King Yue used beauty to destroy King Wu, but the story of Xi Shi has been passed down through the ages, and she has been forgotten

The Yue King used three thousand horses to destroy Wu Wang Fuchai and avenge the snow hatred, his story can be said to be an inspirational model of people, and the Yue King used a strategy of wen when he took revenge, that is, the beauty plan. Speaking of the beauty plan used by the Yue King, the first person everyone remembers is Xi Shi, a woman who claims to have the color of a sinking fish.

But the beautiful woman who was originally dedicated to Fu Cha was not only Xi Shi, but also another beautiful woman whose posture was said to be better than Xi Shi, her name was Zheng Dan, and it was reasonable to say that she was also a heroine of the Yue Kingdom, but the story of Xi Shi was passed down through the ages, and Zheng Dan was forgotten by people.

First, young people meet

At the age of 15.6, Xi Shi and Zheng Dan met, at that time Xi Shi was more inferior, she did not have much confidence in her appearance, and Zheng Dan not only looked beautiful, but also extroverted, she always wanted to be good friends with Xi Shi, so when she saw people, she praised Xi Shi, saying that she was a big beauty, and constantly encouraged Xi Shi to be confident.

Xi Shi thought that her feet were relatively large, and Zheng Dan made her a long skirt so that she could cover her feet. Xi Shi also said that her face was small, and Zheng Dan asked her to go to the lake to look at herself, saying that the fish in the lake saw her posture and shyly ran away. Xi Shi also thought that his eyes were small, and Zheng Dan went to the well with her to take a picture, saying that her eyes were like fish, and her fish was not good-looking if her body was long, and her eyes were not big and beautiful.

To tell the truth, who would have thought that Xi Shi, who has always been considered one of the four beauties, would have so many troubles about his appearance? In the end, Xi Shi finally overcame his inferiority and became a close friend with Zheng Dan.

Later, Gou Jian was defeated by Wu Wangfu cha and captured as a slave, on the one hand, he endured the humiliation and burden, on the other hand, he let Wen Zhong and Fan Li collect beautiful women for him to offer to King Wu, which not only made King Wu happy, but also allowed him to indulge in beauty and prepare for his revenge.

Zheng Dan

2. Be dedicated to the husband

In 490 BC, Zheng Dan and Xi Shi, two fellow villagers, were selected together because of their beautiful looks, and they first trained in court etiquette and song and dance, Zheng Dan preferred swords, and she danced swords very beautifully.

In this way, after almost training, they were dedicated to fu cha, ren to gain the trust of fu cha, and at the same time to break his relationship with the ministers.

Fu Cha was very fond of seeing these two beautiful women, and took Xi Shi to Gu Sutai and Zheng Dan to Wu Palace. In 473 BC, Gou Jian led an army to capture the Wu capital Gusu, but at this time only Xi Shi was still alive and Zheng Dan was dead.

According to the records in the history books, it is said that Zheng Dan was depressed and died within two years, and Fu Cha buried her in Huangmao Mountain, and the reason for the unhappiness was jealousy that Xi Shi was more favored by Fu Cha than himself. Although there are rumors that Zheng Dan is more beautiful than Xi Shi, this may only be the aesthetic of one person or some people, and does not mean that the aesthetic of Fu Poor is also like this.

After entering the harem of Fu cha, Although Zheng Dan and Xi Shi quickly squeezed out the other concubines with their training skills and beauty, the so-called one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, and the same is true for the beauty. We know through Xi Shi's story that her image is relatively weak, with the feeling of weak willow fufeng, but Zheng Dan is different, she is extroverted, and she likes to dance swords.

In Fu Cha, he prefers Xi Shi, which may arouse his desire to protect, so Zheng Dan feels that he has been snubbed, and finally died of depression, which is still relatively sad to say.

III. "Four Beauties of Zhejiang"

Why zheng dan's fame is not as good as Xi Shi, in fact, it has a lot to do with her premature death, of course, this is only part of the reason, there is also a saying that the four beauties are actually exaggerated, after all, the beauty is like a red flower, no one is willing to be a green leaf to set off, so who is exaggerated more who is more famous, but if you want to say so, Xi Shi is also Zheng Dan's boast, think about it, Zheng Dan's ending is not more sad?

Someone once suggested that the four ancient beauties of Zhejiang (Xi Shi and Zheng Dan's villages are also in Zhejiang) were selected, and the final candidates were Zheng Dan, Xi Shi, Big Qiao and Xiao Qiao.

Most of the people in Zhuji Cormorant Bay Village in Zhejiang Province are still surnamed Zheng, and there is a pavilion called "Zheng Dan Pavilion" in the north of the village, in order to commemorate Zheng Dan, a patriotic woman.

4. Summary

China is rich in land and has a large population, and there has always been no shortage of beautiful women, especially in the place of Jiangnan, which has produced many beautiful women since ancient times. But it is one thing to be beautiful, and it is another thing to be beautiful and to benefit the country and the people, so Zheng Dan deserves to be remembered in our hearts.

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