Because of the fortune teller's words, Zhu Maichen almost starved to death, but after becoming an official, why did his ex-wife commit suicide?
Take women for example. Although they enjoy love, they can't lack material security. Gao Fushuai is the first choice for many women. Besides a comfortable life, the most important thing is to make them feel safe. Of course, not all women attach so much importance to material life. What most women want is simple, that is, money? Have you spent enough? It is not uncommon for a woman to live with her husband.
During the Western Han Dynasty, there was a scholar named Zhu Maichen in Jiangsu. His family is poor, but he likes reading. Although he is not interested in agriculture, he is determined to achieve great success and always hopes to succeed one day. Unfortunately, it was not as successful as expected. I haven't seen him for a year, and he still hasn't done anything. As a matter of fact, this seven-foot-tall man makes a living by selling firewood. At that time, he had a wife.
However, Zhu Maichen always seems to be indifferent. Others sell firewood and shout, but he is reciting poems, which makes his equally poor wife feel ashamed. I tried to persuade him not to do so again and again, but it was useless. People in the street laughed at them. Later, his wife really couldn't stand it. When he recited poems in the street, his wife suddenly stopped him. Unexpectedly, he pushed her away and said, the fortune teller told me that when I was 50 years old, I would stand out. Now that I am over 40 years old, you can stay at home as a housewife for a while, and then you can eat whatever you want. ?
Seeing him so fantasized, his wife gave him up completely. They had a quarrel, and there was no unified result in the end. One yearns for stability and the other yearns for lofty ideals. Therefore, they can no longer live together, choose to separate, become birds in the same forest, and fly to the life they want.
My wife soon married someone else. The other party is honest and willing to live a down-to-earth life. Their lives are very sweet. Look at Zhu Maichen again. His life is getting poorer and poorer, and no one dares to marry him On the contrary, he is still indifferent and still reads poetry and books alone. After a long time, firewood can't be sold, and naturally there is no food to eat. At this moment, Zhu Maichen happened to meet his ex-wife and her husband who came back from the grave. When they saw the hungry Zhu Maichen, they could not help showing a little pity. So, they invited him home and provided him with a good table to eat.
I don't know if this experience touched him, but he began to pay attention to material aspects, at least to ensure that he would not starve to death, but he still had dreams. He always believed that he could become a master. A few years later, by chance, he went to Beijing with a small official in his hometown. They are not familiar with the capital, so they can only wander in the streets and lanes, and they can't even eat. At this time, a great man in his life appeared, and he worked in the same place as another official. Seeing that he was brilliant and knowledgeable, I recommended him to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
This man is called Yanzhu. At that time, he was highly praised by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. After listening to his suggestion, he immediately invited Zhu Maichen to meet him. Until this time, the songs of Chu and the Spring and Autumn Annals he had read before finally came in handy. They talked very well, and when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was happy, he gave him a big official, whose official position was equivalent to Yan Fu. Almost overnight, Zhu Maichen fought back. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very satisfied with people, because he was good at listening and being kind, so he was given a chance to show off.
As the saying goes, not showing off at home is no different from having a night outing in royal clothes. He immediately promised that he would return to the post of county magistrate for the benefit of the people in his hometown. In fact, the position of the county magistrate is not low. When he came back, officials of all sizes came out to meet him. There are more than 100 sedan chairs and carriages on the roadside. More importantly, he found his ex-wife and her husband on the side of the road.
Although the life of ex-wife and wife is dull, it is stable. In Zhu Maichen's eyes, she lives a very down-to-earth life. In order to repay their original food and friendship for so many years, he decided to let them live in the back garden of the county magistrate's residence and provide them with rich food and clothing for free. He is kind-hearted, but in the eyes of his ex-wife, his behavior is mistaken for revenge for their breakup and humiliation. So the self-respecting woman chose to commit suicide, and his kindness finally killed her.
Zhu Maichen didn't get a good result in the end. Although his power was growing, he was beheaded because of intrigue with the Prime Minister in the court. As you can see, it's a pity that Zhu Maichen ended up in such a hasty way when he was living a better life in the middle of his life.