A poem by Cui Jiao of the Tang Dynasty, "Gifting a Concubine", uses extremely accurate words.
The princes and grandchildren followed in the footsteps of the queen, and the green beads were dripping with tears.
As soon as Houmen entered the depths of the sea, Xiao Lang was a passerby from then on.
In feudal society, the causes of such human tragedies, from the emperor to the powerful, all use "Houmen" to summarize them, which is really the most appropriate. Because of this, the word "Houmen" has become synonymous with the house of power; "Houmen like the sea" has also become an idiom because of its vivid image of metaphor, which is widely used in literary works and daily life.
One
"Talk to yourself Yi Shui Qu, pick Ping and pick Jing."
After Jiang Zhongxun gave his daughter the name "CaiPing", Princess Mei's tortuous life began. Perhaps there was no concept of "duckweed in the chaotic world" at that time, so that no one realized that the mood behind the name was not beautiful.
Jiang's ancestral home is Fujian and has been practicing medicine for generations. When the old ancestors passed on to Jiang Zhongxun's generation, he had already carried forward Jiang's medical path and became the famous Jiang Doctor in Putian. In the early years, Jiang Zhongxun's father also expected his son to make some achievements in the field of science, so he trained Jiang Zhongxun to study.
Who knew that after Jiang Zhongxun passed the Xiucai examination, his meritorious name could not be enterprising, so he had to abandon wen to practice medicine and return to his old profession. Although Jiang Zhongxun returned to being a doctor, this does not mean that his literary talent is average. Keju originally depended on a few points of luck, so Jiang Zhongxun's talent was unknown. However, from the perspective of his cultivation of his daughter, his literary skills are by no means inferior to those of the literati of the same period, although they are not as good as Yuan Bai, but they are also beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Lao Jiang failed to obtain a meritorious name, but he made a doorway on the medical path, which made him feel helpless to inadvertently plant willows. Many parents like to pin their ideals on their children, and Jiang Zhongxun is no exception. In addition to hanging the pot, he wanted to have a child with his wife, and let him inherit his ambitions and ambitions and become a good boy who stood tall in the sky.
Helplessly, the heavens did give Jiang Zhongxun a child, but unfortunately this child was a daughter.
However, Jiang Zhongxun, who was old and had a daughter (according to the literature, Jiang Zhongxun was nearly a confused year at this time, and was considered an old woman in that era of advocating early marriage and early childbearing) was also very happy. Although the daughter is limited by the times and cannot serve the country like a boy, she is also the pearl in jiang Zhongxun's hand.
Women in feudal society only need to learn female workers to find their in-laws. However, Jiang Zhongxun did not want his daughter to become an illiterate bridesmaid, so he taught all his learning. Jiang Zhongxun's daughter is definitely a rare prodigy in Putian, and her innate talent and father's careful cultivation have made the Jiang family daughter familiar with the Book of Poetry at the age of five.
The young girl often held the book and chanted her favorite poem like a little adult:
Yu Yi cai apples? The Shore of the South Stream;
To pick algae? Sloppy on the other side.
Yu Yishengzhi? Baskets and baskets;
Yu Yixiangzhi? Vichy and kettle.
Yu Yi? Clan Room;
Whose corpse is it? There are Qi Ji women.
Isn't this the work in the Book of Poetry, Zhao Nan Caiping?
Jiang Zhongxun asked her daughter why she liked this song, and the little girl innocently said to her father: "Although I am a girl, I have great ambitions." ”
Jiang Zhongxun was deeply moved when he heard this, so he named his daughter "Cai Ping".
In any era, it is always a blessing to have such a daughter in the family. Jiang Zhongxun regarded Jiang Caiping as a gift from heaven to the Jiang family, giving her the most comfortable living environment and the best quality education.
When other women were still learning embroidery and weaving, Jiang Caiping was proficient in poetry and literature. At the age of fourteen, Jiang Caiping was able to write many popular poems, and at the same time she also practiced piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
Unfortunately, most of Mei Fei's poems have been lost, so we cannot appreciate the works of Jiang Caiping when she moved Putian from the text. I think that in the Tang Dynasty, where poetry flourished, the poems that could be favored by the people of the time were not unusual.
Jiang Caiping, who is two or eight years old, has come out of chuchu and moving, although her appearance is not to the top of the country, but her temperament is first-class outstanding. No matter who has come into contact with Jiang Caiping, they will be attracted by her noble and arrogant temperament.
Jiang Zhongxun saw that his daughter preferred plum blossoms, so he collected exotic varieties of plum trees throughout the country. In the boudoir where Jiang Caiping lived, it was filled with plum blossoms from the north of the South China Sea.
