Liu Chuyu, played by Guan Xiaotong in the TV series "Phoenix Prisoner Phoenix", does have his own person in history, but in real history, Princess Liu Chuyu of Shanyin is not so simple, as a royal princess, she is known for her fornication and debauchery.
(Liu Chuyu played by Guan Xiaotong in "Phoenix Prisoner")
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" > First, Liu Chuyu's Introduction to the Liu Song Dynasty</h1>
Liu Chuyu (劉楚玉), Princess Shanyin of the Southern Song Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, was the eldest daughter of Emperor Xiaowu Liu Jun and Empress Wenmu's empress Dowager Wang Xianyan, and the sister of the deposed emperor Liu Ziye. At that time, the Liu Song Dynasty was known as the "first beauty of the imperial family".
In the last years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Liu Yu took advantage of the chaos to rise. In 420, Liu Yu deposed Emperor Gong of Jin and established himself as Emperor Wu of Song, with the state name "Song", known in history as Liu Song. The founding emperor, who was called emperor in his later years, was "simple and widowed, strict and law-abiding", recuperated, straightened out the rule of officials, developed production, and lightly dispensed with small gifts, and the country achieved stable development. To the Song Emperor Liu Yilong, continued to implement Liu Yu's governing strategy, the social economy developed rapidly, and the country showed a prosperous scene, known in history as the "rule of Yuan Jia". Crown Prince Liu Shao raised an army to kill his father Emperor Wen of Song. Emperor Wen of Song's third son, Liu Jun, killed Liu Shao and usurped the throne on his own, the Song Emperor Xiaowu. Since then, the Liu Song Dynasty has fallen into chaos and infighting in the clan, the throne has changed frequently, and the successors have become more tyrannical and absurd than one. In 479, the powerful minister Xiao Daocheng usurped the Song Dynasty and changed the name of the country to "Qi", and Liu Song perished.
Emperor Xiaowu of Song, Liu Jun, was the fifth emperor of the Liu Song Dynasty, and was half-brother to Emperor Liu Yu of the Song Dynasty. Liu Jun was also an accomplished emperor, and he was quite talented, enjoying a high talent in the history of Wei and Jin literature. Although he was dimwitted in his later years, drunk and extravagant, and did some absurd things, and it was rumored that he had incest with the empress dowager and his cousin, he was still wise and accomplished on the whole. But unfortunately, his children were adulterous and faint, the most famous of which were the former deposed emperor Liu Ziye and the princess Liu Chuyu of Shanyin.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="34" > second, liu chuyu's younger brother Liu Ziye's tyrannical absurdity</h1>
Liu Ziye was cruel and absurd to the point of chilling. He cut off the limbs of the minister Liu Yigong, cut his abdomen and dug his heart, and also picked out the eyeballs and dipped them in honey to make honey stains. "Cut off the branches of Yi Gong, split the stomach and intestines, pick out the eye essence, and use honey to stain it, thinking that it is a ghost." (Book of Song);
He had people dig a pit in the ground, use a wooden trough to serve rice, and let his uncle Liu Yu, the king of Xiangdong, live naked in the pit and eat in the trough, calling him "The Pig King" for fun. "Xiu Ren and Taizong and Xiu You, the king of Shanyang, are fat and fat, and the emperor is called "the king of thieves" in the name of Taizong Youfei, the number of 'king of pigs', the number of Xiu Ren as 'killing king', and the number of Hugh You as 'king of thieves'... The King of the East Sea is inferior, and is called 'Donkey King'... Taste the rice in the wooden trough, the multi-food inside, stir the order and merge, dig the ground as a pit trap, actually use muddy water, naked Taizong's inner pit, and the trough food in front, so that Taizong will eat in the trough with his mouth, and use it for laughter. (Book of Song);
He also prepared to dig up his father's mausoleum, but after being stopped, he threw feces at the mausoleum and insulted his father and ancestors. "He indulged in dung in the mausoleum and wantonly denounced Emperor Xiaowu as a 'slave'" (Book of Song);
He took Princess Xincai into the harem and falsely claimed to be dead. "Depose Princess Dina in the harem, false words and die." (Book of Song);
The Book of Wei records that Liu Ziye took a fancy to Princess Jiang of Nanping, forced her to serve, and threatened to kill her son if she did not comply, but Jiang still sternly refused, and Liu Ziye brutally killed her son and forced her to sleep with her personal bodyguards.
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Liu Ziye was such an absurd tyrant, and he also paid the price for his atrocities and evil deeds. In 465, Liu Yu killed him.
For Liu Ziye, the Book of Song commented on it this way: "Although Ziye is known as a concubine, he is less vicious and vicious, and he is not benevolent or filial... Endless travel, unbridled indulgence... Cursing innocents, females... Anti-heavenly destruction, manifestation of violence... The beast of filth, the sin is three thousand. ”
(Liu Ziye and his sister Liu Chuyu, played by Zhang Yijie in "Phoenix Prisoner")
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="35" > third, Liu Chuyu's lustful absurdity</h1>
Liu Chuyu and Liu Ziye are siblings of a mother. Liu Chuyu's beauty has overwhelmed the country and has the title of "the first beauty of the royal family". Liu Ziye obeyed this sister. The two had a very close relationship. After Liu Ziye ascended the throne, he renamed Princess San'in as the eldest princess of Huiji, and often shared a ride with her, eating and living together, so it was rumored that the two of them were suspected of incest between sisters and brothers, but this matter was only speculation by people, and it was not clearly recorded in the history books.
