Information of Diao Chan, the Four Beauties
Diao Chan, a native of Xinzhou, Shanxi, is the "closed moon" of the four beauties in ancient China. It is generally believed that "Diao Chan" is not her real name. In the Yuan Dynasty miscellaneous song "Lian Lian Ji", it is said that her real name is Ren Hongchang. Diao Chan lived around the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and her date of birth is unknown. Most of Diao Chan's deeds appear in storybooks, and were finally compiled and created into a complete image by Luo Guanzhong, the author of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Historical researchers dispute the authenticity of this figure.
The archetype of official history. In the famous historical novel "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which combines historical biography and folk tales, the image of Diao Chan is very popular. However, there is no record of the woman "Diao Chan" in the official history, only the record of an affair between Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo's maid.
According to the "Three Kingdoms·Lu Bu Biography", "Zhuo often sent Bu to guard the middle pavilion, and Bu had an affair with Zhuo's maid. He was afraid that the incident would be discovered and felt uneasy." The maid in the incident did not The name "Diao Chan" is clearly stated.
In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Diao Chan is the adopted daughter of Situ Wang Yun. She is beautiful and charming, she is only 28 years old (sixteen years old). She has a deep desire to serve the country and is aware of Wang Yun's chaos in Dong Zhuo's government. Feeling deeply helpless, he sacrificed himself to deal with the rebellious officials and traitors. Diao Chan used a beauty trick to win the affections of both Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu, which caused a rift between the two who were considered father and son. Later, she successfully instigated Lü Bu to cooperate with Wang Yun to assassinate Dong Zhuo.
After Lu Bu fled Chang'an, the novel's narration of Diao Chan is unique. Only in Chapter 16, when talking about Lü Bu’s wife and wife, Lü Bu “later married Diao Chan as his concubine” and “Diao Chan also had no children.” In Chapter 19, Lü Bu was at war with Cao Cao. Lü Bu's counselor Chen Gong advised Lü Bu to lead light troops to intercept Cao Cao's army's food route. Lü Bu was suspicious and asked his wife and concubines about this plan. However, Diao Chan advised Lü Bu to "don't take it easy." " So Lu Bu decided to defend the isolated city and not use any other tactics. He drank with his wife Yan and Diao Chan day and night to relieve their worries. Morale was ruined and the generals became disloyal. Finally, Lu Bu was killed by Cao Cao. Since then, Diao Chan has disappeared from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
In some unofficial histories, Diao Chan is said to be Guan Yu’s concubine. The great folk drama scripts have extended the story of Diao Chan a little bit. In Guan Yu’s release of Diao Chan under the moon, Diao Chan was released by Guan Yu and ended up unknown. end. In Guan Yu's Masked Killing of Diao Chan, Jiang Taigong's Masked Killing of Daji was used as a model and revealed the dangers of beauty. Guan Yu was afraid that his overwhelming appearance would bring chaos to the world.
Scholar Zhou Shiqi discovered that during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, an astrology book, "Kaiyuan Zhan Jing", Volume 33, mentioned the record of "Diao Chan" in the history book "Hanshu Tongzhi". "Hanshu Tongzhi" records: "Cao Cao didn't succeed, so he first lured Dong Zhuo and entered Diaochan to confuse his king." However, the book "Hanshu Tongzhi" has been lost.
The scholar Mr. Meng Fanren has researched: Diao Chan, surnamed Ren, nicknamed Hongchang, was born in Mu'er Village, Jiuyuan County, Bingzhou County. At the age of fifteen, he was elected to the palace and was in charge of the Diao Chan worn by the courtiers (an official of the Han Dynasty). (hat ornaments) crown, since then changed its name to Diao Chan. At the end of the Han Dynasty, a storm broke out in the palace. Diao Chan left the palace and was adopted as an adopted daughter by King Situ. Also researched: Diao Chan’s hometown is in Muzhi Village, three kilometers southeast of Xinzhou City, on the way from Taiyuan or Xinzhou to Yuwang Cave. Further evidence: Diao Chan was born in Lintao County, Gansu Province, hence Didao Prefecture. Ben was from the same hometown as Dong Zhuo, so he was instructed by Situ Wang Yun to take the opportunity to get close to Dong Zhuo.
In fact, the so-called Muzhi Village and Fungus Village are the same village, and they were called in different periods. There is a saying among the people in Xinzhou that there are no good men in Dingxiang and there are no good women in Xinzhou. That is to say, Diaochan is from Xinzhou, and Dingxiang is the hometown of Lu Bu. One of them is brave and the other is as beautiful as a flower. They occupy Xinzhou and Dingxiang. The Feng Shui of Xiang two places is a major historical event that only two people came out in thousands of years. Diao Chan's tomb is still there in Xinzhou, and tourists flock to express their admiration for this unlucky beauty.
In addition, there are also Lintao theory and Mizhi theory about Diao Chan’s hometown.