At that time, the literati praised the elegant and quiet quality of plum blossoms. When everyone heard that there was a girl in the Jiang family who favored Mei, they couldn't help but be fascinated by this girl. Some people had the privilege of reading Jiang Caiping's poems, and they admired this girl even more. By chance, Jiang Zhongxun's friend made a portrait of Jiang Caiping, and everyone who saw this painting felt that this woman should only be in heaven.
Everyone said, "I don't know which family's boy can have such a blessing, if he can marry the Jiang family's servant through the door, it is really a merit that he has cultivated in several lifetimes." Therefore, the people who came to the door to ask for relatives lined up in a long line, and the noble princes of the high-gate households in Putian were all looking forward to marrying such a talented and beautiful handmaiden as Jiang Caiping. However, although Father Jiang is only a doctor, his vision is the same as that of his daughter, very sharp.
Ordinary rich children can't get into their eyes at all. Jiang Zhongxun was waiting for a dragon-riding son-in-law who could match Jiang Caiping's literary talents, and promoted the unique relationship between talented children and daughters.
Jiang Zhongxun never expected that his "quick son-in-law" was indeed a dragon, or a golden dragon like a fake replacement.
Two
Li Longji was an amorous emperor, which is obvious to all. In the Kaiyuan period, Tang Xuanzong was still a Ming Emperor, so he governed the country in an orderly manner, redirected the country that had experienced wu zhou to the right track, and ushered in a period of prosperous rule comparable to Zhenguan. Friends who have watched "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an" know that the Tang Dynasty in this period was quite rich, and the status of the Tang Dynasty at that time was second to none in the world, reaching the level of the coming of all nations.
Tang Xuanzong looked at the Jiangshan under his rule with peace of mind, and it was inevitable that he was a little fluttery. Some people become proud and inflated once they have made achievements, and Li Longji is such an emperor. In the early years, Tang Xuanzong's favorite woman was Wu Huifei, but unfortunately, Huifei was short-lived and could not accompany him across kaiyuan. Tang Xuanzong frowned deeply all day long, and he didn't have any spiritual head at all. Seeing this, Gao Lishi volunteered to share the emperor's worries and prepared to go south to find a new love for Li Longji.
Since ancient times, errands such as the Chincha Imperial Envoy went south and north, no different from the locust transit, and Colliers searched all the way, and when he saw who had a beautiful girl, he lit up the holy will, and then "please" got on the carriage. At that time, in Putian City, the most famous girl was Jiang Caiping, who had not yet left the cabinet, and after Gao Lishi heard about it, he immediately ran to the Jiang family to explain his intentions: "Your girl has been selected to enter Beijing, please cooperate with the work." ”
If it is a poor family, it is not necessarily a bad thing for a daughter to be sent to the palace, after all, the palace concubine, like the minister of the foreign court, can get the feng lu according to the corresponding grade, and this money is enough to meet the fullness of the small family. What's more, the palace maid still has the opportunity to be promoted upwards, and once she sits in the harem of the mother's world like a big lottery, the family can follow the chicken dog to ascend to heaven.
After all, Jiang Zhongxun's family is well-off, and the Jiang family is not short of money and grain, so Jiang Zhongxun does not want to push his daughter into the fire pit. Admittedly, for the women of the Xuanzong Dynasty, didn't they jump into the fire pit when they were selected to enter the palace?
According to the records of the literature, the number of concubines and palace ladies in Li Longji's harem was 40,000, far exceeding the legendary "three thousand harem beauties".
So many women were vying for the emperor's blessing, and many palace ladies had never seen the dragon face of the saint in their lives.
Jiang Zhongxun thought that this guy of Colliers was nothing more than trying to knock a bamboo bar, so he prepared a gift for him, hoping that he could let his daughter go. Who knew that Gao Lishi really did not come for money this time, at least he did not intend to blackmail Jiang Zhongxun.
Gao Lishi was ordered to go south, and along the way he had already scavenged enough yellow and white things, and also found a lot of good family beauties, but he knew Li Longji's taste well, he knew that these women were just vulgar powders, and they could not be used to make friends. If you want to give a reply to the saint, you must find a talented and beautiful woman.
Therefore, Jiang Caiping must be taken away.
Jiang Caiping left the Jiang Mansion and said goodbye to the tears of the earth.
Judging from the records of the literature, although Jiang Zhongxun was later named the general of Zhenguo because of his daughter, there was less and more separation between father and daughter, and it was impossible to enjoy the heavens like ordinary people. It can be said that Jiang Caiping's entry into the palace is the beginning of all tragedies.
There are so many beautiful women in the palace, and although Jiang Caiping's appearance is outstanding, there are too many women whose appearance is better than hers. There is only one way for a woman to gain a foothold in the deep palace, and that is to win the favor of the emperor.
