Tang Dynasty woman

Chapter 59
The palace maid sighed and replied: "The plum blossom messenger from Lingnan has been extinct for a long time. This post messenger sent lychees for Yang Niangniang." Concubine Mei heard this, and two lines of tears that could no longer hold back immediately fell down her pink cheeks. , let out a delicate "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh""

The maids came up and helped her back to the room in a panic. After lying on the bed for a long time, Concubine Mei woke up leisurely. As soon as she opened her eyes, she let out a big mouthful of blood, and then couldn't stop crying. Tears wet the scarf.The court ladies persuaded and accompanied him.

At this time, in the alley at dusk, with the faint moonlight outside the window, reflecting the faint light in the window, and shining on Concubine Mei's faint face, it was lonely and desolate, and even the maids couldn't help crying.

10. The Yang family is a disaster for the country

Sure enough, it was not long before I heard that Xuanzong had brought Concubine Yang back to the palace again, and that Yulu's love was even better than before.And the Yang family also rewarded countless gold, and also awarded the three wives of the country and Yang Guozhong brothers to build the fifth Gaoda mansion, which is connected to the palace, with halberds outside the gate, and the furnishings in the mansion are even better than the palace ban.The Yang sisters competed with each other, and one house was slightly better than theirs in every pavilion and house, and the other house immediately demolished the original house until it was so ingenious and magnificent that it was shocking.Such repeated transformations cost more than ten million yuan per session.Since then, the five families have compared each other with luxury.The chariot is made of gold as the bridle, and cotton embroidery as the barrier mud.Leading the fashion for a while, luxury became the norm in the palace and the mansion, and the princes followed suit.

Now the CCP is divided into three parties in the court, Yang Guozhong's party is the most powerful, Li Linfu's party is second, and Gao Lishi's eunuch party is not below Li Linfu's.However, Xuanzong, the wise and capable Emperor of the Ming Dynasty who had created the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, was surrounded by gangsters all day long, looking for fun and becoming dizzy, day by day.On March [-]rd of that year, Emperor Xuanzong issued an order to visit the Qujiang Palace with Concubine Yang, and all the concubines, princesses and wives must accompany them.At the same time, an edict was issued to allow the common people to watch by the side of the road, so as to show the joy of sharing with the people.

On that day, along the river, the ground was paved with yellow sand and the sky was covered by colorful curtains. People, men, women, old and young, rushed to the riverside to watch the excitement.The horses in the distance are like clouds, and the flags are like forests. The six horses driving the chariot slowly pass by, followed by Concubine Yang on the phoenix chariot sitting in it, and a group of small yellow men walk in front with the imperial furnace in their hands. A group of court ladies followed behind with flutes in their hands, cigarettes were lingering, and Sheng music was melodious.There are tens of thousands of people watching by the road, but they are silent.Behind them are the concubines of the various palaces, then the princesses, and finally the wives of Han, Guo, and Qin.The fragrant chariots of the wives of the palace family members are out of date, beautiful and dazzling, and fragrant for ten miles.The wives of the palace family are all dressed up in rich makeup and bright pink, with brilliant color embroidery; but the lady of Guo Guo, with her crescent eyebrows lightly swept and without powder, is naturally beautiful.People watching by the roadside praised Mrs. Guo's natural beauty in unison.

When they arrived at the Qujiang Palace, the car stopped and the horses rested. The concubines and wives were supported by their maids to get out of the car. At this time, the imperial garden was full of purples and reds, as bright as a brocade, singing and singing, flowers flying and butterflies dancing.At the best time when the spring love sprouted like this, the concubine Yang Yuhuan's petty temper of being jealous and snarky broke out again, but this time it was not Concubine Mei who provoked her, but Mrs. Guo Guo, who disliked the blush and taint, was in front of the banquet. Compared with Concubine Yang, Concubine Yang's dazzling brilliance, which she always admired herself, was turned into a vulgar fan by Mrs. Guo Guo's unadorned appearance; therefore, Xuanzong's heavenly face was very happy, and he couldn't help but get close to the beauty Mrs. Guo Guo, smelling the fragrance slightly. , looking at the beauty and feasting, the spirit is wandering, and when she has long been uncertain, Mrs. Guo smiled and seduced the king's soul.When the two were enjoying each other in the mandarin tent, Yang Guifei, who was jealous and hated, rushed to break it. At that time, because of her sister's love, she didn't make a big scene.

