Why did Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty end his search for the elixir of life? Dong Fangshuo cleverly warned.

Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi yearned for immortality and paid the price for it. Fortunately for Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty finally came to his senses. He said quietly: it is impossible to live forever. It is feasible to pay attention to health care, keep healthy and live a long life.

The sobriety of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is not only the result of being cheated too many times, but also the result of being reminded by wise men again and again. Dong Fangshuo is one of them. According to the eighty-first volume of Selected Works, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked for elixir of life everywhere. Dong Fangshuo couldn't stand it any longer, so he said, "All the medicines the emperor wants are folk medicines, and the level is not enough. Only asking for heavenly medicine can be effective." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked: How can I get medicine from heaven? Dong Fangshuo began to fool: I can go to heaven. He added: If I were allowed to go into space alone, no one would believe me if I said it. Why not give me two more assistants? Hearing this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave Dong Fangshuo two magicians for 30 days.

After receiving the task, Dong Fangshuo did nothing but eat, drink and be merry. At first, the warlocks were eagerly waiting to go to space by boat, but they had nothing to do except drink every day. When they were tired, they drank wine and slept in broad daylight. One day, while two assistants were sleeping, Dong Fangshuo suddenly woke them up and said bitterly, "If it's not my fault for a long time, it's from heaven." I couldn't wake you up just now, so I had to follow the alien fleet and just got back. You're still sleeping.

Everyone knows that this is a scam, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty became angry, with serious consequences. Dong Fangshuo should be imprisoned. Dong Fangshuo sobbed and said, I almost lost my life in the Heavenly Palace. Do you still doubt me? Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought this was informative and asked, What do you see in the sky? Dong Fangshuo began to knit again: God asked me, what clothes do people on the ground wear? I replied, "clothes bug", wearing clothes woven by bugs. God asked me again, what is that bug like? I replied, "a huma horse with a bug mouth and a tiger with a beard." Insects must be like horsehair and colorful as tigers. A discerning person can tell at a glance that this is about silkworms.

God sent messengers to investigate the situation on earth and found that it was true, so he released Dong Fangshuo.

Dong Fangshuo told this nonsense, then patted his chest and promised: If what I said is false, the emperor can send someone to heaven to ask again.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was caught in a dilemma: if he chose to believe, he had to send an envoy to heaven to ask, but this was not true, so the fairy medicine did not exist; Choose not to believe, then there is no fairy medicine. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty suddenly realized that Dong Fangshuo listed two contradictory logics for him, so he smiled and said, "Goodness is a metaphor for me to stop the alchemist." There will be no more warlocks.

Besides listing two contradictory logical inferences, Dong Fangshuo's cleverness lies in vividly depicting the reality of human beings, who are nothing more than clothes made of silkworms. Don't expect to live in heaven forever. It can not only remind others, but also be lively and interesting.