Xiang Yu is the grandson of Xiang Yan, a famous general of Chu, he is the representative of Chinese military thinking "military situation", one of the strongest generals in Chinese history, the ancients have "Yu's courage, no two in the ancient world" evaluation. Yu Ji (虞姬), the beauty of Xiang Yu (项羽), the king of Western Chu (西楚), was accompanied by Xiang Yu (项羽), who composed the Song of Gaixia (垓下歌), a poem about the beauty of Yu Ji (虞姬). According to legend, Yu Ji was a beautiful woman with a beautiful face, great talent and beautiful dance, and was known as the "Beauty of Yu".
Farewell concubine is a well-known love story in later generations, Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu, the hero's shortness of breath, the beauty of Yu Ji's long love, in the brutal war added a touch of romance, so that the descendants are not a lot of feelings. Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu, is definitely the most tragic hero, with unquestionable military talent, creating many victories with fewer victories, including the Battle of Julu and the Battle of Pengcheng. Unfortunately, due to his own reasons, Xiang Yu was eventually defeated by Liu Bang. When Xiang Yu ran out of food and ammunition and was in despair, he was accompanied only by his favorite beauty Yu Ji.
Yu Ji's life, later generations have not been able to figure out, only know that the surname Yu, in the work of art, Xiang Yu called Yu Ji as "Miao Yi". As for the year and month of birth, family situation, and even why become Xiang Yu's favorite beauty, etc., are not known. What the later generations can be sure of is that Yu Ji must have been a beautiful woman. Because of Xiang's position of power, beautiful women were at his fingertips, so Yu Ji must be a woman of great beauty. In 202 BC, Xiang Yu was besieged by the Han army in Gaixia, he knew he was in a desperate situation, and sang the "Song of Gaixia": "The force is strong, the time is unfavorable, the piebald doesn't pass away, the piebald doesn't pass away, what can be done about it, what can be done about it, what can be done about it, and what can be done about it?"
"Gaixia Song" sings Xiang Yu's hopelessness about his failure, as well as not knowing how to place his favorite beauty Yu Ji. At this moment, Yu Ji, who was beside him, could not help but shed tears, and she also sang "Song of Gaixia": "The Han army has already stolen the land, and the Chu song is being sung on all sides, the great king's intention is exhausted, how can the lowly concubine live?" Yu Ji then danced in front of Xiang Yu, showing her beautiful dancing posture and letting Xiang Yu feel a touch of solace in his desperate situation. After singing and dancing. Yu Ji, in order not to drag Xiang Yu down and free him from worries, she bravely drew her sword and committed suicide, dying in Xiang Yu's arms, leaving a poignant love story for future generations - Farewell My Concubine.
Yu Ji committed suicide out of necessity. The first reason was to avoid dragging Xiang Yu down and sparing him from worries, and the second reason was that she did not want to become a captive of the Han army and fall into the hands of Liu Bang. Liu Bang's nature is well known, and Yu Ji, with her worldly beauty, would surely become Liu Bang's concubine, or to put it more explicitly, Liu Bang's plaything. This is best evidenced by the fact that when Liu Bang defeated Wei Bao, he forcibly took Wei Bao's concubine Bo Ji into his harem.
Yu Ji was probably a beautiful woman with no heart and only pure love, so when she knew that the defeat of her beloved Xiang Yu was a foregone conclusion, she bravely committed suicide in Xiang Yu's arms, unwilling to be a captive of the Han army and to fall into Liu Bang's hands. Yu Ji, an enigmatic woman in history, Xiang Yu affectionately called her Miao Yi, and the two of them staged a touching love story in the cruel war - Farewell My Concubine.