, whose real name is Manqian and whose courtesy name is Zhang, he is from Pingyuan Qiang people. Writer of poetry in the Western Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty came to the throne and recruited talents everywhere. Write a letter recommending yourself and worshiping him as Alang. Later, he became Chen Taizhong's minister and doctor. He is humorous, fast-talking, funny and smart. He often laughed and entertained himself in front of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, saying "carpe diem and speak frankly". Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very extravagant and began to go to the forest park. Dongfang Shuo told him bluntly that it was "seizing the people's rich fields, using them to make up for the country's shortcomings, taking away agriculture and mulberry industry, giving up success, and losing everything." He once talked about political gains and losses, and Chen Nong's plan to strengthen the country, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty always regarded him as superior and could not reuse him, so he wrote "Answering Guests" and "On Teacher Youfei" to express his affection for Chen Zhi. dissatisfied.
Dongfang Shuo created a large number of works throughout his life, including "The Unanswerable Guest", "On Teacher Yuffie", "Fengtai Mountain", "Responsibility and Shibi", "Records of Shizi", etc. Later generations collected it as "Oriental Tai Chi Collection" and recorded it in "One Hundred and Three Collections of Han, Wei and Six Dynasties". Sima Qian called him a "funny hero" in "Historical Records", and Xia Houzhan and others praised Dongfang Shuo's outstanding writing style, wisdom and humor in "Dongfang Shuo Tu Praise". Yan Zhenqing, a great calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, inscribed this article as a souvenir. Ling County still preserves this monument. It's called the Swallow Monument. During the Japanese invasion of China, this monument was used by the local Japanese garrison as a stone slab for the ditch in front of the barracks. It was run over by horses, causing some of the writing to be damaged. Currently, the original and imitations of the Yanzi Stele are stored in the Yanbei Pavilion in Lingxian People's Park.
Oriental Stories
At the beginning of his reign, Emperor Wu of Liang Dynasty recruited talents, founders, and literary talents. Scholars and Confucian scholars from all over the world wrote to apply. Dongfang Shuo also wrote a letter to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, using 3,000 bamboo slips in the letter. Only two people could afford it, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only watched it for two months. He wrote in his recommendation letter: I lost my parents in Dongfangshuo when I was a teenager, and I grew up with the support of my brothers and sisters. I started studying when I was thirteen and studied very hard. Sandong has read enough literature and history books. At the age of 15, he began to learn fencing. He started studying poetry books at the age of 16 and read 220,000 words. At the age of 19, he learned Sun Wu's art of war and the kindness of war, the use of various weapons and the sound of drums for soldiers to advance and retreat in battle. In this regard, I also read 220,000 words, totaling 440,000 words. I admire Lutz’s rhetoric. Now I am twenty-two years old and nine feet three inches tall. His eyes are bright, like bright beads, his teeth are white and neat, like well-arranged shells, brave, like Meng's responsibility, fast, like, thrifty, like, loyal, like a tail. I am such a person, enough to be the emperor's minister! Chen Shuo risked his life and then worshiped him and told him.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty read Dongfang Shuo's boastful letter of recommendation, praised his spirit, and ordered him to stay in the company.
He was very dissatisfied with the fact that Dongfang Shuo's bus service was very poor. He had never met the emperor. In order for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to make an early comeback, he deliberately frightened several dwarfs who raised horses for him: "The emperor said that you people don't know how to farm, don't know how to fight, and have no ability to govern the country and ensure peace. This is not good for the country, so he I want to kill you. Don't rush to plead with the emperor!" The dwarfs were frightened and cried to Emperor Wu of Han for mercy. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked why, he asked Dongfang Shuo to ask. Dongfang Shuo finally had the opportunity to face the emperor directly. He joked, "I have to do it." Zhu Ru is 3 feet tall and I am 9 feet tall, but I make the same amount of money as Dai Lu. I can't feed them enough, they're starving! If you don't want to reuse me, just let me go home. I don’t want to waste Beijing’s white rice. "Dongfang Shuo's witty words made Emperor Wu laugh, so he was appointed as the minister of Kinmen, and soon became the minister and attendant.
Did Emperor Wu of Han like it?
In the third year of Yuan Dynasty, Han Dynasty Emperor Wu planned to set aside hundreds of miles of fertile land in Guanzhong and build a grand Yuanlin. Most of the Korean ministers followed the emperor's wishes and agreed, but Dongfang Shuo argued, "I heard that modesty and prudence will bring happiness, pride and luxury. It can also bring disaster. "Now the palace is not high and the garden is not wide. We need to build a garden."
Just imagine, in the Guanzhong area, the land is abundant, the products are abundant, the country relies on peace, and the people rely on wealth. If the land is designated as a garden, the country will lose its people; destroying people's tombs and houses in order to build a tiger and deer paradise will make people homeless. Returning home, she was sad and in tears, full of resentment towards the court. Yesterday, King Zhou built nine cities, and the local governors rebelled. The first sword was Zhang Huatai, but Zhu Min was separated. Qin Shihuang built the Epang Palace, causing chaos in the world. We cannot ignore the lessons of the past. Although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was unwilling to stop gardening, he admired Dongfang Shuo's courage and loyalty and gave him an imperial edict of one hundred gold coins and the official title of imperial physician.
Long, the sister of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was worried that the princess would grow old. He was favored by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but he was arrogant and illegal. He drank and killed someone. Tingwei did not dare to punish him according to law, so he asked Emperor Wu for instructions. Emperor Wu of China could not explicitly pardon him for legal reasons. So he pretended to cry and tried to imply that Wei Ting was innocent. The ministers saw the emperor's intention and interceded for Zhao Pingjun. Only Dongfang Shuo pretended to be confused and said to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "The king is so powerful that he rewards his enemies with tears and does not choose his own relatives to kill. This sage is strict and the world is very lucky!" This made it difficult for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to practice favoritism and had to Severely punish Zhaoping in accordance with the law.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very happy and liked his ministers to sing praises. Once, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Dongfang Shuo: "What kind of monarch do you think I am?" Dongfang Shuo replied: "The merits of my family are more than those of the three emperors and five emperors." Why don't many saints help you? For example, Shao was the prime minister and imperial doctor, and Jiang Ziya was the general. "Dongfang Shuo made 32 ancient politicians become ministers of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. His language was sarcastic, but he was also funny, making Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty want to hate him, and his tears turned into laughter. Laughing and hating. He really felt inferior to the Holy King.