However, it is said that Zhu Maichen, a native of Wu, is a good reader, does not govern industry, and is in his forties, and is still a Confucian student, poor in food, and bored. There is only one wife in the family, Cui's family, who cannot be supported, so the two have to go into the mountains together to cut firewood, pick it up in the market for sale, and make a living for money. The buyer picks up the firewood market every day, reads and sings while walking, and there is no rest in his mouth. Cui's followed behind, thinking that her husband was originally a scholar, once he was settled, he would sell firewood to make a living, how ashamed to say, now it is better to carry the burden and walk with his head down, so as not to be seen by everyone. Who knew that he read and sang aloud in the crowd, lest the public not know, and wanted to publish his ugly appearance to others, I don't know what it means. So he rushed forward to stop the buyer and told him not to sing. Who knew that the buyer sang happily, the higher his voice became, and it was like this several times in a row.

Cui Shi was annoyed and angry because of the repeated persuasion of the buyer, so he said to the buyer: "It's just that you don't care about decency, it's just that I followed you to show up and be laughed at." Since you will not listen to me, let me go back to my mother's house from now on, and disown each other from husband and wife, and go to each other in search of life. Seeing this, Maichen smiled and said: "Don't look at me as a poor ghost, I want to be rich and noble at the age of fifty, you have been suffering with me for more than 20 years, and now I am already in my forties, wait for me for a few more years, and when I am rich and rich, I will repay you for your merits." Cui Shi said angrily: "How can a person like you starve to death in the ravine? "The buyer kept it again and again, and the Cui family was determined to go,

The buyer couldn't, so he had to write a letter of resignation and let him not marry.

The buyer is still in his old business, reading books, selling firewood, and singing. When the spring cold of the Qingming Festival is not over, the buyer will come down from the mountain to mow firewood, and suddenly encounter a gust of wind and rain to wet his clothes, feeling that his body is cold, and he has no choice but to go into the tomb for temporary shelter. It's easy to wait until the sky is over, and I feel that I can't support the hunger. Coincidentally, a man and a woman came to sweep the tomb, and the woman was Cui Shi, the wife of the buyer. The buyer obviously saw it, but he didn't seem to know her, so he didn't pay attention to her. However, Cui Shi looked at the buyer, and saw that he was very shrunk, and he was forced by hunger and cold, so he distributed the wine and rice to the buyer after the sacrifice, so that he could eat and drink. The buyer was not ashamed, so he had a full meal, handed the bowl back to the man, and said a word of thanks, without asking the man's name. In fact, this man is Cui's step-husband. Cui's is quite affectionate. They went their own ways, and they both went home.

Several years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the buyer is nearly fifty years old, and the county officials of the appropriate meeting will enter Beijing to make accounts. Carrying food and carrying it in the car, the buyer was willing to accompany the officials for the transporter. I went to Chang'an to write a book, but I didn't see it for many days. The buyer had to wait for the bus of the edict, and there was no money around him, and he also took pity on him for being poor, and gave him food and drink to survive.

Zhuang Zhu (with Yan Zhu, later avoided Zhuang Zong) is a native of Wu County, the son of Yan Ji, and some people say that he is the son of Yan Ji of the same clan. The county recommended virtuous people, and there were more than 100 people who participated in the countermeasures, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that Zhuang Zhu's countermeasures were the best, so he specially promoted Zhuang Zhu to be a middle doctor.

One day, Zhu Maichen happened to meet Zhuang Zhu, a person from the same county, on the street, and Zhuang Zhu recommended Zhu Maichen to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty summoned Zhu Maichen, Zhu Maichen talked about the "Spring and Autumn Period" and explained the "Ci of Chu", Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very happy, so he named Zhu Maichen as the middle doctor, and served the emperor in the court with Zhuang Zhu. At that time, when the county seat of Shuofang was about to be built, Gongsun Hongshang advised him, believing that the repair of the city would cause the country's economy to decline and the finances to be tight. The emperor asked Zhu Maichen to debate with Gongsun Hong, and Zhu Maichen finally convinced him.

Later, Zhu Maichen was dismissed from his post for committing a crime, so he returned to Huiji County and borrowed food from the keeper of the official residence of Huiji County.

