The beauty from the north is extremely independent. How did Mrs. Li captivate the city and the country?

The son of Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty. Reigned from 140 BC to 87 BC. During his reign, he accepted Dong Zhongshu's suggestion and used "exclusive respect for Confucianism" as a tool to consolidate his power; he used magic spells and criminal names to strengthen his rule. The "Tianfa Order" was issued to weaken the separatist forces. Thirteen county governors were set up to strengthen local control; in terms of economy, measures such as salt and iron monopoly and field transportation were implemented, and wealthy businessmen were cracked down on; in terms of agriculture, the "Fielding Law" was implemented and immigrants were immigrated to the northwest to farm fields; Zhang Qian, one of the two factions of Zeng As for the Western Regions, they strengthened their governance and economic and cultural exchanges in the Western Regions, and used Wei Qing and Huo Qubing as generals to attack the Xiongnu, ensuring the economic and cultural development of the north. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was keen on praying to gods and visiting immortals, and he was also a womanizer. He believed the alchemist's lies and thought that the old palace was too small to welcome the gods. At the same time, he also wanted to make the harem accommodate more beauties in the world. So in the first year of Taichu, the "Jianzhang Palace" was built. Jianzhang Palace has a circumference of thirty miles and can accommodate thousands of households. The inner hall has twelve doors and the steps are decorated with beautiful jade. He also made a phoenix out of gold and placed it on the top of the temple. Taiye Pool was dug in the north of the palace. There are Penglai, Fangzhang and Yingzhou in the pool to symbolize the fairy mountains in the sea. Emperor Wu thought it was inconvenient to travel to the palace outside the city, so he built a flying pavilion directly connected to Weiyang Palace. Mingguang Palace was built to the north of Changle Palace, and Gui Palace was built to the north of Weiyang Palace, both connected by complex roads. The curtains are made of gold, jade and pearls, and the walls are inlaid with luminous pearls, making it bright day and night. Two thousand people from Yan and Zhao beauties lived there. The selected children of good families are all between fifteen and twenty years old. If they reach thirty, they will be ordered to get married. At that time, there were eighteen thousand beauties in various palaces. Lucky women have the chance to be raped once every few years, and most of them have never seen Emperor Wu in their lives. Although there were many beauties in Emperor Wu's harem, none of them had been favored by Emperor Wu since Mrs. Wang's death. The court musician Li Yannian was proficient in music and was very popular with Emperor Wu. Anyone who heard his music would be inexplicably moved. Li Yannian has a younger sister who is a singer. She has a beautiful appearance and a light body. Li Yannian wanted to present her to Emperor Wu as his concubine. However, because he was born in a humble family and could not speak for himself, he asked Princess Pingyang to recommend him on his behalf. One day, Emperor Wu was serving wine in the palace. Princess Pingyang was also present, and Li Yannian was serving the banquet. When the wine was drunk, Li Yannian danced and sang a new song he composed. The song said: "There is a beautiful woman in the north, who is independent from the world. Look at the Qingren city, and then look at the Qingren country. I would rather not know the Qingcheng and the Qingguo, the beauty It's hard to find again." There were countless women that Emperor Wu came into contact with on a daily basis, but they were just a bit colorful, and they lost their luster among so many beauties, and none of them could compare with Mrs. Wang. At this time, Wei Zifu was old and