The four beauties of ancient China are well-known, they are Xi Shi, Yang Yuhuan, Marten Cicada, and Wang Zhaojun. Regarding their deeds and legends, every Chinese can tell seven or eight, so since there are four beautiful women in ancient times, there should also be four beautiful men in ancient times. So who are the four beautiful men? How did they end up?
In fact, the four beautiful men in ancient times are different, unlike the four beautiful women, which have been unified by the opinions of the people of the whole country. The four beautiful men I want to talk about today are just one of the sayings, and they are also the most common ones. They were Pan An, Song Yu, Lan Ling Wang, and Wei Jie.
The first beautiful man in ancient times, Pan An
Pan An, whose real name is Pan Yue, is a writer and politician of the Western Jin Dynasty, and has always been known as the "first beautiful man in ancient times", how beautiful is that? In the "New Language of the World", it is recorded: "Pan Yuemiao has a posture and a good look. When he was young, he popped out of Luoyang Dao, and when the woman met, he could not help but join hands and haunt him. ”
That is to say, Pan An has a good appearance and temperament, when he was young, he drove around, even the old woman was fascinated by it, and there was still fruit in his car, resulting in the car being full. Although there is no lack of exaggeration, it can well reflect Pan An's appearance and the woman's pursuit of him. Therefore, later praising a man's beauty will be described as "looking like Pan An".
Pan An was known for his intelligence since childhood, and the villagers called him "Strange Boy". When he was a child, he traveled around with his father, and later studied at Luoyang Taixue, and embarked on a career path around the age of twenty. When Pan An first embarked on his career, he was not valued, so he was a little depressed, and later he did a county order in Huai County, and as a result, he did a good job, and he was promoted to the capital as an official.
Unfortunately, not long after, Pan An was dismissed from his post for committing a crime, and the then taifu Yangjun admired his talent and put him in the main book. It can only be said that Pan An's luck was too bad, and not long after he became the master bookkeeper, Yang Jun was killed, resulting in the Yisan clan, and Pan An was also implicated.
Fortunately, when I was an official before, I made a lot of friends, and some people tried to intercede for him, which saved him. Later, he made a county order in Chang'an, but because his mother was ill, he had to resign and return home to serve. At this time, he met Jia Mi and others, this group of scribes was known as the "Twenty-Four Friends of Lu Gong" by the world, and later because they often gathered in Shi Chong's Jingu Garden, they were also known as the "Twenty-Four Friends of jingu".
Pan An's mother often advised him not to become inflamed, but Pan An always agreed verbally, but privately hoped to be able to prosper because of this. Later, the Rebellion of the Eight Kings broke out, and sima lun the Prince of Zhao finally won, he imprisoned Emperor Hui of Jin and promoted his own cronies to be prime ministers.
Pan An's father turned out to be the trusted boss, and Pan An had offended him because he didn't like him. Now that he is prime minister, he naturally wants to take revenge on Pan An. In the end, Pan An was arrested and exterminated of the Three Tribes, and it can only be said that in this life, he really has no connection with being an official.
Although Pan An's ending is not good, he has left a good impression on the world, and even in the hearts of many people, Pan An is the representative of the perfect man. This perfection refers not only to his appearance, but also to his specialty. Pan An has a deep affection for his wife, and after the death of his wife, Pan An did not remarry, so everyone used Pan An's nicknames "Tan Lang" and "Tan Nu" to describe their sweethearts. And Pan An has also become the representative of the perfect lover in the hearts of women.
Qu Yuan's posthumous resignation, Song Yu
Regarding song yu's life, the description in the "Records of History" is very simple: "After Qu Yuan's death, Chu had disciples of Song Yu, Tang Le, and Jing Cha, all of whom were good at words and were known for their views. However, all the ancestors Qu Yuan's calm words, in the end, did not dare to speak directly. According to this record, many people in later generations believed that Song Yu studied under Qu Yuan. However, some scholars believe that this statement was only put forward 200 years after Qu Yuan, so whether to follow Qu Yuan is still controversial.
However, Song Yu's literary talent is beyond doubt, and Ouyang Xiu once commented on him: "Song Yu is more blue than Qu Yuan." The poet Li Bai also said: "Qu Song has passed away for a long time, and there is nothing to say." In fact, Song Yu's achievements are really difficult to compare with Qu Yuan, but his achievements in rhetoric can indeed be based on literary history.