In the past, South Vietnam was the largest in the southeast area, followed by Minyue and Dongyue. King Wuzhu of Minyue was the earliest, and Han Gao was crowned. The king of Dongyue and Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, were later to be enthroned. Shake was sealed by Emperor Hui, and Zhao Tuo was sealed by Emperor Wen. The descendants of the Three Kingdoms have not been passed down from generation to generation, since the defeat of Liu Bi, the king of Wu, went to Dongyue, was killed by him, Liu Ju, the prince of Wu, died and went to Minyue, and repeatedly thought of revenge against his father, so he persuaded the king of Minyue to attack Dongyue. Yingnai, the king of Minyue, sent troops to invade the east, and the east of the east could not resist the enemy, so that people asked for help from the capital. At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was less than twenty years old, so he asked Tian Wei if he sent troops to save him. Tian Wei said:

"It is common for the Vietnamese to attack each other, and it is not enough for China to save them. In addition, it has been abandoned by the Qin Dynasty, and it does not belong to China, so it can be ignored. ”

At this time, Zhuang Zhu was beside him, and when he heard the words, he asked Tian Wei and said: "Yue Di is my subordinate country, and now I am trapped by my neighbors, and I have come to tell you that it is urgent, and the court will not save it, how will I serve all the countries?" Besides, the Qin Dynasty even abandoned the national capital Xianyang, where is just Yuedi! Tian Wei was refuted and retreated without a word.

It turned out that Zhuang Zhu was often around Emperor Wu, and he was very favored, and now he refuted Tian Wei with a few words. After hearing this, Emperor Wu said to Zhuang Zhu: "The Taiwei is not enough to plan, and I am determined to save Dongou today, but I am newly enthroned, and I don't want to send troops to the county and country, which will alarm the eyes and ears of the world." You can go to Huiji County with the festival and order the county guard to send troops to rescue. Zhuang Zhu was ordered to set off, and when he arrived at Huiji, Emperor Wu's edict ordered him to send troops. Seeing that Zhuang Zhu did not have a tiger charm to test, the county shou wanted to refuse, and was hesitating. Zhuang Zhu was afraid that he would miss his mission, and suddenly remembered that he had sent an envoy to kill him, so he deliberately became angry and beheaded a Sima to demonstrate. On the one hand, he informed the county guard of Emperor Wu's intention not to send a tiger talisman, and the county guard obeyed his orders in horror. Keri mobilized all the troops, led by Zhuang Suke, and marched from Kaido to reinforcements one after another. Wang Ying was frightened and hurriedly returned his troops to his country.

Zhuang Zhu led the army to take the battleship to float south to the south, and arrived at Dongou King, Dongou King came out to greet him, Zhuang Zhu heard that Minyue had withdrawn from the army, and the place was quiet and quiet, so he ordered the class to return to China by the sea route.

When the king of Dongou saw that Zhuang Zhu had withdrawn from the army, he did not denounce his guilt to Minyue, secretly thinking that I had made a feud with Minyue, and would soon attack again. If you repeatedly complain to the Han court about urgency, you will feel bored, and the Han soldiers will come to rescue you from afar, or if you can't delay it in time, once it is destroyed, the people of the whole country will be taken captive and become slaves even if they are not killed. If you are worried day and night like this, it is better to abandon the country and move to the interior, and still have to save your life. So he informed Zhuang Zhu of this intention, Zhuang Zhu heard about Emperor Wu, and Emperor Wu allowed his request, so he moved the people of Dongou to Jianghuai and allocated land to live. Wang Ying of Minyue heard that the whole country of Dongou had migrated, and now its land was empty, so Wang Ying was anxious to move his people to live, so he completely occupied Dongou without a single soldier.

King Ying, the king of Minyue, not only got Dongou, but also wanted to annex Nanyue. In the sixth year of the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, the revival army went to attack South Vietnam. Nanyue King Hu for Zhao Tuosun, sent someone to write to the urgency, Emperor Wu immediately ordered Daxing King Liu Hui and Dasi Nong Han Anguo and generals, a Yu Zhang, a Huiji, two roads together to attack Minyue. When Wang Ying heard that the Han soldiers were coming, he sent troops to defend the danger and prepare to resist. Yu Shan, the younger brother of the king of Minyue, saw that the situation was not good, and secretly discussed with the clan: "Now the king has sent troops to attack neighboring countries, and the Son of Heaven has come to ask for it. The Han soldiers are numerous and strong, and even if they are defeated by me, they will inevitably come again in the future until the country is destroyed. For the sake of today, it is better to kill the king to thank the Son of Heaven. If the Son of Heaven is willing to withdraw his army, our country will be preserved, and if he does not allow it, then he will fight, fight or win, and then flee into the sea. I don't know what the public thinks? Everyone said yes in unison. So Yu Shan sent someone to stab Wang Ying to death, cut off his head and send it to Liu Huijun to ask for a dismissal. Liu Hui said: "I came here to please the king, but now it is a great benefit to win the king's head without a fight." "I'm happy to stand still. On the one hand, Han Anguo was notified, and on the other hand, Yingshou was sent to Beijing to wait for the edict to be decided, and Emperor Wu issued an edict to help the army be dismissed. Emperor Wu replied to Zhuang Zhu to comfort Nanyue, and the king of Nanyue kowtowed and said: "Nanyue is fortunate to be able to get the Son of Heaven to send troops to punish Minyue, and I can't repay it even if I die!" "I sent the crown prince Ying Qi to follow Yan Zhu into the court to serve Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Zhuang Zhu then walked with the baby. Passing by Huainan, Liu An, the king of Huainan, greeted Zhuang Zhu into the capital and expressed his hospitality. Zhuang Zhu was instructed by Emperor Wu to pass through Huainan to convey the emperor's will:

