Generally speaking, the ancient bronze inscriptions have few meanings and wide meanings, which are more difficult to translate, more ambiguous, and the benevolent see the benevolent and the wise see the wise.
The western Han Dynasty imperial master Zhang Zhongzhen tomb beast inscription has the sentence "Ju Yi Xi Lang", the left side of the inscription "Shaofu Ode" and the right side of the "Yushi Dafu Praise" is the Western Han Dynasty classics liu xiang, Liu Xin father and son, in accordance with the intention of the Han Cheng Emperor and the Western Han court, for the early death of the imperial master Zhang Zhong wrote a "micro-speech text" nature of the sacrifice text.
Therefore, the "Xi Lang" in it also seems to have a "subtle hidden meaning", which seems to be a metaphor for the favored people during the Hancheng Emperor.
Among them, there are two most famous female pets, namely Empress Zhao Feiyan and Zhaoyi Zhao Hede two sisters (here for the time being, we will discuss later) ;( this article is discussed) There are also two male pets, namely, the former loyal minister Xi Lang Zhang Zhong (middle); the later Stage Lang Lang Zhang Fang.
01 Male favorite of the emperor of the Han Dynasty
In ancient times, most of the ministers who were particularly favored by the emperor were pampered and played with power to get money, extremely luxurious, and there would be no good end, let alone a good reputation. In the pre-Qin period, such as the "peach splitting" story of Wei Linggong and Mi Zifeng in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the "Longyang Fetish" between the King of Wei and the King of Longyang in the Warring States Period.
Therefore, the ancients called homosexuality "the habit of breaking sleeves", "the peach of broken sleeves" or "the habit of Longyang". Not only the male protagonist has a male pet, the female protagonist also has a male pet, such as Liu Bang's empress Lü Yan's male pet is said to be the one who interrogates him, and the only female emperor in Chinese history, Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty, has a male favorite of Zhang Zongchang and Zhang Yizhi.
True love has nothing to do with gender. There are hypocrisy in homosexuality, and there are true feelings in heterosexuality. The love of the emperors, because of the diversity of choices, is more of a play than a sincere and dedicated one, and they love men as much as they love women, relying on their own instincts and feelings.
The problem of homosexuality among the emperors of the Han Dynasty, more precisely, male pets, because we cannot be sure whether the Emperor of the Han Dynasty at that time really liked men or played with men.
Heterosexual attraction, same-sex repulsion, biological laws in nature are broken, how can men like men?
This seems to be a paradox, but we are surprised to find that in the Han Dynasty, the emperors liked male color, and among the two Han and twenty-five emperors surnamed Liu, ten had male pets, the male favorite of Emperor Hui of Han was Hongzhiru, and the male favorite of Emperor Wen of Han was Deng Tong, who minted private money and sucked pus and blood, and eventually starved to death.
Emperor Hancheng's male favorite was Zhang Fang, and Emperor Han's male favorite was Dong Xian (the one who broke his sleeve); even if it was the best of men- Emperor Wu of Han- then one of the masters, the history books record that he had as many as five male pets, the most famous of which was the beautiful man Han Yan, emperor Wu of Han and him sleeping with him, like a husband and wife, and Chen Yannian, the duke of the law.
Historia. The Biography of Yu Xinglie records: "Not only daughters are charming, but also eunuchs." In the past, there were many fortunate people in Israel. ”
Eastern Han Dynasty Cai Yong 's "Dictatorship" Yun: "Emperor, enter the ye." Whoever adds clothes to the body, eats and drinks into the mouth, and concubines receive from bed, all are known as the Emperor. The Beloved of the Imperial Family is lucky. ”
The Zizhi Tongjian records that after Emperor Hancheng was the Emperor of Sorrow, a generation was not as good as a generation, and his favor for the courtier Dong Xian was even more than enough: "In the first year of the Yuan Shou Dynasty (2 BC), Xiang Xiang Jia sang: 'Dong Xian, the governor of The Horse Capital, also rose up to the official Shanglin Temple, and was also the Xianzhi Dadi (residence), the Opening Gate Township (Xiang) Beique, the Guiwang Canal Irrigation Pond, the Messenger Protection, the Reward of the Officials, more than the Zhizong Temple, the Xianmu Disease, the Chang'an Kitchen, and the Food and Drink of the Dao. For the sake of the virtuous ruler, the instrument is formed, the music is done, or the good thing, and it is specially given to its work. The self-contributing temple and the three palaces are still not here. The wise family had guests to marry and see relatives, and all the officials were together, and they gave 100,000 yuan to the barn and the slaves. The messengers guarded the market, the hundreds of people shook, the roads roared, and the courtiers were afraid. The edict was written to abolish the court, and the system of Juntian was degraded from then on. Extravagance and indulgence, chaos and yin and yang, many disasters, the people's words, holding on to each other' plunder, heaven is confused, and cannot stop themselves. ’”
02 Emperor Cheng's favored courtier
In the early han dynasty, Emperor Cheng was still more diligent and sympathetic to the heroes, liked literature and history, and wanted to make a difference. However, due to the dictatorship of the wang clan (Wang Feng, Wang Mang) and other cliques of the mother empress Wang Zhengjun,the imperial government was hollowed out, and gradually it was corrupted by the courtiers Zhang Fang and Chun Yuchang, and went to mediocre government, greed, incompetence, and absolute queenship, which eventually led to the usurpation of the Han Dynasty by Wang Mang.
