Who are the four beauties in ancient China?

Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan, Yang Yuhuan

Xi Shi was a peerless beauty in ancient my country. Her story is widely circulated among the people. Xi Shi’s original name was Shi Yiguang, who was born in the Warring States Period. The daughter of a woodcutter named Shi in Zhuluoshan, Yue State, was named Xi Shi because her family lived in the West Village. She has a beautiful face and the appearance of a hibiscus. She was an orphan found by a woodcutter named Shi by the river. She had no brothers or sisters.

At that time, King Wu Fu Chai led his troops into the Yue Kingdom to avenge the murder of his father. The Vietnamese army was defeated, and King Gou Jian of Yue was made a prisoner of war. Fan Li, a senior official of the State of Yue, was taken as a hostage and followed the King of Yue and his wife to the State of Wu as slaves. Three years later, King Wu Fu Chai released Gou Jian, his wife and Fan Li. After Gou Jian returned home, he worked hard and prepared for ten years of living together in an attempt to avenge his humiliation. He adopted the beauty trick proposed by Fan Li and presented Xi Shi to King Wu Fu Chai. Xi Shi, with her stunning appearance and superb singing and dancing skills, made the King of Wu drunkenly drunk in the palace day by day, indulged in wine and sex, and ignored the government affairs. With her internal support, Gou Jian finally destroyed Wu and restored the country.

There have always been different opinions on Xi Shi’s ending. One theory is that Xi Shi was later drowned and killed. This theory was first recorded in the chapter "Mozi·Rinshi", which said: "The beauty of Xi Shi's sinking is also the beauty of it." ("Shen", the ancient work "Shen" ") This sentence means that Xi Shi was sunk in the water, and her death was because of her beauty. "Xiu Wen Yu Lan" quoted the record about Xi Shi from "Wu Yue Chun Qiu" written by Zhao Ye of the Eastern Han Dynasty: "After the death of Wu, Xi Shi was placed on the river, and his order followed the barbarians to the end." The word "Fu" here is also "Sink" " means. "鸱伊" means leather bag. This sentence means that after the fall of the Wu Kingdom, the King of Yue put Xi Shi in a leather bag and sank it into the river.

Another theory is that Xi Shi followed Fan Li to live in seclusion in the Five Lakes. "Yue Jueshu" has this record: "After Wu, Xishi returned to Fanli and went with him to the five lakes." Du Mu, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, had a sentence in his "Poetry of Du Niang": "The West descends to Gusu, and a boat rides on it. "Chasing the barbarians." The word "鸱 barbarians" here is not interpreted as a leather bag, but refers to Fan Li. "Historical Records: The Family of King Goujian of Yue" says that after Fan Li's death from Wu, he "floated out of the sea to Qi, changed his name, and called himself Yizipi." Because there are legends about Fan Li in the world, perhaps because later generations couldn't bear the tragic end of this peerless beauty, the story of a happy marriage between Xi Shi and Fan Li was spread in the world to express sympathy for them.

The "Cihai" (revised edition) published in Shanghai a few years ago also said this: "Xi Shi was a Xizi, a native of the Yue Kingdom in the late Spring and Autumn Period. Gou Jian, the king of Yue, dedicated it to Fu Chai, the king of Wu, and became Fu Chai's favorite It is said that after the death of Wu, she went to the Five Lakes with Fan Li." There is no mention of the legend that she was sunk in the water, probably because she wanted Xi Shi to have a perfect ending.

Wang Zhaojun

During the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu nobles competed for power, and their power gradually declined. The five Chanyus separated and attacked each other endlessly. Among them, Huhanxie Chanyu was defeated by his brother Zhizhi (zhiyin zhi) Chanyu. Hu Hanxie was determined to make peace with the Han Dynasty and met Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty in person.

Hu Hanxie was the first Shanyu to come to the Central Plains to meet him. Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty personally went to the outskirts of Chang'an to greet him and held a grand banquet for him. Hu Hanxie Shanyu lived in Chang'an for more than a month. He asked Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty to help him go back. Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty agreed and sent two generals and ten thousand cavalry to escort him to Monan. At this time, the Huns were short of food, and the Han Dynasty also sent 34,000 hu of food.

