Let’s start this story with the different attitudes of Chinese and foreign cultures towards women.
Based solely on the relationship between women and war, the Chinese do not hesitate to use women to quell wars or shift the responsibility for wars to women . For example, the marriage policy started in the Han Dynasty sent a woman to a cold area with which she was completely unfamiliar (how many of us can hear the woman's complaints), for the sake of peace in the territory of the Han Dynasty. Another example is the "Anshi Rebellion". When the war started, the woman who "looked back with a smile and was full of charm" "died before she could even look back", taking the first responsibility for the war. When King Goujian of Yue sent Fan Li to dedicate Xishi to King Wu Fucha, Wu Zixu advanced and said: " The minister heard: The death of Xia was celebrated by my concubine, the death of Yin was praised by Daji, and the death of Zhou Dynasty was praised by Si Shi. The king cannot accept the beauty of his husband. "Fu Chai did not listen to Wu Zixu, and Wu still died because of Xi Shi. You see, the Xia, Shang, Zhou dynasties and Wu Kingdom all put the responsibility for the country's subjugation on women. European and American culture respects women, and even fights for women. For example, the famous Trojan War was fought for the beauty Helen . The Greeks won, and the beauty Helen was brought back to Greece by Meneis. In that tragic war, the elders of Troy said a famous saying: "For such a woman, it is worth fighting for another ten years!"
However, this time, there are more or less exceptions, and the ht of our story ml1The protagonist , like Helen in Greece, had a huge impact on the country and history where she lived. Everything was staged around her: love, power, war, killing, conspiracy, betrayal, revenge... Because of her, Chen's feudal kingdom was cancelled, Zheng Kingdom was almost destroyed, Chu Kingdom 's vitality was severely damaged.
How to describe her. Her legendary experience amazed us, and her beauty made us unable to imagine , "Historical Records", "Zuo Zhuan", "国语", "Book of Songs" seemed It also gives us a full picture of her life. "The Story of the Martyred Woman" regards her as a negative teaching material for women. Liu Xiang also listed "three generations of queens, seven wives, and nine widows" (having an affair with three monarchs, marrying seven times, and nine people died because of being with her).
She is Xia Ji, the princess of the state of Zheng, the daughter of Zheng Mu Gong. She had an affair with her brother-in-law, Ziman, before she got married. Ziman died early, and she married Uncle Xia Yu, a doctor of the Chen State. This is where Xia Ji's name comes from. ("Ji" here does not mean beauty, but "surname", and "Xia" means "family name".)
After Xia Ji married Uncle Xia Yu, she lived a peaceful and comfortable life. Uncle Xia Yu built a villa for Xia Ji in his fiefdom of Zhulin. The couple raised their eyebrows and respected each other as guests, and were very happy. However, the good times did not last long. Uncle Xia Yu died of illness when Xia Nan was twelve years old. Xia Ji lives alone in Zhulin, so it is inevitable that someone will try to take advantage of her - Zhulin is just the beginning of Xia Ji's rough life.
In fact, it was Xia Yushu's colleagues, doctor Kong Ning and Yi Xingfu, who first seduced Xia Ji, two drunkards. What is even more shameful is that Kong Ning also introduced Xia Ji to the monarch Chen Linggong Guiping. "Zuo Zhuan" recorded their absurd behavior: "Chen Linggong, Kong Ning, and Yi Xingfu knew Xia Ji, and they all liked her robes to make fun of the court." "Gongfu" is underwear. Three big men were wearing women's clothes, and the same woman's underwear, and they were playing with each other, and they were above the court. It was really a bit perverted.
Xia Zhengshu, the son of Xia Ji, grew up gradually and hated Chen Linggong's behavior for a long time. Because he was the king of the country, he endured it again and again, but he couldn't bear it anymore. "Zuo Zhuan" records: "Chen Linggong, Kong Ning and Yi Xingfu drank in the Xia family.Gong said to Xing's father: "Zheng Shu is like a girl." ’ He replied: ‘It’s also like you. 'Zhengshu disease. When the prince came out, he shot him from his stable and killed him. The second son went to Chu. "The meaning of this passage is: Duke Linggong said to Yi Xing's father: "Zhengshu is tall and tall, very much like you, and he is definitely your child. "Yi Xing's father smiled and said: "Zhengshu has piercing eyes. He looks very much like his lord. He is definitely his son. "Of course Kong Ning also made jokes, but they were just drunken nonsense anyway. When Xia Yushu heard the three men insulting his origin, he couldn't bear it anymore. He pulled out an arrow and shot it, hitting Chen Linggong's heart. Chen Linggong passed away.
