However, it was said that Emperor Wen had a courtier named Deng Tong, who was currently a doctor. Deng Tong was originally a native of Nan'an, Shu County, and he had no talent, only boating in the water was his specialty. He was transferred to the capital and obtained an official title, called Huangtoulang. The sailors of the royal ship all wore yellow hats, hence the name. Deng Tong had to fill this position, which was a fluke, and he didn't want to overmove unexpectedly. But when the auspicious stars shine brightly, a small helmsman actually ascends to heaven in response to the dream.

It turned out that Emperor Wen had a dream, and he dreamed that he took off into the sky and took off into the nine skies, but he was not close to each other, because the strength was not enough to go up, and it happened that a Huang Toulang came, and he pushed Emperor Wen to the heavens. Emperor Wen liked it very much, looking down on this yellow-headed man, he saw a back, and the underside of his clothes seemed to have been torn and a hole was exposed. He was about to call him to turn around and take a closer look, but he was awakened by the rooster's crow. Emperor Wen thought back to the dream and never forgot it, so he wanted to pay attention to the observation in Huangtoulang and follow the story of King Wen of Zhou who sought talent in his dream.

On this day, he got up early to see that there was nothing to do at home and abroad, and ordered the ministers to retire from their shifts and inspect the imperial ships from the beginning of the day. Gradually, there is a pond next to the Weiyang Palace, and the water is pale, because there are often royal ships moored, and there are hundreds of people in Huangtoulang. Emperor Wen ordered all Huang Toulang to be summoned to listen to the questioning. Huang Toulang didn't know what was going on, so he had to come to see him tremblingly. Emperor Wen told them to go from the left to the right. A group of Huang Toulang walked slowly according to the order, and after dozens of people, it was Deng Tong's turn, and they also walked step by step. But when he passed in front of the throne, he heard a sound that told him to stop. Deng Tong was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and urinated incontinence, and he didn't know what he had done. He knelt down before the throne and bowed his head to the throne. Emperor Wen asked for his name, and Deng Tong reported the truth. Emperor Wen was overjoyed, and drove back to the palace to call him to follow, he hurriedly got up and followed the royal car into the palace closely. The yellow-headed men were surprised to see it from afar, even the attachés around Emperor Wen were inexplicable; So they speculated and talked about each other. It turned out that there was a hole in Deng Tong's back coat, which was in line with Emperor Wen's dream, and the left side of Deng Zi was a Dengzi (traditional Chinese writing 鄧). Emperor Wen thought that this person should help him ascend to heaven, so he promoted him to be a virtuous minister of Ying Meng. Later, it was not surprising to see that he was mediocre and incompetent, but he was more and more pampered day by day. In less than two or three years, he was promoted to a large and medium-sized doctor. Sometimes Emperor Wen wandered and went to Deng Tong's house to rest, and the rewards before and after were incalculable.

In the autumn and August of the second year of Emperor Wen, Prime Minister Zhang Cang was dismissed from office because of old illness, and most of the old ministers of Gaozu died at this time. Emperor Wen was full of desire to choose a virtuous minister, and it seemed that only the queen's brother Dou Guangguo was famous, but because he was a relative, he was afraid that the world would say that he was out of selfishness, so he thought about it for a long time and decided not to use it.

Guannei Hou Shentu Jianai is a native of Liangdi, who once accompanied Gaozu to seek Xiang Ji and Huang Bu, and has made military achievements. Although he was born in the army, he was honest and honest and was not entrusted, he was a fair person, and now he was a doctor of imperial history, and the lack of prime minister should be promoted, so Emperor Wen ordered Shen Tujia to be the prime minister.