Huhanxie Chanyu was very grateful and devoted himself to making peace with the Han Dynasty. When the countries in the Western Regions heard that the Xiongnu had reconciled with the Han Dynasty, they also rushed to deal with the Han Dynasty. After Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty died, his son Liu Shi came to the throne and became Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty. The Zhizhi Chanyu of the Xiongnu invaded various countries in the Western Region and killed the envoys sent by the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty sent troops to attack Kangju and killed the Chanyu Zhizhi. Zhizhi Chanyu died, and Huhanxie Chanyu's status became stable. In 33 BC, Huhanxie Shanyu came to Chang'an again and asked for a marriage. Emperor Yuan promised. When the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu got married, they had to choose a princess or a daughter of the clan. This time, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty decided to choose a palace maid for him. He ordered people to go to the harem to spread the message: "Whoever is willing to go to the Huns, the emperor will treat her as a princess."

"The maids in the harem are all selected from among the people. Once they enter the palace, they are like birds in a cage. They all hope to be released from the palace one day. But when they heard that they were leaving their country and going to the Xiongnu, But she was not happy. A palace maid named Wang Qiang, named Zhaojun, volunteered to go to the Huns to get married. When Han Xie Shanyu and Wang Zhaojun thanked Emperor Han Yuan, Emperor Han Yuan saw Zhaojun's beauty and generosity, which made the Han Palace enchanted.

It is said that Emperor Han Yuan returned to the inner palace and thought more and more. Annoyed. He then asked someone to take out Zhaojun's portrait from the palace maid's portrait. Although it looked similar, it was not as cute as Zhaojun himself. It turned out that the palace maids generally could not see the emperor after they entered the palace. The painter painted a portrait and sent it to the emperor for selection. When a painter named Mao Yanshou was painting the portraits of the palace ladies, he wanted to make the painting more beautiful, so Wang Zhaojun did not want to give gifts. Mao Yanshou did not paint Wang Zhaojun's beauty realistically, so Emperor Yuan of Han Dynasty killed Mao Yanshou.

Wang Zhaojun left Chang'an on horseback under the escort of Han Dynasty and Xiongnu officials. , braved the biting cold wind, traveled all the way to the Xiongnu, and became the Yan clan of Huhanxie Shanyu, hoping that she could bring peace and peace to the Xiongnu, and Zhaojun would stay away from his hometown for a long time. Settled in the Huns. She advised Hu Hanxie Chanyu not to start a war, and also passed on the culture of the Central Plains to the Xiongnu. After this, the Huns and the Han Dynasty lived in harmony, and there was no war for more than sixty years. What is commendable is that after the death of Huhanxie Chanyu, she "followed Hu customs" and married the eldest son of Huhanxie Chanyu's Dalan family. Although this conflicted with the ethical concepts of the Central Plains, she considered the overall situation , Cherish the friendship between Han and Xiongnu. Wang Zhaojun gave birth to a boy and two girls in the Xiongnu. The year and place of Zhaojun's death are not recorded in history books.

Diao Chan, whose original surname is Li, may not have his given name, but his given name is this. He is the son of Yin Li Ying in Henan.

Ying, a famous scholar in the late Han Dynasty, was well versed in classics and history and was highly regarded by scholars. People regard being received by Li Yingzhi as "climbing the Dragon Gate". Kong Rong was still young at that time, but he was extremely talented and thoughtful. He visited Li Ying when he was only ten years old, and he left behind a good story about his "family friend"'s clever argument and "settlement". Ying was so talented that he became his friend year after year.

At that time, the eunuchs were very powerful and the government was in decline.

Ying Chang sighed when he attacked the case: "The country will perish, and the evildoers will rise."

Kong Rong heard this and said to him: "If your father is not dead, Lu will be in trouble."

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Knowing that he is also ambitious, he has the ambition to fight against evil. It happened to be the birth of a child, so he named it "Wei Ming", which has a profound meaning.

When she was still alive, her mother dreamed of a phoenix entering her belly at night. She didn't understand its meaning, so she asked a villager to do divination. When he was doing divination, he only wrote the four words "confusing and confusing" on the paper. My mother asked for the meaning again, but she was speechless.

He may not have much courage, but he may also be taught unique skills by a beggar, and he may be good at "deafening" palms. The palm skills are everywhere, inspiring and enlightening. Before reaching the age of weak crown, there was no one with hearing within a hundred miles of his home.

One day, I was practicing my palms in the wild. When a chicken passed by, it was killed by the force of my palms.

Unexpectedly, this chicken was loved by Dong Zhuo, the governor, and was named "Tianji". When Zhuo Wenzhi heard about it, he was furious and led his troops to slaughter the whole family.

This incident shocked the government and the public, and scholars all complained, saying that Zhuo "slayed the dragon with a chicken."

When disaster strikes, you may not escape with courage and wander around the world.

