What is the final outcome of the female spy Xi Shi?

Introduction: Speaking of ancient female spies, we have to mention Xi Shi. She was the woman sent by King Gou Jian of Yue to seduce King Wu Fu Chai. So what was the final outcome of Xi Shi? Let’s find out together!

The beauty lasts for thousands of years

In the late Spring and Autumn Period, Wu and Yue fought for hegemony. The impression we later had on those elegant Jiangnan scholars who spoke soft and soft words, reciting poems and composing poems and drinking wine in meandering streams in the land where flowers and willows flourished, the gentle and wealthy land, had not yet grown and taken shape. At that time, their strong and brave predecessors, armed with long swords and bloody winds, fought desperately in the land of Wu and Yue, and the sky and the earth turned yellow and gray.

Only one woman became the crimson color against this gray and rough background. It was she, Xi Shi, who gave this miserable and hasty history another dimension, and framed it in a beautiful and soft way.

Since then, Xi Shi has become a symbol, representing the ultimate and stunning beauty, representing the unique charm of women, and also representing many other things. She has been described repeatedly in both secular and elegant cultures, more than any other person in history. Famous beauties are more frequently included in idioms, sayings, and allusions. In Chinese language and culture, the word Xi Shi cannot be replaced.

Even, in order to be safe and save trouble, people of all generations have reached a tacit understanding that all the most beautiful and fresh things are simply named after Xi Tzu: that kind of gorgeous hair The elegant palace pet dog was named the Shih Tzu; the shellfish clam, with its tender, snow-white little tongue inside, was called the Shih Tzu tongue; the puffer fish that gourmets risked their lives to taste was reddish and particularly delicate. The delicious white fish is called Xishi milk

When he was in the post of governor of Hangzhou, Su Dongpo liked to hang out in the West Lake. One day in 1073, he had time to go boating on the lake with his friends. The sky is bright and the water is beautiful, you can drink wine in the wind and feel at ease. However, the sky in West Lake changes at every turn. It was clear and sunny just now, but suddenly there were raindrops and flakes of wind. Fortunately, the West Lake has the beauty of sunshine and sunshine, and the beauty of rain. The song "Drinking the First Sunny and Later Rain on the Lake" that nourishes the West Lake most nourishes the West Lake, and it flows smoothly to the tip of the poet's pen:

The light of the water It's good when the sky is clear, but it's also strange when the mountains are empty and covered with rain.

If you want to compare West Lake to Xizi,

It is always better to put on light makeup and heavy makeup.

Only the most elegant and bright women can compete with the beauty and charm of West Lake. Come to think of it, when I was writing, how many beauties from ancient times to the present passed through Su Dongpo's mind. This one is not consistent enough; that one is lacking a little bit. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration occurred, and an image, as graceful as a startled dragon, leaped into his mind.

As soon as this poem came out, West Lake and Xishi were forever combined. Zha Shenxing commented: How many West Lake poems have been swept away by the second language, and there is no trace of powder color. Wu Yan said: Apart from heavy makeup and light sentences, what other words can be compared to the West Lake? It is true that later poets have touched the West Lake, who can be better? Therefore, the West Lake is also known as the West Lake, and the beauty of the West Lake has been described for thousands of years. Rating.

In addition to this most famous poem, Dongpo also repeatedly calls Xizi and West Lake together in his poems: West Lake is really Xizi, and the smoke trees are dotting the eyebrows. ("Ci Yun Liu Jingwen Deng Jie Pavilion") The light smoke and sparse willows that decorate the West Lake are like the beauty of Xizi; only the West Lake is like Xizi, so it should be euphemistically called Junrong. ("Ci Yun Reply to Ma Zhongyu") Even the West Lake in Yingzhou has also benefited from the glory: Although the West Lake is small, it is still beautiful. ("Yun Delin opens the new West Lake again")

How unrestrained is Dongpo's talent, no matter how expressive the scenery is, how swaying the tip of his pen is? Sometimes he uses fine tea to describe a beautiful woman, and sometimes he uses jade rings and flying swallows. Describing body differences is always wonderful and ingenious, with frequent new ideas. But he just likes to compare Xizi to West Lake again and again, never afraid of monotonous repetition, and never let West Lake become more involved with other beauties. Dongpo firmly believed that the most beautiful woman in his mind must be paired with the most pleasant scenery to complement and complement each other.

