There is a lyric that sings "you don't guess a woman's mind", and sometimes this sentence is not unreasonable. There are countless anecdotes in historical stories, and we have heard them to a greater or lesser extent. For example, Lü Bu I's "Beauty Pass", who was famous and sad for the mink cicada, wu WangFucha did not expect that Xi Shi would become his "red face disaster water". Women are delicate in their hearts, and there has been no shortage of such people since ancient times.
And there is such a princess in history, she once resolutely committed suicide in shame because of a certain unintentional act of the emperor, and even caused tens of millions of people to be martyred for it. So who is this woman with a prominent status, and why does she want to end her life so hastily?
"Wayward and brutal" little princess
Wu Wang Fuchai was mentioned earlier, and the protagonist in today's story also happens to be closely related to Fu Cha, who is Fu Cha's father, Wu Wang Lu. And this princess was the daughter of King Wu, that is, Princess TengYu.
The rumors of Princess Teng Yu committing suicide because of a fish are not empty. There is such a record in "Wu Yue Chunqiu": "The woman is angry: the king eats fish and insults me!" Not wanting to live for a long time is suicide. "It was because of a fish that ended his life." Looking at such a thing with today's eyes is unbelievable to anyone.
Princess Teng Yu was the youngest daughter of King Wu, who was favored by King Wu since childhood and enjoyed a life of glory and wealth. When she was fourteen or fifteen years old, she was still in the middle of the word, and her temperament was also somewhat strong.
It is said that once when King Wu was having dinner with his family, he focused on discussing with his wife about the crusade against the Chu kingdom. At this time, a plate of steamed fish was brought to the table by the waiter, at this time King Wu did not care too much about the other, seeing this fish, he first tasted half of it himself, felt that the taste was good, and then thought that his daughter still had time to taste, so he put the fish into Princess Teng Yu's bowl, and then prepared to continue the topic of Fangcai.
However, to his surprise, Princess Teng Yu's face changed drastically in an instant, and Fang Cai's calm dissipated, replaced by slightly "vicious" eyes. She slammed the tableware hard and said to her father with an angry face, "You yourself have already eaten half of this fish first, but you gave me the rest. Aren't you humiliating me? ”
Everyone was shocked, and the crowd "did not dare to come out." The same was true of King Wu, who was somewhat "blinded" and before he could react, Princess Teng Yu turned and left the table and returned to her room. King Wu did not take this emergency too seriously, nor did he persuade his little daughter.
He habitually believes that his daughter is mostly "spoiled" by himself, and it is better to let her go back alone to calm down, after all, it is not a good thing to make "small characters" frequently.
However, this move became the eternal regret of King Wu. King Wu did not expect that When Princess Teng Yu returned to the room, she did not want to choose to "rest in peace", she directly drew her sword to commit suicide, ending her young life.
Such a record seems to be a bit sloppy today, but the history books do only record this part, and the superfluous ones are really not mentioned. When we see this, we can only think that Princess Teng Yu committed suicide because she felt that her father humiliated herself, and the historical Princess Teng Yu was indeed a bit petulant, and people under her also respected her. But even so, Princess Teng Yu would not be so determined.
Moreover, the history books also say that before the "fish-eating incident", Princess Teng Yu was discussing the matter of cutting Chu with King Wu, which shows that Princess Teng Yu was not a person who did not learn and did not learn any skills, at that time she was in a fancy age, a carefree age, such a girl is obviously unlikely to commit suicide hastily. But the truth of the matter is still a mystery after all.
The follow-up to the "fish-eating incident" and its hidden circumstances
The records of Princess Teng Yu in the history books are not very clear, and we only know that she committed suicide with hatred. However, as mentioned above, no one dares to believe such a record, and the history books must have "concealed" it. And King Wu's next move was even more surprising.
After Princess Teng Yu committed suicide, the body was soon found, and the frightened people immediately informed King Wu of the incident. He regretted it and was also grief-stricken, and after he was sad and calm, he immediately ordered that Princess Teng Yu be given a generous burial.
He ordered everyone to bury Princess Teng Yu at The Gate and held a grand burial ceremony. When everyone in the city heard about this, they came out to watch, and for a time they actually presented a scene of "ten thousand empty alleys".
The people were overwhelmed when they saw the valuable funerary items. Those that are usually even unheard of and unseen, gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, gold and jade ceremonial utensils, and even the "White Crane Dance".
These novelties instantly attracted the attention of the common people, who poured into the tomb of Princess Teng Yu, just to see these "novelties" with their own eyes. However, they did not expect that this look would actually put their lives into it.
After the people entered the tomb, King Wu did not expel them, but he immediately ordered the gate to be closed. These tens of thousands of people panicked and began to regret it one after another, feeling chagrin for Fang Cai's actions. But it was too late, their emotions were not seen, and they were buried for Princess Teng Yu.
It was too cruel for King Wu to make up for his debt to his daughter in this way. However, the authenticity of this story still needs to be investigated, and the real reason why Princess Teng Yu chose to commit suicide has not been known until now, and there may be other hidden feelings.
Some people have given their own speculations about this incident, some of which are that Princess Teng Yu has reached the age of marriage, but she is still at her parents' side. Because she was spoiled and habitual from a young age, she may be very concerned about her father's words and deeds, and she also cares about the attitude of others to her. In ancient times, when a woman reached the age and did not marry, others would more or less "gossip".
Then Princess Teng Yu probably also heard "gossip" about herself, so she mistakenly thought that her father was somewhat disgusted with herself. And she is used to the days of "clothes to reach out, food to open her mouth", and the food on weekdays may be rare varieties, so a fish is probably worthless for her.
Her father, on the other hand, gave her half a fish to eat, which in her opinion may be a "naked humiliation." Coupled with her strong personality, she resolutely chose to use death to deal with "humiliation".
summary
As for the real cause of Princess Teng Yu's death, the public is not known, and such an explanation is only a guess. The emperor just clipped a piece of fish meat for the princess, and the princess committed suicide in shame after seeing it, and afterwards the emperor actually let tens of thousands of people be martyred.
It is only from this matter that the ancient feudal etiquette has really brought a great negative impact to people, especially women. Princess Teng Yu was unfortunate, even if she was from a noble birth, she could not escape such a bleak fate.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia: Wu Wang Lu Lu Princess Teng Yu 《吴越春秋》