查伊璜，浙人。清明飲野寺中，見殿前有古鐘，大於兩石甕；而上下土痕手跡，滑然如新。疑之。俯窺其下，有竹筐受八升許，不知所貯何物。使數人摳耳，力掀舉之，無少動。益駭。乃坐飲以伺其人。居無何，有乞兒入，攜所得糗糒，堆纍鐘下。乃以一手起鐘，一手掬餌置筐內；往返數四，始盡。已復合之，乃去。移時復來，探取食之。食已復探，輕若啟櫝。一座盡駭。查問：「若男兒胡行乞？」答以：「啗噉多，無傭者。」查以其健，勸投行伍。乞人愀然慮無階。查遂攜歸餌之；計其食，略倍五六人。為易衣履，又以五十金贈之行。後十餘年，查猶子令於閩，有吳將軍六一者，忽來通謁。款談間，問：「伊璜是君何人？」答言：「為諸父行。與將軍何處有素？」曰：「是我師也。十年之別，頗復憶念。煩致先生一賜臨也。」漫應之。自念：叔名賢，何得武弟子？會伊璜至，因告之。伊璜茫不記憶。因其問訊之殷，即命僕馬，投刺於門。將軍趨出，逆諸大門之外。視之，殊昧生平。竊疑將軍誤，而將軍傴僂益恭。肅客入，深啟三四關，忽見女子往來，知為私廨，屏足立。將軍又揖之。少間登堂，則捲簾者，移座者，並皆少姬。既坐，方擬展問，將軍頤少動，一姬捧朝服至，將軍遽起更衣。查不知其何為。眾嫗捉袖整衿訖，先命數人捺查座上不使動，而後朝拜，如覲君父。查大愕，莫解所以。拜已，以便服侍坐。笑曰：「先生不憶舉鐘之乞人耶？」查乃悟。既而華筵高列，家樂作於下。酒闌，群姬列侍。將軍入室，請衽何趾，乃去。查醉起遲，將軍已於寢門外三問矣。查不自安，辭欲返。將軍投轄下鑰，錮閉之。見將軍日無他作，惟點數姬婢養廝卒，及騾馬服用器具，督造記籍，戒無虧漏。查以將軍家政，故未深叩。一日，執籍謂查曰：「不才得有今日，悉出高厚之賜。一婢一物，所不敢私，敢以半奉先生。」查愕然不受，將軍不聽。出藏鏹數萬，亦兩置之。按籍點照，古玩床几，堂內外羅列幾滿。查固止之，將軍不顧。稽婢僕姓名已，即命男為治裝，女為斂器，且囑敬事先生。百聲悚應。又親視姬婢登輿，廄卒捉馬騾，闐咽並發，乃返別查。後查以修史一案，株連被收，卒得免，皆將軍力也。
查伊璜是浙江人。清明時，他在郊外的一座寺廟裡喝酒，看見殿前有一口古鐘，比能裝兩石東西的大甕還大。鐘的上下留著泥土和手摸的痕跡，光滑得像新留下的一樣。他覺得奇怪，俯身往鍾底下看，發現裡面有個能裝八升左右東西的竹筐，不知道裝著什麼。他讓幾個人抓住鍾耳，用力掀起，鍾卻絲毫不動。他越發驚訝，便坐著喝酒，等著看什麼人會來。不久，一個乞丐進來了，把討來的乾糧堆在鍾底邊。他一隻手抬起鍾，另一隻手抓起乾糧放進筐裡，來回抓了好幾次，才全部放完。然後又把鍾扣好，離開了。過了一會兒，他又回來，伸手取出乾糧吃，吃完再取，抬鍾就像打開匣子一樣輕鬆。在座的人全都驚呆了。查伊璜問：「你這樣一個男子漢，為什麼要討飯？」他回答：「我吃得太多，沒有人肯僱我。」查伊璜見他這麼強壯，勸他去當兵。乞丐神色憂愁，擔心沒有門路。查伊璜便把他帶回家，供他吃飯，估量了一下，他一個人的飯量，大約相當於五六個人的飯量。查伊璜替他換了衣服和鞋，又送給他五十兩銀子，讓他上路。十多年後，查伊璜的侄子在福建做縣令，一位名叫吳六一的將軍忽然前來拜訪。兩人親切交談時，將軍問：「伊璜是你的什麼人？」侄子回答：「是我的叔父。將軍在哪裡與他相識的？」將軍說：「他是我的老師。分別十年了，我一直很想念他。煩請轉告先生，請他賞光來一趟。」侄子隨口答應，心裡卻想：叔父是有名的賢士，怎麼會有個武人弟子？恰好查伊璜來了，侄子便告訴他這件事。查伊璜茫然，完全記不起來。不過，見將軍問候得這樣殷切，他便叫來僕人，備好馬，去將軍府遞上名帖。將軍趕忙出來，一直迎到大門外。查伊璜看著他，覺得生平從未見過，暗自懷疑是將軍認錯了人，可將軍卻彎著腰，越發恭敬。他鄭重地請客人進去，接連打開三四道門。查伊璜忽然看見有女子來來往往，知道到了內宅，便停下腳步。將軍又作揖請他往前走。過了一會兒，兩人上了堂，捲簾子、搬座椅的，全是年輕的侍妾。坐下後，查伊璜剛想開口詢問，將軍略微動了動下巴，一名侍妾便捧來朝服，將軍立刻起身換衣。查伊璜不知道他要做什麼。幾個老婦替將軍拉好袖子，整理好衣領，將軍先叫幾個人把查伊璜按在座位上，不讓他起身，然後穿著朝服向他行大禮，如同拜見君主和父親。查伊璜大為驚愕，不明白這是為什麼。拜完以後，將軍換上便服，陪坐在旁，笑著說：「先生不記得那個舉鐘的乞丐了嗎？」查伊璜這才恍然大悟。隨後，豐盛的酒席擺了上來，家中的樂人在堂下奏樂。酒快喝完時，眾侍妾排列著侍候。將軍親自進臥房，詢問查伊璜鋪床時要讓腳朝哪一邊，問妥了才離開。查伊璜喝醉了，第二天起得晚，將軍已經在臥房門外問候三次了。查伊璜覺得不自在，告辭要回去。將軍便把客人車上的轄銷扔掉，鎖上大門，不讓他走。查伊璜見將軍每天沒有別的事，只是清點姬妾、婢女、僕役、兵卒，以及騾馬、衣服、器具，督促編造清冊，叮囑不許遺漏。他以為這是將軍料理家務，便沒有細問。一天，將軍拿著清冊對查伊璜說：「我這不成器的人能有今天，全是先生的大恩。一名婢女、一件東西，我都不敢獨佔，請讓我把一半奉送給先生。」查伊璜吃驚，不肯接受，將軍卻不聽。他又拿出收藏的數萬銀錢，也分成兩份。照著清冊逐項清點，古玩、床榻、几案，擺得堂內堂外幾乎滿了。查伊璜堅決勸阻，將軍全不理會。核對完婢女和僕人的姓名，他便命男僕收拾行李，女僕整理器物，又囑咐他們恭敬侍奉先生。上百人齊聲應答，個個十分恭敬。他又親自看著姬妾、婢女上轎，馬伕牽出馬騾。等這支擁擠喧鬧的隊伍一同出發，他才回來向查伊璜道別。後來，查伊璜被修史的案子牽連，遭到逮捕，最終得以免罪，全靠將軍出力。
