The blooming peach blossom seems to have stolen her rosy cheeks, and the willow branches under the eaves seem to have learned her lithe figure.
She lingered among the flowers, watching butterflies flying and listening to orioles singing in the branches.
Far away in the forest, you don't have to ask. It is famous for its fantastic romance.
This poem is called "Song of a Spring Tour". In the poem, the beauty in the harem falls from the sky when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, watching the butterflies and listening to the warblers. (of a man) luck in love affairs
Empress Guan Zhen
Stealing the face is delicate and charming, and the tender willow is light because it has learned the waist. Her conceit is that her outstanding romantic name has already spread all over the world, so there is no need to ask!
[1] So this poem was read by the beautiful husband, the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, and said it was beautiful.
Therefore, this poem was dismissed as "colourful poem" by some pedantic old pedants.
But there is no doubt that this poem is a self-portrait of a charming woman loved by her husband!
This woman is Shi, who is called "Jia Ou" and "Liang Zuo" by her husband and "Zunli" and "He Wei, the mother instrument" by history books.
The history of history is only presented to the world as a grandson queen who has made achievements in politics. She is a good assistant to the emperor, an umbrella for loyal officials and a benchmark for later queens. The heavy history cannot fully bear her gorgeous, enchanting and lively life. What historians who hold the right to speak want to say is that she is a euphemistic information transmitter, a strategist with Wang Yang's wanton eloquence, a collector who prefers rare and precious playthings, a happy woman with a little conceit and arrogance, and a wife who her husband loves all his life.
Let's start with the death of the eldest grandson queen. In June of the tenth year of Zhenguan, the queen's eldest grandson died. According to his wife's last words, Emperor Taizong buried her in Jiuzhang Mountain. After the Queen was buried in the Yuan Palace, Emperor Taizong did two unprecedented things:
He built a shed on the plank road outside the Yuan Palace, and ordered the imperial secretary to live in it and serve the queen like a living person-this kind of example of supporting the dead is extremely rare, almost initiated by Emperor Taizong. Visible, in the heart of emperor Taizong, the eldest grandson of the queen is always alive ("Tang Yao Hui" volume 20 "mausoleum discussion").
[2] He also built a floor view in the palace, overlooking Zhaoling all day. The historical records are as follows: "Empress Wende was buried. After reading it, the emperor was deeply impressed, that is, he made a view in the garden to see the tomb, and asked which one he saw:" I am in a daze. "The emperor instructed him to say," Is this the disaster of Zhaoling? " The emperor said, "Of course." Zheng said, "I think your majesty is looking forward to this mausoleum. If you show it, I will see it. "The emperor cried and ruined the scenery. I believe everyone familiar with history has heard the story of "looking at the tomb and destroying the view". This story not only reflects Emperor Taizong's unforgettable love for his eldest grandson, but also reflects that his pursuit of loving his wife is against the ethical tradition.
In that era when filial piety came first and "a husband never abandoned his wife", it was only natural that Tang Taizong's thought of loving his wife was ridiculed. In fact, as a feudal emperor, it is impossible for Emperor Taizong not to know this rule, but he did not shy away from building a layer view and looked at Zhaoling, and he also kept it in mind with his ministers. If you don't love yourself too much, how can you knowingly commit a crime? Persuaded by Wei Zhi, the concept of hierarchy was finally dismantled. However, Emperor Taizong's yearning for his beloved wife did not stop, but became more and more uncontrollable, so that in his reply to him, he publicly told the minister of his grief after widowhood-"The disaster has been extremely serious since the beginning of the year, and there has been a lack of good companions, and there is almost no poison and sadness." Where there is life, there is sorrow, and the time sequence moves repeatedly, which is shocking. I've been in a trance since I was born, eating and forgetting my taste, and forgetting to eat and sleep in the middle of the night "(see Answer to the Imperial edict of Wei Zhi). It can really be described as "one word, one blood and one tear", which makes people sad after reading it.
[3] It is also because of his yearning for the queen that Emperor Taizong did a unique thing-raising his eldest daughter jinyang princess and his youngest son Li Zhi himself. Why do you want to keep them around and raise them yourself? "Don Yao Hui" recorded that "the youngest son of the Jin Wang Wende Empress, after the collapse, Taizong was pitiful and refused to become a monk." At the same time, it can also be verified in jinyang princess Biography of the New Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong's intention to raise his young son and daughter in person is already obvious-because he loves his mother, he raises his son alone and misses his mother alone to comfort his depressed and empty mind. However, this kind of comfort can only be to raise a glass to relieve anxiety, and because of this mood of Emperor Taizong, after the death of his eldest grandson, the harem had no children for many years and only adopted one son.