Although Jiang Caiping did not have any intention of deceiving and fighting with each other, she still knew this in her chest. How to meet the emperor was the first step she had to take after entering the palace.
Compared with other women, Jiang Caiping has an innate advantage. At that time, it was not uncommon for women to learn literature and art, but it was rare for people like Jiang Caiping to have a high artistic attainment. With a natural picture of Lamei, Jiang Caiping successfully won the favor of Li Longji.
Li Longji was an emperor who loved art, his artistic accomplishment was relatively high, his appreciation ability was relatively strong, and he often exchanged painting skills with the imperial painters in the palace on weekdays. Jiang Caiping hung her own plum blossom drawing in the palace room, and Li Longji, who came across it by chance, praised the painting and also paid attention to this beauty from Fujian.
After a night of spring supper, Tang Xuanzong found that this woman was not only good at painting, but also had a lot of experience in poetry. Therefore, in the next few months, Li Longji would spend a good night with Jiang Caiping every day, and his feelings with her quickly warmed up.
The man in love is full of hormones, and the appearance of Jiang Caiping makes Li Longji temporarily forget the sorrow of Wu Huifei's death, and put all his thoughts on the beauty in front of him.
It didn't take long for Jiang Caiping to be promoted to Imperial Concubine Zhengyi.
Li Longji spent tens of thousands of dollars to let the craftsmen build a villa in the harem, called "Mei Ge". He knew that Jiang Caiping loved plum blossoms, so he ordered people to find a variety of rare plum seeds from the north and south of the great river to decorate the plum pavilion. These plum blossoms became Jiang Caiping's consolation in the deep palace, and she often strolled among the plum trees on weekdays, so much so that Li Longji ate the vinegar of plum blossoms.
He said playfully to the pretty lady under the plum tree:
"Princess Ai loves Mei so much, isn't it hard for you to be a plum spirit?"
Three
The love between Princess Mei and Li Longji is far more elegant than the latter's bathing with Yang Guifei Huaqingchi.
In the cold winter month, Tang Xuanzong accompanied Concubine Mei for a walk in the Mei Pavilion, and he said to Concubine Ai with great interest: "I heard that before Princess Ai entered the palace, she had created eight gifts in her hometown, and these poems moved the whole country, and Hanlin Rusheng all clapped his hands and applauded. Since Aifei loves plum blossoms so much, how about giving a poem to this title today? ”
Concubine Mei said implicitly: "Concubines are born in the countryside, and what they do on weekdays is a small tune in the countryside, and it is difficult to climb the elegant hall." Since His Majesty was interested, the concubine wrote a small poem to entertain His Majesty. ”
Immediately, Princess Mei gave a poem with the title of Xuemei:
A branch of shadow pigment, alone against severe frost and cold;
Morning and evening incense, incense drifting for ten miles.
After Princess Mei chanted, Li Longji was full of praise. Suddenly, the eunuch came to play the report, saying that the Lingnan Thorn Shi Wei Yingwu and the Suzhou Thorn Shi Liu Yuxi had come from the inn to ask for the face of the saint. It turned out that these two people were literary heroes who attracted worldwide attention, and they heard that Li Longji's concubine had a surprising poetic talent, so they took the opportunity to come to Chang'an to report for duty and offer local specialties of plum seeds.
Tang Xuanzong was in a good mood, so he summoned the two Ai Qing in Princess Mei's villa. After all, Liu Yuxi and Wei Yingwu were ministers of the foreign court, and they were summoned by Li Longji in the harem, and they were flattered by this honor. Li Longji not only let them meet The Long-respected Concubine Mei, but also took out the small poem that Concubine Mei had just chanted and read it with the two of them.
What Wei Yingwu and Liu Yuxi read on weekdays were all poems written by male poets, and they did not expect that Princess Mei and a female stream could have such admiration, saying: "Niangniang is really a poet like her person, a fairy in Mei. ”
In the "Sui and Tang Dynasty Yanyi" "Jiang Caiping Loves to Chase", an untold small story is also recorded.
Li Longji was a playful emperor, and he and Concubine Mei often competed in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting on weekdays. However, Tang Xuanzong's gambling products were not good, and every time he lost, he would stretch the dragon's face and look unhappy. Fortunately, there was such an understanding woman as Princess Mei by her side, so Li Longji's bad temper never broke out.
Once, the two played against each other in the snowy night, and although Li Longji's Go played well, he could not win the Concubine Mei who had been immersed in this way for many years. That night, Tang Xuanzong lost many battles and lost many sets to Concubine Mei, so he was a little unhappy.
