Classic lines said by Ding Yuanying, the author of Tiandao

"Bu Shuzi·Self-mockery" - Ding Yuanying (Qing Dynasty)

I was originally from the back mountain, and occasionally served as a guest in the front hall.

Drunk and dance in the Sutra Pavilion for half a volume, sit in a well and talk about the vast sky,

Aspirations play on fame, and sea battles measure blessings and misfortunes.

When talking about being short of money, he angrily points out that everything is wrong.

Poetry

I was originally a person from the back mountain who had never seen the world. By chance, I came to the elegant hall; I was drunk reading and only learned a little knowledge, then sat in a well and watched the sky. boast.

Even if you have great ambitions, you disdain fame and wealth, and see the blessings and misfortunes with a mind as broad as the ocean. But when it comes to having less money in his pocket than others, he angrily points to the sky and curses the bad world.

Extended information

It is difficult to determine whether Ding Yuanying actually existed in history; because the only information that can be found is this one poem.

In the novel "The Distant Savior" (adapted into the TV series "Tiandao" in 2007), when describing the plot of Ouyang Xue and Rui Xiaodan entertaining Ding Yuanying, the term "Businessman·Self-mockery" was quoted.