[목 차]

시작하면서 ·········································································· 3

• 양녕대군(讓寧大君)

정렬이 지극한 아내 ······························································ 7

• 안평대군(安平大君)

소첩의 첫사랑 ···································································· 23

• 손순효(孫舜孝)

술을 너무나 좋아했던 실력 있는 신하 ·································· 41

• 박엽(朴燁)

사냥개의 동물이 명약 ························································· 48

• 유운룡(柳雲龍)

유성룡(柳成龍)의 바보 형님 ················································· 54

• 채문걸(蔡文杰)

재치 있는 말재주 ······························································· 67

• 김구(金構)와 서종태(徐宗泰)

똑똑한 신부 길들이기 ························································· 78

• 이문원(李文源)

책 읽기를 싫어하는 재간둥이 판서 ····································· 109

• 정홍순(鄭弘淳)

현재의 체면보다 미래를 설계한 재정관 ······························· 123

• 권도(權導)

망발풀이는 받아먹기 위한 잔꾀 ·········································· 130

• 토정(土亭) 이지함(李之菡)

「토정비결」을 지은이 ························································· 135

• 영의정 김우항(金宇杭)

정승이 되도록 하소서 ························································ 146

• 오성(鰲城)과 한음(漢陰)

귀신과 친했던 오성 대감 ··················································· 172

홍 판수와 오성 이항복 ······················································ 184

남편의 복수를 대신 갚은 현명한 부인 ································· 202

원앙 교 ··········································································· 211

용왕에게서 얻은 낚싯바늘 ·················································· 219

• 허 선달

천 냥으로 삼만 육천 냥을 벌다 ·········································· 230

• 유척기(俞拓基)

미래의 우의정을 알아본 혜안 ············································· 243

• 어사 박문수(朴文秀)

바른말 잘하는 영성군························································· 256

굶주린 무당과 점쟁이 ························································ 261

비자(婢子)의 지성에 보답하다 ············································ 265

더욱 높아진 명성 ······························································ 277

“박문수는 이인(異人)이니라” ·············································· 291

• 김영(金暎)

청백리이면서 천 석의 재산을 모으다 ·································· 297

• 김삿갓

조상을 욕되게 만든 천재 ··················································· 309

• 정수동(鄭壽銅)

술 서 말을 배에다 넣고 ····················································· 330

• 천재 화가 장승업(張承業)

술을 너무나 좋아했던 천재 화가 ········································ 348

• 봉이(鳳伊) 김선달(金先達)

봉이 김선달이 된 사연 ······················································ 360

금강산 유람 때 생긴 일 ····················································· 370

지붕 위에 올라간 송아지 ··················································· 392

못된 놈들을 응징하다 ························································ 401