In 781 BC, the eleventh emperor of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Zhou Xuan, died, and Prince Ji Gongyan came to the throne as King Zhou You.
King Zhou You is an old prince. After he came to power, after a period of fresh energy, he quickly indulged in the enjoyment of eating, drinking and having fun. King Zhou You's interests are not only wine and meat, but also beautiful women. He especially likes fresh and exciting things. Those in the harem
Tired of playing with beauties, he asked people to go to the people to search for beauties for him. As a result, Haojing City and its surrounding areas were all in a state of chaos.
Minister Zhao Shudai couldn't stand it anymore and took the courage to read a book: "My king's new policy has many national affairs. Earthquakes, droughts, famines, disasters are constant, and people's livelihood is in decline. This is a time of national crisis. My king should use this
The most important thing is to recruit talents and reorganize the politics of the court. Why should we ignore important matters and pursue beauties? "
From King Zhou You's point of view, there is nothing wrong in the world, and it is understandable that he wants to do something he likes, but Uncle Zhao leads such an old-school person to interfere with him, and interferes with him more than once. This makes him upset. Usually
, he had been holding back because of Uncle Zhao's consistent loyalty. Now, this old guy actually published a book seriously. Isn't this a serious way of giving advice to the emperor? King Zhou You was furious.
Next, Uncle Zhao was dismissed from his post and expelled from the court.
This incident aroused the anger of the superior doctor Baoju, who said: "The King of Heaven is not afraid of natural disasters, does not care about state affairs, loves villains, favors virtuous ministers, pursues loyal and good people, and seeks beauties to fill his harem. If this continues, the country will be in danger
That’s it.”
King You of Zhou was furious, so he didn't bother to say anything more, so he shouted and took Bao Jue into prison. In this way, no one in the court dared to remonstrate. King You of Zhou was very happy.
Baoju was imprisoned for three years. Seeing that there was no hope of rescuing him, his family came up with an idea: Doesn't the emperor like beautiful women? Then give him a beautiful woman. Maybe the emperor would pardon Baoju when he is happy. In this way, the Bao family
The general manager then led his people to search for beautiful women all over the world. Then this scene appeared:
One day in 778 BC. The sun was shining brightly, and the water of Panxi River danced happily among the cobblestones. Green trees surrounded both sides of the bank, and the sun shone through the gaps in the leaves, spreading fine golden colors on the forest and the water. There was no wind, and occasionally there was no wind.
Cicadas chirp.
A girl is sitting on the bluestone by the stream. She has her feet immersed in the water. She is holding a slender piece of grass in her hand. She extends the soft blade to the water and is playing with the little fish in the water who are not familiar with the world. Those fish
The child is only an inch long, floating back and forth freely. The girl's mood is as refreshing as the breeze.
This is a wonderful beauty, no matter who you are, you can't get enough of her once you see her.
Suddenly, two warriors in black emerged from the forest. They ran towards her, one on the left and the other on the right. Under the sun, the swords in the warrior's hands shone with dazzling white light.
The girl screamed and ran towards the forest like a frightened deer. But it was too late. The two warriors had already rushed behind her like hungry wolves and caught her tightly in the blink of an eye.
A struggling deer.
The girl screamed at the top of her lungs: "I am not a banshee. I am not a banshee. I am a peasant girl. My home is nearby, on the other side of the hill..."
Why did this girl shout that she was not a banshee? It turned out that King Zhou You’s father, King Zhou Xuan, often had dreams in his last days. The person who appeared in the dream was a peerless beauty. King Zhou Xuan believed that this was a banshee and was here to claim his life.
Yes, if she is not caught, not only his life can be saved, but also the world of the Zhou Dynasty. So King Xuan of Zhou ordered his minister Du Bo to catch the banshee. This matter once made people panic, especially the girls.
Worried that she would be caught as a banshee.
At this time, the girl who was captured was Bao Si, a famous beauty in Chinese history, and the person who captured her was Bao Si's family.
The people of the Bao family gave the girl some makeover training, teaching her singing and dancing, etiquette, and palace rules, and then named her Bao Si. Finally, she was dedicated to King You of Zhou as Bao Jue's adopted daughter.
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When King Zhou You saw Bao Si, his eyes immediately shone. He felt that Bao Si was full of sunshine and flowing water. She was like an elf in the mountains. Her appearance overshadowed the entire harem. King Zhou You had a big heart.
Yue, he released Baojue.
King Zhou You doted on Bao Si very much. In his eyes, Bao Si was almost perfect. There was only one regret, Bao Si never smiled. No matter how he teased her, she would not laugh. King Zhou You thought, this beauty would be so beautiful if she didn’t smile.
She looked so beautiful when she smiled. In order to satisfy his curiosity, he made a decree: whoever could make Bao Si smile would be rewarded with a thousand pieces of gold.
As soon as the reward came out, strange people from all over the world came one after another, and the palace was as lively as a stage, with players playing, playing, singing, and performing various acrobatics. King Zhou You was happy, but Bao Si always looked on with cold eyes and never smiled.
One day, King You of Zhou took Bao Si to visit Mount Li. His minister Guo Shifu gave King Zhou You an idea. He said: "Your Majesty, the beacon tower under Mount Li has not been lit for many years. We might as well light the beacon and let the people
The princes from all over the world will come to Beijing to serve the king. When the time comes, the scene will be so spectacular and lively that the beauty has never seen this before. When she is happy, she might just laugh."
King Zhou You thought this was a good idea and immediately ordered the beacon tower to be lit.
Beacon towers were ancient military facilities used to signal the enemy's situation. They were burned into smoke during the day and into fire at night. As long as one was lit, the soldiers near the beacon tower would also light up the beacon towers they were guarding, one after another, signaling the beacon fire.
It will soon be transmitted to distant places. When the princes see the beacon signal, they will immediately lead their troops as if they have received an order from the emperor.
It was evening at that time, and King You of Zhou lit a beacon tower, and a winding fire dragon rose under Lishan Mountain. This fire dragon lit up the night sky, crossed the mountains and rivers, and extended into the endless depths of the night.
More than an hour later, the sound of rolling chariots and horses was heard across the land, fires were flashing, military flags were flying, and the soldiers and horses of the princes rushed to the downstairs of Lishan City.
The lights on the city tower were brightly lit, and King Zhou You, Bao Si and others were lying on the wall watching the excitement. The princes looked at each other. It was clear that there was no enemy, so why did you ask me to come?
The soldiers were noisy for a while. The messenger sent by King Zhou You arrived and the messenger said: "There is no enemy today. The emperor is drinking and having fun, and wherever he is in a good mood, he lights the beacon fire to promote the wine. The king of heaven has a purpose - thank you for your hard work, soldiers.
!You guys go back.”
Only then did the princes realize that they had been teased by King Zhou You. They were all full of resentment, but they could only complain. There was no other way, so they had no choice but to return to their own territory with their troops and horses in dejection.
Bao Si had never seen such a scene before. She felt like she was watching a big show. She felt that so many carriages, horses, soldiers, and torches were rushing towards and then leaving in chaos. It was really strange, so she asked King You of Zhou what was going on.
What kind of play is it? King Zhou You told the whole story with great interest. Bao Si thought this emperor was too funny, so he laughed and said sarcastically: "Oh, thank you for being able to figure it out."
Bao Si's smile made King You of Zhou feel happy. When he was happy, he rewarded Guo Shi's father with a thousand taels of gold.
King Zhou You didn't know that this incident had laid a huge hidden danger for his own fate and that of the Western Zhou Dynasty. He was still addicted to wine, meat and beauty.