Dongfang Shuo's clever plan A historical reflection triggered by an anecdote with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
June is the season of fire, and the scorching sun shines on the earth, as if to melt everything in the world.
And in this warm season, there are countless students who take the college entrance examination to change their fate, some are happy and some are worried?
As students sit in the exam room and write hard, they seem to see a bright future ahead. The college entrance examination is indeed a turning point in life, and those who have experienced it know how painful it is.
However, young people have no regrets, compared with the old way of advancement, the college entrance examination is a very fair way to choose, therefore, the college entrance examination is a living space to prove that you can reach the peak of life, and it is also an opportunity for experience.
But in ancient times before the imperial examination system, how did ordinary people pursue their ideals in life, and what choices did they have?
It is generally believed that there is not much place to advise the authorities on this road, but there are too many deficiencies on this road that cannot but advise the world, which is also realized by the wise and martial Emperor Wu of Han.
Therefore, after he ascended the throne, he issued an edict to the world to let all wise and talented people serve as the court**.
Hearing this news, the world was in an uproar, countless literati and writers wrote books to recommend themselves, and the palace was also boiling because of the receipt of the books, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also very excited, determined to read all these books, and then find out the real literati for the Han Empire.
But when he saw the request of a young man in Pingyuan County, his head was big, because he brought 3,000 volumes to this applicant whom he recommended, which was carried into the palace by two people, and it is said that it took Emperor Wu of Han two months to read them.
This scholar is the famous Dongfang Shuo, but after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty read his recommendation, he only gave him a small official position, and seeing that he could not be reused for a long time, Dongfang Shuo was very dissatisfied, so he scared Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of Han was very angry when he found out and was ready to punish Dongfang Shuo, but he thought that Emperor Wu of Han did not reward him as a great official, why did Emperor Wu of Han change his degree?
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However, when Dongfang Shuo wrote a summary for a few days and sent it to Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Wu of Han was really stunned for a moment, after all, he knew that there were many talented people in the world, but it was really rare for someone to write three thousand bamboo leaves.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not too troublesome, he patiently looked at the bamboo leaves, what did Dongfang Shuo write in the end, could he write so many words?
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Dongfang Shuo lost his parents when he was a child and was raised by his brother and sister-in-law. Because his family was not wealthy, his life was quite miserable.
He began reading at the age of 13, swordsmanship at the age of 15, poetry at the age of 16, and the art of war and formations of Sun Wu at the age of 19, and learned to use various **.
He was 22 years old when he wrote a letter to Emperor Wu of Han. He recommended himself in a letter, saying that he was nine feet three inches tall, talented, and good at being a civil official, and said that he had something on his mind when he sold melons to the princess.
At the end of the bamboo slip, Dongfang Shuo concluded.
I am enough to be a servant of the Son of Heaven.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not surprised when he saw Dongfang Shuo's boasting, but felt that this person had some strength and self-confidence, so he ordered him to be called in Renqiu Mansion, that is, to be a judge in Renqiu Mansion.
Dongfang Shuo scares the dwarfs.
Dongfang Shuo was disappointed when he received the appointment, because he was the groom official of the Sesame Official, not only was his salary very low, but he also did not have the opportunity to meet Emperor Wu of Han.
This shows that Dongfang Shuo did not become a great official by virtue of his self-proclaim, and the actual Yulu in his hands was no different from the horse-riding dwarf in the hands of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Dongfang Shuo refused to give in to fate because he was a talented man, more talented than the dwarves, so he decided to go to see Emperor Wu of Han no matter what, because only in this way could he change the trajectory of his life.
How did you meet Emperor Wu of Han?
Obviously, there is no point in continuing to call myself like this, after all, there is nothing left to write about, and I was just thinking about it, when I met a dwarf who I could not look down on but could touch Emperor Wu of Han.
One day, Dongfang Shuo pretended to pass by the stable, and saw a little elf feeding the horses, and sighed again and again, and the elf asked Dongfang Shuo why he sighed.
Dongfang Shuo said shyly"Your time of death has come.
The strong men were frightened and asked him why he said that, but Dongfang Shuo continued to scare them with his words:
Stubborn people like you are useless in the world, because you have no ability to plow the fields, no ability to be officials, no ability to fight and kill the enemy, and since Your Majesty has decided to kill you, your life is wasted food.
When the goblins heard this, they believed it, and when Emperor Wu of Han drove his chariot past the stable, he immediately fell to the ground, crying and begging for mercy.
Dongfang Shuo. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was confused by these dwarfs and asked what was going on. Angered by Dongfang Shuo's rumors, Emperor Wu of Han returned to the palace and ordered him to be brought into the palace to be punished.
When Dongfang Shuo saw Emperor Wu of Han, he immediately confessed his guilt and said that he had his own reasons. Emperor Wu of Han asked him what his reason was, and Dongfang Shuo replied:"I have my own reasons :
These short men are three meters tall, and a bag of rice can get two hundred and forty yuan, and I am more than nine meters tall, so I can't bear the hunger of the ministers; Besides, Your Majesty uses meritocracy, if you think I have the ability to use it again, and think that I can't do big business, then fire me and don't let me waste food here.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt that Dongfang Shuo was a little interesting, so he promoted him to a permanent attendant, and later promoted to a doctor in Taizhong, becoming a big celebrity around Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Dongfang Shuo is a smart man and knows the danger, so he often acts mischief in the palace, which gives Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty a headache, and rumors are spreading:
If Dongfang Shuo could be more normal and not do ridiculous things, maybe the people around him would not be as good as him as a groom.
When these words reached Dongfang Shuo's ears, he said:"I don't know:
Hidden in the center of the world, under the shelter of the Golden Horse Gate. If you can hide in the palace for protection, why hide in a hut deep in the mountains?
When Emperor Wu of Han heard this, he just nodded and said nothing, but his shameless image was firmly engraved in his mind.
Later, on his deathbed, he solemnly instructed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to stay away from villains and reuse virtuous ministers, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once thought it was too incredible, but he could accompany the emperor for a long time and get a good ending, Dongfang Shuo is a wise man.
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