The article is accompanied by pictures/Tang Dynasty paintings and murals
9 Tang Dynasty small paragraphs, mixed with fish eyes.
01
The most comfortable tribute
In the last year of the new century, Tang Xuanzong changed from his previous efforts to seek pleasure, not doing the right thing all day, and "fighting" with his concubines.
So many concubines, fortunately who is good?
One by one, they took turns, that was more creative, not interesting, simply learn from Sima Yan, the Emperor of Jinwu, "Sheep Car Wangxing".
However, the full set of copying Sima Yan seems too earthy, not creative enough, to come to a mood and taste.
Spring is here, and a hundred flowers are blooming.
Every morning and evening, Tang Xuanzong asked the concubines to plant flowers on their special cars (辇), and he personally caught butterflies and released them, and the butterflies flew to which car to "collect honey", and he was lucky.
It was not until later that Yang Guifei appeared and got exclusive favors, and this game stopped.
It is said that at that time, although An Lushan was "the first to inherit the holy family", but it was far from achieving his life goals, and the most convenient way to ascend was to make the emperor comfortable, so he got a hundred "love flowers" and paid tribute to Tang Xuanzong.
This japonica rice is the size of rice, the color is bright red, whenever the work is done, Tang Xuanzong will contain a grain in his mouth, "help the emotions, the muscles are tireless", and quietly told Yang Guifei: "This is the Han Dynasty's cautious glue." ”
Shen Yi Glue, one of the famous aphrodisiacs in ancient China, is said to have been invented by Zhao Feiyan, which has a miraculous effect, and one grain can be painful enough, but Zhao Feiyan and her sister Zhao Hede are not addicted, once pouring Han Cheng Emperor's wine, taking the opportunity to feed him seven, fighting until dawn Han Cheng Emperor "died of the sun".
Later, An Lushan was specially favored by Tang Xuanzong, and as an envoy to the towns of Fanyang and Pinglu, it is said that the army he controlled alone accounted for more than half of the national army, and also became the adopted son of Yang Guifei.
——Written from "Kaiyuan Tianbao Testament"
02
The most beautiful offense is defensive
Wu De four years, after many years of PK, the powerful Wang Shichong was finally taken care of.
Although he brought a great Hannan to do a "meeting ceremony", Li Yuan did not seem to be happy, and scolded him, saying, You should have been like this a long time ago, why did you come to Shun now?
Su Shichang respectfully made a gesture and said, "Since the ancient emperor was ordered, it is like a group of people chasing deer, one of them gets it, the others will no longer chase it, where is the person who got the deer, and still resents the other people who chase the deer and pursue their sins of fighting for meat?" ”
These remarks were not so much self-defense as attack and defense, and Li Yuan was caught off guard by "beating" and was speechless, so he had to laugh awkwardly.
——Written from "Tang Yulin"
03
The saddest dog fight
A man named Wang Maozhong, when he was a child, his father broke the law, the whole family did not enter the official palace as a slave, became Li Longji's domestic slave, because of "sexual understanding" and "Xiao Yong is good at riding and shooting", he served Li Longji with all his heart and was very thoughtful.
Later, Li Longji became crown prince, and Wang Maozhong participated in the rebellion of Princess Taiping to quell Empress Wei and Princess Taiping.
After Li Longji ascended the throne, he was given the post of Great General, and was promoted to the rank of Grand General of the Auxiliary State for his meritorious service in killing The Prime Minister Xiao Zhizhong (a henchman of the Taiping Princess).
After Wang Maozhong flew Huang Tengda, he was the emperor's favorite subject, and he was somewhat overwhelmed.
And Tang Xuanzong also turned a blind eye, sometimes even shielding.
Therefore, Wang Maozhong was even more fearless, and even the eunuchs around the emperor Lao'er did not pay attention to them.
"After mao zhong was ordered to be interrogated by the lieutenant, if he was slightly unsatisfied, he would indulge him in humiliation and then return it."
Those who were wantonly insulted by him included Gao Lishi and Yang Sixun, two eunuchs who were deeply favored by the emperor (especially Gao Lishi), but did not dare to tell Tang Xuanzong.
But not daring to say it does not mean not daring to retaliate.
Later, Wang Maozhong's wife Li Shi gave birth to a son, and when "three days passed", Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ordered Gao Lishi to go to Hexi with wine and food and gold, and appointed his son as a Wupin official.
After completing the mission, Gao Lishi returned to the palace, and Tang Xuanzong asked him that Xiao Wang Gao was not happy about Xiao Wang Gao's decision, what did he say?
Colliers said: "He didn't seem very happy, looking at the swaddled baby and saying, 'My son, is he not even as good as the Three Pins Officer?' ’”
If you die or die, Wang Maozhong really has these words.
