汉武帝时的汲黯曾任中大夫,因为他常向武帝直言劝谏,武帝不甚喜欢,便把他调去任东海太守。汲黯在东海郡颇有政绩,威信很高,受到百姓拥护。于是,武帝便又把他调回京城,任主爵都尉。可是他本性难移,说话仍是直来直去,还是不受武帝青睐,他的官位就一直提不起来。汲黯一向瞧不起的张汤和公孙弘,因为善于讨好武帝,倒是从小吏一跃升到汲黯之上。汲黯心里不服。《史记·汲郑列传》记载,有一天,汲黯对汉武帝说:“陛下 Emperor Wu Di used to be a doctor, because he often advised the remonstrance of Emperor Wu, Wu did not like it, then put him transferred to the East China Sea prefect. Ji dark in the East China Sea quite quite achievements, prestige is high, by the people support. As a result, the emperor then put him back to the capital, Ren Jue Du Wei. However, his nature is hard to shift, his speech is still straightforward, or is not favored by the emperor, his official position has not been able to mention. Drainage has always been despised Zhang Tang and Gongsun Hong, because good at courting the emperor, it touches on Xiaojue jumped to Ji dark above. Ji dark heart refuses to accept. ”Records of the Historian Ji Zheng Biography“ records, one day, Ji Di dark Han Wu Di said: ”Your Majesty