Kong Ning and Yi Xing's father escaped from the cave. Faced with the anger of their son's revenge, the two were extremely frightened, so they quickly escaped from the Chen Kingdom and ran to Chen Linggong. The overlord at that time Chuzhuang Mi Lu complained to everyone.
Everyone was familiar with the content of the complaint, but it was about committing rebellion, killing the king and usurping the country. Although the lie was clumsy, Mi Lu believed it - it didn't matter whether he believed it or not. What was important was that he found a beautiful excuse to interfere in other countries' internal affairs, so the powerful Chu army quickly put down the "rebellion". Xia Zhengshu was torn apart by a car and died. Mi Lv did not establish a new king in Chen State as an overlord usually does. He directly canceled the feudal state and incorporated all the original Chen State into his own territory.
Xia Ji was captured and brought to King Chuzhuang. The King of Chuzhuang was well-informed and couldn't help but be shocked by Xia Ji's beauty! King Zhuang of Chu then wanted to accept Xia Ji into his harem. In fact, Xia Ji was nearly forty years old at that time.
This is when the male protagonist appears. His name is Shen Gong Wu Chen . This man is an important minister of the Chu State, eloquent, literary and military. He opposed Naxiaji, the king of Chuzhuang. "Zuo Zhuan: The Second Year of Chenggong" records: Shen Gong Wuchen said, "No. You summoned all the princes to punish you; now you accept Xia Ji because you are greedy for her sex. Greed is lust. Sexual immorality is a severe punishment. It's up to you. "The witch minister of Shen Gong used the international image of King Chu Zhuang as an excuse to admonish, meaning that the king originally went to the Chen Kingdom to seek justice, but now it seems that you went to rob women. This has a bad reputation. King Chuzhuang was not bad, so he immediately gave up the idea.
At this time, the young master Mi Side also wanted to marry Xia Ji, and the witch minister of Shen Gong said: "You are an unlucky person. It was Yao Ziman who killed the imperial uncle, killed Linghou, killed Xia Nan, went out of Confucius and Yi, and mourned the state of Chen. Why is this so unlucky? There are so many beautiful women in the world, why bother? " He persuaded him on the grounds that the life of the young master Mi Xi was at stake. You see, Ziman and Chen Linggong, who were friends with Xia Ji, were both dead. Kong Ning and Yi Xingfu also fled. His son Xia Zhengshu also broke down in his car. Chen Guoyin also died. This is an unknown woman. Can you be sure that you will not make the same mistakes as Chen Linggong and other gentlemen before?
Shen Gong Wuchen concluded by induction that although Xia Ji was beautiful, ordinary people could not enjoy it. These words frightened the young master Mi Xiang, and he decided not to let Xia Ji worry about so many people, so he decided to marry her off to the minister Lian Yinxiang whose wife had just died. old. He could not enjoy this blessing, and died on the battlefield not long after, and his body was not found.
At this time, Mr. Yin Xiang's son Hei Yao didn't know the heights of the world. He didn't believe in evil and got close to Xia Ji.
In this series of events, we cannot see Xia Ji's psychological activities, and there is not even a word from her in the historical records. She had no say, or in other words, she didn't even have the right to choose. She is just a speck of dust, is she wrong? The common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying the jade.
At this time, the most important and last man in Xia Ji's life, Shen Gong Wuchen, appeared again. He only said four words to her, "Go back, I will hire you. "Go home and wait for me to marry you.
Despite all the trouble caused by her, her natal family, Zheng State, still accepted her. Xia Ji returned to Zheng State and waited for Shen Gong Wuchen to come and marry her. This wait lasted for nearly ten years.
Shen Gong Wuchen has extraordinary endurance and the quality of making a promise, and he is also infatuated. For love, he can give up bread and even the country.