查伊璜，浙人。清明饮野寺中，见殿前有古钟，大于两石瓮；而上下土痕手迹，滑然如新。疑之。俯窥其下，有竹筐受八升许，不知所贮何物。使数人抠耳，力掀举之，无少动。益骇。乃坐饮以伺其人。居无何，有乞儿入，携所得糗糒，堆累钟下。乃以一手起钟，一手掬饵置筐内；往返数四，始尽。已复合之，乃去。移时复来，探取食之。食已复探，轻若启椟。一座尽骇。查问：「若男儿胡行乞？」答以：「啗噉多，无佣者。」查以其健，劝投行伍。乞人愀然虑无阶。查遂携归饵之；计其食，略倍五六人。为易衣履，又以五十金赠之行。后十余年，查犹子令于闽，有吴将军六一者，忽来通谒。款谈间，问：「伊璜是君何人？」答言：「为诸父行。与将军何处有素？」曰：「是我师也。十年之别，颇复忆念。烦致先生一赐临也。」漫应之。自念：叔名贤，何得武弟子？会伊璜至，因告之。伊璜茫不记忆。因其问讯之殷，即命仆马，投刺于门。将军趋出，逆诸大门之外。视之，殊昧生平。窃疑将军误，而将军伛偻益恭。肃客入，深启三四关，忽见女子往来，知为私廨，屏足立。将军又揖之。少间登堂，则卷帘者，移座者，并皆少姬。既坐，方拟展问，将军颐少动，一姬捧朝服至，将军遽起更衣。查不知其何为。众妪捉袖整衿讫，先命数人捺查座上不使动，而后朝拜，如觐君父。查大愕，莫解所以。拜已，以便服侍坐。笑曰：「先生不忆举钟之乞人耶？」查乃悟。既而华筵高列，家乐作于下。酒阑，群姬列侍。将军入室，请衽何趾，乃去。查醉起迟，将军已于寝门外三问矣。查不自安，辞欲返。将军投辖下钥，锢闭之。见将军日无他作，惟点数姬婢养厮卒，及骡马服用器具，督造记籍，戒无亏漏。查以将军家政，故未深叩。一日，执籍谓查曰：「不才得有今日，悉出高厚之赐。一婢一物，所不敢私，敢以半奉先生。」查愕然不受，将军不听。出藏镪数万，亦两置之。按籍点照，古玩床几，堂内外罗列几满。查固止之，将军不顾。稽婢仆姓名已，即命男为治装，女为敛器，且嘱敬事先生。百声悚应。又亲视姬婢登舆，厩卒捉马骡，阗咽并发，乃返别查。后查以修史一案，株连被收，卒得免，皆将军力也。
查伊璜是浙江人。清明时，他在郊外的一座寺庙里喝酒，看见殿前有一口古钟，比能装两石东西的大瓮还大。钟的上下留着泥土和手摸的痕迹，光滑得像新留下的一样。他觉得奇怪，俯身往钟底下看，发现里面有个能装八升左右东西的竹筐，不知道装着什么。他让几个人抓住钟耳，用力掀起，钟却丝毫不动。他越发惊讶，便坐着喝酒，等着看什么人会来。不久，一个乞丐进来了，把讨来的干粮堆在钟底边。他一只手抬起钟，另一只手抓起干粮放进筐里，来回抓了好几次，才全部放完。然后又把钟扣好，离开了。过了一会儿，他又回来，伸手取出干粮吃，吃完再取，抬钟就像打开匣子一样轻松。在座的人全都惊呆了。查伊璜问：“你这样一个男子汉，为什么要讨饭？”他回答：“我吃得太多，没有人肯雇我。”查伊璜见他这么强壮，劝他去当兵。乞丐神色忧愁，担心没有门路。查伊璜便把他带回家，供他吃饭，估量了一下，他一个人的饭量，大约相当于五六个人的饭量。查伊璜替他换了衣服和鞋，又送给他五十两银子，让他上路。十多年后，查伊璜的侄子在福建做县令，一位名叫吴六一的将军忽然前来拜访。两人亲切交谈时，将军问：“伊璜是你的什么人？”侄子回答：“是我的叔父。将军在哪里与他相识的？”将军说：“他是我的老师。分别十年了，我一直很想念他。烦请转告先生，请他赏光来一趟。”侄子随口答应，心里却想：叔父是有名的贤士，怎么会有个武人弟子？恰好查伊璜来了，侄子便告诉他这件事。查伊璜茫然，完全记不起来。不过，见将军问候得这样殷切，他便叫来仆人，备好马，去将军府递上名帖。将军赶忙出来，一直迎到大门外。查伊璜看着他，觉得生平从未见过，暗自怀疑是将军认错了人，可将军却弯着腰，越发恭敬。他郑重地请客人进去，接连打开三四道门。查伊璜忽然看见有女子来来往往，知道到了内宅，便停下脚步。将军又作揖请他往前走。过了一会儿，两人上了堂，卷帘子、搬座椅的，全是年轻的侍妾。坐下后，查伊璜刚想开口询问，将军略微动了动下巴，一名侍妾便捧来朝服，将军立刻起身换衣。查伊璜不知道他要做什么。几个老妇替将军拉好袖子，整理好衣领，将军先叫几个人把查伊璜按在座位上，不让他起身，然后穿着朝服向他行大礼，如同拜见君主和父亲。查伊璜大为惊愕，不明白这是为什么。拜完以后，将军换上便服，陪坐在旁，笑着说：“先生不记得那个举钟的乞丐了吗？”查伊璜这才恍然大悟。随后，丰盛的酒席摆了上来，家中的乐人在堂下奏乐。酒快喝完时，众侍妾排列着侍候。将军亲自进卧房，询问查伊璜铺床时要让脚朝哪一边，问妥了才离开。查伊璜喝醉了，第二天起得晚，将军已经在卧房门外问候三次了。查伊璜觉得不自在，告辞要回去。将军便把客人车上的辖销扔掉，锁上大门，不让他走。查伊璜见将军每天没有别的事，只是清点姬妾、婢女、仆役、兵卒，以及骡马、衣服、器具，督促编造清册，叮嘱不许遗漏。他以为这是将军料理家务，便没有细问。一天，将军拿着清册对查伊璜说：“我这不成器的人能有今天，全是先生的大恩。一名婢女、一件东西，我都不敢独占，请让我把一半奉送给先生。”查伊璜吃惊，不肯接受，将军却不听。他又拿出收藏的数万银钱，也分成两份。照着清册逐项清点，古玩、床榻、几案，摆得堂内堂外几乎满了。查伊璜坚决劝阻，将军全不理会。核对完婢女和仆人的姓名，他便命男仆收拾行李，女仆整理器物，又嘱咐他们恭敬侍奉先生。上百人齐声应答，个个十分恭敬。他又亲自看着姬妾、婢女上轿，马夫牵出马骡。等这支拥挤喧闹的队伍一同出发，他才回来向查伊璜道别。后来，查伊璜被修史的案子牵连，遭到逮捕，最终得以免罪，全靠将军出力。
Zha Yihuang was a man of Zhejiang. At the Qingming festival he was drinking at a temple out in the country when he saw an ancient bell before the main hall, bigger than a two-picul jar. Yet the marks of earth and hands on it, top and bottom, were smooth and fresh. He wondered at this. Stooping to peer underneath, he found a bamboo basket that would hold about a peck; what was stored in it he could not tell. He had several men grip the bell by its lugs and heave with all their strength. It did not