Ten corrupt officials in the history of China.

Shi Chong Wang Kaebi others have money.

After the unification of the whole country, Sima Yan, the Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, thought that he had made great contributions, so he lived a dissolute life, lived a luxurious life, was satisfied with his own ambition, and completely indulged in dissolute life. Under his leading advocacy, the ministers of the imperial court regarded ostentation and extravagance as a decent thing. His officials, big and small, are eating and drinking without scruple.

In the Jin Dynasty, there were three famous tycoons in Luoyang, Kyoto: one was Yang Wei, who was in charge of the Guards, the other was Wang Kai, the uncle and later general of Emperor Wu of Jin, and the other was Shi Chong, who often rode.

Sheep and Wang Kai are spouses. They have more power than Shi Chong, but not as rich as Shi Chong.

In Shi Shuo Xin Yu, the description of the rich and the poor at that time was enough to make today's nouveau riche stunned. The most famous story is the story of Shi Chong and Wang Kai fighting for wealth. Shi Chong has a luxury manor in Luoyang, the capital, with more than 100 wives. Everyone's head and hands are shining with golden light. Wang Kai is the uncle of Qin Shihuang Sima Yan, who took bribes through nepotism. The two men were not convinced of each other, and each showed his magical powers and openly competed for money: Wang Kai used maltose to rinse the pot, Shi Chong used candles as firewood, Wang Kai used silks and satins as a screen on the 40-mile section, and Shi Chong surrounded the 50-mile road into a magnificent corridor; Wang Kai uses pepper to make mud houses, and Shi Chong uses red halloysitum as a coating. ...

No one can tell how much money Shi Chong has. Where did you get so much money? It turns out that Shi Chong was the secretariat of Jingzhou for several years. Jingzhou is a big city and an important land and water transportation artery. There are many businessmen traveling from south to north. Shi Chong spent several years in Jingzhou as a secretariat. During this period, in addition to stepping up efforts to fight for the rights and interests of the people, he also committed dirty robberies. He also indulged his men in looting property and seized it by force. When some foreign envoys or businessmen passed through the ground of Jingzhou, Shi Chong sent his men to extort money, and even publicly killed and robbed goods like thieves in Jiangyang. In this way, he plundered countless money and jewels and became the biggest rich man at that time. In order to show off his wealth, Shi Chong specially sent people to collect precious exotic flowers and herbs all over the country, built a golden valley garden surrounded by flowers on the edge of the house, and built an exquisite green pearl building in the garden, which contained singers he bought with five buckets of pearls. Liu Shi, a friend of Shi Chong, once went to visit Shi Chong and suddenly had a stomachache. When he entered the toilet, he found a big bed with a beautiful bedspread and a gorgeous cushion. Two maids stood by, each with a sachet in his hand. Liu Shi quickly withdrew and even said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I accidentally entered your bedroom." Shi Chong laughed and said, "What you went in was the toilet."

On the other hand, Wang Kai is a relative of the emperor, but he also plunders people's wealth and oppresses others. As a result, he gained numerous properties and became one of the best rich households in Luoyang.

When Shi Chong arrived in Luoyang, he heard that Wang Kai's wealth was famous, so he wanted to compare with him. He heard that Wang Kai washed the pot with caramel at home, so he ordered his kitchen to use candles as firewood for cooking, and painted the walls with spices to overwhelm Wang Kai.

Is Wang Kai willing to admit defeat? In order to show off his wealth, he weaved a barrier on both sides of his door with precious purple silk thread, lining the forty-mile road. Anyone who wants to go to Wang Kai's house must pass through this 40-mile-long purple silk barrier. This luxurious device caused a sensation in Luoyang.

Shi Chong listened, frighten Wang Kai at a loss. To show his wealth, he ordered people to lay a 50-mile-long barrier on both sides of the road in front of his house, which was longer and more luxurious than that in Wang Kai. If people want to go to Shi Chong's home, they must go through this long screen made of brocade. As soon as the story spread, people said that Shi Chong's family was richer than Wang Kai's.

Wang Kai lost another game, and only then did he know it was a wonderful game. But he still didn't want to give up, so he had to ask his nephew, Emperor Wu of Jin for help. Hearing that my uncle was richer than Shi Chong, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty found the competition interesting, so he sent someone to carry out a precious coral tree more than two feet high. It was pink, crystal clear, symmetrical and angular, and it was the top grade among corals. The Emperor Wu of Jin gave it to Wang Kai and asked Wang Kai to show it off in front of everyone, showing it off greatly.

