春秋时代,楚庄王宫廷有位艺人优孟,“身长八尺,多辩,常以谈笑讽谏。”优孟滑稽多智,常以调笑戏谑讽谏,这就像《邹忌讽齐王纳谏》中的那位谏官一样,采取迂回的办法达到目的。优孟是位艺人,谏官只算副业,可是他却将演技和讽谏结合起来,留下了一段佳话。楚国宰相孙叔敖深知优孟是位贤人,十分礼遇他。孙叔敖一生清廉,没有多少积蓄。因此在临终前嘱咐儿子:“我死后,你必定贫困。到时你可以拜见优孟,就说你是孙叔敖的儿子。”果然,不到几年光景,家境日渐萧条,举步维艰。 Spring and Autumn Period, Chu Zhuang Wang court has an artist Meng, “body length of eight feet, more debate, often laughing and satirical remonstrance.” “You-Meng funny and often witty, ridiculed joke remonstrance, which is like” Advice “in the same admonishing officer, take a roundabout approach to achieve the goal. You Meng is a artist, remonstrance officer only sideline, but he will acting and satirical remind combined, leaving a story. Chu prime minister Sun Shu Ao knows that you and Meng are sages, very courteous to him. Sun uncle Ao lifetime clean, not much savings. Therefore, before his death, he asked his son: ”When I die, you must be poor .You can meet Ugo at the time, and say you are the son of Sun Shu’ao.“ ”Sure enough, less than a few years later, his family became increasingly depressed and struggling.