I've heard that Han Changli of the previous dynasty wrote "On Horses", claiming, "Thousand-mile horses are com…
I've heard that Han Changli of the previous dynasty wrote "On Horses", claiming, "Thousand-mile horses are common, but Bo Le's are rare"—what impassioned rhetoric, unmatched through the ages... but in truth, utter rubbish! Horses come in inferior and fine, just as men are fools or horse tamers. Only when a fine horse falls into the hands of a master tamer can they achieve mutual greatness—like beauty with talent, sword with hero... Thus, I record all the fine horses my ancestors and I have tamed, to warn descendants: Skip that drivel titled "On Horses"! Han Yu was just a pedant who didn't know whether to trim hooves or heat iron first for shoeing—follow his advice and you'll end up in a ditch!
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