Read History and Women

They stand in the long river of history, either complaining or sad; they bid farewell under the wheel of reincarnation, parting or dying. Is history about power and beauty, or the love between children? Is it the grand ambition of men competing for supremacy in the Central Plains, or the exquisite world in the eyes of women? "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is not the only one who is sad. He has been like this since ancient times and today. You don't see King Mu crying for three days, and he hurts Sheng Ji in front of the heavy jade platform. And you don't see Tailing shed tears, and Mawei slope misses the imperial concubine. Even if the beauty turns to dust, this hatred will last forever." ---Bai Juyi Time flies, washes away the glitz, and the right path is always vicissitudes of life. Please hold a cup of fragrant tea, open this book, listen to the lingering charm that has settled in the Milky Way and the sea of ​​stars, and look back at the faces that have passed away in the wind. As the saying goes, there are no rules in literature, but there are secrets in history. Note: Starting from the chapter after Xiao Zhou, the revised version for the following publication will be published by VIP. The published version has revised the errors in the text, checked the historical basis from the beginning, and made corresponding adjustments to the writing technique. We hope readers will support it! Special note, some of them have already been published in online versions, VIP chapters, which are published versions. The story line will not change significantly, but errors have been corrected, some paragraphs and rhetorical sentences have been adjusted, etc. If you, the reader, have spent the time to read the VIP chapters and see that there is an online version, please do not be fooled. Therefore, please consider carefully before reading the VIP chapters! Preface to publication What I want to tell is a historical story! Telling historical stories can be divided into three categories: We respectfully call them historians who have profound qualities and have done careful research. However, orthodox historians often have to obey the will of the ruling class, and the ruling class always likes to cover up their mistakes and guide the reading and learning direction of the "people". Therefore, here is the first category, let's call it "serious historical stories"; People who have certain qualities, but are unable to conduct textual research, or are unwilling to take textual research seriously, and whose political and historical influence and influence have not yet reached the level of attracting the attention of the ruling class, often write with the goal of amusing others and themselves. What the ancients wrote is called unofficial history, and what modern people write is called drama, so there is a second category, "cultural historical stories"; There is also a type of people who are able to clearly understand the details of Zhang Fei's status as a "woman", Yue Fei's status as a "war monger", and the most decadent secrets of Manchu court love affairs. However, they often do not describe it according to the "historical facts" they know well. Instead, they are always thinking of ways to detonate readers' attention. As long as readers are willing to pay the bill, Zhang Fei and Yue Fei can have a fight. The reason is that Zhang Fei, a woman, fell in love with Yue Fei, a handsome man, and performed an "unforgettable" sex scene that spans time and space. In short, everything starts from selling books. I call the words written by such people "historical commercial stories." The first two types of historical stories have existed in ancient times, while the latter type of historical stories mainly originate in the present. Let's talk about the characteristics of the formation of Chinese historical stories. One day, you may hear that a certain male leader of the unit, because a certain beautiful woman in the unit seduced him many times, ignored his wife and had a secret affair with a certain beautiful woman. Later, because a beautiful woman repeatedly made material demands, a male leader couldn't bear the disturbance, so he got into a fight with her. As a result, a beautiful woman suffered a broken foot and had to be carried to the clinic for treatment by a male leader in full view of the public. There may be some supporting evidence, such as the wife of a male leader having a loud quarrel at home for several days, which was even heard by the neighbors; a beautiful woman who has always kept silent about the matter, and even kept it mysterious;... However, the reality of this rumor may be this: A certain male leader happened to encounter a beautiful woman in his work unit one day. She was crippled in front of him and unable to move, and there were no other comrades around. So the male leader, out of gentlemanly demeanor, took her to the unit clinic for prompt treatment. Sometimes, behind the complicated rumors, there is actually something simple. Such a method of recording rumors exists in large numbers in Chinese books related to history. It's just that the direction of the rumors is often exactly the opposite of the above example. The main content of this book is to tell the lives of some famous beauties in history. They were not only beauties of flesh and blood, who performed countless love affairs of life and death, but also represented periods of history that were once turbulent but have now disappeared. Bai Juyi once wrote a poem and lamented: "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty is not the only one who is so sad. He has been like this since ancient times and today. I didn't see King Mu crying for three days, and he hurt Concubine Sheng in front of the heavy jade platform. I didn't see Tailing shed tears, and I missed the imperial concubine at the foot of Mawei slope. Even though she was so beautiful, she was beautiful. Turning into dust, this hatred lasts for a long time. "These stunning beauties in history not only made the emperors and generals fall in love with them, but also made countless talented people emerge in the future, their thoughts were in a trance, and their writings were like a fountain. This book attempts to interpret and reveal the most real longing, hesitation, joy, and sorrow that existed in their hearts under specific historical conditions from various angles. From their eyes and psychology, a relatively true and objective historical scene in the eyes of the parties involved is restored. Reading history from women may be more realistic and inspiring! Of course, this book is nothing more than a historical story. I dare not claim to be serious, but I also don't want to be classified as commercial, but I really want readers to pay for it, haha! If readers can classify this book as a "money-making cultural historical story", the author will wake up laughing even when he falls asleep! Therefore, to sum up, the truth of history lies not in how others write it, but in how you read it yourself! I write this preface in the hope that it will bring a relaxed and happy mood to the readers, and give them the urge to explore and explore. Please turn the pages below! October 2008 Intention: