During the Warring States period, the story of an ugly woman in Qi State was called the salt-free woman.

Zhong Wuyan, whose real name is Zhong Lichun, was the daughter of Wuyan City (now there is no salt in Dongping County) in the Warring States Period, the queen of Qi Xuanwang, one of the famous "four ugliness" in China, and the first famous female politician in China.

Zhong Lichun is ugly, that is, the so-called "ugly women have no salt". She "has a broad forehead and deep eyes, a high nose and throat, a hunchback and a fat neck, long fingers and big feet, hair like autumn grass, and patent leather and rags." Nearly 30 years old, she is still unmarried, but she is brilliant, ambitious and well-governed.

At that time, after the death of Qi Weiwang, Zi Bijiang became king. After Qi Xuanwang acceded to the throne, he reused Tian Ji and Sun Bin to rectify state affairs. After that, he saved Korea and defeated Wei, and killed Pang Juan, the general of Wei. All the governors were frightened. After years of reconciliation, Qi gained great prestige. Relying on its own strength, Qi Xuanwang indulged in debauchery, built a snow palace in the city for feasting, and set aside 40 miles outside the city for hunting. Thousands of tourists gathered around Jimen to talk about daily affairs, failed to improve the real government, won the autocratic power of ministers, left loyal ministers, and led to the decline of Qi State.

When Zhong Lichun learned about this, she was very worried about the security of her country. So I decided to meet Qi Xuanwang. One day, Qi Xuanwang held a grand banquet in the Snow Palace to entertain Chen Nv. She came to the palace gate and said she had something to see the King of Qi. The gatekeeper saw that she was ugly and wouldn't let her in. And said that she is "the daughter of the world's strong frequency." She said, "My name is Zhong Lichun, and I am in my thirties, so I can't choose to get married. I heard that the king went out to the palace for dinner. I came to see him. I am willing to enter the harem in case of sweeping. " So the gatekeeper told Wang Xuan and was called in. Ministers and waiters all covered their mouths and snickered when they saw her ugly. King Xuan asked, "There is a maid in my palace. You are ugly and can't stand being king in the countryside. Do you have any special talents? " "I don't have magical power, but I have unique argot skills." "You show it to lonely people, and if it doesn't work, behead them." Zhong Lichun is not afraid. She raised her eyes and teeth, raised her hand four times, knelt down and shouted, "danger, danger!" " Wang Xuan didn't understand. When he asked the ministers, they didn't understand him either. King Xuan called Zhong Lichun to the front and asked her to explain. Zhong Lichun said, "I dare to say it only if your majesty forgives me." Wang Xuan agreed. She said, "Your Majesty has made four mistakes. I raised my eyes to show the change of the bonfire; Dazzle your teeth and punish the king for refusing to remonstrate; Raise your hand to wave to the courtiers on behalf of the king; Kneel down and tear down the banquet on behalf of the king. " Qi Xuanwang was furious and wanted to kill her. "Ask the king to let me explain your four mistakes, and then kill me. I heard that Shang Yang was used in Qin Dynasty, which made the country rich and powerful. Soon, he will send his troops to compete with Qi, and the king of Qi has no good soldiers, so he will suffer, so I raised my eyes and looked at him. I heard that' you have an imperial envoy, but you won't ruin your country; A father has a son, but a family does not die. Your majesty indulges in womanhood at home, despises state affairs abroad, and does not accept advice. I dazzle my teeth and give advice to the king. Besides, the king trusts those who flatter him. I was worried about the wrong country, so I raised my hand and waved it for the king. The king built a palace, a terrace and a pond, which exhausted the manpower and wasted the national tax, so he pulled down his knees for the king. Your majesty, these four mistakes are at stake, and you still steal the current security and ignore the future. I risked my life to speak. If someone listens to me, I will die without complaint. "Hearing this, Qi Xuanwang woke up like a dream and was deeply moved. He said, "I still don't understand my mistake without a clock." He gave a banquet to take Zhong Lichun into the harem. Through divination, he chose a good day to make Zhong Lichun queen. And "gradually stop, stop female music. "Retreat flattery and carve. Choose military power, the real treasure. Fourth, come straight to the point, call it bluntly, and extend it to the side. " Ruling the country by Qi, "and because of ruling the country by Qi, ugly women also contributed." Zhong Lichun family was named as salt-free city, and Zhong Lichun was named as salt-free king. Later generations also called it "Salt-free Queen". The legend of "the ugly queen without salt laid the foundation stone for Qi" is still widely circulated among the people. Among the stone reliefs of Wushi Temple in Han Dynasty in Jiaxiang, there are two inscribed portraits of "Zhong Lichun, Qi Xuanwang has no salt". Later generations put the story of the Salt-free Queen on the stage of literature and art, and compiled her story into Yuan Zaju and local operas. Zhong Lichun's story is recorded in Liu Xiang's Biography of Lienv.