The first of the four beauties in ancient China

The first of the four beauties in ancient times was Xi Shi.

Xi Shi, Wang Zhaojun, Diao Chan, and Yang Yuhuan are known as the "Four Beauties in Ancient China", among which Xi Shi ranks first.

Xi Shi, whose original name was Shi Yiguang, was a beautiful woman from the Yue Kingdom. She was generally called Xi Shi, and later generations respectfully called her Xi Zi.

She was born in Zhuluo Village, Yue State at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. She followed her mother by the Huansha River when she was very young, so she was also called Huansha Girl. She is naturally beautiful and outstandingly charming, and is the embodiment and synonym of beauty.

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In 496 BC, the State of Wu attacked Yue and the State of Yue was defeated for the first time. Two years later, under the command of Wu Zixu and other shrewd generals, the State of Wu was defeated again. Yue country.

This time, King Gou Jian of Yue had no choice but to beg for peace and surrender, and was taken to the Kingdom of Wu by King Wu Fucha to serve King Wu. As the saying goes, it is said that the King of Yue Gou Jian was a flexible and flexible person. After the country was broken and captured, he did everything to please King Wu Fu Chai.

After finally being released to the country of Yue, he slept on a firewood pile, licked the gall hanging above his head every day, and devoted himself to the plan to destroy Wu. Later, Fan Li told Gou Jian that the King of Wu was lecherous and lecherous, and that he was trying to seduce his heart and offer suggestions. It was better to create a gentle country for him, where he would be confused and indifferent, and would not be involved in political affairs.

It is said that Fan Li sent people to look for beauties everywhere, and later saw Xi Shi in a village by the Huansha River in Zhuluo Mountain, Yue State. Seeing her beauty and beauty, he recruited her together.

After training, Xi Shi was sent to the Kingdom of Wu and tried his best to please King Wu Fu Chai. The King of Wu did take the bait, and he doted on her very much. He responded to her requests and built more construction projects. He built Gusu Terrace at the northern foot of Yushan Mountain and Guanwa Palace in Lingyan Mountain. He indulged in wine and sex all day long.

The King of Wu was mediocre, and the power of the Wu Kingdom naturally declined. Although there were capable people like Wu Zixu, there was Xi Shi in the past and Bo Pe in the back sowing discord. The King of Wu no longer trusted Wu Zixu.

After that, Gou Jian attacked Wu several times and finally made a comeback. As the saying goes, it took only a pair of smiles to turn back, and one hundred thousand elite soldiers turned against each other. Xi Shi completed his mission gloriously, and Fan Li's beauty trap was also very successful.

In addition to using Xi Shi, this scheme is said to have also found the peerless beauty Zheng Dan and others to assist, setting up a huge trap for King Wu, which eventually became one of the most classic beauty traps in history.

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