One of the most famous "Four Great Demons" in ancient China, tianzi national color, legendary life

She was the second queen consort of The Zhou You, the crown prince Ji Gong Xiang, and the biological mother of Crown Prince Ji Bofu. She is one of the most famous red-faced evil waters written by the traditional literati inkers, and one of the most famous "Four Demons" in ancient China.

Legendary, heavenly and national color

There is a mysterious legend about the origin of The Lady.

Legend has it that during the reign of Emperor Ji at the end of the Xia Dynasty, two sacred dragons one day landed in front of the imperial court, and they said that they were the two ancestor kings of the Kingdom of Praise. Xia Jie was very surprised, and quickly let Taishi divinate, but Bu Gua showed that it was not auspicious to drive away, stay, and kill, and the only feasible way was to ask for the dragon's saliva essence and store it to be auspicious.

Therefore, Xia Jie ordered the people to display the jade veil and wrote a petition on the Simple Strategy to inform the dragon. Finally, the dragon left to leave saliva, and Emperor Xia collected the saliva and put it in a box and collected it. After that, this box became taboo and no one dared to open it. Later, when the Xia Dynasty fell, this box was transmitted to the Shang Dynasty; when the Shang Dynasty fell, this box was passed to the Zhou Dynasty. After three entire dynasties, still no one dared to open it.

And just like that, eight hundred years have passed. One day, King Zhou Li was idle, and he was very curious about what was in the box, so he ordered the palace maid to open the box. Who knew that as soon as it was opened, a small worm came out of the box, and in the blink of an eye, it was gone. And the palace maid who opened this box, from then on, her stomach grew larger for no reason. King Li of Zhou blamed her for becoming pregnant without a husband, so he imprisoned her in the Forbidden Palace for forty years, and the palace girl's belly was even larger for forty years, until forty years later, when King Xuan of Zhou succeeded to the throne, she gave birth to a baby girl.

It sounds very mysterious and magical, but this is many times that Nezha's mother has been pregnant with Nezha for three years and six months.

This baby girl is Bao Ji, who was not only born with legendary color, but also had a legendary experience after that, and she also had a fight with the experience of Sun Wukong's master Tang Monk when she was a child.

It is said that after the birth of this baby girl, King Xuanwang of Zhou felt very strange, and thought that it was a bad omen, thinking that it was the palace maid who deceived the public, so he ordered someone to kill the palace girl and throw it into the river, and the baby girl was also wrapped in straw mats and thrown into the river.

Later, a fleeing couple passed the river, heard the cry of a baby in the distance, and on closer inspection, something was floating from the river, and when they looked closer, it turned out to be a baby girl lying on a broken grass mat. The couple could not bear to ignore it, so they adopted the baby girl.

Seeing Xiao Baoji's childhood experience, did you also think of the drifting Tang monk when he was a child?

In addition, there is also a saying that when the adoptive parents of the bride saw the little bride, there was a flock of birds circling around her, and the couple was very surprised, thinking that this must be an auspicious omen, maybe it was a gift from God, so they adopted her.

However, in any case, legends are legends, not real historical events. The real history is likely to be that She was a young girl of the Chu Kingdom three hundred miles southwest of HoJing, with outstanding appearance, who should also be from an aristocratic or clan (the family of the monarch), and was finally given as a gift to please the Zhou royal family, and later became very favored.

Ice beauty, pet crown harem

When it comes to the beauty of the concubine, there is no doubt about it. But there are two different theories about the cause and process of her being sent to the palace.

The first theory is that after xiao baoji was adopted by the fleeing couple, she followed them all the way to the chu country, and finally settled in the country. Her adoptive parents named her Bao Ji because the national surname was 姒, according to the custom of the Country at that time, women called the country surname, and then named it by surname, and the name was to commemorate that they saved their lives in the Country of Praise and gained a new life.