But Mrs. Guo Guo is not Mei Concubine. Since the passing of the Qujiang Xinggong, plum blossoms are painted on her forehead every day, her eyebrows are black and her lips are fat, and her red cheeks are made of drunken makeup, which adds a lot of charm. This kind of makeup is A kind of forced acid, suddenly even the air around Concubine Yang turned into thick vinegar. Concubine Yang, who was in it, became dizzy and lost her mind, her teeth became soft, and her whole body was covered with thick vinegar He was so soaked that he no longer had the strength to dance or the interest to sing, and he couldn't even pretend to smile when he saw the emperor, which made Xuanzong finally, after patiently watching the face of the noble concubine Yang Niangniang for a few days, feel sorry for that The matter gave a positive explanation, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Yang Guifei's jealousy broke out for a long time, and she cried coquettishly, contradicting a lot of words that made the emperor lose face.Xuanzong, who was gentle by nature, couldn't help being really angry, and ordered Yang's daughter to be sent back to his mother's home, Guozhong Mansion, again for the crime of disobedience.

When such an incident happened, everyone in the Yang family panicked for a while, but Mrs. Guo Guo seemed to be fine.At that time, in the mansion of Mrs. Guo Guo, who was receiving the favor of the Lord, there was a lot of noise for several days, and civil and military officials came to pay homage. Some offered gold and silk, and some offered pearls and jade.

Seeing that the wealth of the Yang family, which is maintained by the noble concubine, will be ruined by Yang Yuhuan alone, Yang Guozhong, Yang Cong, Yang Qi brothers, Mrs. Han and Mrs. Qin's sisters all drove away in worry and hatred. Come on, surround Yang Yuhuan, you say something, I say something, and she complains that she will stage a farce of mourning and cutting off a strand of black hair to redeem her sins. The climax of the farce is in the Palace of Eternal Life, which happens to be Qixi And the night is as cool as water, the breeze is slightly cold, the flower path is silent, and a bright moon hangs on the tip of the willow. Xuanzong and Concubine Yang vowed to be like twin stars for a long time.The two chattered and talked affectionately about the battles and twists and turns, and then both of them went hand in hand to realize the old dream.

Concubine Yang Guifei saw that the emperor's kindness to her was still the same, so she begged Xuanzong to give them more favors from the Yang family, and Xuanzong would naturally satisfy her.Mrs. Guo Guo, who had always accepted the grace of the Lord and didn't care about anything, was even more indulgent. The mansion that Xuanzong originally gave to Mrs. Guo Guo was the same as the mansions of the two ladies of South Korea and Qin State. He is the favorite of the emperor, unwilling to be equal to his sisters. Xuanzong said: "Whoever's house is your favorite, just go and buy it. I will pay the price with you."

Zhongshu Wei Sili's mansion is the most spacious. One day the Wei family had nothing to do after dinner, and they were sitting in the courtyard when they suddenly saw a chariot carried straight into the courtyard and stopped. A lady in a yellow robe came from He was lifted out of the chariot, surrounded by dozens of charming servants, looking around as if no one else was there.The family members of the Wei family were very surprised, Mrs. Wei went up to meet her and asked, "I don't know who is your wife's family member? Come to the humble house, what can I teach you?"

The noble lady raised her face and neck high to show her unusual arrogance and nobility, and said coldly: "I'm going to buy your house." Mrs. Wei hurriedly shook her hand and said, "Ma'am You must have misunderstood people's words, this house is my husband's old house, how can you bear to give it up? It must not be sold!"

Mrs. Wei hadn't finished speaking, but suddenly hundreds of laborers rushed in, and the nephews of the Wei family went up to stop them. The tiles fell on Ting's heart like snowdrops.All the soft clothes of the Wei family were abandoned by the side of the road, and their whole family was also driven out. Mrs. Wei was afraid of killing her, so she had to scold her children and grandchildren to bear it in silence.It was not until the third day that someone came to tell them that Mrs. Guo Guo had taken a fancy to his family's mansion, and now His Majesty rewarded the Wei family with a land other than the capital to rebuild the house.

Over there, the Wei family hastily rebuilt a few houses to get by, but here Mrs. Guo Guo is doing a lot of construction on the foundation of the Wei family.The painted pillars and carved beams are extremely gorgeous, not to mention the mansions of the three wives, including the mansions of other powerful officials such as Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu.Not to mention anything else, just put the ash powder on the wall, mix the fragrant juice of flowers in the ash powder, and after painting on the wall, the house will be filled with eternal fragrance.In the winter of that year, there was a sudden strong wind in the capital, and a huge tree in Mrs. Guoguo's mansion was uprooted. Mrs. Guoguo hurriedly ordered people to go to the house to check whether the roof had been damaged. The roof tiles have not been damaged at all, because these roof tiles are all made of refined copper.Xuanzong spent 1000 million taels of silver to build this mansion for Mrs. Guo.