In fact, it was aimed at Colliers, because he had always looked down on eunuchs, and he despised them extremely, taking advantage of the opportunity to taunt and ridicule Colliers.
Because the favored eunuchs at that time were often given the title of General of Sanpin, including GaoLishi.
After listening to Gao Lishi's report, Tang Xuanzong was suddenly furious and said, "When he killed Wei Shi before, this thief still held both ends, avoided getting into trouble, gave him face, and said nothing, I didn't expect that today, he dared to borrow his son to complain about Wei Shi!" ”
Gao Lishi took the opportunity to enter the speech: "The slave officials of the North Gate are all Mao Zhong, and if they are not removed, they will cause great trouble." ”
The gist was that the officers guarding the palace gates were all Wang Maozhong's men, and if they were not removed, there would be great trouble in the future.
Before I didn't think it, after listening to Gao Lishi's words, Tang Xuanzong suddenly took a breath of cool air and realized the seriousness of the problem.
Therefore, he first demoted Ge Fushun, Tang Diwen, Li Shoude, Wang Jingyao, and Gao Guangji, who had military power, several of Wang Maozhong's henchmen, along with Wang Maozhong and his four sons, to other places.
Wang Maozhong was demoted to Yongzhou, and then sent people to the place of debasement and hanged him to death.
——Written from the Miscellaneous Records of the Ming Emperor
04
The person who is least afraid of Wu Zetian
Li Rizhi, a native of Xingyang, Zhengzhou, Henan, was born as a jinshi, and was a criminal who was transferred during the years of heavenly teaching, and at that time the law enforcement personnel used the law very strictly, but he was lenient in law enforcement, did not indiscriminately impose punishment, and never wronged a good person.
When Li Rizhi first became Dali Cheng, Wu Zetian killed people at every turn, and many innocent people died.
Adhering to Wu Zetian's will, Shaoqing Hu Yuanli wanted to sentence a prisoner to death, so Li Rizhi changed his sentence, but Li Rizhi believed that the death penalty should not be imposed, and repeatedly did not comply.
Later, Hu Yuanli sent an emissary to be a lobbyist, and the emissary "persuaded" him for half a day, but Li Rizhi was still unmoved, and the emissary Mao yelled: "With Hu Yuanli here, this person does not want to live!" ”
Li Rizhi was not afraid, and took the case: "You listen well, with Li Rizhi, this person can't die!" ”
In the end, "finally avoid prison death", Wu Zetian did not have any good way to take him. (The Empress can't do anything with him?) Not very credible, it should be that the "death row inmate" is not too important)
——Written from "Sui Tang Jia Dialect"
05
The most feared stone
Lu Yan, a native of Huaxian County, Henan, and the son of Prime Minister Lu Huaishen, was incorruptible and disciplined.
Lu Yi held positions in many large counties, such as Shaanzhou Thorn History and Guangzhou Taishou, and it didn't take long to govern that place well.
Both local officials and the people in their jurisdictions are "feared like gods."
How did he do it?
Quite simply, he ordered that the crimes of unscrupulous and evil deeds be carved in detail on stone and placed at his door, and if he committed them again, he would be sentenced to capital punishment.
So "there are no lawbreakers in the folk", mentioning the stone they called the "Monument of Evil", without fear.
When Tang Xuanzong found out, he gave him fifty taels of gold and issued an edict to praise him.
06
The thickest-skinned minister
Liu Gongquan, a great calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, people called the characters he wrote "Liu Ti".
Liu Gongquan was also a high-ranking official of the imperial court, and even served in the seven dynasties of Emperor Xianzong, Muzong, Jingzong, Wenzong, Wuzong, Xuanzong, and Yizong, and served as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, a scholar of Zhongshu Sheren, a scholar of Hanlin Shuzhao, a prince Taibao, and a duke of Hedong County.
We all know that his writing is good, but few people know that this old man's greed for power is also unmatched, and the system at that time was seventy retirement, but they were all eighty years old, and he was reluctant to go home to entertain his grandson.
On the day of the Spring Festival in the twelfth year of Da Zhong (858 AD), Han Yuandian was congratulated, and Liu Gongquan, as the head of the hundred officials, was already eighty years old at the time (eighty-two years old), and he could not walk steadily, trembling, trembling, and before he reached His Highness from the place where the musical instrument was hung, he was already breathless and exhausted and paralyzed.
After insisting until after the congratulations, when giving the emperor the honorific title, Liu Gongquan, who was "old and confused", actually made a big mistake without realizing it, and the people were "Shengjing Wensi and Wu Guangxiao Emperor", and he mistaken "he Wu Guangxiao" for "Guangwu and filial piety".
Since he is the head of a hundred officials, he must take the lead in shouting, this shout, Yushi heard it clearly, people do not care about your high moral standing, immediately impeachment, he was fined a quarter's salary.