With the help of the emperor and reinforcements, Wang Kai is more energetic than the rich. When he got the coral tree, he quickly sent out an invitation, inviting Shi Chong and a group of civil and military officials to have dinner at home.

At the banquet, Wang Kai said mysteriously, "My family has a rare treasure, which is not easy for people to watch at ordinary times. Today, I'm glad everyone can see it. What do you think? "

Of course, everyone wants to see it and ask what it is. After drinking as drunk as a fiddler and having a full meal, Wang Kaicai proudly said to everyone, "My family has a rare coral. What did you see? "

Everyone said, "Please please hurry", so Wang Kai ordered the maid to hold out the coral tree. I saw two maids carefully holding out a tall coral tree, only to feel bright at the moment and praise it again and again. That kind of coral is two feet high, with well-proportioned branches and bright pink. Everyone praised it and said it was a rare treasure.

Only Shi Chong sneer at a way. He saw an iron wishful (an artifact) on the desk, grabbed it, approached the coral tree, and leaned down slowly, as if observing it carefully. Wang Kai squinted proudly at one side.

Passing 18-wheeler, I saw Shi Chong pick up the iron ruyi ornaments from the table, and hit the center of the big coral tree with a loud "Krone", which immediately shattered and scattered all over the floor.

The officials around were shocked to see a piece of coral smashed to pieces. Master Wang Kai blushed and asked Shi Chong angrily, "What ... what are you doing!"

Shi Chong said cheekily, "You don't have to be angry. I'll pay you back. "

Wang Kai was sad and angry, so he couldn't help talking. He caught Shi Chong and asked him to pay for it. He repeatedly said, "OK, OK, you can give it back to me."

Shi Chong laughed at the sky and said, "OK, I'll pay." Immediately tell his entourage to go home and bring more coral trees from home for Wang Kai to choose from.

Soon, a group of followers came back and brought all the coral trees of Shi Chong's family, bringing dozens of coral trees altogether. I saw tall and straight trees, crystal clear; The plants are tall and straight and dazzling. Compared with the trees in Wang Kai, it is several times. Among these corals, six or seven plants are three or four feet tall, and the largest one is twice as tall as Wang Kai. As for Rainbow Kay's coral, there are even more.

The officials around were stunned. The onlookers pointed at this tree and looked at it, too many to see clearly. Wang Kai realized that the wealth of Shi Chong's family was many times more than he knew, and his own treasure was really no match for him, so he had to give up.

This extravagant farce ended like this. Shi Chong's rich man is famous in Luoyang. He usually lives in. "Silk and bamboo were the best products at that time, and they were the treasures of poor land and water." He entertained guests, walked five miles around brocade, and cooked with wax wood, which made many officials and rich people sigh.

Shi Chong is just a middle-level bureaucrat in the state of Jin, so he indulges in waste, let alone a senior official at the level of prime minister. The prime minister used to eat tens of thousands of pieces every day and always complained that there was nothing delicious. At that time, there was purchasing power, and 10 thousand yuan was equivalent to the monthly food expenses of 1000 ordinary people.

Sima Yan, the Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, once visited Xu Wangji's house, and Wang Ji gave a banquet to entertain him. All the utensils used were glazed. More than 65,438+000 beautiful women in silks and satins lined up with food in their hands. That's nothing. Ji Wang liked being attacked by horses, so he bought a large piece of land as a racecourse at the foot of the most expensive Beimang Mountain, and built a boundary ditch with woven money, which was then called "Golden Ditch".

At that time, a minister, Fu Xian, wrote a letter to Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty. He said, "This serious extravagance and waste is more serious than natural disasters. Compared with extravagance, it is not only unpunished, but also considered a glorious thing; How do you do this? "

Emperor Wu of Jin looked at the paper and ignored it. Like Shi Chong, Wang Kai and others, he stepped up his search while spending money.

Usually, in the early days of the unified dynasty in history, the monarch and ministers worked together, forge ahead, and forge ahead, which always laid a deep foundation for the long-term stability of the dynasty. However, the Western Jin Dynasty was an exception. After the Emperor Wu of Jin unified the world, he did not spend extra energy on expanding the territory and vigorously governing, but on the one hand, he was extravagant and indulgent, on the other hand, he advocated nothingness and talked about lofty.

Why did the Western Jin Dynasty perish so quickly? The Western Jin Dynasty was so corrupt from the beginning and so extravagant and decadent from top to bottom. How can Jiangshan last? This is destined to be chaotic!

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