The Beauty Trap…
From earliest times sex has been used as a weapon of espionage and intrigue.
There is the story of the King of Yue’s revenge from the Spring & Summer Annals (770 – 476 B.C.)
It contains the earliest recorded instance of a beautiful woman being used as a spy.
The King of Yue sent Xi Si, one of the most beautiful women in the history of China to Wu’s King ostensibly as a gift.
Her true purpose was to capture the King’s attention and divert him from affairs of state while gathering information.
She was successful in both endeavours and as a consequence the King of Yue was able to destroy his enemy.
Chinese proverb: ‘You can lose your maiden as well as your troops’. Thus the saying: ‘Woman is water, Man is mud. They mix well together’.
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