Courage is often seen as the exclusive domain of men, but there is no shortage of brave women in the world. Among them, the poetess Xie Daoyun of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is one of the best. She is not only from a famous family, but also talented, and has extraordinary courage and courage.
Xie Daoyun's family is the Xie family of Chen County, one of the four major families of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and is as famous as the Langya Wang family. Her father is Xie Yi, her uncle is Xie An, and her brother is Xie Xuan. In such a family environment, she received a good education from an early age.
Xie Daoyun's literary talent is widely recognized. She has been intelligent since she was a child, and she is good at reciting poetry. In "Dream of Red Mansions", Cao Xueqin praised Lin Daiyu's literary talent with "Yongxu's talent", and the source of this allusion is Xie Daoyun.
However, Xie Daoyun's courage and audacity are even more admirable. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, she married Wang Ningzhi, the second son of Wang Xizhi and the right family. Although she is not satisfied with this marriage, she still abides by women's morals, teaches her husband and children, and is conscientious.
In history, Xie Daoyun's most colorful stroke is not her literary talent, but her ending. In 399 AD, the Sun En Rebellion broke out in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. At that time, Wang Ningzhi was too guarded by the Huiji, and did not listen to the advice of his subordinates and believed in the ghost soldiers, which eventually led to the destruction of the city and was killed. At this time of crisis, Xie Daoyun did not panic, and killed several enemies in a row with a blade. However, due to being outnumbered, she was eventually captured.
During his captivity, Xie Daoyun hugged his three-year-old grandson and shouted to Sun En: "The adult's business has nothing to do with the child, if you want to kill him, kill me first!"Sun En was impressed by her courage and audacity, and instead of killing her and her grandson, she sent someone to send them back. Since then, Xie Daoyun has been widowed and has been a widow, taking care of the family's housekeeping without leaving home, writing poems and essays in his spare time, and living a peaceful hermit life.
After Sun En's rebellion was pacified, the new Taishou Liu Liu personally visited Xie Daoyun and was amazed: "The wind is lofty, the words are not sluggish, the sincerity is touching, and the discussion benefits endlessly." ”
Xie Daoyun's life is full of legends. She not only demonstrated the courage and intelligence of women, but also left a valuable historical legacy for future generations. Compared with her, Mrs. Hua Rui, who sighed that "140,000 people are all disarmed, and none of them are men", seems so powerless.