Seeing that Her Majesty Long Yan was unhappy, Concubine Mei said modestly: "These concubines are just not as good as the carving insects of the Daya Hall, and today's victory is also a false victory, Your Majesty must not worry about it." After all, His Majesty's heart is filled with the people of his homeland, so it is inevitable that he will be distracted when playing chess. ”
Li Longji was greatly relieved by this remark, and his heart was relieved. Afterwards, when Li Longji recalled Princess Mei's words, he felt that this woman was not only virtuous, but also reasonable, and his love for her was even greater than ever.
Li Longji was an affectionate emperor who often invited his brothers Li Chengyi, Li Chengqi, Li Fan, and Li Cong to meet. We know that Li Longji's throne came through a coup, but he was not like Li Shimin, who also started a coup d'état. At least in terms of family affection, Li Longji treated his brothers and sisters well, and at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he often slept with his brothers in the palace, which was extremely harmonious.
After Tang Xuanzong had Concubine Mei, he often introduced this beautiful woman to his brothers. During the banquet, Li Longji solemnly introduced to everyone the "Amazing Dance" that Princess Mei was best at, and asked Princess Mei to perform songs and dances for all the kings with the same surname.
Princess Mei first asked the palace maid to take the white jade flute, and then played a melodious minor tune. Li Chengqi, the King of Song, and Li Fan, the King of Qi, were both good at music, and they also used flutes and pipas to accompany Concubine Mei.
For a moment, the crowd was immersed in this beautiful harmony.
After playing a song, Princess Mei stood up and danced, performing her best dance steps for the brothers. Everyone was like coming to the Heavenly Palace, as if it was Chang'e Fairy who was dancing in the middle.
Tang Xuanzong was very happy, and ordered someone to take out his treasured wine "Rui lu zhen" and ask Concubine Mei to fill the wine glasses of the princes. Everyone drank round after round, and after three rounds of drinking, they were a little drunk. King Xue's drinking was not very good, and after drinking, he was already a little fluttery, and in a trance he saw the dignified manners of the imperial concubine Mei Fei and fell for it.
Driven by alcohol, Xue Wang pretended that the chopsticks fell to the ground and bent down to grab Mei Fei's ankle. Since the kings present and Tang Xuanzong were all talking and laughing, no one noticed King Xue's rude behavior. Princess Mei wanted to shout out, but she thought of something. She forcefully threw away Xue Wang's claws, and then ran back to Mei Ge angrily.
In this regard, the kings and Li Longji somehow looked at each other.
After the banquet, Li Longji came to Mei Ge to visit Concubine Mei and asked her why she left the table for no reason. Concubine Mei originally wanted to inform Tang Xuanzong of All of King Xue's rude deeds, but considering that saying this would affect the brotherly feelings between them, she had to reply: "The concubine's abdomen is swollen and painful, and her body is unwell, so she does not say goodbye, and hopes that Your Majesty will not blame." ”
After Xue Wang was carried back to his residence to rest for a night, he was almost awake from drinking. Thinking back to last night's disrespectful behavior at the banquet, King Xue was a chill.
Who is Princess Mei?
She was Xuanzong's favorite woman!
In that era, a woman's feet, like her breasts, were taboo places that could not be touched, and if this offensive act was blamed by His Majesty, where would he have been killed?
Thinking of this, King Xue immediately took the blame of Jing and came to the palace naked with the thorn strip on his back. Of course, in the face of the hundred officials of the civil and military forces, King Xue said more euphemistically: "Thanks to the feast given by the Holy Lord, the courtiers were overwhelmed by wine, and they touched the shoes of the imperial concubine, which was an unintentional act, and I hope that Your Majesty will not blame him for his brotherhood." ”
Li Longji recalled Princess Mei's abnormality yesterday, and having seen countless big scenes, he naturally knew what was going on here. However, King Xue's feelings with him were very harmonious, and since King Xue's rudeness yesterday was the effect of alcohol, Li Longji did not intend to blame him, but said lightly: "Since it is only an inadvertent mistake, how can you blame your brother?" Not to mention the pursuit, you hurry home and get dressed, this thing should not have happened. ”
After retiring from the DPRK, Li Longji returned to mei ge to see concubine Mei and said to her: "It turned out that Aifei was sick yesterday because she was concerned about the friendship of the clan room, so that things could be calmed down. ”
Princess Mei just smiled and didn't answer.
Since then, Tang Xuanzong has given another high look to Concubine Mei.
"Amazing Dance" is the famous dance of Tang Xuanzong Meifei, which is now lost, but it was widely circulated at that time. Tang Xuanzong once praised Concubine Mei in front of the kings for "playing the white jade flute and composing "The Dance of Shock", a glorious one".
