Why did Tang Xuanzong become obsessed with Yang Yuhuan and thus have an unrequited love affair with his daughter-in-law

In the process of ancient Chinese dynastic succession, the Tang Dynasty was undoubtedly an open, inclusive, and multicultural dynasty, which is unquestionable in history. The most significant and well-founded thing is that in terms of cultural exchanges, the Tang Dynasty carried out cultural and commercial exchanges with The Countries of South Asia, West Asia and Europe at that time, allowing cultural tolerance, which was actually rare in feudal countries. The main reason is the problem of historical legacy. The Tang Dynasty had experienced division before, and there were five Hu and sixteen kingdoms in history, with different cultural customs. After continuous integration and the national policy of the Tang rulers, an inclusive, open and pluralistic culture was gradually formed, resulting in a pluralistic Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the people of the Tang Dynasty were more tolerant in their thinking and treatment of people and things. It can be seen that due to the cultural factors of the Tang Dynasty, unlike the autocracy of the Qin Dynasty, the ideas were more diversified, so Tang Xuanzong also had the opportunity to turn his daughter-in-law into a wife. In fact, before Tang Xuanzong turned his daughter-in-law into a wife, something similar happened in the Tang Dynasty. After the death of his brother, Emperor Taizong of Tang made his sister-in-law Yang a concubine, and Li Zhi made his father's wife Wu Zetian a concubine. Therefore, it was not surprising that Tang Xuanzong turned his daughter-in-law into a wife at that time. So how did Tang Xuanzong turn his daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan into his wife? Let's talk about the history of Yang Yuhuan and Tang Xuanzong. They met at a birthday party, and Yang Yuhuan gave people a kind of innocent beauty. When they saw it, Li Mao couldn't forget it, and Li Mao couldn't forget her for a long time. When his mother, Concubine Wu, found out, she consulted with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang to have Yang Yuhuan marry Li Mao. Yang Yuhuan eventually married Li Mao, who was only seventeen years old at the time.

　　After marriage, Li Mao and Yang Yuhuan lived a very sweet life, and they were very much in love. They also sing and dance in their spare time, just like the ordinary couple life. In 737, Emperor Xuanzong's favored Concubine Wu died, and successive events changed Yang Yuhuan's life. Because of the death of the gentle and virtuous Concubine Wu, Tang Xuanzong was greatly hit. Although there were 3,000 harem beauties, none of them could satisfy Tang Xuanzong. The Old Book of Tang describes the dilemma that Li Longji encountered at that time as "there are a thousand courtyards and no meaning", and only Gao Lishi can see the inner loss and loneliness in his eyes. Once When Yang Yuhuan and King Shou went to Huaqingchi for a summer vacation, Tang Xuanzong accidentally met Yang Yuhuan, the King of Shou, who was impressed by Yang Yuhuan's beauty. He could not sleep for a long time at night, so Gao Lishi said: "Yang Yuhuan, the king of Shou, is born beautiful and beautiful. Tang Xuanzong was very happy to hear that she was very happy, so he called her to the palace. As the saying goes, "It's better to see than to see." When he met Tang Xuanzong in Yang Yuhuan, he was deeply attracted and could not forget it every day. Gradually, Tang Xuanzong found that Yang Yuhuan was not only beautiful, but also highly accomplished in singing and dancing. In addition, Tang Xuanzong was obsessed with music, singing and dancing, and also built a pear garden in his palace, so he fell in love with Yang Yuhuan. Gao Lishi, who had the ability to see, could not help but understand Tang Xuanzong's feelings for Yang Yuhuan. So Gao Lishi suggested to Tang Xuanzong that Princess Shou play a few songs for His Majesty. Therefore, Tang Xuanzong was deeply infatuated with Yang Yuhuan. In 740, Tang Xuanzong brought officials to the Lishan Hot Spring Palace and sent someone to pick up Yang Yuhuan, who was already Princess Shou. They live happily in Lishan. It is said that everyone sees something they like as if it were their own. Tang Xuanzong naturally wanted to have Yang Yuhuan, but there was no point in letting his daughter-in-law become his wife.

　　Gao Lishi naturally saw Tang Xuanzong's thoughts, so he suggested to Tang Xuanzong that it was better to learn from Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, and declared that Princess Shou would pray for Dou Defei and become a female Taoist priest in the Taizhen Palace, which was still in the palace, which also provided convenience for Tang Xuanzong. In fact, this is the "coat" that Tang Xuanzong will have Yang Guifei in the future. In 745, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang enthroned Yang Yuhuan as a noble concubine. In the end, Tang Xuanzong fulfilled his wish. After getting Yang Yuhuan, Li Longji also said to others: "If I get Yang Guifei, it will be a fortune." ”。 But when it comes to Tang Xuanzong, he is controversial in history. He personally sent the Tang Dynasty to the peak. However, at the end of his life, he almost buried the Tang Dynasty in his own hands. Many people may think that it is because of Yang Yuhuan, because Tang Xuanzong loves Yang Yuhuan and regards Yang Yuhuan's mood as "business" all day long, regardless of the people of the whole country. In fact, I don't deny that reason. But isn't it worth considering that when dynasties change, only women are the only factor in success or failure? In fact, its downfall must have its historical inevitability. In the end, Tang Xuanzong turned his daughter-in-law into his wife, which will be shocking and shocking today. However, how could ancient emperors be ridiculed by the world? Therefore, Tang Xuanzong should still be grateful for the multicultural and inclusive era and his position as emperor.