He was a capable man, known as the ancestor of the eight major fields of cross-talk, feng shui, riddles, archaeology, peach culture, and Chinese folk culture; he was brilliant, and he could always guess the emperor's mind as an official in the middle of the dynasty; he was sometimes crazy, and people around him only thought he was funny and funny, even the meticulous Han Wudi, who had always been known for his seriousness, was often teased by him.
He was also a literary master, looking at the entire Western Han Dynasty, only Sima Xiangru could match it. This man is erudite, humorous, crazy, arrogant, but he is indeed "a hero of a chaotic world, a capable ruler of the world", and both military and political talents are top-notch.
Emperor Wudi of han was an outstanding emperor, not so good at fooling around, if the minister did not have some skills, he could not play his role in his position, he would inevitably lose his head. However, if the minister desperately advised him, the final consequences would be very tragic, and Li Ling was a typical example. With emperors like Emperor Wu of Han as your superiors, you have to express your own opinions and meet his wishes, and only Dongfang Shuo among the ministers of the DPRK and China has done it.
Dongfang Shuo used humorous and humorous words to advise Emperor Wudi of Han not to please Emperor Wudi of Han, but he hoped that Emperor Wudi of Han would understand his words, understand the people's livelihood, understand the internal situation of the country, and do something beneficial to the country and the people.
Most of our impressions of Dongfang Shuo come from folk tales, in which he is an old man with peach in his hand and white hair, but he does not see a wrinkle on his face, and he always looks like he is smiling. For this appearance of Thera Prajnaparamita, Karma Rinpoche once described it in one sentence: compassion of compassion and wisdom of goodness.
Emperor Wudi's grandmother had always lived in the palace, and Emperor Wudi of Han was very attached to his grandmother when he was a child. However, with the passage of marriage time, the grandmother's age was increasing day by day, talking and acting badly, so Emperor Wudi of Han began to dislike her and wanted her to move out of the palace and live outside.
She dedicated her life to the palace, lived in the palace for decades, never went out, the news outside has long been gone, coupled with the inconvenience of her legs and feet, she even has a problem with how to survive after she goes out. In desperation, she could only ask Dongfang Shuo for help.
But Dongfang Shuo said to her: "The emperor has spoken, what can I do, you still have to pack your bags quickly!" The old lady was even more sad at this time, how could emperor Wu of Han, who was her grandmother, be an iron heart, even Dongfang Shuo, who had always been kind and kind- A few days later, it was time for the grandmother to leave the palace. Dongfang Shuo suggested that Emperor Wu of Han send her, because the good villains were fed by others. Emperor Wu of Han felt that it made sense, and it seemed too impersonal not to send her.
When he arrived at the palace gate, Emperor Wudi of Han saw the figure that was staggering and trembling, and his heart suddenly softened, and he remembered the scene when he was a child and snuggled in the arms of the nursing mother, and remembered that every time he cried, the nursing mother always patiently touched him and coaxed him to sleep. Remembering that every time he was sick, the nursing mother never left his side for half a step, always took good care of him, patiently waited... Remembering this series of events reminded him of the smell of his mother as a child, and at that moment his heart softened.
"Niang" Han Wudi had tears in her eyes, and shouted in the back, and the grandmother looked back at Emperor Wudi of Han, who also had tears in her eyes, but she was slightly helpless, and could only walk towards the palace gate step by step. When Dongfang Shuo saw this scene, he did not take the initiative to persuade Emperor Wu of Han, but instead shouted from the side: "Old lady, hurry up, the emperor does not need you to feed anymore, what are you still doing?" ”
Emperor Wu of Han only then thought that the nursing lady was already old, and she had fed herself, and she began to be reluctant to do so. Then I thought that there was nothing wrong with the nursing mother herself, but she was just a little wordy when she was older. At this time, he should retire for her, how can he drive her out of the palace? Therefore, Emperor Wu of Han decided to leave the nursing mother behind.
The wisest persuasion is not justified, in a word, but to awaken a person's heart, let him feel that he should do this, and the master convinces others to create momentum.
Dongfang Shuo would often ask the emperor for a reward, but he was not insatiable in doing so, but there was great wisdom in it. Once, when an elk was broken into in the palace, none of the ministers present could say their names, and at this time Emperor Wudi of Han turned his gaze to Dongfang Shuo: "Man Qian (the word for Dongfang Shuo)!" Tell everyone what kind of animal this is! Unexpectedly, Dongfang Shuo was not in a hurry: "Please ask the emperor to give me a meal first, so that I can eat enough." Emperor Wu of Han readily agreed.
Immediately after, Dongfang Shuo said, "Please ask the emperor to give me a few more acres of fertile land!" Emperor Wu of Han also agreed. At this time, Dongfang Shuocai said slowly: "The name of this deer is called "Donkey Tooth", and as soon as the tooth appears, other countries will come to surrender, which is a good sign!" Sure enough, a year later, the Huns came to surrender.
This operation of his first saved the face of the ministers, and at the same time brought good news to Emperor Wu of Han and made Emperor Wu of Han happy. And he pretended to want food and fields in order to attract the attention of the ministers and the emperor, so that the emperor and the ministers would not feel that Dongfang Shuo was smarter than himself when he answered the question, because their attention was attracted.
In his later years, Emperor Wu of Han indulged in magic and hoped to live forever. One day, when he was chatting with Dongfang Shuo, he said: "It is said in the photo book that the longer the "among people" under a person's nose, the longer he will live, and for every inch of "people", he will live an extra 100 years, is it true?" At this time, Dongfang Shuo not only did not answer, but laughed.
Emperor Wudi of Han was very upset when he saw Dongfang Shuo laughing, and angrily shouted: "Good you Oriental Shuo, you dare to ridicule me!" Dongfang Shuo saw that the emperor's face was full of anger, and suddenly changed his previous hip-hop posture, and Bi respectfully replied: "The minister is not laughing at the emperor, the minister is laughing at Peng Zu, who has lived for 800 years." ”
When Emperor Wudi of Han heard this, he immediately felt interesting, and quickly took the opportunity to ask, "What happened to Peng Zu?" What's so funny? Dongfang Shuo replied: "As the emperor said, every 100-year-old "person" grows one inch, then Pengzu's "middle of the people" is not 8 inches long? Thinking of this, the minister laughed. After Emperor Wudi of Han listened, he also laughed and understood that the words in the photo book were not credible.
Dongfang Shuo knew that it was not good for an emperor to indulge in immortality, but he did not say it explicitly, but instead used this way to make euphemistic advice, so that Emperor Wu of Han listened to his advice in laughter, and had to say that this method was really high.
In fact, when Dongfang Shuo entered the dynasty as an official, he had to face not only the moody Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, but also countless elders and traitors in the middle of the dynasty. It is said that accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, but Dongfang Shuo has won the heart of Emperor Wu of Han with his own wisdom.
Behind Dongfang Shuo's cynical attitude is a good minister with ideals and for the country and the people. Everyone's life is not easy, and some people often laugh, the fundamental reason is because he can see openly, Dongfang Shuo is such a person.