King You of Zhou played beacon fire and the princes praised Si without blame

The famous beacon fire drama incident in history made future generations remember King Zhou You and his beloved concubine Bao Si, and tied them together to endure eternal infamy. As a result, King You of Zhou became an example of a cowardly king, and Bao Si inevitably became a vixen who brought disaster to the country and the people, and became a negative teaching material that has been passed down through the ages.

As for whether King You of the Western Zhou Dynasty was a coward, the answer is undoubtedly unquestionable. Then there is a dispute as to whether Bao Si was a vixen who brought disaster to the country and the people.

History traces Bao Si, the beloved concubine of King You of the Western Zhou Dynasty. It was presented by Bao Si, whose surname was Si, so it was called Bao Si. It is said that she was the daughter of a girl impregnated by Long Mo who wandered into the royal court and transformed into a mysterious turtle. She was abandoned on the road and adopted by a couple in Bao. She was favored by King You of Zhou and gave birth to her son Bofu. Of course, this obviously has some mythological flavor in it. There is no way to investigate Bao Si's biological parents. We only know that Bao Si was an abandoned baby and was adopted by a couple. In fact, his life experience is quite pitiful.

In 781 BC, King Xuan of Zhou died, and his son came to the throne, King You of Zhou. King You of Zhou was mediocre and looked for beauties everywhere. The doctor Yue Shudai advised him to be more careful about government affairs. King You of Zhou dismissed him from his official position. Baoxiang came to persuade King Zhou You, but King Zhou You was furious and imprisoned for three years. Later, his son presented the beautiful woman Bao Si to King Zhou You, and King Zhou You released the praise. Ever since he received the beauty Bao Si from the Bao Kingdom, King You of Zhou indulged himself in it all day long, and the government was in ruins. Bao Si didn't smile by nature, and King You wanted to see Bao Si smile, so the ministers tried every possible means but to no avail.

Jiao Shi’s father said to King Zhou You: In the past, in order to prevent the Xirong from invading our capital, more than 20 beacon towers were built in the Fanshan area. If the enemy comes in, beacon fires will be set off one after another to let the neighboring princes see it so that they can send troops to rescue them. At this time, the world was at peace, and the beacon tower was long useless. It is better to light a beacon fire and make the princes a big fool. The empress will laugh when she sees these soldiers and horses running over and over. Do you think my method is good? King Zhou You decided to give it a try and ordered the beacon to be lit. The princes from all walks of life called the police when they saw the beacon fire, thinking that there was an enemy situation in the capital, and hurried to the capital with their troops and horses. But not a single enemy was seen. The king and his ministers were safe and sound, and they were in high spirits, which made them feel baffled. When asked why, the other person laughed and didn't answer.

Seeing this scene, Bao Si couldn't help laughing. Seeing that Bao Si finally smiled and her posture became more beautiful when she smiled, King You of Zhou was very happy and rewarded Jiao Shi's father. Only then did the princes realize that they had been deceived by the king. They were very angry and led their troops back. Not long after, Xirong really came to the capital. King You of Zhou was panicked when he heard the news of the Quanrong attack, and hurriedly ordered the beacon tower to light the beacon fire. The beacon fire was burning, but the princes ignored it this time because they were fooled last time. King You of Zhou complained endlessly. The dog soldiers slaughtered them indiscriminately, leaving only three people, King Zhou You, Bao Si and Bo Fu. When the dog soldiers saw King You of Zhou wearing the emperor's clothes, they knew he was the emperor of Zhou and hacked him to death on the spot. He also snatched the prince's uncle's clothes from Bao Si and killed him with one knife, leaving only Bao Si as a prisoner. At this point, the Western Zhou Dynasty was declared destroyed.

Interpretation of the truth Bao Si has always been associated with words such as the demon concubine who subjugated the country, beauty and disaster, and vixen in history. It seems that her crimes have reached the same level as Daji and others. But if you look up the history books, you will find that Bao Si's crime was nothing except that she didn't like to laugh. She neither interfered in the government affairs nor framed Zhongliang, let alone caused the demise of the Zhou Dynasty. History always likes to write about cowardly kings and beauties together, as if it was beauties that led to cowardly kings. Similarly, Bao Si and King You of Zhou were tied together to bear the infamy of national subjugation. In fact, before Bao Si entered the palace, King You of Zhou had already aroused people's complaints. He ignored the government affairs, drank and ate meat all day long, and had fun with the beauties.

Historical Records of Zhou Benji records: Praising Si is not funny, King You wants her to laugh, so Wan Fang does not laugh.

King Zhou You tried every means to make Bao Si laugh. Let's talk about the beacon fire play on the princes. First of all, it was not Bao Si who proposed it, but Jiao Shifu, the minister of King You of Zhou Dynasty. To bear the responsibility of destroying the country, Jiao Shi's father's responsibility is far greater than that of Bao Si, but history has pushed Bao Si to the forefront of those responsible. This is really unfair.

Secondly, Bao Si's non-smile is also related to her life experience. Bao Si's life experience was not transformed into some kind of monster as rumored, and the purpose was to destroy the Zhou Dynasty.

Bao Si was also an ordinary woman living in the countryside, but she was too beautiful. When King Zhou You asked his ministers to look for beauties, Bao Xiang's son discovered her and bought her as a gift to King Zhou You. From then on, she always frowned, and Baosi didn't smile precisely because she didn't want to smile to King Zhou You. In today's terms, when she saw King Zhou You, she felt sad, so how could she smile? At the same time, there is no other way but to resist with frown. Bao Si never wanted to be favored by King Zhou You from the bottom of her heart.

Bao Si laughed after playing with the princes at the beacon fire. She probably had no choice but to laugh at King You of Zhou as a fool. Therefore, the beacon-fire play on the princes has nothing to do with the beauty Bao Si. She is just a passive recipient. Even without Bao Si and the beacon-fire play on the princes, the Zhou Dynasty would have perished in the hands of King Zhou You. So please rehabilitate Bao Si, don't let an innocent person bear the responsibility for the demise of the dynasty, and let Bao Si be redressed. Then, Bao Si will also smile happier under Jiuquan!