Throughout history, Emperor Cheng of Han had three loyal ministers, Zhang Zhong in the early period, Zhang Fang (cousin of Emperor Cheng's aunt) and Chun Yuchang (cousin of Emperor Cheng's aunt) in the later period. The first two, the Book of Han, are recorded, and for Zhang Zhong, the history books are not recorded. But the artifacts are loaded. That is, in Zhangzhong bronze nine-headed lion town tomb beast inscription embodied as "Ju yi Xi Lane". Ju Tong Ju refers to Ke Ju, that is, Zhang Zhong accompanied Emperor Han Cheng to read and play football with Ke Ju since he was a child. Take, because. Xi Lang is Xi Pet Trick. There is a special article on this.
Zhang Zhong, the minister of The Hancheng Emperor, was the eighth descendant of Zhang Liang, the third master of the early Han Dynasty, and he was the witness and watershed of the emperor before and after the Hancheng Emperor from "diligent administration" to "mediocrity, lust, and incompetence". This was something that happened 33 to 23 years ago.
According to historical records, Emperor Hancheng's vassal was Zhang Fang, the fourth descendant grandson of the general Zhang Anshi of the Great Sima Che, who brought the bad Hancheng Emperor to the people to look for flowers and ask for willows, and Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede sisters met in this way, which was after 20 years BC.
The lustfulness of the Hancheng Emperor, especially the story of Zhao Feiyan and the Hede sisters, and even the lustful mistake of the country, almost all women and children know it after killing their children, these needless to say. After all, this is the opposite sex attraction, each with its own plan. But its same-sex people are like Zhang Fang. And Zhao Feiyan and the Hede sisters are the result of Zhang Fang's instigation.
Book of Han. Yun Xingchuan: "The Han Dynasty declined in Yuan and Cheng, and was worse than mourning and peace." At the time of mourning, the country is full of provocations. The lord has no heirs, the courtiers are supplemented, the feet are not strong, and the state is slightly scratched. Once the emperor was mourned, the traitors were killed, Dong Xian was killed, Fu exiled, Gu and his mother were deposed, and the blame was on the relatives and ben, and the appointment was not RenXian. Therefore, Zhongni wrote 'Three Friends of the Loser', and the king did not take the official personally, and died for this reason. ”
Among them, "the main disease has no heirs, and the courtiers are supplemented", "the lord" refers to the human lord, that is, the Han Yuan Emperor and the Han Cheng Emperor; "disease" refers to the Han Yuan Emperor's frailty and illness; "no heirs" means that there are no children and no heirs. It is said that Emperor Cheng of Han had three sons, but all of them were killed or died by Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede.
"Rigoku as a supplement" was the imperial court ministers who were favored by Emperor Cheng of Hancheng, including the three ministers of the imperial court: such as Wang Feng (Emperor Cheng's uncle), Zhang Zhong (Zhang Liang's eighth grandson), Yin Zhong, the great sima general, Zhang Zhong (Zhang Liang's eighth grandson), Yin Zhong, Xiang Kuangheng (Emperor Cheng's teacher), Wang Shang (Emperor Xuan's uncle), Zhang Yu (Emperor Cheng's teacher), Zhang Fang (Emperor Cheng's aunt), Marquis Of Fuping (Emperor Cheng's aunt table), and Chun Yuchang (Emperor Cheng's aunt table).
Rigoletto is a neutral word. However, the historical evaluation formed by the consequences of the actions of the courtiers is not the same, there are loyal ministers, powerful ministers, mediocre ministers, thieves, usurpers, greedy ministers, and so on. Among them, Wang Feng was a powerful courtier, Wang Shang the Marquis of Lechang and Zhang Zhong were loyal subjects; Zhang Yu and Yin Zhong were Yong chen, and Zhang Fang (cousin of Emperor Cheng's aunt and son of his aunt Princess Jingwu) was a courtier. Kuang Heng and Chun Yuchang (cousins of Emperor Cheng's aunt and son of his aunt Wang Junxia) were corrupt courtiers, and later Wang Mang (cousin of Emperor Cheng's uncle and son of his second uncle Wang Man) was a thief and usurper.
