Ancient examples of luxury and indolence

1 Feudal kings and pharaohs worked hard to build tombs

2 Shi Chong and Wang Kai competed for wealth, and both of them used the most colorful and gorgeous things to decorate their carriages and horses. ,clothing. Emperor Wu of Jin was Wang Kai's nephew and once helped Wang Kai. He once gave Wang Kai a coral tree about two feet high. This coral tree had luxuriant branches and there were few comparable trees in the world. Wang Kai showed it to Shi Chong. After Shi Chong looked at it, he hit it Ruyi with an iron and broke it into pieces. Wang Kai felt sorry and thought that Shi Chong was jealous of his treasure, so his voice and face were very stern when he spoke. Shi Chong said: "It's not worth regretting. I will compensate you now." So he asked his men to take out all the coral trees in the house, some of which were three or four feet high. There were six trunks and branches that were unparalleled in the world and dazzling. Seven trees, even more like Wang Kai. Wang Kai looked at it and felt lost.