Wu Wang Helu was defeated by the Vietnamese army in the Battle of Li in 496 BC, and he himself died of wounds. The feud between the two countries deepened. After Fu Chai succeeded to the throne, he made great efforts and vowed to avenge his father. Just as Gou Jian took the initiative to challenge, Fu Cha led the Wu army to defeat the Yue army. Gou Jian was captured. With the assistance of Fan Li, Wen Zhong and other ministers, he bribed the Wu Taizai Bo with generous gifts and beauty, so that he could avoid death. After that, the king of Yue and his queen waited for the state of Wu to become hostages and treated the king of Wu humbly. After all kinds of humiliation, the King of Yue finally returned to his country. He worked hard and tried his best to survive. He also adopted Wen Zhong's strategy of offering beautiful women and rare treasures to his husband, making him extravagant and despondent. In the end, Gou Jian finally led the Vietnamese army to successfully defeat Wu and avenge his previous humiliation.

In total, it has been about 2,490 years since Gou Jian led the Vietnamese army to defeat the Wu division in 473 BC, Fu Chai committed suicide, the Wu Kingdom was destroyed, and Xi Shi left the famous Guanwa Palace. Time and space have passed, but Xi Shi’s story is still known to women and children. The most popular version is: Gou Jian was a slave in the State of Wu. After being allowed to return to the country by Fu Chai, after many years of management, the national power of the State of Yue gradually became stronger, but he still did not relax. He ordered to visit beauties throughout the country to continue to confuse King Wu. Fan Li went to the bank of Huansha River at the foot of Zhuluo Mountain in Zhuji and found Xi Shi, a well-deserved firewood seller (some say Huansha Girl). After returning to the capital, Xi Shi made her first appearance, and she was truly the most beautiful. Fan Li and Xi Shi fell in love with each other at this time. Although they were entangled in every possible way, for the sake of the country, they had to put aside their personal relationship and agreed to get married after the destruction of Wu. Xi Shi and Zheng Dan were carefully trained in many ways, decorated with Luo, taught to walk gracefully, learned in Tucheng, and walked in the alleys of the capital. After three years of learning, they were dedicated to Wu.

("Wu Yue Chun Qiu") He was sent to King Wu Fu Chai. Fu Chai was really dazzled and ignored the government affairs. In the end, Wu Guowen was active in martial arts, and the Yue King worked hard to govern. Wu was defeated, and Fu Chai committed suicide in shame and anger. Xi Shi and Fan Li finally continued their relationship.

Undoubtedly, it is difficult for Xi Shi to control or influence Fu Chai’s decision. The most likely possibility is that one of Wen Zhong's nine techniques to destroy Wu, which is to use beauty to support his ambition (giving beautiful treasures to disturb the King of Wu, making him depressed and confused), may be effective. As for the fall of Wu, it was all due to Xi Shi's slanderous words to make the King of Wu angry and execute Wu Zixu, and then he kissed villains and distant and virtuous ministers, and was arrogant and licentious, which made the people complain. It is inevitable that the Yue people exaggerated out of good intentions or the Wu people unfairly expressed their anger. .

Many people have always understood this.

