Tang Dynasty woman

Chapter 56
Originally, Emperor Taizong's decree: the servants do not set up third-rank officials, and do not handle foreign affairs, but guard the gate and close the imperial court to sweep away the food.In the era of Wu Zetian, the quota of internal servants was relaxed. During the Zhongzong era, there were as many as 4 eunuchs in yellow clothes, and 3000 eunuchs above the seventh rank.Up to the current Xuanzong era, due to the country's wealth and wealth, during the Kaiyuan and Tianbao years, there were as many as 600 palace concubines, as many as [-] yellow-clothed eunuchs, and [-] noble eunuchs.Since Gao Lishi gained power, eunuchs who were trusted by the emperor were often worshiped as third-rank generals.All the officials, such as military supervisors, have authority under the eunuchs.The eunuchs enshrined at the head of the palace are even more powerful. They are powerful for a while, and whenever they have a mission to go out of the capital, they go to counties and counties to make offerings, and spend tens of thousands of gold; The filial piety of money.Therefore, the important eunuchs in the Fan Palace all bought farms in the suburbs, and there were soldiers standing outside the gates of the eunuchs' private houses.For a time, the good fields and beautiful pools of Jiadi Pavilion Garden in the capital area were full of servants.Among them, Gao Lishi has the most property, not to mention anything else, but the Xizhuang field, and riding a horse around his field for a day can't get to the end.

Gao Lishi is the adopted son of the eunuch Gao Yanfu. When Xuanzong was a vassal, he fell in love with him.Xuanzong once sent him to lead troops to fight because of the border war. Whenever he got prisoners of war, even if there were tens of thousands of them, he would patiently kill them all, and he would still flay them, dig out their brains, and pluck their hair to make them feel bad. die.Then Gao Lishi reported these as military exploits, so he was worshiped as the general of the right prison gate, knowing the servant and saving trouble.

Later, a young eunuch was exposed because of taking bribes. Xuanzong asked him to interrogate him. He stripped the little eunuch naked, tied him to a wooden grid, and beat him with oxtail until his skin and flesh were rotten.Then he personally amputated the little eunuch's limbs and carefully picked the remaining muscles on his shoulders and back. After the flesh was exhausted, he cut open the little eunuch's chest and took out the heart. All the eunuchs in the palace were not afraid of him.

Eunuch Gao's authority grew more and more day by day, and all the Quartet memorials had to be reviewed by Gao Lishi before they could be sent to the Imperial Study Room for review.Gao Litu is in charge of all affairs in the palace.But Gao Lishi was very cautious in the palace at ordinary times. He stayed with Xuanzong day and night, and never left the palace gate unless he was sent by him.Xuanzong often said that when a strong man is by his side, I will sleep in peace.Those in power at that time, such as Li Linfu, Yu Wenrong, Gai Jiayun, Wei Jian, Yang Shenjin, Wang Yu, Yang Guozhong, An Lushan, An Sishun, Gao Xianzhi, etc., all relied on the promotion of Gao Lishi. Naturally, they are in the same spirit as Gao Lishi, and Eunuch Gao has countless minions in the palace.

Another catastrophe of the Tang Dynasty began to emerge. After the disaster of the stepdaughter, castration began to step onto the stage of power.

3. Yangmen is filthy and chaotic, and it is easy to prosper and dry
Yang Zhao was good at change and scheming, because he was a brother with Gao Lishi, so he was named Guozhong by Xuanzong.Yang Guozhong was originally the cousin of Concubine Yang Guifei. When he was young, he drank and gambled all day long. When he ran out of money, he borrowed money from relatives and friends everywhere.Later he joined the army as a soldier, and was very brave in front of the battle, so he was promoted to an officer, so his nature was revealed again, specializing in bullying the good and the cowardly, making friends with scoundrels, and exploiting the people.After being sued, he was dismissed from the army and expelled from the camp.So the impoverished Yang Guozhong went to Shuzhou to join his uncle Yang Xuanyan.

Yang Xuanyan is a businessman, and his family has some savings.This winter, Yang Xuanyan died in another country, leaving behind his sick wife and four daughters.The eldest daughter, Yang Yupei, the second daughter, Yang Yuzheng, the third daughter, Yang Yuchai, and the fourth daughter, Yang Yuhuan, are all elegant, charming and charming.Because of poverty and no way out, Yang Guozhong has changed his aggressive style of life and learned to flatter his face and play tricks behind his back. As expected, his aunt Zhen was dizzy by him, so he appointed Yang Guozhong to take care of the house and support the family.After a long time, his true nature was revealed again. He drank and gambled again, went to court and fought wars. His aunt Zhen, who was already sick and weak, was so angry that she lay down on the bed.

