In the history of the Western Han Dynasty, there was a princess who had a happy marriage when she was young and gave birth to a son and two daughters for her husband, one of whom became the empress of the Han Dynasty. But
The princess fell in love with an eighteen-year-old boy when she was widowed in her sixties.
This princess is Liu Yan, the famous Guantao Princess in the history of the Western Han Dynasty.
Princess Guantao was the only daughter of Empress Dowager Dou, which made her pampered from an early age, and both her brother Emperor Jingdi and her mother Empress Dowager Dou were very conniving with her. She was also the first eldest princess in the history of the Western Han Dynasty.
She held a position like a prince.
A large part of the reason why Liu Che, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, was able to become emperor was related to Princess Guantao. When her daughter Chen Ajiao was young, Princess Guantao had hoped that the then crown prince Liu Rong would marry Ah Jiao, but Liu Rong refused. This made Princess Guantao very dissatisfied with Liu Rong, and often slandered Liu Rong in front of her brother Emperor Jing of Han, which eventually led to Liu Rong's depose
The young Liu Che made a promise to Princess Guantao's daughter Chen Ajiao in order to marry Princess Guantao
It was precisely because of this that Emperor Wudi of Han ascended to the throne with the help of Princess Guantao.
After Emperor Wu of Han ascended to the throne, he was naturally very good to his aunt who helped him. This made Princess Guantao more and more powerful. This makes her more and more deviant. After the death of her husband Chen Ping. Widowed in her sixties, Princess Guantao fell in love with eighteen-year-old Dong Yan. In fact, the encounter between Princess Guantao and Dong Yan can be traced back to the time when Dong Yan was thirteen years old, when Dong Yan's mother was a pearl seller, and Princess Guantao loved pearls, so Dong Yan's mother often took Dong Yan in and out of Princess Guantao's home at that time.
As soon as he came and went, Dong Yan entered the eyes of Princess Guantao.
Dong Yan is handsome and has a gentle personality, all of which makes Liu Yan unable to extricate herself. When Dong Yan was a hundred years old, Liu Yan summoned him into his home as an attendant. In fact, this is just Liu Yan's practice of covering people's ears. Her purpose in doing so was only to be able to be with Dong Yan in a bright and upright manner.
The relationship between Dong Yan and Liu Yan is well known to everyone.
The people in Liu Yan's mansion respectfully called Dong Yan "Dong Jun"
。 According to the decree of the Han Dynasty, fornicating with a princess is a felony. Therefore, Dong Yan was also afraid that his relationship with Liu Yan would be known to the emperor. When the time comes to be questioned, it will be trouble. Liu Yan also did not want her ailang to be questioned by the emperor. Therefore, when Uncle Ye said that there was a way for Emperor Wu of Han not to blame Dong Yan, Liu Yan, who had always loved money as much as his life, took out a huge amount of wealth to repay Uncle Ye. With the help of Uncle Ye, Dong Yan was indeed not blamed by Emperor Wu of Han, but was also valued by Emperor Wu of Han. Emperor Wu of Han also specifically allowed Dong Yan to enter and leave the court.
For Dong Yan, having the love of a princess and the respect of the emperor made him a little fluttery. Everything seemed so beautiful. However, what was not long good was that Dongfang Shuo thought that his adultery with the princess was a matter of bad customs and bad customs, and he also specially addressed the emperor for this reason. This made Dong Yan quickly disliked by Emperor Wu of Han. As a result, he died of depression at the age of thirty because of his unsatisfactory career.
Not long after Dong Yan's death, Princess Liu Also died of depression due to the loss of her lover. Before dying,
In order to prove that she and Dong Yan are true love, Liu Yan also left a special last word saying that she would be buried with Dong Yan. This move of Liu Yan opened the precedent of the Han Dynasty princess Yue Li.