This dance may depict the posture of the flying geese in the movements, this kind of dance that simulates birds, there is a far-reaching tradition in China, according to the "Phoenix Laiyi, Hundred Beast Rate Dance" in the primitive social period, when it is a dance in which people simulate bird movements; there are dance images of people dressed in the shape of birds on the Bronze Ware of the Warring States; there are records of dancing in the Hundred Plays of the Han Dynasty; there are also pictures of people dressed in bird-shaped dances in the Han Portrait Stone, most of these dances are dressed in bulky bird-shaped costume props, and it is very inconvenient to dance.
And Mei Fei's "Amazing Dance" may focus on using freehand techniques to express the beautiful image of hong geese soaring in the air through dance movements.
Four
Most men were chaotic and abandoned, and Tang Xuanzong was no exception.
After Wu Huifei's death, Li Longji empathized with Concubine Mei;
After enjoying The Cold Beauty of Concubine Mei, Li Longji transferred his affection to Yang Guifei.
Tang Xuanzong told the scumbags of later generations with personal experience what is sentimentality and what is ruthlessness.
Mencius once wrote an article called "Qi people have a wife and a concubine", which was out of control as soon as it came out, and "the blessing of the Qi people" became the dream married life of ancient men. Tang Xuanzong did not know what monogamy was, and since Yang Taizhen entered the palace, he had given half of the love he gave to Concubine Mei to Yang Guifei.
At this time, Li Longji's mentality was probably similar to that of the Qi people in Mencius' clouds, and he enjoyed the imperial treatment of two daughters serving and one husband. Li Longji always compared Yang Guifei and Concubine Mei to Empress Dowager E and Empress Dowager Ying, and felt that he was an enlightened prince like Shun.
Anyone who knows the inside story of the deep palace knows that this metaphor is absolutely inappropriate. The early Tang Xuanzong was indeed an enlightened prince, but his two concubines were by no means Emperor E and Lady Ying, at least their relationship was not like that of sisters.
On weekdays, they met in the harem, and the two of them invariably pretended not to see each other and passed by indifferently. After all, there is no way to share love, and it is the nature of women to be jealous.
Yang Guifei and Concubine Mei looked at each other like enemies of life and death, how could there be a sisterhood in Empress Dowager E?
Don't think that Yang Guifei is a chubby and cute beauty, her personality is spicy, her mind is vicious, and it is more than Lu Yanjia Nanfeng. What Yang Guifei was good at was calculating and spoiling, which Concubine Mei did not despise to do. It's just that Princess Mei prides herself on being cold and arrogant, and she doesn't know that these skills are indispensable to the harem.
In order to appease yang Taizhen, who has a hot temperament, Li Longji naturally spends more time with her. Yang Guifei did not know what kind of demon method she used to seduce Li Longji, and even asked him to agree to move Concubine Mei out of the Mei Pavilion and move to Shangyang Palace. The Shangyang Palace is different from the West Palace, and the emperor visits here less often on weekdays, and sending Concubine Mei here will undoubtedly throw her into the Cold Palace.
Although Yang Guifei was too clingy, Tang Xuanzong still thought of Concubine Mei from time to time.
One day, he missed Concubine Mei very much, so he went to Cuihua Pavilion on the pretext of gambling with the little eunuch, and asked the little eunuch with chips to quietly put Concubine Mei into the cabinet. Just as the so-called "little farewell wins the new marriage", Li Longji and Concubine Mei, who have not been seen for a long time, are reunited, and naturally there are endless words. Early the next morning, Li Longji slept lazily in Princess Mei's arms and forgot to go to the court.
Who knew that Yang Yuhuan heard the sound of the wind from nowhere, and even killed Cuihua Pavilion with great fanfare. Li Longji, like the male protagonist who had been knocked out of his adulterous affair, hurriedly hid Concubine Mei behind the curtain.
Yang Taizhen went straight in and shouted very rudely, "Where is that plum blossom essence?" ”
Tang Xuanzong lied, "Isn't she in the Shangyang Palace?" ”
Yang Guifei said, "Call her now, and today the two of us will accompany Your Majesty to the hot spring." ”
Li Longji said perfunctorily, "Well, that woman has already been driven to the Eastern Palace, so why let her accompany her?" ”
Who knew that Yang Taizhen said unforgivingly, "Today I just want to see her!" ”
Tang Xuanzong didn't know how to deal with it, so he didn't say a word, and his eyes looked away.
Yang Guifei said with tearful eyes: "Your Majesty, you see that the cups and plates in this Cuihua Pavilion are in disarray, and there is a pair of women's shoes on the bed, it must be that plum blossom essence that seduced His Majesty, so that His Majesty could not make the early dynasty!" Now that the Manchu Dynasty is waiting for His Majesty, His Majesty should hurry up and go to the Upper Dynasty, and I will wait here for His Majesty to return. ”
Tang Xuanzong was very embarrassed, and fortunately lay on the bed and said, "Today, I am unwell and do not want to go to the court, so let you rest for a good day, don't bother." ”
Yang Guifei listened to it and then went away in sorrow.
