West Lake
Gou Jie destroyed the state of Wu, and on the night of celebrating the victory, Fan Li, who had done a great deal of work,
quietly took Xishi, sneaked out of Qi Men, and rode on the small wooden boat of Uncle Ade, which had been waiting for a long time, crossed the moat, and turned in a circle, heading for the Taihu Lake.
They arrived at the north side of Taihu Lake, Wuli Lake, see the beautiful scenery, mountains and water, so they built a few straw houses, living in anonymity. During this period, Wenzhuang was killed, and Fan Li moved three times in order to save his life, but because Xi Shi loved the scenery of the five lakes very much, the two of them finally settled in the West Lake.
Expanded:
The love story of Fan Li and Xi Shi can be called a household name in China. But there is no trace of it in historical documents. The "Guoyu - The Language of Yue", "Yue Jishu", "Shiji - The Family of Yue", "Wu-Yue Spring and Autumn Annals" and "Shiji - Cargo Shik Lianzhuan", all of which are dedicated to the history of Yue, do not show any romantic relationship between Fan Li and Xi Shi.
From the study of historical facts, Fan Li is one of the "five saints of Nanyang", his hometown is in Santo, Chu (present-day Xichuan County, Nanyang, Henan Province), Xi Shi's family lives in Zhuji Ramie Village, Vietnam (present-day Zhuji Ramie Village, Shaoxing), when he was young, Fan Li and Xi Shi did not leave his hometown, and it is unlikely that they would have had the opportunity to meet each other, let alone become a couple. After Fan Li entered Vietnam, he was a high-ranking official, and it was also impossible for him to go to Zhuji to meet Xi Shi, a woman who was a raccoon sand collector.
Gou Tramp offered the beauties Xi Shi and Zheng Dan to King Fu-chai of Wu in order to corrupt him, and at this time Fan Li had the opportunity to meet Xi Shi.
History records that Fan Li did have a wife who gave birth to three boys, but this wife was never Xi Shi, although we hope emotionally that she was Xi Shi. Based on the same feelings, we hope that the couple relationship between Fan Li and Xishi in the drama will be played forever, and the love between Fan Li and Xishi in the novel will be passed on forever.
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