Mrs. Wang died early. Emperor Wu wanted to visit again and seek the beautiful woman to comfort him in bed, but he was unable to do so. Now that I heard Li Yannian's lyrics, it touched my long-hidden thoughts, and I couldn't help but sigh: "How can there be a beauty like the one you sing about in the world?" Princess Pingyang figured out the meaning of Li Yannian's song, so she took advantage of the situation and said: "Your Majesty. Little did you know, Yannian's little sister is a peerless beauty who will conquer the country." Emperor Wu felt moved and ordered Li to be summoned to the palace. Soon Li Yannian introduced his sister. When Emperor Wu took a look, he found that he was indeed a fish and a wild goose, beautiful and good at dancing. Emperor Wu then accepted Li as his concubine. As a result, the Li family favored the harem and was named Mrs. Li. Soon she became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy. Emperor Wu named him King of Changyi. Since Emperor Wu favored Mrs. Li, all the palace ladies were envious of her. One day when Emperor Wu went to Mrs. Li's palace, he suddenly felt an itch in his head, so he scratched his head with Mrs. Li's jade hairpin. When news of this incident spread to the harem, everyone wanted to imitate Mrs. Li and put jade hairpins on their heads. The price of jade in Chang'an doubled for a while. Unexpectedly, the moon waxes and wanes, and Mrs. Li only entered the palace for a few years. Unfortunately, she fell ill and soon became terminally ill until she was bedridden. Emperor Wu was very sad and went to see her in person. When Mrs. Li saw Emperor Wu coming, she hurriedly covered her face with a blanket and said, "I have been ill for a long time and my appearance has been ruined. I will never see your Majesty again. I would like to support you with the help of the King of Changyi and my brothers." Emperor Wu said, "My wife is in critical condition. The medicine can cure it, why don't you let me see you again?" Mrs. Li declined and said, "I don't dare to meet your majesty because I don't have a beautiful appearance. If you don't see your father, I really don't dare to meet you." Emperor Wu said, "Madam, you may wish to see me, and I will give you more." I will give you a daughter and make your brother an official." Mrs. Li said, "I won't see you if I don't." Emperor Wu also said that he must look at her and lifted the quilt with his hands. Mrs. Li turned inwards and hid her tears. , despite Emperor Wu’s repeated calls, Mrs. Li just sobbed alone. Emperor Wu was unhappy and walked away in anger. At this time, Mrs. Li's sisters also came to the palace to inquire about the illness. They were very surprised when they saw this situation. After Emperor Wu left, they scolded Mrs. Li: "You want to entrust your brother to see your majesty. It is very easy. Why bother to disobey him like this?" Mrs. Li sighed and said: "You don't know, the reason why I don't see the emperor is exactly In order to deeply trust my brother, I am from a humble background, and the reason why he is attached to me is just because of my appearance. Generally speaking, if the beauty is weak, the love will be weak, and if the love is weak, I will die. My color is very different from before, so I must feel disgusted and afraid of being left behind. How can I take care of my brother after I die?" Mrs. Li passed away a few days later. The outcome of the matter was exactly as Mrs. Li expected. Mrs. Li's refusal to see Emperor Wu not only did not anger him, but instead aroused him infinite pain. Mrs. Li was buried with empress rites and ordered a painter to paint her image during her lifetime and hang it in Ganquan Palace. Emperor Wu missed Mrs. Li more and more day by day. One day Emperor Wu went to Kunming Pool. Kunming Pool is located in Shanglin Garden. There are Yuzhang Terrace, Lingbo Hall and a stone-carved whale in the pool. The stone whale is three feet long. Whenever it rains, the head and tail of the stone whale move.

