Tang Dynasty woman

Chapter 34 A Romance in the Early Tang Dynasty: The Eternal Empress (1) ([-])
8. Beautiful Decoy Korean Lady
On the day when Empress Wu's Mei Niang was registered, all court wives went to the Suyi Gate to congratulate, and civil and military officials and foreign chiefs from all over the world gathered to congratulate outside the Suyi Gate.Empress Wu followed Gaozong to visit the ancestral temple. Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony and inside the Kunde Palace, a feast was arranged, and all Wu's clans were called into the palace to give the banquet.Empress Wu's father, a warrior named Zhou Guogong, was posthumously called Zhongxiao, and deserved to enjoy the Gaozu Temple; Empress Wu's mother, Yang, was named Mrs. Rongguo.Xu Jingzong also said: "The Wang family before and after, the father benevolent, no other great achievements, just because the middle palace Yiqin, they are above the third class. Today, the king and the common people conspire to disrupt the clan society, and the crime should be exterminated." Gaozong issued an edict to destroy benevolence You coffin, poking his body, chasing the officials and titles before his death, capturing all the descendants of the Wang family, and exiling them to Lingnan.Prince Li Zhengben was also conferred the title of King of Liang and governor of Liangzhou. Later, because Empress Wu was unhappy, he was demoted to governor of Fangzhou.

When Li Zhengben saw that Empress Wu was against him everywhere, he was restless day and night, and finally became mad with fear. He ran all over the street wearing women's clothes all day long, and kept saying that the queen sent assassins to kill him.Gaozong then issued an edict to abolish Li Zhengben as a commoner and imprison him in Qianzhou, where Li Chengqian was imprisoned before.

Because the ministers such as Changsun Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Lai Ji, and Han Yuan were not his accomplices, Empress Wu deliberately made a statement saying: "Your Majesty used to want a concubine to be in the middle palace, but Han Yuan, Laiji, Changsun Wuji, Chu The good generation Sui, facing court disputes, is commendable for his loyalty and righteousness, and I beg your Majesty to reward him." Gaozong showed the empress's seal to Wuji and others, and the good generation Chu Sui was very frightened and kowtowed to beg for rest.The emperor issued an edict to exile the elder grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang, and became the nephews of Empress Wu. From then on, the imperial court was full of private parties of Empress Wu, and the partners listened to the empress' wishes to fool the emperor.At this time, Empress Wu, who was behind the curtain, had already exercised great power, but after all, she was a queen, so she thought of a beauty trick, using this trick to make the emperor mentally weak and not care about state affairs, so that her goal could be achieved .

Empress Wu's mother, Mrs. Rong Guo, knew about Empress Wu's idea and agreed, but she was afraid that Gaozong would fall in love with other women, and Empress Wu would fall out of favor. Isn't it self-defeating?After discussing for a long time, their mother and daughter finally came up with an ideal plan.

A few days later it will be Empress Wu's birthday, which is the first birthday of Wu Meiniang after she entered the central palace.The palace is decorated with lanterns, singing and music are melodious, dancing sleeves are fluttering, and birthday feasts are everywhere; the wives are dressed in jewels and emeralds to attend the banquet.

Empress Wu's banquet was held in Baihuazhou, and there were three tables in total: one seat was the queen seated in the middle, accompanied by Mrs. Rong Guo;A whole room of people was drinking happily, and suddenly it was reported that the Long Live Lord had arrived, and the women's family immediately panicked and were about to evade.All the female relatives had to wait quietly according to the queen's order.

After a while, there was a sound of boots outside the window, and the emperor came into the room. He laughed and said, "Wait for me to personally hold the cup for your mother, and persuade her to have a drink." On the plate, there is a jade cup, the maid is holding the golden pot, the emperor drinks a glass of wine, the little yellow gate puts the gold plate on his head, kneels down in front of Empress Wu, there is a maid who is close to him, takes the wine cup, and sends it to the emperor. To Empress Wu's lips.After taking a sip, Empress Wu bowed to the emperor and thanked the emperor for his great kindness. Then he drank a glass of wine himself and returned it to Gaozong.Holding the wine glass in his hand, Emperor Gaozong looked back at the distinguished ladies and said, "I will drink a cup with all the wives to celebrate my mother's birthday!" Immediately, the shrill and sweet female voice that filled the room responded, "Leader, may my emperor Long live! Mistress, thousand years old!"