This coincided with the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

The so-called Yellow Turbans were three sisters in Julu County at that time: Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang. The three women have beautiful faces, but they only hate their flat breasts and are abandoned by men. Then he established the idea of ??"a kingdom for daughters and against the hegemony of men". It happened that the old immortal Nanhua taught him the "Essential Art of Taiping", and he was able to write talismans and recite incantations, so he was called "Taoist of Taiping".

The three women gathered together to revolt, forming an army of hundreds of thousands of women, saying that "the sky is dead, the yellow sky will stand" and "the fate of the Han Dynasty will end." Cang is the dry color and yellow is the kun color, which means destroying the "Han" society and establishing the political power of women.

At that time, all the women in the country carried three flags and tied their heads with yellow handkerchiefs. They were called the "Yellow Turban" army and rose up in rebellion. (Of course, when daughters are in power, men are mostly slaughtered.

For the next hundred years, it was all women who fought on the battlefield and showed off their skills, while men were rarely seen. This is where the origin comes from. This is something for later, so I won’t mention it for now. )

You may not necessarily escape disaster in the rivers and lakes, but it happens to be a "yellow scarf" everywhere, and it is very inconvenient for men to travel; so men disguise themselves as women and walk in the rivers and lakes. It may not be that he is not good at disguise, there are many flaws, but only through bravery can he avoid disaster. Fortunately, he met Jiangdong Qiaoxuan. Qiao Xuan has two sons, one is Daqiao and the other is Xiaoqiao. Su likes to dress up as a woman. The second bridge is not always on the left and right, but always gives advice on modification techniques. You may not necessarily live in Qiaofu for a long time, so you will be skilled in skills. It's just that the Erqiao is so graceful, and is on a diet, and doesn't eat more than a cup at every meal. He may not have a large appetite and cannot endure hunger, so he often sneaks into the kitchen and eats away. For a long time, people called it "Glutton".

Later, when Situ Wangyun built the Qiao Mansion, he saw that "Diao Chan" was both beautiful and artistic. He couldn't put it down, so he adopted her as his adopted daughter and changed her name to "Diao Chan". After Diao Chan entered the palace, he saw Wang Yun frowning every time. When tempted, Yun vented his worries.

It turns out that at that time, Dong Zhuo took advantage of the opportunity of conquering the "Yellow Turbans" to monopolize military power, eliminate dissidents, and dominate the government and the opposition. Wang Yun has hated him for a long time. Naihe Zhuo has three treasures: the strange beast "Red Rabbit", with red eyes and long ears, its running speed is unparalleled in the world; the precious sword "Seven Stars", which can cut copper and iron, cut gold and break jade, its sharpness is unparalleled in the world. Lu Bu, his adopted son, beheaded generals, captured flags, searched bags and retrieved items, and his martial arts skills shocked the past and the present. Zhi Zhuo was also fierce and brave without any companions (at that time, there was a saying in the martial arts that "one Ding, two Guo, three Zhuge, four, five, Xun and six Dong Zhuo"), and he had millions of soldiers, so it was really difficult to capture him.

Diao Chan and Dong Zhuo had a hatred of killing their father and destroying their family. How could they forget that? Seeing this good opportunity, he was proud of his courage and made a plan with Wang Yun to assassinate Zhuo.

Wang Yunnai took Diao Chan as Lu Bu's wife and waited for an opportunity to plot her.

Lü Bu, named Fengxian, was the most brave in the world. He had a handsome face and a sachet that produced a warm fragrance. He was known as "Marquis Wen" at that time. After Diao Chan entered Lumen, he and Bu gradually got to know each other, but Bu refused to have sex with him for ten months, which made him suspicious.

One day, Bu's sachet accidentally fell to the ground. Without knowing it, he went in and out as usual but the warm fragrance did not dissipate. Diao Chan was very suspicious and tried to find out with words. Bu Nai shed tears and told the truth. .

Gai, Lu Bu is the daughter of the Lu family in Bingzhou. She has a delicate appearance and a warm fragrance. Everyone in her family calls her "Princess Xiangxiang". After her family fell into decline, she went to Beijing to work as a prostitute. Bu is brave and often dances with a three-foot-long cloth in front of the court. His dancing posture is as beautiful as a phoenix dancing in the sky. All the disciples in the capital call him "Little Phoenix Fairy". When Ding Yuan, the top martial arts master and the governor of Jingzhou, came to Beijing, he heard her name and adopted her as his adopted daughter, changing "Fengxian" to "Fengxian". He also refers to the name "Bu" and is awarded with peerless martial arts.

