Dong Fangshuo often made Emperor Wu laugh.

Dong Fangshuo, a strange man in the Western Han Dynasty, is famous for his humor in history. Because he knew everything before his death, people think he is quite immortal. After his death, his deeds spread wider and wider, and many miracles were attached to him. Many fairy tales feature him, among which "Dong Fangshuo steals peaches" is the most popular.

Dong Fangshuo often makes Liang Wudi laugh.

There were many real folk gods in ancient China, and Dong Fangshuo was one of them. He was a courtier of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, and worked as an assistant minister and doctor in Taizhong. He is humorous, witty and wise, and often makes the unsmiling Liang Wudi laugh. He is also good at shooting (guessing what is covered) and guessing riddles. Every time he guessed, he was already a legend before he died. After his death, his deeds became more and more legendary. Many folk fairy tales take him as the protagonist, and even call him a star in the sky. Taoism also conforms to public opinion and makes him a fairy.

The real Dong Fangshuo in history is Dong Fangshuo recorded in Historical Records and Hanshu. Historical Records listed him in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, while Hanshu made a biography for him. Dong Fangshuo described by Sima Qian and Ban Gu is burly and handsome, well-read, eloquent, witty and humorous, and informal. At the same time, his character has two sides. Although he is good at observing color and making people happy, he is neither supercilious nor flattering, nor colluding with others. He often spoke frankly in front of Emperor Wu, corrected some faults of the emperor, and advised Emperor Wu to abstain from extravagance with ci. Before he died, he also advised Emperor Wu to "be smart, retreat and slander", which surprised Emperor Wu and left and right. I didn't expect Dong Fangshuo to say such serious things.

Dong Fangshuo threatened the dwarf to find an excuse to see Emperor Wu.

How tall is the burly Dong Fangshuo? When he wrote to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for the first time, he introduced himself as follows: "I am twenty-two, nine feet three inches long, my eyes are hanging like pearls, and my teeth are braided like shells." What is the concept of nine feet three inches? The ruler system in the Western Han Dynasty, one foot is equivalent to 0.23 1 meter now. If Dong Fangshuo is right, his height is 2. 148 meters. This height not only stood out from the crowd in ancient times, but even now, few people are taller than him. "Eyes hanging on the beads" means that the eyes are bright, like bright beads. "If the teeth are woven into shells" means that the teeth are white, like neatly arranged shells. Dong Fangshuo, tall and handsome, was a giant in the eyes of men and a goddess in the eyes of women.

Dong Fangshuo is not only outstanding in appearance, but also amazing in talent. According to historical records, he is famous for reading ancient books and mastering Confucian classics. Moreover, he "reads more people's languages" and likes to read books from hundreds of schools. In his self-introduction, he said: "thirteen years to study books, three winters (three years) to use literature and history." Fifteen learn fencing, sixteen learn poetry, and recite 220,000 words. Nineteen learned Sun Wu's art of war, tools of war, drum teaching (the method of commanding troops to advance and retreat), and recited 220,000 words. " Dong Fangshuo claimed that he could recite 440,000 words of classic and art books at the age of 19, which shows that his memory is extraordinary. When he first wrote a book, he wrote more than 3,000 pieces of bamboo slips. The coach ordered two people to carry it to see Emperor Wu, and just carried it up. Emperor Wu read his book in the palace and it took him two months to finish it.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was thirsty for talents. Although Dong Fangshuo's recommendation letter is "inarticulate and thinks highly of himself", Emperor Wu still thinks that he is a talented person, so he ordered him to wait at the bus station for the imperial court to hire him. Due to the meager salary paid by the bus company and the same treatment as those goblins who drove the carriage to see Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, Dong Fangshuo held his breath because he was too late to be summoned by Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. In order to see the emperor as soon as possible, Dong Fangshuo had a plan. He deliberately frightened the dwarf: "going to (the emperor) is not good for the county official (the country), and the masterpiece of farming is not as solid as the people, and the near minister cannot rule the people." Not good for the country, only for food and clothing. Now I want to kill Ruocao. " The dwarfs were so scared that they knelt down and asked Dong Fangshuo to do something for them. Dong Fangshuo said: "If you go up, you can kowtow and apologize." So the dwarfs cried for mercy when they saw Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked him why, knowing that Dong Fangshuo was behind the scenes, he immediately called Dong Fangshuo for questioning.

Emperor Wu asked, "Why are you afraid of dwarfs?" Dong Fangshuo was well prepared and answered unhurriedly, "I was born to talk, and I will talk when I die. Shorty is more than three feet long, a bag of millet, 240 yuan. Chen Shuo is more than nine feet long. He also has a bag of millet and 240 yuan. The dwarf is starving to death, and the minister is starving to death. I can use my words, but I am fortunate to be different; I can't get it, I just stopped, and I didn't order it. " Liang Wudi laughed after hearing this, so he ordered him to wait for the letter in Kinmen, and later appointed him as Langguan to accompany the emperor. At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was still young, loved hunting and wanted to build a grove. Dong Fangshuo wrote a letter of protest. Although Emperor Wu didn't accept his suggestion, he felt that he was loyal to his country, so he named him Dr. Taizhong, gave him a title in this matter, and gave him 100 Jin of gold.

