When it comes to Wang Zhaojun in the "Four Great Beauties of Ancient China", most people will praise her courage to sacrifice herself to marry the Xiongnu in exchange for the peace of the world, so who knows what kind of woman is this woman who married a foreign country? Was she forced to be helpless or willing?
According to the Book of Han and Emperor Yuan, "Wang Zhaojun, the Southern Han Dynasty Emperor Guiren (present-day Yichang, Hubei), was named "Zhaojun" and "Zhaojun" was not her real name. Wang Zhaojun was born in an ordinary peasant family and was elected to the palace as a palace maid at the age of seventeen.
At that time, the emperor was busy with government affairs and mainly relied on portraits to summon concubines, and the painter Mao Yanshou was responsible for painting these women. If a harem woman wanted to see the emperor, she had to pay a bribe to the painter. Because Wang Zhaojun was very confident in his appearance and his family was poor, he refused to pay bribes. Therefore, Wang Zhaojun entered the palace for 3 years, but he never saw Tianyan, let alone was fortunate to be visited by the emperor.
In the first month of the first year of the first year of the Han Dynasty (33 BC), the Xiongnu leader Hu Han Xiandan proposed to the Han Dynasty for the third time and asked to marry a Han Dynasty woman. After the news was released, no one stood up and expressed their willingness to marry far away. At this time, Wang Zhaojun, who was framed by the painter, was forced to marry. Emperor Yuan, who first saw Wang Zhaojun, was immediately impressed by her beauty, but it was too late, so he had to marry Wang Zhaojun as the daughter of the clan to Huhan Evil Shan Yu. After sending Zhaojun away, Emperor Yuan beheaded the painter Mao Yanshou for "cheating and embezzling".
After arriving in the Xiongnu, Wang Zhaojun was known as the Ninghu Fu clan (yānzhī), lived happily with Hu Han for 3 years, and gave birth to a son, named Yi Tu Zhi Lingshi , and was named the Right Day King. In the second year of the founding of the people (31 BC), Hu Han entered the twilight year of hu han evil shan yu ren ren, when Wang Zhaojun was only 20 years old.
After the death of her husband, Wang Zhaojun asked for the return of the Central Plains, at this time the Han Yuan Emperor had died of illness, and the successor Han Cheng Emperor, in order to ensure the peace of the border, gave Wang Zhaojun a very simple reply: "From Hu Customs." As a result, Wang Zhaojun had to marry the next Shan Yu, her titular son, according to the customs of the Xiongnu. After marriage, the two respected each other and had two daughters, the eldest daughter was named Subu Juji, and the second daughter was named Yu Ju.
Unfortunately, the tragedy of Zhaojun did not stop. After 11 years, Fu Zhu Li Dan Yu died, and according to Xiongnu custom, Wang Zhaojun, who was already 33 years old, was to marry the new Shan Yu, that is, Fu Zhu Li Shan Yu's younger brother Sohu Huan Ruo Shan Yu. Wang Zhaojun could not bear this humiliation and spent all day in depression. Less than two years later, Wang Zhaojun died of illness. In this way, a generation of beautiful women will leave themselves in the grassland forever.
Of course, the impact of Zhaojun's departure on the Central Plains and the Xiongnu was also great. With the distant marriage of Zhaojun, it brought peace to the Central Plains for more than 60 years, and the scene of swords returning to the field and cattle and sheep circling around the saiduo" really appeared.