There are many theories about henpecking. The civilized saying is "henpecked", and the derived stories include "Hedong lion's roar", "jealousy" and so on. There were many famous people in ancient times who were afraid of their wives. Let us take stock of them.
1. Zhuan Zhu, a famous assassin in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Zhuan Zhu, a warrior who was born as a butcher during the Spring and Autumn Period, was listed as one of the "Five Great Assassins" in ancient times along with Cao Mo, Yu Rang, Nie Zheng and Jing Ke. One of the two small swords among the five famous swords) successfully assassinated King Liao of Wu and left his name in history. It was included in the "Assassin's Biographies" in "Historical Records" by Sima Qian. According to "Yue Jueshu", during the Warring States Period, Wu Zixu saw Zhuan Zhu about to fight with many people. His wife came out to call him, and she immediately followed him home. Wu Zixu was very surprised: How could a great knight with no power be afraid of a woman? So he rushed forward to ask for the reason, and Zhuanzhu told him: A person who can submit to the hand of a woman will surely be able to stretch himself above ten thousand men. Yuan Mei cited "Yue Jueshu" and made this comment: "Zhuan Zhu fights with others and has the spirit of being unworthy of ten thousand men. When he hears his wife's call, he returns immediately. Isn't this the beginning of henpecking?" Zhuan Zhu is considered to be the first man in ancient times to be "henpecked".
2. Wang Dao, an important minister in the Eastern Jin Dynasty
He was born in the famous "Langya Wang family" and held important official positions such as General of the Hussars, Shizhong, and Sikong. He was a veteran of the three dynasties. , very prestigious in the court. But such a person was like a little sheep in front of his wife Cao Shu. Because Cao Shu did not allow Director Wang to take concubines, Director Wang never dared to bring women into his home.
However, men’s nature is unavoidable, so Director Wang bought a house outside and raised several concubines. There is no airtight wall in the world. His wife Cao Shu heard about this and came to see Director Wang. When Director Wang heard that his wife was coming, he hurriedly got into the car with his concubines and ran away. He thought the riding whip was not fast enough, so he took a whisk to drive. Passers-by were stunned when they saw it, and Director Wang's colleagues could not stop laughing.
3 Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty Yang Jian, he is Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty Yang Jian who was afraid of his wife and fame in history.
When Yang Jian married Dugu Jialuo, he swore that they would be monogamous and "swear that they would have no other children." Yang Jian has always done a good job, but in his later years he couldn't help but be blessed with Yu Chijiong's daughter. Empress Dugu immediately dealt with her when she found out about it. Yang Jian didn't dare to do anything. He could only sigh: I am the emperor, so I can't free!
4. Qi Jiguang, the famous anti-Japanese general
Qi Jiguang’s fear of his wife is probably something that many people would not expect. After all, he has always been a great hero in our hearts. But it was well known at the time that Qi Jiguang was afraid of his wife, and his subordinates were very unhappy. Once, they specifically asked Qi Jiguang to invite his wife to the military camp to teach her a lesson. As a result, his wife was not afraid at all when seeing the swords and swords. Instead, she asked Qi Jiguang: "Why did you call me here?" Qi Jiguang shook his head and knelt down: "My wife is specially invited to parade!"
5. Famous officials of the Qing Dynasty Suo'etu
Suo'etu, the prime minister during the Kangxi period, was extremely afraid of his wife. One day, when Gao Shiqi saw that Suo'etu did not come to the court to discuss matters, he knew that something was wrong with his family again, so he quickly sent an envoy to call him. When the messenger came to Suo Mansion, he saw the prime minister's wife holding a feather duster, lying on the ground and shouting at the bottom of the bed: Can you get out? At that time, the prime minister shouted under the bed: A man is a real man. If you can't speak out, you won't come out. The messenger smiled secretly and shouted: "Xiang Xiang, the emperor has summoned you to the palace to discuss matters." But I saw Suo'etu crawling out from under the bed, patting the dust off his body and shouting: Humph, the emperor has made the decision for me, am I still afraid of you?
6. Fang Xuanling, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty
The most famous "henpecked" prime minister in history is Fang Xuanling of the Tang Dynasty. To what extent was he? Emperor Taizong Li Shimin gave him two beauties as concubines, but his wife did not agree, and Fang Xuanling did not dare to disobey the order. I had no choice but to sacrifice these two women. Li Shimin was furious when he heard about it. He used imperial power to suppress it and gave Fang Xuanling's wife a glass of "poisonous wine". Fang Xuanling's wife would rather die than surrender, and she threw her head away. What I drank was a glass of vinegar. This is where "jealousy" comes from.
7. Chen Jichang in the Song Dynasty
Chen Jichang (Chen Zhen), a talented man in the Northern Song Dynasty, who is also the prototype in the movie "Hedong Lion's Roar", can be said to be "henpecked" in history. "The most fearful celebrity. It is said that Chen Jichang entertained guests, and it was very popular at that time to invite prostitutes to sing for the entertainment. His wife, Mrs. Liu, was next door and knocked on the window with a wooden stick until the guests were driven away. Chen Jichang had a good relationship with Su Shi. Su Shi was a very famous person. Liu was afraid that her man would be led astray by Su Shi, so she often looked down on Su Shi.
Su Shi wrote a poem to Chen Jichang: The layman Longqiu was also pitiful. He stayed up all night with empty talk. Suddenly he heard the roar of a lion in the east of the river, and he fell to the ground with his staff at a loss. Su Shi's original intention was just to complain and make fun of his old friend. But he didn't expect that "Su Zi's articles were known all over the world" and Chen Jichang became famous from then on and became a typical example of henpecked.