What does it mean to be penniless? From where?

Definition name: possession. I don't own a penny, and I describe it as poor.

The source is Historical Records Biography written by Sima Qian of Han Dynasty.

In the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wendi had a favourite named Deng Tong. In fact, Deng Tong is an uneducated person, but he is good at flattery, so Emperor Wendi likes him very much.

One day, a fortune teller came to the palace, and Emperor Wen of Han asked him to put Deng Tong's life on the line. The fortune teller studied Deng Tong carefully for a while and then said, "He will starve to death in the future." Wendi smiled and said, "How is that possible? I can make him rich. How could he starve to death because of poverty? It must be a miscalculation! " The fortune teller said, "I have calculated this. Whether it will come true in the future will be known later. "

At that time, because Deng Tong was deeply loved by the Chinese Emperor, he got many awards. Later, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty gave Deng Tong a bronze mountain in Yandao, Shu County (now Jing Rong, Sichuan Province) and asked Deng Tong to personally cast money and made a fortune. At that time, no one was richer than the emperor. He is very rich.

Emperor Wendi once developed sores and suppurations, and Deng Tongyong sucked pus for Emperor Wendi. Once, the prince came to greet Wendi's illness, and Wendi asked him to suck pus for himself. The prince dared not give up smoking, but his face was ugly. Later, when the prince learned that Deng often sucked pus for Emperor China, he hated his guts and thought, When I become emperor, I must take good care of him.

After the death of Emperor Wendi, the Prince ascended the throne and became emperor. He is Han Jingdi. Jingdi immediately removed Deng Tong's office. Soon, it was reported that Deng Tong smuggled copper abroad to make money, so Jingdi confiscated all the property of Deng Tong's family. Deng Tong lost his property and owed a lot of money. Jing Di's sister gave Deng Tong some money, and all the money was confiscated. Finally, Deng Tong was penniless. He ate at someone else's house until he died.

Unknown penny can also be written as unknown penny, unknown penny and unknown penny.