Little Lady Xiao grew up day by day, and her appearance became more and more beautiful and moving. No one in the village did not admire her beauty. At this time, the newly succeeded King You of Zhou was unscrupulous and sent people all over the country to search for beautiful women, and uncle Yue took him to persuade him to take care of the government, and King Zhou You became angry and deposed Uncle Yue from his official position, which caused dissatisfaction among his loyalists, and the monarch of the state also spoke bluntly and persuaded, but he was imprisoned by the angry King Of Zhou You, and one pass was three years!

Therefore, the crown prince of the State of Chu decided to give a beautiful woman to King You of Zhou to rescue his father, and there was a concubine among them.

The second theory is that in 779 BC, King You of Zhou attacked the State of Chu, and the State of Chu was defeated, and he sacrificed the State of Praise to surrender.

In short, no matter which way it was, the praise was given to King Zhou You in the form of gifts.

The beauty of The Lady of Zhou made King Zhou You fall in love at first sight, and his heart was full of flowers, and he regarded it as a pearl in his palm and pampered him. Especially after giving birth to his son Bofu, King Zhou You was even more obedient to him. Although she was favored, she was a cold-faced beauty, after entering the palace, she was cold and frosty and did not like to smile, King Zhou You asked her why she did not laugh, she said that concubines do not laugh in their lives, asked her what she liked, she said that concubines are not good. Even if King Ji Gongnie of Zhou You deposed the prince for her, she did not eagerly wait for half a point because of this. Her coldness aroused King Zhou You's desire to win or lose, and became a piece of Zhou You's heart disease. Wanting to do so, let King Zhou You's desire not to stop, for the sake of Princess Bo'ai smiled, he racked his brains to think of various ways, but praise is not laughing.

One day, Father Yu Shi thought of a way to say to King You of Zhou: "In the past, in order to prevent the invasion of Xi Rong, many beacon towers were built as a signal to request the support of neighboring princes when they were invaded. Now that there is no war, the beacon tower is idle and useless, it is better to light the beacon and let the princes be fooled, and when the lady sees them deceived, she should smile. ”

King Zhou You, with his beard and squinting his eyes, thought about it, and clapped his hands.

The princes of beacon play, laughing and "pouring" the country of people

King Zhou You listened to Yu Shi's father's advice, so he staged a good play of "Beacon Theatre Princes".

On that day, when the birds were singing and the sky was clear, king Zhou You, with his wife, climbed the city wall to see the scenery, and suddenly ordered the soldiers to light the beacon tower. For a time, wolf smoke was everywhere, war drums were sounding in unison, and the neighboring princes heard the war drums and saw the wolf smoke, thinking that there was a war in the capital, and one by one rushed to lead the army to reinforcements. Who knows, after arriving, I found that there was no enemy at all, and I was deceived. As a result, every bearded man stared at his eyes and became angry.

Standing on the city wall, the fence overlooked, only to see the crowd under the city bustling, you push me to squeeze, so it is not lively. The princes were busy, the soldiers and horses were running around, but nothing happened. Watching so many people and horses being teased by Tianzi, and then going away in a false panic, She finally revealed her rare smile, and smiled forward and backward, very happy (or maybe she thought that King Zhou You and the princes were stupid, or that King Zhou You actually used this method to coax himself to be happy). King Zhou You, feeling very satisfied, said loudly to the generals who had come: "You have worked hard, there is no enemy, you should go back."

However, the national color Tianxiang's praise laughed so beautifully, even Tai Shi Gong sincerely praised "a smile, there are one hundred and twenty kinds of flattery." In order to see the smiling face of his beloved wife, King Zhou Youwang lit the beacon several times and teased the princes of all walks of life. Therefore, there was a tragic situation of the fall of the country after the inuyasha attack and no one to help. Praise has also become the red face of posterity's "a smile and a country".

In fact, the real history is not like this, that is to say, the "Beacon Theatre Princes" are not real, or they are deduced.

First of all, there was no beacon tower during the Zhou Youwang period. As early as the pre-Qin period, it relied on drumming to transmit information, and the beacon fire was transmitted to the Qin and Han dynasties. How can a Western Zhou figure use the method hundreds of years later? Could it be that she traveled back in time?

