The reason why the story of Tang Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan can be widely circulated is not only because of Yang Yuhuan's natural beauty, but also because of Yang Yuhuan's special identity. Before Emperor Xuanzong of Tang made Nayang Yuhuan a concubine, he also made her a female Taoist priest for several years. So why didn't Tang Xuanzong directly accept her as a concubine? All this needs to start from Yang Yuhuan's origin.
Yang Yuhuan was born in a family of official eunuchs, born with a good appearance since childhood, and was good at music and dancing, and was also a well-known little talented girl at that time. When she was sixteen years old, she met Li Zhen, the King of Shou, at a wedding. Li Xuan was attracted to Yang Yuhuan when he first saw her, and later learned that she was Yang Yuhuan after inquiring, so he asked his mother to let Tang Xuanzong give Yang Yuhuan to him.
Because Wu Huifei was Tang Xuanzong's favorite concubine at that time, and Tang Xuanzong had not seen Yang Yuhuan at this time, after learning of Wu Huifei's request, Tang Xuanzong also agreed to her request very easily.
After marriage, King Shou and Yang Yuhuan are in love with each other, and their lives are very happy, if Yang Yuhuan can continue to live with King Shou like this, it should be a good ending. However, the two were married for only five years, and Concubine Wu died suddenly, and King Shou, while sad about the death of his mother, wanted to comfort his father Tang Xuanzong.
Tang Xuanzong was affected by the death of Concubine Wu Huifei, and he was depressed all day long. At this time, Tang Xuanzong hoped to find a person in the harem who could replace Concubine Wu Huifei, but no one in the entire harem met the requirements, and at this time, someone in the palace told Tang Xuanzong about Yang Yuhuan, saying that she was born beautiful, her skin was like gelatin, and she was very suitable for inclusion in the harem.
After Tang Taizong heard this, he asked Yang Yuhuan to be taken to the palace. Sure enough, Tang Xuanzong, who saw Yang Yuhuan for the first time, like his son King Shou, was attracted by Yang Yuhuan's appearance as soon as they met, and Yang Yuhuan, who was now twenty-three years old, was in better shape, and Tang Taizong was very satisfied with it, but because Yang Yuhuan had become a princess of Shou, it was always difficult to directly incorporate it into the palace and suffer from the tongue of everyone, so this made Tang Xuanzong feel very embarrassed.
At that time, Taoism was prevalent in the Tang Dynasty, and many women from noble families took the initiative to choose to be Daogu, and there were not a few princesses in the royal family who became Daogu, so some people proposed tang Taizong, saying that Yang Yuhuan should go to Daogu for a few years first, so that she could be admitted to the palace. But the princess chose to be a Daogu mainly to avoid political marriage, so why did Yang Yuhuan go to daogu?
At this time, Tang Xuanzong thought that in the name of his mother Empress Dou's blessing, he made Yang Yuhuan a female Taoist monk and gave him the title of Taizhen, so Yang Yuhuan was also known as Yang Taizhen. At that time, Empress Dou had been dead for 47 years, and Tang Taizong suddenly separated Yang Yuhuan from King Shou in the name of praying for blessings, which obviously could not convince posterity. However, praying for blessings was indeed a very common thing at that time, so Yang Yuhuan's entry into the Taoist Temple did not have much impact on the people.
If she became a Taoist monk, it would show that her current identity was clearly separated from her previous identity, so from the moment Yang Yuhuan became a female Taoist, there was no past love between her and King Shou, and there was no relationship with King Shou, and she would be just an ordinary monk in the future. In order to compensate King Shou, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang gave him another Princess Shou.
After Yang Yuhuan became a female Taoist monk, she naturally wanted to live in the Taoist Temple. In order to facilitate the proximity to Yang Yuhuan, Tang Xuanzong took the initiative to request that Yang Yuhuan's Taoist temple be placed in the palace, so although Yang Yuhuan became a Taoist nun, it was also very easy for Tang Taizong to meet each other, and whenever he traveled and soaked in hot springs, he always had to let Yang Yuhuan accompany him, and everyone in the palace already knew it.
As soon as Yang Yuhuan's period of prayer for Empress Dou's blessing expired, Tang Xuanzong could not wait to make Yang Yuhuan a noble concubine and officially included in the harem. At this time, there were few voices of opposition above the imperial court, and there was no tongue left in the people. In the end, the story of Tang Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan became a good story. Therefore, Tang Xuanzong asked Yang Yuhuan to be a female Taoist priest first, and then accept her as a noble concubine mainly for the following three reasons.
One is to cut off the relationship between Yang Yuhuan and King Shou. King Shou was the son born to Tang Taizong's favorite concubine, and considering this reason, no matter how much Tang Taizong liked Yang Yuhuan, he could not snatch it directly from him, in case King Shou became angry, it would not only spread the scandal, but also cause the imperial court to shake, and Tang Taizong, as an emperor, naturally could not see this happening at this time. And Yang Yuhuan is the daughter-in-law of Tang Xuanzong, which is also unethical. Therefore, choosing to let Yang Yuhuan become a Taoist aunt can clear all her past identities, and there will be no princess Shou named Yang Yuhuan in the world in the future.
The second is to shut the mouths of ministers and the people. Tang Xuanzong was well aware of Yang Yuhuan's special status, and he was also the king of a country, and if he was directly included in the palace, he would inevitably be hindered by the ministers of the imperial court, and even endanger his own position. With the lessons of Wu Zetian's past, Tang Xuanzong obviously did not dare to take risks. And although the people do not dare to mention this matter in person, they may not say it behind their backs, in order to take care of their own reputation and make it easy for the ministers to accept, it is necessary to make a change of identity for Yang Yuhuan, and it also needs a period of preparation. And the five years of time are not long, and the short is not short, and he found a Shou princess for King Shou during this period, so later when Tang Xuanzong accepted Yang Yuhuan as a noble concubine, there were very few voices of opposition in the dprk.
Three in order to give Yang Yuhuan time to adapt. In any case, Yang Yuhuan has always been married to Shou wang for five years, and the two have always had a good relationship. If he suddenly broke up the two of them, and also let Yang Yuhuan enter the palace to serve Tang Xuanzong, I don't know if Yang Yuhuan could pass the hurdle in his heart. If he repeatedly searched for death and sought life, wouldn't it make Tang Xuanzong lose his beauty?
Therefore, it takes a while for Yang Yuhuan to adapt to his new identity, and when Daogu comes quietly and comes less contaminated with some worldliness, it will make Yang Yuhuan forget the original things. Select Accept new identity. And when you include the noble concubine later, you will not show such resistance. In fact, after Becoming a Daogu, Yang Yuhuan did quickly accept the new identity.
Therefore, the reason why Tang Xuanzong did not directly include Yang Yuhuan as a noble concubine and chose to let her be a Daogu for five years was actually for the sake of Yang Yuhuan, hoping to change her understanding of her identity through the experience of being a Daogu. Of course, he was also afraid that his relationship with Yang Yuhuan would not be supported by the courtiers. What do you think about that?
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