During the period of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, there was such a person, he was witty and humorous, witty, quick-witted, funny, and often able to please Emperor Wu and make Emperor Wu very happy; he also had a profound insight into national events, but because Emperor Wu only regarded him as a haiyou, he was not valued by Emperor Wu in the early days. Who is this person? He is Dongfang Shuo.
Dongfang Shuo (东方朔), also spelled Manqian, was a native of The Western Han Dynasty Andian County, a famous writer of the Western Han Dynasty.
At the beginning of the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, he recruited the Sifang scholars, and Dongfang Shuo wrote to Mao Sui to introduce himself, and Emperor Wu worshipped him as a lang. Later, he was promoted to the positions of Chang Shilang and Taizhong Doctor.
He was later revered as a grandmaster by the cross-talk community and was honored by posterity as "Zhisheng".
Dongfang Shuo was able to gain a place next to the emperor, starting from the documents he introduced himself at the beginning. In the first year of jianyuan (140 BC), Emperor Wu of Han had just taken the throne, and he knew the importance of talent mining for the development of the country, so he vigorously recruited talents from all over the world to enter the court and discuss politics. Scholars and Confucians from all over the world have written to apply for employment,
Dongfang Shuo seized this opportunity to write a special book, and wrote three thousand pieces of bamboo brief resumes at once, a full 200,000 words, these bamboo briefs two people can afford to carry, and Emperor Wu spent two months to read.
In this "resume", Dongfang Shuo trumpeted himself, saying that he was well-read, intelligent, and mighty, and at the same time compared himself to famous figures in history such as Uncle Bao, Wei Sheng, Qing Ji and so on.
This impressed Emperor Wu of Han, so he ordered him to wait in the bus office for the summons.
Dongfang Shuo originally thought that he had been favored by the emperor and would be able to fly yellow tengda immediately, but the truth was that he stayed in the meager bus office of Feng Lu until he spent his own coils, and he could not see the emperor.
Of course, Dongfang Shuo was not willing, so he thought of a way to attract the emperor's attention.
Of course, in his capacity, it is impossible to contact any big people, only to use people with low status like him, which shows his wit. He found several dwarf grooms and threatened them that they were incompetent, and that the court was about to kill them. Several grooms were frightened and rushed to the noon gate in front of the noon gate to intercede with Emperor Wu of Han. This made Emperor Wu of Han very confused, because he did not mean to kill these horsemen, and under careful questioning, he knew that Dongfang Shuo was behind the ghost.
Emperor Wu of Han immediately summoned Dongfang Shuo to question him, but Dongfang Shuo said, "I can't help myself." The dwarfs are no more than three feet tall, but I am nine feet tall, and I take as much as they do, how can this work, is it to support them to starve me? If you are not willing to reuse me, simply let me go home, and don't waste the grain in the capital in vain. After hearing this, Emperor Wu of Han's anger slowly subsided, laughing heartily, and thinking that Dongfang Shuo was very interesting, so he promoted him and let him stay at the Golden Horse Gate.
In this way, Dongfang Shuo created an opportunity for himself to be promoted.
However, such a position of waiting for the edict could not satisfy Dongfang Shuo, and he wanted to further squeeze into the court with his inflated ambitions. At this time, he already had some qualifications to accompany Emperor Wu of Han, so he also had more opportunities.
On this day, Emperor Wu of Han hid the gecko in the cup while playing the game of shooting, and none of the people guessed correctly. At this time, Dongfang Shuo said: "The minister has studied Yi, allow me to guess what it is." He arranged the yarrow into various elephants, and after calculating, he replied: "It is calculated that it is a dragon but has no horns, but it is a snake with feet, limbs and veins, and it is good at climbing walls, this thing is either a gecko or a lizard." Emperor Wu of Han was overjoyed after hearing this, and immediately rewarded him, and after that, he even asked a few questions, and Dongfang Shuo guessed correctly, and Emperor Wu naturally would not be stingy with rewards.
Such a grand favor caused the jealousy of the handsome Guo Sheren, so he said bad things about Dongfang Shuo in front of Emperor Wu and wanted to duel. But when the real game is played, no matter how tricky Guo Sheren's questions are, Dongfang Shuo can calmly answer them one by one, which can shock the big teeth of everyone present.
Guo Sheren's suppression did not embarrass Dongfang Shuo, but made Emperor Wu and other people like him even more, and it can be said that Guo Sheren's move was to steal chickens and not to reverse the erosion of rice. Later, Emperor Wu of Han appointed Dongfang Shuo as a constant attendant, and Dongfang Shuo has since gained the favor of Emperor Wu of Han.
If this was the case, Dongfang Shuo could only say that he would play a little clever, not be wise, in fact, he also used his identity to advise Emperor Wu of Han.
In the third year of Jianyuan (138 BC), Emperor Wu of Han often went hunting as the Marquis of Pingyang, and the travel time increased from one day to five days. But even so, he was still not satisfied, and his frequent travels had caused dissatisfaction among the "ministers".
He also planned to build a large number of civil engineering projects to build the Shanglin Garden, send people to estimate the value of the farmland occupied by the garden, and then set aside the wasteland occupied by the county to which he belonged to compensate the peasants. At this time, Dongfang Shuo happened to be present, and he bluntly said to Emperor Wu that the fertility of the farmland occupied by the ShanglinYuan and the danger of the terrain were to be repaired, and if the Shanglinyuan was really built, it would be against the agriculture and would not be conducive to the development of the country.
Moreover, he also said three reasons why it was impossible to build a forest garden. Later, he cited the examples of The King of Yin, the King of Chu Ling, and the First Emperor of Qin, who built a lot of civil engineering so that cholera breeding endangered the society.
He even presented the "Six Symbols of the Tai Order" in the hope that Emperor Wu could reflect on himself through the changes in the heavens. Emperor Wu of Han suddenly woke up and stopped this plan, and because of the merits of Dongfang Shuo's advice, he was worshipped as the Doctor of one thousand stones, given the title of Shizhong, and rewarded with a hundred catties of gold.
Dongfang Shuo was witty all his life, often making others laugh, always making people think that he was not serious.
In his twilight years, perhaps feeling that the limit was approaching, he bluntly advised: "Poetry Jingyun: 'Camp flies, stop at the flies.' Gentlemen, no believers in rumors. Rumors are reckless and chaotic to the four countries. 'May His Majesty turn away from those who speak flattery and rebuff their rumors. Emperor Wu of Han was accustomed to listening to Dongfang Shuo's witty advice, so it was the first time that he was directly serious, so he was surprised, and it was only surprised, and Dongfang Shuo's heartfelt words were not taken seriously.
Soon after, Dongfang Shuo died, and it can really be said that people will die and their words are good.
Dongfang Shuo came from a humble background and was able to gain the appreciation of Emperor Wu of Han only by his own ingenuity. He was knowledgeable and astute, able to please others and advise Emperor Wu in a more euphemistic way, so that Emperor Wu could accept it calmly. He not only has a little wisdom, but also a great wisdom, and it can be said that under the appearance of the slippery tongue is a heart for the country and the people. He was appreciated for his humor and humor, and because of his humor and humor, Emperor Wu did not seriously ponder his dying advice.