After Dong Zhuo slaughtered Li Ying's entire family, Ding Yuan wanted to remonstrate with Zhuo, so Dong Zhuo poisoned Ding Yuan. In order to avoid humiliation, women dress up in men's clothing and wear sachets to decorate their body with fragrance. Zhuo saw his bravery and adopted him as his adopted son. Bu always wanted to avenge Ding Yuan, but Naizhuo was powerful and highly skilled in martial arts, so he couldn't do it, and he cried with hatred all day long.

Diao Chan heard his words and told his past feelings, so he agreed on a plan to assassinate Zhuo. Lu Bu thought about the encounter between the two of them and said with a smile: "This is really difficult to distinguish and confusing." Diao Chan asked strangely. In Gaibei dialect, when a male rabbit crawls and scratches, it is called "Pushuo", while when a female rabbit looks at it, it is called "Bewildered". It may not be that we realize at this time that the divination of Guan Gong in the past implied that Diao Chan and Lu Bu had changed their nature. Unconsciously, he lamented the wonders of the world. It was night, and the spring warmth of the wedding room began for the two of them.

The next day, a pavilion was built in the back garden of Dong's mansion. Zhuo and Bu were watching, and Diao Chan accompanied them. Zhuo saw his appearance and was very envious. Diao Chan also deliberately picked it. The pavilion had no name, so Dong Zhuo asked Diao Chan about it. Diao Chan looked at Lu Bu and said with a smile, "The wind is coming." This was actually Xiao Bu's original name of "Fengxian". Bu was very embarrassed. Zhuo didn't know what it meant, so he named it "Feng Yi Pavilion". From then on, Dong Zhuo often thought about the beauty of Diao Chan.

More than a month later, Situ Wangyun had all his troops ready, and secretly reported to Lu Bu, and the three of them made plans.

Diao Chan asked Zhuo to have a private meeting on the grassland.

Dong Zhuo was overjoyed and rode the bridle rabbit alone.

When they got there, they saw Lu Bu standing alone. Dong Zhuo was shocked and asked in surprise. Bu said nothing, Xu took two bunches of grass from his arms and fed them to the red rabbit. There were shouts everywhere, and the ambush troops came out. Zhuo urged the rabbit to go away. Unexpectedly, rabbits like grass, and the grass has the warm fragrance of cloth, so they won't go away without eating it.

Zhuo had no choice but to draw the seven-star sword to meet the enemy. They clashed vertically and horizontally, and no one could get close. When he was about to leave, Diao Chan suddenly jumped in front of the rabbit.

While Dong Zhuo was slightly startled, Diao Chan made "deaf palms" with his hands. Dong Zhuo was deafened and dizzy, and when he was about to leave, Bu Zhao pulled up a three-foot-long cloth and tied Zhuo under the rabbit.

Dong Zhuo shouted anxiously: "Why did the two sons harm me?" Diao Chan and Lu Bu shouted at the same time: "Today I will avenge my father!" The two swords combined and beheaded Zhuo!

Yang Yuhuan

(719--756), named Taizhen, was born in Yongle, Bozhou (now Ruicheng), and was a noble concubine of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, known as Concubine Yang in the world.

Her father Xuan Yan died early and she was raised in her uncle Xuan Gui's house. Yang Yuhuan was plump and beautiful, with an alert personality, good at singing and dancing, and proficient in music. In 734 AD (the twenty-fifth year of Kaiyuan), she was registered as the concubine of Xuanzong's 18th son, King Shou Li Hao. Tang Xuanzong was depressed because of the death of his beloved concubine. Gao Lishi then went to look outside the palace. He saw Yang Yuhuan, who was "the most qualified person in the world", and reported to Xuanzong. After Xuanzong summoned Yang Yuhuan, he was quite pleased with him. In 745 AD (the first year of Tianbao), Xuanzong first married Wei Zhaoxun's daughter to the longevity king Li Hao, and then officially registered Taizhen as a noble concubine second only to the queen, and his cousin Yang Guozhong was promoted to prime minister. In 756 AD (the fifteenth year of Tianbao), Anlu Mountain launched a rebellion in the name of "Qingjun side" to kill Yang Guozhong and captured Tongguan. Xuanzong fled west to Sichuan and reached Maweiyi. The imperial army stopped advancing and demanded the death of Concubine Yang. Xuanzong had no choice but to die. The powerful man took the concubine to the pear tree in front of the temple and hanged her to death.