The ancients often used the words coquettishness and softness to describe the beauty of women. Little did they know that in these vast historical years, there were actually many men who were also stunningly beautiful. Wei Jie was a beautiful man, and his beauty was the most famous in the Jin Dynasty. It brought a bit of beauty, but his early death cast a pity of regret on this era.
A different handsome man Wei Jie
At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, the north became more and more chaotic, and more and more big northern families fled to the south. Among the rushing crowd, there was a handsome guy who caught the eye. Although his face was pale, he was elegant and refined. When he walked into a city, the streets were immediately empty, and everyone was vying to watch. He is Wei Jie, a handsome guy who is born with a melancholic temperament.
Like the four beauties in ancient times, there are different opinions. There are several widely circulated theories. The most common ones are: Pan An, Song Yu, King Lanling, and Wei Jie. Wei Jie is one of the four most beautiful men in ancient times. Sima Guang's "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" says: "Beautiful and fengshen, good at talking. He often thinks that people have shortcomings that can be forgiven. If they are not intentional, they can be dealt with. Therefore, he will never be unhappy in his life." The color." This shows Wei Jie's personal charm.
Wei Jie, named Shubao, was from Anyi, Hedong (now north of Xia County, Shanxi Province). He and Pan Yue were both famous and handsome men in ancient times. His grandfather was Wei Guan, who was the Taibao during the reign of Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty. Wei Guan once said: "This boy is different from others. Even though I am old, I don't see him growing up!" His grandfather noticed Wei Jie very early. Different from others; his father is Wei Heng, a famous calligrapher. So he was a rich and handsome man born into a family of officials.
Wei Jie’s skin is fair and crystal clear, like a white jade statue. Like Pan Yue, he rode a sheep cart to the market. People passing by thought he was so handsome and thought he was a beauty, so they crowded in to see him. When Wei Jie was five years old, his demeanor was different from ordinary people. When Wei Jie was young, he rode a sheep cart to the market. Everyone who saw him thought he was a beauty, and people went to watch him. General Wang Ji is Wei Jie's uncle. He is handsome, forthright and graceful. Every time he sees Wei Jie, he sighs and says that he feels ugly when Zhu Yu is around him. He once told others that traveling with Wei Jie was like having bright beads beside him, shining brightly. Therefore, everyone in the family was willing to take Wei Jie out, because Wei Jie was so beautiful, so beautiful, noble and elegant. Wei Jie became more and more known because of his beauty. " The viewer is like a wall.” What makes people admire is that Wei Jie's beauty transcends gender, and even men are moved by her beauty. Cavalry General Wang Ji is Wei Jie's uncle. He is handsome and handsome, but Wang Ji always laments that when he is with his nephew, "it seems like there is a bright pearl beside me, making me look like a pig's head."
As Wei Jie grew up, his attention did not diminish at all, and he made friends with more and more celebrities. General Wang Ji is Wei Jie's uncle. Wang Ji loved bowing and horses, and was very brave, but at the same time he was talented, handsome, and good at talking about "The Book of Changes", "Laozi", "Zhuangzi", etc. Because he was both civil and military, he was chosen as his son-in-law by Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan. He had a bold personality and lived a luxurious life. At that time, land in Luoyang was expensive, so Wang Ji bought a piece of land as a shooting range and used money to supplement the land. The wealthy uncle, who was decked out in jewels and jewels, could not even raise his head in front of Wei Jie. Every time he saw Wei Jie, he sighed and said that he felt ashamed when Zhuyu was there. I lamented that traveling with Wei Jie was like having bright beads around me, shining brightly.
Wang Cheng, the younger brother of Wang Yan, a member of the famous Wang family in the north, has a very high reputation and rarely praises others. Whenever I hear Wei Jie's remarks, I sigh and fall in love. This is the origin of the saying "Wei Jie talks about Taoism and Wang Cheng falls in love". And Shan Jian, the general who conquered the south, was the son of Shan Tao, a famous scholar. There was great chaos in the north. When Wei Jie went south, he first saw mountain slips in Xiangyang. Shan Jie was greatly impressed because Wei Jie's wife Le Shi died early, so Shan Jian married his daughter to Wei Jie. The person who can let Shan Jian marry his daughter to him must be a man of both talent and appearance. Wei Jie is naturally a good son-in-law in Shan Jian's eyes. Not only is he extremely talented, but he is also very knowledgeable. He is good at talking about philosophy and is another great talker after Wang Bi and He Yan in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. It's a pity that he is frail and sick, and his mother, Wang, often doesn't let him talk much for fear that he will be tired. On good days, relatives and friends would ask him to say a few words occasionally. After hearing this, they all praised him and thought he had touched on the subtleties.
Literati always like to be arrogant, but Wei Jie is different. He can often put himself in other people's shoes, consider problems from others' perspectives, and forgive others more. He believes that if someone contradicts someone, as long as he does not mean to offend or embarrass, then he should not do it. When you quarrel, forgive. Therefore, Wei Jie has always been indifferent in temperament throughout his life, and he has no appearance of happiness or anger.
See what happened to kill Wei Jie
There are thousands of kinds of death in this world, but Wei Jie’s death is the most dramatic. He was watched alive by others. , Why do you say that? Because of Wei Jie's appearance, he is so beautiful. Among the rushing crowd, although his face is pale and his body is weak, he is elegant and refined, like a white jade statue. In 312 AD, which was the sixth year of Yongjia reign of Emperor Huai of the Western Jin Dynasty, the most tragic murder case in history occurred in Nanjing. The handsome man Wei Jie, who was both talented and beautiful, was watched to death by many fans. When Wei Jie arrived in Kyoto from Yuzhang County, people had already heard of his reputation, and people who came out to see him were like a wall around him. Wei Jie was already weak and his body could not bear the exertion, and he eventually became seriously ill and died. People at that time said that Wei Jie was killed by watching him, which is the origin of the idiom "Watching and killing Wei Jie".
It is a pity that Wei Jie was only 27 years old when he died. It is really regrettable that such a beautiful man passed away in full view of the public.