Xi Shi, named Yiguang, was born in Zhuji Ramie Village, Zhejiang Province, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. She was born with a beautiful face. At that time, the state of Yue was subjected to the state of Wu, and the king of Yue, Zu Tram, was trying to restore the state by putting himself in a position of fear and trepidation. In the midst of the national crisis, Xi Shi took the humiliation and sacrificed her life for her country. Together with Zheng Dan, Xi Shi was offered by King Goujian of Yue to King Fu-chai of Wu, and became the king's most favored concubine. The king of Wu was so bewildered that he was distracted from the affairs of the country, which served as a cover for Zu Jie's resurgence. She showed the noble ideology and sentiment of a patriotic woman. Later, Wu was finally destroyed by Jutian. Legend has it that after Wu was destroyed, she and Fan Li went boating on the five lakes, not knowing where they ended up. They have been missed by the future generations. Xi Shi, together with Yang Guifei, Wang Zhaojun and Diaochan, were the Four Beauties of Ancient China, of which Xi Shi was the first, the embodiment of beauty and the substitute name
Falling geese, Wang Zhaojun
Wang Zhaojun left Chang'an under the escort of officials of the Han Dynasty and the Xiong Nu (Huns). She rode a horse and braved the bone-chilling winds to the Xiongnu, where she became the Xiongnu of Hu Hanxie. She was given the title of "Ning Hu Xiongnu" in the hope that she would bring tranquility and peace to Xiongnu. Zhaojun settled in Xiongnu for a long time, far away from her hometown. She advised Huanxie Shan Yu not to go to war, and also passed on the culture of the Central Plains to the Xiongnu. After this, the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty lived in harmony, and there was no war for more than sixty years. What is remarkable is that after the death of Hohanxie Shan Yu, she remarried to the eldest son of Hohanxie Shan Yu's chief Xiongnu, which contradicted the ethical concepts of the Central Plains, but she cherished the friendship between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu in the light of the overall situation. Wang Zhaojun gave birth to one boy and two girls in Xiongnu. The year and place of Zhaojun's death are not recorded in the history books.
Shut the moon, Diaochan
Diaochan was a courtesan of Wang Yun, a minister of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, who not only looked like the bright moon, but also could sing and dance well. One night, when she was worshipping the moon in the garden, a cloud covered the moon. Wang Yun said proudly, "The moon is no match for my daughter, and has shyly hidden behind the cloud." From then on, Diaochan was known as the "Closed Moon".
Yang Yuhuan (Yang Guifei)
Yang Yuhuan (719-756), known as Taizhen (太真), was the daughter of Yang Xuan Yan (杨玄琰), a governor of Shuzhou (蜀州), and a concubine of Li Longji (李隆基), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (唐玄宗), and was known as Yang Guifei (杨貴妃).
Yang Yuhuan's childhood was spent in the Tang Dynasty, she was born beautiful, since childhood, learning literature and dance, Yinghui outstanding, "sex wisdom, versed in music and rhythm, understanding of history and economics". In the 22nd year of the reign (734), at the age of 16, Yang Yuhuan was appointed as the consort of Li Mao, the 18th son of Emperor Xuanzong. In 740, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty met Yang Yuhuan at the hot spring palace at Mount Li, and was so enamored by her beauty that she became a Taoist priestess of the Taizhen Palace. Tianbao four years (745 years), Tang Xuanzong named Yang Yuhuan as a noble consort, when the palace did not set up a new queen, the palace people called Yang Yuhuan as "mother", actually living in the back seat.
Yang Yuhuan is not only beautiful, but also multi-talented, her musical talent in the generations of consorts rarely seen
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Sinking Fish: Xi Shi,
Xi Shi, the name of Yiguang, was born in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in the village of Zhuji Ramie, Zhejiang Province. She was born beautiful. At that time, the state of Yue was subjected to the state of Wu, and the king of Yue, Zu Tram, was trying to restore the state. At the time of the national crisis, Xi Shi took the humiliation and sacrificed her life for her country. Together with Zheng Dan, she was offered by King Goujian of Yue to King Fu-chai of Wu, and became the king's most favored concubine. The king of Wu was so bewildered that he was distracted from the affairs of the country, which served as a cover for Zu Jie's resurgence. She showed the noble ideology and sentiment of a patriotic woman. Later, Wu was finally destroyed by Jutian. Legend has it that after Wu was destroyed, she and Fan Li went boating on the five lakes, not knowing where they ended up. They have been missed by the future generations.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a woman named Xi Shi in the state of Yue, a woman who coated yarn, with decent features and a peach blossom face. When she coated yarn by the river, the clear river water reflected her handsome figure, making him look more beautiful, then, the fish saw her reflection, forgot to swim, and gradually sank to the bottom of the river. From then on, Xishi was known as the "Sinking Fish" in the neighborhood.
