Emperor Wudi of Han's favorite minister, Dongfang Shuo, had to change a wife every year, and When Emperor Wudi of Han heard about his affairs, he asked him with a straight face: "I heard that you change a wife every year, faster than me, the emperor?" Unexpectedly, Dongfang Shuo actually complained to Emperor Wu of Han: "Don't hide from Your Majesty, in order to marry your wife, the money you reward is not enough to spend!" ”
But when Emperor Wudi of Han heard this, he not only did not get angry, but laughed, and also let people immediately carry a large number of gold and silver jewels to the Oriental Shuo Mansion, just so that when he changed his wife, don't let the money be delayed.
In this way, Dongfang Shuo took the treasure rewarded by Emperor Wu of Han and married his wife in a big way, but the women of the world did not all love gold and silver treasures. Once Dongfang Shuo fell in love with a fireworks woman, although this woman was in Fireworks Alley, but the beauty and extraordinary insight were extraordinary, the ordinary gold and silver treasures were not in the eyes at all, and Dongfang Shuo's many courtships were rejected.
One day she told Dongfang Shuo: "The treasures of the world are actually nothing more than that, gold and silver treasures are even more commonplace, and only unique treasures are worth cherishing." If you really want to marry me, bring me the treasures around the emperor to prove your intentions. ”
Dongfang Shuo went back to meditate hard and finally came up with a good idea. On this day, Emperor Wu of Han set up a banquet, during which a lot of meat food was served. Dongfang Shuo was like a demon reincarnated, not only eating and drinking heavily at the table, but also packing up the remaining meat and taking it home.
After Dongfang Shuo returned, he deliberately stored the packaged meat, and then did not change his clothes for several days, waiting until the next time he saw Emperor Wu of Han like a beggar. Emperor Wudi of Han asked him the reason, but he did not expect that Dongfang Shuo actually said that he only had this set of clothes, and Emperor Wu of Han saw his funny appearance, and with a wave of his big hand, he rewarded Dongfang Shuo with a golden forging to let him make more clothes.
After returning home, Dongfang Shuo immediately made the bridegroom's clothes and took the meat from the emperor's banquet to happily marry the fireworks lady. It turned out that Dongfang Shuo had deliberately brought meat back to the emperor's banquet, and also deliberately dressed up poorly, just to please the emperor's wedding dress, so that he could go to the door as "treasures requested by the beauty" to ask for relatives.
However, when some ministers learned of this, they were very angry, so they advised Emperor Wu of Han not to spoil such absurd courtiers too much. However, Emperor Wudi of Han was very angry after hearing this: "If you have the same talent and humor as Dongfang Shuo, that is, change a wife every month, and Shuo will also be close to you." ”
In fact, Dongfang Shuo did this, and there was great wisdom in it, because he had thoroughly understood the black and white doorway of the officialdom. Moreover, he himself was both intelligent and helped Emperor Wu of Han to do a lot of things, but such a capable subject would be jealous of which emperor he put next to. The so-called water is clear, there is no fish, there is no perfect person in the world, and a courtier without weakness will make the emperor suspicious sooner or later, and this is the wisdom of the Great Wisdom of the Eastern Shuo.
The story of Emperor Wu of Han and Dongfang Shuo has long been recorded in the set of books "The Complete Collection of Wise Men", which says: "Shuo understands the Lord, and the Lord also understands his deeds." "Dongfang Shuo spent his whole life with Emperor Wu of Han, until he was 82 years old, and there was no mistake in his life and death, such a relationship between kings and subjects is really rare in history."
The Complete Collection of Wisdom Tanks is a strange book compiled by Mr. Feng Menglong, which records a collection of wisdom stories from the pre-Qin to the Ming Dynasty. The whole book is divided into ten parts: Shangzhi, Zhizhi, Chazhi, Bilizhi, Shuzhi, Jiezhi, Yuzhi, Bingzhi, Boudoirzhi, and Miscellaneous Wisdom, and under which there are 28 sub-categories such as Dazhi, Zhiwei, Xiongluo, and Minwu.
Whether it is governing the country through the state, having great foresight, or winning by surprise, winning thousands of miles, or taking advantage of wealth and wealth and maintaining the family, the wisdom and strategy of the ancients are almost exhaustive. After reading this book, whether it is the merits of the workplace or the twists and turns of life, you will see more clearly and wisely.
The complete collection of think tanks
