What kind of person were the disciples in history? Below, the History Encyclopedia editor will provide a detailed introduction to the relevant content.
When it comes to perverts, people often think of ‘disciples’. But in fact, the historical disciple was a lover, so why was he splashed with dirty water?
First, let’s take a look at the content of “Deng Tuzi’s Lustful Ode”:
Deng Tuzi’s Lustful Ode
Deng Tuzi was a high-ranking official of the State of Chu. Once, he said in front of the King of Chu: Song Yuchang is handsome, eloquent, and most importantly, he is also lustful. Therefore, he hoped that the King would not allow Song Yuchang to enter the harem.
After hearing this, the King of Chu went to ask Song Yu himself. Song Yu was accused of being a lecherous person by Deng Tuzi, and he was not a fuel-efficient lamp. Naturally, he retaliated and said, ‘My beauty is innate, and my eloquence is easy to learn from my teacher, but lust is not a problem.’.
The King of Chu said, “You’re not lecherous. Speak up and you can leave if you speak well, but stay if you don’t
Song Yu said:
There is no beauty in the world more beautiful than a woman from the state of Chu, and no beauty from the state of Chu is more beautiful than a woman from my hometown. The beauty from my hometown is not as beautiful as the girl from my neighbor’s house. The girl from my neighbor’s house has a good figure, skin, and appearance, and can be described as a stunning beauty. It was this kind of beauty who has been peeking at me from the wall for three years, but I have not yet agreed to associate with her
The best in the world is none other than the state of Chu, the most beautiful in the state of Chu is none other than the state of Chen, and the most beautiful in the state of Chen is none other than the son of my master. However, this woman has been observing me from the wall for three years and has not been allowed to do so to this day
Speaking of which, Song Yu continued, “Deng Tuzi is not like that. His wife is very ugly, a very, very ugly woman, but Deng Tuzi likes her very much. And they also have five children. Please comment, Your Majesty. Who is the pervert between me and Deng Tuzi
Excerpt from the original text: “However, it is not the case with Deng Tuzi. His wife has a disheveled head, twisted ears, pursed lips, and crooked teeth, and is also covered in scabies and sores. Deng Tuzi was pleased with her and gave birth to five sons. Whoever observes her is a lustful person
The article “Ode to the Lust of Deng Tuzi” actually tells the story of Song Yu being labeled as a lecherous person by Deng Tuzi, and he retaliated against him. However, because this article later became too famous, Deng Tuzi became a typical character of lecherous people.
Is Deng Tuzi really a lecherous person? Has he been wrongly accused?
Because Deng Tuzi is mentioned in “Deng Tuzi’s Erotic Ode”, it is unknown whether there was a Deng Tuzi in history. In this article, Deng Tuzi spoke ill of Song Yu in front of the King of Chu. It’s not true to regard Deng Tuzi as a slanderous person, but calling him a lecherous person and becoming a synonym and typical figure for lecherous people means he has been wrongly accused.
Although Deng Tuzi’s wife is ugly and handsome, Deng Tuzi loves her very much and has five children. Song Yu describes him as a lecherous person, which inevitably makes people laugh and cry. Is it true that having an ugly wife and children is lascivious, and a beautiful wife is not a lascivious person?
Deng Tuzi did not engage in any lecherous behavior, he only had an ugly wife and five children. At the same time, he did not change his mind or dislike the old because of his wife’s ugliness, but was very devoted and deeply in love with her. It’s really unfair to label such a person as a lecherous person.
Being able to deeply love an ugly wife without changing one’s heart is something that lecherous individuals would never be able to achieve, but a disciple can do it.
The viewpoint of Song Yu: If you don’t look at beautiful women for three years, you are not a lascivious person. Marrying an ugly wife and having children are lascivious people. In today’s society, this viewpoint should be somewhat ridiculous.
Song Yu said he doesn’t look at the women in the neighbor’s house, but he doesn’t care how he describes the beauty of the neighbor’s girl so carefully. At the same time, how could he even remember to look at him for three years? This shows that Song Yu sometimes secretly pays attention to the neighbor’s girl.
Song Yu denied Deng Tuzi’s deep love for his ugly and disheveled wife, denied Deng Tuzi’s virtue of not caring about his wife’s appearance, and even labeled Deng Tuzi as a lecherous person. More importantly, Deng Tuzi later became synonymous with lecherous people, which is somewhat unfair.
Of course, in reality, both Deng Tuzi and Song Yu slandered each other and had sexual relations, and it was Deng Tuzi who slandered Song Yu first, and then Song Yu retaliated. However, Deng Tuzi was unlucky. He did not have the literary talent of Song Yu. Song Yu wrote this poem “Deng Tuzi’s Lustful Ode”, which made Deng Tuzi a typical character of a lecherous person from then on.
Song Yu, with the courtesy name Ziyuan, was a descendant of the noble family of the Song Dynasty, a literati of the Chu Dynasty, and a fortune teller. Although Song Yu’s literary achievements cannot be compared to Qu Yuan, he is a direct inheritor of Qu Yuan’s poetry and art. So later generations often referred to them as the “Qu Song”, and at the same time, the great Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai once said, “Qu Song has long passed away, and there is nothing worth mentioning,” indicating that Song Yu still holds a significant position in literary history.
