Who is the Goddess of Luoshui —— The mysterious woman in Cao Zhi's Ode to Luoshen

This goddess Luo seems to be Cao Zhi's romantic imagination, but also seems to be a real person. Between this reality and illusion, people are left with infinite reverie. The mythical god Luo was first seen in ancient myths and legends. She is the daughter of Fu and the patron saint of Luoshui. When she was a child, she was not only petite and slim, but also sickly. Therefore, among many sisters, she is not liked by her father Fu. Because of this, she has no affection and can play in the mountains all day and learn the aura of nature. Gradually, a good citizen grew up, became a big girl and became sentimental. One day, she was walking along the Luoshui River. Her charm and lucky money attracted Luoshui, and she was also fascinated by the colorful scene of Luoshui. When Luoshui courted her, she threw herself into Luoshui's arms without hesitation. After a long time, Fu disappeared from her daughter's sight and looked around anxiously. When he came to the waterinfo river, he suddenly saw a stunning beauty, Ran Ran, emerging from the water and staring at him with a smile. If it isn't your daughter! Fuxishi realized that she was the most beautiful of all the daughters. Father regretted not loving his daughter enough, but it was too late, and he could no longer separate his daughter from waterinfo. In order to make up for her father's mistake, Fu named her daughter Luo Shen. Before Cao Zhi, Luo Shen had been mentioned in Sima Xiangru's Upper Fu Lin and Yang Xiong's Ganquan Fu. The poet devoted infinite admiration and affection to her and praised her with the most gorgeous words. In Luo, Cao Zhi tried his best to describe it: "Its shape is beautiful and graceful, like Youlong, Rongqiuju and Hua Mao Chunsong. Like a light cloud covering the sun, swaying like the wind flowing back to snow. From a distance, if the sunrise rises, watch it forcibly, and if it burns like a lotus, it will emit green waves. " The image of Luo Shen in Cao Zhi's eyes is fuller than before. She has infinite melancholy and endless sadness, which makes people feel that this woman is not what Cao Zhi imagined, but more like expressing her thoughts about a real person through Luo Shen. If Cao Zhi and Zhen Fei say that Cao Zhi is using Luo Shen to paint people, who will be so favored by him? People think of a woman named Zhen Fei most easily. There is a self-report of Luo Shen in Tai Ping Guang Ji: "I am the Zhen Fei of Wei Wendi (Cao Pi). Wendi was very angry because I admired Cao Zhi's talent, so I was imprisoned by him and died. Later, my soul came to Luoshui and told Cao Zhi my grievances. He wrote "Luo Shen Fu" emotionally. " This self-report is obviously fabricated by people, but it reveals some entanglements between Zhen Fei and Cao Pi and Cao Zhi brothers. Zhen Fei is a true daughter of Shang Cai Ling. She was born in Donghuanghe for five years (182). During dystocia, mother Zhang dreamed that a jade-like fairy came into the room, clothed her with jade clothes, and gave birth to a princess. When Zhen Fei was three years old, her father died. At this time, one and a half immortals came home in stages. After seeing her photo, she said, "This woman is so expensive that words can't describe her." Zhen Fei likes reading and literacy since she was a child, and she was very learned when she was young. Later, there was a stampede, chaos and famine, and the people all sold gold, silver, pearls and jade articles to survive. At that time, Zhen Fei's family was still very rich, so the Zhen family bought these precious collections. When Zhen Fei saw it, she said to her mother, "It's troubled times now. Why buy so many treasures? " I'm afraid it will bring disaster to our family. A man is innocent, but he is guilty. You see, people in our village are starving to death. It is better to send food to relatives and neighbors, so generous. "The whole family said before listening that she was knowledgeable. Zhen Fei was born beautiful, not only with outstanding appearance, but also with enviable long hair. As soon as it is spread out, it is inextricably linked. Pull it up like a black cloud and you can see the light. During Jian 'an period, she married Yuan Shao's son, but her married life was not happy. She often writes poems to relieve depression, and her poem "On the Pool" is included in "The Source of Ancient Poems": "Pu Sheng is in my pool, but his leaves are separated; If you can do good, you will know. All kinds of gold separate you; When I miss you coming to me, when I am alone, I often feel very sad. I want to see your