Cui Daorong, a poet of the late Tang Dynasty, said: The country of Wu was destroyed and Xi Shi fell into a bad reputation. The spring water in Huansha is urgent, and there seems to be a sound of dissatisfaction. ("Xishi Beach") Luo Yin, another poet in the late Tang Dynasty, also complained about her: The family and the country will rise and fall naturally, so why should the Wu people blame Xi Shi. If Xi Shi conquered the Wu Kingdom, who would come after the Yue Kingdom fell? ("Xi Shi") Stunning beauties have never been the scourge of a beautiful country. It is difficult to easily equate them with the rise and fall of their country. This is Luo Yin's consistent position. . His quatrain "The Emperor is lucky to be in Shu" also expressed injustice for Concubine Yang Guifei: Mawei Mountain is green and green, and Luan Yu is lucky to return to Shu. Ah Man should have something to say under the spring, but this time he would not blame Concubine Yang even more. When Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty fled to Shu to avoid the Anshi Rebellion, the six armies did not attack and had no choice but to die in front of him. Yang Yuhuan was made a scapegoat and was forced to commit suicide. When Xizong also fled to Sichuan, it was impossible to frame Yang Guifei again, right? Wang Anshi also held a similar view. His poem borrowed Xi Shi's tone and said: The adviser is in danger for himself, how can a lowly concubine cause trouble? But May the king kill Bo Pei and not worry about having Xi Shi in the palace.

The Sense and Emotions of Guanwa Palace

When Xi Shi first entered the Wu Palace, her beauty was dizzying as soon as she climbed the jade steps. She walked into the hall lightly and gracefully. Fu Chai, who was originally careless, immediately concentrated on her and even couldn't help adjusting his clothes and trimming his beard. Xi Shi got closer and closer, her dazzling beauty shone brightly, and Fu Chai was so surprised that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear. At that moment, all the beauties surrounded by pearls and emerald green seemed to disappear one after another. Those beautiful faces and moonlight features that were once pleasing to the eye, now lost their beauty. His eyes were immediately filled with beauty.

Fu Chai was very satisfied with the King of Yue's obedience, kindness and understanding. From then on, the boy in the pavilion began to live like a mandarin duck, and the girl in Yue was like a flower and looked down upon. (Wu Meicun's "Yuanyuanqu") Xishi became the favorite concubine of King Wu.

Speaking of which, Wu and Yue have had many beauties since ancient times, and the beauties from Qi and Jin who are further away are not inferior. At that time, the State of Yue had already proclaimed itself a vassal, and Fu Chai was still ready to attack Qi and attack Jin. With the power of the Wu State and the respect of Fu Chai, the King of Wu was able to enjoy the beauty and was used to seeing beauties, but Xi Shi surprised him in an unusual way.

Xi Shi is not a harem girl who needs to be pampered in the ordinary sense. She can be extraordinary and stand out. In addition to being beautiful and elegant, she also needs to be beautiful, clever and clever. As you can imagine, she has a unique charm, wisdom and vivid charm. . Ancient people often considered beauty and charm, beauty and wisdom as the highest realm when appreciating beauty. Xi Shi undoubtedly has both charm and wisdom.

However, her years in the Wu Palace were blocked by subtle and vast thoughts. Those lingering confusing clues are not only related to her mission, but also related to Fan Li.

Fan Li is somewhat different from those equally powerful generals in history. His image seems to be more compatible and ideal. In the collective narratives of literati and folk artists of the past dynasties, he is regarded as a hero, a talented man, and a lover. A mixture of the rich and the rich, all kinds of temperaments are blended in just the right way, and each has its own charm in the writing of different gender perspectives and different values.

Fan Li’s unique experience of assisting the king to achieve great things and then drifting away is highly consistent with the life ideals and self-expectations of scholar-bureaucrats: having a strategic mind, holding an important position, achieving unparalleled achievements, and winning immortal fame. Then enjoy the leisure of boating on the five lakes and admiring the mountains and rivers, accompanied by the most beautiful women who fall in love with each other. What's even more rare is that living high up in a temple, far away from rivers and lakes, advancing, retreating, appearing or disappearing, all depends on one's own will, just as Su Dongpo praised: Since the Spring and Autumn Period, no one has been able to advance or retreat as completely as Fan Li. In particular, his retreat and seclusion were by no means like those who were relegated and frustrated in later generations. They were forced to do so in depression.

In the third year after King Gou Jian of Yue came to the throne, King Wu Fu Chai prepared day and night to attack Yue to avenge his father's murder. Gou Jian wanted to strike first and attack Wu first. Fan Li weighed the pros and cons and tried his best to give advice. However, Gou Jian insisted on going his own way and raised an army to attack Wu, which led to a disaster. Only 5,000 remaining soldiers were left. In Kuaiji, he was surrounded by the Wu army like an iron barrel. Gou Jian regretted it and was unable to do anything. In the end, Fan Li made the plan and Gou Jian was pardoned by the King of Wu. Being good at judging the situation is Fan Li's foresight.

