ul　lady　who　helped　King　Gou　Jian　of　Yue　defeat　the　powerful　kingdom　of　Wu　in　the　Spring　and　Autumn　period。　Acting　on　Fan　Li's　counsel；　Xi　Shi　made　Fu　Zha；　the　king　of　Wu；　fall　madly　in　love　with　her　and　dismiss　or　kill　his　loyal　ministers。　After　Wu　had　been　thus　weakened；　Guo　Jian　attacked　and　conquered　Wu。　Fu　Zha　died　in　the　fight。　Legend　has　it　that　having　pleted　her　task；　Xi　Shi　went　away　with　Fan　Li；　and　they　became　wealthy　merchants　and　did　a　lot　of　charity　works。　Another　story　says　that　after　Fu　Zha　died；　Xi　Shi　discovered　he　truly　loved　her；　and　she　mitted　suicide　to　be　with　him。　。。。。。

〃Now　there　are　two　very　famous　beauties　in　Wu；　born　of　the　Qiao　family。　So　beautiful　are　they　that　birds　alight　and　fishes　drown；　the　moon　hides　her　face　and　the　flowers　blush　for　shame　at　sight　of　them。　Cao　Cao　has　declared　with　an　oath　that　he　only　wants　two　things　in　this　world：　The　imperial　throne　in　peace　and　the　sight　of　those　two　women　on　the　Bronze　Bird　Terraces。　Given　these　two；　he　would　go　down　to　his　grave　without　regret。　This　expedition　of　his；　his　huge　army　that　threatens　this　country；　has　for　its　real　aim　these　two　women。　Why　do　you　not　buy　these　two　from　their　father；　the　State　Patriarch　Qiao；　for　any　sum　however　large　and　send　them　over　the　river？　The　object　of　the　army　being　attained；　it　will　simply　be　marched　away。　This　is　the　use　that　Fan　Li*　of　Yue　made　to　the　king　of　Wu　of　the　famous　beauty　Xi　Shi*。〃

〃How　do　you　know　Cao　Cao　so　greatly　desires　these　two？〃　said　Zhou　Yu。

〃Because　his　son　Cao　Zhi；　who　is　an　able　writer；　at　the　mand　of　his　father　wrote　a　poem　'An　Ode　to　the　Bronze　Bird　Terrace；'　theme　only　allowing　allusions　to　the　family　fitness　for　the　throne。　He　has　sworn　to　possess　these　two　women。　I　think　I　can　remember　the　poem；　if　you　wi