A Brief Introduction to the Story of the Wise Dong Fangshuo

The writer of the Western Han Dynasty, rich in money, was a world-weary man in Pingyuan (now Huimin, Shandong). When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a doctor of Tai Zhong. He is humorous and likes to drink. Most ancient hermits lived in the mountains, but he claimed to be a hermit living in the imperial court.

There are many legends about Dong Fangshuo, the most interesting of which is the story that he drank "Junshan Fairy Wine".

It is said that there are several barrels of wine on Junshan Mountain. If you can drink it, you will not die like a fairy. After learning this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty lived in the palace for seven days, and sent Luan Ba with dozens of boys and girls to the mountains to ask for it. Sure enough, he got the fairy wine and brought it back for Emperor Wu to drink. Before Emperor Wu drank it, Dong Fangshuo drank it secretly. Emperor Wu was furious and ordered Dong Fangshuo to be beheaded. Dong Fangshuo said: "If the wine works, I won't die if you kill me;" What's the use of this wine if it doesn't work? " Emperor Wu wanted to think, understood the truth, and let him go with a smile.

When Dong Fangshuo was a doctor in Taichung, Zhao Pingjun married Princess Yi 'an, the daughter of Emperor Wu. This Zhao Pingjun is the son of Princess Long, the sister of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. He is usually domineering and often commits crimes, which makes Princess Long very uneasy. When he was seriously ill at the end of his life, he took out 10 million gold to redeem his son's death, and Emperor Wu agreed.

Sure enough, after her mother died, Zhao Pingjun became even more arrogant, and even drunk and killed Fu's mother at An Gongzhu (an old woman who was responsible for counseling and taking care of aristocratic children in ancient times). According to the law of the Han Dynasty, it should be murder for life, but the minister of the DPRK did not dare to ask, because Princess Si Long had redeemed the death penalty in advance and the emperor agreed. So the matter was passed on to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who personally handled it. Emperor Wu said, "My sister is dead and there is only one son. Before she died, she entrusted me. " At this point, he burst into tears and sighed for a long time. He also said: "But the law was made by the first emperor. I can't violate the laws of my ancestors because of my sister. Otherwise, how can I go to the high temple to visit my ancestors? " What's more, we must be worthy of all the people in the world. "So he ordered Tingwei to behead Zhao Pingjun. When Zhao Pingjun was beheaded, Emperor Wu was very sad, and the ministers around him were also very sad.

At this time, only Dong Fangshuo didn't seem sad, but took a glass of wine to celebrate the birthday of Emperor Wu. He said: "I heard that wise kings govern the country and reward them for not avoiding enemies and killing their own flesh and blood." This is what the ancient book says:' No partiality, no partisanship, king is in power'. These two things were emphasized by the Five Emperors, which was difficult for Huang San to do. Now your majesty has done it, and let all the people in the world get their place. This is something to be thankful for. I have a glass in my hand, and I will risk my life to worship again. Long live the emperor. Without further ado, "emperor wudi got up and entered the palace.

In the evening, Emperor Wu summoned Dong Fangshuo and said, "It is said in the biography: Don't talk until the proper time, others are not annoying. My husband gave me a birthday today. Do you think now is a good time? " Dong Fangshuo immediately took off his hat and kowtowed to apologize and said, "I heard that excessive happiness leads to excessive yang and excessive sadness leads to excessive yin." . The change of yin and yang will lead to mental turmoil, and mental turmoil will lead to mental distraction. When the spirit is scattered and evil spirits invade, the best way to eliminate depression is wine. I used wine to celebrate the emperor's birthday, which shows that your majesty is upright and upright, and used wine to stop the funeral for the emperor. I don't know taboos. I'm guilty. "Hearing this, the emperor wudi felt very reasonable. In the past, Dong Fangshuo got drunk, broke into the palace and peed in it. The patrolman on duty in the palace found it disrespectful to impeach him. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wrote a letter to remove him from his post. Now, through this incident, he has been restored to his official position and given a hundred silks.