Tian Fu is good at flattering people. He was short in stature and ugly in appearance. He became the prime minister entirely because of his sister, the Queen Mother.
Emperor Wu had just ascended the throne, and most of the princes and kings were Emperor Wu's uncles. Emperor Wu could not suppress them, and his power was not yet very stable.
Because Tian Fu was his uncle, Emperor Wu promoted him to prime minister and relied on him as his confidant. Tian Fu came to the palace to report, and Emperor Wu chatted with him all morning, which shows that he was favored.
He was a corrupt man who took and demanded countless bribes. Emperor Wu obeyed his advice, so the people he recommended as high-ranking officials with two thousand stones were often sitting at home yesterday without anyone noticing.
It was the emperor's power to appoint and remove officials, but Tian Fu stole it into his own hands. Emperor Wu was aware of the situation, but he just endured it. One day he finally broke out and said, "Your people have taken up all the official positions. I also want to arrange a few of my own people!"
Tian Fu relied on his favor. His residence had exceeded the limit, but he was still not satisfied. He also wanted to allocate the land of the Examination Worker's Office to himself for expansion. Emperor Wu said angrily: "Why don't you take away my arsenal too?" Only then did Tian Fu know how to restrain himself.
When Tian Fu held a banquet at his residence, he thought that he was the prime minister of the Han Dynasty and had a distinguished status, so he asked his elder brother Gaihou to sit facing south, while he sat facing east. He did not wrong himself out of respect for his brother. Perhaps because he surpassed his elder brother, he broke through some invisible shackles, so Tian Fu's arrogance spread his wings and flew to his heart's content. His mansion not only surpasses all the nobles' mansions in scale, but is also as luxurious as the royal palace. Wherever he deals with property, the land under his name is extremely fertile. The road leading to Chang'an was filled with people carrying rare treasures from all over the country. After asking around, I found out that they were all collected for the Prime Minister on his orders. There are also hundreds of beauties in his house, all of them graceful and in their prime of youth. Because of his favor, the princes also rushed to fawn over him and gave him gifts of wealth, but he himself didn't even bother to count them.
After Tian Fu gained power, Dou Ying's guests all ran to him. In the past, when Dou Ying was a prominent figure, although Wang Ao was favored by Emperor Jing and was named a beauty, Tian Fu was only a lieutenant in the palace. In addition, he was much younger than Dou Ying, so during banquets, he was always the son-in-law and nephew. He knelt down to the front table and toasted Dou Ying. Of course, things have changed, and now it is Tian Fu's turn to become prosperous. He has lived up to expectations and perfectly performed what is meant by "when a person becomes richer, his face changes."
But Tian Fu is not without merit. He is familiar with ancient Chinese literature and has studied "Pan Yu". Legend has it that this book was written by Kong Jia, the historian of the Yellow Emperor. In addition, Tian Fu also has a pair of sharp teeth and can often argue unreasonably.
Sister Nai passed away, and Guan Husband remained filial piety. But he was a restless person, so he went to visit the new prime minister Tian Fu. Everyone knows that Guan Fu despises the powerful. If Dou Ying had not been the same "Ren Xia", Guan Fu would not have approached him. However, Tian Fu is also a powerful person, so it would be a bit strange for Guan Fu to visit his home. The only explanation is that he went there for Dou Ying, hoping to use the power of Tian Fu and the Queen Mother behind him to put Dou Ying on the political stage again. Sure enough, while the two were chatting, the topic of conversation came about Dou Ying.
Tian Fu said, I was going to visit Wei Qihou with you, but it is not convenient now that you are in mourning.
When Guan Fu heard this, he almost jumped up with excitement and blurted out: "So you are actually willing to condescend to visit Wei Qihou. As his friend, how can I refuse because of mourning? I will inform Wei Qihou right now. Ask him to clean the courtyard, decorate the mansion, and prepare a banquet. You must come early tomorrow."
Tian Fu nodded, and Guan Fu ran away as quickly as possible. In fact, Tian Fu was just teasing him, so how could he have any intention of attending the banquet?
Guan Fu rushed to Dou Ying and explained the situation. Dou Ying learned that the Prime Minister was coming, so he and his wife bought more wine and meat. They got up in the middle of the night to clean the house and arranged it until dawn. However, they were not tired at all and were extremely excited.
After dawn, Guan Fu also rushed over and joined the waiting team. But until noon, Tian Fu was still nowhere to be seen.
Dou Ying said to Guan Fu, "The Prime Minister will not forget, right?"
Guan Fu said angrily: "I don't care about wearing mourning clothes, but I still go to the banquet as promised. The Prime Minister has gone too far." So he drove to the Prime Minister's Mansion in person to greet Tian Fu.
