Is the story of the maid-in-waiting Yan 'e in the Spring and Autumn Period true?

The story about Yan E comes from the thirty-second time when the swallows, moths, and martyrs climbed over the wall, and a group of sons made trouble with the court.

This story is true.

Let's start with the chronicle of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which covers the period from the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty (789 BC) to the unification of the six countries by the Qin Dynasty (2265438 BC+0 BC), including the historical stories of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period for more than 500 years. The content is quite rich and complicated. The facts described in it are based on four historical books: Warring States Policy, Zuo Zhuan, Guoyu and Historical Records, and the scattered historical stories and biographies are arranged in chronological order, making them melt into one furnace and become a historical romance with complete structure. It was adapted by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty. According to the history books, he revised everything that I neglected or omitted, and his art also improved significantly. He changed his name to a new biography, *** 108. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, Cai made some revisions, adding preface, reading method, detailed comments and brief notes, and renamed it History of Eastern Zhou Dynasty. It can be said that most of these things are consistent with official records, and a few chapters have also been processed by literature.

Among them, the story of maid-in-waiting Yan E is also recorded in Sima Qian's Historical Records, and its contents are basically the same, so we can believe that Yan E's story exists and is basically true.

In addition, there are many historical stories in the Spring and Autumn Period you mentioned. I can't finish three sentences. The History of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty records the story of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which is well worth reading. As for books such as Historical Records, Warring States Policy and Zuo Zhuan, it seems quite difficult for ordinary people. I recommend you to read the history of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.