After Yang Yuhuan left, Li Longji opened the curtain to search for Concubine Mei. Who knew that there was a clever little eunuch who saw Yang Taizhenxing and asked for his guilt, and had already sent Concubine Mei out of Cuihua Pavilion. Tang Xuanzong was furious, and immediately ordered the little eunuch to be pulled out and cut down, and then ordered the shoes that Concubine Mei had left here to be sent back to the Shangyang Palace.
Concubine Mei asked, "Your Majesty never wants to see me again?" ”
The envoy did not know how to deal with it, but could only say: "Your Majesty also has bitter feelings, and the saint is afraid that Yang Taizhen is fooling around." ”
After listening to these words, Princess Mei's heart was half cold, and she sighed: "Just because I was afraid that the fat girl would not be happy, she snubbed me, it seems that my status in the saint's heart is much lower than Yang Taizhen's." ”
On this day, Princess Mei was bored in the Shangyang Palace, and listened to the palace women around her say that recently many carriages from the station had entered the palace. Princess Mei felt very curious, Li Longji was very fond of her back then, so every year she would let the cars and horses from all over the world send plum tree plum cores, and now she has long fallen out of favor, I don't know what this car and horse sent?
The palace maid told Concubine Mei, "Niangniang, this carriage and horse sent the lychee that Noble Concubine Niangniang likes to eat the most." ”
Thinking that His Majesty's favor for herself had been taken away by Yang Taizhen, Princess Mei was extremely disappointed. Today, how can we change the status quo? Remembering that after Liu Xiu's Empress Chen was demoted to Nagato Palace, she had spent thousands of dollars to ask Sima Xiangru to create "Nagato Fu". If you can also ask someone to compose a poem, can you win back Your Majesty's heart?
Therefore, Princess Mei entrusted the people to find the most favored Goris around His Majesty and gave him a thousand gold, hoping that he could find a high person to help him make an endowment. Where did Princess Mei know that Gao Lishi was a courtier who wore a pair of pants with Yang Guozhong, and would only be more inclined to Yang Guifei, how could he help Concubine Mei ascend to the throne?
Princess Mei, who was rejected by GaoLishi, simply wrote herself and created a "Lou Dong Fu":
"Jade jian dust life, phoenix incense death." The clever comb of the lazy cicada sideburns, the light edge of the idle clothes. Bitter and lonely in the Hui Palace, but contemplating the Lan Palace. The plum blossoms that fall from the letter are not seen across nagato. The situation is that the flower is disgusted, and the willow eyes are worried. Warm breeze, spring birds chirping. Upstairs at dusk, listening to the wind and looking back; the blue clouds and the twilight of the sun, staring at the moon. The hot springs are not available, reminiscing about the old tour of The Green Mountain; Nagato is deeply closed, and the Shinshu of the Green Luan is repaired.
Reminiscences of the past are too liquid to clear waves, water and light to float, sheng song feast, accompany Chenxu. Play the wonderful song of the dancing bird, and ride on the fairy boat of the painting bird. The monarch is tight and deep. The oath of the mountains and the sea is always there, like the sun and the moon without end.
He was jealous of the mediocre and jealous. Rob me of my love and rebuke me for being in the palace. Thinking of the old and happy, thinking of dreams is hazy. Spend the flowers and the moon and the sunset, shy and lazy to the spring wind. If you want to play like this, you can't work in the world. The unfinished chanting has sounded the bell. The air sighed and covered his arms, and hesitated to walk to the east of the building. ”
In this "Lou Dong Fu", she blamed Li Longji for being soft in his ears and often "obeying his words" to Yang Yuhuan. Although Jiang Caiping was full of grievances, she did not say bad things about Yang Yuhuan, but classified herself and Yang Yuhuan as one category - both women with bitter lives. Since they are bitter women, they should feel sorry for each other, why should they fight for the wind and be jealous?
It's just a pity that Princess Mei was not born at the right time, if she lived in Chen Ajiao's era, this "Lou Dong Fu" will definitely be like "Nagato Fu", so that the man who has changed his heart will change his mind. Although Princess Mei's "Lou DongFu" was sent to Li Longji's hands, yang guifei was also read with His Majesty.
After the two of them finished reading this heartfelt gift, Yang Taizhen said viciously: "Your Majesty, Mei Jing is simply too despicable, her article is full of curved pen and obscurity, you still give her death." ”
Tang Xuanzong was not a big old man who couldn't read a big character, how could he not know the true meaning of this article? However, he had no way to respond to Concubine Mei in front of Yang Guifei, so he had to continue to respond with silence. As for Yang Yuhuan's misinterpretation, Li Longji did not care at all. Yang Taizhen has always been arrogant and willful around him, so her words Li Longji will not take to heart.