When I arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, I asked the gatekeeper and found out that Tian Fu was still sleeping. Guan Fu endured his anger, went in and called Tian Fu, saying, "Yesterday I made an appointment with the Prime Minister to come to Wei Qihou Dou Ying's house for a banquet today. Wei Qihou and his wife have been waiting since morning and have not dared to put down their chopsticks and eat a little." Thing, but you’re sleeping here!”
Tian Fu rubbed his sleepy eyes and pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh, I drank too much last night and actually forgot about this!"
So he and Guan Fu drove there together. Guan Fu was thinking about Dou Ying and his wife and was so anxious that he lifted his beard up and down, but Tian Fu's car was moving very slowly. Tian Fu sat in the car, looking at the various stalls and bustling crowds lined up on both sides of the street, with a smile on his face as peaceful as Maitreya Buddha. Guan Fu saw this and became even more angry.
After finally arriving at Dou Mansion, the banquet started and everyone was very happy. By this time Guan Fu was already a little drunk, and the pent-up dissatisfaction in his heart gradually rose with the smell of alcohol, so he left the mat and came to the center of the hall to dance. Guan Fu still held the wine glass in his hand, dancing and drinking at the same time. He also called Tian Fu and asked him to come over and dance with him! Guan Fu waited for a long time but Tian Fu didn't show any intention to get up. The donkey's arrogance got the better of him and he started to ridicule Tian Fu.
Dou Ying saw that something was "wrong" with Guan Fu, so he stood up, helped him up, and asked someone to take him home, and then came back to drink with Tian Fu.
Not seeing each other for a long time, Dou Ying and Tian Fu naturally had a lot to say at the wine table. Dou Ying is a brave man, while Tian Fu is just a flattering villain, but don't think that the two of them can't drink together. Wine is a very wonderful thing, it can make many impossible things possible. , not to mention that Dou Ying is now secretly pinning his hopes on Tian Fu.
Tian Fu drank at Dou Ying's house until late at night before getting up and leaving. The guests and hosts enjoy themselves.
"The Book of Songs" says: "Throw a papaya into the enemy's throat, and repay him with a jade ball. If a bandit repays him, he will always think it's good."
It means that you give me a papaya and I will give you a jade. This is not a return or exchange, this is an agreement that we will always be together.
In addition to expressing love, this poem can also be used to express friendship, friendship between gentlemen. Unfortunately, people have to eat, so it is always difficult to get rid of fame and fortune. What's more terrible is that every time you want to get rid of fame and fortune, "fame" and "profit" are already in your heart.
Is there such a thing as "pure" in the world? The friendship between Dou Ying and Guan Fu was not so pure at first. They both had their own needs. However, friendship can slowly sublimate over time. When you are willing to risk everything and even sacrifice your life for a "friend", you have become a true friend.
Dou Ying and Tian Fu were drinking. The two of them are not friends. The only common interest is Confucianism. However, Tian Fu is a monk halfway. He only switched to Confucianism after he knew that Confucianism "will be of great use". He is a speculator, so the two of them can at best be considered the same. A fellow sufferer who was demoted by the Empress Dowager Dou. Since we are not drinking together as friends, why are we still having so much fun? Dou Ying wanted something from Tian Fu, and Tian Fu knew it very well, but Dou Ying, a person who "let the knight do what he wants", didn't quite understand. The relationship between Dou Ying and Tian Fu is a mixture of emotional appeal and interest appeal.
Dou Ying thought, in the past Tian Fu had to kneel down to toast him. Although he is now the prime minister, I am treating him like a corporal by inviting him in such a grand and solemn manner. According to the gentleman's social rules of "you respect me a foot, I respect you a foot", now I have respected you a foot, so it is your turn to respect me a foot. Even if you don't recommend me to the emperor, you should at least come and see me more often, so that the followers who have left me will feel ashamed.
Tian Fu didn't think so. He felt that Dou Ying would never have a chance to make a comeback, because the Empress Dowager was no longer around, and from now on it would be his sister, the Empress Dowager, and their natal family who would rule the world! So his idea is that since you want something from me, you must use enough chips to impress me.
Dou Ying was both affectionate and profit-oriented. He believed that he had paid enough to treat Tian Fu to a banquet. And this banquet was simply a joke in Tian Fu's eyes. So he sent his steward Jifu to the Dou family.
Ji Fu was the retainer who had previously persuaded Tian Fu to give up his position to Dou Ying.
This was not the first time that Jifu came to see Dou Ying. When Dou Ying became the prime minister, he once advised Dou Ying, saying: "You are upright by nature. You love good people and hate bad people. You can ascend to the position because the good people today recommend you. But from now on, you will naturally be in a high position." It is inevitable that there will be bad people who will slander you. If you can tolerate the good and the bad regardless of the trickle in the river or the sea, your phase will be maintained for a long time."
