This book revolves around the core concept of "living clearly", showing the historical stories of the ancients in their pursuit of art, facing fate, and upholding love and justice. In this book, the author Guo Degang, with his profound cultural heritage and rich life experience, reinterprets many wonderful and interesting stories in a humorous and witty language: the poet Li He became famous at a young age, studied hard for many years, but was unable to take the imperial examination because of his father's taboo, and spent a short but brilliant life in depression; the sloppy king Xue Song didn't like to take a bath, but was finally saved by lice; the gossiping Su Dongpo encountered a lion's roar, and laughed at Chen Jichang being caught by his wife, and learned that there are many ways for couples to get along; County Magistrate Zhang pretended to be a Taoist priest to visit zombies at night, and cleverly used a counter-espionage plan to force out the real culprit of two murders; the Shengdi Temple staged a ghost-exorcism drama with fancy marketing, and ordinary people wanted to say "no" but couldn't open their mouths
本书围绕“活得明白”这一核心理念，展现了古人在追求艺术、面对命运、坚守爱情与正义等方面的历史故事。在本书中，作者郭德纲以其深厚的文化底蕴和丰富的人生阅历，用幽默风趣的语言重新诠释了诸多精彩而富有趣味性的故事：诗人李贺少年成名，寒窗苦读数年，却因为犯了父讳不能参加科举考试，郁郁度过短暂又辉煌的一生；邋遢大王薛嵩不爱洗澡，终被虱子救了一命；爱传闲话的苏东坡遭遇狮子吼，笑看陈季常被老婆抓包，夫妻相处门道多；张县令假扮道士夜访僵尸，巧施反间计逼出两起杀人案的真凶；圣帝庙花式营销上演驱鬼大戏，老百姓想说“不”口难开
本书围绕“活得明白”这一核心理念，展现了古人在追求艺术、面对命运、坚守爱情与正义等方面的历史故事。在本书中，作者郭德纲以其深厚的文化底蕴和丰富的人生阅历，用幽默风趣的语言重新诠释了诸多精彩而富有趣味性的故事：诗人李贺少年成名，寒窗苦读数年，却因为犯了父讳不能参加科举考试，郁郁度过短暂又辉煌的一生；邋遢大王薛嵩不爱洗澡，终被虱子救了一命；爱传闲话的苏东坡遭遇狮子吼，笑看陈季常被老婆抓包，夫妻相处门道多；张县令假扮道士夜访僵尸，巧施反间计逼出两起杀人案的真凶；圣帝庙花式营销上演驱鬼大戏，老百姓想说“不”口难开