Amidst a burst of melodious female voices, Gaozong felt a delicate and sweet voice that was extremely moving. He quickly looked up and saw a [-]-year-old girl leaning on the shoulder of a beautiful woman, so tender and pitiful; That woman, dressed in an elegant and light way, is graceful and graceful.Emperor Gaozong hurriedly asked Empress Wu: "Which family member is this lady?" Empress Wu hurriedly said: "It's the elder sister of the concubine, the wife of Helan Yueshi, the meritorious Cao Helan Yueshi of the Yue Palace. Unfortunately, she returned to Beijing three days ago. No wonder Your Majesty." I don't know anymore."

Gaozong asked again who was the petite daughter?Mrs. Rong Guo said: "It is the granddaughter of the concubine, that is, the eldest daughter of the Helan family."

At this time, Empress Wu called their mother and daughter to go forward to meet the emperor. The mother and daughter greeted each other, and Yingying bowed down. The mother and daughter were so ashamed that they hurriedly lowered their heads. "It's really a beautiful jade pearl, a peerless beauty!" Gaozong said, and then turned to Empress Wu and said, "My aunt is not an outsider. Now that she has entered the palace, let her stay for a few more days and play with your empress in the imperial garden. It not only relieved the loneliness of the empress, but also relieved my aunt."

Not long after Emperor Gaozong left the inner palace, a servant came in with the imperial edict and read out that the eldest sister of the empress, Huang and aunt Wu, was named the wife of Korea. When all the wives heard this, they immediately came forward and surrounded the lady of Korea to congratulate.From then on, Empress Wu Mei Niang settled the mother and daughter of Mrs. Korea in the palace justifiably.

A few days later, Empress Wu held a banquet in the inner palace to congratulate Mrs. Korea, all the concubines from the six palaces came to accompany the wine, and Mrs. Korea drank a lot of wine when she was happy.The most likable thing about Korean ladies is that they can talk, laugh, sing and dance when they are drunk.At this moment, her small cherry mouth opens and closes, and the slender waist of the willow is twisted and folded, which is really as beautiful as a fairy.Empress Wu Mei Niang saw that she was very drunk, so she ordered Gong'e to help her into her bedroom, where she slept on the dragon bed for a while to rest her mind.

Mrs. Han was sleeping soundly when she suddenly felt someone grab her calf and gently untie a pair of embroidered shoes for her.Mrs. Han woke up and saw that Emperor Gaozong sneaked into the house at some point and was standing in front of the dragon bed, smiling and playing with Mrs. Han's embroidered shoes. Said in a loud voice: "What a dissolute lady, why did she sleep on my dragon bed? What kind of dream did the lady have? Someone stole the embroidered shoes, I don't know!" The red tide could not help covering the pink cheeks one after another. Gaozong couldn't help stretching out his hand to pinch his cheeks after seeing it. Mrs. Han hurriedly hid and said in a low voice: "Long live Lord, please don't do this! Let my sister come in and meet you, how good is it?" ?” But Gaozong just rushed at his chest with salivating face.

Mrs. Han turned her face up to the emperor who was greedily busy on her body, and couldn't help but sneered and said, "Your Majesty has Liugong Fendai empty, and if you don't go to Linxing, why are you entangled with me, a widow?" Gaozong sighed: "The six palaces are full of vulgar fans, who can match up to Madam. Besides, Madam has such a natural beauty, if there is no man who is sentimental and interesting to accompany her, it will be too disappointing to God's kindness. I am the most affectionate person. If my wife is a Guanyin, I would like to be a Wei Tuo; "The smart, sentimental and sentimental Korean lady is young and widowed, facing the beautiful scenery of this beautiful day, when she is bored, she suddenly encounters the injustice of the romantic 500 years ago, listening to the tender words said by the romantic emperor lying on her body , how can she not be tempted, and then, like her younger sister, she displayed the bed brother skills that all the girls of the Wu family are good at, and had a good time with His Majesty on the dragon bed.

9. Three Generations of Merry Women
Empress Wu Mei Niang got a secret report from her confidantes during the banquet, knowing that the emperor had already made a move, and estimated that the time was almost just right, so she got up and changed clothes under the pretext, and left the banquet, followed by four close maids.Walking to the long profile of the bedroom, I saw that the yard was quiet, only two white cranes were dozing there with one leg curled up and their necks curled up.

