It is understood that Zhuang Jiang in the Spring and Autumn Period should be China's first female poet, and the first recorded patriotic female poet in China was Mrs. Xu Mu.
There is a connection between Zhuang Jiang and Mrs. Xu Mu. From the Qi side, Mrs. Xu Mu’s mother Xuan Jiang is Zhuang Jiang’s niece, so Zhuang Jiang is Mrs. Xu Mu’s great-aunt; from the Wei side, Zhuang Jiang is Mrs. Xu Mu’s great-grandfather, Duke Wei Zhuang. Therefore, Zhuang Jiang is the great-grandmother of Mrs. Xu Mu.
1. Zhuang Jiang, China’s first female poet.
Zhuang Jiang is the eldest daughter of Duke Zhuang of Qi. She has a distinguished status and unparalleled grace. She can be called the most beautiful woman in the history. There is a description of her beauty in "The Book of Songs Wei Feng": "Hands like The catkins have skin like gelatin, a collar like a cricket grub, teeth like a gourd and a rhinoceros, a cocoon head and moth-like eyebrows, a charming smile, and beautiful eyes. ?The beauty of the world is unparalleled.
2. In 753 BC, Zhuang Jiang married Ji Yang, Duke Zhuang of Wei.
From then on, she began a life of pain and depression. Before Wei Zhuanggong married Zhuang Jiang, he had a favorite concubine, but she was of low status and could not be his wife, so Wei Zhuanggong married Zhuang Jiang. Zhuang Jiang's beauty was a kind of noble and dignified beauty, which could only be seen from a distance. Her beauty made anyone feel ashamed in front of her, but this kind of beauty did not interest Duke Wei Zhuang at all.
What he likes is always the beautiful woman whom I pity, admire him. A few years later, Zhuang Jiang had no children, so Duke Zhuang of Wei married two sisters, Li Gui and Dai Gui, from the state of Chen. Li Gui gave birth to a son, who later died. Dai Gui then gave birth to son Wan. Soon, Duke Wei Zhuang's favorite concubine gave birth to his son Zhouxu. Mother is more valuable than her son, Zhuang Jiang is even more embarrassed. He favors his concubines and ignores her. He often violates the etiquette and opposes Zhuang Jiang at every turn, and is defended by Duke Zhuang.
3. The painful and depressing harem life forced Zhuang Jiang to turn his worries to poetry.
It is understood that "Yanyan", "cypress boat", "green clothes", "sun and moon" and "final wind" in "The Book of Songs" are all works by Zhuang Jiang.
Later, Gongzi Wan's biological mother Dai Gui died, and Zhuang Jiang raised Gongzi Wan himself. Duke Zhuang of Wei dotes on Zhou Xu in every aspect. He is martial, arrogant and extravagant. In 735 BC, Duke Zhuang of Wei died, and his son Wan succeeded him as Duke Huan of Wei. Duke Huan of Wei dismissed Zhouxu from his official position. Zhouxu fled. A few years later, Zhouxu returned to his country and committed regicide to establish himself on his own. After becoming the king, Zhouxu was still warlike and attacked Zheng. The people of the country were tired of it. Paraffin and Chen joined forces to kill Zhouxu and welcomed back the prince Jin and became the king of Wei. This was Duke Xuan of Wei.