As we all know, the Three Kingdoms in history is an era of great heroes, at the same time, the Three Kingdoms is also an era of great beauties competing for glory.
Since the ancient beauty with the hero, Cao Pi has the Luo ShenXian Zi Zhen Mi, Sun Ce has the dignified and elegant Big Qiao, Zhou Yu has the flowery and jade xiao Qiao, Lü Bu has the feminine and colorful mink cicada, Sun Quan has the beautiful and gentle step trainer... These famous beauties are often described in the annals of history, but there is another beauty in the Three Kingdoms period who is often overlooked by people, and she is also beautiful and virtuous, this woman is Liu Bei's concubine Lady Gan.
How beautiful is Liu Bei's Lady Gan
Lady Gan, whose name was Gan Mei, was a Xiaopei person in Xuzhou during the Three Kingdoms period. Lady Gan grew up in the countryside of Shudi and came from a very cold background. Since the beauty of Cuba Shu, the green mountains and green waters of Shudi have nourished the talents and spirits of the earth, and although Mrs. Gan grew up in the countryside, she is a beautiful person who has never been in the world.
According to the miscellaneous records "Collected Remains" compiled by Wang Jia of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, when Lady Gan was young, there was an old man in the village who could look at the face, and when he saw the face of Lady Gan, he said: This woman must be extremely expensive when she grows up, and may be able to take a position in the Extreme Palace.
"Bit and palace" refers to being able to ascend to a high position in the palace, such an evaluation is indeed not false, Lady Gan grew up to 16 years old, has become the most famous beautiful girl in Shudi. Later, Liu Bei became the assassin of Yuzhou and temporarily stationed in Xiaopei County, and heard that the beautiful woman Ganmei, who had been the best in Shudi, was in Xiaopei, so Liu Bei, who had lost his wife several times, took Ganmena as a concubine and took him with him from then on.
After Gan Mei married Liu Bei, she was given the honorific title of Lady Gan, and everyone called lady Gan. Because several of the wives that Liu Bei had married into the family before had died one after another, Lady Gan became the de facto head of the Liu family after marriage, taking charge of the housekeeping affairs for Liu Bei.
After Lady Gan got married, she followed Liu Bei around, and when the two temporarily lived in Xinye, Jingzhou, Lady Gan was pregnant and gave birth to a son for Liu Bei. Because this child was born after Lady Gan dreamed of seeing the Big Dipper into her arms, she was named "Ah Dou" - that is, Liu Chan, the lord of the Shu Han Dynasty.
Liu Bei is a well-informed man, he has seen a lot of beautiful women, Gan Mei can make him move and marry into the family, first of all, because she looks outstanding, in addition, Gan Mei has also read a little book, it can be said that he is sensible and reasonable, not rude. But how beautiful is this little-known beauty?
In fact, Mrs. Gan not only has a good appearance, but also has clear skin, snow white and lovely. According to legend, his subordinates once presented Liu Bei with a jade beauty exquisitely carved from white jade for Liu Bei to play with and appreciate. Liu Bei was very happy that night in the middle court, Liu Bei put the jade beauty into the side of Lady Gan in the tent, and then stood outside the tent to look at it. In the bright moonlight, Liu Bei found that the beautiful Lady Gan's skin was very crystal white and tender, and it was not inferior to that jade beauty.
According to legend, the reason why Lady Gan entered Liu's court as a concubine instead of being a proper wife was because Liu Bei had been widowed many times in his early years, and when he saw the beautiful woman Gan Mei, he was very fond of her, in order to make Gan Mei live forever, Liu Bei did not take it as the main room after thinking about it, but married her as a concubine.
Liu Bei abandoned Lady Gan for four times and fled alone
Historically, people's evaluation of Liu Bei, the hero Haojie, is very different from ordinary people, Liu Beiwen can not be an security, Wu can not serve the public, he has the "three loss of the principle", that is, "lose the territory, lose his wife and children, lose the weight", but has not lost his brothers and people. Liu Bei's most famous remarks are two: "Those who do great things will be people-oriented", "Brothers are like brothers and sisters, and wives are like clothes".
Liu Bei, who was not good at literature and martial arts, achieved a great cause by relying on dozens of good brothers who were willing to be born and died for him and cared for the people, and won the respect and love of the people.
Liu Bei was known for his benevolence, but he abandoned his weak wife and children in dangerous situations several times and fled alone, which was indeed puzzling. According to the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei abandoned Lady Gan for 4 times and fled for her life alone in the midst of the rebellion.
