In the eyes of many modern primary school students, Wang Zhaojun seems to be just a mage in a certain game. But what they didn't know was that Wang Zhaojun was far less glamorous than in the game. Although she is one of the four most famous beauties in China, she was given the elegant title of "Falling Goose". But her life has also been bumpy, and she is a very tragic figure.
Wang Zhaojun was born in 54 BC, in a family of ordinary people in Nan County. Her father, Wang Xiang, an elderly woman, has always regarded Wang Zhaojun as a pearl in the palm of his hand. Wang Zhaojun learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and she can also be regarded as a talented woman.
But Wang Xiang did not expect that it was his own meticulous cultivation that made Wang Zhaojun's life very bumpy.
After the Han Yuan Emperor ascended the throne, he made it known to the world that a show girl with both talents and colors was pre-selected to enter the palace and serve the emperor. As a talented woman of the famous South County, Wang Zhaojun is naturally the first to bear the brunt. In the end, Wang Zhaojun was also elected to the imperial palace as the first choice of Nan County.
In 38 BC, Wang Zhaojun was elected to the court as a folk woman and became a palace maid. And every woman who entered the palace had to be painted by the painter to paint a portrait, so that the emperor could choose whether to be lucky or not. Otherwise, there were so many palace ladies summoned into the palace, how could the emperor be busy?
But since ancient times, there has been no shortage of corruption within the system. The painter Mao Yanshou had to take bribes every time he painted a palace girl. If you give more, you will look better, and if you give less, you will draw ugly.
Wang Zhaojun had a very high opinion of himself and did not want to bribe Mao Yanshou, and Mao Yanshou was angry in his heart, so he deliberately painted Wang Zhaojun as extremely ugly. When the emperor inspected the portrait of the palace girl, Wang Zhaojun's portrait was immediately put aside by the emperor. And muttered in his heart, how such an ugly woman was also chosen to enter the palace.
Therefore, the emperor also had a little impression of Wang Zhaojun. Since then, Wang Zhaojun has also been very natural and has not been favored by the emperor.
Five years later, the Southern Xiongnu called Han Evil Shan Yu to Chang'an to meet the Great Han Tianzi. In order to strengthen the connection between the Southern Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty, Hu Han evil Shan Yu asked himself to be his son-in-law, hoping that the Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty could give a princess to himself as his wife.
The Han Yuan Emperor agreed with his mouth, but the Han Dynasty always looked down on these small countries and would never marry a real princess. At this time, Emperor Yuan of Han suddenly remembered Wang Zhaojun. Emperor Yuan of Han felt that Wang Zhaojun looked so ugly that even if he married the Xiongnu, it would not be a pity.
Then Emperor Yuan of Han gave Wang Zhaojun and Xu to Hu Han evil Shan Yu. When Hu Han saw Wang Zhaojun, he was immediately shocked and wrote to the Emperor of the Han Dynasty wishing to forever protect the peace of the Great Han Dynasty. On the other hand, Emperor Yuan of Han was also shocked by Wang Zhaojun, but the feelings in his heart were completely opposite to those of Hu Han Evil Shan.
After sending away Hu Han Evil Shan Yu, Emperor Yuan of Han was furious and ordered people to thoroughly investigate the portrait. In the end, Mao Yanshou also paid the price for his greed. Mao Yanshou was ordered to be executed for accepting bribes and cheating on the king.
Wang Zhaojun, on the other hand, followed Han Evil Shan Yu and went to Saiwai. The two had a grand wedding and lived together for three years. During these three years, Wang Zhaojun gave birth to a son for Hu Han Evil Shan Yu. But three years later, Hu Han died of illness.
After the death of Hu Han, Wang Zhaojun wrote to the imperial court and wanted to return to his hometown. However, for the sake of the peace of the people between the two countries, Wang Zhaojun's request was not allowed. The emperor ordered Wang Zhaojun to marry the eldest son of Hu Han Evil Shan Yu in accordance with local customs.
The two lived together for eleven years and had two daughters. In 20 BC, Wang Zhaojun's second husband also died. Two years after Xindan succeeded to the throne, the homesick Wang Zhaojun died of illness.
Wang Zhaojun's life was bumpy, whether it was entering the palace to become a palace girl, or marrying a Xiongnu, this was not the life she wanted. But it was precisely because she sacrificed her own happiness and made great contributions to the people at that time that she was remembered by future generations.
But if she is allowed to choose once, she may just want to be an obscure civilian girl, marry an ordinary person, maintain a family and have children, and spend her life in a plain and ordinary way.