She is the historical prototype of the "female number two" Princess Yuanchun in the "Biography of Chu Qiao", originally a royal palace qianjin, but because of the war, she was reduced to a general's family trick, and a few years later she was swept out of the house, living a miserable life in the world of soldiers and horses, fortunately meeting the powerful minister Gao Cheng ushered in a great change in the situation. However, the good times did not last long, and after Gao Cheng was killed, the princess completely disappeared into the long river of history. This woman who has experienced extreme hardships is the Princess Langya during the Northern Wei and Eastern Wei dynasties.
The historical prototype of Yuan Chun is Princess Yuan Yuyi of Langya
Princess Langya's name is Yuan Yuyi, and her real identity is actually the lord of the county, and "princess" is a title specially given to her by the royal family. Yuan Yuyi's grandfather was Yuanyong the Prince of Gaoyang (brother of Emperor Xiaowen), who not only held the position of Taishi and was deeply relied upon by the emperor, but also extremely rich and luxurious, known as "rich and noble crown a country, a food straight tens of thousands of dollars" (see "Northern History Of Yuanyong Biography"). Yuan Yuyi's father is Shizi Yuantai. Yuan Yuyi was born in the prince's family, and on weekdays, she was dressed in fine clothes, pampered, and lived a happy life, but a big change threw her into the bottom of her life.
It turned out that during the reign of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei, her birth mother Empress Dowager Hu came to the court to listen to the government, which not only made a mess of the country, but also made an extremely chaotic private life. Emperor Xiaoming was very disgusted by his mother's behavior, so he secretly ordered the general Erzhu Rong to lead troops into Luo to coerce the empress dowager into handing over power. Unexpectedly, the news leaked, and Empress Dowager Hu was shocked and mad, and even sympathized with her husband Zheng Yu and Li Shenlu to poison Emperor Xiaoming to death, and the three-year-old prince Yuan Zhao was made emperor in 528 AD.
Erzhu Rong created the "Change of Heyin" and wantonly slaughtered the princes and officials
Empress Dowager Hu's actions shocked the government and the public, and Erzhu Rong took the opportunity to raise troops and attack Luoyang in the south, arrested Empress Dowager Hu and the Little Emperor and drowned in the Yellow River, and killed more than 2,000 princes and hundreds of officials, which is the famous "Change in Heyin" in history. Within a few years of this great change, Northern Wei split into two major regimes, Eastern Wei and Western Wei, controlled by the powerful ministers Gao Huan and Yuwen Tai respectively. In the "Heyin Revolution", most of the princes and nobles were killed, including Yuanyong the Prince of Gaoyang and Shizi Yuantai.
Gengzi, rong sent the empress dowager and the young lord to Heyin. The empress dowager said to Rong Duo, Rong Whispered up, Empress Shen and the young lord Yu He... Because of the killing of the arsonists, more than 2,000 people were killed since the chancellor Gaoyang Wang Yong, Sikong Yuanqin, and Yi Tong three Si Yiyang Wang Luo. See Zizhi Tongjian, Vol. 152, Liang Ji VIII.
After Yuan Yuyi was abandoned by Sun Teng, she began to live on the streets
After the upheaval, Yuan Yuyi's situation plummeted, from a well-respected county lord to a family trick of the general Sun Teng (also known as a "domestic prostitute", between the role of a singer and a concubine). Yuan Yuyi was extremely beautiful and versatile, and wanted to come to Sun Teng should have loved her very much, but somehow, a few years later, he drove her out of the house and let her make a living for herself ("Princess Lang evil named Yuyi, Wei Gaoyang Wang Bin Shu sister also.) At first, he saw no teeth, and was a prostitute for Sun Teng, and Teng gave up again. "See Northern History, Vol. XIV, Liechuan II)."
Yuan Yuyi, as a weak and lonely woman (at this time, Yuan Yuyi's brother Yuan Bin had inherited the title of Prince of Gaoyang, but somehow did not take her sister back to the palace), and there seemed to be no other way to survive in the chaotic world of soldiers and horses, except to serve people with beauty and art. Therefore, for a long time after that, we can guess that Yuan Yuyi must have lived a humiliating life that was not enough for outsiders, until she met the powerful minister Gao Cheng, and the situation ushered in a big turnaround.
After Yuan Yuyi met the powerful minister Gao Cheng, his situation changed suddenly
In the fifth year of The Eastern Wei Dynasty (547), the powerful minister Gao Huanxue died, and the eldest son Gao Cheng succeeded his father and became the de facto ruler of the country. In the autumn of that year, Gao Cheng made a pilgrimage from Jinyang to Yidu, only to meet Yuan Yuyi, who had fallen into the folk, on the way, and was overwhelmed by her beauty at first sight, and then accepted her as a concubine. Since Gao Cheng got Yuan Yuyi, he was very fond of her, and for this reason, he specially helped her to ask Emperor Yuan Shan to obtain the title of a princess ("Wen Xiang encountered all the ways, and accepted it with pleasure, so he was favored and played the title of Emperor wei.) Ibid.).
After Yuan Yuyi was favored, she recommended her sister Yuan Jingyi to Gao Cheng, and at this time, Yuan Jingyi was already married to someone else's wife. However, Gao Cheng, out of the psychology of "loving the house and Wu", not only gave Yuan Jingyi the title of princess, but also developed her into a mistress, and at the same time promoted Yuan Jingyi's husband Cui Kuo and his son to high-ranking officials, which is really called "one person gets the Tao, and the chicken dog ascends to heaven" ("Yuyi tongsheng sister Jingyi, first suitable for Huangmen Lang Cui Kuo, Wen Xiang is also fortunate, all are crowned princesses.) Father and son are given by the super, and the reward is very generous. Ibid.).
After Gao Cheng was killed, the whereabouts of Yuan Yuyi became a mystery
However, Yuan Yuyi's happy time lasted only two years, and she was once again thrown to the bottom by fate. It turned out that as his prestige and power reached their peak, Gao Cheng decided to depose Emperor Yuan Zenmi and establish the state himself. Unfortunately, people are not as good as heavenly calculations, just before the official implementation of the plan, Gao Cheng was bizarrely stabbed to death by chef Lan Jing in Dongbaitang, and he was only 28 years old when he died. After Gao Chengheng's death, Yuan Yuyi lost her patron, and the rest of her life became lonely and unknown, and has never appeared in the historical records since.