Empress Wu Mei Niang ordered the maids to stand in the corridor and wait. She stepped into the room, and sure enough, she saw the embroidered curtain was heavy and the incense was wafting. The voice was calling softly, "Beauty! Beauty", Empress Wu immediately covered her face with extreme surprise and anger, raised her hand and lifted the embroidered curtain, and the two people inside were suddenly stunned.

After a moment of stalemate, Mrs. Han was too ashamed to lift her head, while the Supreme Long Live God just pretended to smirk.Of course Empress Wu Mei Niang didn't dare to run directly to the emperor's husband. She was looking for a fighting opportunity when she happened to see an embroidered shoe on the white jade table. Pressed down on the bed, holding the embroidered shoe, he beat Mrs. Han's head and face, cursing repeatedly: "You little widow who is a prodigal! You little whore who steals people!" , wailing and weeping.Gaozong felt extremely painful when he saw it, and stepped forward to pull Empress Wu away forcefully.

Empress Wu Mei Niang then started her strategy of directly attacking the emperor. She took off her crown belt and threw it all over the ground. The palace, the ministers and concubines have no face and live in the middle palace again, may your majesty choose another virtuous person, and abolish the ministers and concubines as ordinary people, the ministers and concubines will be very grateful!" After speaking, he kowtowed a few times, then stood up and walked out.So panicked that Gao Zong went up to hold her back, and said repeatedly: "Not only will I not abolish your queen, but I will also make you the emperor." As he said, he really took off the crown he was wearing on his head. , put it on Empress Wu's head, and salivated as a minister, Li Zhi sees you, may my emperor live long and live long!As she said that, she pretended to really bow down, and then Empress Wu pretended not to be able to help but let out a sneer, and hurried up to support her.

Mrs. Rong Guo also had a clear heart, guessing it was time for her to go on stage, so she also used the excuse that she drank too much, so she came to the palace at the right time, and saw the queen wearing a crown on her head, the long live emperor But the master is bald and pays homage to her queen daughter.And Mrs. Korea, who was lying on the bed and weeping, also saw that it was time for her performance to shine, so she got out of bed and fell into Mrs. Rongguo's arms, and cooperated with her sister to perform this double reed play to the end. At the climax, I called my mother and said that the Long Live God bullied me, and my sister beat me again. My good reputation was ruined by the Long Live God. I have no face to meet people, so I will kill myself in front of the Long Live God.As he said that, he really bumped his head against the wall. Gaozong didn't care about Empress Wu, so he bowed to Mrs. Han from left to right, and put the queen's phoenix crown on Mrs. Han, saying: "I am now Let me make you queen."

Empress Wu even smiled and said: "Long live let me be the emperor, and made my sister a queen. I don't know what I want to do?" Gaozong said: "I will be slaves to you two sisters." .”

The three mother and daughter laughed together, and Mrs. Rong Guo said: "My eldest daughter has passed the blessing of Wansui, and she will never have the face to go back to Helan's house. I just ask Wansui to take good care of her She is raised in the palace, and I must not disappoint my daughter’s obedience to Lord Long Live today!” This is exactly what Emperor Gaozong wished for, and when he promised repeatedly, Mrs. Rong Guo turned around to persuade Empress Wu, “Your Majesty, please be more open-minded. For the sake of it, if your eldest sister is favored by the Lord Long Live, she will never forget the great virtue of the empress." After speaking, she called the Korean lady to come over and kowtow to the empress empress, and the Korean lady went forward with a face full of shyness. Holding her hand, the two of them wiped away their tears, so tacitly understood.

Mrs. Rongguo took the queen's phoenix crown again and wanted to wear it for Empress Wu.At this time, a crown was still on Empress Wu's head, and she refused to let Mrs. Rongguo take it down. She said seriously: "The emperor is no joke. Now I have replaced Long live as the emperor. This crown cannot be removed. It was not until Emperor Gaozong promised her that she would be in the palace and sit in front of the court without hanging curtains, that Empress Wu was willing to take off the crown and hand it to her mother to wear it for Gaozong.

So far, the mother and daughter have done a good job in this play, and the performance is very successful, which makes them very happy.

