DIAO CHAN ,ONE OF CHINESE 4 BEAUTYS
DIAO CHAN ,ONE OF CHINESE 4 BEAUTYS I n the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Diaochan assists the official Wang Yun BORN IN 169A.D. in a plot to persuade Lü Bu to kill his foster father, the tyrannical warlord Dong Zhuo. Wang Yun presents her to Dong Zhuo as a concubine, but also betrothes her to Lü Bu at the same time. Diaochan uses her beauty to turn Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu against each other by inciting jealousy between them While Dong Zhuo is out one day, Lü Bu sneaks into his bedroom in the hope of seeing Diaochan. Diaochan pretends to be very upset and attempts suicide by throwing herself into the pond, saying that she is ashamed to see Lü Bu because she had been violated by Dong Zhuo. Lü Bu is heartbroken and promises that he will not let her suffer further at the hands of Dong Zhuo. Just then, Dong Zhuo returns and sees them embracing each other . As Lü Bu flees, Dong Zhuo chases him and hurls a spear at him, but misses. On the way, ...