Why is Yang Canyuhuan so beloved?

Yang Yuhuan became a woman of Tang Xuanzong in Lishan Hot Spring Palace.

Sixty-six years later, the poet Bai Juyi traced the scene at that time according to folklore and artistic imagination: it was early spring. They let her bathe in a pure pool to warm and smooth her creamy skin. Because she was tired, a maid lifted her up, when the emperor noticed her for the first time and chose her as his bride. Hehe, the little woman who was born with beauty was tossed by the energetic old emperor and could not stand up.

This is the story of October in the 28th year of Kaiyuan (740), so the bathing day is not the first cold and warm season. Yang Yuhuan, who was chosen beside the king, was not "born in the inner room and unknown", but the princess of Li Mao, the son of Xuanzong. To put it bluntly, Li Longji occupied his daughter-in-law. [22]

If it is true, it is incest.

Huaqing Palace, located in Lintong District, Xi, Shaanxi Province, is the farewell palace of the Tang emperor.

Incest is not a big deal for the royal family with Hu nationality. Emperor Taizong took possession of his brother's daughter-in-law, while Emperor Gaozong took possession of his father's woman Wu Meiniang. However, both of them married widows, and Yang Yuhuan, 22, is the current princess, which makes Shouwang feel sorry.

However, Shouwang can only submit to humiliation and even secretly rejoice. In fact, Li Mao has been in an awkward position. He is the son of Xuanzong and Wu Huifei and the adopted son of Li Xian, the king of Ning. At that time, Li Mao was sent to Ning to be raised by the princess because her children died one after another.

Wang Ning and Huifei are extraordinary. The former was Li Longji's eldest brother, and he gave up the position of Prince Xuanzong, so he was named "Let the Emperor" after his death. The latter is the granddaughter of Wu Zetian and the favorite concubine of Tang Xuanzong. Therefore, Li and others once urged Li Mao to be the Crown Prince.

It's a pity that Li bet the wrong money, but the special life experience of Shouwang made him miss out on his position-many people regard the Wu family as their enemy and don't want to gain too much power. Finally, according to Gao Lishi's suggestion, Zhongjun at that time and Su Heng later were made princes.

In this regard, Shouwang, who has no intention of East Palace, doesn't seem to care. What he didn't expect was that his father not only took his place, but also took his wife, because he still missed his mother. According to official records, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was very unhappy after Wu Huifei, the mother of Shouwang, died in December of the 25th year of Kaiyuan (737). Especially when I come to Lishan Mountain in winter, I feel depressed when I get hurt by something. Looking around, 3,000 beautiful women are as powder as soil. It was not until Gao Lishi figured it out and took Yang Yuhuan from Shouwangfu to the Hot Spring Palace that a long-lost smile bloomed on your majesty's face. [23]

I miss a woman and let her daughter-in-law take her place. I really don't know what logic this is. Similarly, an emperor, as the son of heaven, is rich in the world and has everything he wants, but he insists on stealing women from his son. Don't know why!

It can only be said that power is willful.

However, the wayward emperor had to hide his eyes and ears. Two months after he cheated on Shan Li, that is, on the second day of the first month in the 29th year of Kaiyuan (74 1), he announced to the world that in order to fulfill his filial piety to the late Empress Dowager, he approved her to become a female Taoist voluntarily. Besides, seriously, the road number is too real. [24]

Intraocular pressure chart of the middle part of Maitreya Sutra in Cave 445 of Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang.

After the smoke bomb was released, the two went to the hot spring happily, and the time was actually in the same month. In that year 10, after the third tryst with Lishan, Yang Yuhuan, a female Taoist, grandly lived in Xingqing Palace and ate and drank with the queen. In the palace, according to the folk title of housewife, she was called "madam". [25]

I think they must have hit it off at that time. Because on the first day of the first month of the second year, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty announced the change to Yuan Tianbao. Contrary to Wu Zetian, Xuanzong did not like to change yuan. During his forty-four years in office, he only changed RMB three times. The first time was when he ascended the throne in 7 12, and he was reborn. The second time was 7 13, which was changed to Kaiyuan. This title has been used for nearly 30 years. Why change it?

Because Kaiyuan is the beginning of a new era, and Tang Xuanzong thought that this great cause has been completed. The whole world should celebrate peace and prosperity, and a great king should enjoy his old age. Therefore, we should not only build an eternal palace in Mount Li, but also enjoy the tenderness and sexiness of Yang Yuhuan, which is really a gift for him!

That's right. The cloud wants clothes, flowers and capacity, so it is not really beautiful. [26]

As we all know, this is a poem written by Li Bai specially for Yang Yuhuan. The total name is Qingpingdiao, which was composed, played and sung by the famous musician Li Guinian after being regarded as a female Taoist in Yang Yuhuan for three years. Moreover, in this year, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty changed his face again, changing the title of the year to Tianbao for three years. Although it may not have been Yang Yuhuan's idea, it was undoubtedly her kindness.

What's more, this is a good year.

Good years and good mood made Tang Xuanzong extremely relaxed. He felt that his relationship with Yang Yuhuan, a female Taoist priest, was really a match made in heaven. The two of them went to Mount Li more and more times, and even in Chang 'an, they actually lived together openly. This is why Li Bai's three poems have been passed down through the ages, and there are various stories and legends that may be unreliable.

At this point, there is no need to hide. On the sixth day of August in the fourth year of Tianbao (745), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, who had just celebrated his sixty-first birthday, officially conferred the title of 27-year-old Yang Yuhuan as the imperial concubine. At that time, there was no queen in the palace, and the imperial concubine was actually the master of the sixth house. After more than four years of darkness, it finally came to fruition.