Gou Jian, his wife, Fan Li and others were taken hostage in the state of Wu, and the former king, queen, and senior officials served as humble servants. Fu Chai admired Fan Li's ability in both civil and military affairs and wanted to put him to good use, so he asked him to abandon Yue and return to Wu. Fan Li was unmoved, and he refused rationally: A minister who has subjugated his country does not dare to comment on politics. In the country of Yue, the minister cannot assist the king of Yue in doing good, and thus offends the king. It is a blessing that he is not executed. How can I dare to hope? Wealth and honor? For many people, in the blink of an eye, they can change from the prisoners of King Wu to the new nobles of important ministers. How much they want? Sacrifice one's life for righteousness, this is Fan Li's loyalty.

Fu Chai once looked at his special prisoners from a high platform in the distance. He saw that Fan Li and Gou Jian, although they were disheveled and dressed in rough clothes, were in a horse pen and did heavy and dirty work, they abided by the etiquette of monarchs and ministers. .

Even Fu Cha couldn't help but admire Xin Xian at that scene. It is Fan Li's etiquette to stay in trouble and danger without losing the rules and order.

It took King Gou Jian of Yue more than 20 years to finally avert the humiliation of Kuaiji. Fu Chai was helpless and committed suicide with his sword. In the process of Gou Jian's revenge, Fan Li was the soul figure from beginning to end. Since the defeat of Kuaiji, Gou Jian has become aware of Fan Li's wisdom and obeys his advice. We continue to see such records in historical records. Gou Jian often asked Fan Li: Is it okay for us to attack Wu now? Fan Li said every time: No. One time Gou Jian asked him again, "Is it okay?" Fan Li finally said, "It's okay." So he sent out troops and won the victory naturally. Strategizing and defeating the enemy was Fan Li's strategy.

After assisting the King of Yue in his revenge, Fan Li retired with success. Understand the principle that when all the birds are gone, a good bow is hidden; when a cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys are cooked. He has a virtuous and handsome appearance and unique insight. He can understand the dark and guarded mind of Gou Jian (or all kings) after winning the overall situation. He understands the propriety of entry and exit and the rules of the king and his ministers. The subtlety of relationships is Fan Li's wisdom.

Fan Li’s talents can finally be put to use for his family. He is also a true generalist, capable of extraordinary things. He holds an official position and can reach the rank of prime minister. He can make a fortune by running a family. After returning to seclusion, he became rich in business and became a great businessman. He made three fortunes in nineteen years. This is Fan Li's business talent.

The Xiaoshan City Museum next to Zhuji collects bronze mirrors from the Eastern Han Dynasty. Several groups of key figures in the conflict between Wu and Yue are engraved on them. The identities of Gou Jian, Fu Chai, and Wu Zixu are noted next to the portraits. There are two women in full makeup. But she was only vaguely called a Yue girl. Could one of them be Xi Shi?

Sima Qian's "Historical Records" gave a lot of space to the Yue struggle for hegemony and Fu Chai, Gou Jian, Fan Li, Wu Zixu, etc., but only a few words mentioned the Yue Kingdom. Beauty Trap: Gou Jian offered a beauty and treasure to the King of Wu. In the "Yue Jueshu" and "Wu Yue Chun Qiu" written in the Han Dynasty, Xi Shi appeared frontally. The 10th article "Beauty Palace" of the side story "Ji Di Zhuan" of "Yue Jueshu" tells that Gou Jian selected beauties Xi Shi and Zheng Dan from Zhuluo Mountain and trained them in the Beauty Palace before presenting them to the King of Wu. "Wu Yue Chun Qiu" tells the story more vividly: In the twelfth year of Gou Jian, the King of Yue said to the official Wen Zhong: I heard that the King of Wu was promiscuous and lustful, and ignored political affairs, so he made plans for it. Is it okay? Wen Zhong agreed and suggested that the King of Yue choose The beauty was presented to King Wu. The King of Yue then sent people to Zhuluo Mountain to select two young women named Xi Shi and Zheng Dan. They trained them carefully for three years and presented them to the King of Wu. These two books are rich in historical materials, and the latter one is considered by scholars to be mixed with some anecdotes.