In the palace, Emperor Xuanzong and Concubine Yang often drank wine and admired the moon in the building of picking stars. Li Guinian led singers and dancers to sing and dance before the banquet.The excitement was still unfinished, Xuanzong ordered the left and right to build a [-]-foot-high moon-watching platform on the west bank of the pool, so that I and my concubine can watch the moon in other years.So the palace is also doing a lot of construction work.

In the Taiye Pool, there are dozens of Chiba lotus plants, which are in full bloom every August. Xuanzong and his relatives and kings set up wine feasts by the pool to enjoy them.He also set up a tent of five kings by the pool, and invited five younger brothers into the palace, where they had long pillows and quilts. Xuanzong slept and got up with his brothers that night.

The romantic King Ning had a purple jade flute, which he played with all day long. Concubine Yang Guifei sang "Shui Tiao Ge Tou", and King Ning played the jade flute to accompany it.The sound of the flute is loud and clear, and the singing is delicate and crisp, which is very touching.In the evening, the Five Kings were having a banquet with Xuanzong by the pool, and Concubine Yang Gui sneaked into King Ning's tent, and King Ning paid the most attention to her during the banquet. He didn't expect Concubine Yang Guifei to slip into his tent on his own initiative, pick up his But the purple jade flute couldn't make a sound or tune, King Ning took the opportunity to sit down side by side, took Yang Guifei's jade arm, and taught her how to cover the hole of the flute slowly and gracefully, Yang Guifei learned to play it, and sure enough sobbed.

Concubine Yang Gui finally learned a ditty, she was so happy that she acted coquettishly, and fell on King Ning's shoulder, laughing non-stop.Now Anlu Mountain, who is serving as a foreign envoy, often presents rare treasures to Concubine Yang. There are only one musical instrument, and there are a total of [-] pieces.The pipes and sheng are all made of good quality jade, and every time they are played, it will make people feel the breeze and the sound of nature.It's a pity that the rare treasure is not as good as the living treasure under Hu'er's crotch, and Concubine Yang Yuhuan's heart is not happy.Now that Anlu Mountain is away, King Ning is young and romantic, able to fill the emptiness of Concubine Yang that An Lushan could not satisfy. For a while, Yang's daughter once again felt the passion and happiness of that year.But Concubine Yang Guifei has experienced two major setbacks in succession by the emperor’s old husband. The emperor is the emperor after all. Xuanzong was equally satisfied, so she also got a richer reward.

The pipa used by Concubine Yang Guifei, who has always used music and dance as a means of favor, was presented by Bai Jizhen, an eunuch of Luoshatan Temple, when he returned to Beijing on an envoy to Shu. phoenix.The strings used were paid tribute by the Mahamira Kingdom in the first year of Yongtai, and they were made of silk from the Lushui River in the country, as bright as pearls.Xuanzong also gave Concubine Yang a pair of Bifen fur, which was a tribute from Lin's kingdom during Taizong's time. The Bifen beast was born from the intersection of Zouyu and leopard. When it grows to its largest size, it is like a puppy. Tens of miles away is a well-deserved rare treasure.Wearing Bifen fur on her body can avoid the heat, because Concubine Yang Guifei's body is plump and fat, and she is especially afraid of heat. In the heat of summer, wearing light silk clothes and several servants blowing fans on both sides cannot relieve the heat.At that time, she was escaping the summer heat in Xingqing Palace, and the weather was very hot. Concubine Yang Guifei was panting and sweating for a while.Xuanzong suddenly remembered the precious Bifen fur, and hurriedly ordered the inner government officials to take it out and give it to Concubine Yang.From then on, Concubine Yang would put on Bifen fur every hot day, and she would stop sweating and feel very cool.There is also a pair of jade fish. Every summer, Concubine Yang Guifei holds the jade fish in her mouth; this jade comes from Kungang, and when she holds it in her mouth, it immediately refreshes her heart and spleen.One fur and one jade, Concubine Yang Guifei can't do without it every summer.

