Donate half of your property to the imperial court, but which shepherd boy will be remembered in history?

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was a man named Bu Shi who made a living by herding sheep. Bu Shi once worked as a shepherd for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. A year later, Bu Shi's sheep were very fat. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty kept praising him when he saw it. Bu Shi said: "Government is for the people, and the same is true for herding sheep." Let them live their lives in due time and destroy those who are evil. Don't let him defeat this group. ?This indecent remark was praised a little by the emperor.

Bu Shi was bragging, but unexpectedly, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty actually heard it. Bu Shi was given the Order of Fengshi to try out his skills. Sure enough, Bu Shi reflects well on others. Promoted to Chenggao Ling, Bu Shi had a good record in water transportation. Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appointed Bu Shi as the teacher of King Qi. Eventually, Bu Shi became a royal teacher. Bu Shiliang was promoted three times and was successively appointed as Lang Guan, Qi Xiang, and Yushi Dafu.

However, these three promotions are closely related to the benefits he brought to the country. The first time he promoted family tradition was obtained with half of his family property; the second time was due to his outstanding achievements; the third time was when he defeated South Vietnam on behalf of the country and established military achievements. It is worth mentioning that these three promotions were all personally nominated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. This was his honor and the glory of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, rulers have followed Liu Che's example and selected talents from among the people to serve as officials, thereby consolidating their rule. At the same time, we see another group of people from the ruling class of the Han Dynasty either stepping down or being expelled from the core of power, or even eventually being imprisoned and exiled. People from Henan (south of the Yellow River) are engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. Bu Shi had a younger brother. After becoming an adult, Bu Shi escaped from home and brought more than 100 livestock and sheep with him. All the property of the farmhouse was given to him.

More than ten years later, the number of sheep reached more than 1,000. However, Bu Shi's brother used up all his property and immediately gave his younger brother some sheep. According to records in "Historical Records - Pingzhunshu" and "Hanshu - Gongsun Hong Bu Shier Kuan Biography", Bu Shi was a native of Henan and was engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. After his parents died young, Bu Shi raised his younger brother and then "walked out", leaving all the property in the farm and house to his younger brother. He drove a hundred sheep to the mountains to graze them.

More than ten years later, Bu Shi bought another farm and house and raised more than 1,000 sheep. However, his brother, the black sheep, went bankrupt. Bu Shi gave his brother a lot of property without saying anything. As a brother, Bu Shi is really kind and righteous. In today's terms, he is "other people's elder brother". At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had been sending troops to attack the Xiongnu, and the court's finances were tight. Bu Shi expressed his willingness to donate half of his property as military expenses for the border.

Bu Shi: The emperor wants to fight the Huns. I think it is necessary for rich people to give money and make great efforts to kill the Huns. ?The messenger told Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty what Bu Shi had said, and the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty told the Prime Minister Gongsun Hong. At that time, in order to attack the Huns and the imperial court was in poverty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty reduced food and saved military expenses. When the currency is unstable, merchants hoard goods. Prime Minister Gongsun Hong couldn't believe it after hearing this.

Prime Minister Gongsun Hong told Emperor Wu that doing so was inhumane and inconsistent with the law. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ignored him. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ignored divination. Bu Shi didn't get a reply, so he went home and continued grazing. A year later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent troops to attack the Xiongnu many times. King Hunxie surrendered, and the court spent a lot of money. In the second year, when the poor immigrated, all the expenses were provided by the county government, which could not afford it.

The imperial court provided living expenses of 200,000 yuan for the poor. Henan presented accounts of the rich subsidizing the poor, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw Bu Shi's name on it. He remembered that this man had to give up half of his family property in order to support the country in attacking the Huns, so he gave Bu Shi the power to mobilize 400 border guards, and Bu Shi handed over this power to the county magistrate. At that time, all the rich people tried to hide their wealth.

Only Bu Shi was enthusiastic about helping the court. When the governor of Henan gave the list of rich people in Henan to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty saw a familiar name on the list: Bu Shi. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "I know this man. Not long ago, he wanted to donate half of his property to the country." Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that Bu Shi was indeed a virtuous man, so he named him Lang Guan.

Bu Shi never wanted to be an official.

Like many people, Bu Shi was content with the familiarity of herding sheep in the wild. Even if Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wanted him to be an official, Bu Shi would only be willing to be a shepherd. In the end, Bu Shi unintentionally revealed the true meaning of governing the country, which amazed Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who had outstanding political achievements in history. From then on, Bu Shi reached the pinnacle of his life and eventually became a royal teacher and left a mark in history. Even herding sheep is the way to govern a country. Why does Bu Shi herd sheep just to eat and wait to die? Bu Shi began to believe that many things in the world were interconnected. Bu Shi didn't know how to do it, but Bu Shi didn't take the "sheep herding" to the extreme yet.