Lady Xi, also known as "Lady Peach Blossom", was originally named Xi Gui. She was the wife of the monarch of the State of Xi during the Spring and Autumn Period. Because of her beautiful appearance, the King of Chu took Xi Gui as his own when he destroyed the State of Xi in 680 BC. Later, Xi Gui "gave birth to Du Ao and King Cheng. She did not speak, and the King of Chu asked her about it. She replied: 'I am a woman, but I serve two husbands. Even if I cannot die, what else can I say?'" "Zuo Zhuan" Zhuang Gong 14th year. Thus, Lady Xi's tragic female role in history was established. Why did Lady Xi "not speak" and what did she "not speak" mean? Ancient and modern scholars have various explanations. Du Yu and Wang Wei said that it means "not speaking to the king" and "not speaking to the King of Chu". Modern scholars such as Cai Yijiang agree with this view. Wang Wei's "Lady Xi" and Cai Yijiang's "Commentary on the Poems, Lyrics, and Fu of A Dream of Red Mansions". But the ancients had already refuted this saying, "There is no such thing as giving birth to a child without speaking." Wu Qian's "Poetry Talks in Baijing Tower" said, "Since Xi Gui gave birth to two sons for the King of Chu, they have been together for more than one night, so how could she not speak?" Sheng Ruzi's "Shu Zhai Lao Xue Cong Tan" Volume 1 Yu Chang and others believed that "not speaking" means "never smiling." The famous scholar and linguist Yang Bojun believed that this saying was "wrong". He quoted the ancients' saying that "not speaking" means not "speaking first" Yang Bojun's "Zuo Zhuan Annotation" Volume 1. Qian Zhongshu also quoted the ancients' saying that "not speaking" means not "talking about the past" Qian Zhongshu's "Guan Zhui Bian" Volume 1, as for whether to talk during eating and living, Mr. Qian did not mention it. The author agrees with Mr. Yang's explanation that not "speaking first" means not speaking first about anything. The reason is that Xi Gui not only had the pain of the destruction of her country and her family, but also the hatred of being humiliated. Grief and resentment were mixed together, like two huge stones weighing heavily on her heart. How could she not speak? She didn't want to speak. But in the face of the tyranny of King Wen of Chu, in the life of a couple who "lived together and became kings", how could she not speak? In this dilemma, her biggest possibility was not to speak first. Although the above explanations cannot be unified, it is agreed that Lady Xi swallowed her tears and washed her face with tears. In fact, it is precisely because of the different interpretations of "not speaking" that the legendary color of Lady Xi's tragedy has been added. Lady Xi's unfortunate experience of losing her country and family and swallowing her tears and silently resisting attracted the sympathy of ancient people. In the Tang Dynasty, someone built the "Lady Taohua Temple" for her, and some literati, talented scholars and scholars praised her endlessly. Among them, the most famous poem is Wang Wei's "Mrs. Xi": "Don't forget the kindness of the past just because of the favor of today. Looking at the flowers, my eyes are full of tears. I don't speak to the King of Chu." When we read "looking at the flowers, my eyes are full of tears", we will naturally think of Du Fu's famous line "The flowers are filled with tears when I feel moved by the times"; when we read "I don't speak to the King of Chu", we will naturally think of Mrs. Xi's "unspoken" words. In addition, the famous Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu sang and commented on Lady Xi from another perspective, and wrote the famous "Inscription on Lady Peach Blossom Temple" "The thin waist palace is exposed to new peaches, and the spring has passed without words. What is the reason for Xi's death? Pity the person who fell from the building in Jingu." Lu Zhu fell to her death, and died before her husband. How strong and resolute she was. The poet reinterpreted and evaluated the tragic image of Lady Xi. The cowardly Lady Xi's tragic fate is indeed pitiful, but how can it be compared with the admiration and praise of those who fought with their own death? This poem is very profound. Zhao Yi of the Qing Dynasty believed that this poem "uses Lu Zhu's death to describe Lady Xi's immortality. The difference is self-evident. The words are profound and do not reveal irony. It is the intention of the poet." In the face of foreign enemies and 1, the Chinese nation has always advocated the courage to fight and sacrifice, and would rather die in glory than live in disgrace, and would rather die standing than live on his knees. This is a great national festival, a matter of principle and morality. From this perspective, we can naturally conclude that Du Mu's "Inscription on the Temple of Lady Peach Blossom" is more ambitious than Wang Wei's poem. This also reminds us of the famous love story of Han Ping and his wife. "Han Ping, a servant of King Kang of Song, married a beautiful wife named He. King Kang took his wife away and she committed suicide by jumping off a platform. She left a note on her belt saying, 'The king will benefit from her life, and I will benefit from her death.'" The unswerving love of Han Ping and his wife and He's excellent qualities of perseverance and perseverance in Gan Bao's "Soushen Ji" naturally won the admiration of literati and even ordinary people. But times have changed, and the long river of history is rushing forward. Later generations are more sympathetic to Lady Xi's tragic experience, which is a manifestation of historical sedimentation. As the historian Deng Zhicheng said in the Complete Collection of Antique Notes, "Taizhou Deng Xiaowei Hanyi wrote in the poem "Xifuren Temple" that 'The Chu Palace is too lazy to brush its new black eyebrows, and is speechless facing the late spring. The only difficulty in the history is death, and Xifuren is not the only one who is sad.' Zeng Shiming, a great man in the early Qing Dynasty, died of heartache after reading it. See Wu Yonglie's "Yanwei Miscellaneous Notes". "Zeng Shiming, a great man in the early Qing Dynasty", felt his life experience and thought about his country after reading "Xifuren Temple", so he "died of heartache". This more or less shows a sense of guilt in these people's moral conscience, which makes people in later generations sympathize with their helplessness in their fate and let go of their moral losses. But in any case, if we compare them with national heroes such as Shi Kefa who died for their country, how can their integrity be compared!