Dou Ying was able to become the prime minister because of Ji Fu's efforts. After that, he came to "teach" Dou Ying how to be the prime minister, which shows his love for Dou Ying.
This time, he did not come to discuss the principles of life with Dou Ying. Instead, he came to ask Dou Ying for the land south of his city on Tian Fu's order. Dou Ying said angrily: "Although Tian Fu is the prime minister and I am abandoned at home, how can he come to rob my land with such force!"
Guan Fu was also present at that time, his temper was ignited like gunpowder, and he cursed Ji Fu Dog for relying on human power! Dou Ying then waved his sleeves and saw off the guests without looking back.
Ji Fu was not angry, as he had a clear mind and was afraid that the two parties would become enemies because of this, so he made up a lie to reply to Tian Fu, saying: "Wei Qihou is old and will die in a few years. You'd better wait." "
But the paper could not contain the fire. Guan Fu probably told someone about this and took the opportunity to curse Tian Fu. So the words reached Tian Fu's ears and made him know the cause and effect, so he became very angry and cursed: " When I served Wei Qihou, I worked hard and never complained. It was only through my great efforts that I was able to save his son from murdering someone. I didn't expect that he was reluctant to part with these acres of land! Guan Fu is not a green onion. Why should he care about Wei Qihou and me? Now count him Come and beg me to take it, I don’t dare to ask for this land anymore!”
From then on, Tian Fu resented Dou Ying and Guan Fu very much, and Ji Fu's efforts and humiliation were all in vain.
In the spring of the fourth year of Yuanguang (131 BC), Tian Fu reported to Emperor Wu that Guanfu's tribe was tyrannical and lawless in Yingchuan, and the people suffered deeply. He asked the emperor to send someone to investigate. Emperor Wu said that such trivial matters were within the scope of the prime minister's responsibilities, so why did he need to ask for instructions? Tian Fu thought that by dragging Emperor Wu down, with the emperor's backing, he could kill Guan Fu. Who would have thought that Guan Fu was not just a piece of fish on the ground, he also caught Tian Fu's handle.
Eight years ago, King Liu An of Huainan went to Chang'an to meet the emperor, and at the same time presented "Huainanzi" compiled by him and his disciples. In fact, Liu An compiled "Huainanzi" not simply because he "loved literature" but was also keen on academics. And his admiration for Huang Lao's learning also secretly coincided with Empress Dowager Dou. At that time, Emperor Wu wanted to practice Confucianism, which offended his powerful grandmother, the Empress Dowager Dou. Empress Dowager Dou most likely had the idea of abolishing Li at that time. This wind blew away from Changle Palace, so she lured Liu An from Huainan. Liu An must be very favored by Empress Dowager Dou. Tian Fu was the Taiwei at that time and was considered a member of Emperor Wu's party. But he was originally a villain who was swayed by the wind. When he knew that Emperor Wu's throne was unstable, he began to contact everyone, trying to leave a way out for himself. So when King Huainan first arrived in Chang'an, Tian Fu personally went to Bashang to greet him, held his hand, and winked and said: "The emperor does not have a prince yet. Your Majesty, you are the grandson of Emperor Gao. In the name of benevolence and righteousness, who in the world can People don’t know? If something unexpected happens to the Emperor, looking at the world, besides you, the king, who else is qualified to take over?"
So "Liu An was overjoyed and left a lot of gold and property to the Marquis of Wu'an. He conspired with guests and paid tribute to the people, plotting to commit treason."
At that time, Emperor Wu was only eighteen years old, which was the prime time of his youth. At the same time, Emperor Wu was always physically strong and often fought with bears, wild boars and other beasts in person. How could there be a "sudden accident"? After Liu An heard this, he immediately excitedly sent gold and silver to Tian Fu, which shows that he also recognized the possibility of such "accidents". Because they all knew the power and means of Empress Dowager Dou, this "accident" was likely to fall on Emperor Wu's head at any time like a bolt of lightning.
Perhaps Guan Fu found out about this through guests and drinking buddies. Perhaps he was too busy and had no time to deal with old sesame seeds and rotten millet matters. Or maybe Guan Fu also felt that there was no point in leaving a way out for him. Whatever was wrong, in short, he never said it, nor did he tell Emperor Wu about it. At this time Tian Fu's knife came over, and he showed his trump card without any politeness - this was a serious crime of treason. Tian Fu was scared, but he was the one who made the first move, so he couldn't just give in. Fortunately, at this time, the guests from both sides became active, walking between the two families to persuade them, so they gave up when they got along. Tian and Guan shook hands and reconciled - at least on the surface.
But after all, different ways do not lead to mutual conspiracy!
