Since ancient times, the red face has a thin life, and the incense is destroyed and the jade is damaged by who has pity.
Xi Shi, mingyiguang, born in Zhuji Mangluo Village, Zhejiang during the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, it is said that xishi has a Puyang river in his hometown, xishi is often in the river huansha, so far under the mangluo mountain, there is also Wang Xizhi wrote the word "huansha" on the riverside stone, so this section of the river is also known as the Huansha river.
The Yue kingdom was defeated by the state of Wu, and the yue king plotted to restore the country. King Yue's first plan was to offer beautiful women to King Wu and make him indulge in wine, so as to achieve the goal of making him ignore the government. Xi Shi was born beautiful because of his outstanding appearance, so Xi Shi was sent to the State of Wu as a concubine of the King of Wu, and the later result was that the King of Wu was confused by Xi Shi and rebelled against him, and finally the State of Wu fell, and the Victory of the Yue Kingdom, Xi Shi played an important role in the victory of the Yue Kingdom, and had a high patriotic sentiment. It is said that after the death of Wu Guo, Xi Shi and Fan Li sailed across the five lakes without a trace.
"Sinking fish" is written by Xi Shi, Xi Shi in his youth, often in the Huansha River washing clothes, because of its beautiful posture, beautiful heavenly immortals, clear river water reflects her beautiful figure, making her appear more beautiful, at this time, the fish in the water saw her figure, forgot to swim, gradually sink to the bottom of the river, since then, Xi Shi's "sinking fish" synonym has spread nearby.
There are many opinions about Xi Shi's final fate after the defeat of the State of Wu, some people say that Xi Shi committed suicide by throwing water, because Xi Shi completed the mission of saving the country, and it was too beautiful, so the King of Yue sank Xi Shi into the river. Some people also say that Xi Shi and Fan Li sailed across the Five Lakes and followed Fan Li to Jiangnan to do business, and finally Fan Li became the first and most business-oriented businessman in Chinese history, and Xi Shi gave birth to children for Fan Li, and they lived a fairy-like life.
In the pen of later generations of literati, Xi Shi has always been a hard-working and simple woman with patriotic feelings who has fallen in love with the country and dedicated herself to the country. Therefore, in later generations, "Xi Shi" is a synonym for beauty.