Lead:
When you see the idiom "sinking fish and falling geese", do you think of that woman? Yes, she is the first of the four beauties of ancient China, Xi Shi. Xi Shi is the head of the beauty and a beauty spy. Xi Shi was given to the State of Wu by the King of Yue, after which the King of Wu began to pay less attention to his own country, which led to the destruction of the country and the death of the family. And why is she still very sought-after after returning to Vietnam?
1) Three years of study was given to King Wu
We all know the story of Yue Wang's conspiracy to lie down and taste his guts, but do you know that he also used the beauty plan in order to defeat Wu Guo? After the defeat of the Yue king in the war with the State of Wu, he began to think of other ways to overthrow the State of Wu. So he thought of a way, that is, to offer a beautiful woman to King Wu.
Then he built a beautiful woman's palace, selected Xi Shi, and taught her song and dance etiquette. After three years, Xi Shi had mastered all this. Coupled with the fact that Xi Shi was really beautiful, King Wu was very happy after receiving it. The happy King Wu began to indulge in beauty every day, and then did not manage his country well.
In the long run, it is natural that the country will become more and more chaotic, and the people will not be able to live. In this case, the people were naturally reluctant to support the monarch, and the state of Wu was destroyed.
2) Speculate on Xi Shi's age
Xi Shi's real name is Shi Yiguang, and the year of birth and death is unknown, but we can speculate on her age when she arrived in Wu. Her most famous story is that she was raked with her mother by the stream, which made people sigh that the fairy was under the mortal. When Fan Li found her, she was at least 15 years old. Later, he studied song and dance etiquette for three years, so when he was dedicated to King Wu, he was at least 18 years old.
And the King of Wu could not have directly destroyed his country very quickly, and it took 21 years from the defeat of the Yue King to the fall of the Wu State. Then subtract the three years that Xi Shi was trained, that is, Xi Shi stayed in the Wu Kingdom for 18 years. In this way, the sum can be derived from the approximate result, Xi Shi is already 36 years old after returning to YueGuo, almost 40 years old.
3) Why it's still in demand
Xi Shi ranked first among the four beauties in ancient times, and naturally beauty accounted for the first place. So after so many years, will Xi Shi's appearance change? The answer is yes, but she lives in the harem and lives every day, unlike ordinary people who will not be able to eat, naturally they will look much younger in maintenance.
And in fact, in ancient times, it was not all feudal and conservative, and it was not that as long as she was a widow, no one wanted it. Before Cheng Zhu Lixue appeared, it was not unusual for a woman to remarry even if she remarried. Moreover, Xi Shi himself is a great beauty, and will naturally be favored by more people.
It's just that the final outcome of Xi Shi is still speculation. Some people believe that after Xi Shi returned to the Kingdom of Yue, although he made meritorious contributions, because he had lived with King Wu for nearly twenty years, he had feelings for him, and he felt guilty about killing King Wu, and he fell ill. Some people also believe that she eloped with Fan Li, but there is no historical evidence to prove this. Others say that she is living in seclusion in the mountains and does not want to dwell on the world anymore.
epilogue:
However, no matter what kind of ending, the whereabouts of women in ancient times are not things that will be recorded in the history books, especially Xi Shi also harmed the Wu kingdom. As for how beautiful Xi Shi really is, we can only imagine it now based on some of the verses described. But since it is the first of the four beauties, its posture is certainly not worse than that of modern beauties. What do you think about that?