From then on, every day in the court, the emperor and empress would sit on the throne side by side, and all civil and military officials had to look up to the empress's face. When it came to military and state affairs, it was the empress who made up her mind and passed on the imperial edicts.Although the emperor was sitting in the hall, he didn't dare to say a word.Both the emperor and the empress are called the two saints in the memorials of the internal and external ministers.At this time, Emperor Gaozong was all focused on Mrs. Korea, and he had no intention of managing the government. Seeing that Empress Wu was ahead of everything, he was happy to be lazy. As soon as he retreated from the court every day, he hurriedly went to play with Mrs. Korea.

Mrs. Han lived in Yanhui Palace to the east of the main palace. She thought the courtyard was too small, so Emperor Gaozong ordered the Ministry of Industry to build a tall and gorgeous palace in the open space to the west of the imperial garden. The pattern is called Yingxi Palace.

A garden was built at the back of the palace, and the buildings and pavilions in the garden were complicated and extended.There is a cloud mining building in it, carved with fine jade and carved with jade, rich and deep. Gaozong rewarded this building to He Lan, the daughter of Mrs. Korea, to make a makeup pavilion, and it was also served by twelve maids and twelve small yellow gates.He Lan is born beautiful, even though she is young, her words and smiles are very charming.Gaozong and Mrs. South Korea are always in love with each other, and they don't shy away from Helan's eyes and ears.She and Gaozong were very affectionate, always coquettishly dragging a sweet long voice, calling Emperor Gaozong Dad.Gaozong also often fondled Helan's pink neck and called her a little beauty.Sometimes when Helan was sleeping on the bed in the morning, Gaozong would go into the room quietly, sit aside and watch her, until he saw her getting up, dressing and dressing, then holding her in his arms and joking for a while, then he took her hand, Had breakfast with the Korean lady.

Mrs. South Korea also used all kinds of methods to charm the romantic emperor. When the two of them got very emotional, they would do those romantic things everywhere, regardless of the flowers and the moon and the banquet. Don't shy away from it at all.

That night, Gaozong fell asleep with his wife in the arms of the South Korean lady. When the sweet dream was in full swing, Gaozong was awakened by the sound of a bell in the middle of the night. Going up is average, and the beautiful scenery on a good day cannot be disappointed. Gaozong gently pushed the Korean lady who was sleeping in his arms to wake up.Gao Zong sat up suddenly, embraced the delicate body of Mrs. Han, and went to the courtyard to enjoy the cool air.

It was the height of summer at this time, Mrs. Han's snow-white breasts were exposed, and only a light gauze was used to surround her body.There were a few couches on the grass, ready to enjoy the cool.Gaozong supported Mrs. Korea to lie down on the couch, the moonlight penetrated directly into the light veil around the beauty's jade body, and it reflected Mrs. Korea's skin as white as cream and as soft as cake. Gaozong couldn't help it. He called out a celestial being in a low voice, and jumped on his body, the two of them went crazy under the cool moon and dew until the bright moon set in the west, and then they fell asleep in a daze.

When they woke up the next day, Emperor Gaozong and Mrs. Korea were both dizzy and had a fever, and slowly became drowsy and raving.This morning, only Meiniang, Empress Wu, sat in the main hall and was attended by all the officials.

As soon as the court came, Empress Wu hurriedly invited Xu Yinzong, a well-known imperial doctor who was over 20 years old the next year, to diagnose and treat the two of them. The conclusion was that Wan Sui and his wife suffered from the same disease, both of which were wind and cold.But Wan Sui is physically strong and can still be cured, but Madam's delicate body may not be curable.Sure enough, after more than ten days passed, Gaozong's condition gradually eased despite the efforts of all the imperial doctors, but Mrs. Han's condition became worse day by day.

Empress Wu was afraid that Gaozong would get the bad news of Mrs. Han's death, which would make his illness worse, so he ordered the inner and outer palaces to hide it from him.Fifty or sixty days later, Gaozong was completely healed, and he wanted to visit Mrs. Korea in Yingxi Palace. Only then did Empress Wu tell the truth, and Gaozong fell to the ground in tears, and went to Yingxi Palace to cry.

As soon as he walked into the palace, he saw a spirit altar in the middle of the room, with plain flags and white curtains, it was really desolate. Gaozong cried for a long time before he was persuaded by the servants, but he heard a woman weeping faintly inside the spirit curtain .

(End of this chapter)