This year, Lingnan paid tribute to a cart of exquisite pearls, and Li Longji planned to reward these pearls to the beauties in the palace. Yang Taizhen was no different from the lord of the harem at this time, she picked and chose in the pearl pile, and picked up the largest and roundest pearls inside. Tang Xuanzong had concubine in mind, and had already ordered someone to pick a bag of the best quality in the pearl and send it to the Shangyang Palace.
Who knows, when the messenger held the pearl in front of Princess Mei, Princess Mei burst into tears and refused to accept it. She wrote a poem on paper, along with the parcel of pearls, and entrusted the messenger to return it to His Majesty.
The "Pearl of Thanksgiving" reads:
Willow leaves have long been eyebrows, and the makeup and tears are wet and red.
Nagato has no grooming, so why should pearls comfort loneliness.
He lived in the cold Shangyang Palace, no one cared, not only did he not wear makeup and draw his eyebrows on weekdays, but even the number of times he washed and dressed up was limited. Since you can't make up, what's the use of asking for these pearls? Princess Mei's implication was undoubtedly that since Her Majesty was already ruthless to her concubines, why should she send these pearls to pretend?
Does Li Longji love Princess Mei?
I think it's love.
If not, as an emperor, he would not be as guilty of Concubine Mei as a cheating man. It was precisely because Tang Xuanzong's guilt for Concubine Mei could not be repeated, and he did not know how to bypass Yang Taizhen to see Concubine Mei, and he was bitter. He ordered the musicians of the music house to compose this poem into a song, and from then on there was a small key in the palace, called "A Hu Zhu".
Five
Li Longji spent the first half of his promising life and began the second half of his life.
The absurd things that Tang Xuanzong and Yang Taizhen did in the palace were talked about by future generations. Their son An Lushan almost became an insurgent who subverted the Tang Dynasty. In the fourteenth year of Tianbao (755 AD), the three towns of Fanyang, Pinglu, and Hedong made An Lushan rebel in the name of Qing Jun's side and anti-Yang Guozhong, and the soldiers pointed directly at Chang'an.
When the rebel army of Fanzhen reached Chang'an, Li Longji fled to Shuzhong like a dog that had lost his family, taking Yang Guifei and a number of ministers to flee in a hurry. Even at this 100,000-hot juncture, Yang Taizhen still did not allow Li Longji to take Concubine Mei with him. At that time, Tang Xuanzong did not expect that this parting between himself and Concubine Mei was actually a farewell that he had not seen in this life.
However, when Tang Xuanzong and his party were passing through Ma Songyi (马嵬驿, in present-day xingping, Shaanxi), the sergeants of the forbidden army led by Chen Xuanli unanimously demanded that Yang Guozhong and Yang Guifei be executed, and then mutinied and killed Yang Guozhong with a knife. Tang Xuanzong said that the country was loyal to the chaos of the dynasty, but the noble concubines were innocent and wanted to be pardoned, but the soldiers of the forbidden army all thought that the noble concubines were a red face of the country, and the anshi rebellion was caused by the noble concubines, and it was difficult to comfort the hearts of the army and boost the morale, and continued to surround the emperor.
Tang Xuanzong accepted Gao Lishi's advice, and in order to protect himself, he had no choice but to kill Yang Guifei. In the end, Yang Guifei was given a white aya and hanged herself under the pear tree in the Buddhist hall, when she was Chinese New Year's Eve eight years old, which is the allusion to Bai Juyi's "Long Hate Song" that "the six armies do not send helplessness, like a moth and die before the horse". After Li Longji returned to Chang'an, Yang Taizhen, who was flying in the air, had already died of incense. At this time, Li Longji needed psychological comfort, so he thought of Concubine Mei.
The first thing Tang Xuanzong did after returning to the palace was to go to Mei Ge and Shangyang Palace to find the whereabouts of Concubine Mei. Who knew that the surviving palace eunuchs did not know where Princess Mei had gone. Tang Xuanzong prayed in his heart, "Princess Mei, Princess Mei, don't encounter accidents." ”
Li Longji felt that Concubine Mei must have left the palace and even Chang'an to avoid the chaos of the war, so she went to other places to avoid trouble. If taiping is back today, it's time for her to come back and be with her.
Perhaps it was only at this moment that Li Longji realized that Concubine Mei was the indispensable other half of his life.
In order to find his sweetheart, Tang Xuanzong decreed that those who could provide the whereabouts of Concubine Mei would be rewarded with millions of silver coins; those who could find Concubine Mei would be promoted to two levels. There must be brave men under the heavy reward, and for the reward promised by Tang Xuanzong, Man Chao Wenwu began to search for the whereabouts of Concubine Mei. However, everyone looked around and did not find any clues about Princess Mei.
