Why is Xi Shi the first of the four beauties in China?

when I go to Suzhou, I want to see Xi Shi most. Obviously, this is impossible. Then let me imagine beauty. Imagine her dancing at the pier of the bluestone slab under the stone arch bridge, teasing the fish to peck at her shadow; Imagine her walking step by step through the cloister of the curved bridge. The satin of slippers is embroidered with exquisite patterns. Everyone knows the beauty of Xi Shi, but what does Xi Shi look like and to what extent is it beautiful? No one can answer. Even if we know about women's clothing in wuyue in the Spring and Autumn Period, the best we can do is to sum up Xi Shi's natural beauty: is she as big as a modern star? What's the big deal? Double it on whose basis? Therefore, the ultimate beauty is unimaginable. There is a saying in China: Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Since Xi Shi has been regarded as a beautiful model throughout the ages, I might as well render it: all men in China can be regarded as lovers of Xi Shi, and I am one of them. Although the beauty in your eyes may not be the ancient beauty, they have the same charm for you. Xi Shi is no longer Xi Shi. She has become a beautiful alias. More importantly, women all over China also recognize the beauty of beauty in beauty, so beauty in beauty is invincible. If Xi Shi were alive today, who wouldn't want to meet her? I am a poet. What does it matter if I sing a love song to Xi Shi in public? More than 2, years later, the wall of Suzhou's old city is still there, tiger hill is still there, and silk and gardens are still there. Unfortunately, Xi Shi has disappeared. Xi Shi is absent from Suzhou today. We will always be sorry tourists. The fame of ancient beauties can be divided into two types: one is to promote peace, such as Zhao Jun's departure from the fortress, Princess Wencheng's distant marriage, and to turn hostilities into friendship; The other is closely related to the war, such as Diao Chan, Yang Guifei, and Chen Yuanyuan, who caused the country to open wide. Because of the war, the cruelty of beauty was exposed. There are also love stories that are set off by war scenes, such as farewell my concubine in embattled. Everyone knows about Xi Shi. She is an important weight in the battle of wuyue, which makes the country lose its balance. I can't find a specific description of Xi Shi's appearance in any ancient book unofficial history, except for the cliché s such as closing the moon and feeling ashamed of flowers, sinking fish and falling geese, which has not weakened our perception of Xi Shi's stunning beauty. Isn't it enough? A war and the decline of a powerful country have left a heavy sum for Xi Shi's Xiu Xiang. The sword and gun rusted, the terror and cry disappeared, the wound was scarred, but the surreal beauty remained spotless. Xi Shi was consciously arranged as a prop for war. She unconsciously became the master behind the war. Therefore, beauty is higher than war and reality. It's a pity that no one will grieve over the sword of King Jinge of Wu again. But who doesn't think about Xi Shi far away? I don't know why, beauty in the east always reminds me of Helen in the west. Homer's epic "Iliad", which can be regarded as the foundation stone of European literature history, describes a protracted bitter battle for the beauty Helen in ancient Greece. In laocoon, the German writer Lessing said: Homer deliberately avoids describing the details of the beauty of objects. From his poems, we only occasionally hear the words that Helen's arms are white and her hair is beautiful. Nevertheless, it is Homer who will make us gain an understanding of Helen's beauty far beyond what art can cause. Because Homer let Helen appear in the meeting place of the war-torn and grumbling Trojans, these distinguished old people forgot their complaints when they saw Helen, and whispered to each other: No one would blame Trojans and Greeks for the long and painful war for this woman. She is really like an immortal goddess! So Lessing sighed: It is worthwhile to make the cold-hearted old people admit that it is a war and shed a lot of blood and tears. What can arouse a more vivid image of beauty than this narrative? Similarly, without the contrast of the dispute between Wu and Yue, Xi Shi would not be Xi Shi, but she is just any one of the three thousand makeup, unknown. War is cruel, which leads to the beauty of war is also cruel-but it must be admitted that beauty has also put a romantic bright color on the legend of war and even the war itself. Don't love mountains and rivers, love beauty. Fu Cha, the king of Wu, paid a high price for his inclination. He is not destined to be a competent monarch, but a natural lover. When everyone condemns Fu Cha for playing with toys, I think it takes courage to pay this price. You can't have your cake and eat it. If your hands are empty-handed, it may be easy for you to choose from them. Once the country is in control and the beauty is in my arms, it will be much more painful to order you to give up from it. Fu Cha's mistake for her beauty can't be said to be totally unworthy: after all, it is a beauty that has never existed before. Do you have the courage to choose? The mountains and rivers are waiting for the price to be sold, causing countless heroes to compete, and not struggling until the larger foe is broken. Beauty is priceless, but it makes the strategists fear like tigers and retreat. Therefore, after the destruction of Wu, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, dared not see Xi Shi. He waved his sleeve with his back to the beauty of the world and ordered him to put it in a sack and sink it in Taihu Lake. In Greek mythology, Oedipus was eager to listen to the siren's captivating song, and ordered the sailors of the whole ship to plug their ears with cotton wool, and tied himself to the mast with a rope. When the song sounded, he was in pain and eager to join in the temptation of the water ―― this risky attempt also required courage. It is difficult to resist temptation; But it is not so easy to dare to embrace temptation. There is a view that Xi Shi was the first successful honey trap in the history of human espionage, which means that Xi Shi was the first female spy in the human war. This is simply a joke about history. Even if it's true, don't reveal it too directly. Xi Shi, who was born as a folk woman, didn't receive any special training. It is estimated that she can't even hold a fruit knife firmly, and she is weak and sick. It is said that her heart is not very good, which is closer to the type of Lin Daiyu in A Dream of Red Mansions, and it is completely different from our impression of female spies and female spies. She likes embroidering, watching fish, wearing silk clothes and pacing between pavilions, and her political consciousness will not be so high. Beauty is just beauty. We should keep this in mind, just as history is just history. I have visited all the streets and alleys in Suzhou, and there is an unspeakable secret in my heart: looking for beauty. This kind of action is doomed to be futile. But this motivation is extremely beautiful.