Shen Tujia is the prime minister, and when he saw that Deng Tong had no merit but enjoyed the benefits of a high-ranking official, he was already unhappy in his heart. One day when he entered the court, he happened to meet Deng Tong serving Emperor Liwen, leaning over, and his shape was very lazy. Shen Tujia couldn't help but be furious when he saw it, and temporarily endured the matter to finish, and then said to Emperor Wen: "Your Majesty can make your ministers rich and noble, but the court's gifts must be dismissed." Emperor Wen knew that he was talking about Deng Tong, but he was afraid that he would say his name, so he hurriedly blocked his words and said: "Don't say anything, I have already learned about his person, and I should teach in private." Shen Tujia saw that Emperor Wen cared for Deng Tong, and became more and more indignant. When the court is over, he immediately sent someone to summon Deng Tong with a sash and asked him to go to the prime minister's mansion to discuss matters. Deng Tong thought I would only hold the boat, but nothing else. You must have bad intentions when you invited me, so I refused to go. How do you know that an envoy went and an envoy came again, and it was rumored that the prime minister had a life, and Deng Tong was not beheaded if he did not ask for a decree. Deng Tong was so frightened that he hurriedly entered the palace to inform Emperor Wen. Emperor Wen said: "You go and I will summon you later." "It's still Emperor Wen. Deng Tong couldn't do it, so he had to go out of the palace to transfer to the Prime Minister's Mansion. As soon as he arrived at the door, there were already people waiting to be introduced into the main hall, but he saw Shen Tujia sitting in the hall dressed and high, with a murderous face on his face, like a living Yama. Deng Tong was in a dilemma, so he had to go forward to consult him, but Shen Tujia opened his mouth and said a chop! Deng Tong was so frightened that he lost two souls, so he had to stomp his feet without a crown, kneel on the ground and kowtow to beg for mercy. Jiatu Jia said sharply: "The imperial court is the imperial court of Emperor Gao, and all court rituals should be observed, how dare you play in the palace?" Example is beheading. "The left and right promises are like thunder. Deng Tong hoped that Emperor Wen would send someone to rescue him, but he didn't come for a long time, so he was so anxious that he had no choice but to kowtow desperately, knocking on the ground and bleeding all over the ground. The people on the left and right felt pitiful, so they did not do anything. Shen Tujia was still angry and refused to let go. At a critical juncture, it was reported that Emperor Wen had sent an envoy to hold the festival. Shen Tujia hurriedly got up to greet the envoy. And the word was preached immediately:

"Deng Tong is just my courtier, you can forgive him."

Shen Tujia received the order and had no choice but to release Deng Tong.

Deng Tong got his life, such as returning his soul from the ghost gate, holding his head and rushing out of the prime minister's mansion, and entering the palace with the envoy, when he saw Emperor Wen, he was like a baby meeting a loving mother, and couldn't help but cry and whimpered: "The minister was killed by the prime minister!" Emperor Wen saw that Deng Tong's face was covered with blood, countless blocks protruded on his forehead, his face was red and swollen, three points like a man and seven points like a ghost, and he also felt pity in his heart, so he comforted him with good words, and ordered him to be treated with medicine. Deng Tong was grateful to Emperor Wen for his kindness, but he did not dare to complain about Shen Tujia, and he became more cautious and did not dare to be rude in the future.

Emperor Wen favored Deng Tong, so he summoned Xu Cheng to look at the appearance. Xu Cheng bluntly said that Deng Tong was not good-looking, and he would inevitably be poor until he starved to death in the future. Liu Hengda was puzzled, with me here, how could Deng Tong starve to death? So he issued an edict to reward him with the Yandao Copper Mountain of Shu County, and allowed him to mint money freely, and the one who opened the banknote printing factory could starve to death? Jia Yi and Jia Shan wrote to dissuade them, but Emperor Wen did not obey. At that time, Wu Wangbi was in charge of the southeast, and he found his hometown to cast money in the copper mountain. Now Deng Tong also has to mint money in the copper mountain, and the east and west of King Wu face to side, there are more Wu money in the southeast, and more Deng money in the northwest, and the rich people of Deng Tong do not ask.

Deng Tong was grateful for this heavy gift. One day, Emperor Wen suddenly had a carbuncle on his body, and it was so festering that he was restless day and night, Deng Tong was particularly attentive because of Emperor Wen's illness, and he served day and night. When the carbuncle was ripe, the pus flowed from the hole, and Emperor Wen felt that the carbuncle was hot like fire, and the pain was unbearable, and he was in pain when he tossed and turned the mattress.

