Zhaojun went to the fortress:
There are many ladies-in-waiting who are selected from the harem. They are locked in the palace all day and want to leave the palace, but they are unwilling to marry the Huns. The minister in charge is in a hurry. At this time, a maid-in-waiting volunteered to travel. Her name is Wang Qi, also known as Zhaojun. She is beautiful and knowledgeable.
When the minister heard that Wang Zhaojun was willing to go, he quickly reported to Yuan Di. Yuan Di told his ministers to choose an auspicious day, so that Hu Hanye and Zhaojun became relatives in Chang 'an. Khan is very happy and excited to get such a beautiful young wife.
Before returning to Xiongnu, when Wang Zhaojun bid farewell to Emperor Han Yuan, Emperor Han Yuan saw her beautiful, dignified and lovely, and wanted to keep her, but it was too late.
It is said that after Yuan Di returned to the palace, the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. How could he not find such a beautiful woman in the harem He asked people to take out the portrait of Zhaojun in the portrait of the maid-in-waiting, only to know that Zhaojun in the portrait was far from being cute. Why is it painted like this? It turned out that the ladies-in-waiting were generally not directly selected by the emperor, but a painter painted a portrait and handed it over to the emperor to decide whether to be selected.
At that time, Mao Yanshou, a painter, painted portraits for ladies-in-waiting, and the ladies-in-waiting wanted to give him gifts to make him paint people beautifully. Wang Zhaojun was dissatisfied with this kind of corruption and extortion and refused to give gifts, so Mao Yanshou didn't paint Wang Zhaojun's beauty truthfully.
Therefore, Yuan Di was furious and punished Mao Yanshou. Wang Zhaojun rode away from Chang 'an and was escorted by officials of the Han Dynasty and Xiongnu. She braved the biting cold wind beyond the Great Wall and came all the way to Xiongnu area to be Uhaanyehe's wife.
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Wang Zhaojun's related allusions:
1, Pingsha geese
The story of Wang Zhaojun and Shi and Diusim, also known as the four beauties in ancient China, has the appearance of "closing the moon and feeling ashamed of flowers", in which "falling geese" refers to the story of Zhao Jun's departure from the fortress.
In the first year of Jingning (the first 33 years), Uhaanyehe, the leader of the southern Xiongnu, came to Chang 'an to make a pilgrimage to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and called himself the husband. The emperor of the Han Dynasty chose Wang Zhaojun, a maid-in-waiting. Zhaojun bid farewell to his native land and went north.
Along the way, the yellow sand rolled and geese sang in Ma Si, which made her uneasy, so she immediately played the pipa to complain. The beautiful and sweet piano sound and the beautiful and moving woman made the geese flying south forget to flap their wings and landed on the flat sand one after another, and the geese became the nickname of Wang Zhaojun.
2. The painter gives up the market
According to "Miscellanies of Xijing", Emperor Han and Yuan asked a painter to draw a picture for good luck because there were so many women in the harem. The court bribed the painter, but Wang Zhaojun refused, so her portrait was the worst, and she couldn't see the Emperor of the Han and Yuan Dynasties.
Later, when the Huns came to ask for relatives, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty chose Wang Zhaojun according to the elephant. Before he left, he found Zhao Jun elegant and generous, with the most beautiful appearance, and it was too late to regret it. He pursued it and killed many painters, such as Mao Yanshou and Chen Chang.
Scholars in past dynasties used this as the basis to write and compose poems. Chen Zhisui's "Zhao Jun went to the fortress" said: "Emperor Gaozu hated killing Mao Yanshou, and the root of saving the province lies in himself."
Wang Anshi's Fei Ming Qu: "When I came back, I blamed Dan Qing's hand. I've never seen it in my life. The origin of the intention cannot be drawn, and Mao Yanshou was killed in vain "; Ouyang Xiu's "Fei Ming Qu and Wang Re-discussion": "Although you can kill the painter, what is the benefit?" As far as eyes and ears are concerned, everything changes hands. "
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhaojun Chusai
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Wang Zhaojun