[4] Zhenguan 14, Lee Tae, the second son of the eldest grandson, competed with his brother for the position of Prince. In order to please his father, the Prince built a large-scale building in Luoyang, built a niche for Yi Que, and pursued happiness for his mother (right "Three Niches", written by Tang Assistant Minister Cen Wenben and Zhongshu, and wrote books, especially the seven flavors. Longmen Mountain, Henan Province, is surrounded by mountains and waters. It is said that it is called Xiangshan in the east and Longmen in the west. The stone carving between the Longmen mountain walls is a Buddha statue, hundreds of sizes, mostly in the late Wei and Tang Dynasties. However, these three niches are the largest, which were built by Wang Wei Station for the eldest grandson. -"Ouyang Xiuji"). At this time, the queen's eldest grandson has been dead for more than five years. Imagine that when Emperor Yang Di sought an official position, he openly bribed his father's favorite wife, Mrs. Ji Xuanhua, regardless of his mother's presence, while Li Taimou's official position carried out his mother who had died for many years to please his father. This fully shows how infatuated Li Shimin is with his beloved wife. Not only did no one take a sip of herbal tea, but her children were also cared for by their father's deep love for their mother behind her. The son's attitude towards his mother could even affect the love of Emperor Taizong.
Even in the late Zhenguan period, when Xu Hui, a talented woman in the south of the Yangtze River, was gradually favored by the king, Li Shimin still had to keep Li Zhi, who had become a prince, with him. So the ministers wrote twice in Zhenguan 18 and Zhenguan 20 years, asking the emperor to let the prince return to the East Palace. Finally, the two sides compromised. Prince Li Zhi 15 lives in the East Palace, and 15 accompanies his father. As the minister said in the throne, "Father and son can't love each other", it is precisely because Li Zhi can freely enter and leave the Inner Palace that his love affair with Wu Zetian was derived, which brought disaster to the imperial clan of the Tang Dynasty.
Perhaps Li Zhi also realized his father's deep yearning for his mother. In the twenty-second year of Zhenguan, he built a magnificent bridge in memory of his mother. (Dajian Temple is very large, with 65,438+00 courtyards, 65,438+0,897 houses, Yun Ge Temple, heavy buildings and a complex hall, which is very luxurious. Tang Xuanzang called it "a magnificent wheel, ancient and ancient." In today's words, this is a project that wastes people and money. Without the support and acquiescence of the emperor, the prince has no ability and courage to do so.
Empress Grandson was not a Buddhist before her death. History shows that when she was seriously ill, Prince Li Chenggan asked Buddhist services to pray for her. At that time, Emperor Taizong and his ministers agreed to put it into practice, but the queen flatly refused. She probably never dreamed that she would make such a great contribution to Buddhism.
In fact, the eldest grandson's contribution to Buddhism is far more than these two:
[5] During the Zhenguan (or Wude) period, Emperor Taizong went north to Taiyuan to pray for the queen in Xuanzhong Temple, and once gave alms to "many treasures are famous" and rebuilt the temple. ("Emperor Taizong was very lucky in Beijing, and Empress Wende didn't care. She crossed Lanruo and paid a courtesy visit to the Zen master Chuo Gong. Then she realized the treasure of the public and offered her wishes. " -"Ode to the Statue of Iron Mile"
[6] In April of the tenth year of Zhenguan, due to the long illness of his eldest grandson, Taizong ordered the repair of dilapidated temples in the countryside as a merit. (Because the Empress failed to get a good doctor for a long time, she restored the abandoned temple and built 392 Buddhist temples in the world, which is more auspicious and beautiful than the seven pagodas and still exists in name only. -"Tang Wen Supplement". Volume 50 ")
Empress Grandson once said: "Buddhism and other countries teach old people to do nothing!" Emperor Taizong did nothing on earth, but he also did something to bring his beloved wife back from the dead. See Old Tang Book. Biography of Queen Wende
In fact, according to historical records, Emperor Taizong did not do much for his eldest grandson and queen.
For example, in the early years of Zhenguan, Sun Anye, the grandson's half-brother, participated in the rebellion and was punished according to law. But because of Sun Tzu's intercession, Emperor Taizong was spared the death penalty. Such a man who has committed a great crime of rebellion can finally worship the minister of war and seal Xue Guogong. (Brother rebelled, according to general logic, the queen should be kneeling at the moment to repent, fearing that she would be implicated. However, instead of worrying about her situation, the eldest grandson asked the emperor to forgive her half-brother. What kind of love did she get to be so confident? )
Emperor Taizong was a man who was extremely strict with officials. There was a minister who suspected corruption and bribery just because his family came out to sell jewelry after his death. However, when the eldest grandson's uncle, Changsunchang, was dismissed for corruption, Emperor Taizong often gave him a lot of silks because he was the queen's uncle, and later re-appointed him as an official.
