Ten interesting things in history that you didn’t know!

1. When Qin Shihuang unified the world, there was only one Weiguo left.

In 221 BC, Qin Shihuang destroyed the six countries and completed the great cause of unification. But he still had one Wei State left that was not destroyed. The reason was that the Wei State was too weak. It only occupied one city at that time and had been attached to Qin for a long time. Qin Shihuang never took action against Wei State. It was not until 209 BC that Hu Hai, the second emperor of Qin, deposed Wei Jun as a commoner, and Wei State was declared destroyed and became the longest surviving vassal state in the Zhou Dynasty.

2. Cao Pi organized a donkey braying funeral

Wang Can, the leader of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an", was very good at writing articles and had a good relationship with Cao Pi. When Wang Can passed away in 217 AD, Cao Pi was still the heir apparent at that time. He was very sad and brought a large group of literati to express his condolences. Then he told everyone that Wang Can liked to listen to the braying of donkeys the most during his lifetime. Let us all imitate the braying of donkeys for him. Say it off! Then there was a donkey braying at the funeral.

3. Du Fu is really busy

There was a popular meme on the Internet called "Du Fu is very busy". In fact, Du Fu is really busy. He dare not be "idle". ". Because Du Fu's father's name was Du Xian, the ancients were very particular about avoiding the taboo of respecting elders. Du Fu wrote thousands of poems in his life, and more than 1,500 of them have been preserved, but the word "Xian" does not appear in any of his poems. People can " "Listen to the falling sweet-scented osmanthus", Du Fu did not dare.

4. The brothel was invented by Guan Zhong

Guan Zhong was a famous virtuous prime minister in history. He once assisted Duke Huan of Qi to achieve hegemony, "the nine princes united to rule the world." And Guan Zhong creatively set up brothels, collected those female slaves and female prisoners of war, and established state-run brothels. So businessmen from other countries came to Qi to do business. The wealth of Qi was increasing day by day. The brothels of later generations regarded Guan Zhong Worshiped as the ancestor.

5. In history, there was a male version of Dongshi imitating him

Pan An was a litterateur in the Western Jin Dynasty, as was Zuo Si. But Pan An is known as the most beautiful man in ancient times, but Zuo Si's appearance is very ugly. When Pan An drove out, the women and girls threw fruits and flowers into his car. After Zuo Si heard about it, he also drove around in the car. As a result, the women spat at him, so Zuo Si had to go home sadly.

6. Sima Xiangru changed his name to chase stars

Sima Xiangru was a celebrity in the Han Dynasty, and his love story with Zhuo Wenjun is well-known to every household. But Sima Xiangru's original name was "Quinzi", and his parents deliberately chose a lowly name so that they could make a living. As a result, when Sima Xiangru grew up, he felt that this name was too elegant and he liked Lin Xiangru too much during the Warring States Period, so he changed his name to Sima Xiangru.

7. Men in the Song Dynasty especially liked to wear flowers

Men in the Song Dynasty were keen on wearing flowers on their heads. From the emperor to the common people, it became popular all over the country, and everyone was a little girl. Public election. The emperor would also personally give flowers to his ministers to wear as a kind of honor. One time, four people, Wang Anshi, Wang Gui, Han Qi, and Chen Shengzhi, had a gathering to drink and enjoy flowers. They cut off a kind of peony flower called "Golden Daiwei" and stuck it in their heads. As a result, all four of them later became prime ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty.

8. Kangxi was the first emperor to eat chocolate

Kangxi was particularly fond of all kinds of Western gadgets. He promoted Western medicine, did Western math problems, and also liked to eat "chocolate" pull". "Chocola" means chocolate. He once sent someone to ask for medicine from an Italian bishop. By the way, if there was any chocolate, he would get me some chocolate to eat, so the bishop paid him 50 yuan as a tribute. Chocolate, Kangxi was very happy.

9. The "adult" in the Tang Dynasty was dad

In the Tang Dynasty, dad should be called grandpa, grandpa, or brother; elder brother should be called brother; grandpa should be called Called Aweng. Moreover, women cannot call their husbands "Xianggong", because in the Tang Dynasty, "Xianggong" could only be used to address the prime minister. In addition, officials should not be called "Sir" because in the Tang Dynasty it meant dad, and now many costume dramas are calling them dad.

10. Husband referred to eunuchs in ancient times

A few years ago, a history professor criticized the way modern couples address each other. The reason is that the word "husband" was a title in ancient times. Eunuchs, to be precise, are called eunuchs, because eunuchs are definitely eunuchs, but eunuchs may not necessarily be able to achieve the position of eunuchs. "The Appearance of Officialdom" says: "He immediately went to Beijing and took the husband's route." It means finding a eunuch to establish a relationship.