As the existence of the highest level of power in ancient times, the emperor enjoyed the highest treatment both politically and in life. As a courtier, if they find delicious food and fun, they will first offer it to the emperor to brush a wave of existence, so that their career will be smooth sailing, and they will not surpass the emperor in all aspects of food and clothing, and some even deliberately pretend to be poor to confuse the emperor's sight. But in the Jin Dynasty, there was a minister who did not shy away from showing off his wealth, and even the emperor could not compare to him.
He is Shi Chong, the minister of the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Yi promoted a person named Shi Bao when he was still in power, and later helped the Sima family to successfully ascend to the throne, and was the founding hero of the Western Jin Dynasty, ranking as the third duke. This Shi Bao has 6 sons, Shi Chong is the youngest one, Shi Chong gave all his assets equally to each son before his death, but there is no share of Shi Chong. Shi Bao said that it was not difficult for Shi Chong to earn the family business, so he did not give him the slightest family property. Shi Chong felt bitter in his heart, how could he earn it directly, but there was no way, who let Shi Bao be his own son.
There is no way Shi Chong can only rely on himself, relying on his father's relationship and his own wit, he soon held an important position in the court, relying on his position to facilitate a lot of gold and silver treasures, and in addition to these, Shi Chong also thought of a way to make money quickly, that is, robbery. Since ancient times, ordinary people are most afraid of officials, and even more so for those who have money, Shi Chong often used his position to send people out to rob those passing merchants, especially rich merchants, who have made a lot of money over the years and become a well-known local tycoon.
Once people have money, they like to show off and compare, this Shi Chong is no exception, at that time, Emperor Wu of Jin's uncle Wang Kai was also a well-known rich man, and the two secretly competed. Wang Kai brushed the pot with sugar paste, and Shi Chong used beeswax as firewood. Wang Kai used purple silk as a barrier on both sides of the road, which was forty miles long, and Shi Chong used brocade as a barrier, which was fifty miles long. Anyway, this Shi Chong always pressed Wang Kai's head, Wang Kai was not convinced, so he moved out his nephew Emperor Jin Wu, ready to kill this Shi Chong's majesty.
At that time, foreign countries paid tribute to Emperor Wu of Jin a batch of Huohuan cloth, the color was very beautiful, and Emperor Wu of Jin asked people to change it into new clothes for him, which looked very good to wear. Just when Wang Kai came to the door and asked Emperor Wu of Jin to help him find the field, Emperor Wu of Jin wore this dress to Shi Chong's house to show off and kill the majesty of this courtier. Shi Chong came out to greet him in advance, and as soon as Emperor Wu of Jin entered the door, he saw that the clothes of the subordinates around Shi Chong were exactly the same as the clothes he was wearing, and there were dozens of subordinates wearing one each.
Emperor Wu of Jin is so angry, I am a brand new fire cloth from a foreign country, Shi Chong actually gave it to his subordinates to wear, and the emperor of the dynasty actually wore the same clothes as his subordinates, and he didn't need to ask for his own face when he passed it out, so he felt that Emperor Wu of Jin, who couldn't hang on his face, turned around and left.
Shi Chong's blatant flaunting of wealth even made the emperor ashamed, and he also made Emperor Wu of Jin deflated, which also laid a hidden danger for his later fate. In the end, he was remembered for showing off his wealth excessively, because a concubine's family was ruined, and all the family property was confiscated, which is sad.
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