"Zizhi Tongjian" Chen Ji ~ 6: Chen Houzhu and Zhang Lihua

Chen Houzhu and Zhang Lihua (Chen Changcheng Gong Zhide 2nd year)

[Original]

It is the year, on the front of the Guangzhao Palace, Linchun, Jieqi, Wangxian three pavilions, each is dozens of zhang high, even extends dozens of rooms, its window, the bar, the wall belt, the county frieze, the column, the threshold are all to Shen, sandalwood for it, decorated with gold and jade, between the beads and emeralds, the outside of the bead curtain, there are treasure beds, treasure tents, its clothes play magnificent, unprecedented in ancient times. Every breeze is temporary, and the fragrance smells for miles. The stones under it are mountains, the water is diverted into pools, and the strange flowers and flowers are planted.

On the self-residence Linchun Pavilion, Zhang Guifei lived in the Jieqi Pavilion, Gong and Kong two noble concubines looked forward to the Immortal Pavilion, and returned to each other. There are also Wang, Li Ermei, Zhang, Xue Ershuyuan, Yuan Zhaoyi, He Jieyu, Jiang Xiurong, and pets, swimming on them. Yuan Dashe, a literary scholar in the palace, is a female bachelor. Although the servant shoots Jiang Zong, he is not close to government affairs, and there are more than ten scribes such as Kong Fan, the official of the capital, and the king of the scattered horses, and the queen of the Changshi, who waits for the upstream banquet, and there is no order of recovering respect and humility, which is called "a guest". Every time you drink, the concubines, concubines and female bachelors and the guests give poems together, give each other a reply, and pick their especially gorgeous ones, and they are used to sing by more than 1,000 people who choose palace maids with a new voice, and the divisions are repeated. Its songs include "Yushu Backyard Flowers", "Linchun Music", etc., which are roughly beautiful concubines. Monarchs and ministers sing heartily, and they take this as a rule.

Zhang Guifei's name is Lihua, the daughter of this soldier's family, and she is Gong Gui's servant. The concubine's hair is six feet long, its light can be seen, it is sensitive, it has a look, it is detailed, every time she looks at it, the light is overflowing, and it is reflected left and right. Waiting for the main color, introducing the palace maids; There is also the art of disgust, often placed obscenity among palace officials, and gathered witches to inspire. was sluggish in political affairs, and because of the eunuchs Cai Tuo'er and Li Shandu, they leaned on the hidden sac and put Zhang Guifei on their laps to decide together. Li and Cai can't be reporters, and the concubines are sparse and have nothing to leave behind. Because of visiting foreign affairs, there is a word and a thing in the world, and the concubine will be prophetic: from the benefit of favor, the crown of the backyard.

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Kong Fan and Kong Guifei became brother and sister; every evil thing was heard of, and whenever there was an evil thing, Kong Fan would be a literary ornament, praised and praised, and was favored and honored, and obeyed his words. Those who admonished the ministers reprimanded them for their crimes.

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Kong Fan claimed to be a civil and military talent, and he was out of reach, so he calmly said: "The generals from the outside world, they are fighting on their own, and they are enemies." Foresight, how do you know!" asked Shi Wenqing, Wenqing was afraid of the fan, and he also thought so; Sima Shen praised it. Since the generals made slight mistakes, that is, they seized their soldiers and assigned scribes, and they took over the multi-part series to match Fan and Cai Zheng. From the disintegration of civil and military forces, to their destruction.

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The emperor calmly said to his courtiers: "The king's spirit is here." The three soldiers came, and the Zhou division came again, all of them were defeated. Kong Fan, the official of the capital, said: "In ancient times, the Yangtze River was thought to be limited to the north and the south, and today the captives will not be able to fly across the evil! Every time the minister suffers from the humility of the official, if the tiger crosses the river, the minister is determined to be the prince of the Taiwei!" or vainly said that the horse of the northern army died, Fan said: "This is my horse, what is the reason for death!" The emperor laughed and thought so, so he was not deeply prepared, and he played tricks, indulged in wine, and gave Tao tire.

