Foreword: Whether it is the Romance of the Three Kingdoms or other books related to the Three Kingdoms, there are stories about Zhang Fei robbing Xiahou Yuan's granddaughter Xiahou Shi as a daughter-in-law. When Zhang Fei went out of the city to collect firewood in Chenxian County, he saw the 13-year-old Xiahou clan living here, and when he learned that she was a woman of a good family, he married her, so Xiahou and Zhang Fei married, and eventually gave birth to two daughters for Zhang Fei, both of whom became Liu Chan's empress.
The relevant documents are as follows:
"Wei Liu" records that in the beginning, five years after Jian'an, Shi Ba, from his sister Thirteen fourth, in this county, traveled to collect trees, for the purpose of flying income. Fei knew his daughter and thought of her as a wife. ”
The Xiahou family was one of Cao Wei's famous families, and when the members of the family were humiliated and plundered by Zhang Fei, why did no one take revenge after that, let alone mention this matter?
First, ancient communication was backward, and the Xiahou family may not know about it
Ancient communication technology was very underdeveloped, and even if it was a war, it would take several days to send a military intelligence, let alone a few people until her whereabouts. Xiahou Shi went out alone to pick, there was no huge lineup to follow her, and zhang Fei was so plundered, it was generally difficult to figure out where Xiahou Shi had gone without witnesses.
Even if Xiahou Shi disappeared, it was very common to miss a person in ancient times, and it would not take much energy to find a person, especially a woman with a relatively low social status at that time. In addition, Xiahou Shi was a busy person around Cao Cao at that time, such as Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Huan, and so on. At that time, it was also at the beginning and end of the Battle of Guandu, and the men of the Xiahou family were too busy to take care of themselves, and they should not have the heart to care about the life and death of a dispensable woman.
Second, in ancient times, women's loyalty was very important, and they may not know that they were taken captive
Ancient society attached great importance to women's loyalty, especially during the period of marching and fighting, women's loyalty was a problem that men were more concerned about when they were fighting outside, Xiahou was only 13 years old at the time, and it was reasonable to say that he should not be old enough to get married, so he was abducted by Zhang Fei, and in the eyes of the world, she had lost the loyalty of a woman.
Although the status of women in the Han Dynasty was not bad, compared with other dynasties, Han Dynasty women could also file for divorce in free love, and the policy of widow remarriage was also very humane. However, the purpose of this policy is to expand the population, but for married and unmarried women, chastity is still very important, especially during the Han Ande Emperor, the system of honor and disgrace of the chastity family was introduced, and the woman's chastity was tied to the glory of the family.
"The edict gives the virgin woman the Ten Branches of the Valley of Righteousness, the Zhen Table Gate, and the JingXianxing."
Zhang Fei took the Xiahou clan by plunder, which was undoubtedly a disgrace to the Xiahou family, this kind of scandal the Xiahou family wanted to hide too late, how could it be possible to send people to avenge or find out with great fanfare, which undoubtedly damaged the reputation of the Xiahou family, so the Xiahou family was robbed, perhaps they did not know.
Third, Zhang Fei is not an ordinary, and the Xiahou family may co-opt Zhang Fei
Zhang Fei is highly skilled in martial arts, and is an important figure around Liu Bei, naturally it is not comparable to ordinary characters, and it may be a good thing that Xiahou Clan was robbed by him. Because Cao Cao had many enemies at that time, and needed to stabilize the forces of other princes while fighting with Yuan Shao, Liu Bei was naturally one of the objects that needed stability, and Xiahou's giving to Zhang Fei would undoubtedly increase the favor between Xiahou and Zhang Fei, and the two sides might enter a honeymoon period.
Later, Zhang Fei became one of the founding heroes of Shu Han, and the marriage between Xiahou and Zhang Fei was particularly critical, which was conducive to the development of the Xiahou family in other forces, through political marriage, the relationship between Xiahou and the generals of the Shu state appeared to be very delicate, from the later Xiahou Ba's return to Shu Han, Jiang Wei's acceptance can be seen that there is indeed a friendship between the Xiahou family and Shu Han.
Liu Chan's affection for Xiahou Ba also stemmed from the two daughters of Zhang Fei's wife Xiahou Shi, who attached great importance to Xiahou Ba's surrender, and personally explained to Xiahou Ba the reason for Xiahou Yuan's death that year, and then Liu Chan added officials to Xiahou Ba, and regarded him as his own close confidant.
Since Zhang Fei married Xiahou, his relationship with Xiahou was still very stable, and Xiahou gave birth to two daughters for Zhang Fei, both of whom became empresses, perhaps this is also for Zhang Feiguang Zong Yaozu. Later, Xiahou Yuan was beheaded, and Xiahou Clan requested that Xiahou Yuan be buried, which gave Xiahou Yuan the treatment of being buried in the ground, and Xiahou Clan played a great role.
In general, Xiahou's marriage to Zhang Fei is mutually beneficial to both families, and the Xiahou family has never mentioned this matter or taken revenge, and it is precisely because of this that self-interested things will certainly not be destroyed, and Zhang Fei has also obtained a wife from a famous and prestigious family, and the two sides are happy and harmonious, and they are at peace.
References: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Luo