誰是中國古代最美的女人?約定俗成的答案是:西施、王昭君、貂蟬、楊貴妃,赫赫有名的四大美女??墒牵舷挛迩?,漫漫歷史長河,難道美人如此稀缺?當(dāng)然不是。那么在姹紫嫣紅的女人大觀園里,為何被推到頂尖地位的,就這四位呢?是她們真就絕對(duì)美貌無瑕、艷壓群芳?答案是否定的。
西施身處一個(gè)風(fēng)云際會(huì)的歷史時(shí)代,群雄紛爭,各家都在絞盡腦汁玩轉(zhuǎn)政治以立于不敗之地,天生麗質(zhì)的美女自然也成為權(quán)謀桌上的籌碼,而她,也當(dāng)仁不讓地肩負(fù)起拯救自己國家于水深火熱的重?fù)?dān)。這在當(dāng)時(shí),不被謳歌還能怎樣?特別是這個(gè)故事的結(jié)局又像戲劇一樣具有傳奇效果和功成名就的圓滿。自然,作為政治“間諜”的美人,受到了人們普遍的稱頌,以文授義的儒家知識(shí)分子當(dāng)然要極盡心智來美化她了。
There is no doubt that Xishi was famous due to her contribution to the country in the wartime. What's more, she shoulder the burden to defense the country bravely and did her part to save the country. Certainly, her image impressed countless people.