The story of Xi Shi was very vague in the early years, but like-minded Chinese people continued to outline, embellish, and exaggerate it, and it gradually became fuller. From the relished narrations among the people, to the history books and the strange and relic novels of the Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties; from the enthusiastic chants of poets in the Tang and Song Dynasties, to the dramas "Gusu Tai Fan Li Enters Xishi" and "Tao Zhugong Fan Li" by Guan Hanqing and Zhao Mingyuan in the Yuan Dynasty "Return to the Lake" and the culmination of this political and love drama is the legendary "The Story of Huansha" written by Liang Chenyu during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.

The opening of "The Story of Huansha" tells the synopsis of the story: Today, a copy of Fan Li's plan to seek the king's throne will be performed. Gou Jian returned to Vietnam and conquered Wu. Wu Xu Yangling Lingdonghai. Xizi Bianzhou Five Lakes. There are forty-five scenes in the whole play, and only five of them, including "Spring Outing", "Happy Heart", "Welcoming Shi" and "Pan Hu", involve Xi Tzu, which does not account for a large proportion. However, the main line of love runs through the whole play. Xi Shi's image as a patriotic young woman and a love story deeply entangled with politics began to be finalized in "The Story of Huansha". The play has rich rhetoric and grand scenes. It became a sensation after it was performed and is a milestone in the history of Kun Opera. After the mid-Qing Dynasty, the Kunqu opera stage often performed excerpts such as "Returning to the Camp", "Carousel of Horses", "Besieging", "Jin Shi" and "Plucking Lotus". Most of Xishi's other operas are derived from "The Story of Huan Sha".

Whether inside or outside the play, Fan Li took the initiative to send Xi Shi, who was already in love, into Wu, which is the weakest link that cannot withstand scrutiny. In the twenty-third chapter of "Huansha Ji", Fan Li gently bypassed his own hesitation by saying that the country's affairs are too important to be stingy with a woman. From today's perspective, it is certainly incredible.

In "The Story of Huansha", at first the two of them had given yarn as an alliance by the stream. Later, Fan Li apologized to Xi Shi because he failed to fulfill his promise to marry in time: "My father is in trouble, I detained a foreign country, and I broke the deep alliance. I am really ashamed." Xi Shi comforted him: The affairs of the country are great, but the affairs of in-laws are very small. How can one woman be so insignificant as to let down the expectations of all the people? Seems very reasonable. Next, Fan Li asked Xi Shi to go to the Kingdom of Wu. She naturally hesitated and asked him to find someone else. This is human nature. Fan Li then explained: The ruin of the country and its prosperity are all due to this move. If I can float away, the country can survive and I can be saved. I don’t know how long we will meet in the future. If we do not do it, the country will be destroyed, and I will also perish. Even if we are married at that time, little lady, you and I will be ghosts in the ditch together, and there will be no time to seek happiness for a hundred years? It seems that Xi Shi will finally be happy. Was convinced by Fan Li. When Liang Chenyu asked his heroine to accept the arduous undercover mission, she moaned in a reasonable and reasonable manner, which was innocent and helpless: "Why are you so short-tempered? I am so unlucky."

People will definitely speculate that when Xi Shi takes on the role of a female agent, is it because she can’t help it or because she understands the righteousness? Fan Li is generous with a woman, is he brave enough to be the first in the world or is he ruthless and ungrateful? With different values ??and ethics, Conclusions can be very contradictory or ambiguous. Liang Chenyu made Xi Shi and Fan Li have a predestined relationship, love, and alliance first, and implemented the beauty trap later. This plot certainly cannot withstand in-depth scrutiny from today's perspective.

