Changsun Wuji teased Ouyang Xun at the banquet, Ouyang Xun counterattacked, Li Shimin: Aren't you afraid of the queen?

Changsun Wuji and Ouyang Xun are both very famous figures in the history of the early Tang Dynasty. One is Li Shimin's right-hand man, the Minister of Humerus and the Minister of Tuogu, and the other is one of the four great masters of the early Tang Dynasty. He is famous for his calligraphy. They are both heavyweights. If these two people are put together, they can really create sparks. Come on, it's just that the sparks aren't very friendly.

One day during the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin hosted a banquet for some ministers in the court, including Changsun Wuji and Ouyang Xun. At first, everyone was a little reluctant to let go and had scruples in their hearts. After all, the emperor Li Shimin was present, but after drinking for a while, the banquet became lively and everyone began to joke and laugh at each other.

At this time, Changsun Wuji said to Ouyang Xun: "Ouyang Zedeng, I wrote a poem for you. Please listen carefully: shrug your shoulders like a mountain, bury your shoulders but don't show your head." Whose Lin Pavilion painted this macaque? ?As soon as Changsun Wuji finished speaking, the banquet burst into laughter, and even Li Shimin couldn't help laughing.

Speaking of which, Changsun Wuji really didn’t show any mercy to Ouyang Xun. He directly said that Ouyang Xu was as thin as a monkey, and he was also painted on a Lin Pavilion somewhere. A macaque, this is not worthy of publicity.

Ouyang Xun listened to the roar of laughter in the hall and looked at the proud Changsun Wuji. He couldn't bear it anymore. Who can't write poetry? If you can, I can't? He meditated for a moment and composed a poem: He shrank his head to keep his back warm, and his crotch was afraid of the cold in his belly. Just because the heart is confused, the dough is lumpy. ?

If the first one is talking about Changsun Wuji’s appearance, the second one is a personal attack. It is said that Changsun Wuji’s heart is muddy and dirty, so it is reflected on his face. The dough is lumpy, indicating that Changsun Wuji has a round face and may be a fat man. These two people were more ruthless than the other, and neither showed mercy to the other.

After hearing what Ouyang Xun said, Li Shimin couldn't stand it anymore, his expression changed and he said: "Isn't Ouyang Xun afraid of the Queen hearing about it?" ?Meaning: Ouyang Xun, aren't you afraid of the queen? Aren't you afraid that she will know what you said about her brother? We all know that Changsun Wuji is the elder brother of Queen Changsun. When Changsun Wuji and Queen Changsun lost their father when they were young, they were kicked out of the house by their half-brothers, so they lived with their mother in the home of their uncle Gao Shilian, where they met Li Shimin.

Before Li Shimin married Empress Changsun, he and Changsun Wuji were good friends. They were similar in age, so it was easy for them to become friends. After Li Shimin married Empress Changsun, the relationship between the two naturally became stronger. further. Later, when Li Yuan started an uprising in Jinyang and crossed the Yellow River, Changsun Wuji went to Changchun Palace to pay an audience. Since then, he has been following Li Shimin and is Li Shimin's most trusted person.

Whether it was in the process of pacifying the world, or in the process of the Xuanwu Gate Incident, or in the subsequent process of governing the world, Changsun Wuji made great contributions and was relied upon by Li Shimin. . Later, when Li Shimin was dying, he entrusted Li Zhi to his eldest son Wuji. At the same time, he said to Chu Suiliang: "Wuji will be loyal to me. I have the world and I have more power." If I die, don't let anyone slander the world. ?

The intention was to ask Chu Suiliang to protect Changsun Wuji, but what Li Shimin did not expect was that Li Zhi later made up his mind to confront Changsun Wuji, even if Chu Suiliang was in front to support Changsun Wuji. It's useless, of course this is all a story for another day. Li Shimin really valued Changsun Wuji. They were friends, relatives, monarchs and ministers, and their relationship was complex yet simple.

So it is not difficult to understand that when Li Shimin heard Ouyang Xun write a poem to mock Changsun Wuji, he would be angry. Of course, he would not be angry directly. After all, he is an emperor and he still has the tolerance he should have. Yes, he just pulled out Queen Changsun to express his attitude indirectly.

The other reason why Li Shimin was reluctant to get angry directly was that Changsun Wuji had found this thing himself. Changsun Wuji was also an important minister in the court, and sometimes it was inevitable that he could not control his attitude. He was arrogant towards others, so he teased Ouyang Xun like this after drinking.

Although Ouyang Xun was just a rate officer at that time and his official position was not high, Ouyang Xun was relatively older and considered an elder. Moreover, his calligraphy was quite good and he should have been respected by others. But he didn't expect that at the banquet hosted by the emperor, someone would make fun of him like this. How could he not fight back? So, how old was Ouyang Xun at that time?

Ouyang Xun was born in the Southern Dynasty in 557, when Nanchen replaced Nanliang.

Ouyang Xun escaped death several times starting from Nanchen. He traveled around the country in the late Sui Dynasty, was kidnapped by Yu Wenhuaji, and was appointed Taichang Qing by Dou Jiande. After Li Shimin's battle at Hulao Pass, Ouyang Xun became a minister of the Tang Dynasty. , in the Zhenguan period, he became the crown prince and his commander.

When Li Shimin ascended the throne, Ouyang Xun was already seventy years old. Combined with the fact that Empress Changsun died in 636, Ouyang Xun was already in his seventies when this incident occurred at the banquet. Changsun Wuji compared the seventy-year-old Ouyang Xun to a macaque at the banquet. It was indeed inappropriate. That's right. No wonder Ouyang Xun fought back like this.

However, Ouyang Xun may be really ugly. During the Wude years, Goryeo often sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty to ask for Ouyang Xun's calligraphy. Li Yuan also said: Unexpectedly, the title of Xun's book spread far and wide among the Yi and Di. When he looked at its traces, he thought it was tall and burly! ?It shows that Ouyang Xun was a very thin man, and a few years after the banquet incident, that is, after the death of Empress Changsun, another thing happened:

Empress Wende died, and all the officials were in hiding. Sui Geng made Ouyang Xun look ugly, and everyone pointed it out, and Jingzong laughed when he saw it.

Ouyang Xun was already eighty years old at that time. It is impossible for such an old man to be good-looking. In addition, Ouyang Xun himself was ugly, so when Xu Jingzong saw him, he looked serious and sad. Laughing at the occasion, if this thing is true (recorded in "Old Tang Book"), it means that Ouyang Xun is really not good-looking.

But the appearance is innate, while the inner and talent are acquired. Ouyang Xun’s attainments in calligraphy are enough to make people forget his appearance. The Song Dynasty’s "Xuanhe Calligraphy" praised Ouyang Xun’s block letters as "The crown of calligraphy and calligraphy" is worth learning by future generations.