A quarter's salary is nothing, the key is not to retreat, the loess is almost buried in the neck, but also cling to the authority, so that "old and humiliated", equivalent to giving themselves a big mouth, "people pity it".
But for this cheeky person, this insult was nothing at all, and he stayed in the position of Prince Taibao for two years, until Tang Yizong Xiantong was in the early years, and he really couldn't do anything before retiring.
——Written from "The Sonata of the Eastern View"
07
The emperor with the best memory
Tang Xuanzong Li Chen was not only approachable, even the lowest-ranking miscellaneous servants in the palace were equally regarded, and his memory was amazing, and he could be called the Tang Emperor with the best memory.
All the miscellaneous servants he has seen once can not only remember the name of the other party, but also remember the appearance of the other party, as well as the "type of work" they are engaged in, and the next time they meet, no matter how long the time has passed, they can call out each other's names at once, and they have never missed it.
The miscellaneous servants were sick and would also enjoy the treatment of the imperial doctors--of course, they were sent by Tang Xuanzong.
If he is free, he will visit the sick in person and reward him with goods.
In addition to his excellent memory, Tang Xuanzong was also as meticulous as a hair, and no one wanted to pass the test.
Once, when an official of the Du Branch department reported the defaced cloth and accidentally wrote "stain" as "Qing", the official felt that it was troublesome to rewrite it, thinking that the emperor could not notice, so he wanted to pass the pass in confusion.
08
The most "scenic" glass of wine
Jiang Shen, a native of Yixing, Jiangsu, was born in the fifteenth year of Emperor Zhenyuan of Tang Dynasty, the first jinshi of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and the thirteenth year of Dazhong as prime minister, and was a famous sage during the tang Xuanzong period.
On a certain day in a certain month of a certain year, Shangshu Province held a banquet, and as the prime minister, Jiang Shen naturally could not be absent.
Drinking and drinking, he coldly came to a "big trouble" move:
Drink a cup, and say: There is filial piety to the family, loyalty to the country, and fame more important than the times, drink this lord.
The crowd was like wooden chickens, and no one dared to drink the wine.
It seems that they are all self-aware, and they all think that they are not qualified to drink that glass of wine.
When the atmosphere was awkward, only to see Shang Shu Zuo Cheng Li Jingrang stand up, walk to Jiang Shen's side, take the cup and drink it all, Jiang Shen nodded and said: "There is no one more suitable for drinking this cup of wine than Li Gong." ”
Li Jingrang is a native of Wenshui, Shanxi, who is upright and resolute, and has discipline.
In the early years of the BaoLi Dynasty, when He was serving as the Right Picker, Huainan Jiedu made Wang Bo pay a bribe to the imperial court, wanting to use 100,000 yuan of money to "buy" a part-time job as a salt and iron envoy, but Li Jingrang resolutely disagreed and prevented this appointment.
Li Jingrang became famous in one fell swoop.
During the middle age, Li Jingrang, who had successively served as a Zhongshu Sheren, a Rebbe Attendant, and a Shanghua Yu prefecture assassin, was promoted to the post of Imperial Shi Dafu, and as soon as he took office, he impeached Yushi Sun Yuru and supervised Yushi Luju, and after the two were deposed, the imperial court all respected him.
Later, Li Jing asked for retirement due to illness, and some people kindly advised him not to retire, because he was too incorruptible, and he had no savings at all, and the well-meaning people were worried about how his sons would be born after he retired, he smiled and said: "Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, I don't believe that sons will starve to death." ”
——Written from "Tang Yulin" and "New Book of Tang"
09
The most cold-blooded widow
When Li Jie was in Henan Yin, a widow came to complain and sued her son for filial piety, and her son never defended himself, but said: "The villain has offended his mother and is willing to die."
Through observing the color, Li Jie felt that his son was not like an unfilial son, and said to the widow: "You are widowed now, and you have only one son, if you sentence him to death, will you regret it?" ”
The widow said, "A son of filial piety, what is there to regret?" What's the shame? ”
Li Jie said, since this is the case, then you should go buy a coffin and prepare to collect the body.
After the widow left, Li Jie sent someone to quietly follow her to see who she was talking to on the way.
Not far away, a Taoist priest flashed out on the way, and the widow said to the Taoist priest that the matter was over.
The stalker listened and went back to report Li Jie.
Not long after, the coffin bought by the widow arrived, and Li Jie hoped that she would change her mind, but the widow was "as determined as ever".
The Taoist monk who was talking to the widow on the road actually followed him outside the gate, and Li Jie ordered his men to arrest him, and as soon as he interrogated him, the Taoist priest recruited him, confessing that he had an affair with the widow and was often interfered with by his son, so he let the widow kill his son.
Li Jie immediately sentenced widows and Taoist priests to death, and ordered people to be killed with rods, and the coffin was just in line for use.
——Written from "Tang Yin Bi Incident"