Sima Qian defended Li Ling, angered Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and was put in prison and executed. Sima Qian tried to commit suicide, endured humiliation for his book Historical Records, and finally finished Historical Records.
Han Xin was lonely since he was a child, and he was repeatedly discriminated against and neglected by people around him. He was forced to drill through a butcher's crotch in public. Many years later, Han Xin made great achievements and became a general.
On one occasion, I went to Qi together and slandered the Prime Minister. Wei Qi ordered someone to roll him up with a cushion and throw him into the toilet, and let the drunken guests take turns peeing on him. After Fan Ju escaped, he was appreciated by the King of Qin and changed the political situation in the Warring States.