The first time was in the first year of Jian'an, Lü Bu successfully sneaked into Xuzhou, Liu Bei planned to quickly slip away when the emperor was messy and caught off guard, but abandoned Lady Gan and fled back to Guangling Province, where Lady Gan was captured by Lü Bu.
Liu Bei's army, which was temporarily evacuated in Guangling, was in trouble due to poor grain and grass. At this time, a rich merchant in Xuzhou, Mi Zhu, gave Liu Bei all his strength, and when he was feasting, Liu Bei caught a glimpse of Mi Zhu's sister Mi Shi, who was born beautiful and moving, with bright teeth and bright eyes, and Liu Bei fell in love with him at first sight, so he asked for Mi Shi as his wife.
When Liu Bei was drinking happily with Lady Mi in his arms around Xinna, he completely forgot about Lady Gan, whom he had abandoned in Xuzhou. Because Lü Bu was only bent on attacking the city, he did not want to have a grudge with Liu Bei for capturing Lady Gan, so he did not feel troublesome and escorted Lady Gan back to his hometown.
The second time was after Liu Bei returned to XiaoPei, he quickly gathered tens of thousands of soldiers, planning to develop his own forces well. Lü Bu was afraid that Liu Bei would become bigger and stronger, so he sent an army to attack Liu Bei, and Liu Bei had to flee when he saw that his strength was invincible, and temporarily submitted to Cao Cao. On the way to escape, Liu Bei fled first, and his wife and children who were behind the carriage and horse were captured by Lü Bu. For Liu Bei' sake, Cao Cao personally led an army to attack Lü Bu and captured Lü Busheng alive, thus saving Liu Bei's wife and children, including Lady Gan.
The third time was five years after Jian'an, Cao Cao led a large army to conquer Liu Bei, and Liu Bei knew that the troops were difficult to defeat, and once again thought of running away quickly. After Liu Bei's army was scattered by Cao Cao's army, Liu Bei fled in a hurry under the protection of several personal bodyguards, leaving behind a large number of heavy weights and men and horses. Guan Yu was captured by Cao Cao in order to protect Liu Bei's wife and children, and Lady Gan and Lady Mi also became prisoners of war. Later, Guan Yu waited for the opportunity to do his best to protect the two ladies back to Liu Bei's side.
The fourth time in the twelfth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao led his generals to attack Liu Bei, and Cao Cao's army came to suppress the territory, and Liu Bei once again left Gan and Mi's wife and young son Liu Chan, and ordered Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei to break them off, and then fled first.
At the Battle of Changshanpo, Liu Bei abandoned his wife and children again, and Zhao Yun Zhongyong first rescued Lady Gan in the midst of the rebellion, and then rushed into the battle again and found Lady Mi who was holding Liu Chan. Zhao Yun took over the young lord Liu Chan and tried to pull Lady Mi on horseback, but Lady Mi was afraid of increasing the burden of highlighting the siege for Zhao Yun, and she was willing to die in the rebel army.
In fact, in Liu Bei's heart, Lady Gan's status was very high, and Liu Bei's will before his death was to be buried with her.
Liu Bei was able to abandon Lady Gan for 4 degrees, and he could also disregard the safety of his son Liu Chan, which was indeed a very excessive act. Lady Gan was a weak female stream, and since marrying Liu Bei, she had lived a life of uncertainty and fear. After experiencing the Battle of Nagasaka Slope, Lady Gan, who had probably just given birth, was really exhausted after experiencing such a toss and fright, and soon became entangled in the sickbed. In 209 AD, at the age of 22, Lady Gan died of illness and was buried in NamGun.
In 221, Liu Bei was proclaimed emperor, and the following year, Liu Bei posthumously honored Lady Gan as "Lady Huangsi" and ordered her coffin to be moved to Shudi. In 223, Liu Beiqi fell ill and died, and before dying, he ordered his courtiers to bury him in the same place as Lady Gan. In August of the same year, Liu Bei was buried with Lady Gan in Huiling.
Liu Bei had so many women in his lifetime, except for Lady Gan, none of whom could still get Liu Bei's pursuit after his death, it can be seen that although Liu Bei was selfish and cold by nature, and had put Lady Gan's life in danger several times in the rebellion, in his heart, Lady Gan, who had a jade heart and a beautiful and virtuous heart, was obviously the highest status and the most unforgettable for him.