Author: Pu Zi Yue
<h1>(1) Who is the beauty? </h1>
"There are beautiful people in the north, unique and independent. One look at the city of the people, and then look at the country of the people. Ning does not know the fall of the city and the fall of the country, and it is difficult for beautiful people to get it again. ”
Many people are no strangers to this poem about the beauty of the world. This means that there is a beautiful girl in the north, who is beautiful and unique in the world. If she had to look at it (and probably smile), the city would probably be unguarded; if she looked again, the country would probably be lost. Even if it loses the city and the country, such a beautiful girl, but it must not lose her, but it is lost and will not come, but it is impossible to ask for it.
At first reading, this poem makes people feel that it is describing a beautiful person in the north, or a woman who they admire, but in fact, things are not so simple. The author of this poem, or more precisely, this piece of music is Li Yannian of the Western Han Dynasty, who was a court musician during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han and was very popular with Emperor Wu of Han. It depicts his sister in the song.
Why did Li Yannian praise his sister so much in the song? There's a story behind that.
<h1>(2) Li Yannian's thoughts</h1>
Li Yannian, who was punished for corruption (castration) for breaking the law in his early years, originally kept a dog in the imperial palace. But Li Yannian was proficient in music and sang well, which was appreciated by Emperor Wu of Han and then became a court musician.
Although he was a court musician, in ancient times, he belonged to the category of advocates, his status was relatively low, and because he had been corrupted, he always felt that he could not lift his head in front of people. But Li Yannian has a "strong point", that is, he is good at observing words and colors, flattering, and especially good at things.
Unwilling to be overwhelmed, he finally thought of a way one day and sang a song in front of Emperor Wu of Han, which was this beautiful song. The key to the meaning of the song is to hint to Emperor Wu of Han that such a beautiful and moving woman can not be missed, and there is no such shop after passing through this village.
How many emperors don't like beautiful women? Emperor Wu of Han heard the interest and asked Li Yannian where is such a beautiful lady you sang? Li Yannian said that we have it in our family, that is, my sister. Emperor Wu of Han heard that, let your sister come into the palace.
In this way, Li Yannian used a song to send his sister to the imperial palace and became a concubine of Emperor Wu of Han, which was later Lady Li.
(Li Yannian)
<h1>(3) One man attains enlightenment, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven</h1>
Lady Li was indeed beautiful and was very favored by Emperor Wu of Han. Because of this, Li Yannian was also able to survive the head, and was given the title of Lefu Assistant Law Lieutenant, "wearing two thousand stone seals, and lying up with the upper (referring to the emperor)".
The salary is not low, and you can sleep with the emperor, is it not the green smoke on the ancestral grave?
In addition, Li Yannian's elder brother Li Guangli later became a general of the Second Division, and was given the title of Marquis of Haixi. He also had a younger brother named Li Ji, who also went in and out of the court every day, and he was very proud.
Because the two brothers and sisters were favored by Emperor Wu of Han at the same time, the Li family could be described as honorable for a while.
<h1>(3) When a beautiful person dies, the family is cursed</h1>
Later, Mrs. Li unfortunately passed away early, which was not good news for the Li family, because they lost an important guarantee of favor. As a result, the Lee family gradually fell out of favor.
However, although it fell out of favor, it did not know how to restrain it.
Li Ji provoked the anger of Emperor Wu of Han for committing adultery in the harem, and together with one order, the two brothers' families of Li Yannian and Li Ji were destroyed.
Li Guangli was not implicated, but although this man could lead the army, he did not have much ability after all, and his command ability was mediocre, although with the support of Emperor Wu of Han, he also achieved some victories in the use of troops against Dawan and Xiongnu, but he also lost quite badly.
Li Guangli entrusted liu quyi, who was then the chancellor, to make Lady Li's son, his nephew King Changyi, crown prince. Later, because of the crime of cursing Emperor Wu of Han and wu jiao, Liu Quyi's family was cursed, and Li Guangli's wife and children were also detained.
Li Guangli had just suffered a defeat during the conquest of the Xiongnu, and after hearing this, he panicked and rushed out, thinking that he would be able to save his wife and children by carrying a crime and making meritorious contributions, but he was unexpectedly defeated again. Feeling that there was no way out, Li Guangli surrendered to the Xiongnu.
Li Guangli was once again favored by the Xiongnu, but the good times were not long, because he was jealous, he was framed by people, and he was killed by Shan Yu. Because Li Guangli surrendered to the Xiongnu, his wives and children were beheaded and the clan was destroyed.
At this point, the Li clan was favored for a while, but in the end they did not escape the tragic fate.
(Lady Li's grandson Liu He)
<h1>(4) The descendants of Lady Lee</h1>
Lady Li bore Emperor Wu of Han a son named Liu Qi . Before 97 BC, Liu Ji was crowned the King of Changyi, and was also the first King of Changyi. Ten years later, Liu Ji died, and he was known as the Prince of Changyi, and his son Liu He succeeded to the throne.
In 74 BC, The Han Zhao Emperor Liu Fuling died, and because Emperor Zhao had no heirs, the powerful minister Huo Guang welcomed Liu He as emperor. After succeeding to the throne, because Liu He was violent and promiscuous, the government was in a mess, and the harem was also chaotic into a pot of porridge, and after being emperor for 27 days, he was driven down by Huo Guang, still as his king of Changyi.
As for Liu He's guilt, some people think that Huo Guang is exaggerating and will not discuss it here.
In the third year of Emperor Xuan of Han 's reign ( 63 BC ) , Emperor Xuan of Han demoted Liu He to the title of Marquis of Haixia ( Haixia was a county under the jurisdiction of Yuzhang Commandery ) . After Liu He's death, his son Liu Daizong succeeded him as the Marquis of Haidian. By the time of Wang Mang, the Marquis of Haixia was abolished. Liu Xiu established the Eastern Han Dynasty and restored it.
In March 2016, a Han tomb was found in Xinjian County, Jiangxi, which was identified as the tomb of Liu Hezhi, the first generation of The Marquis of Haixia.
【Author's Profile】Pu Zi Yue, male, XiWenshi and China's excellent traditional culture, as a hobby interest, has been committed to writing for many years. Willing to make the world's best friends with clumsiness.
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