Fantasy world

The first time I was alone with Wu Wenyan almost scared my soul away. Now I completely believe every word Zhang Xiaolian said. The previous self-righteousness was really too naive.

But at this time, Mi He and several little girls came chirping again to join in the fun. I didn't want to bore them at home, so I just went with them to find Wu Wenyan. A few of them got together. I'm not afraid to see Wu Wenyan again.

Wu Wenyan is also very witty. As soon as we arrived, she pulled Professor Wu out and told us stories. In order to prevent a few little girls from pestering us to be poor and happy.

Professor Wu looked at the little girls and felt very uneasy. Of course I would not reveal the broken bricks and tiles to them. I immediately gave Professor Wu a reassurance. I said,"They all know that you are knowledgeable and want to hear your stories." After hearing this, Professor Wu felt relieved.

"Want to hear a story? What to talk about? Professor Wu thought for a moment and said,"Okay!" So today I will tell you a story about"The King of Chu has such a slim waist""

"King Chu has such a slim waist?"The girls stared with big eyes. Judging from their looks, they probably have never even heard of King Chu. I couldn't help but ask:"Don't you guys even know who King Chu is? ?"

The girls were still confused and looked at each other, and then some of their heads shook like rattles.

Looking at their looks, I had to muster up the courage to pave the way for Professor Wu:"A long time ago, China had They are not unified yet, they are all small countries in disarray. Our place used to belong to the Chu State. Relatively speaking, Chu State was considered a superpower compared with those small countries at that time. Professor Wu said that the King of Chu was the king of Chu State at that time."

After my simple explanation, the little girls finally had a little understanding. With my help, Professor Wu began to talk to us about the allusions and legends of"The King of Chu has such a thin waist."

"King Ling of Chu was a great king of Chu State in the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period. After the death of past kings, including later emperors, their descendants would give them a"posthumous title", which in layman's terms is a title. For example, for a king of Chu, the middle character is"posthumous". Generally speaking, later generations praise and admire the previous kings, such as: King Wen, King Wu, etc. It is rare to be given an evil posthumous title by future generations. The"ling" of King Chu Ling is an evil posthumous title. It can be seen that this king is not a good king in the minds of future generations.

"To say that he was not a good king, there is such an allusion that has been passed down through the ages:"The king of Chu has a thin waist, and the people of the country die from hunger." This sentence can be explained in our current words, that is, the king of Chu likes to have a thin waist, and the whole country is trying to cater to him. Stay slim, rather starve to death"

"The great king in ancient times was the emperor, so what kind of good person could there be?"

"Girls look good if they have a slim waist. No wonder people today have such a vision. People in ancient times had such a vision."

When several little girls heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other and pinched their waists with their hands, showing a bit of shyness and a bit of pride. Professor Wu also smiled when he looked at it:"Of course, this The allusion is somewhat exaggerated and derogatory. The"King of Chu has such a thin waist" mentioned here does not only refer to women, but also to men. King Ling of Chu also had such eccentricities towards his ministers, which is why many people in the country died of hunger.’"

"ah?"The little girls were stunned and embarrassed again. Apparently, they had all thought differently just now. Professor Wu may have suddenly realized this, and quickly explained:"Of course, this 'slim waist' is still used for women. More suitable for children. In fact,"The king of Chu has such a thin waist" fundamentally represents the aesthetic orientation of the Chu people at that time. The center of Chu State at that time was our current Jianghan Plain. A long time ago, this place belonged to Guyunmengze and was also a water network lake area. It is said that the soil and water support the people. Look at the girls you have now. Aren’t they all pretty, with slim waists and graceful faces?"

"Professor Wu, if we were born in ancient times, would we also be considered beauties with slim waists?"

"Of course it counts! It doesn’t matter now, even more so in ancient times. Do you know the four beauties in ancient Chinese legends?"

"Four beauties? We have heard of Xi Tzu. I don’t know about the others!"

"hehe! That’s not bad! You still know a little bit about these feudal dross. It’s also rare. Behind closed doors today, I will tell you a little more by the way. The four beauties in ancient my country can also be summarized in these two sentences. It is called"the fish sinks and the wild goose falls, the moon closes and the flowers shy". Chen Yu refers to Xi Shi, the girl who was wearing yarn. She said that Xi Shi was wearing yarn by the river. When the fish saw her beauty, they were ashamed of themselves and quickly sank to the bottom of the water. Luoyan refers to the beautiful Queen Zhaojun. During the Han Dynasty, Emperor Han Yuan, Wang Zhaojun went out to the fortress. She held a pipa in her hand, talked and sang, and rode a tall horse to send the Huns to"make peace". At this time, a group of wild geese flew over the sky. Seeing a naturally beautiful woman like Zhaojun, they flew low and slowly, hovering continuously, and finally fell into the flat sand. The"moon-shy flower" refers to Diao Chan and Yang Guifei. When people say"the moon looks beautiful", they often praise women for their beauty. But Hua Yue did not dare to compete with Diao Chan and Yang Guifei. In front of these two beauties, he could only shy away. It is said that beauties have a bad life since ancient times. Even these great beauties in ancient times who were famous throughout the ages had a miserable fate."

