Dong Fangshuo's original surname was Zhang and her nickname was Mansi, but why did she choose the name "Oriental" later? It turned out that he was an outcast. The biological father's surname is Zhang, the first name is Yi, and the second name is Tian. His mother died only three days after he came into this world. Father felt that he couldn't support him, so he had to be kicked out of the house. When the neighbors heard the baby crying and brought him back, it was the time when the East turned white, so they took "Dongfang" as their surname and "Shuo" as their name. It is said that Dong Fangshuo is funny by nature, humorous in speech and absurd in behavior, which often causes trouble for his promotion, even arouses people's attacks and insults him as a "madman". But Dong Fangshuo doesn't seem to care much about this nickname, but he still has some pride.
Although he lost the care of his biological parents when he was ignorant, he thrived under the care of his adoptive mother. At the age of three, he showed his unique personality. He has a strong memory and is curious and interested in everything around him. I especially love "The Secret of the World". I can "recite it from my mouth" at a glance, and I like pointing to the sky and painting the ground. I am fascinated by talking to myself. In order to explore the mysteries in the book and seek the unknown world, I dared to run away from home at an early age and never came back for several months. Although the foster mother has been strictly disciplined, this unrestrained child, driven by curiosity, has run away from home many times and wandered outside, even if he was bitten by mosquitoes and snakes and chased by wolves and dogs. In this way, Dong Fangshuo gradually struggled out of suffering and gained enough knowledge, courage and physique, just waiting for Bole to discover his swift horse. Such an opportunity will come soon.
In the early years of Emperor Wudi's accession to the throne, in order to attract talents from all over the world to contribute to his imperial career, he issued an imperial decree and recruited talented, upright and literate people. As a result, people of insight in the world gathered in Chang' an. They tried their best to make a speech to the emperor, hoping that their speech would be appreciated by the emperor and then they would get an official position. Smart and free and easy, Dong Fangshuo certainly won't miss this opportunity. He also wrote a letter to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It is said that this letter contains 3000 pieces of bamboo slips and needs two people to recite it. It took Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty two months to finish it. In the letter of recommendation, he boasted that he was nine feet three inches long, with eyes hanging like pearls and teeth woven like shells. He is a handsome young man with brave, agile, honest and trustworthy personality characteristics. In other words, he has Meng Ben's arm strength, Qing Ji's agility in the Spring and Autumn Period, Bao Shu's incorruptibility in the Qi State and his persistence in the Warring States Period, which made him a "minister of the son of heaven". He also claimed that he had a mature atmosphere before learning anything, saying, "I didn't study until I was thirteen, and I studied very hard." I have read enough literature and history books for three winters. He studied fencing at the age of fifteen, and poetry at the age of sixteen, and read 220,000 words. /kloc-at the age of 0/9, he learned Sun Wu's art of war and manipulation of war, and learned the use of various weapons and the drums of soldiers advancing and retreating in battle. I also read 220 thousand words in this book, a total of 440 thousand words. " It seems that he is confident that the emperor will be interested in himself. Sure enough, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty read Dong Fangshuo's boastful recommendation, which aroused his curiosity and admired his spirit, so he was called to be a small official in the government.
