There is a story of beauty. Today we take stock of the four ugly women and four ugly men in ancient China.
The Four Great Ugly Women
The First Ancestor of Ugly Women—Mother
Mother is the most famous ugly girl in ancient times. It is said that she is like a yaksha, ugly, but very virtuous. She is the second wife of Huangdi, the first ancestor of humanities. According to legend, the mother also made the first mirror.
When the Yellow Emperor inspected the world, the Yuan concubine "Leizu" died of illness, and the Yellow Emperor asked his mother-in-law to preside over the harem and handle government affairs. According to legend, Huangdi's defeat of Yandi and beheading of Chiyou also had the credit of his mother's internal help.
The Yellow Emperor named his mother "Fang Xiangshi" and used her appearance to exorcise evil spirits. (Tucao: The Yellow Emperor also has humorous cells)
The Ugly Queen-Zhong Lichun
Zhong Lichun, also known as Zhong Wuyan, is said to have "concave head and deep eyes, long belly and large knots, raised nose and throat, and less fat top. ", looks extremely ugly. But she was full of poetry and books and had great aspirations.
According to legend, in order to save the country, at the risk of beheading, she gave advice to the King of Qi Xuan , and finally persuaded the king of to change his ways, making the country of rich and powerful. King Xuan of Qi regarded Zhong Lichun as his own precious mirror, so he made her the queen, and reminded himself by staying by his side. (Tucao: maybe the main thing is to be a mirror!)
case with eyebrows - Meng Guang
Meng Guang was from Pingling during the Eastern Han period. When she was 30 years old, she refused to marry, and she fell in love with Liang Hong, a famous scholar at that time, so she was ridiculed and ridiculed by the people around her. However, Liang Hong took a fancy to Meng Guang's character and decided to marry Meng Guang as his wife.
According to legend, Liang Hong did not want to be an official and went to Wu as a servant for the rich, but his wife Meng Guang still respected him very much.Every time Liang Hong came home, Meng Guang prepared exquisite meals for him, raised the tray of meals as high as his eyebrows, and never looked up at his husband. The idioms "raise a case with eyebrows" and "respect each other like a guest" all come from this. (Tucao: I just think Liang Hong is very smart!)
The Ugly Wife - Ruan Shi
Ruan Shi was the wife of the Wei general Xu Yun during the Three Kingdoms period. It is said that on the night of flower candles, Xu Yun found that Ruan was very ugly, so he ran out of the new house in a hurry and refused to enter. (Tucao: After a thousand years, we can still feel Xu Yun's despair!)
It is said that Xu Yun was arrested by Wei Mingdi for appointing a fellow villager as a local official. Come out and tell Xu Yun that Mingjun can persuade with reason, but cannot plead for mercy. When Emperor Wei Ming interrogated Xu Yun, Xu Yun was upright and eloquent, so he was put back. Later, Xu Yun was killed, and Nguyen used his wisdom to help his two sons survive.
Four Ugly Men
Short-bodied Giants-Yan Ying
Yan Ying was a native of Yiwei (now Gaomi, Shandong Province) during the Spring and Autumn Period, also known as Yan Pingzhong or Yanzi. Ren Qiguo Shangfu, is a politician who is as famous as Guan Zhong in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Yan Ying is just plain looking, not particularly ugly. He was selected as one of the "Four Ugly Men" simply because of his lack of height. According to legend, Yan Ying was five short and less than six feet in length, which is equivalent to about 1.4 meters today. (Tucao: In the words of today's women, she is a disabled person)
Although Yan Ying is short in stature, she is a giant in terms of talent and wisdom. He is eloquent and wise, and has done an excellent job in both domestic and foreign affairs. The stories of "Yanzi made Chu" and "two peaches killed three scholars" are still sung by us today.
Stuttering poet— Zuo Si
Zuo Si was a native of Linzi (now Zibo, Shandong) during the Western Jin Dynasty, a famous writer, and the allusions of " Luoyang Zhigui " are related to him.
Zuo Si's ugliness is mainly from comparison. According to records, Zuo Si and the handsome Pan An are contemporaries. Pan Ansheng has red lips and white teeth, handsome and charming. When they are playing, women throw fruits into Pan An's car; Zuo Sichang's Ugly in appearance, stuttering in speech, and the women spurned him on outings. (Tucao: Beautiful women need to set off the contrast, so do ugly men!)
Pan An
Zuo Si is ugly but very talented. His " Sandu Fu " is widely circulated in capital Luoyang, and people are copying it from generation to generation. , suddenly made paper several times more expensive.
Black face and blue sky— Bao Zheng
Bao Zheng, a native of Luzhou during the Northern Song Dynasty, is said to be the descendant of the worthy minister of the Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period. Bao Zheng once knew the governor of Kaifeng. He was strict in law enforcement in Kaifeng, and he was unselfish and dared to confront hardships. Eunuchs and eunuchs had to restrain themselves, so that when he heard Bao Zheng's name, he was afraid. (Tucao: Bao Zheng comes with a guillotine, of course he is afraid)
Because Bao Zheng's selfless image is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, he has a dark complexion and a crescent on his head. This led to the original handsome Bao Zheng was selected." The Four Ugly Men".
Bachelor of Luoguo—Liu Yong
Liu Yong, a native of Zhucheng, Shandong during the Kanggan period of the Qing Dynasty, the eldest son of a famous ministerLiu Tongxun. Born in a scholarly family, he grew up in a family of prominent officials. Liu Yong was not only a famous politician during the Qianjia period of the Qing Dynasty, but also a famous calligrapher and poet.
Liu Yong was selected as the ugly man, more because of the rumors of his " Liu Luoguo ", but in fact Liu Yong is just a bit of humpback , far less serious than "Luo Guo". According to legend, because Liu Yong is extremely smart and upright, he is called "Liu Luoguo" in the folk. (Tucao: What's not good to call it, so it's not the name)
We can see that both the "Four Ugly Women" and the "Four Ugly Men" have precious qualities or extraordinary qualities beyond their looks. Talent, and some images are even processed and shaped by the people. Therefore, the "ugly" here is much more rare than the "beautiful", and it is even an alternative praise from the common people.
