Of the 29 generals in Soochow, only 7 met the criteria for my selection. Even if it's a wild history, it's patriarchal, and I really can't help it.

At this point, the emperors of the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu and their civil ministers and military generals and their related women have all been written, and I dare not say if there is anything missing, because the materials I have obtained alone are limited after all, and I have a reward for anyone who has supplements.

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Next, there are the top ten virtuous women of the Three Kingdoms, the first of which is Cai Wenji.

When it comes to Cai Wenji, people of the older generation have the impression that because the great writer Guo Moruo wrote a historical drama "Cai Wenji", it is said that at that time, it was very sensational, and as a result, Cao Cao overturned the case, and Cao Cao almost changed from a white face to a red face.

Today, let's be more formal and introduce Cai Wenji, the first great sage in the Three Kingdoms period.

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Cai Wenji, named Cai Yan (c. 174-239), also known as Wen Ji and alias Zhao Ji, was a native of Chenliu County (present-day Qi County, Henan), a female writer and writer Cai Yong (yō) in the Eastern Han Dynasty

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Cai Yan is erudite and talented, and is good at literature, music, and calligraphy. In 188, he married Hedong Wei Zhongdao, and the following year Wei Zhongdao died of illness, and the two had no heirs, so Cai Yan returned to his home.

Cai Yan's father, Cai Yong, was a famous scholar in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and in his early years, because he offended the eunuchs, he was exiled to Shuofang (in the north of present-day Hangjin Banner, Inner Mongolia). When Dong Zhuo was in power, Cai Yong had returned to Luoyang. At that time, Dong Zhuo was trying to win people's hearts. When he heard that Cai Yong was famous, he invited him to come, made him an official, respected him very much, and was promoted to three levels in three days.

Cai Yong felt that under Dong Zhuo, he was much stronger than when he was under Emperor Han Ling.

When Dong Zhuo was killed, Cai Yong remembered that Dong Zhuo treated him well and sighed. In this way, he annoyed Situ Wang Yun, thought that he was a member of Dong Zhuo's party, and arrested him. Although many ministers in the court interceded on his behalf, Wang Yun still did not agree to release Cai Yong, resulting in Cai Yong's death in prison.

After the death of his father, there was a scuffle between Li Dao (jué) and Guo Yan (sì) in the Guanzhong area, and the people in Chang'an fled everywhere. Cai Yan also followed the refugees everywhere in exile. At that time, the Huns took advantage of the fire to loot and plunder the people.

One day, Cai Yan ran into the Hun soldiers and was snatched away by them.

When the Huns saw her young and beautiful, they offered her to King Zuoxian of the Huns. After that, she became King Zuoxian's person. She lived in the Southern Xiongnu for twelve years and gave birth to two children. Although he is used to the life of the Huns, he still misses his homeland very much.

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Cao Cao has always loved literature and calligraphy, and in his early years, he often had literary and calligraphy exchanges with Cai Yan's father, Cai Yong, and went in and out of Cai's house many times, and was also quite familiar with Cai Yan.

Cao Cao pacified the Central Plains, inquired about Cai Yan's whereabouts, only to know that he was taken away by the Xiongnu, in order to do a career in Wenzhi Shengjiao, sent Dong Xi and Zhou Jin to envoy the Xiongnu together, and ransomed Cai Yan from the Xiongnu with a pair of gold bibs.

There have always been different opinions on whether Cai Yan married King Zuo Xian in the north: according to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Cai Yan was "not married" to King Zuo Xian, not "married" to King Zuo Xian. Generally, the wives of the Xiongnu kings were called "阏 (yā."

), but Cai Yan has been in the north for twelve years and does not have this title, so he thinks that Cai Yan and Zuo Xianwang are not husband and wife;

But another theory believes that Cao Cao spent a very large price to redeem Cai Yan, far exceeding the price of ordinary slaves, and it can be seen that Cai Yan's status on the Xiongnu side was not low.

Dong Ci and Cai Yan are fellow countrymen, and they are loyal fans of Cai Yong and his daughter Cai Yan, and they talked happily along the way. Perhaps it was infatuation, Dong Ci accidentally fell off the horse, fell and injured his right leg, treated for a few days, and saw that he could not recover in a short time, so he stayed in the local area, Cai Yan and Zhou Jin returned to Ye (yè) first, and returned to Cao Cao.

However, after seeing Cao Cao, Zhou Jin falsely accused Dong Ci and Cai Wenji of misconduct, Wen Ji avenged her grievances, and Cao Cao severely punished Zhou Jin and promoted Dong Ci. Knowing that Dong Ci admired Cai Wenji and was a fellow countryman, he won Cai Wenji's consent and married Cai Wenji to Dong Ci.

