Most people know that Xi Shi during the Spring and Autumn Period was one of the "Four Beauties" in ancient times, as famous as Wang Zhaojun, Yang Yuhuan, and Diao Chan. It was such a weak woman with no power to restrain a chicken that made Yue General Fan Li think about her day and night, and made King Wu Fucha fall in love with her. But how many people know about Zheng Dan, who is known as the "Huan Sha Shuang Shu" together with Xi Shi? She worked as hard as Xi Shi in the great cause of restoring the country. In terms of beauty and talent, she was not inferior to Xi Shi, or even better. She and Xi Shi grew up together, entered Wu together, and completed the mission of restoring the country together. She also sacrificed herself. But history only dealt with her a few times.
When I write this article, the protagonist is not Xi Shi, whom everyone knows and admires, but Zheng Dan. I feel very sorry for this unknown woman. As for why there is no vivid description of her in history, I can only guess. This also contributed to the birth of the idea of this article. I want to use words to compensate for the time buried by history.