Zhong Lichun, also known as Zhong Wuyan, is an ugly queen without a beautiful girl. During the Warring States Period, she was a salt-free person in Qi State, so she was called Zhong Wuyan. Later, in Chinese operas, Zhong Wuyan was called Zhong Wuyan. Because there is no homonym of "Yan" and "salt-free", "Yan" means that there is no gorgeous beauty, and she is very close to the characters, so the name has been handed down.
During Qi Xuanwang's administration, political corruption and lack of discipline caused panic and complaints throughout the country.
In order to save the country, Zhong Lichun risked being beheaded, came to Linzi, the capital, and met Qi Xuanwang. Qi Xuanwang saw the ugly girl, raised his eyes, opened his mouth, waved, then clapped his knees and shouted, "Danger! Danger! " Qi Xuanwang was puzzled and asked the ugly woman Zhong Lichun to explain. Zhong Lichun stepped forward to salute and said, I lifted my eyes for the king to observe the changes of the situation. Opening is to punish the king's ears for not listening to advice; Waving is to drive away flatterers for the king; Leg slapping is to remove the snow palace dedicated to pleasure. Shu Ren has no talent, but I have also heard that' you have courtiers, but you don't destroy the country, and your father has courtiers, but you don't destroy the home'. Now the king indulges in debauchery and refuses to accept rumors, which means that I open my mouth to accept the advice to the king; The enemy is about to be surrounded by soldiers, and you are surrounded by a group of boasters and flatterers. I waved them away; The king spent a lot of material resources and manpower to build such a luxurious palace, which made the treasury empty and the people miserable. How will he face the pool in the future? "
Zhong Lichun's words woke Qi Xuanwang up from his dream and said with great emotion, "If you hadn't come in time to remind me, I wouldn't know my fault!" Qi Xuanwang regarded Zhong Lichun as his mirror, and in order to express his remorse, he made Zhong Lichun the queen.
So what does Zhong Wuyan look like?
Zhong Lichun's story was first seen in Liu Xiang's Biography of Lienv in the Western Han Dynasty. She is from Wuyan County, Qi State. She has both ability and political integrity, but she is ugly. She is forty years old and not married. In many ancient books, she always said that "appearance is better than no salt", which echoed "appearance is like a western child" How ugly is it? In the book, her forehead and eyes are sunken, which looks dull and dry, and the proportion of up and down is out of balance. Besides, her skeleton is very big and strong. Like a man, his nose is facing the sky, his neck is fat and thick, he has an Adam's apple, his forehead is like a mortar, and the middle is sunken. Less hair and dark skin.
Zhong Wuyan was made queen, and since then, Qi has been ruled. China also left two idioms: "Ugliness is better than beauty" and "self-recommendation pillow mat".