(1) Take the initiative to ask for male favors
Princess Liu Chuyu of Shanyin was deeply favored by her father since childhood, and when she reached the marriageable age, Emperor Xiaowu specially chose He Yan, the son of Sikong He Yan, to marry him. He Shu was handsome in appearance, a famous beautiful man at that time, and very talented, but Liu Chuyu was still not satisfied.
One day, Liu Chuyu said to his younger brother Liu Ziye: "Although concubines and your majesty are different from men and women, they also come from the same father. However, His Majesty's six palaces have countless beautiful women, and there is only one concubine, which is too unfair. Hearing this, Liu Ziye immediately looked for 30 noodle heads everywhere and gave them to Liu Chuyu. What is a "noodle head"? The face is beautiful; the first, is the beautiful hair. The face head, that is, the beautiful man, is also the male pet. Liu Chuyu naturally smiled and let these beautiful men take turns serving. It can be seen that he is lustful, bold, and debauched to the extreme.
Princess San'in, Imperial Sister Ye, and Ma Du Wei He Jie. Son of Yan also. The princess was particularly lascivious, and tasted the emperor: "Concubines and your majesty, although men and women are different, they are entrusted to the first emperor." His Majesty's six palaces are tens of thousands, and the concubines are only horses, and things are too uneven. "The emperor set up a face for the princess about thirty people, and entered the princess of the county, and the rank of the same county king." (Zizhi Tongjian Song Ji)
(Zizhi Tongjian)
(2) Coveting the beauty of his uncle
At that time, the official Chu Yuan, who was handsome in appearance and windy in the jade tree, was personable in every move, and was a beautiful man second to none. Although Liu Chuyu's husband He Shu was also a beautiful man, his temperament was not as good as Chu Yuan's, so he imitated Chu Yuan's behavior, so he was known as "Little Chu Gong".
Chu Yuan married Princess Nanjun Xian, who was the son-in-law of Emperor Wen of Song, while Princess Nanjun Xian was the aunt of Princess Liu Chuyu of Shanyin, so he was Liu Chuyu's uncle.
After Liu Chuyu spied Chu Yuan's beauty, he admired Chu Yuan and was fascinated by his manners and demeanor. So he asked the emperor's younger brother Liu Ziye to let Chu Yuan serve him for ten days. Liu Ziye actually promised her to summon Chu Yuan to live in the Princess Mansion for ten days.
Chu Yuan was a man of integrity, although he ostensibly obeyed the emperor's will, but after arriving at the Princess Mansion, every night he was "standing up", and when Liu Chuyu approached him, he stood up and stood unmoved. Liu Chuyu said, "Your beard is as strong as an iron halberd, why doesn't you have the appearance of a man?" (The beard of the king is like a halberd, why not have the intention of the husband?) Chu Yuan replied, "Although I am not intelligent, how dare I do such an unethical thing?" (Although Hui is not sensitive, how dare he be chaotic?) ）
In the end, Chu Yuan was forced to be helpless, so he threatened suicide and was spared. Liu Chuyu had no choice but to let Chu Yuan go.
It is recorded in the history books: "The official Lang Chu Yuan was beautiful, and the princess asked the emperor to serve herself, and the emperor promised it." For ten days, princess Yuan, in preparation for persecution, swore to herself with death, but was spared. (Zizhi Tongjian Song Ji)
(Chu Yuan in "Phoenix Prisoner")
There are already 30 beautiful men who are not satisfied with serving, and they are so that they do not even spare their uncles, and even regardless of ethical relations. Therefore, Liu Chuyu is called "the first lustful princess in history" and "the most promiscuous princess in history" is also worthy of the name, and it is not exaggerated.
The absurdity of Liu Chuyu and his younger brother Liu Ziye also finally laid the foundation for themselves. In the first year of Jing He (465 AD), his uncle Liu Yu killed Liu Ziye, and Liu Chuyu was given death. When Liu Chuyu died, he was not yet 20 years old. A generation of royal beauties died of incense. After the death of Princess Liu Chuyu of Shanyin, all 30 male favorites in her palace were killed. Historians called Princess Liu Chuyu of Shanyin "excessively lascivious" and "wantonly indulgent."
Nowadays, some people think that Liu Chuyu is the vanguard of feminism, daring to take the initiative to demand equal rights for men and women, and dare to take the initiative to pursue happiness, which is really outrageous. This is not equal rights for men and women, but a privileged idea under the imperial power. And even if you pursue happiness, you must not mess with the principle of ethics.
Liu Chuyu lived a life of debauchery and absurdity, how rich and luxurious, but how tragic and short a life, people could not help but sigh. Being born in a chaotic royal family is both fortunate and unfortunate. A woman, in the chaotic world of power, who can control her own destiny?