Like "Goddess Endowment", "Deng Disciple Lustful Endowment", etc., are all Song Yu's masterpieces, of which "Goddess Endowment" is deeply loved by Cao Zhi, who created the famous "Luoshen Endowment" after reading the masterpiece. In 227 BC, the Jing Ke assassination of the King of Qin occurred, Song Yu wrote "Flute Fu", in 222 BC, the Chu state fell, song Yu died, at the age of seventy-six.
The Mask General, the Lanling King
"The Northern Qilan Ling King's body is white and beautiful, and he wears a false mask to fight against the enemy, and counts the odd feats." This is the northern Song Dynasty minister Ye Tingjue's evaluation of The Lanling King. One sentence summed up the characteristics of The Lanling King, with a handsome appearance, fair skin, and always wearing a mask when fighting, making great achievements for Northern Qi. Such a man who can go to the battlefield and enter the hall naturally arouses the admiration and admiration of many women.
At the Battle of Qiushan in that year, northern Zhou troops were strong, and King Lanling led five hundred cavalry to take the lead and rushed into the encirclement of the Northern Zhou army until it broke through to the city of Jin Yong. Because he wore a mask every time he fought, the soldiers in the city did not know whether he was an enemy or a friend, and later the Lanling King took off his mask, and the soldiers recognized him, so they released arrows to rescue him.
Later, under the command of King Lanling, he successfully rescued Jin Yongcheng and fought the Northern Zhou army to flee into the wilderness. Lanling King also became famous in this battle, in order to praise his merits, the soldiers specially made a "Lanling King Entry Song" for him, but also because of this song, the Lanling King was pushed to the cusp of the storm.
After winning the Battle of Qiushan, Gao Wei, the lord of Northern Qi, said to the Lanling King: "The battle is too deep, and there is nothing to regret for defeat." "It means that King Lanling was deeply involved in the enemy camp at that time, and once he failed, he would regret it." Unexpectedly, King Lanling said, "State affairs are my family affairs, and I didn't think about it so much at that time." When Gao Wei heard about the "family affairs", he immediately became suspicious, did he intend to divide my country, and later heard the "Lanling King's Entry Song", and Gao Wei concluded that he had done a great job to cover the Lord.
In the fourth year of Wuping, Gao Wei sent emissaries to send poisoned wine to The Lanling King, who believed that he was loyal to the country and did not know why the emperor had to get rid of himself. Princess Lanling persuaded him to go to Gao Wei to make it clear, but he knew very well that Gao Wei would not see him, and that the emperor would have to die, and the subject had to die, and then drank poisoned wine and died, only thirty-three years old.
The beautiful man who was "seen" dead, Wei Jie
When Wei Jie was young, he traveled by car, and everyone saw him and thought he was a jade man, so they rushed to see him. When his uncle saw him, he always said that he had "pearl jade" around him, and said that every time he went out with Wei Jiu, there was always a "bead" glowing next to him. All this is enough to show that Wei Jie is indeed a beautiful man.
"When the chief horn enters the market by sheep cart, everyone who sees it thinks that it is a jade person, and those who see it are pouring into the capital." ——Quoted from the Book of Jin
Wei Jie is not only handsome, but also very talented. Every time people make small talk with him, they can't help but praise him, saying that he always talks about subtleties. Wang Cheng was a famous scholar at that time, and rarely praised others, only Wei Jie made him obedient, so at that time there was a saying: "Wei Jie talked, Wang Cheng fell".
Legend has it that when Wei Jiu traveled from Yuzhang County to Kyoto, many people heard of his reputation and rushed to see him, and at that time they surrounded him with water. Wei Jiu's physical condition was not good, and everyone surrounded a wall to make the air not circulate, and as a result, Wei Jie, who was only twenty-seven years old, was "watched" to die. Therefore, there was an allusion to "watching and killing Wei Jie" later.
It can be seen that in addition to Song Yu, the other three of the four beautiful men died a little tragically, but their fame has been passed down for hundreds of years. In fact, through their deeds, we can know that a person can be remembered by future generations, and it is not enough to rely on appearance alone. Although the four beautiful men are all handsome, some of them are good at literature and some can be martial, and they are all rare talents in contemporary times. Therefore, if you want to be remembered by future generations and respected by the world, you still have to have real ability.
(References "ShiShu Xinyu", "Shiji", "Book of Northern Qi", "Book of Jin")