As for the feelings of Emperor Taizong for the children born to the queen and her younger brother Sun Chang Wuji, it is even more difficult to say "countless books".
"Tang Wende's legacy was woven by Dan Yu, decorated with gold leaves and clouds. It's very long, with the bottom up three inches. There are two departments in it. The first one is decorated with two beads and covered on the head of ancient times. " -this is a pair of shoes left by the eldest grandson, made of bright and shiny feathers and inlaid with gold pearls ... The appearance of this shoe shattered the argument that the eldest grandson "sticks cloth" to seek virtue. A pair of shoes is still gorgeous, so the gorgeous degree of clothing can be imagined (history books record that the Queen has enough items, not luxury, not that she is very demanding of herself).
Dan Yu's shoes decorated with golden beads are like a mirror, which clearly reflects the gorgeous life of the eldest grandson, Zen Ruo Dan Yu, wrapped in golden beads:
It's really amazing and gorgeous. In a society where men are superior to women, even if you marry an ordinary man, you can't say "no" easily, let alone be an emperor. The eldest grandson often calmly said "no" to the emperor's husband-when he didn't want to express his opinion, no matter how the emperor asked, he just didn't say it; When you don't want your brother to be an official, even if the emperor objects, your brother must resign; When you want to forgive your brother, even if he has committed the crime of rebellion, you must get the emperor's pardon; When she thinks someone is innocent, even if the emperor is furious, she still goes against the wind and calmly defends herself; What's more, even the form of burial after death should be chosen personally ... We admire the strength of the eldest grandson, but we admire even more the person who selflessly indulges the strength of the eldest grandson-Li Shimin.
In a male-dominated world, no matter how strong and excellent a woman is, it is almost impossible for her to go down in history without the favor of men. Therefore, the eldest grandson of the queen can achieve amazing prosperity and become an immortal saint, and Emperor Taizong contributed a lot.
Many people wonder why the eldest grandson queen is not jealous of the harem and why she is kind to the harem. The reason is very simple, because no one in the harem is worthy of her jealousy, because she is already a harem middleman who loves three thousand! There may not be many icing on the cake in this world, but more people are disdainful of adding insult to injury. What's wrong with taking care of and being kind to the weak who can't fight back?
Many people are surprised that Wei Zhi obviously prevented the emperor from giving Princess Changle a dowry, but his eldest grandson rewarded Wei Zhi. Is this pretending to be virtuous? Doesn't she want her daughter to get married? The answer is simple, because her daughter has always been beautiful. The phrase "Born as a princess queen, I love her very much and deserve twice as much as Princess Yongjia" has surpassed any treasure in the world. This sentence is the most precious dowry of Princess Changle.
Many people want to know why the eldest grandson queen said before she died, "I am a concubine, so I am careful not to let go of my rights, but I am lucky to be invited by my consort." Doesn't she want family honor? There is a simple reason. A queen doesn't worry about people leaving tea cold, but she worries that the emperor won't reward too much. It must be because the emperor has been too kind to her family.
Many people wonder why the eldest grandson of the queen made an oath that "Your Majesty is unprepared, and I swear that death will benefit me". Is feudalism too poisonous? No, of course not! This oath can only say that women are women after all. When a man and an emperor can spoil a woman wholeheartedly, selflessly and fearlessly, this woman will definitely come back. Give it a papaya and repay it with Qiong Yao. Women are women after all!
In fact, for thousands of years, Emperor Taizong and his grandson have been recognized as loving couples by both the government and the people. Until the last decade, I don't know why, perhaps because the eldest grandson didn't use the love of Emperor Taizong to kill the concubine, which brought disaster to the country and the people, or perhaps because some boring gossip people were curious and grandstanding, which led some people to call a loving and deeply loved couple a bitter couple.
Perhaps, some people will say, who knows what happened a thousand years ago, only he knows who Tang Taizong loved. However, these people don't believe in the clanking records left by historical witnesses thousands of years ago, but only believe in the complicated and earth-shattering love story of Tang Taizong witnessed by people with "deep" and penetrating eyes thousands of years later, which they call "the great Tang Dynasty momentum". If this is the so-called "Datang momentum", it is a pity that Emperor Taizong did not have this momentum. He is "vulgar" and "outdated". He only loves his wife and is infatuated with her.
Children are more valuable than mothers.
Li Shimin's favorite children of Emperor Taizong were born or adopted by his eldest grandson. Even touching the coldest and most objective history books, fatherly love, which evolved from his sincere love for his wife, is still full of the strongest impact on readers' hearts after thousands of years.