The girls listened to Professor Wu's sigh, which seemed to have touched their hearts. They all lowered their heads and listened quietly.

"The ancients' appreciation of beautiful women, some people like to be slim, so-called"slim ladies and gentlemen like to be handsome". There are also people who like the plump type. For example, Concubine Yang Guifei of the Tang Dynasty was the plump type. This is actually just an aesthetic orientation of people."

"Professor Wu! According to what you said, there's nothing special about King Chu's slim waist, right?"

"No matter what, it all depends on what people say. If you guys want to hear a story, I'll tell you a story."

"oh!"

"Let’s talk about King Chu Ling. He has another problem, which is why he is so bad that he is despised by future generations. He had usurped the throne of his nephew. After he ascended the throne, he mobilized the whole country and spent more than six years building what is known as the"No. 1 station in the world." ''s palace——‘Zhanghuatai', later people also called it Zhanghua Palace, Xiyao Palace, or Sanxiutai. This King Ling of Chu was a little overachieving and greedy for vanity. He spent so much manpower and material resources to build Zhanghua Terrace mainly for the purpose of emphasizing the princes."

"So aren't there all slim-waisted beauties in this slim-waisted palace?"

"Of course, otherwise why would it be called the Slender Waist Palace?"

"Professor Wu! You just said that the center of the ancient Chu State was right here, so is this 'Slender Waist Palace' right here? Are the people here all from the ancient Chu state?"

"hehe! This is really possible! Look at how beautiful you all are. This is Feng Shui and heredity."

"real?"

Several little girls were both shy and excited when Professor Wu praised them like this. Only Wu Wenyan had nothing to do with her at all. She didn't regard herself as a person here at all. Then what her father said naturally had nothing to do with her.. However, Professor Wu also seemed very happy today. The story he told today has never been told to us before.

Professor Wu took a drink of water and continued:"In ancient times, Yunmengze was a swamp. The people of Chu State at that time called all the small mounds and small land masses protruding from the middle of the water a dream. The so-called Yun Mengze probably means this. Zhang Huatai was built on a building called"Jiangnan Dream".

This Zhanghua Terrace is a magnificent and magnificent building, which can be called a miracle and a wonder in the history of human architecture. The Zhanghua Terrace and Zhanghua Palace built by King Ling of Chu are also the earliest garden palace buildings in my country, including the Afang Palace later built by Qin Shihuang, and even the current Summer Palace in Beijing, which are also garden palaces similar to Zhanghua Terrace.

King Chu Ling spent so much effort to build such a large palace, so it must not be all empty. In this way, he searched for"slim-waisted beauties" from all over the country. King Chu Ling himself was good at singing and dancing, so he often sang and danced with these slender-waisted beauties in the palace. This is why later generations called Zhanghua Palace also called Slim Waist Palace."

"What happened next?"We were all fascinated as we listened to Professor Wu's narration.

"Later, because of the construction of Zhanghuatai, King Chu Ling imposed excessive levies and levies, and the people's resentment boiled. King Chu Ling's youngest brother was named Xiong Qiji, who was King Chu Ping after King Chu Ling. At that time, he was named Cai Gong. Not long after Zhanghuatai was built, King Chu Ling led an army away from the capital. His younger brother Cai Gong, commander-in-chief Chen Caizhi, took advantage of the emptiness of Ying City and quickly attacked Ying City. As soon as the army led by King Chu Ling heard that Ying City had been defeated, they all The device escapes. According to legend, King Chu Ling finally died inA farmhouse. Not a happy ending.

After King Chu Ling's younger brother King Chu Ping seized the throne, he was also a fatuous tyrant and was notorious in history. Its biggest misdeeds were, first, to steal the crown prince who married his son as his own. Later, in order to cover up this absurd scandal, he was forced to depose the crown prince and kill loyal people. Among them, the most famous Wu Zixu in history was Yin Chu King Ping brutally killed his father and brother and was forced to flee the Kingdom of Wu. After the Wu army captured Ying City, he pulled King Ping out of his grave and whipped his corpse. You can see the depth of hatred"

"Deserve it! This means that good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil! you get what you sow!"

"alright! Have you heard enough of today’s story? However, I can remind you little girls again and again. None of the stories you heard here today can be said outside. If anyone can't control his mouth. Then I will reveal all your little secrets."

Those little girls, although I am still relatively relieved, I have to warn them like this. After all, Professor Wu has a special status. If he is not careful, he will be caught by others, so he must be more cautious in everything.

Hearing my stern warning, these little girls The girls were all cautious and nodded repeatedly. That night, although Professor Wu spent a lot of time on our behalf, Mi Helingzi still refused to let Wu Wenyan and I go easily. He locked us together again, jijiza. For a long time, I always wanted to find some loophole, so that I could catch us and have fun. Fortunately, we really didn't have any private ambiguity, so no matter how hard we tried, it was in vain. In the end, we had to leave.