To put it disrespectfully, the ancient emperors were all hungry ghosts, and there was no essential difference between the Ming Jun and the Dark Jun in this regard. Was Emperor Wu of Han a Ming Emperor? Even if he fainted in his later years, he was still recognized as an emperor for thousands of years. How many beauties did he have in his harem? The "Story of Han Wu" records that the Mingguang Palace is filled with 2,000 beautiful women of fifteen or more and less than twenty. And all the beauties of the palace added up to eighteen thousand.
Eighteen thousand people, such a huge group of beautiful women is not all that Emperor Wu of Han had, because these people are mobile. Childless and spoiled women can leave the palace at the age of thirty, and then choose a new person of the right age to enter the palace. In this way, there are more than 100,000 women imprisoned in the palace by Emperor Wu of Han. In such a cruel competition, Mrs. Li, who came from a humble background, appeared. And her appearance method is very special, which immediately catches the eyes of Emperor Wu of Han.
"There are beautiful people in the north, who are relict and independent. Laugh at the city, laugh at the country. 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. ”
A song that successfully launched the world-class beauty Lady Li also created a word for future generations: the country fell into the city. Such an appearance is naturally stunning, but it is still far from enough to win the king's heart for a long time. Fortunately, Lady Li was intelligent, and her years of life in the city let her know what kind of posture to take in front of this powerful emperor husband.
Once, Emperor Wu of Han had an itch on her head, and Lady Li immediately scratched her head with her own jade hairpin. Emperor Wudi of Han looked at the little girl in front of her with gentle movements and a focused look, and for a moment she was in a trance. He forgot that he was a high-ranking king, and only wanted to go to twilight with the woman in front of him. Although this idea was only for a moment, it was also the success of Mrs. Li. Emperor Wu of Han's momentary gaffe spread to the harem, and everyone wore a jade hairpin on their heads, hoping to "scratch their heads" with the emperor once, and the price of Chang'an jade doubled for a while.
With such a favor, Lady Li immediately gave birth to a boy for Emperor Wu of Han. In ancient times, this was called "meritorious service to the society". However, the good times did not last long, and Lady Li was entangled with the king of Yama before she was rejected by the king. At first it was just a minor illness, and then gradually became bedridden. Emperor Wu of Han was cool, but at this time he had not lost interest in Lady Li, so he personally came to visit her.
But what about Mrs. Lee? In the face of the emperor's grace, she did not hurriedly put on makeup, nor did she cry to the other party about how unwilling she was, but calmly covered her face and did not see the king. Emperor Wu of Han pitied her for being sick, and put down his body to patiently persuade her, but Lady Li did not waver. In the end, Emperor Wu of Han threw off his sleeve and left.
Angering the emperor was a terrible thing, so everyone in Lady Li's palace complained about her willfulness. But where do these people understand Mrs. Lee's scruples? As a sober and rational favorite concubine, she knew the decisiveness of Killing in the bones of Emperor Wu of Han, and she also knew her weight in the emperor's heart. If you can't keep the best look in the other person's heart, I am afraid that I will embark on the old road of "fading and loving chi, and loving relaxation is extinct". For the sake of the family behind her, Mrs. Li had no choice but to make dangerous moves.
Objectively speaking, Mrs. Li's decision was very correct. But one thing done right does not mean that the desired goal can be achieved. Many times, the thinking of a small person is not as good as the mind of the person in power. Mrs. Li is such a small person to Liu Che. When she just died, she really aroused Liu Che's infinite thoughts. In order to express his nostalgia for Lady Li, Liu Che also ordered someone to hang the portrait of Lady Li at Ganquan Palace. Some people even said that in order to see Madame Li again, Liu Che specially asked someone to summon her soul and wrote down the words "Standing and looking forward to it, but he is late in coming". This is also the origin of the idiom "belatedly arrived".
Up to now, Mrs. Li can be counted as having achieved what she wanted. She is the heroine of "Falling into the City" and "Late Arrival", a participant in the "Jade Scratching Head", or the emperor's favorite. Her eldest brother Li Guangli was a general of the Second Division, Feng HaixiHou. The second brother Li Yannian was an official to the rank of lieutenant of the Co-Law. The younger brother Li Ji was also able to enter and leave the court freely. The Li family can be said to be favored for a while. However, there is a follow-up to this matter.
The first to break through was Li Ji. Lady Li died at a young age, and Li Ji, as her younger brother, must not be very old. It can be said that this teenage child was still in the city one moment worried about dinner, and the next moment there was a sister who was a spoiled concubine, and a brother who led the army. This feeling must be more happy than buying a lottery ticket and winning tens of millions. So Li Ji swelled up and even made a move to fornicate the harem. No matter when and where, a woman who dares to move the emperor is an act of self-immolation, not to mention that the emperor is still a big killer. Soon, Li Ji and his brother Li Yannian were cursed.
What about Li Guangli? This general with mediocre military ability led his troops on many expeditions, but unfortunately the results were mediocre. However, lack of ability does not mean that there is no ambition, and it is such a mediocre person who dares to get involved in the issue of the crown prince and conspires with the prime minister to make the child born to Lady Li the crown prince. After the matter was exposed, Cheng Xiang was beheaded at the waist, and Li Guangli's entire clan was cursed. Desperate and defeated in succession, Li Guangli could only surrender to the Xiongnu, and later lost his head in a different place.
At this point, Mrs. Lee's brothers were all killed, and the wise woman's risky decision after thinking twice about it on her sickbed did not bring safety to the Lee family. But who can blame these things? The encounter between Wei Zifu and the crown prince can be called a disaster of innocence, and the death of Lady Hook Yi can also cause regret by posterity. But what about Mrs. Lee's family? It can only be explained that there are too few people. If they all had the wisdom of Lady Li, they might be able to enjoy the wealth and glory for a long time.
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