Agile is quite imperial but bohemian.

Dong Fangshuo, who was humorous by nature, handled himself well in front of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty and kept laughing. "People always say (Yue)", which was promising. Unfortunately, he is informal and occasionally makes some small mistakes, so he has never been able to become a big official. Once he was drunk, urinated in the palace, was impeached and dismissed from office, and was exiled to Shu Ren, waiting for the position of official department. After resuming his official position, he was bohemian and spent all the money given to him by Emperor Wu on women. He marries a beautiful young woman in Chang 'an, changing almost every year. Colleagues around him don't like his style and call him "crazy". Hearing this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said to them: If there is nothing wrong with Dong Fangshuo being an official, none of you can compare with him.

In addition to being witty and clever, and pleasing the emperor, Dong Fangshuo has another specialty, that is, winning every shot. On one occasion, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty hid the gecko in a jar and asked everyone to guess what it was, but no one guessed it. At that time, Dong Fangshuo was also present. He said to Emperor Wu, "I tasted the Book of Changes and thanked him for shooting it." Emperor Wu invited him to attend. I saw that Dong Fangshuo took yarrow as a divination and observed its divination image. He said, "I thought the dragon had no horns, so it was called a snake with feet. When walking on all fours, it could not see the pulse, and the pulse was good as a wall, so it was a lizard." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty clapped his hands and said that he was good, and gave ten silks on the spot. And let Dong Fangshuo guess other things, so that Dong Fangshuo will win every guess. Solve riddles on the lanterns is Dong Fangshuo's specialty. At that time, Mr. Guo Sheren, who was favored by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was unconvinced and asked Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to compete with him. As a result, he was defeated, fined a hundred lashes, and was widely beaten.

As for Dong Fangshuo's behavior, Hanshu thinks that "it is superficial, but vulgar, and Tong Mu is dazzling (dazzling), and later generations are attached to strange words. "In fact, the same is true. Later, more and more folklore about Dong Fangshuo gradually deified him.

Born in the east, Shuo Dan was born.

Folklore was born by Zhang's wife Tian. The Cave Ghost said that Zhang didn't die until he was 200 years old, and his mother Tian died three days after she was born, that was three years. A neighbor woman adopted him. At the age of three, she would read the secrets of the world and recite them. Emperor Yuan Feng of the Han Dynasty traveled to Mengzi. Suddenly, he saw the Queen Mother of the West picking mulberry on the shore of the White Sea. After a while, he saw an old man named Huang Weng. He said to Dong Fangshuo: You are the incarnation of Taibai Venus.

"Customs" also said: "As the saying goes, when the Yellow Emperor is behind the wind, when Yao became a child, when he was, when he was, when he was, and when he was in Qi, it was said that the French king could promote his career. This matter is changeable." That is to say, after the wind of the Yellow Emperor's era, when Emperor Yao became a child, Lao Zi, Fan Li in the Spring and Autumn Period and Dong Fangshuo in the Han Dynasty all descended from Taibai Venus to human form, which prospered Wang Ba's career on earth.

Another legend is that Dong Fangshuo is the incarnation of Jupiter. "Unique Records" said that after Zhang's death, Tian was widowed for many years. One night, I suddenly dreamed that a man fell from the sky and was pregnant. Worried that being pregnant without a husband would be despised, she moved to the Oriental generation. In May, Shuo Dan gave birth to a son. Because he was born in the East, he named his son Dong Fangshuo. And the person who presses his stomach in the dream is said to be the essence of the old star. The Legend of the Immortal said that Dong Fangshuo said to his colleagues before he died: "No one in the world can know the new moon, and those who know the new moon only have big ears." After Dong Fangshuo's death, Emperor Wu called Emperor Wu and asked who Dong Fangshuo was. Emperor Wu said he didn't know. Emperor Wu then asked, "What can the public do?" Dawudao: "Quite good at ephemeris." Emperor Wu asked again, "Are the stars there?" Qi Huangong replied, "The stars are all here, but I haven't seen them for forty years. Now I see them again. " Emperor Wu looked up at the sky and sighed, "Dong Fangshuo has been by my side for eighteen years, but I didn't know he was the old star."

The most popular folklore is the story of Dong Fangshuo stealing a flat peach from the Queen Mother of the West. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was superstitious about fairy tales and pursued immortality. He often sends alchemists overseas to look for elixirs. According to folklore, the Queen Mother of the West once sent Xiantao to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. "Natural History" said: "The Queen Mother of the West descended to Jiuhua Hall, Wutao and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty on Tanabata. Dong Fangshuo walked from the East Wing to Zhu Wu's room. The heavenly queen said,' Let me show you'. You have stolen my peaches three times. Three thousand years old, a son, this son is not good, stole three times. " "The flat peach of the Queen Mother of the West came out only once every three thousand years, and Dong Fangshuo stole it three times, showing its long life. Because of this legend, many stories in later generations regard Dong Fangshuo as the courtiers of the Queen Mother of the West. Although Dong Fangshuo had never been a monk, Lun Heng called him a Taoist. Later, Taoism regarded Dong Fangshuo as the back of Zhuangzi and called him "Dong Fangshuo, the true king of the south".

Emperor Dong Fangshuo of Han Dynasty