See no evil is an old Chinese saying. It sounds righteous and reasonable, but it still cannot escape the suspicion of being a "moral high hat". In fact, seeing things is a basic human instinct and is also caused by human beings’ innate curiosity.
It can be said that this voyeuristic psychology is a potential desire in the human heart. Therefore, although the behavior of voyeurism is not elegant, it is not entirely immoral. Looking at historical materials, wherever human beings roam around, there will inevitably be traces of voyeurism, many of which have been passed down as legends. For example: The talented Zhuo Wenjun took a peek at Sima Xiangru at a cocktail party, and secretly created an everlasting marriage.
Next, we turn our attention to the dramatic Three Kingdoms period and sort out some nonsensical peeping incidents that occurred at that time. There were a lot of peeping incidents during the Three Kingdoms period, and many of them featured Cao Cao.
There is such a record in "Shishuoxinyu":
It is said that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were social gangsters who did not learn well when they were young. Pretty much, he likes to fight and fight whenever he has nothing to do, and makes some noise. It happened that one day a wealthy family was getting married. After discussion, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao decided to sneak into the bridal chamber to see the newlyweds having fun.
Thinking about this kind of thing makes people blush, not to mention that young and energetic teenagers like Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are full of curiosity about such things. Perhaps because he was too immersed in watching, the head of the household heard the noise and thought there was a thief, so he immediately called more than a dozen servants holding torches to surround the yard. When Cao Cao and Yuan Shao saw that the situation was not good, they ran away.
Taking advantage of the dark moon and high wind, the two of them were about to escape from the "encirclement". However, in a hurry, Yuan Shao stumbled and fell into a thorny bush, unable to move. Afterwards, Cao Cao was so anxious that he shouted: "The thief is hiding in the bushes!" ?This shout frightened Yuan Shao. In desperation, with a burst of energy, not only did the thorns on his legs no longer hurt, but the legs were also pulled out, and he dared to run and jump.
Just like that, Yuan Shao walked up the wall and disappeared into the night in a panic.
As he grew older, behaviors such as peeping on men and women having sex could no longer satisfy Cao Cao's desires, so Cao Cao decided to go back to the big game. Of course, Cao Cao did not call on the clumsy Yuan Shao this time.
It is recorded in "Miscellaneous Words of Similarities and Differences": "Taizu, once secretly entered the Changshi Zhang room. ?Who is Zhang Rang? The celebrity next to the emperor was the emperor's favorite eunuch in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Relying on the emperor's favor, he was extremely arrogant all day long. If he opened his mouth or shut up, he would be beheaded, if he wanted his head.
Cao Cao was just a little boy with a big fart at that time. What did he want to do while hiding in the eunuch's room? It turns out that since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, there has been a custom of dining in pairs in the palace. Eunuchs and maids can become couples and have meals together. We can make a guess that after Cao Cao was originally an eunuch, he was always interested in how his grandfather Cao Teng, who was originally a eunuch, lived his sexual life.
So, he took the risk to see what happened.
Of course, Cao Cao's action was still discovered.
However, with the experience of successfully escaping after the last peeping, Cao Cao became much more agile. So, he used tricks, did a backflip, turned his waist, and stepped firmly on his horse, jumped over the wall, and escaped. ?Let him wake up and come out over the wall? This is what is said in "Miscellaneous Language of Similarities and Differences".
However, voyeurism is not just for men. Sometimes, women can also peep wildly.
For example: Zhuo Wenjun mentioned in the previous article. The "Han Shou Stealing Incense" recorded in "Shishuo Xinyu" is a rather bizarre and erotic affair.
This Han Shou is the great-grandson of Han Ji, Situ of the Wei Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. He has a very talented appearance. Later, when Cao Wei's power gradually weakened, Han Shou became a disciple of Jia Chong, the backbone of the Sima Group, and worked as a personal secretary for him, which was a kind of administrative job. Jia Chong had a daughter named Jia Wu. Every time her father held an official meeting, he would peek at Han Shou from the window.
Because of his deep love for Han Shou, Jia Wu became restless as time went by, not wanting to eat or drink.
Jia Wu's maid saw that her young lady was getting thinner and thinner, so she thought of a way to arrange a match between the two of them.
In this way, the two people secretly flirted with each other, and after a while, they actually fell in love with each other and quietly fell in love. Later, Jia Chong found out about this, but he had no choice but to accept Han Shou as his "son-in-law". From peeping to having an affair, to getting married in a grand manner, it is really thought-provoking that this pair of secret lovers finally got married.
In addition to "Han Shou's Stealing Beauty", "Shishuoxinyu" also vaguely describes the peeping experience of a mature woman.
The story of the incident is as follows:
Shan Tao, a famous scholar from the Three Kingdoms, hit it off with Ji Kang and Ruan Ji and became close friends, often staying out at night. As time went by, Shantao's wife, Han, couldn't help but become suspicious and felt that it was abnormal for the three of them to be together all the time. So, she asked her husband to bring Ji Kang and Ruan Ji home to show them to her. At that time, women were not allowed to meet their husband's male friends. This was against the rules and etiquette.
So, if you want to see it, there is only one way, which is to pee.
Shan Tao is a strict wife. Although Han's request is a bit outrageous, he still agreed. So, Ji Kang and Ruan Ji were invited to the appointment. After having a good meal, Shan Tao arranged a single room for them. Mr. Han quietly stayed outside and peeped at their daily lives. Although there is no record of what Ji Kang and Ruan Ji did in the room throughout "Shishuo Xinyu", Han watched them outside all night and still felt unfinished.
Afterwards, the young couple also discussed their previous peeping behavior.
Shan Tao asked his wife: How was the situation of peeking outside before? ?Han replied: ?The two brothers are quite capable. ?Shan Tao asked: ?How does it compare with me? ?Han replied silently: ?You are just average. ?
Tell me, this kind of conversation, even between husband and wife, can make people imagine endlessly, not to mention it is still describing the affairs of two grown men. Just imagine, they were in the same room together one night, what on earth were they doing? It really makes people think about it.