Secondly, it is not easy and convenient to implement. It should be known that in the pre-Qin period, the army traveled mainly by legs, and The King of Zhou You lived in Hojing, and the nearest princely states were almost 400 kilometers away from them. Let's think about how long it took to walk these 400 kilometers on two legs in ancient times? What about the need to bring weapons and equipment? I'm afraid it's hard to arrive in ten days and half a month, right? King Zhou You could not always say: "Aifei, in the first day of the first year, we will first light the fire, and on the fifteenth day the princes should almost arrive, then we will come out to watch, and by the way, we will enjoy the moon, drink a cup of tea, and eat a moon cake. "This, this... Isn't that funny!

Therefore, this history is most likely made up by later generations and deliberately arranged by King Zhou You, just to express the fainting of King Zhou You.

Why doesn't she like to laugh? Is she really the scourge of the country?

So why doesn't the favored lady like to laugh? Although it is difficult for us to know the truth, some reasons can be found after analysis.

First of all, the origin of the concubine is a mystery. She didn't know who her biological parents were, so she was unhappy; she could also be adopted by her adoptive parents, and she had a deep affection for her adoptive parents, and she missed and was sad after the death of her adoptive parents; it could also be that when she grew up, her adoptive parents sent her out for the sake of profit; or she felt like a beautiful doll, from the upper echelons of the Chu Kingdom to the court of the Zhou Dynasty, and was constantly given by those powerful men, all by herself.

Secondly, King Zhou You, who indulged in wine and ignored state affairs, sharpened various social contradictions during his reign, the people were resentful, the political situation was unstable, and the praise was also considered to be a demon and a disaster, and they resented together.

Moreover, she may not like King Zhou You, and the harem full of strife. Since ancient times, the various battles in the harem have never stopped. Bofu, the son of Zhou You, was actually the first son of King Jigong of Zhouyou, but the first queen of King Zhou you was the Shen clan, and it is reasonable to say that Empress Shen's son Yi Usu was the concubine, although King Zhou You favored Qiu You and Bofu, and later established her and Bofu as queen and prince, but the strength of Shen Guo, the grandfather of Yi You' grandfather, was strong. In the end, Zhou Ping Wang Yiusu was indeed the ultimate victor.

All kinds of complexity and uncontrollable may also be the reason why the praise can't laugh out. Just think, the beginning and end of life, you may not be able to control, how can you really be happy? If she knew that she had left behind an ancient infamy, she might not be able to laugh even more.

Looking at history, compared with the grandeur of men, history always leaves women with a very limited space, and the only place where there is more ink is always keen on letting women bear the demise of a dynasty. Those famous beauties who exist in history or are real or fictional, such as Daji, Xi Shi, Sable Cicada, Yang Yuhuan, Zhao Feiyan, zhao Hede, which one is not said to be the red face of the country? Aren't they also the immoral kings who give them power? Moreover, in such an era when women are only appendages, why do they give women such a high evaluation in the disaster of the country and the people, and give them such a great role?

In an era when men controlled the social evaluation system, even the most beautiful women were also women attached to men and imperial power, and they were also appendages. Their ability is really not so big!

Speaking of praise, even if the "Beacon Theatre Princes" thing is true, is It true that Western Zhou died because of her? It should be known that in the Western Zhou Dynasty, various social contradictions intensified, and the princes had long ceased to obey the orders of the King of Zhou, but only maintained superficial obedience, even if there was no Beacon Theatre princes, the Inuyasha soldiers would not come to the rescue.

I believe she is more like this in the following poem:

Born beautiful and long-lived, it turns into a disaster due to obsession.

Not smiling is only because of the worry of the world, innocent bias into the palace wall.

The sound spread that the original minister was Yu, and the Beacon Lifting Lishan was the emperor's madness.

After several moves to the country, the danger is all red makeup.