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Talented Beauty ZhenJi

As we know, in Kingory, there is a famous hero called Hero Poff. Yes, Poff is a lady called Zhen Ji in history. Her real name is Zhen Luo. She was the first wife of Cao Wei's first emperor, Cao Pi, who was the son of Cao Cao, the king of Wei Kingdom. So, we can say Zhen Ji was the empress of Cao Wei, but she didn't get the title until she died. Why she was so famous in Chinese history? Right, because she was a very talented lady who could write beautiful poems and also she was considered one of the great beauties of ancient China, rivaling Diao Chan who was also from the Three Kingdoms period, one of the "Four Beauties" of ancient China. Generally, a lot of legend stories would happen to a beauty, not even a talented beauty. However, the stories happened to Zhen Ji were really tragedies. Her poor marriage, her lonely life, her beautiful poems, her pretty look, made up of many stories passed by people.
 

Zhen Ji was born in a wealthy family. During the wars at the end of Han Dynasty, her family became locally important in famine relief for the poor. Zhen Ji was personally involved in famine relief and gained the praise of many people. When Zhen Ji grew up, she married to Yuan Xi, the son of Yuan Shao who was the warlord in control of Ji Province(near Beijing).

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Unluckily, Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao at the famous battle"Battle of Guandu" in 200, and died two years later. During the campaign against the Yuans, Cao Cao conquered Yecheng in 204, and his son Cao Pi, upon seeing Lady Zhen, became obsessed with her beauty. Even though her husband Yuan Xi was still alive at that time, Cao Pi forced Zhen Ji to marry with him. However, lady Zhen still stayed in Ye city alone while Cao Pi lived in another city called Luoyang. Absolutely, Zhen Ji would be lonely in Ye city but Cao Pi didn't realize that. With romors that Zhen Ji had affairs with Cao Pi's brother, Cao Zhi and her son Cao Rui was actually the son of her first husband, the relationship between Zhen Ji and Cao Pi broke up gradually. What's more, Cao Pi's other lover, Guo Nuwang, took full advantage of the rumors to increase the tension. Eventually, Lady Zhen lost favor with Cao Pi. In 221, Cao Pi, as the king of Cao Wei at that time, forced Zhen Ji to commit suiside.

In old ancient times, women had no freedom. They were just like merchandise anyone could get. It's women's tragedy. Even our beautiful talented Zhen Ji still couldn't escape this. It's all about freedom. Join Kingory right now, to change it and make your own legend stories!