color, feel sad and spleen; Thinking of you is often bitter and sad, and I can't sleep at night. Don't be virtuous and noble, give up what you love, don't be greedy and have fish, give up lush; Don't be ashamed of hemp, give up the shovel and the shovel; Out of sadness, people are more bitter. There are many borders and trees are not so good; Enjoy military affairs and prolong life. " From the poem, we can read the author's inner sadness, and we can also see that Zhen Fei has a deep literary foundation and is a talented woman of a generation. If there is any unique charm in Zhen Fei that can attract Cao Zhi, who is 10 years younger than her, to fall in love with her, it may be not only because of her peerless appearance, but also because of her peerless talent. In the seventh year of Jian 'an (202), Yuan Shao died of illness, and Cao Cao took this opportunity to send troops to attack Yuan. Yuan was defeated and fled to western Liaoning, but Zhen Fei was captured by Cao Jun and later became Cao Pi's wife. After Cao Cao unified the north, he placed high hopes on Cao Zhi, but Cao Zhi was born dissolute and failed to become a prince under the pressure of his brother. After Cao Cao's death, Xelloss finally proclaimed himself the emperor, making Luoyang his capital and Zhen Shi a princess. At this time, Cao Pi had already heard about the emotional entanglement between his younger brothers Cao Zhi and Zhen Fei. At this time, Zhen Fei was already in her forties, years passed, her face was aging and she fell out of favor. In the second year after Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, she died of depression. Cao Zhi was deeply saddened by the death of Zhen Fei. According to legend, when Cao Zhi went to Beijing after the death of Zhen Fei, Cao Pi gave Cao a gold-inlaid jade pillow commonly used by Zhen Fei. After Cao Zhi got his pillow, he saw things and thought about people, from which he felt sad. On the way home by boat, he fell asleep in a trance and saw Zhen Fei floating up from the water, telling her inner sadness beside him, which made Cao Zhi deeply grieved. When he woke up, he saw that the jade pillow was still there, but Iraqis didn't know where to find it. In grief, he began to write a masterpiece called Feeling Zhen Fu. The exquisite description, beautiful lyrics, sincere feelings and extraordinary artistic charm of the article have infected the world. After writing, it was widely read, but Cao Pi was noncommittal about it. After Cao Pi's death, his son Cao Rui succeeded to the throne and ordered that Xian Zhen Fu be renamed Luoshen Fu. It can be said that Luo Shen Fu recorded an epic love story between Cao Zhi and Zhen Dao. From his description of this woman, we can see Cao Zhi's admiration and nostalgia for her beauty, and we can really feel Cao Zhi's unforgettable love for this woman. It is disgraceful to deny that Cao Zhi actually fell in love with his sister-in-law. Cao Zhi is so talented that many people regard him as a child prodigy. They think it is impossible for Cao Zhi to do such unfaithful and unjust things. However, some people think that Cao Pi is jealous and exclusive of Cao Zhi, and it is impossible to tolerate the love between concubines. Some people say that the word "Zhen" in "Xian Zhen Fu" should be true, which was a poem written by Cao Zhi when he was king. Others say that Cao Zhi is only a child of 14 years old, and it is impossible to fall in love with Zhen Fei who is 10 years older than him. So many people are constantly reversing this legend. For example, Yan Qian in the Tang Dynasty once said, "I was surprised when I met Youlong, and I was annoyed when I met Wang Chen." Liu Kezhuang in the Song Dynasty also thought it was a good thing, which made people "tell the truth about what happened after Zhenguan". Wang Shizhen, a Ming scholar, added: "If Luo Shen sees it, it will make him laugh at his father's ears." These people denied the romantic legend of Cao Zhi and Zhen Fei from China's traditional moral concept, and firmly believed that Cao Zhi, as a literary genius, could not betray morality and be so absurd. However, their judgment is only verbal condemnation, and no one can produce clear evidence to prove that the woman in Luo Shen Fu is not Zhen Fei. The Ode to Luoshen is really a masterpiece through the ages. Cao Zhi's faithful inner world and extraordinary literary attainments were shown to the world, so that Gu Kaizhi in East Asia created the famous painting "Ode to Luoshen" only by his description. No matter who this woman is, it is not difficult for people to see Cao Zhi's depression and loss from this poem "Luo Shen Fu".