Yang Yuzheng is not only gorgeous and charming, but also charming.With those two crescent eyebrows and a pair of scissored eyes, no one can catch up with her exquisite clarity.Talking and laughing all day long, like Yingying and swallows, the only sound in the room is Yang Yuzheng's voice.When she spoke, her eyebrows fluttered, her eyes shone brightly, and her cherry-like red lips really made Yang Guozhong love her. Moreover, Yang Yuzheng chased Yang Guozhong's older brothers all day long and talked shortly, like a little bird clinging to a person.Gradually the two of them flirted with each other, and they were already in love with each other. It was only because they blocked the eyes and ears of the sisters that it was inconvenient for them to succeed.

There was nothing wrong in Changxia, and Yang Guozhong lost money in a gamble outside, so he hurried home to ask Yang Yuzheng for money to make up the money.Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked into the inner room, the sisters were all asleep in the room, Yang Guozhong sneaked into the second sister's room, and saw Yang Yuzheng's sweet dream, her upper body was only covered by a scarlet tube top, revealing Snow-like shoulders and necks.Two curved jade arms stretched and bent, resting on the mat.The lower body is tied with a pair of light green trousers with loose feet, and the two curved, thin little feet are placed high on the edge of the bed, and they are covered with purple bow shoes.A faded red sweat towel is tied around the waist, and the towel is embroidered with mandarin ducks.This kind of beauty dazzled Yang Guozhong, and then bursts of orchid musk fragrance from his daughter's family came into his nose, and his heart was overwhelmed, his lust was as bold as the sky, and he didn't care about the status of brothers and sisters, so he went up It woke up the flawless Yang Yuzheng.Yang Yuzheng is a lonely but mature tender love in the empty boudoir, who is suffering from boredom, and now she is pitied by her handsome cousin, who is also young and ignorant, and actually gave Yang Guozhong everything about herself, including the true love of her first love.

So Yang Yuzheng secretly gave Yang Guozhong money on weekdays and allowed him to drink and gamble outside, thus maintaining the secret love between the two brothers and sisters for two full years.Later, Yang Guozhong also used the money to raise fans outside, and gradually hated Yang Yuzheng.Yang Yuzheng was no longer willing to let him squander a large amount of money, so he became malicious, and quietly stole a large amount of money when Yang Yuzheng was sleeping deeply at night. It took five or six years to escape.

Later, Yang Yupei, Yang Yuzheng, and Yang Yuchai left the cabinet one after another, and only the youngest daughter Yang Yuhuan was left in the family to serve her sick mother and spend the morning and evening suffering.On that day, Yang Guozhong, who hadn’t seen him for many years, suddenly came to the door, and without waiting for his aunt to open his mouth to reprimand him, he talked wildly, making her dizzy, why is the palace of the Shou Palace now choosing a princess, and if Yuhuan’s sister is chosen, our family can be rich .He also said that he himself is now a businessman in the capital, and has a lot of money, and he has met many powerful eunuchs. He only needs to say a word from them, and he is not afraid that she will not be selected.

Sure enough, Yang Yuhuan won the election and was registered as the princess.Yang Guozhong took this as a credit and began to live in his aunt's house for a long time. It happened that Yang Yuzheng had lost her husband and came home to be a widow.The two brother and sister reunited after a long absence, fell in love again and again, and openly lay down together. The joy was endless, and her mother was helpless.

When Yang Guozhong, as a relative of the noble concubine, was also called into the palace to meet the emperor.Seeing that he was easy to answer and quick-tempered, Xuanzong was very satisfied, so he was promoted to Jinwu soldier Cao Canjun.It is also said that the three sisters of Concubine Yang Guifei, the eldest sister Yang Yupei, were granted the title of Mrs. Korea; the second sister, Yang Yuzheng, was granted the title of Mrs. Guo;Each was given a huge mansion, and gold slaves and silver maidservants lined up with halberds.

Mrs. Guo Guo knew that she was beautiful, so she often went to the palace to see Concubine Yang. Not only did she not shy away from meeting Xuanzong, but Yan Yuying kept talking and laughing, bringing her eloquence to the best level. Long, with great momentum.The wives and princesses all stood in line when they saw Mrs. Guo, not daring to take their seats.In the mansion of Mrs. Guo, there are often treasures presented by officials from all over Taiwan, provinces, prefectures and counties.The powerful slaves in the family were rampant outside the law, and even dared to bully the princess, but Emperor Xuanzong blindly took sides, and on the contrary dismissed the son-in-law.From then on, when Mrs. Guo Guo met on the street, no matter how big or small officials met, those who took the sedan chair got off the sedan chair, and those who rode the horse got off the horse, and let them stand by the side of the road.

