"Adding feet to the emperor's stomach" and "guest offending the emperor's throne"

Looking at the story of "adding feet to the emperor's stomach", it is strange that there are things that add feet to the emperor's stomach in history. Is it true?/You don't say.

This is recorded in the Biography of Yan Guang in the later Han Dynasty. What does this show us?

The story happened in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The hermit (son) at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty and He are old friends. After Liu Xiu proclaimed himself emperor (Emperor Guangwu), Yan Guang lived in seclusion and fished. Guangwudi sent someone to ask him many times before calling Yan Guang.

One day, Emperor Guangwu visited Yan Guang in his hotel. Yan Guang couldn't lie down any longer, so Emperor Guangwu went to his bedside, stretched out his hand and touched his stomach, and said, "Hey, can't you come and help me govern the country?" Yan Guang went back to sleep and refused to answer. After a long time, I opened my eyes and stared at Emperor Guangwu. I said, "Once upon a time, Tang Yao was famous for his virtues. He gave the world to Chao Fu, but Chao Fu refused to accept it. He also gave it to Xu You, but Xu You refused to accept it. Scholars have their own ambitions, how can you force me! " Emperor Guangwu said, "I can't convince you?" So he got on the bus and went back with a sigh.

Emperor Guangwu invited Yan Guang to the temple again, and they recalled the past every day. Emperor Guangwu asked Yan Guang, "How am I better than before?" Yan Guang said, "Your Majesty is slightly better than before." So, they lay down together, and Yan Guang put his feet on Guangwudi's stomach when he slept. The next day, Tai Shi began to say that there was a twinkling star last night, which seriously violated the throne star. Guangwudi smiled and said, "Last night, I slept with my old friend Yan Ziling."

Later generations often use "stretching their feet to add belly" and "guest stars violate the emperor" to summarize, and use this allusion to describe the literati as free and easy.

In my opinion, this story shows us the bohemian of a hermit and the thirst of an emperor.