Diao Chan is one of the four famous beauties in ancient Chinese history, and her story is mainly based on "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Diao Chan is portrayed as a beautiful, intelligent, and brave woman. It is said that she is Wang Yun's adopted daughter, in order to help her adoptive father Wang Yun get rid of the thief Dong Zhuo, Diao Chan used a beauty trick, first became Dong Zhuo's favorite concubine, and then fell in love with Dong Zhuo's adopted son Lu Bu, which eventually led to Dong and Lu becoming enemies, and Wang Yun was able to get rid of Dong Zhuo by Lu Bu's hand. This story is known as "Serial Scheme" and is one of the classic episodes in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
However, since Lu Bu Baimenlou died, this courageous strange woman has disappeared without a trace. Whether to go to Jiuquan with the defeated Lu Bu, or to be taken back to Xuchang by the victorious Cao Cao, this question has not been solved from the beginning of the struggle for hegemony to the unification of the Jin Dynasty.
After the incident at the White Gate Tower, what will be the fate of Diao Chan? There are several legends.
One said that Cao Cao learned that Guan Yu hid Diao Chan in Jingci Nunnery, so he secretly sent someone to arrest him, and Diao Chan was the ambition of Cao, so he committed suicide by throwing his sword;
One said that Cao Cao adopted Xun You's plan, in order to separate the three brothers in Taoyuan, and made Diao Chan to Guan Yu and secretly responded to Liu Bei, in order to kill Cao Nian, Guan Yu killed Diao Chan;
There is also a saying that Guan Yu sent Diao Chan back to Muzhi Village (now Muzhi Village), Diao Chan has never married, so there is Diao Chan's tomb and memorial hall in the village, and Guan Gong is also enshrined in the apse. Later, news was added that an old man surnamed Zeng in the northern suburbs of Chengdu once picked up a stele, and the inscription said: Diao Chan, Wang Yun Geji also, is because Dong Zhuo is rampant and sacrifices his life for the country......With Emperor Yan into Shu, buried in the north of Huayang County, Jianheng Village, loess slope.
In the world of history, there has been controversy about the real existence of Diao Chan and the details of her life. Some scholars believe that Diao Chan is a fictional character, while others believe that she may have some historical archetype. But neither point of view can provide conclusive evidence to describe her true end. As a result, Diao's story and ending remain largely the product of legends and literary creations.