A guess and a riddle 2nd century BCE, China, Chinese, East Asia, Han dynasty, historical figure, primary source, quotes, storiesThe jester Guo Sheren 郭舍人 enjoyed great favour with Emperor Han Wudi 漢武帝 (r. 141-87 BCE), due to what Burton Watson called his ‘never-ending fund of waggery’, and he was always at the Emperor’s side. He seems to have regularly engaged in riddles...