But it is consistent with the traditional way of thinking that the country is higher than the sky and the destiny is greater. It also made this legend more involving the audience at the time.

The arrangement for Xi Shi and Fan Li to fall in love first and then go to the Kingdom of Wu is, in a sense, the result of collective processing and polishing by generations of Chinese people. Everyone is happy to agree with this kind of story about the male and female protagonists. Twists, forbearance, and lasting love. The matching of heroes and beauties or talented men and beautiful women always makes people feel logical, and the meeting of a stunning beauty and a hero and a talented man has become an eternal masterpiece because of all kinds of trials and tribulations. As a result, the more Xi Shi fell in love with Fan Li, and the more powerful and wise Fan Li became, the more lamentable was her situation of being trapped in the Wu palace and unable to stay with him.

From this point of view, Xi Shi looks very much like the heroine of the Spring and Autumn version of "Lust, Caution". In the movie, Wang Jiazhi plots to assassinate Mr. Yi. In addition to her patriotic enthusiasm and many other factors, she also has an admiration for Kuang Yumin. She wants to work together with him to plan a feat, regardless of danger and pain. She is willing to do what he thinks needs to be done. It seems that in any matter, including sacrificing one's life to the enemy, the self-sacrifice of patriotic young women throughout the ages still has a psychological basis.

At first, Wang Jiazhi was purely trying to seduce Mr. Yi. Later, her relationship with the assassination target gradually became closer and closer, becoming subtle and ambiguous. If Mr. Yi is replaced by King Wu Fu Chai, how did conspiracy and love intertwine and permeate in Xi Shi's spy career? What kind of complicated feelings does Xi Shi have towards Fu Chai, who dotes on her infinitely?

Fan Li and Xi Shi The relationship is especially full of tension because of the deep entanglement between love and reason, public and private, and because the supporting actor’s husband-wife gap cannot be ignored. Most people would like to see this as a story of reason triumphing over emotion. This beauty trap was able to play out precariously in the midst of Xi Shi's sharp inner conflict until any link in the last scene went wrong, and then it failed and ended successfully. Xi Shi's responsibility and forbearance are amazing.

Therefore, Xi Shi is not a beauty in the usual sense. She was dyed with luxurious and solemn paint by later generations, insulating from lightness and lightness.

There are many opinions about Xi Shi’s ending.

Version 1: The Vietnamese army defeated Gusu City and Fu Chai was bound. Seeing that the destruction of Wu was over, Xi Shi sank into the water and died.

Version 2: The Kingdom of Wu fell, and the people of Wu were angry and sank Xishi into the river to chase Wu Zixu, who was thrown into the river by his husband and died unjustly. Mozi, a thinker at the turn of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, agreed with this view. In his chapter "The Relatives", he used the sinking of Xi Shi as a symbol of its beauty and the collapse of Wu Qi as an event to illustrate the reason why it is difficult to maintain prosperity.

Version 3: When Xi Shi returned to the country, the Yue people saw that she was still extremely beautiful. They felt that since this woman was charming and could deceive the Lord, she could bring about the fall of the Wu Kingdom, and of course the Yue Kingdom, so they sank Xi Shi. Yu Jiang. The caution and condemnation contained in this version of Xi Shi are ironic and particularly contradictory. It seems that all the hardships and contributions she made in the past, regardless of the dangers, have been arbitrarily erased by the corrupt theory that beauty can harm the country. This tone is not new, and it does not deviate from the mindset that beauty brings disaster.

No matter what, the above statements cannot escape the fate of Xi Shi. Daiyu thought so too, so she couldn't help but lament: People only know how to laugh at Dong Shi who is so stupid and imitate his smile, but they don't know that they envy Dong Shi for being able to live a safe life in his hometown and still be able to caress leisurely when he is old, while Xi Shi It has long since passed away with the flowing water.

So, what is the fate of Xi Shi? "Yue Jueshu" records: After the fall of Wu, Xi Shi returned to Fan Li and traveled with Pan Wuhu. "Wu Yue Chun Qiu" also said that after the death of Wu, Fan Li took Xi Shi on a boat trip to the five lakes and never returned. She and Fan Li rode a small boat and sailed through the waves, staying together.

