Dongfang Shuo was a regular waiter, and a very interesting thing happened, saying that it was dog days, the weather was hot, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered meat to be given to the attendant officials.
But I don't know if it's delayed, the big official in charge of this matter hasn't come to divide the meat until late, Dongfang Shuo can't wait, he directly pulls out his sword and cuts the meat, and says to the rest: "Dog days should go home early, please allow me to accept the emperor's reward." ”
Immediately, he wrapped the cut meat and took it home, and when the official came in a hurry to see a piece of meat that had been cut, he asked and knew that it was Dongfang Shuo who cut the meat privately, so he quickly reported the matter to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issued an edict to let Dongfang Shuo enter the palace and asked: "Yesterday gave meat, you cut the meat with a sword without waiting for the edict to be issued, why is this?"
Don't listen to the edict and cut the meat without permission, this is also a crime, Dongfang Shuo quickly took off his hat and knelt down to apologize, and Emperor Wu of Han said: "Mr. stand up and blame yourself again." ”
Dongfang Shuo did not talk about refuting himself, nor did he cry bitterly to intercede, but bowed again and said:
"Shuolai! Shuolai! If you don't wait for the edict, why be rude! Draw out your sword and cut the flesh, and you will be strong! If you don't cut much, you can't be cheap! Return to the fine king, and what is the benevolence!"
What does that mean? Dongfang Shuo explained everything clearly in a few words in comical language, how rude it was to accept the reward without waiting for the edict to be issued, how heroic it was to draw a sword and cut the meat, how incorruptible it was to cut the meat not much, and how benevolent it was to take the meat back to his wife to eat.
Look, although he is rude, but he is also heroic, honest and benevolent, such a neutralization, he should be praised even more, Emperor Wu of Han smiled after hearing it and said: "Let Mr. blame himself, and praise himself in turn." ”
Of course, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also felt that Dongfang Shuo said it was very good, so he gave Dongfang Shuo a stone of wine and a hundred catties of meat, and asked Dongfang Shuo to take it back to his wife.
When it comes to Dongfang Shuo's wife, there is also a very interesting thing, Dongfang Shuo is a popular person around Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and he is often called to talk, and every time he talks, Dongfang Shuo can make Emperor Wu of Han very happy.
Because of this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty often gave him imperial meals, and after each meal, he carried all the remaining meat in his arms and took it home, and every time his clothes were dirty, he would still do the same next time.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also liked to give Dongfang Shuo silk silk, and Dongfang Shuo would take it home with his shoulder every time, and then he would use the money given by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to marry young and beautiful women in Chang'an City.
Many people may be curious, in ancient times, a man could only have one wife, and the rest could only be concubines, that is, monogamy and multiple concubines, so why can Dongfang Shuo keep marrying wives? The reason is that Dongfang Shuo's wives have a long time, only one year.
The so-called one-year time, that is, he used the wealth given by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to marry a wife, and after a year, this wife will be abandoned, and then remarry a young and beautiful woman as a wife, and after another year, this wife will be abandoned again, and then marry, that is, a new wife every year.
All the property given to him by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was used for the marriage of this year. This kind of behavior is really, how to say it, in the people of the time, Dongfang Shuo was a "madman".
For such a title, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said to the people around him: "If Dongfang Shuo's behavior is not so absurd, who of you can compare to him?"
Dongfang Shuo said that he was the kind of person who lived in seclusion in the imperial court, simply put, he defiled himself to protect himself.
The most commonly used means of self-defilement is to indulge in wine, and the matter of indulging in wine is placed on the king, which belongs to the characteristics of a faint king, and when it is placed on the courtiers, it is often said to be a clever way to defile himself.
In ancient history, when a wise courtier wanted to protect himself, he would often take the color of wine addicted to wine, so as to put the handle in the hands of the emperor or the boss, so that the emperor or the boss could rest assured.
Here are a few examples, such as Wei Wuji, one of the four sons of the Warring States Period, and Chen Ping, the founder of the Western Han Dynasty.
Xinling Jun raised 3,000 soldiers, Corporal Lixian, and had a very good reputation among the nations, and because of him, the other vassal states of Wei did not dare to attack Wei, and therefore was jealous of his brother King Wei Anjiao.
Especially after Wei Wuji stole talismans to save Zhao, he stayed in Zhao for more than ten years, and finally returned to Wei and was entrusted with important tasks, but as soon as he made war achievements, he was distracted by Qin, and King Wei Anjiao was jealous of Wei Wuji again and took his military power.
So Wei Wuji "is sorry for his illness, and drinks with the guests for a long night, drinking alcohol, and getting close to women." In order to eliminate the jealousy of King Wei Anjiao, he ended up depressed in only four years.
During the reign of Empress Lü, Empress Lü's sister Lü Xiao had always held a grudge against her husband Fan Hao because Chen Ping had tied up her husband Fan Hao with Zhou Bo when Liu Bang was seriously ill, and she went forward behind Lü to slander, saying: "Chen Ping is not a good dealer, drinking alcohol every day, and playing with women." ”
After Chen Ping found out, "it is getting worse." Chen Ping was not only not afraid of this, but was even more addicted to wine.
Empress Lu was very happy in her heart, and specially comforted Chen Ping, so that Chen Ping didn't have to care, as long as Chen Ping didn't object to her, anything would work.
In fact, for the emperor or the boss, they wish that those courtiers with high achievements could indulge in wine, at least such people are easy to control, so many courtiers will choose this way to defile themselves, or choose to call them sick, in short, courtiers are not so easy to do, there must always be some means to save their lives.
Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty liked Dongfang Shuo very much, he often let Dongfang Shuo follow him, and Dongfang Shuo also took this opportunity to persuade Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and made a lot of contributions, such as in the matter of rebuilding Shanglin Yuan, Dongfang Shuo advised Emperor Wu of Han not to be too extravagant and to be considerate of the people.
For example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's sister (or sister) was worried about the murder of Zhaoping Jun, the son of the princess, and Dongfang Shuo persuaded Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to enforce the law fairly.
Another example is that Dong Yan, the male favorite of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's aunt Dou Taizhu, was recognized by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dongfang Shuo put forward Dong Yan's three deadly sins, persuaded Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty not to get close to Dong Yan, and so on.
It can be said that Dongfang Shuo's influence on Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is still not small, but perhaps because Dongfang Shuo's great hidden Yu Dynasty is too wild and uninhibited, he even once got drunk and urinated in the palace.
In addition, his way of admonishing is usually funny and bantering, so even though Emperor Wu of Han likes him, he doesn't really reuse him, and throughout his life, his highest official position is only a Taizhong doctor of 1,000 stones.
But even so, when Dongfang Shuo was dying, he still tried his best to persuade Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, saying:
"Poetry Yun's camp of green flies stops at Fan. A gentleman, no faith in slander. slander and recklessness, and chaos between the four countries'. His Majesty was far away and retreated. ”