During the Ming Dynasty, there was a minister in the court named Li Dongyang, who had a humorous and witty personality. He has a funny way of getting along with his colleagues and subordinates, often amusing everyone in unexpected and funny ways, which makes his friends love him and the atmosphere of working with him is also relaxed.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a rather humane rule, and every winter, the emperor issued an edict to wear ear warmers to keep warm. Hundreds of officials entered the court early, in order to protect against the cold, everyone wore a cotton hat made of mink, commonly known as "hat cover". There is a four-grade ** named Chen Shizhao, with a muted personality. One day, he wore a hat on the street and was robbed. The next day, he came bareheaded to attend the morning pilgrimage. Seeing this, Li Dongyang imitated Cui Hao's "Yellow Crane Tower" and wrote a poem: "The people of the past have stolen the hat cover, and the hat cover is empty here, and the hat cover is gone, and this head has been empty for thousands of years." This scene made the court laugh continuously, and even the emperor couldn't help laughing.
In addition, there is also a scholar of Huagai Temple, named Jiao Fang, who is thin and tall. Once, he asked Li Dongyang to help him look at his face. Li Dongyang observed it carefully, and then said solemnly: "The left looks like Ma Shangshu, and the right looks like Lu Shilang, and you will definitely be the position of Shangshu Shilang when you become an official in the future." Jiao Fang thought for a while before reacting, "horse" and "Lu" together are a "donkey" word, it turned out that he was made fun of his face like a donkey's face, although it was a little embarrassing, but after all, he invited someone to look at his face, and he only endured it.
Li Dongyang has been talented all his life, and he uses articles to govern government affairs, and he is honest and honest as an official. In the years of political clarity, he performed well and was loyal. In the turbulent moment of the imperial court, he saved many loyal ministers and good generals openly and secretly. Throughout his official career, he repeatedly asked for resignation, but the emperor did not allow it, becoming one of the most resigned in history. His life is really a model for a generation of famous ministers!