Shouwang's hanging heart was also put down. Ten days ago, Xuanzong had chosen another princess for him, so he didn't have to worry about anything to do with Wu Huifei, King Ning and Yang Yuhuan. He just needs to be a dutiful son of the emperor wholeheartedly.

It seems that everyone is happy with the ending.

Surprisingly, after Yang Yuhuan became an imperial concubine, she became so entangled with Li Longji that she was expelled from the palace twice, once in July of the fifth year of Tianbao (746) and once in February of the ninth year of Tianbao (750). Although both of them ended in dramatic turns, the message they conveyed was intriguing.

Yang Yuhuan is not Wu Zetian, so being difficult must have nothing to do with politics. Most of the reasons should be jealousy. Of course, some people say that she has moved on, with Wang Ning Li Xian. Zhang Hu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, said in his poem: The fog in Miyagi is half open at sunrise, which is really unpredictable. If you don't believe me, Brother Ning will go back to Malaysia. [27]

I'm afraid this is artistic imagination. Because Wang Ning died as early as November in the 29th year of Kaiyuan (74 1), how could there be a storm after four and a half years? As for February in the ninth year of Tianbao (750), Xuanzong and Wang Ning held a concert, and the imperial concubine took the opportunity to steal Wang Ning Yu Di, which provoked Xuanzong's great anger, and of course it was even more unreliable. [28]

This picture was originally circulated as a painter's week in the Tang Dynasty. P painting, silk coloring, thick ink and heavy color. The brushwork is simple and elegant, and it is now in the Liaoning Provincial Museum. This painting depicts several aristocratic women wearing gorgeous clothes enjoying flowers at the turn of spring and summer, showing the leisurely life of the ladies in the garden.

What is more reliable is that Xuanzong was romantic, and in the fifth year of Tianbao (746), he sent so-called "flower and bird messengers" to search for beautiful women among the people; Later, in the ninth year of Tianbao (750), she was promiscuous with Mrs. Guo, the sister of the imperial concubine. Yang Yuhuan couldn't accept it. He clashed with Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and made rude remarks, so he was sent to his brother's house. [29]

The result is that both of them can't stand it. For the first time, when Yang Guifei left the palace, Tang Xuanzong lost his temper without thinking about tea and rice, and she didn't return to normal until Gao Lishi, who was good at reading the meaning, took her back to the palace. The second time, Yang Yuhuan was in great pain. She cut off a strand of hair and said to the emissary, "The splendor of male and female servants is given by the holy family, and only the body benefits from parents." . Thank you for your kindness on the day of farewell.

When Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty saw Yang Guifei's hair, he was frightened to disgrace and quickly sent Gao Lishi to recall her. After playing house twice, the emperor seems to be no longer philandering, and the imperial concubine seems to be no longer willful. They even made vows of eternal love on Tanabata in the tenth year of Tianbao (75 1). As the saying goes: On the seventh day of July, in the Palace of Eternal Life, we secretly told each other in the quiet midnight world. We hope to fly in heaven, two birds become one and grow on the earth, two branches of a tree ... [30]

What is the result?

From then on, the emperor gave up his early hearing.

Of course, what we are talking about here is not the big meeting on New Year's Day and the winter solstice, nor the Wang Shuo meeting on the 15th of each month, but the headquarters meeting every day or every other day, that is, the regular meeting. This is actually a hard job, because you have to get up before dawn, and you can't open it for hours. The emperor and officials are very hard. [3 1]

Therefore, Xuanzong no longer went to the early dynasty, but let many people breathe a sigh of relief. Li is very happy. He hopes that your majesty can soak in the gentle village, pay attention to self-cultivation and be very much in love, and indulge in colorful feathers! You know, that piece was composed by Xuanzong mixing Indian and Central Plains music, and was adapted into a dance by Yang Guifei. Your Majesty personally acted as the drummer, and it was called the "First Music and Dance of the Empire". [32]

Unfortunately, the musician emperor Li Longji didn't know that when his beloved woman wore a Yuhuan bun and danced with the pointed Victoria Christina Hesketh, the empire beyond the golden jade was in jeopardy. Of course, he didn't think it was An Lushan, the adopted son of the imperial concubine, who later killed Yang Yuhuan.

[22] For the time of the first tryst, please refer to the textual research of Xu Daoxun and Zhao Xuanzong's Biography of Tang Dynasty.

[23] See "Biography of Yang Guifei in Tang Dynasty" and "Zi Jian" in December 215Tianbao three years.

[24] Tang Xuanzong's "Princess Shou is a female Taoist" can be found in "Collection of Tang Imperial Orders" Volume 40 and "Quan" Volume 35.

[25] See Biography of the Young Princess of Xuanzong in the New Tang Dynasty and Chen Yinque's Preliminary Compilation of the First Draft of Jin Ming Guan Cong.

[26] Bai's "Qingpingdiao". For the stories of these three poems, see Biography of Yang Taizhen, Notes on Chronology of Wang Zhongyong's Tang Poems, Taiping Guangji, etc. For the time when Li Bai wrote this poem, see Xu Daoxun and Zhao's Biography of Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty.

[27] See "Full Tang Poetry" Volume 511 Zhang Hu's "Ning".

[28] See the Biography of Le Shi Yang Taizhen.

[29] According to the textual research of Xu Daoxun and Zhao's Biography of Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty.

[30] Yang Guifei went out of the palace twice. See the relevant records in Biography of Yang Guifei in Tang Dynasty and Zi Tongzhi Jian. See Bai Juyi's Song of Eternal Sorrow and Chen Hong's Biography of Song of Eternal Sorrow.

[3 1] See Du You's General Code and wang pu's Tang Yaohui.

[32] For details about gorgeous feathers and dancing in dresses and feathers, please refer to Xu Daoxun and Zhao's Biography of Tang Xuanzong.