Who can tell me about Shi Chong and Lu Zhu?
The story of Shi Chong and Lvzhu:
It is said that Lvzhu, whose original surname was Liang, was born in Guangxi today, and his extremely beautiful appearance is rare in the world. When Shi Chong was visiting Jiaozhi, he bought her with ten hu of pearls, so she was named Lvzhu. Luzhu is good at playing the flute and dancing "Mingjun Song". Mingjun is Wang Zhaojun during the reign of Emperor Yuan of Han Dynasty.
Luzhu is smart and refined. She wrote new words for Zhaojun, including:
I am a daughter of a good family. I will be alone in the court. Before I can say goodbye, my predecessor has already resisted. .
The servants shed tears and the apes and horses screamed sadly. I feel sad and depressed for five years, and my tears are stained with pearls.
The writing is gorgeous and desolate. There is a faint shadow of herself, wandering around, and her life experience is wandering.
Green beads are charming, gentle, considerate, and considerate, fluttering like gods descending to earth. Shi Chong was particularly fond of her among his many concubines. Every time there is a banquet, Luzhu must come out to sing and dance, and everyone who sees it will be stunned.
After Jia Mi was killed, Shi Chong was also dismissed from office. He didn't care about it and lived a carefree life in Jingu Garden every day. But the tree wants to be still but the wind doesn't stop. Sun Xiu had long heard about Lu Zhu's stunning beauty, and in the past he could only lust after her. Now that I have the power of life and death, I naturally want to realize my dream. He sent an envoy to Jingu Garden to ask for the green pearl.
Shi Chongzheng sang and danced with his concubines, knowing that people were under the eaves, so he had to bow his head. Select more than 10 beauties among them and let the messenger choose at will. The messenger said coldly: Mr. Sun only wants green beads, I don’t know which one?
Shi Chong was furious: I love the Green Pearl, how could I give it to him.
The messenger said: Your Majesty is knowledgeable about the past and the present, so please think twice. Shi Chong had a frosty look on his face and insisted not to give it.
Sun Xiu then framed Shi Chong for treason, and when the soldiers arrived at Jingu Garden. Shi Chong sadly said to Lu Zhu: I was convicted because of you.
Lv Zhu couldn’t stop crying and said: I should die for you too. Then she jumped off the building. Shi Chong wanted to pull her, but it was too late.
When the flowers fade and the flowers fly, the sky is filled with flowers. Who pity the fragrant fragrance and the jade is gone. Later, countless literati wrote poems and chanted this poignant story. The most famous one is "Golden Valley Garden" written by Du Mu in the Tang Dynasty: Prosperous things disperse the fragrance and dust, and the flowing water is ruthless and the grass springs from spring. At dusk, the east wind chirps complaining birds, and the falling flowers look like people who have fallen from a building.
Extended information:
During the Taishi period of the Western Jin Dynasty, there was a village girl in Luluo Village, Bobai, Guangxi, whose surname was Liang and whose name was Lvzhu. She was a wise woman with a blue heart, a deep understanding of music, and excellent piano skills. Shi Chong, the governor of Jingzhou, returned from a mission and passed by Luluo Village. He was moved by the beauty and dancing of Lvzhu. He used ten handfuls of pearls to take Lvzhu as his concubine, and took it back to the capital, Luoyang, and hid it deep in his mansion, Jingu Garden. Shi Chong dotes on Lv Zhu very much, and the two truly love each other.
Lvzhu became famous in Luoyang City with his chess, music, calligraphy, painting and elegant singing and dancing skills. The dignitaries of the court, princes, grandsons and literati all felt proud to go to Jingu Garden to see Lvzhu singing and dancing.
Sun Xiu, a junior official under Shi Chong, coveted the beauty of the green pearl and wanted to get it, but Shi Chong reprimanded him. Sun Xiu, who was determined to retaliate, took refuge with Sima Lun, King of Zhao. As Shi Chong lost power, Sun Xiu, who gradually gained real power, came to ask for the green beads again, and launched intimidation and blackmail against Shi Chong again and again. Unable to bear Sun Xiu's blackmail, Shi Chong was forced to join forces with Huainan King Sima Yun to get rid of Zhao King Sima Lun and Sun Xiu, but his plan was revealed due to poor planning.
Sima Lun and Sun Xiu, kings of Zhao, seized the opportunity and arrested Shi Chong and Pan Yue on the grounds that they had colluded with the King of Huainan to rebel. Sun Xiu besieged Jingu Garden and wanted to take Lvzhu away, but Lvzhu refused to give in and jumped to his death from Baizhang Tower. After that, King Huainan entered the capital and killed King Zhao Sima Lun and Sun Xiu.
This is recorded in "Jin Shu Shi Chong Zhuan".
Reference materials:
People's Daily Online - When Sun Xiu of the Western Jin Dynasty was in power, he wanted to get the green pearl of a beautiful woman but refused to commit suicide by jumping off a building
Baidu Encyclopedia - Green Pearl ( The beloved concubine of Shi Chong in the Western Jin Dynasty)
Xinhuanet - "Green Pearl Falls from the Tower": Don't join in the evil ways