1. Ju (Ju) zhang zhong (supplementary) in the seat lane
Zhang Zhongxian Renren, as the third imperial master of the Hancheng Emperor, was called "Renren" by the Hancheng Emperor, and the powerful minister Wang Feng was called "Fu Xiangjie Confucian", and was called "Ju Yi Xi Lang" by the scholars Liu Xiang and Liu Xin in the bronze Nine-Headed Lion Town Tomb Beast Inscription, and was a descendant of Zhang Liang, the eighth grandson of the Han Dynasty Sanjie, who was the witness and watershed of the emperor who changed from "diligent government" to "mediocrity, fetishism, and incompetence" before and after the Hancheng Emperor. This was something that happened 33 to 23 years ago.
Zhang Zhong, as the favorite of Emperor Cheng of Han, was a loyal minister because of his meritorious efforts in supervising the management of the river; his merits were greater than his faults, and his personal moral character was excellent. Therefore, Emperor Cheng of Han gave Zhang Zhongzhengdou and the Seal Book to show his merits, and after his death, he gave the tomb beast and the bronze inscription of the mourning book for martyrdom. Zhang Zhongzheng Douzhen tomb beast inscription: Ju Yi Xi Alley. Among them, it means the rigger. Zhang Zhong, as a benchmark witness of the Western Han Dynasty's Chengdi Dynasty from the early Qingming Dynasty to the decline and greed, has been reflected and recorded in both the ancient historical book "Book of Han" and the tomb beast inscription of Zhang Zhongzheng Douzhen.
2. Zhang Fang, who chased after the spirit and wept and died.
Emperor Hancheng's reputation is very bad, and men and women eat everything, but we can't deny that his feelings for Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede and his feelings for Zhang Fang are sincere.
Book of Han. Li Lezhi (礼樂志) records: When becoming emperor, "Zheng Sheng, especially Zheng Sheng, the genus of the Huangmen Ming, the name of the Huangmen Dynasty, was rich in the world, the fifth marquis of Guiqi, the marquis of Dingling Fuping (Zhang Fang) the family of foreign relatives, excessive sexual immorality, to the point of competing with the lord of the people for women's music." ”
The Marquis of Fuping here refers to Zhang Fang, the Marquis of Fuping, who lives in the Dingling Tomb. Zhang Fang was the fourth descendant grandson of the general Zhang Anshi (張安世) of the Great Sima Che (大司馬車) general Zhang Anshi (張安世), the son of Zhang Bo (張林), who married Princess Jingwu, daughter of Emperor Xuan of Han and sister of Emperor Yuan, and gave birth to Zhang Fang. Zhang Fang was a beautiful man, and if he wasn't pretty, Emperor Hancheng wouldn't like it. Emperor Hancheng was inseparable from him, married Empress Xu's niece, Princess Xu, to him, and personally arranged the wedding for him, making him the Marquis of Fuping.
Zhang Fang was favored and introduced the daughters of Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede to accompany Emperor Cheng's yiyou, so that after killing his son, he offended the Wang clique of Wang Zhengjun, Wang Feng, Wang Mang, and other members of Emperor Hancheng's matriarch, and they went to the empress several times to file a complaint, and each time it was Emperor Hancheng who interceded for him, and he survived.
Finally, the empress dowager exiled Zhang. On the day of separation, Emperor Cheng and Zhang Fang hugged and wept. After separation, they often corresponded, and Hongyan made love. Later, Emperor Cheng died of indulgence, and Zhang Fang chased the hearse and wept, but also died of excessive thoughts and crying day and night.
According to historical records, emperor Cheng's vassal was Zhang Fang, that is, the descendant of Zhang Anshi mentioned above, who brought the bad Hancheng Emperor to the people to find flowers and ask for willows, and Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede sisters met in this way, which was 20 years ago.