At that time, Cai Yan was in his 30s, and Dong Ci may not be in his 20s, at such an age, the two were combined, which is rare in the history of the Three Kingdoms.

After returning home, Cai Yan wrote "Poems of Grief and Indignation":

Han Ji lost his authority, and Dong Zhuo was chaotic.

If you want to usurp and kill, you will harm the virtuous first.

Persecution to move to the old state, support the lord to strengthen himself.

The righteous teacher in the sea wants to discuss the ominous.

Zhuo Zhong came to the east, and the golden armor shined in the sun.

The people of Pingtu are fragile, and the soldiers who come are all Huqiang.

The hunting field besieged the city, and everything was destroyed.

Cut off and leave no traces, and the corpses resist each other.

The horse hangs the man's head on the side of the horse, and the horse carries the woman behind.

The long drive to the west into the customs is dangerous and obstructive.

also Gu Miao, the liver and spleen are rotten.

There are thousands of plans, and it is not allowed to be gathered.

Or there are flesh and bones, and they dare not speak if they want to.

Frustrated for a few moments, he cheating and cheating to capture.

If you want to be a pavilion blade, I Cao will not live you.

How dare you spare your life, you can't be scolded by him?

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There is also the famous "Eighteen Beats of Hu Ji":

I didn't do anything at the beginning of my life, and after I was born, Han Zuo declined.

The heavens are unkind, and the earth is unkind, so I am at this time.

The road is in danger, and the people are in exile and mourning together.

The smoke and dust cover the wilderness, and the ambition is obedient and righteous.

It is not appropriate for me to be vulgar, who should I sue if I am endured and humiliated?

After a while, the piano was beaten, and no one knew how angry he was.

Rong forced me to be a housekeeper and drove me to the end of the world.

The clouds and mountains are thousands of miles away, and the wind is thousands of miles away from dust.

There are many people who are violent and fierce like snakes, and the control of the strings is arrogant.

The two beats are desperate, and the heart is broken and sad.

The Yue Han Kingdom entered Hucheng, and it was better to lose one's family than to have no life.

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Then, Dong Ci committed a capital crime, and Cai Wenji went to Cao Cao to intercede with Dong Ci.

At that time, Cao Cao was entertaining the ministers and celebrities, and said to the full house, "Cai Yong's daughter is outside, let everyone see it today." ”

Cai Yong is very famous, his daughter is also very famous, and all the ministers and celebrities have no itching in their hearts, they all want to see Cai Yan's beauty.

Cao Cao called Cai Yan.

Cai Yan wore her hair loose and barefoot, kowtowing to Cao Cao for her husband to plead guilty. The speech was coherent, the emotions were sad and sorrowful, and the guests were moved.

But Cao Cao said, "But the document for the condemnation has been issued, what should I do?" ”

Cai Yan said, "There are thousands of good horses in your stable, and there are countless brave soldiers, do you still spare a fast horse to save a dying life?"

Cao Cao was finally moved by Cai Wenji and pardoned Dong Xi.

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Cai Yan's father, Cai Yong, used to collect a lot of ancient books at home, and Cao Cao asked Cai Yan, "I heard that your family used to have a lot of ancient books, can you still remember them now?"

Cai Yan said, "At the beginning, my father left me more than 4,000 volumes of books, but because of the displacement of the war, very few have been preserved, and now I can not write down many of them." ”

Cao Cao said, "I'll send ten people to accompany my wife to write it down, is it okay?"

Cai Yan said, "Men and women don't kiss, give me paper and pen, and I will write it to you alone." ”

Eight years later, Wen Ji sorted out more than 400 volumes of ancient books.

Hu Chuquan Shan of the Southern Xiongnu came to congratulate the court and brought the news of the death of Wen Ji's children born in the Xiongnu and the father of the children, King Zuoxian.

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About 100 meters northwest of Caiwangzhuang Village, Sanli Township, Lantian County, Shaanxi Province, there is a tomb called Cai Wenji Tomb, the tomb is about 8 meters high, the forest is lush, and it belongs to the key cultural relics protection unit of Shaanxi Province.

In the 90s of the 20th century, Lantian County built a Wenji exhibition hall here, displayed the anecdotes of Wenji and the cultural relics unearthed in the territory, and engraved the "Eighteen Beats of Hu Ji" on 18 pieces of cyan marble with four-body calligraphy, and there was a statue of Cai Wenji in front of the tomb.

The Cai Wenji Memorial Hall has a collection of more than 130 cultural relics related to Cai Wenji, including 50 precious cultural relics above the national level 3.

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There are many opera repertoire depicting Cai Wenji, such as Guo Moruo's drama and the Kunqu opera "Cai Wenji" adapted from it, Cheng Yanqiu's Peking Opera "Wenji Returns to Han" and Li Shiji's adaptation, and at the same time, there are operas with the same content in various local operas.