In desperation, Li Longji had no choice but to put his hopes into the magic. He invited the most profound alchemists in the country and let them travel all over the world in search of Concubine Mei. Since ancient times, alchemists have been synonymous with liars, these people only have the ability to cheat money, who has the ability to go out of the soul? A group of alchemists made the palace miasma, but they still could not find Concubine Mei for Tang Xuanzong.
Li Longji, who had experienced the difficulties of his homeland, regarded Concubine Mei as his last psychological sustenance at this time. Unable to find Concubine Mei, Li Longji could not let go of the desperate love of that year. The saint missed Concubine Mei all day long, whether she ate or drank, and the palace people were anxious like ants on a hot pot. A eunuch invited the painter who had painted for Jiang Caiping and asked him to paint a painting for Concubine Mei according to his memory.
The painter's memory is good, and the princess Mei in the painting is just like when she entered the palace. Originally, the eunuch hoped that the saint would be relieved after seeing this painting, who knew that Li Longji still frowned after seeing the painting, and left two lines of clear tears: "This painting is really like Princess Mei, but unfortunately the people in the painting are not alive." After saying that, he also inscribed a poem on this painting:
Remembering the past concubines in Zi Chen, Lead Hua was not naïve.
Although the frost is similar to the current situation, the contention of Nai Jiaobo does not care about people.
—— "Title Mei Fei Painting True"
Li Longji repeatedly read his poems, and when he thought of Princess Mei's voice and smile, he became more and more sad. He asked people to find a cobblestone, carved this picture of Princess Mei on the stone, and placed the stone in his bedroom, and Quan Dang meifei was accompanying him, looking at the stone every day to talk and masturbate.
One day, Li Longji was taking a nap on the bed, when he saw a woman sitting in the bamboo forest outside the temple sobbing, so he stepped forward.
Looking closer, Tang Xuanzong was stunned, wasn't this woman who covered her face and wept not exactly the Concubine Mei she had in mind! Li Longji immediately hugged Concubine Mei and said, "I will never let you suffer again." ”
Who knew that the beauty in her arms smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, when you fled Chang'an, I was already killed by the rebel army." A few palace eunuchs took pity on me, so they buried me under the plum tree next to the hot spring. ”
Tang Xuanzong was just about to hug Concubine Mei tightly, who knew that after she said these words, she turned into smoke and disappeared. Li Longji woke up from the bed with tears in his eyes, and it turned out that all this was a big dream.
Thinking that the incense soul of Princess Mei in the dream said that she was buried under the plum tree, Li Longji immediately ordered someone to go to the hot spring pool and dig a pit under each plum tree. Li Longji's heart was quite complicated, he hoped that the palace people would not dig up MeiFei's body, he preferred to believe that the dream he made was fake, and Meifei was not dead.
Unfortunately, Princess Mei's dream of incense soul was actually real, and the eunuchs did find The Brocade Wrapped Princess Mei under the plum tree, which was piled with almost three feet of thick soil, and inspected the knife marks under the ribs on Princess Mei's body.
Li Longji cried loudly when he saw Concubine Mei, and almost fainted.
Sadly, the Slovaks are dead. Tang Taizong missed Concubine Mei again, and in this life they could only be separated by yin and yang, after which Tang Xuanzong buried Concubine Mei with a concubine ceremony. He also ordered people to plant various plum trees around her cemetery and wrote sacrifices for her with his own hands. Therefore, Meifei is regarded by the people as "one of the twelve goddesses of female flowers".
Sometimes love is not like this, a momentary miss is a lifetime of misses.
Sadly, it is a pity that Princess Mei combines all kinds of good qualities, and such a perfect woman was actually selected to enter the palace. If she can live in the folk, she will most likely become a unique talent like Xie Daoyun and Li Qingzhao.
Meifei's hometown is located in Jiangdong Village, Huangshi Town, Putian County, on the banks of Mulan Creek and on the banks of Ninghai Bridge. Covering an area of more than 300 square meters, the Palace-like building enshrines the dignified statue of Princess Mei in Pukou Palace. On the shrine in the center of the palace, the statue of "Zugu Imperial Concubine" is enshrined, carved with a pair of Yang Lian, the handwriting of the Ming Dynasty Taishou Wang Guangye: "Li Zi Jia Tianxia, Mei Concubine is a tribal citizen." Above it hung huge plaques of "Spirit of Eternity" and "Depai Haotian". Yi Bingshou, the prefect of Tingzhou, inscribed "Zhenlie Chuifang"; Zhang Qun, an elder of the Kuomintang, inscribed "Righteousness and Haoran"; and Shen Xiaoshou, a contemporary Calligrapher of The Eight Fujians, wrote "People's Moral Heart".