Falling geese: Zhaojun,
During the reign of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, the north and south were at war, and the border was not quiet. In order to appease the northern Xiongnu, Emperor Yuan of Han
chose Zhaojun to form a marriage with Shan Yu to ensure that the two countries
would be reconciled forever. In a high autumn day, Zhaojun said goodbye to her hometown
earth, boarded the journey to the north. Along the way, the neighing of horses and geese tore at her heart;
sadness made her mind difficult to calm. She was on her horse, plucking the strings of her zither
and playing a sad song of parting. The geese flying south heard the pleasant sound of the zither
seeing this beautiful woman on the horse, forgot to swing their wings and fell
underground. From then on, Zhaojun got "falling geese" pronoun.
When Emperor Xuan of Han Dynasty, Xiong Nu aristocrats competed for power and declined, and five monarchs were separated and attacked each other. One of them, Hu Hanxie, was defeated by his brother, Zhi Zhi Shan Yu. Determined to make peace with the Han Dynasty, Hohanxie made a personal visit to Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.
Hu Hanxie was the first monarch to come to China, and Emperor Xuanti went to the outskirts of Chang'an to meet him and held a grand banquet for him. Hu Hanxie stayed in Chang'an for more than a month. He asked Emperor Xuan of Han to help him go back. Emperor Xuan of Han agreed and sent two generals with 10,000 cavalry to escort him to the south of the desert. At this time, Xiongnu was short of grain, and the Han Dynasty also sent 34,000 ducats of grain.
Hu Hanxie Shan Yu was very grateful and was determined to make peace with the Han Dynasty. When the western countries heard that Xiong Nu had made peace with the Han Dynasty, they also scrambled to deal with the Han Dynasty. After the death of Emperor Xuan of Han Dynasty, his son Liu (刘)(音shi) assumed the throne and became Emperor Yuan of Han Dynasty. Xiong Nu's Shan Yu (""shi "单于) invaded the western countries and killed the envoys sent by the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty sent troops to Kangju and killed Zhi Zhi Shan Yu. With the death of Zhi Zhi Shan Yu, the position of Hu Han Xi Shan Yu was stabilized. In 33 B.C., Hohanxie Shan Yu once again went to Chang'an and asked for peace. Emperor Yuan granted it. When the Han Dynasty made peace with Xiong Nu, they had to pick a princess or a daughter of the royal family. This time, Emperor Yuan of Han decided to pick a courtesan for him, and he instructed people to go to the harem to spread the word: """" Whoever is willing to go to Xiongnu, the Emperor will treat her as a princess. """" Harem courtesans are selected from the folk, they enter the palace, like birds are locked into the cage, are looking forward to the day to release them out of the palace. But when they heard that they would have to leave their country and go to Xiong Nu, they were not happy about it. There was a court lady named Wang Qiang (王嫱), or Zhao Jun (昭君), who was beautiful and insightful. She volunteered to go to Xiong Nu to make peace with her. Emperor Yuan chose a date for Hohanxie Danyu and Wang Zhaojun to get married in Chang'an. When Hohanxie Danyu and Wang Zhaojun gave thanks to Emperor Yuan of Han, Emperor Yuan of Han saw that Zhaojun was beautiful and generous, which made the Han Palace colorful.
Legend has it that when Emperor Yuan returned to his inner palace, the more he thought about it, the more chagrined he became. He then asked someone to take out Zhaojun's image from the palace maid's portrait to look at it. Although the mold is a bit like, but not at all as lovely as Zhaojun herself. It turns out that after the courtesan into the palace, generally are not to see the emperor, but by the painter painted like, sent to the emperor to wait for the selection. There is a painter named Mao Yanshou, to the courtesan portrait of the courtesan, the courtesans send some gifts to him, he painted a little more beautiful. Wang Zhaojun didn't want to give gifts, so Mao Yanshou didn't paint Wang Zhaojun's beauty truthfully. Emperor Yuan of Han was furious and killed Mao Yanshou.
Wang Zhaojun left Chang'an, escorted by Han and Xiong Nu officials. She rode a horse and braved the biting winds to travel thousands of miles to Xiongnu, where she became the Xiongnu of Hu Hanxie Shan Yu. Appointed "Ning Hu Xiongnu" in the hope that she would bring tranquility and peace to Xiongnu, Zhaojun settled in Xiongnu for a long time, far away from her hometown. She advised Huanxie Shan Yu not to go to war, and also passed on the culture of the Central Plains to the Xiongnu. After this, the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty lived in harmony, and there was no war for more than sixty years. What is remarkable is that after the death of Hohanxie Shan Yu, she remarried to the eldest son of Hohanxie Shan Yu's chief Xiongnu, which contradicted the ethical concepts of the Central Plains, but she cherished the friendship between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu in the light of the overall situation. Wang Zhaojun gave birth to one boy and two girls in Xiongnu. The year and place of Zhaojun's death are not recorded in the history books.