[Notes]

(1) Above: Chen Houzhu, Chen Shubao. From: Construction. (2) Shen, sandalwood, Shentong "Shen" refers to agarwood: sandalwood is sandalwood, which is precious wood. (3) Compound channel: air passage, because of its three-dimensional repetition with the ground passage, hence the name. (4) Beauty, Shuyuan, Zhaoyi, Jieyu, and contouring: all of them are the names of the emperor's concubines. (5) Zaifu: The minister of the auxiliary government, usually refers to the prime minister. (6) Guest: refers to friends who are particularly intimate and often drink and feast together. Hereafter refers to prostitutes. (7) It is given a new voice: Composed music for the lyrics. (8) Beauty: Praise and praise. (9) Visible: shiny and shining. Jian, mirror. (10) Squint: squint, slightly the same as "flattering eyes" in today's words. 11: Wait: Speculation, Guess 12: Xian Dezhi: Everyone praises her. 13: Disgust: A superstition that makes people obsessed with their beauty through sacrifices to ghosts and gods. 14: Obscenity: Unruly sacrifices. 15: White: Tell. 16: Qu Wei Wen Decoration: Find ways to beautify and cover up. 17: Generous: Generous. 18: Micro: Only a little. 19: Troops, Soldiers. "Continuation of the Book of Han and Hundred Officials": "The general Dongying is five points... There is a song under the subordinates. 20: Wang Qi: Superstition says that there is a special kind of Rui Qi in the place where the emperor lives. 21: Trench: A natural deep trench.

【Translation】

In this year, the queen Chen Shubao built three pavilions in front of the Guangzhao Hall in the palace, Linchun, Jieqi and Wangxian. Each is dozens of feet high, and the rooms stretch for dozens of rooms. The windows, balustrades, wall skirtings, etc., are made of precious sandalwood and agarwood, and are decorated with many gold and silver jewels. Outside there are pearl curtains, and inside are ornate chairs and curtains. The things they wear and play with are very precious and exquisite, and they have not been seen for a long time. Whenever the breeze blows, the fragrance wafts miles away. Downstairs piles up stones into a mountain, attracts clear water as a pool, and plants a lot of exotic flowers and plants.

Empress Chen himself lived in Linchun Pavilion, Zhang Guifei lived in Jieqi Pavilion, and Gong Guifei and Kong Guifei lived in Wangxian Pavilion. A sky bridge was built between the three pavilions to travel between each other. In addition, Wang Meiren, Li Meiren, Zhang Shuyuan, Yuan Zhaoyi, He Aunt Yu, Jiang Xiurong and other concubines are also very pleasing to the queen and often come here to play. The latter lord asked Yuan Dashe, who was a bit of literary talent, and several other palace maids to be "female bachelors". Although Shang Shu and Jiang are the prime minister, they do not attach importance to national affairs, and every day together with more than a dozen scribes such as the capital official Shangshu Kong Fan and the scattered cavalry attendant Wang Jin, they serve the queen in the back court of the palace. Everyone mixed together, and they didn't talk about any respectful etiquette at all, and they were called "slicks". Every time the queen holds a banquet: let the concubines and guests make poems together, sing harmony with each other, and pick out some of the particularly fragrant ones, compose music, and then select more than 1,000 palace maids to practice singing, and divide them into various parts to echo the accompaniment. These songs include "Yushu Backyard Flowers", "Linchun Music", etc., most of which are to appreciate the beauty of the concubines. The emperor's ministers were obsessed with it. Night and day, accustomed to it.

Zhang Guifei's name is Zhang Lihua, she was originally the daughter of a soldier, and later entered the palace as Kong Guifei's maid. Empress Chen fell in love with her at first sight, and after being pampered, she gave birth to the crown prince Chen Shen. Zhang Guifei has six-foot-long hair, shiny, smart and beautiful, very charming. Her demeanor is elegant, and whenever her beautiful eyes are looking forward to it, she is especially touching. Zhang Lihua was very good at figuring out the emperor's thoughts, and took the initiative to introduce several palace maids to the queen. The harem concubines were very grateful to her, and almost everyone said good things. Zhang Lihua is also proficient in the spell of inviting gods to help her, often making arbitrary sacrifices in the harem, and summoning some witches to beat drums and dance, hoping to use the power of ghosts and gods to make Empress Chen indulge in herself. Empress Chen was very reluctant to deal with political affairs, and if the officials had any requests, they had to be forwarded by eunuchs such as Cha Tu'er and Li Shandu. The queen leaned on the cushion and sat with Zhang Guifei on his lap, and the two made ideas together. Cai and Li couldn't remember clearly, but the concubine explained them one by one, which made people understand. And because the concubine can enter and leave the palace at will, Zhang Guifei must know in advance what remarks and events the people have, and tell the queen. Therefore, Empress Chen became more and more fond of her, far more than he liked other concubines.

