During the Three Kingdoms period, heroes were born, and civilian warriors were able to make a long list. However, there are very few women among them, and the only ones who can be counted as the heroines of the whole "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are probably Sable Cicada and Sun Shangxiang, and although the other women leave their names and surnames, they are only appendages of men. However, Sable Cicada and Sun Shangxiang are not recorded in the main history. It is no wonder that feudal society is the world of men, and women are generally not recorded in the history. But there was a woman who really had her husband killed, and the enemy forced her to be her wife. While the woman was vain and snake-wielding, she secretly planned revenge, and finally designed to kill the enemy and avenge her husband.
(Portrait of Sun Yi's wife Xu)
1. Prominent families
This strange woman's surname is Xu, and even her name is not left, but her husband is very famous, called Sun Yi. Of course, there are many people who may not be familiar with Sun Yi, if it comes to Sun Yi's father and brother, then everyone knows that everyone knows, his father is called Sun Jian, the eldest brother is called Sun Ce, and the second brother is called Sun Quan. It is true that he was the third brother of Sun Quan, the lord of the Eastern Wu kingdom. This Sun Yi is far less famous than his father and brother, but his skills are not bad, he is strong in martial arts, and his skills and temperament are very similar to his eldest brother Sun Ce, the little bully. Sun Ce also liked this younger brother very much. After Sun Ce was killed, his call to be the lord of Wu was very high, but Sun Ce finally entrusted the power to Sun Quan.
(Sun Yi has the style of the eldest brother Sun Ce, the little bully king)
2. The husband is killed, and the enemy will coerce her to be his wife
Sun Yi did not become Lord Wu, but did Danyang Taishou. Sun Quan prepared to use troops against Jiangxia, and sent a letter to Sun Yi, asking Sun Yi to lead the troops in the county to Jiaoqiu to meet Sun Quan. Who knew that the left waited for the right, and Sun Yi did not come. Sun Quan then sent someone to Danyang to inquire about the situation, and the person sent replied that Sun Yi had been killed by his entourage. Lujiang Taishou Sunhe was in the capital of Eastern Wu at the time, so he rushed to deal with the aftermath. Who knew that he was also killed shortly after he arrived in Danyang.
(Concubine Lan and Dai Yuan conspired to kill Sun Yi)
It turned out that it was his retinue Bian Hong who killed Sun Yi. Bian Hong killed Sun Yi when he was drunk and delivering guests. However, the mastermind behind the curtain was Danyang's governor Concubine Lan and another general. The purpose of these two men in killing Sun Yi was to lead the entire Danyang to cao cao. Sun He was unaware of this plot and only brought a small retinue to Danyang, and Concubine Lan was afraid that Sun He would find out the two masters behind them, so she killed Sun He first.
Everyone knew that with the communication and transportation conditions at that time, sun quan needed a long time to find out the truth about the murder of his brother, and his orthodox troops were preparing to attack Jiangxia, and he was exhausted and could only wait for Danyang's news in a hurry. In the process of waiting, the Danyang County Government was actually controlled by the Governor of The Capital and the accomplice Dai, which Sun Yi's wife Xu Shi was of course very aware of. Moreover, Danyang was close to Yangzhou under Cao Cao's rule, and Concubine Lan had already joined the Yangzhou Assassin Liu Fu, and it would not be long before Danyang would belong to Cao Cao. And once Danyang returned to Cao, the threat to Eastern Wu was obviously enormous. In this regard, Mrs. Xu is also well aware.
This Lady Xu was very handsome, and she coveted her beauty and actually wanted to marry her as a wife. Concubine Lan said that if Lady Xu did not comply, it would endanger the safety of the entire Sun Mansion. Lady Xu knew that Concubine Lan's words were by no means a simple verbal threat, and since he could kill her husband Sun Yi, how difficult it would be for him to kill the people of Sun Mansion. She then said to Concubine Lan, "To be able to marry a figure like General Concubine is naturally unattainable. But the ex-husband has just died, and he is busy remarrying, so why not be spurned by the Eastern Wu people? She offered to wait for the end of the mourning period on the obscure day, and set up a sacrifice for the deceased husband to remove the mourning clothes and then marry a concubine. Concubine Lan felt that Lady Xu was right, so she agreed with her mouth.
(Lady Xu looks like a heavenly immortal)
3. Design to kill the enemy
The obscure day, that is, the end of the month, according to the agreement, Lady Xu will set up a sacrifice for the deceased husband to remove the mourning clothes, and the officials of Danyang County come to pay tribute. Before the memorial, Lady Xu had already contacted her husband Sun Yi's subordinates Sun Gao, Fu Bao, and more than twenty brave soldiers, and Lady Xu asked them to ambush them in advance and listen to her orders. Lady Xu and the officials first paid tribute to Sun Yi, and then Lady Xu returned to the backyard and changed into a gorgeous costume. Yan Lan was overjoyed at first sight, because Lady Xu did exactly according to her promise, and the next step was to be her own bride. The other officials who did not know the situation looked coldly at the widowed woman in front of them.
(Lady Xu killed her enemy by paying tribute to her husband)
So Yu Lan disarmed, including ideologically, and followed Madame Xu to the backyard. Lady Xu first paid homage to Concubine Lan, who accepted it with a smile and returned the salute to Lady Xu. But at this moment, Madame Xu suddenly shouted: "Two generals, come out!" As soon as the words fell, Sun Gao and Fu Bao rushed out with swords, and without saying a word, they killed Concubine Lan. More than twenty other brave men also beheaded Dai. Lady Xu changed back into her mourning clothes and used the first rank of concubines and dai to pay tribute to her deceased husband Sun Yi. Lady Xu finally used her wisdom and bravery to avenge her husband, and also prevented Danyang from falling into Cao Cao's hands.
There are too many wisdoms in the Three Kingdoms, and Lady Xu designed to get rid of her husband and enemies, and she has both wisdom and courage, and does it cleanly and neatly. She not only avenged the murder of her husband, but also prevented Danyang from falling into Cao Cao's hands, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. Moreover, Madame Xu's move was no less than the wisdom of those great heroes. But because she is only a woman, it is a pity that her behavior has been lost in the smoke and dust of history and not known.
Author: Tu Lao Hat
bibliography:
Chen Shou: Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Sima Lu: The Eastern Wu Empire