As one of the four beauties, Xi Shi, unlike the other three, she was the first woman in history to engage in espionage work. She always adhered to her principles, fulfilled her duties, and finally succeeded, subverting the Wu kingdom and making immeasurable contributions to the revival and hegemony of the Yue kingdom.
Xi Shi, formerly known as Shi Yiguang, was born in the late Spring and Autumn period in Zhuji [zhù] Luo Village, Zhejiang. His father was a firewood seller, and his mother, Huan Sha, xi Shi was often huan sha in xi, so he was also called "huan sha woman". Because she is naturally beautiful and endowed, there are many people in the local area who like her. It is said that even her pathological attitude of frowning and stroking her chest was imitated by a neighbor, so there was an allusion to "Dong Shi Gong".
At that time, Xi Shi was in an era that coincided with Wu Yue's struggle for hegemony. King Fuchai of Wu defeated the State of Yue at Fujiao (in present-day southwest of Wu County, Jiangsu Province), and king Gou of Yue retreated to Huishan (present-day shaoxingnan, Zhejiang), besieged by Wu forces, and was forced to seek peace with the state of Wu in order not to destroy the country. King Yue took Wu as a hostage and served Fu Cha for 3 years, and finally Fu Cha saw that this man was still well-behaved, so he released him back. Can fu poor or did not see through this practice, and do not understand what is called lying down to taste the guts, endure humiliation and burden, can play the "forbearance" word kung fu to this extreme, hook practice is definitely the first person.
After Gou Jian returned to the Kingdom of Yue, he began to think about how to destroy the State of Wu. In view of the weakness of "King Wu's obscenity and lustfulness", he consulted with Fan Li (Lǐ) and sent a female spy to King Wu's side, which not only affected the direction of King Wu's policy and said good things for his own country, but also confused him and made King Wu lose his enterprising spirit. What a foolproof idea!
So the whole country began to search for beautiful women, and Xi Shi was selected. If you want to be a spy, how can you do it without some special skills? Xi Shi was sent for training for 3 years, learning song and dance, walking, etiquette, etc. After 3 years, Xi Shi changed from thinking that she was a huansha woman to a cultivated palace girl, raising her hand and throwing her feet, showing physical beauty, treating people and things, very elegant and decent. The first professional female spy in history has finally been trained!
As the saying goes, "Raise a soldier for a thousand days, use a soldier for a while." Xi Shi put on a gorgeous palace dress and was presented to King Wu. Wu Wangfu was overjoyed, he had never seen such a beautiful woman in his life, and he had a noble temperament. King Wu soon became obsessed with Xi Shi. He ordered the construction of the Spring Su Palace in Gusu, the construction of a large pond, the setting up of a green dragon boat in the pool, playing with Xi Shi in the water every day, and building a pavilion and a spiritual hall for Xi Shi to perform songs, dances and feasts. Xi Shi was good at dancing, making King Wu drunk all day and ignoring the government.
Under the confusion of Xi Shi, King Wu slowly degenerated and slowly brought his country into the abyss.
Under the leadership of Gou Jian, the State of Yue gathered for ten years, ten years of lessons, and the national strength gradually recovered, and finally destroyed the State of Wu in one fell swoop, and Wu Wang Fuchai finally fell into a suicide.
Xi Shi sacrificed his life's happiness for the country, what was the final outcome?
There are most likely two endings, one is that Xi Shi and Fan Li are boating on the West Lake; the other is that they are put into a bag by the Yue King and thrown into the water and drowned. The first is the good wishes people have for her; the second is most likely, the most likely, to be a hooker!