When the story came to the ear of Emperor Qianlong, he thought it irreverent and sacrilegious to make jokes about the gods and so issued a decree to have the wooden stele removed for good and all and leave only the stone one.

• 清朝乾隆皇帝听说此事后，觉得拿神开玩笑极不严肃，因而下令取消木柱，只放一根石柱；