11. The whole country is sluggish and has fun and extravagance

One day it was deep in autumn, and Xuanzong wanted to visit the garden with Concubine Yang. Concubine Yang said that the scenery in the autumn garden was bleak, and it made people feel sad when they saw it, so they would lie in bed coquettishly.Xuanzong was so tickled by her, he stepped forward to hold Concubine Yang in his arms, and asked in a low voice what Aifei likes to play, Concubine Yang said: "I have never played any new tricks with your majesty, whatever can be found in the world, I will do it The offerings are piled up like mountains and seas, and now I have had enough fun and fun, and there is really nothing interesting. I suddenly want to watch the cockfighting show, and talk about it as a concubine to relieve the day's sleepiness."

Xuanzong immediately issued an edict to build a cockfighting square between the Hall of Eternal Life and Xingqing Palace; he ordered Huangmen to search for thousands of roosters in Chang'an City, with golden hair and iron claws, high crowns and long tails, and raise them in the chicken square.Another 500 young men from the Sixth Army were selected to be tamed and tamed.

Then Xuanzong and Concubine Yang watched the cockfight together in the imperial palace, with civil and military soldiers on the left and right, and attendants like clouds, which were divided into two corridors.Five hundred teenagers, who are only twelve or thirteen years old, stand in the square with carved emerald and gold crowns, brocade sleeves and embroidered jackets, holding bells and blowing chickens, and leading flocks of chickens.As soon as the group of roosters heard the order, they erected their feathers and spread their wings, sharpened their beaks and sharpened their claws, restrained their anger and waited for victory.

Concubine Yang Guifei saw it, and felt as happy as Baosi a thousand years ago.From then on, the families of the kings, relatives, princesses, marquises, and prime ministers in the capital all engaged in cockfighting, gambling with gold and silver.So young men in the capital don't work hard to study, but take it as a business to get chickens, with the intention of being able to become an official and become famous once in a while.In such a bottom-up corrupt court of eating, drinking and having fun, An Lushan was able to develop his power greatly.After he achieved success in currying favor with Concubine Yang Gui and was named the Queen of Dongping County, he began to collect talents from all over the world and store them for his own use.Yang Guozhong saw that An Lushan's power was growing day by day, and he felt the threat was approaching. Of course, this threat was only a threat to his official position and power in the court, not a threat of the country being changed.Because of this threat, he also asked someone to find heroes in the interior of the capital, and the Minister of War recommended Guo Ziyi.The young hero Guo Ziyi is full of strategy, loyal and upright. He was born in martial arts and went to Beijing to attend the election. It is full of the sorrow of serving the country and the passion of helping the world.Therefore, when he first met Yang Guozhong, the young and passionate Guo Ziyi said that for the present, the first thing to do is to prevent An Lushan from rebelling.

Prime Minister Yang told him lightly that the Son of Heaven was also wary of Anlu Mountain being threatened by his elbows, so he sent him out and led the soldiers from the east of the river to beg Khitan Asbu.

In fact, the formation of An Lushan's rebellion is also inseparable from Prime Minister Yang's incompatibility. At first he was seeking self-protection, but later he saw that the monarchs and ministers in the court were fighting cocks and playing dogs and having nothing to do. The emperor should be himself, why should he be looked down upon by others.And he was able to lead the Hedong soldiers to fight against Khitan Asbu as he wished, thanks to the love of the noble concubine Yang Taizhen, because she loved him, so she was afraid that he would be framed, so she came to Xuanzong to speak well, so Xuanzong would approve what he wanted Please.

When Guo Ziyi heard Prime Minister Yang's short-sighted answer, he immediately fell to his feet and sighed: "The big thing is over!" Yang Guozhong then turned his long-sighted eyes into the distance and asked him how serious the situation would be. In this way, Guo Ziyi's eyes were like a torch, and he said sternly, "Going to Anlu Mountain, with heavy troops in hand, is like a tiger returning to the mountain, and he will definitely rebel against the Central Plains and the imperial court in the future!"

Yang Guozhong suddenly realized that, while playing Guo Ziyi as Wei Weiqing, commanding troops to defend the capital, Guo Ziyi said to himself after being appointed: "Although I, Guo Ziyi, have a low official position, I will definitely serve the court. I have long been loyal to the country, but I have no chance. "At the same time, Yang Guozhong went to the palace to play to the emperor, saying that An Lushan had objected, and he should not be allowed to stay outside for a long time.Xuanzong's doubts and beliefs were mixed, Yang Guozhong repeatedly remonstrated, and Xuanzong issued an edict to summon An Lushan to return to the court.

(End of this chapter)