"The king of Minyue was cruel and violent, killed his brothers and sisters, turned his back on his relatives, did many things against morality, and repeatedly sent troops to invade Baiyue, annexed neighboring countries, raped and greedy, and wanted to occupy Huiji, follow the example of Goujian to dominate the Central Plains. Now it is reported on the border that the king of Minyue led the other two countries to attack South Vietnam. Now Yu Shan has killed him. So far, there is no king in the country, so he sent an envoy to the Han Dynasty to present the military talisman and the scepter, asking for instructions to the people who should be established as kings, this operation did not lose a single weapon, did not sacrifice a soldier, but the king of Minyue was guilty, Nanyue was protected, and the power shook the cruel king of Minyue, so the Son of Heaven asked me to come and convey the will to the king."

In fact, it is also to warn the king of Huainan not to act rashly!

Liu An, the king of Huainan, thanked him in fear, and treated him with kindness and friendship. Zhuang Zhu was inconvenient to stay for a long time, and returned to Chang'an, Emperor Wu gave a special banquet because Zhuang Zhu did not disgrace his mission, and worshiped Zhuang Zhu as the Hui Ji Taishou. He also issued an edict to establish Yu Shan as the king of Dongyue.

In the fifth year of the Yuan Dynasty (111 BC), Yu Shan, the king of Dongyue, was capricious and repeatedly refused to listen to the orders of the imperial court. Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty summoned the ministers of civil and military affairs to offer a crusade. The Minister of Scripture and Military Affairs proposed that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty recall Zhu Maichen to restore his official position and order Zhu Maichen to offer advice.

Zhu Maichen said: "In the past, the king of Dongyue lived and guarded on the Quanshan Mountain, and the terrain was dangerous. Now I heard that he moved south to Daze, went to Quanshan for about 500 miles, there is no danger to be feared, if he sends troops to the sea to point to Quanshan, Chen Zhou's troops swept south, and it is not difficult to break the east! ”

Emperor Wu was very pleased, so he transferred Zhuang Zhu back, so that the buyer was appointed as the chief inspector. The buyer was ordered to resign, and Emperor Wu said with a smile: "Wealth does not return to his hometown, such as brocade clothes at night, today you can be said to have returned with brocade and glory!" The buyer bowed his head and thanked him.

Later, Liu An came to the court and gave Zhuang Zhu a generous gift, and the two interacted privately to discuss the government.

In the first year of Yuanjia (122 BC), Liu An, the king of Huainan, and Liu Ci, the king of Hengshan, were accused of rebellion, and the matter implicated Yan Zhu, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that Yan Zhu's crime was not serious and wanted not to kill him.

Zhang Tang, the court commander, argued vigorously, believing that Yan Zhu entered and exited the court and was a confidant of the Son of Heaven, but he had private friendships with the princes, and if he didn't kill like this, he would be unable to manage it in the future. So Shosuke was killed and abandoned the city.

However, it was said that when Zhu Maichen was dismissed from office, he had lived in the Huijian Mansion for food, so as not to be ridiculed by others. This time he was appointed as the Hui Ji Taishou, it was the day of raising his eyebrows, the buyer was full of joy, and he thought that he had been cold for half his life, and now no one knew about it, so why not pretend to be poor and try him. So he ordered his entourage to wait outside the city, and Zhu Maichen still put on dirty and torn old clothes, and hid the Taishou seal ribbon in his arms, and walked to the county mansion.

