The stories of Xi, Wang Zhaojun, Diophantine and Yang Yuhuan are also called "the four beauties in ancient China", among which they rank first.
Shi, formerly known as Shi Yiguang, is a beautiful woman of Yue State. Generally, she is called Shi, and later generations respectfully call her Zi.
She was born in Zhuluo village at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. When she was very young, she followed her mother to the Huansha River, so she was also called Huansha Girl. Born beautiful, charming and outstanding, she is the embodiment and synonym of beauty.
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In 496 BC, the State of Wu conquered Yue, and Yue was defeated for the first time. Two years later, under the command of clever generals such as Wu Zixu, Wu defeated Yue again.
This time, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, had to beg for surrender and was taken by Fu Cha, the king of Wu, to serve him. As the saying goes, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, is also a man who can bend and stretch. After the country was defeated and captured, he courted Fu Cha, the king of Wu, everywhere.
After being returned to Yue State, he also slept on the woodpile, licking the gallbladder hanging over his head every day, and was bent on seeking a plan to destroy Wu. Later, Fan Li told Gou Jian that the prince of Wu was lewd, so he killed him to drag his heart and made suggestions. It is better to create a gentle town for him and make him confused and addicted to politics.
It is said that Fan Li sent people everywhere to look for beautiful women. Later, he saw Shi in a village near Huanshaxi in Yuezhuluo Mountain, and when he saw her beauty, he confessed.
After training, Shi was sent to Wu, trying to please Fu Cha, the king of Wu. The prince of Wu really took the bait, liked her very much, gave her whatever she wanted, and built more buildings. He built a Gusutai at the northern foot of Yushan Mountain and a baby's palace at Lingyan Mountain, and indulged in debauchery all day long.
The prince of Wu is fatuous, and Wu's influence naturally declines. Although there are talents like Wu Zixu, the prince no longer trusts Wu Zixu before plotting against him and after sowing dissension.
After that, Gou Jian attacked Wu several times and finally turned over. As the saying goes, for a pair of smiling faces, 100,000 soldiers defected. Shi accomplished his mission gloriously, and his honey trap was also successful.
In addition to the application, this scheme is said to have found the assistance of peerless beauties and others, and set up a huge game for the prince of Wu, which eventually became one of the most classic honey traps in history.
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