After a while, Dong Fangshuo was dissatisfied with the status quo. Because he never had a chance to get close to the emperor, express his suggestions on governing the country and show his lofty revenge. Besides, his living conditions are so poor that he can't eat every day. One day, when he was traveling, he saw a dwarf and threatened him, "Your time has come!" " When the dwarf asked him why, he replied, "It's no use for a short man like you to stay. Do you want to farm? "You can't plow and carry hoes. Isn't it a good farmer who makes you an official? You have no ability to manage politics and people; Want you to be soldiers? You can't cross the gun, kill the enemy or capture the enemy. Raising you is a burden for the country and society. It is better to kill them all, so as to reduce the number of people who only reach out for food and clothing. So now the emperor will kill you all. "
The dwarf burst into tears after hearing this. Dong Fangshuo said to him, "Don't cry for a while. Here comes the emperor. When he comes, you can kowtow and apologize, and maybe you can be forgiven. " After a while, Emperor Wu really passed by by car, and the dwarf immediately knelt down and cried and kowtowed. Emperor Wu felt very strange and asked him, "Why are you crying like this?" The dwarf replied, "Dong Fangshuo said the emperor would kill all our dwarfs!" " "
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty realized that this was Dong Fangshuo's bad idea, so he asked him for help. Dong Fangshuo plausibly said, "Dwarfs are only three feet long, and they can get a bag of rations and 240 yuan's salary in January. They are full. There are some things left. I'm 9' 3, and I get a bag of vegetables for 240 yuan a month. I don't have enough to eat, and I am naked. This is really unfair. If your majesty thinks I am an available talent, I should get generous treatment. If you think I'm useless, send me home early. How could you have the heart to let me be a beggar in Chang 'an? " Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty laughed. Instead of blaming him, he promoted his official position and let him stay with him for consultation. Since then, Dong Fangshuo's living conditions have improved, and more importantly, he has the opportunity to get close to the emperor.
It is said that because Dong Fangshuo has read many books, he always knows some strange things that others have never heard of. Therefore, Emperor Wu often came to him for advice. Once, a strange animal suddenly appeared in the garden of the palace. Someone reported it to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which attracted a group of people to watch, but no one knew what it was, so they had to see Dong Fangshuo. Cunning Dong Fangshuo knew the answer at a glance, but he inexplicably made a request first: "I know what kind of animal this is, but I won't say it until your majesty gives me wine and food." Emperor Wu readily agreed. When he had enough to eat and drink, he made another request: "There are public fields, fish ponds and Puwei somewhere. If your majesty generously gives them to me, I will tell you at once. " Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted to know what this unknown monster was and readily agreed. He said confidently, "This is an animal called Fang. The appearance of this rare animal shows that someone must come to join us in the distance, so Fang will predict first. " Liang Wudi listened and nodded thoughtfully. A year later, sure enough, the Hun half-breed evil king led 100 thousand soldiers to the Han Dynasty. I really don't know if this is a wonderful coincidence, or if it is really an animal that warns signs, as Dongfang Shuo said. Anyway, I won the favor of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and gave him a lot of money.
Another day, Emperor Wu was playing in the palace. He put a gecko under the bowl and asked the ministers to guess what it was. No one could guess. Dong Fangshuo stepped forward and guessed, "This is a dragon, right? It has no horns; It is a snake, but it has feet. It will climb on the wall when it falls. This is either a gecko or a quadruped snake! " Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gave him ten pieces of silks and satins. Let him guess again and again, he can guess and get a lot of rewards. I wonder how he guessed it.
It is precisely because Dong Fangshuo was born in a lower class, made a wide range of friends, read a lot of books, had superhuman knowledge, and often answered questions for Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, and was lively and humorous, which won the favor of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty. Therefore, although he often has some misconduct, Emperor Wu will forgive his mistakes. For example, one day, it was very hot, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered officials to come to the palace to get meat. The officials all arrived, but after waiting for a long time, the officials who divided the meat came. Dong Fangshuo drew his sword, cut off a big piece of meat and said to his colleagues, "Today is dog days, and meat is perishable. Let's get it back quickly! " The next day, Emperor Wu was very angry and said to Dong Fangshuo, "Yesterday, I gave you meat. Why didn't you cut the meat and go home without waiting for the imperial edict? Why? " Dong Fangshuo said humorously: "Come back! Come back! Why is it so rude to wait for the imperial edict? Draw your sword and cut the meat, how can you be so brave! Don't cut too much, why be so frugal! Take it home and show it to Xijun (that is, his wife and concubine). Why are you so kind! " Hearing this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was no longer angry. Instead, he made him laugh and said, "I asked you to criticize yourself, but you praised yourself!" " So he gave Dong Fangshuo a stone of wine and a hundred Jin of meat to take home.
It is precisely because Dong Fangshuo can answer questions for the emperor on many occasions, and he is very agile. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty always kept him by his side, and his official position gradually changed from waiting for the bus and waiting for the Golden Horse Gate to a high position in the doctor's office.