According to the Book of Han. The biography of Zhang Tang records: "Marquis Zhang Fang of Fuping, great-grandson of Sima Anshi. Princess Jingwu of the Mother. In Hongjiazhong, Emperor Cheng wanted to honor the story of Emperor Wu and feasted with his close subjects. Put a princess, a young girl, sexually open, and fortunate to be on. He married empress dowager's brother Marquis Xu Jia of Ping'en, and gave her the title of Empress Dowager, and gave her a gift to Zhang, and was given the title of a woman for the Son of Heaven, and the empress was married to a daughter. The high officials and private officials, and the envoys of the two palaces, the crown is endless, and the reward is tens of millions. He was promoted to the rank of General of the Shōgun Nakaro, the Overseer of the Pingle Tun Soldiers, the Shogunate, and the General of Yibi. With the upper lying up, pampered, often from the weixing outing, north to Ganquan, south to Changyang five * 1, cockfighting horses in Chang'an, accumulated for several years. It was the uncles of the time who were all harming his favor, Empress Bai. The empress dowager was rich in the spring and autumn, and her movements were not in moderation, and she was even blamed. Therefore, Cheng Xiangxuan, the imperial master Fang Jin, played with a disaster: "Let arrogance and indulgence, extravagance and no system, please avoid returning to China." As a last resort, Zuo was transferred to the position of Lieutenant of the Northern Lands. After a few months, he was reinstated into the service. The empress dowager took the release as a word and became the capital of the Tianshui state. Yongshi and Yuan yanjian, more than the eclipse of the year, so for a long time do not put it, the seal book is endless. After living in his old age, he was conscripted and released to the first princess of the mother. For several months, he was released as a lieutenant of Hedong. Although the upper loves to let go, the upper forced the empress dowager, and the lower minister, so he often wept and sent it away. Later, he was re-enlisted as the Doctor of Guanglu in shizhong and ranked 2,000 stones. In the past few years, the minister of state has worked, and he has no choice but to give it away, give five million dollars, and send it to the country. For several months, Emperor Cheng collapsed, and let Si Mu cry and die. ”
Zizhi Tongjian. Han Dynasty. Emperor Xiaocheng Ji Yun: "During the feast with Zhang Fang and Zhao and Li Zhu, they were all full of white, talking and laughing. And introduced Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede sisters.
3. Comparison between Zhang Zhong and Zhang Fang
From the side of Emperor Cheng, Emperor Cheng of Han had three favored ministers in his lifetime, two of whom were surnamed Zhang, namely Zhang Zhong and Zhang Fang, and one was a foreign relative Chun Yuchang, the son of his mother Wang Zhengjun's sister, but in comparison, two traitors and one loyalty.
In the early days, he was zhang zhong (忠), the imperial master of the imperial history of "Ju Yi Xi Lang", and was a loyal and noh vassal of Yi De Mei pin . In the early days of Emperor Cheng's reign, Ben also wanted to do his own business, so naturally he wanted to find a group of good officials, and Zhang Zhong (Zhong), the prince of Xiang and the imperial master, was one of them.
However, later, the imperial power was hollowed out by several uncles of the Wang clan (especially the great Sima general Wang Feng), so he sank into wine, so that there was a se xing lingchen who accompanied Yi Yu and Yu Chen---- The Marquis Of Fuping ZhangFang. Zhang Fang's father, Zhang Lin, married Emperor Yuan's sister Princess Jingwu, and Zhang Fang married Emperor Cheng's niece Empress Xu, who personally arranged the wedding. It is a pity that Sima Qian wrote the "History of History. At the time of the biography of Yu Xing, Zhang Fang had not yet been born, otherwise he would have been listed as the chief courtier of the "Former Israel Lucky One".
Although Zhang Zhong and Zhang Fang were both favored subjects of Emperor Hancheng, the difference between the two was that Zhang Zhong was a sage of the early Hancheng Emperor (33 BC - 23 BC) called Xi Nong, and Zhang Fang was called a courtier in the late Hancheng Emperor (20 BC).
Zhang Fang and Zhang Zhong's ancestor Zhang Kaidi were both favored by Emperor Cheng of Hancheng, but Zhang Fang's favor was in the female music and was rejoicing with Emperor Cheng, so his favor was the Marquis of Fuping; Zhang Zhong's favor was only the Marquis of Guannei, the Imperial Master, and his nobility was inferior to Zhang Fang.
From the perspective of lineage relations, Zhang Fang is still Zhang Zhong's cousin. For details, see the attached table Zhang Zhong and Zhang Fang, not only are of the same clan, but from the generations, Zhang Fang is still Zhang Zhong's father and uncle.
1. Zhang Liang and Zhang Tang's common ancestral clans: the Yellow Emperor ---- Qingyang ---- Zhang Huai---- Zhang Ming---- Zhang Tai ---- Zhang Tianjie---- Zhang Qinruo---- Zhang Zhong---- Zhang ---- Zhang Ji ---- Zhang Jinming---- Zhang Meng talked about ---- Zhang Liushuo ---- openly----
2. Zhang Liang, Zhang Zhong, Zhang Yu Lineage: Zhang---- Ping---- Zhang Liang --- Zhang --- Zhang Bu ---- Zhang Dian (歆) ---- Zhang Mo ----- Zhang Jin ---- Zhang Cheng (Zhang Qianqiu) ---- Zhang Song ---- Zhang ---- Zhang Miao ---- Zhang Zhong ---- Zhang Yu
3. Zhang Tang, Zhang Anshi, Zhang Fang Lineage: Zhang ---- Zhang Di---- Zhang Yan --- Zhang Zhong---- Zhang Tang ----- Zhang Anshi ----- Zhang Yanshou ---- Zhang Bo ------ Zhang Lin ---- Zhang Fang ---- Zhang Chun
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