She was the first female poet in Chinese history, a princess before marriage, a queen after marriage, but she could not escape the tragedy of being childless! She is the beauty of the country and the city- Zhuang Jiang.
Zhuang Jiang was a princess of the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period, and her father was the Duke of Qi Zhuang. The State of Qi was a powerful country at that time, and as a princess of a country, she was the object of marriage that the princes and kings competed for at that time. Zhuang Jiang is also a stunning beauty, and there is a poem in the Book of Poetry and Wei Feng that praises her, describing her as "hands like soft yi, skin like gelatin, collar like cockroaches, teeth like rhinoceros, moth eyebrows, smart smiles, beautiful eyes." "In short, Zhuang Jiang is a white rich beauty who combines appearance and talent. She eventually married Duke Wei Zhuang of the Wei Dynasty, so people called her Zhuang Jiang.
Zhuang came from her husband, Duke Wei Zhuang, and Jiang was the surname of the State of Qi. A woman's life is thus defined, and the name seems to imply Zhuang Jiang's inability to control his own destiny. The wedding of Zhuang Jiang and Wei Zhuang Gong can be called the wedding of the century, romantic and warm, luxurious and sensational. The people of Weiguo worship and admire this goddess-like queen from the bottom of their hearts. But where in the world is there such a perfect love and marriage, Zhuang Jiang stunned the world, but dimmed himself.
Zhuang Jiang was sad for most of his life in Weiguo.
After marriage, Zhuang Jiang and Wei Zhuang Gong were also sweet and happy for a while, but unfortunately Zhuang Jiang was unable to have children.
There is a sentence in the "Left Biography" that describes Zhuang Jiang: "Beautiful and childless." ”
Zhuang Jiang endured the pressure of being childless for a long time, and also had to face the violent temper of Wei Zhuanggong (and perhaps domestic violence). Later, Zhuang Jiang slowly fell out of favor and was snubbed for a long time. How good can a distantly married, childless queen who is not liked by her husband be in? In order to have a son and an heir, Duke Wei Zhuang married Chen Guo's sisters Li Ji and Dai Fei successively. Both of them gave birth to sons, and Zhuang Jiang had to regard Dai Fei's son as his own for the sake of his own life and status, and eventually put this child on the throne, which was the later Duke of Wei Huan.
Zhuang Jiang was born noble, and before marrying a carefree princess, he suffered half a life of desolation because he married the wrong person.
A woman, like Zhuang Jiang, was born noble, beautiful and talented, but also because she had no children, she was struggling in an unfortunate marriage.
In that era, Zhuang Jiang did not have the ability to change her destiny, but fortunately, her beauty and harmony were frozen in the text and sung for a thousand years.
According to research, the poem "Shijing Guofeng Shaofeng Yanyan" was written by Zhuang Jiang.
Yan Yan Yu Fei, Poor Pool Qiyu. The son of Yu Gui, far away in the wild. Looking at the Buddha, weeping like rain.
Yan Yan Yu Fei, Jie Zhi Zhi. The son is far from returning. Look at the Buddha, stand and weep.
Yan Yan Yu Fei, down to its sound. The son of Yu Gui, far away to the south. Look at the Buddha, and do my heart.
Zhongshi Ren only, its heart is congested. In the end, it is gentle and beneficial, and it is prudent to be careful. The thoughts of the first kings, to the widow.
This poem from the other side, the emotion is sincere, the music scene and the mourning are opposite, the farewell situation and the farewell atmosphere, expressed deep and deep pain, can not bear to read, enough to reflect Zhuang Jiang's extraordinary talent.
Heaven gave Zhuang Jiang beauty and talent, but did not give her a happy marriage, she had struggled in the marriage, longing for the love of her husband, but in the end she could only be depressed.
Zhuang Jiang is famous for his beauty, but he is remembered for his talent. A thousand years have passed, and many red faces and dry bones have disappeared, but only her talent and name are still circulating, and her poetry is still being sung.