Zhao Er with a yellow mandarin jacket and ten thousand taels of gold.
After that, Zhao Er became a famous person in Tianjin city.
Who would have thought that he had any natural power?
It was just that he was the only one who could read among the drummers
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