The opportunity has finally come.In 589 BC, Jin State and Qi State were at war. Qi State was defeated and asked Chu State for support, so Wu Chen voluntarily went to sign a treaty. He set out in 584 BC. When he passed through the state of Zheng, he told Ji Jian (the king of Zheng and Xia Ji's younger brother) that he had come to marry Xia Ji on the order of Mi Lv. Ji Jian took a deep breath and hurriedly held a wedding for them. The witch minister Shen Gong was not a villain. He went to Qi as an envoy and brought the gifts that Qi had given to Chu to his deputy envoy. He also wrote a letter to , the king of the Communist Party of Chu, , to the effect that Mr. Zheng had treated Xia Ji as a minister, and he was not a worthy minister, so he could not resign. Afraid that the king would see his crime, he temporarily stayed in the Jin Kingdom. So Shen Gong Wuchen took Xia Ji to Jin.
The witch minister was known for his resourcefulness. His arrival made the Jin State overjoyed and he was immediately made a distinguished guest. The Jin State named him Doctor Xing. On the Chu side, the wizard's lightning behavior caused an unprecedented uproar. Naturally, Zifan and Mizi didn't care about Wu Chen's treasonous behavior at all. What they were furious about was the fact that he finally got Xia Ji - nothing can make a man crazy than this. Zifan asked the King of the Communist Party of Chu to bribe the Jin ministers with large sums of money to block the official career of the Wu ministers. The King of the Communist Party of Chu was a sensible man and said this great truth: "Wuchen has been loyal to his ancestors for many years. Although he has made a big mistake for his own selfish reasons, it is also human nature. Moreover, if his talents can really benefit the Jin State, then that is There is no use in paying huge sums of money and bribes!" Zifan could not swallow his anger, so he united with the minister Zizhong, who also had a quarrel with Wu Chen, to annihilate Wu Chen's tribe in Chu, and also killed Hei Yao's family and divided up their mining land. Although she didn't get Xia Ji, she finally let out a bad breath. But this bad breath brought them great misfortune. After hearing this, Wu Chen was furious and sent a letter from the Jin State to the two of them, swearing a strong oath: "I will make you both die from exhaustion!" After considering it, he proposed a famous strategic plan to the Jin State with both public and private considerations: to support the Wu State in the east of the Chu State and to contain the Chu State from the east. The plan was launched immediately. Wu Huyong, the son of Wu Chen, led a military delegation to the State of Wu and began to train the army, promote advanced military technology, and teach the people of Wu State archery, driving chariots and battle formations. With the selfless international assistance of Wu Chen, the State of Wu gradually became stronger and repeatedly attacked the State of Chu. The outcome predicted by the wizard really came to Mi Side and Zi Fan. One committed suicide and the other actually died on the road. But Chu's misfortune was far from over. In the late sixth century BC, the famous ranger Wu Zixu led the Wu army to invade Ying, the capital of . Chu was forced to move its capital to Shouchun. The powerful orc army behind Wu Zixu was trained by Wu Huyong.
Some people say that the witch minister Shen Gong tried his best to advise others not to marry Xia Ji, but he finally married Xia Ji, which was not the behavior of a gentleman. In fact, he was not wrong. He knew that only he could give Xia Ji happiness. I think of Duras's sentence, "At that time, you were still very young, and everyone said you were beautiful. Now, I am here to tell you. To me, I think you are more beautiful now than when you were young. When you were a young woman, I love your battered face now more than your face then."
From the first year of Chen Chenggong , 598 BC, when he first met Xia Ji, to the second year of King Chu Cong's elopement with Xia Ji, 589 BC, Shen Gong Wuchen waited for a full ten years. At this time Xia Ji was nearly fifty years old. Xia Ji finally found an ideal destination.
Many people are concerned about their future. In fact, the two of them were very happy and died in Jin Dynasty.
Xia Ji's ridiculous things in the first half of her life seemed to be paving the way for her growing old together with Wu Chen. Later, the two gave birth to a daughter. Since then, her gorgeous back has become a synonym for beauty secrets, which only exist in medical classics such as "Compendium of Materia Medica".
