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Story 44: Why did Wang Zhaojun Leave the Fortress?

Why did Wang Zhaojun Leave the Fortress?

Author: Anonymous

I regretted and lamented Zhaojun back then,

The jade appearance is dyed with ice and the skin is stained with dust.

When the frontier fortress is not settled, the concubines bully the captives;

Why should the imperial court pay tribute to its ministers?

The clouds and cranes are chirping outside the Tianshan Mountains,

The disabled ape mourns the black waterside.

Ten miles east wind leads to Green Tomb Road,

The falling flowers are like spring in Han Palace.

Wang Zhaojun is one of the “four beauties” in history. People at that time also called her Mingjun or Mingfei. There have always been different opinions on why she went out to the Xiongnu, with mixed praise and criticism.

According to legend, Wang Zhaojun was the daughter of King Xiang of Qi. When she was seventeen years old, she was selected into the palace by Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty selected his palace slaves based on the portraits of painters. The maids who lived deep in the harem always wanted to paint themselves more beautifully in order to be summoned by the emperor. Therefore, they did not hesitate to bribe the painters with large sums of money.

When Wang Zhaojun entered the palace for the first time, he didn’t understand the rules, so he didn’t prepare the bribe; secondly, he relied on his beauty and didn’t have to worry about not being summoned by the emperor. It is said that when the painter Mao Yanshou painted Wang Zhaojun’s eyes, he said: “The expressive touch of this painting lies in the finishing touches. It’s really a piece of gold!”

Although Zhaojun understood Mao’s hint, she did not buy it. Instead, he mocked him and left. Mao Yanshou saw that she was so arrogant, so he put the paint on Zhaojun’s eyes on her face. Just this little bit made Wang Zhaojun stay in Yeting for an unknown amount of time.

At this time, it happened that the Xiongnu Hu Hanxie came to the court and wanted to marry a Han woman. Emperor Yuan was suffering from the inability to resist the invasion of the Xiongnu. When he saw Huhanxie Chanyu coming to court to ask for marriage, he thought it was a good opportunity to carry out politics and pro-diplomacy, so he gave him five palace ladies. Wang Zhaojun had been living in the palace for a long time, and had no hope of meeting the emperor.

He had deep grudges. When he heard that the Huns came to seek marriage, he took the initiative to leave the Han Palace and go to the Huns. Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty only knew that she lacked beauty, so he agreed to her request.

On the day when Hu Hanxie Shanyu was about to leave, Emperor Han Yuan couldn’t help being surprised when he saw Wang Zhaojun’s rich appearance and decorations, brightly lit Han Palace, wandering around and moving around.

He originally wanted to keep her, but he was afraid of breaking his trust, so he had to bear the pain and let Wang Zhaojun go out and get married. According to legend, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty became very angry with the painter Mao Yanshou, and he planned to kill Mao Yanshou and other painters.

Judging from the above biography, why Wang Zhaojun went out of the country should be explained as follows: Wang Zhaojun was arrogant and did not buy the call worker Mao to extend his life, and as a result he was vilified.

The beautiful Zhaojun was not favored by the emperor because of this, and it was boring to stay in the palace for a long time, so he invited himself to go to the Huns. With the consent of Emperor Yuan of Han Dynasty, he went out to the fortress to make peace.

In history, some people believe that Wang Zhaojun went out of the country because of Mao Yanshou’s plan to save the country. It is said that when Mao Yanshou saw Zhaojun’s extraordinary beauty, he was afraid that Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, who was already addicted to women, would be unable to extricate himself and harm the country, so he deliberately vilified her when he painted Wang Zhaojun’s portrait.

Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty failed to notice that Hu Hanxie later entered the court and wanted to marry a Han woman. Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty originally wanted to send Wang Zhaojun away because of his ugliness, but mistakenly sent Wang Zhaojun away.

If Zhaojun is not sent away, he will be favored one day, and he will become a figure like Daji, which will harm the country and the people, and cause endless troubles. Therefore, Mao Yanshou became a good person, “Mao Yanshou is the only loyal minister who can send famous concubines out of the palace”.

According to official historical records, Wang Zhaojun went to the fortress to make peace, which played a good role in the tranquility of the Han border. During the period when Hu Hanxie and his son were in power, the relationship between Han and Hungary was harmonious, which shows that political marriage still has positive significance.

However some people think that the Han Dynasty has a cloud of advisers and a rain of fierce generals, and it is really harmful to the country to use women to stabilize the country.

Although there are different opinions on why Wang Zhaojun went out of the fortress, the story of her being one of the “Four Beauties” in ancient times has been passed down to this day, and no one has a different opinion.

Du Fu’s poem goes: “When you go to Jingmen with thousands of mountains and valleys, there are villages of Mingfei and Mingfei. When you go to Zitai and Lianshuo desert, you only leave green tombs facing the dusk.” This is a high-level summary of Wang Zhaojun’s life.