北宋时,寇准与王旦同年中进士,两个人进入官场的起点是一样的。但王旦很快走到了前面,当上了宰相,这让寇准心里很不是滋味。寇准个性张扬,疾恶如仇,最看不起的,就是王旦那种面团一样无棱角、没脾气的性格。他曾听人讲过这样一件事:王旦在家里因为从未发过脾气,以至于下人们都想知道他到底有没有脾气,于是准备试他一下。有一天中午吃饭的时候,他们故意在盛给王旦的肉羹里撒了点锅底灰。王旦看了,只低头把饭吃了,没 Northern Song Dynasty, Kou Zhun and Wang Dan Jinshi same year, two people into the official starting point is the same. However, Wang Dan quickly came to the front, when the prime minister, which makes Kou Zhun very not taste. Kou Zhun individuality publicity, vicious, most despised, is the kind of dough Wang Dan no angular, no temper character. He had heard people say this thing: Wang Dan at home because never had a temper, so that under the people want to know if he has any temper, so he is ready to try him. One day at noon when eating, they deliberately served in Wang Dan ’s custard sprinkle some bottom ash. Wang Dan read, only bow to eat, no