Close the moon: Diaochan,
Diaochan, the singer of Wang Yun, a minister of Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty, was worshipping the moon in the backyard of the garden during the Three Kingdoms period, when a light wind blew and a piece of floating cloud blocked the bright moon
Then Wang Yun happened to see it. In order to publicize his adopted daughter's beauty, Wang Yun said, "My daughter is more beautiful than the moon, but the moon can't compete with her, so she hid behind the cloud.
Wang Yun was a songstress at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and she was a woman of great beauty. Seeing that the dynasty of the Eastern Han Dynasty was dominated by Dong Zhuo, she burned incense under the moon and prayed to heaven, wishing to worry about her master. Wang Yun, seeing that Dong Zhuo will usurp the Eastern Han Dynasty, set up a chain plan. Wang Yun first promised Diaochan to Lu Bu secretly, and then offered Diaochan to Dong Zhuo openly. Lv Bu was a young hero, but Dong Zhuo was old and cunning. In order to attract Lv Bu, Dong Zhuo took Lv Bu as his son. Both of them were lustful men. From then on, Diao Chan circled between them, sending Lv Bu in a fall wave, and repaying Dong Zhuo in a flirtation. The two of them were so excited that they fell in love with each other.
Lv Bu was upset when Dong Zhuo accepted Diao Chan as his concubine. One day, Lu Bu took Dong Zhuo to the court, into Dong Zhuo House to visit Diaochan, and invited Feng Yi Pavilion meeting, Diaochan see Lu Bu, pretending to cry by Dong Zhuo domination of the pain, Lu Bu anger. At this time, Dong Zhuo came back to the house and saw him, and angrily snatched Lu Bu's square halberd and stabbed Lu Bu, who flew away, and from then on, the two of them were jealous of each other, and Wang Yun persuaded Lu Bu to get rid of Dong Zhuo. Peking Opera has "Feng Yi Pavilion" which is a narrative of this story.
Shy flower: Yang Yuhuan
. During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, there was a beautiful daughter named Yang Yuhuan, who was chosen to come to the palace
After Yang Yuhuan entered the palace, she missed her hometown. One day, she went to the garden to enjoy the flowers for a break
Seeing the blooming peonies and moonflowers ...... Thinking that she was locked up in the palace and wasted her youth
Spring, she sighed and said to the blooming flowers, "Flowers, flowers!
You are still in bloom every year, but when will I be able to make my way out of it?
"With tears in her voice, she just touched the flower. The petals immediately contracted, and the green leaves curled
down. Which thought, she touched the mimosa. At this time, was a palace ee see
see. The eunuch went around saying that Yang Yuhuan was more beautiful than the flowers, and the flowers all bowed their heads in shame.
. The title "Shy Flower" was given to her.
719 to 756, the Tang Dynasty Puzhou Yongle people (Shaanxi Huayin County). He knew the music and rhythm, and could sing and dance well. Initially for the Tang Xuanzong's 18th son Shou Wang's consort, the Tang Xuanzong see Yang Yuhuan's posture, want to incorporate into the palace, with a female Taoist priest, the name of Taizhen. Tianbao four years (745) into the palace, won the Tang Xuanzong favor, was appointed as a noble consort, (when Xuanzong years 61, noble consort years 27) father and brother were thus able to power over the world. Every time you take the horse, there is a big eunuch Gao Lishi personally whip, your concubine's weaving and embroidery workers have seven hundred people, and there is even a competition for the offering of curiosities. Lingnan Secretary Zhang Jiuzhang, Guangling Secretary Wang Yi, because of the exquisite offerings, both were promoted. So, the hundred officials actually follow suit. Yang Guifei favorite Lingnan lychee, there are people trying to hurry to transport fresh lychee to Changan.
After the An Shi Rebellion, Emperor Xuanzong fled from Chang'an and arrived at Mawei Slope, where six troops refused to move forward, saying that it was because Yang Guozhong (cousin of the Princess Yang) had passed to the Hu people, which led to the An Lushan rebellion, and Emperor Xuanzong, in order to calm the army, was killed Yang Guozhong. The six armies refused to move forward, saying that Yang Guozhong was the cousin of Yang Guifei, and that if the cousin was guilty, the cousin could not be spared, and that Guifei was hanged at the Road Ancestral Shrine. The Anshi Rebellion has nothing to do with Yang Guifei, she became the scapegoat of Tang Xuanzong.