Zhuangzi has always been a respected thinker in people’s hearts, but there has always been a saying in the legend that the image of his wife Tian is contrary to the image of Zhuangzi and is the image of a bad woman. Why do you say that? ?
tells some things about Zhuangzi and his wife Tian in the traditional drama "Butterfly Dream" in our country. There is a story in which Zhuangzi chats with his wife once and thinks that women are water-based. Immediately remarry, to describe a lady who is like water, drifting with the flow, without firmness, or she will not stick to her chastity. His wife Tian was very opposed to this, retorting that not all women are like this, and she is one of the exceptions, she will definitely stick to the morals and will not remarry or other. The story is not over yet, not long after this, Zhuangzi suddenly fell ill and died.
After all, Zhuangzi was an influential person at the time. After his death, there were naturally many people who came to mourn him. Among them was a handsome young man who admired Zhuangzi very much and believed that Zhuangzi was his teacher. This prince was the grandson of the Chu prince. He was handsome and elegant. After seeing Zhuang Zhou's wife, he admired his new life, and the two hit it off. The wedding was held less than seven days after Zhuangzi's death. However, Tian's married life was not very smooth. On this day, Chu Wangsun suddenly felt unbearable. He invited the doctor to see a doctor. The doctor gave the prescription for Tian to take the medicine. This made Tian very embarrassed because the medicine prescribed by the doctor was quite special. First of all, it’s hot wine. This is okay. The hotel has it. However, the other is the human brain. This is anxious to the Tian family. Where can the human brain be obtained? To take the human brain, you must kill the person. Killing is a serious crime of beheading. In a hurry, Tian thought of Zhuangzi shortly after his death, and felt that Zhuangzi was already dead anyway, so it was better to use his brain to save the life of the king of Chu.
However, when Tian was preparing to do it, Zhuangzi, who had been dead for many days, suddenly came back to life. After seeing him, it was difficult for Tian to explain to Zhuangzi what happened during this period, and he had previously sworn not to remarry. She was already ashamed and embarrassed for breaking the oath, and now she came to take Zhuangzi's brain again. Tian knew that she was unreasonable, so she had to apologize. In this way, the story of Zhuangzi’s wife has been handed down. Zhuangzi’s reputation is getting bigger and bigger, and the reputation of his wife’s Tian clan is getting worse and worse, leaving behind the reputation of bad women.
Of course, a large part of this story is fictitious, and it is somewhat true that it cannot be verified. Then why is such a ridiculous story passed down by later generations? Because the ancients had strict requirements for women’s loyalty, such as Tian’s remarriage a few days after Zhuangzi’s death, and even taking Zhuangzi’s brain, the world would naturally be disgusted and disgusted. This story is used to warn some people. This may be the story. The meaning of existence!