As for folklore, there are more. Dongqian Lake is the largest inland freshwater lake in Zhejiang. There is a local legend that Fan Li and Xi Shi lived here in seclusion and buried their wealth and savings in the lake. This is also the origin of the name Dongqian Lake.

There have always been many doubters about this ending. Chapter 83 of the Chronicles of the Kingdoms of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty compiled by Feng Menglong and revised by Cai Yuanfang writes that Mi Fu defeated Ye Gong and conquered Chu, and sent the king of Yue to conquer the country. Mrs. Yue lurked and led people out, carried a big stone on her back, and sank it in the river, saying: What can I do with this thing that has been destroyed by the country? The novel later comments on the theory that Xi Shi returned to Fan Li. It is impossible: According to Fan Li, who went alone in a boat, his wife abandoned him. Kuang Wu Palace's favorite concubine, how dare you carry it privately?

However, people are usually more willing to believe in the happy version that Xi Shi and Fan Li passed away in a small boat and spent the rest of their lives in the rivers and seas. Is this kind of closure a reward for her dangerous lurking career? It makes us bystanders more than 2490 years later feel somewhat at ease and balanced.

The reason why people think this way is that people believe that the years when Xishi stayed in Wu Palace was a kind of sacrifice. Carrying the heavy burden of family and country with a weak body, there are unspeakable fears, an inseparable longing for his homeland and Fan Li, and perhaps, a mixed feeling of uneasiness and guilt towards Fu Chai.

These tensions and anxieties, which are enough to tear and stir her nerves to collapse, cannot be easily dissipated no matter how deep she is in the forest of jewels during the day, or how loud the music is during her evenings.

Although Fu Chai had a lot of construction work and the Guanwa Palace he built specifically for her was exquisite and magnificent; although Fu Chai had an ingenious idea of ??building a resounding corridor in the palace, so that every time Xi Shi moved her lotus steps, the pavilions and terraces reverberated with clear and ethereal sounds; The artificial lake built for her by Fu Chai is full of beautiful flowers and dotted with brocade sails, and her thoughts are as complicated as rocks. Can these luxuries and pleasures really make her relax her brows? Of course, it can also be said that Xi Shi has another level of comfort: After all, it was her important mission to go to Wu to make Fu Chai waste money and pay less attention to state affairs.

The so-called good stories often move closer to concise and light melodies. They are like sieves with large holes and sparse holes, which miss out some well-intentioned doubts and details that are difficult to scrutinize. For example, when Xishi returned from lurking in the Wu Kingdom for several years, she was distraught and full of tangles. She also experienced the blood-splattered death of Jade Broken Palace and her husband Chai. Her beauty was inevitably haggard and her mood was damaged; and as Fan Li, There is no room for empty seats behind the curtain or on the pillow. Over the years, how many episodes of love or lust have been added to his heart and around him? What kind of complex eyes will this pair of old people, covered in dust, look at each other with? Can we still hold hands again without any trouble?

However, these disastrous suspicions and calculations were all replaced by faster and more enthusiastic follow-up stories, which neatly covered Fan Li's story of completing the plan to destroy Wu and leaving. After the Yue Kingdom, he actually became the most wealthy Duke Tao Zhu in the world, which was really satisfying. "Historical Records of Huo Shi Biography" records: Zhu Gong (Fan Li changed his name after leaving the Yue Kingdom, called Zhu Gong) took Tao (today's Dingtao, Shandong) as the center of the world, and the princes were connected in all directions, and goods were traded. It is to manage property and accumulate residence, to keep up with the times and not to be responsible for others. In nineteen years, three thousand pieces of gold were acquired, and then scattered among the poor to make friends with others. This is what is called a person who is rich and loves to practice his virtues. In later years, when he grew old, he listened to his descendants, and their descendants cultivated their careers and then rested, and then they numbered tens of thousands. Therefore, the rich are all called Tao Zhu Gong.