Deng then came up with a method to suck on his behalf, and gradually removed the pus to avoid pain. Just think about it! The pus and blood in this carbuncle are smelly and rotten, who will suck it away with his mouth regardless of the filth? Du Deng is willing to do this, and he has no disgust. Emperor Wen was sucked by Deng Tong so happily that he often sucked it. Seeing that he was willing to do such a filthy thing, Emperor Wen didn't feel sad about him. One night, Deng Tong sucked the carbuncle blood and stood aside, and Emperor Wen asked: "I have the world, according to you, who loves me the most?" Deng Tong didn't know Emperor Wen's intentions, and replied casually: "My dear relatives Mo Ruo father and son, according to the theory of love, the one who loves His Majesty the most should be the prince." Emperor Wen silently did not answer. The next day, the prince entered the palace to save his illness, and when Emperor Wen was bleeding again, he said to the prince: "You can suck the carbuncle blood for me!" The prince couldn't help frowning when he heard the fate, he wanted to excuse himself but felt that his father's fate was difficult to disobey, so he had no choice but to hold his nose and suck on the sore, and hurriedly vomited it. Emperor Wen looked at the prince's description, so he sighed and told him to retreat, but still called Deng Tong to suck blood. Deng Tong sucked as usual, some of them were not difficult, Emperor Wen was greatly moved, and the more he was pampered. However, when the prince returned to the East Palace, he still felt disgusted, and secretly wondered who was responsible for the carbuncle sucking, so that I should also bear it? Immediately instructed the ministers to listen carefully, and then reported that Deng Tong often entered the palace to suck carbuncles, and the prince was both angry and ashamed, and since then he has written down this person.

In addition to Deng Tong, Emperor Wen Xingchen also has Zhao Tan, Emperor Wen often makes him ride, and Zhao Tan likes to play right and wrong in front of Emperor Wen. Because Zhonglang General Yuan Ang dared to admonish him bluntly, Zhao Tan didn't like him, so he often said that he was at fault in front of Emperor Wen, and Yuan Ang was very worried. Yuan An's nephew Yuan Chong was a regular attendant, and after knowing Yuan An's heart, he offered a plan: "You can humiliate Zhao Tan in front of the public in the court, so that the lord knows that you have an enmity with him, even if there is slander, you will not believe it." Yuan Ang waited for the opportunity to act.

One day, Emperor Wen will go to Changle Palace to see the Queen Mother, and still order Zhao to talk about the ride. The car drove out of the palace gate, Yuan Ang walked to the front of the car and prostrated himself and said: "The minister heard that the person who is in the same car with the Son of Heaven must be the heroes of the world. Emperor Wen laughed when he heard this, and immediately ordered Zhao Tan to get out of the car. Zhao Tan was so ashamed that he couldn't bear it, and walked out of the car with tears in his eyes. In the future, every time Zhao talked about Yuan An, Emperor Wen thought that the two had a personal grudge, so he refused to believe it.

About a year later, Emperor Wen suddenly fell ill, and the medicine was ineffective until he died. Before the prince drove into the bed, Emperor Wen talked about the future, and told the prince: "Zhou Yafu can be relieved, if there is chaos in the future, he can be in charge of the army, and there is no need to be suspicious." The crown prince Liu Qi wept and was taught. Emperor Wen died at the age of forty-six.

Liu Qi is the heir of the same day, and he is Emperor Jing. The Empress Dowager Bo is the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dou is the Empress Dowager.

Emperor Jing remembered the old grudge at this time, so he dismissed Deng Tong from office. Although Deng Tong lost his official position and had rich property, he could still enjoy happiness at home. Someone came out to denounce him, saying that he went out to mint money privately. Emperor Jing handed over to the officials for interrogation. Because he is rich, the ruler can take advantage of this. also learned that Emperor Jing complained about him, so he catered to the intention of nitpicking, made a crime, confiscated all his family property to the official, and said that he owed tens of thousands of official money. Deng Tong came out of prison and his family was scattered, with no food and clothing. Emperor Wen's Female Pavilion Tao Chang Princess Nian Deng Tong is her father's favorite person, seeing his pitiful scene, he often gives money and things. But the officials heard that whenever Deng Tong was rewarded, they said that he still owed official money, and he was not allowed to save money and property privately, and all of them were confiscated, and Deng Tong could not enjoy it at all, and he could not even bring a hairpin with him. The princess of the pavilion Tao had no choice but to give food and clothing in private, Deng Tong had one meal, no meal, and finally really starved to death on the street.