In the old society, beauty was often the source of trouble. This is not a "red face disaster water theory", but a fact.
In 711 BC, Sima Kong, the Grand Sima of the Song Dynasty, married the most beautiful wife in the country. Once, Kong's wife strolled down the street in a fashionable costume, but she was unexpectedly remembered by Dazai Hua's father. After seeing the beauty's figure and face, this old guy was fascinated, drooling to the ground, and his mouth was still not dignified: It is really beautiful!
Since then, Mrs. Kong Father Jia has become the demon of Father Hua's heart, and every day his mind is haunted by the sound and smile of the beauty. Such a thought was quite dangerous in any era, and Father Hua dreamed of taking this married woman for himself, but he was very jealous of Kong Father Jia's power. After all, Kong Father Jia was a big Sima with heavy troops, and his military power was not a joke.
In order to achieve this goal, Father Hua began to start from public opinion in an attempt to crush Kong Father Jia. Subsequently, Father Hua released a rumor in the Song Kingdom, saying that the Song State was difficult to return because Kong Father Jia had been fighting poor soldiers for many years, so that Kong Father Jia was pushed to the forefront of public opinion. After Kong Father Jia's reputation was affected, Father Hua immediately led an army to attack Kong Father Jia, killed him and occupied the beauty.
This kind of behavior was obviously unjust, so the monarch Song Yangong immediately criticized the behavior of Father Hua. The broken jar of Hua's father, The Governor of Hua, did not stop doing two things, simply killed the monarch and supported the puppet prince Feng to succeed to the throne. After the news spread, the monarchs of the State of Lu, the State of Qi, the State of Chen, and the State of Zheng condemned the actions of Father Hua.
In response, the cunning Hua Father-Governor launched a money offensive and bribed the princes of various countries, but instead won the support of these countries. In the end, Father Hua not only became a powerful courtier, but also embraced the beauty and returned, fame and fortune. This historical event, whether it is "Spring and Autumn" or "Zuo Zhuan" is always recorded in detail, the killing of the king, the lustful Hua Father, has borne thousands of years of infamy.
However, some people say that this is a classic case of "red face and bad water" causing trouble.
But is the truth really as everyone understands?
Non also.
Father Hua robbed women and killed princes, and there was still a historical necessity in this.
First, Song Zhengong's treachery came first.
Before his death, Duke Xuan of Song passed the throne to his younger brother Song Mugong. Duke Mu of Song planned to pass the throne of the princes to his brother's son Gongzi Youyi after his death, and in order to avoid suspicion, he also sent his own son Gongzi Feng to the State of Zheng. He succeeded to the throne as duke of Song. The Duke of Song launched foreign wars one after another, and he was a prince for ten years, but he fought eleven battles. How is such a monarch different from a tyrant?
Second, Kong Father Jia is a guy who aids in abuse.
Kong Father Jia is an auxiliary minister, and he should put the country on the right track, rich country and strong people. However, he allowed the monarch to start a war and aided and abetted the abuse. The dozen or so wars mentioned above were all initiated by Kong Father Jia. Therefore, the rumors released by Father Hua were not rumors, but true facts, and the common people could not bear this pair of poor soldiers and warriors.
Third, is Kong Father Jia's wife really not half at fault?
Through historical data, it can be known that Kong Father Jia's wife was born in the clan room and was a pampered golden branch and jade leaf, so it was inevitable that her behavior would be contaminated with arrogance and extravagance. Although Kong's wife looked like a heavenly immortal, she did not know how to be frugal, did not observe etiquette, and often made new and unusual on weekdays, wearing rather revealing clothes to show off the market, without sympathy for the suffering of the people at the bottom.
What was the situation of the Song State at this time? After years of conquest, the people did not have enough to eat, and the woman's father, husband, and son all died in the war, but Kong Father Jia's wife was still dressed brightly, and every word and deed seemed to be contempt and ridicule of the people of the Song Dynasty.
Of course, we cannot deny the fault of Father Hua.
It is a fact that he coveted Kong's wife because of his lust. This kind of conspiracy to rob people's wives is even more shameful than Ximen Qing in the novel. However, Hua Father Prevented the spread of the war and allowed the people of the Song Dynasty to live a stable and peaceful life. During the thirty years that Hua Father was in charge of the Song Dynasty, although he single-handedly covered the sky with the posture of a powerful vassal, the people's life was getting better and better.
How are the merits of historical figures evaluated? Isn't that what he has brought to this society?
Therefore, we should not judge Father Hua as a coffin with the words "murder and lust", but should comprehensively consider his merits and faults. At the same time, the enlightenment left by this historical event to future generations is quite far-reaching.
The so-called love of beauty is that everyone has a heart, but the love of beauty must also follow the aesthetic principle. As the foreigner Hegel said, the beauty of carving is more enchanting than the beauty of nature, but it lacks vitality. In the old society, where morality lacked norms, this kind of charm often led to misfortune and even misfortune.
In other words, in some eras of history, the beauty of scratching one's head was inherently a fault.
Resources:
【Spring and Autumn", "Left Biography"】