What are some wild histories about famous people in ancient times? Don’t be too wild.
Some unofficial histories of ancient celebrities include: the romantic emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the human-slaughtering robot Bai Qi, the peasant poet Li Shen, the emperor's "terrible" death method, and the highest-status number one scholar
1. The Romantic Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty
The Romantic Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty had 40,000 concubines in his harem. To solve the problem, he came up with a way: to gather a group of palace mourners together every day and let them throw their bodies. Win or lose is determined, and the final winner will be the escort that night. In the spring and autumn season, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ordered the women in the harem to plant flowers in front of their respective doors, and he would follow the butterflies as they walked around. If the butterflies landed on the flower branches in front of their doors, the emperor would stay that night.
2. The "human-slaughtering" robot Bai Qi
In China more than two thousand years ago, there was a famous general who is still unsurpassed by future generations. He was Bai Qi. He became famous for killing an astonishing number of enemy soldiers at an alarming rate.
According to statistics from "Historical Records", he had well-documented murder records of up to 900,000 people during his professional military career. He was given the title of "Human Massacre" and was slandered all over the world after his death. . Known as the most efficient war machine in human history.
3. "Li Shen, a poet who sympathizes with farmers"
It is noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. Who knows that every grain of food on the plate is hard work?" This is an almost It is a Tang poem that everyone can memorize. Li Shen, who wrote this poem, earned the title of "Poet of Compassion for Farmers". But in fact, Li Shen was not really a compassionate person for farmers. After he became an official, his life became more luxurious. He especially loved eating chicken. Tongue, more than 300 live chickens have to be killed for this meal.
4. The most shocking way of death for emperors
The most shocking way for ancient emperors to die: During the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin Jinggong was about to eat one day when he suddenly felt sick to his stomach. Went to the hut. The attendant waited around, but the food was cold and he still didn't come back. He went to look for the king in the latrine and found that the king had fallen into the latrine and drowned. "Zuo Zhuan", which is famous for its concise and powerful writing style, describes this matter in only one sentence: "He ate, bloated, went to the toilet, fell down and died.
5. The top scholar with the highest status
Zhao Kai, the third son of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, secretly took part in the imperial examination and won the first prize in one fell swoop because of his extraordinary literary talent. After the results were announced, Zhao Kai told Huizong the truth. Huizong was happy, but he was afraid that the scholars in the world would gossip, so he took the first prize. The second one was promoted to the top prize. It is said that Kangxi also secretly participated in the imperial examination and won the third prize, but he was not the top pick after all. Therefore, Zhao Kai became the highest ranking top pick in Chinese history.