As for Concubine Yang Gui, who received Xuanzong's contempt and love, she enjoyed the glory with all her grace.The lychees produced in the Fuzhou area of ​​the South China Sea are fresh and delicious. The local officials set up stage horses along the way. When the lychees are cooked in early summer, they are picked and hidden in ice bags, and they are delivered by flying horses.The people and horses ran as hard as they could, so that they were starved and exhausted, and fell to death along the way.As for the trampled and maimed people and the ravaged fields, there are countless.I only want the lychees presented to the palace to be beautiful in color and fragrance, and not out of shape at all. No matter how much the price is paid, Xuanzong will not be tempted. He spent hundreds of thousands of financial resources at one time, and sacrificed a hundred lives, just to eat for the concubine Bo. Lychee's Yingying smile.

And what the concubine gave back to the king was a graceful dance.Twenty or so little eunuchs carried a seven-foot-tall jadeite dance pan, which was as round as a moon, smooth and bright; , Hold your head high.Li Guinian led the children of Liyuan to play music according to the score, and ordered the Jiegu drum to be moved up to the hall, and Xuanzong played the drum himself.Concubine Yang's white embroidered gown with corolla, brocade shoulders with necklaces, emerald sleeves and red dance skirts, and other dancers' white dance clothes, holding colorful neon silicon and peacock cloud fans, covering Concubine Yang going to the hall.Concubine Yang got on the emerald plate, and when the music started, the fan moved away slowly.Xuanzong was beating the drum, and Concubine Yang Gui was on the plate, dancing with her head up and down.Look at her slender waist and limbs, circling ups and downs; the music sounds higher and higher, and her dancing posture becomes more and more urgent.I saw the tip of the shoe on the emerald plate, and the dancing sleeves turned round and round; the more it turned, the more urgent it was, and no one could be discerned.In the midst of chaos and chaos, the music and dancing stopped suddenly, and the fans closed again.Yongxin and Niannu went up, helped Concubine Yang Guifei down, walked in front of Xuanzong, and bowed deeply.

Xuanzong supported Concubine Yang's waist and praised: "It's wonderful to dance! It's full of leisure and beauty, just like the wind returning to the snow, like flying swallows and dragons, really unique and good at thousands of years!" Turning back, he called Gong'e to watch the wine, At the same time, ten mandarin ducks, ten thousand golden brocades, and one Lishui Zimo Jinbu waving reward were given to Concubine Yang as head-wrapping gifts.As he said that, he personally took off a Ruilongnao Babao brocade sachet from his waist, handed it to Concubine Yang, and said, "This is Zhuqing Wupei." He ordered to go to the bath with Concubine Yang.

At this time, in the wind pool of Longquan, there were newly added fish, dragons, ducks and geese carved from white jade brought by Anlu Mountain as a tribute from Fanyang, floating on the water.Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan took off their clothes and entered the water. The fish dragon stretched its scales and raised its wings, as if flying; there was a silver carved boat in the pool, and Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan sat naked in the boat, going back and forth.They also sew beautiful flowers into various flowers, floating on the water, and let Yang Yuhuan tease them.

4. Cute Huer
An Lushan, a Hu man, was tall and fair-skinned. Because he was good at measuring human emotions and fierce in battle, he was gradually promoted from a shepherd official who stole sheep to deputy envoy of Youzhou Jiedu.After that, every time there were officials who came and went with the capital, An Lushan would pay them with a lot of money.With the good words those officials said in front of the emperor, he was promoted to the governor of the two prefectures, Bohai, and Heishui.In the second year of Tianbao, when An Lushan entered the court, he first went to meet the two prime ministers Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu, and presented countless gold and silk.After the unanimous praise of these two people who were incompatible with each other, Xuanzong did not hesitate to worship An Lushan as a general of hussars, and Concubine Yang Guifei heard Xuanzong's praise of An Lushan's beautiful and burly figure, and she felt a move in her heart, saying "Long live it is a blessing for the country to have this great general; the ministers and concubines plan to give Anlu Mountain Banquet in the Central Palace tomorrow. Thinking that he will be rewarded by the ministers and concubines, the more grateful they will be in their hearts, the more willing to contribute to the country." Xuanzong listened Zou, said it repeatedly, and praised her, saying that if the concubine is the son of heaven, she must be the lord of sages.

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