At this time, the weather was hot, and the buyer was panting and sweating all over his body. Look at the line to the door of the county mansion, meet a knowledgeable person surnamed Qian Mingbo, I don't know that he has become a guard, so he stepped forward to greet him and asked: "There is no hard work in the summer." He took out a fan and gave it to the buyer. The buyer thanked him and walked into the mansion, and there was a county official sitting in the mansion, and the party would drink and shout wildly, and when he saw the buyer go in, he was not invited to the table. The buyer did not explain, but bowed his head and went into the inner room, still eating with the people who guarded the palace. The keeper of the mansion is accustomed to buying food from the courtiers, so he is not suspicious. The buyer was full of food, and deliberately exposed a corner of the ribbon in his arms, and the keeper of the mansion was not surprised when he saw it, and approached him, and dragged the ribbon out with his hand, but there was a gold medal hanging from it. Carefully read the seal text, it was the official seal of Huiji County, and hurriedly asked the buyer for clarification. The buyer replied lightly: "Today, Yique is ordered, and you don't need to be emperor!" "Having said that, someone had already run out of the outer hall to report to the county officials. Most of the county officials were drunk, and reprimanded him for talking nonsense, and the reporter was full of tendons and sneered: "If you don't believe it, you can go inside and see it." When there was an old friend of the buyer, who had always looked down on the buyer, he hurriedly got up and entered the room, and after a while, he clapped his hands and shouted: "It is indeed true, not fake!" The audience woke up in fright when they heard the wine, so they told the county to enter the meeting together. At this time, the crowd was silent, and everyone cleaned up their clothes, pushed and pushed, lined up in the atrium, and invited the buyers to pay their respects. The buyer slowly walked out of the house to the atrium, and the public was afraid of losing their manners after drinking, so they all bowed to the ground cautiously. Before the buyer could reply, a horse cart had been driven outside to welcome the buyer to take up his post. The buyer boarded the car and went by himself, and several of them were willing to go to the county with the buyer, but the buyer refused. However, I felt the love of Qian Bo's gift fan, and invited him to go to the office as a guest, and then used it as a history.

The buyer galloped into the Wu realm, the people welcomed him, and the buyer watched carefully. Think back to how difficult it was to sell salaries and sing songs in the past, and what a scenery it is now! It's a pity that Cui's tried his best to go, and he was not blessed to lose the glory and wealth. The buyer was pondering, catching a glimpse of a large number of people standing by the roadside. It turned out that the county sergeant's daughter heard that Taishou was in office and rushed to watch, but at this time, Cui's didn't know who Taishou was, and she also followed everyone to watch. The buyer saw at a glance that he touched the old love and remembered the Yu Hui who was given food in front of the tomb, so he ordered her to call her over and stop to inquire about it. At this time, the disparity between the high and the low was very different, and Cui's was ashamed and regretful, and he was stunned in front of the car. It was only after Maichen and Yan Heyu did he say a sentence or two. It turned out that Cui's husband was serving as a laborer, repairing the road in the county, and after the buyer inquired about the situation, he also asked her to come to meet her, so that he and Cui's car drove into the county office. At the moment, he vacated the house in the back garden and let his husband and wife live together, and gave him food and clothing. It can not be said that the buyer is ruthless. He summoned the deceased to the banquet again, and all relatives and friends were rewarded, and the township praised him. Maichen was originally a woodcutter, and today it is as expensive as 2,000 stones, and he is an official in his hometown, which can be described as satisfying.

Zhu Maichen has just become rich and has not yet married another wife, but he still keeps his deceased wife and her future husband in the garden, one remembers the love of the old couple, and the other reports the virtue of a meal in his tomb. Later, her husband suddenly treated him too well, enjoyed ready-made food and clothing, and naturally groveled in front of Zhu Maichen, but Zhu Maichen looked like a villain. Cui is very disappointed in Zhu Maichen, and even more disappointed in her current husband, she wants the husband and wife to live here for a long time to be provided by him, so it is better to remarry him and start all over again. So she decided to go to Zhu Maichen and not her current husband.

On this day, she ran to Zhu Maichen unkempt and begged him to allow her to go home. Zhu Maichen asked someone to bring a basin of water and splash it in front of her and said, "If you can take back the water that was splashed on the ground into the basin, I will promise you to come back." When Cui heard this, he knew that his fate was over, and that night, when his stephusband was asleep, he untied his belt and hanged himself. It wasn't until the next morning that the husband realized that it was too late to rescue him, so he hurriedly reported to the buyer.

The buyer sighed when he saw his deceased wife hanged herself. that is, pay for her step-husband to buy a coffin for burial. Later generations wrote poems for this and said:

A mound by the grass pond,

Thousands of years of bones are not ashamed.

Tell the women of the world,

From ancient times to whiteheads.

A few years later, Zhu Maichen was beheaded by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for framing Zhang Tang, the imperial historian.

If Zhu Maichen didn't endorse every day and lived with firewood according to his wife's wishes, maybe the two of them would be able to end up in a good end, but after Zhu Maichen was proud, he went to disturb his ex-wife's life, and finally ended up like this, and he didn't end up well. Later generations have a poem sighing Zhu Maichen said:

Forty unheard of husbands,

Walk with a salary and spread the book.

Fame and fame are half for hunger and cold,

The poor know the flesh and bones.

Shangque just coincided with the edict day,

Huaizhang is the beginning of grace.

is not immune to the crowd of officials,

A meal, the ex-wife took the back car.