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Story 52: “Closed Moon” Beauty Diao Chan Story

“Closed Moon” Beauty Diao Chan

Author: Anonymous

After the Yellow Turban Uprising, the Eastern Han Dynasty existed in name only. Dong Zhuo blocked the sky with one hand and killed loyal people, which aroused widespread dissatisfaction among the courtiers. However, his adopted son Lu Bu was excellent in martial arts and acted as a barrier to Dong Zhuo. The courtiers dared to be angry but dare not speak out. Wang Yun, the Great Situ I worry about it day and night.

One day, he was pacing in his home, frowning, when he suddenly heard someone sighing secretly. When he went over, he saw that it was the singing girl Diao Chan. Wang Yun asked Diao Chan why she was lamenting. Diao Chan said: I was taken in by Lord Situ, but I have never repaid my kindness. Now I see you frowning day and night, and I can’t share your worries, so I sigh.

Wang Yun heard what she said, and took a closer look at her extraordinary appearance under the moonlight, thinking about it. So he called Diao Chan into the house and said something that frightened Diao Chan into silence for a long time, but in order to repay her kindness, she still agreed to act according to Wang Yun’s plan.

The next day, Wang Yun ordered someone to make a gold crown from his family’s pearl and secretly sent it to Lü Bu. He also invited Lü Bu to his home to entertain him hospitably. Lü Bu was overjoyed. After drinking for three rounds, Diao Chan slowly walked out of the inner room.

Lu Bu’s eyes shone and he lost his composure. Wang Yun took advantage of the situation and said that he wanted to marry Diao Chan to Lv Bu. He sent her to the palace in two days. Lv Bu was very happy.

Two days later, after the morning court, Wang Yun invited Dong Zhuo to his home for a dinner, and Dong Zhuo happily agreed. During the banquet, Wang Yun asked the singing girls in the palace to perform songs and dances, led by Diao Chan. Dong Zhuo was so drooling that he almost drooled on the table. Wang Yun said that he would offer Diao Chan to Dong Zhuo as his maid. Dong Zhuo accepted happily and took Diao Chan back to his mansion that night.

When Lu Bu came to Wang Yun to pick up Diao Chan, Wang Yun cried and complained that Dong Zhuo had snatched Diao Chan away. Lu Bu came to Dong Zhuo in a hurry. Diao Chan behind the curtain conveyed his affection to him with her eyes. Dong Zhuo saw Lu Bu staring behind the screen. When he turned around and saw Diao Chan there, he said angrily: “Do you dare to play tricks on my concubine?”

Lu Bu was dismayed. Return home.

A few days later, Diao Chan led Lu Bu to Fengyi Pavilion, saying that she missed Lu Bu endlessly and that Dong Zhuo had taken her by force. Lu Bu was so angry that he gritted his teeth. At this time, Dong Zhuo came here looking for Diao Chan and saw Lu Bu and Diao Chan together. Fang Tian, who had put Lu Bu aside, threw a halberd at him, but Lu Bu knocked it away, and the relationship between the two broke down.

Wang Yun also took the opportunity to take Lu Bu home, saying that he wanted to avenge Lu Bu. The two planned together how to assassinate Dong Zhuo.

One day, Li Su, the captain of Qingche, was ordered to go to Xiwu to meet Dong Zhuo. It is said that the emperor has an edict and wants to meet with the civil and military ministers in Weiyang Hall to discuss the matter of passing the throne to the grand master.

Dong Zhuo immediately set out for Beijing. When he entered the Weiyang Palace, he was ambushed by the sergeants ambushing him inside the palace. Lu Bu stabbed Dong Zhuo in the throat with a halberd. After Dong Zhuo was assassinated, his entire family was implicated and died.

Lu Bu found Diao Chan and took him home to fulfill his long-cherished wish. However, Lu Bu was eventually captured and killed by Cao Cao in Xiapi because he could not bear to part with Diao Chan. There are different opinions about the whereabouts of Diao Chan. Some people say that she committed suicide, while others say that she was killed by Guan Yu.

TOM editor’s remarks:

This is a typical story about a hero who is sad about a beauty. Diao Chan sacrificed her life’s happiness for the country but ended up with a miserable end.