Xi Shi served King Wu for eighteen years, and after completing his great achievements, he returned to the Yue Kingdom, why was he still in demand?
Literature/History of Martial Arts
There is such a poem in Ye Qianhua's "Reading the Poetry of the Moon Building": "A gentleman loves to dream of Xi Shi, and he has not seen the moon and admired the flowers." In fact, not only do gentlemen love to dream of Xi Shi, throughout ancient and modern times, how many hot-blooded men regard Xi Shi as their dream lover.
First, the "sinking fish" Xi Shi made Xi Shi red all over the country is the Yue King. He was defeated by the State of Wu due to the war, and had no choice but to serve as a slave in the State of Wu for three years, and then with the perseverance of "a gentleman to avenge ten years is not too late" and the determination to "lie down and taste courage", he finally rose again and annihilated the State of Wu in one fell swoop, and the biggest contributor to this was Xi Shi.
According to historical records, Gou Jian was defeated by the State of Wu in 494 BC, and then in 473 BC, a snowy storm broke through the gate of the State of Wu, which was separated by 21 years, which is basically consistent with the saying recorded in the history books that "ten years of life and gathering, ten years of lessons". Later, the King of Yue adopted the suggestion of the courtier Fan Li's "beauty plan", so he asked Fan Li to travel around the world to visit the beauties, and finally found a beautiful woman in the world, Xi Shi.
If Fan Li had found Xi Shi in 491 BC, Xi Shi would have just passed the Ceremony (fifteen years old) and spent three years training Xi Shi's skills such as dance skills and temperament, that is, Xi Shi was already 18 years old when he was sent to the Kingdom of Wu.
Second, after eighteen years of that year, Xi Shi completed the task brilliantly, and with his beautiful appearance and wonderful dancing posture, he was depressed and addicted to wine all day, and the national strength of wu was greatly weakened. Gou Jian saw that the time was ripe and sent troops to destroy the State of Wu in one fell swoop, and Xi Shi was also taken back to the State of Yue.
When Xi Shi returned to Yueguo, he was 36 years old, perhaps 36 years old in the eyes of modern people, but the situation in the Warring States for more than 2500 years was completely opposite. First of all, because of medical treatment, diet, etc., the average life expectancy of people is only about 30 years old. 36 years old is already considered "advanced age". In addition, in the era of the Warring States, there is no such thing as skin care maintenance. So the question arises, why is it that Xi Shi, who has served Fu Cha for 18 years and is already 36 years old, is still popular and sought after by people after returning to Vietnam?
Third, the unique Xi Shi embodies not only the word beauty, she gives people a fresh and beautiful. Coupled with the beautiful dance style and beautiful temperament she cultivated the day after tomorrow, Xi Shi is still charming even though she is nearly 40 years old, which is unmatched by ordinary women, and this charm was an extremely scarce "resource" in the Warring States period.
What many people don't know is that Xi Shi is a very outstanding dancer. In order to please fu cha, Xi Shi also often trains dance on weekdays. Therefore, Xi Shi's figure is also very perfect.
The beautiful appearance, unique temperament and graceful dance posture have become the main reason why Xi Shi has become the focus of everyone.
Finally, there is another reason, the ancient kings will be proud of possessing other people's wives and concubines, in order to show their own ability, and many later pursuits, there are also many people who have this idea.