Because of Fan Li, Tao Zhugong became synonymous with the rich. The beauty of this story is that Fan Li not only became a wealthy man, he was also charitable, benevolent, and virtuous.

Therefore, the ending of Xi Shi finally reuniting with Fan Li and disappearing from the world together is a conspiracy achieved by everyone working together as one. It can indeed comfort people's past heartbreak and intolerance, and is most in line with the public's desire for a happy reunion. This version, which has been soaked in folk wisdom and warmth and pondered for thousands of years, covers a wide range of topics. The righteousness of the country and the personal love of children are all caught up in one sweep: a woman who understands righteousness endures humiliation and fulfills her long-cherished wish; a pair of lovers who suffered from separation finally reunited after twists and turns; a generation of kings endured hardships and relied on the help of the wise to turn defeat into victory. It shows people that everything Trials and dangers can be overcome, and those thoughts that come back thousands of times will eventually come true.

Perhaps, it is precisely because real life is often incomplete, dilapidated and gloomy that people need the great joy of happy reunion stories to illuminate their dull, yellowed and gloomy moods.

Therefore, among the stories of the four beauties, the legend of Xi Shi is the most talked about.

Although Yang Guifei was favored by the Sixth Palace, the king never went to court early from now on. However, no matter how entangled the two were before, at the critical moment of life and death, Tang Xuanzong actually gave her a foot of white silk in order to protect himself in Maweipo, which could be said to have wiped out the previous favor. After that, no matter how much Li Longji thought about it day and night, Yang Yuhuan's soul never came to sleep after all. Of course, it is impossible to come. No one will believe in the oath made by the Eternal Life Palace on July 7th. I wish to be a winged bird in heaven and a twig on earth. There was a sense of desolation and sadness in that tragedy that emotions cannot stand the test and vows cannot be taken lightly.

Zhaojun’s marriage was praised as a strange woman who turned fighting into jade and silk. But from my hometown Zigui, to the imperial capital Chang'an, and then to the unfamiliar Saibei grassland, looking to the far south, where is the hometown? It is heartbreaking to think about it. After Hu Hanxie's death, she was homesick and asked to return to the Han Dynasty, but the central government asked her to follow the Xiongnu custom of marrying Hu Hanxie's eldest son after his father dies. She never left Hu Di until her death, staying with the desert smoke and vast wilderness.

After Diao Chan successfully implemented Wang Yun's serial plan, she became Lu Bu's concubine. Lu Bu was later killed by Cao Cao, and it is said that Diao Chan was sent to Guan Yu by Cao Cao in an attempt to make the three Taoyuan brothers sworn brothers. There was internal discord among the three brothers because of their stunning beauty. The whereabouts of Diao Chan are said to have been killed by Guan Yu, who always valued justice over sex, to avoid future troubles. There are also stories of those who were released by Guan Yu, became monks, or ended up unknown. If Guan Yu kills Diao Chan, the beauty's blood will only dye the red face of Guan Gong more purple. If he really let Diao Chan go, it would not disgrace the title of Martial Saint. However, no matter what kind of ending the play adopts, Diao Chan, who was given a lot of attention when she was trying to drive a wedge between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu in Feng Yi Pavilion, once she succeeds, the narrator is extremely careless about the events behind her: she will either become a ghost by the sword. , I don’t know who to tell my grievances to; my whereabouts are erratic or I am alone, and I am lonely and lonely, both as a person and as a ghost.

Fortunately, Xi Shi and Fan Li have good things going on, and the flowers are full and the moon comes to an end to comfort all living beings. The legend of Xi Tzu carries many of the public's fantasies about ideal life and ideal personality. The story of eternal love, hardship and joy, and sacrificing one's life for righteousness embodies their infinite desire for a complete life.

There is a reason why Xi Shi ranks first among the four beauties in China.

Looking at the beauty of Xi Tzu from this perspective, chewing on the clear, rich, and mellow side of this story, savoring the beautiful sounds and colors, and the intertwining of emotions and reasons, one can’t help but sigh. Xi Tzu and the legend of Xi Tzu are like a touch of lipstick printed on China’s past: Gorgeous, eye-catching, stunning.