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The official Shangshu Kong Fan and Kong Guifei became brothers and sisters. The queen is most disgusted by the advice and criticism of others, and whenever he does something wrong, Kong Fan always tries to find excuses for him and tries his best to flatter and please. Therefore, in addition to the queen, the lord gave grace to Kong Fanda, treated him well, and obeyed his words. As soon as the civil and military officials dared to raise different opinions, they would all fabricate charges and drive them out.

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Kong Fan claimed to be both civil and military, a minister of the Manchu Dynasty, unmatched. He once said to the queen very conceitedly: "Those generals outside are all born as soldiers, but they just have a little ability to correct martial artists, where do they know what to think about." The queen took this to Shi Wenqing, and Shi Wenqing was very afraid of Kong Fan, so he had to say yes. Sima Shen, a member of the Zhongshu Tongshi, also agreed with Kong Fan's view. From then on, the slightest mistake on the part of the commanders who led the troops was immediately stripped of their command and handed over to civilian officials. The army of the military general Ren Zhong was deprived and handed over to Kong Fan and Cai Wei respectively. The civil and military officials contradicted each other, which eventually led to the collapse of the country.

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(In the second year of Chen Changcheng's reign, Emperor Wen of Sui ordered the Sui army to attack Chen, and Yang Su, the Duke of Qinghe, personally led the fleet down the Yangtze River)

Empress Chen said to the courtiers with a big grin: "The feng shui here is excellent, and it has the royal spirit of the Son of Heaven, the Qi army has attacked three times, and the Zhou army has also attacked twice, and they haven't all lost the battle and run away." What can they do now?" Kong Fan, the official secretary of the capital, also took the opportunity to say: "The Yangtze River is a moat made in heaven, and it can be used to block the war between the north and the south since ancient times. Can the enemy now grow wings and fly over? The officers on the garrison always exaggerate their military situation when they want to make meritorious contributions. I still think that my official is too small, and if the enemy army really wants to cross the river, I will definitely be able to make meritorious service and earn a lieutenant to be a lieutenant. "Some people reported that the Sui army had killed some war horses. Kong Fan boasted again: "That's my horse, why die!" The queen smiled happily, thinking that Kong Fan was reasonable. So I don't take the preparation seriously. He still listens to music, drinks and composes poems all day long.

【Reading Comprehension】

In the history of Chinese music, "Yushu Backyard Flower" is undoubtedly a piece of music that occupies a place, because it symbolizes the desolation and the destruction of the country, so hundreds of years later, when the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu heard it again by the Qinhuai River, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, unable to do it himself, leaving the poem "The merchant girl does not know the hatred of the country, and still sings the backyard flower across the river".

The lyrics of this famous "Yushu Backyard Flower" have these two sentences: "Yushu backyard flowers, flowers will not bloom for a long time." "Obviously a bit pessimistic, just looking for a taste of pleasure in time. The Son of Heaven cannot just be a literati, as the lord of a country, he should be responsible for the living beings of a country, even if he is not harsh on him by today's standards, at least he should be responsible for the family inheritance passed down by his ancestors.

No Son of Heaven is willing to die in the country, but if he doesn't want to lose the country, he has to sacrifice some personal enjoyment and personal face, put down the delicate concubine sitting on his lap, and listen to the different opinions of the officials of the DPRK and China.

What dynasty or generation does not have such a figure as Kong Fan? Which harem does not have a woman like Zhang Guifei? But the root of the country's demise does not lie in the traitorous villain, and the second is not in the stunning woman. The responsibility lies only with the Son of Heaven himself. Reuse this kind of guy who speaks good things and brags, and plays a trick of holding a beautiful woman to work. The ending is a bit of dark humor.

The general of the Sui Dynasty who led the troops across the river was named Han Baohu, but there was no tiger to capture after killing the Yangtze River. The tiger is in the dragon plate, and the city is full of royal spirit Jiankang (now Nanjing) is weak. The civil and military generals, pigs and sheep are generally captured.

When Han Baohu's men broke into the palace, Empress Chen looked at Zhang Lihua upstairs, and only tears remained. It's a pity that he is not the overlord of Chu, and he doesn't even have the ability to "farewell concubine". Someone made two lines of poetry because of this, which is very much a couplet: "Han captures the tiger outside the door, and Zhang Lihua at the head of the building."