move in the least. He was more astonished than ever. So he sat drinking and waited to see who would come. Before long a beggar came in with the dry rations he had been given and heaped them by the bell. Then with one hand he raised the bell, and with the other he scooped the food into the basket. Only after going back and forth several times was it all in. Then he set the bell down over it again and left. After a while he came back, reached in, took some out and ate it. When he had eaten he reached in again, as easily as if lifting the lid of a box. The whole company was aghast. “A grown man like you — why do you beg?” Zha asked. “I eat too much,” he answered. “No one will hire me.” Seeing how strong he was, Zha urged him to enlist. The beggar looked downcast: he feared he had no way in. So Zha took him home and fed him; by his reckoning the man ate about as much as five or six. He got him new clothes and shoes, and gave him fifty taels of silver to see him on his way. More than ten years later Zha’s nephew was a county magistrate in Fujian, when a General Wu Liuyi unexpectedly came to call on him. As they talked over refreshments, the general asked, “What relation is Yihuang to you?” “He is my uncle,” said the nephew. “Where did you come to know him, General?” “He is my teacher. We have been parted ten years, and I think of him often. Would you be so kind as to ask him to honour me with a visit?” The nephew said yes without much thought. To himself he thought: my uncle is a famous scholar — how would he have a soldier for a disciple? It happened that Yihuang came to visit, and the nephew told him. Yihuang had no memory of it at all. But since the general had asked after him so warmly, he called for his servants and horse and went to leave his card at the general’s gate. The general hurried out and met him outside the main gate. Zha looked at him: a man he had never seen in his life. He privately suspected the general had made a mistake, but the general only bowed lower and grew more respectful. He ushered his guest in, through gate after gate, three or four deep, until Zha suddenly saw women coming and going. Knowing these were the private quarters, he stopped where he stood. The general bowed him on again. Presently they went up into the hall, and the ones rolling up the blinds and moving the chairs were all young girls. When they were seated and Zha was about to ask, the general gave a slight movement of his chin. A girl came in bearing his court robes, and the general rose at once to change. Zha had no idea