The following story is one he once told his subordinates: A severe county magistrate who was feared by his subordinates once saw one of them carrying a pair of ducks and demanded to know why.
爸爸問留級的兒子為什麼這樣講。兒子說：『教科書年年一樣，去年用的，今年仍可再用。』「這是一則令人耽心的笑話，可見我們的教材有多陳舊了。」「從前有位縣長為人十分嚴厲，叫屬下見了就怕。