The complete story of building books thousands of miles away just for a wall, so why not let him be three feet tall?

1. Version 1

There is a "Renyi Lane" in the old town of Anyang, Henan, which was once the ancestral residence of Guo Pu, the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty. It is said that at that time, the Guo family's neighbor built a house and occupied a wall of the Guo family's land. The Guo family became angry and argued with that family, and they got into trouble until they went to court.

The local officials were afraid that both parties were from official families and did not dare to try the case, so the two families continued to argue. In desperation, the Guo family sent someone to the capital to report the matter to Guo Pu, who immediately responded with a letter.

But when the Guo family opened the letter with full of hope, they didn’t expect that there were a few lines of poetry on it: "It’s just for the wall to carry the letter thousands of miles away, so why not let it be three feet away? The Great Wall is still there today, but it’s not what it was back then." Qin Shihuang. "

After understanding the truth, the Guo family immediately stopped the lawsuit and was willing to give up the ground. When the neighbors learned about this incident, they also regretted their original behavior and immediately moved the courtyard wall back. Just like this, you gave in and the place where the courtyard wall used to be turned into a wide pedestrian alley.

2. Version 2

There are two neighboring families in Taizhou, Jiangsu. One is an official in other places, and the other is a merchant in this city. Both families were building a house, which was almost completed. When the fence was being built, the two sides had a dispute over the land boundary.

Taizhou people have always had an old tradition of "fighting for every inch of land." Not to mention neighbors, even brothers quarreled over their ancestral property. No communication.”

For the sake of a mere three feet of land, neither the officials nor the wealthy merchants would give in to each other. The official family took out their trump card - they quickly wrote to the officials to complain.

Not long after, the official received a reply. The letter said: "The letter is asking for a three-foot house, so why not let him have three feet? The Great Wall is still there today, and Qin Shihuang is nowhere to be seen."

The letter said very clearly that since the official wrote the letter, he followed the letter's instructions and built a wall three feet back from the original boundary. The businessman opposite was deeply moved when he saw this scene, and he also stepped back three feet from the original boundary to build a wall.

An alley was formed between the two walls, and later generations named this alley "Sanchi Alley". The width of "Sanchi Alley" is not three feet but six feet wide.

3. Version 3

Xianliang Street is located in Zhengyangguan, an ancient town in Shouxian County where the Pi and Ying rivers enter the Huaihe River. This street is related to Yu Fujiu, a Zhengyang celebrity in the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty. After Yu Fujiu became an official in the capital, his family moved to Zhengyang South Street.

One year, his family and his neighbor Zhou Tiejiang demolished the old house and built a new one at the same time. Both families wanted to expand to the middle aisle. As a result, there are no more aisles. The two sides were in a stalemate, and no one was allowed to start construction.

The Yu family sent someone to Beijing to deliver a letter to Yu Fujiu, asking him to intervene and pressure the Zhou family to give in. Yu Fujiu wrote a reply letter and gave it to someone to take back, saying: "All the wonderful ideas are in it."

When Yu's family opened the letter, they saw a poem written on the paper that said: "A message sent from a thousand miles away." What's the harm in giving him three feet to block the wall? The Great Wall is still there today, but Qin Shihuang was nowhere to be seen!"

Both families were moved by Yu Fujiu's high wind, and each gave up three feet to the original Sanchi Lane. It became Jiu Chi Alley. From then on, the people of Zhengyangguan called this lane "Xianliang Street".

4. Version 4

The Taining Shangshu No. 1 of Li Chunye, a Jinshi scholar and Minister of the Ministry of War during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, is more than 370 years old. It is an ancient building complex with important cultural relic protection value.

There is an alley in Shangshudi called Sanchi Lane. It is said that when Shangshudi was built, the local people were not cooperative with the land acquisition. Li Chunye's son wrote to his father, hoping that he would intervene.

Unexpectedly, Li Chunye wrote back and said: "The letters that came from thousands of miles are just a wall, so why not give them three feet; the Great Wall is still there today, and Qin Shihuang is nowhere to be seen."

Not only did they not conquer the people, land, but advocated giving up three feet of land. This is a true story that has been widely circulated, and its practical significance is self-evident.

5. Version 5

Wang Anshi in the Northern Song Dynasty also has a story about Sanchi Alley. It is said that when his relatives in his hometown were building a house, they had a foot and a half of foundation with their neighbors. During the dispute, the family wanted to use Wang Anshi's authority and wrote to Wang Anshi.

As expected of everyone, Wang Anshi wrote a poem in reply: "It's just a wall to carry a book for a thousand miles, so why not give it three feet? The Great Wall is still there today, and Qin Shihuang is nowhere to be seen." The family was ashamed and gave up one and a half feet. After the neighbor learned about it, he also gave up a foot and a half, and Sanchi Alley became a good story.