In 144 BC, King Xiao of Liang, who had unsuccessfully requested to stay in Beijing, returned to the fiefdom and looked at the strange cow and was disgusted, and died 6 days later. This was a terrible result of abandoning Emperor Jing of Han and turning to his beloved minister Sima Xiangru, and after returning to his hometown, he was not willing, so he used a song "Phoenix Seeking Phoenix" to seduce Zhuo Wenjun and elope with him.
The reason why Zhuo Wenjun was chosen was because the Zhuo family was the richest man in the local area, and Sima Xiangru, because he had traveled abroad for many years, his family had already fallen, and for the sake of "ambition", he abandoned being a lang official (changshi) at the side of Emperor Jing of Han and turned to The Prince of Liang, who was deeply favored by Empress Dou, hoping to gain glory and scenery with his literary talents.
Unexpectedly, a few years later, King Xiao of Liang, who had the opportunity to "brother and brother", actually died before Emperor Jingdi of Han, so Sima Xiangru, as his beloved subject, could only flee back to his hometown in ashes, fearing that he would be implicated in the blame of "second minister".
At this time, Sima Xiangru, in addition to a little false name, only literary talent can be used, so there is a romantic story of "Sima Xiangru picking Zhuo Wenjun" that has been circulated in later generations.
But for Sima Xiangru, the purpose of doing this is to improve his own life (economic level), so the next step is to elope with Zhuo Wenjun, and then use the way of letting Zhuo Wenjun show up to buy wine and wear big pants as a dishwasher, first humiliate himself, and then humiliate the old man Zhuo Wangsun, so as to blackmail some of the Zhuo family's support.
Sure enough, when Zhuo Wangsun learned that his daughter had eloped with a poor boy who had fallen into disgrace, and began to be so angry that he almost vomited blood, he almost swore to let the filial daughter fend for herself, but when the rogue faction of the two couples spread in the local area, he had to accept the advice of his friend that Sima Xiangru was not well-off, but his talent was outstanding.
So after all, Zhuo Wangsun, who was distressed by his daughter and hindered his face, still sent his daughter and son-in-law millions of dollars and a hundred servants.
As soon as the dynasty succeeded, Sima Xiangru took his wife, money, and servants back to Chengdu to buy land and build a house, and lived a better life than before.
But as a proud talent, this time the empty glove white wolf operation is successful, the small life is also beautiful, I am afraid it is difficult to compensate for the loss of many years.
Fortunately, the turnaround came quickly, and within a few years, the Tianzi in Chang'an City was replaced by Emperor Wu of Han.
Like many "tyrants" with great talent, Emperor Wu of Han had a particularly delicate and soft side in his heart, and he was surprised by Sima Xiangru's "ZiFu Fu", and it just so happened that a eunuch who raised dogs around Emperor Wu of Han was Sima Xiangru's fellow countryman, and he wasted no time in telling Emperor Wu of Han that the author of this endowment was Sima Xiangru.
In this way, Sima Xiangru, who came to Beijing, finally ushered in the day when the good wind sent me to Qingyun with strength.
On the one hand, he arrogantly followed the momentum of the "Zi Fei Fu" and wrote a magnificent "Shanglin Fu", using the inaccuracy of the theory of the two people of Zi Xu and Wu to lead to the matter of the Tianzi going to the forest, and then exaggerating the water potential, aquatic products, grass and trees, animals, Taiguan, trees, and apes in the Tianzi Shanglin Garden in turn, and then praising the Tianzi for being rich in Kyushu and the four seas, if it can be properly reflected, how prosperous the future of the Han Empire will be.
As soon as this endowment came out, Emperor Wu of Han, who boasted of his mighty and mighty powers, was even more praised and fluttered like a cloud, and after Long Yan was pleased, he immediately made Sima Xiangru a Lang official.
Sima Xiangru, who was also a Lang official, did not abandon his position, because he knew that Emperor Wu of Han was not like his father, Emperor Jingdi of Han, who was not interested in literature, but a person who liked to listen to songs and praises, as long as he wrote this splendid article well, it was impossible to mix badly, and he only needed to wait for the opportunity to have his own ability to play.
This wait lasted until 135 BC, when Emperor Wu of Han wanted to develop the southwest region, he ordered Lang to send troops to Tang Meng and build roads, but unexpectedly there was an accident in the process, which made the people of Shudi panic.
When the report was returned, Emperor Wu of Han took a look around and pointed out that Sima Xiangru, who was originally from Shudi, was doing the right thing, and Sima Xiangru, who was familiar with Shudi, saw this rare opportunity, and if there was anyone who did not hurry to seize it, Shen Yin wrote a yangyang grand view of "Shu Shu Shu", directly sublimating the significance of building this road into a good thousand autumn deeds of the people of Shudi, and then used the Spring and Autumn Brushwork to blame Tang Meng's mistakes in poorly conveyed work, and emphasized the wisdom of the emperor's rewards and punishments.
Emperor Wu of Han was overjoyed when he heard this, and felt that Sima Xiangru was deeply impressed, so he directly appointed him as the emperor's envoy to Shudi to settle the matter.
Sima Xiangru, who had been enthroned, returned to Shudi, which was not beautiful, shu county taishou and the following people all went to the suburbs to greet him, and the county commanders in various places even carried crossbows and arrows to open the way for him, and even the reluctant old man Zhuo Wangsun laughed and brought the local sages to his son-in-law's door to offer fat cattle and wine in the hope of continuing the friendship.
Although Sima Xiang had great pleasure in raising his eyebrows, he did not slacken off, and he, who knew the inner affairs of Shudi, quickly used his strength to fight, using the deterrence of the Han Dynasty, and his extraordinary literary talent, and convinced many chieftains of Shudi to ask themselves to be subject to the Han Dynasty, thus making the road construction very smooth and perfectly completing the tasks entrusted by Emperor Wu of Han.
Unfortunately, when he returned with honors, he was falsely accused and belittled, but fortunately, Emperor Wu of Han loved this talented boy too much and had a great appetite for him, and he was revived a year later.
After this incident, sima Xiangru, who recalled the ups and downs of the first half of his life, was a great enlightenment, completely stopped his original ambitions, and then he just gave full play to his talents, made some beautiful words to please Emperor Wu of Han, never touched those major events in the government, and was at ease to be a "word minister".
It is also this self-knowledge that allows this "favored minister" who can only sing praises and praise virtue and has achieved nothing in the country, live a stable and elegant life in the second half, live smoothly to the age of 62, and be able to die well.
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