There are two stone figures on the east and west side of Kunming Pond: one is a morning bull and the other is a weaver girl, made to look like the Milky Way. It was autumn, and Emperor Wu was sitting in the boat. He saw the sunset setting in the west, the cool wind stirring the water, and the scenery making people desolate. I couldn't help but feel nostalgic, and thought of all the benefits Mrs. Li had enjoyed during her lifetime, so I composed a new poem called "The Song of Mourning Cicadas on Fallen Leaves". The poem said: "The robes are silent, and the jade skirts are dusty. The empty room is cold and cold. Lonely, the fallen leaves cling to the heavy branches. Looking at that beautiful girl, how can I feel uneasy?" Emperor Wu went out to visit Kunming Pool to relieve his boredom, but unexpectedly he found many new worries, so he returned to Yan. Rest in the cool room. He felt very tired, and while he was sleeping, he suddenly saw a person walking in. It turned out to be Mrs. Li. She was holding something in her hand and gave it to Emperor Wu, saying, "This is the incense of Heng Wu Xiang." Emperor Wu suddenly woke up and recalled the dream just now, vividly before his eyes. I smelled another fragrance, and the fragrance lasted for a long time. He remembered the incense given by Mrs. Li in her dream, but he searched everywhere but couldn't find it. However, the pillow mat and clothes were somehow tainted with fragrance, so the Yanliang room was renamed "The Room of Remaining Fragrance Dreams". Emperor Wu lost his mind and summoned an alchemist to set up an altar in the palace to summon spirits so that he could meet Mrs. Li again. So he lit candles at night and asked Emperor Wu to watch in the curtains. In the shadow of the candles, a vague figure came gracefully, but then slowly went away. Emperor Wu looked at the figure who looked like Mrs. Li in a daze, and wrote sadly: "Is it evil? Is it evil? Stand and look at it, why is it so late." It turns out that there is a latent stone in the deep sea, which is blue in color. And it is as light as feathers. The stone is warm when the weather is cold, but it becomes cold when the weather is hot. This kind of stone was carved into a human image that could speak. The alchemist placed the stone image in a gauze tent, just like when Mrs. Li was alive. However, because the stone is highly poisonous, it cannot be approached and can only be watched from a distance. He thought of Mrs. Li's words when she was ill, so he made Li Yannian the captain of Xielu. Mrs. Li also had a younger brother, Li Guangli, who suffered from lack of merit, so Emperor Wu could not grant him a title without reason. But the opportunity finally came. Emperor Wu heard that there was a bloody horse in Dawan. He sent an envoy to Dawan with a thousand gold coins and a golden horse in exchange for good horses. This matter was rejected by the King of Dawan. The envoy went through all the hard work in vain, so he got angry and scolded Minister Wan, and then hammered the golden horse into pieces. The envoys of Dayuan Kingdom were killed and their property was taken away. Only a few servants escaped by chance. Emperor Wu took the opportunity to send Li Guangli to lead 60,000 cavalry and 70,000 infantry to conquer Dawan. Four years later, when the class teacher returned to Yumen Pass, only more than 10,000 people remained. Emperor Wu did not criticize him harshly, but instead granted Li Guangli the title of Marquis of Haixi, with a settlement of 8,000 households. How many corpses were left in the desert with no one to collect them, just for Mrs. Li's last words, Emperor Wu could be said to be deeply in love. "Madam" is the title of the concubine. Mrs. Li did not leave her name. It is difficult to say whether she was lucky or not, nor whether she was a disaster or a disaster. However, Mrs. Li, who could still be remembered by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for many years after her death, was Really unusual. Her beginning and ending are equally incredible. Emperor Wu's endless sorrow was almost entirely part of her plan. Her beautiful appearance was the reason why she was favored, and more importantly, she was very measured in her conduct and would not forget herself because of Emperor Wu's favor. The phrase "alone from the world and independent" highlights her essence, with the beauty of distance that can be encountered but cannot be sought. Li Bai's sentence "How long will it be possible to benefit others by using sex?" is perhaps the best footnote to what Mrs. Li said. Guo Xian of the Eastern Han Dynasty recorded in "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's Cave Ming Ji" that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty missed Mrs. Li deeply, so Dongfang Shuo offered a dream-bearing grass so that Emperor Wu could meet Mrs. Li in his dream. "Historical Records" and "Hanshu" both record in slightly different details the story of the alchemist Li Shaoweng summoning the soul of Mrs. Li for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. According to Wang Jia's "Records of Collected Relics" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty: when summoning souls, a "potent stone" with a green color and light texture was used. Mrs. Li's portrait was placed in the gauze tent and projected on the "curtain" under the lamp. This is the origin of shadow puppetry in later generations. Bai Juyi's poem "Mrs. Li" says: "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was not the only one to be sad. He has been like this since ancient times and now. I didn't see King Mu crying for three days, and he hurt Concubine Sheng in front of the heavy jade platform. I didn't see Tailing crying, and I was thinking of the imperial concubine at the foot of Mawei slope. . Even if the beauty turns to dust, this hatred will last forever. "But the desolation of "leaving the world and being independent" is only Mrs. Li's in the ages, and it is far from being comparable to Yang Guifei's gaudiness.