What is the detailed legend of Peacock Flying Southeast?

Peacock Flying Southeast is the first narrative poem in the history of China literature, which is as famous as Mulan's poem. Based on a marriage tragedy in Lujiang County (now Anhui Province) during the reign of Emperor Xian in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Originally a folk song, it may have been polished by later literati.

Peacock Flying Southeast was first seen in Yutai New Poetry, entitled "Ancient Poems for Jiao Zhongqing's Wife". Yuefu poetry collection is included in Miscellaneous Songs, entitled Jiao Zhongqing's Wife. Now the first sentence of this poem is generally used as the title. Peacock Flying Southeast was originally a folk creation in Jian 'an period, which may be revised by later generations in the long-term circulation process.

The story tells the story of a young woman named Liu Lanzhi who was beautiful, kind, intelligent and hardworking during the Jian 'an period at the end of Han Dynasty. After she married Jiao Zhongqing, the couple respected each other, loved each other and had deep feelings. Unexpectedly, the stubborn mother Jiao looked at her with unhappy eyes, was critical in every way, and bullied her into firing her. Jiao Zhongqing was forced by her mother's orders, but she had to persuade Lan Zhi to stay away from her family until she tried to take her home in the future. When they broke up, the two vowed never to lose each other. Who knows that after Lan Zhi returned to her mother's house, her flattering brother forced her to remarry the son of the satrap. Jiao Zhongqing rushed to the scene, and the two agreed to "meet under the grave". On the wedding day of the satrap's son, both of them died of double suicide.

Through the love tragedy of Liu Lanzhi and Jiao Zhongqing, Peacock Flying Southeast accuses the evil of feudal ethics, paternalism and the concept of gate valve, and expresses the reasonable desire of young men and women for their independence in marriage and love. Liu Lanzhi, the heroine, is faithful to love and has an uncompromising struggle against feudal forces and feudal ethics, which makes her a rebellious female image in the history of literature and is praised by young men and women in later generations.

This narrative poem has more than 350 sentences, 1700 words. The story is complete, the language is simple, the characters are distinct and prominent, the structure is compact and complete, and romanticism is used at the end. It is the representative work of Han Yuefu folk songs. Since the May 4th Movement, it has been adapted into various plays and put on the stage.