what he meant to do. When a crowd of old women had finished holding his sleeves and straightening his collar, the general first had several men press Zha down in his seat so that he could not move, and then made him the full prostrations of a court audience, as if before his sovereign or his father. Zha was stunned and could make nothing of it. The prostrations over, the general changed into everyday clothes and sat attending him. “Do you not remember the beggar who lifted the bell, sir?” he said with a smile. Only then did Zha understand. Then a splendid feast was laid out, and the household musicians played below the hall. When the wine was nearly done, the girls stood in rows to wait on him. The general went into the bedroom himself to ask which way his guest would like his bedding laid, and only then withdrew. Zha had drunk a great deal and rose late; the general had already been to the bedroom door three times to ask after him. Zha felt uneasy and said he must be going home. The general threw away his guest’s linchpin and locked the gates, keeping him shut in. Zha saw that all day long the general did nothing but count over his concubines and maids, grooms and servants, his mules and horses, clothes, furnishings and utensils, overseeing the making of registers and warning that nothing be missed out. Zha took it for the general’s household business and did not inquire closely. One day the general came to Zha with the registers in his hand and said, “Everything this worthless man has today, he owes to your great bounty. I dare not keep a single maid or a single thing for myself. Allow me to offer you half.” Zha was aghast and would not accept, but the general would not listen. He brought out tens of thousands in hoarded money and divided that in two as well. They checked everything off against the registers, and the antiques, beds and tables nearly filled the hall and the courtyard outside. Zha firmly begged him to stop, but the general paid no heed. When the names of the maids and menservants had been checked, he ordered the men to pack the baggage and the women to gather up the goods, and charged them to serve Master Zha with respect. A hundred voices answered in awe. He saw the girls and maids into their sedan chairs himself, and the grooms led out the horses and mules; when the whole crowding, clamouring train had set off together, he came back to take leave of Zha. Later Zha was arrested, caught up in the case over the compiling of a history, and in the end he went free. It was all the general’s doing.