Tang Dynasty woman

Chapter 79
5. The Zhongshan wolf made a fool of the royal daughter

The eunuchs in the court have always exercised power, and there is no exception to form a feudal town.Daizong was also indecisive and tolerant of everything. The frontier guard pushed Zhu Xi to be the marshal, so Daizong followed his subordinates' wishes and appointed Zhu Xi as the military governor.Xue Song, the Jiedu envoy of Prime Minister and Weizhou, died of illness, and the generals pushed his brother Xue E to take over. Daizong just let nature take its course.Among the envoys, Wei Bo's envoy Tian Chengsi was the most domineering. He asked to be the prime minister, and Daizong sent an envoy to comfort him and grant him the same order.

Tian Hua, the son of Tian Chengsi, relied on his father's power to rape countless women from good families in Wei and Bo states.Some of the raped women committed suicide in embarrassment, and some made noises in the Jiedu Yamen.When Tian Chengsi saw such a woman coming to the yamen to cry and make noise, he ordered the guards to beat him to death with sticks.Poor these women, they were spoiled for nothing, and their lives were lost for nothing. Their fathers and brothers shrank their heads in fright and hid at home, no one dared to say no.Tian Hua's lust became more and more violent, and he gradually began to bully the wives and children of his subordinates, but no one dared to say no.

Emperor Daizong's youngest daughter, Princess Yongle, is very charming. Tian Hua once met her father Tian Chengsi in the palace, and she never forgot, so Tian Chengsi proposed to marry his son Tian Hua.In order to subdue Tian Chengsi, Emperor Daizong had no choice but to linger again and again, and in pain, he married his beloved daughter, Princess Yongle, to Tian Hua, the tall and ugly son of Tian Chengsi.

Tian Hua has a rough personality, and he yells and abuses the princess arbitrarily. Pity this golden branch and jade leaf, who is bullied by a reckless man every day, and lives in humiliation.

However, Tian Chengsi took advantage of this to become a relative of the emperor, so he became even more arrogant. He even forcibly expelled Xue E, occupied Weizhou, and then attacked Xiangzhou. Instead, it fell into Luozhou.Daizong couldn't bear it, so he ordered Xue Jianxun, Li Baochen of Chengde, Zhu Tao of Youzhou, Li Chengzhao of Zhaoyi, Li Zhengji of Ziqing, Li Zhongchen of Huaixi, Li Mian of Yongping, Tian Shenyu of Biansong, and other soldiers A total of 6 horses will attack Tian Chengsi.

Unexpectedly, all the soldiers and horses from all walks of life were defeated by Tian Chengsi, and he occupied three or four states and cities, and the momentum was very strong, sharp and urgent.Soon Tian Chengsi attacked the city of Linming. Linming is the throat of the river east. If Linming is lost, the Central Plains will be greatly shaken.At that time, all the people from all walks of life were rushed by Tian Chengsi and his other son Tian Yue, father and son, and there was no news.Zhang Ni, the prefect of Linming, guarded for three months, and his food and supplies were exhausted.

Zhang Yu's daughter is beautiful, and he usually regards her as the apple of his eye. At such a time when food is exhausted, Zhang Ni dresses up her daughter very beautifully, sits on a white jade plate, and shows the soldiers: "Today, the city's treasury will be exhausted. I would like to use this girl to pay for my salary!" The soldiers were greatly moved, weeping, begging the general to go out of the city to fight to the death, and sure enough, as soon as the city gate was opened, the soldiers came out clamorously, with unstoppable vigor.Tian Yue was defeated and retreated fifty li.After getting countless grains and rice, Zhang Yu collected his army and entered the city, still standing in deep trenches and high fortifications, waiting for help.

Later, reinforcements from all walks of life came and surrounded Tian Chengsi's camp, causing Tian's army to be defeated in the first battle.The Tian family's father and son, who were defeated in World War I, forced Princess Yongle to write a letter to intercede on their behalf. Poor Princess Yongle wrote a family letter with tears in her eyes under the old fist of the barbarian.Sure enough, Emperor Daizong thought of his daughter's face, ordered Tian's father and son to be restored to their original positions, and gave iron coupons.Soon after, the elderly Tian Chengsi died of illness. Not long after his death, in May of the 14th year of the Dali calendar, that is, in 779 AD, Emperor Daizong also died.The posthumous edict summoned Guo Ziyi to Beijing to take pictures of the magistrate of the tomb.Li Shi, the crown prince, was established as the heir emperor, who was located in the Taiji Hall, called Emperor Dezong, and his reign name was changed to Jianzhong.

Dezong respected Guo Ziyi as his father, added him to the rank of Taiwei, and concurrently served as the order of Zhongshu; he named Zhu Xi the king of Suining, and concurrently served as the peace minister.The two persons who are both generals and prime ministers actually don't care about the government, but Chang Yan lives in the political affairs hall, and whenever he meets a petition, he often signs on behalf of the two. The matter of taking bribes.After all, Dezong Li Shi was more courageous than his father, so he quickly reprimanded Chang Yanqi for not being superior, and demoted him to be the governor of Chaozhou.He promoted Cui Youfu, who was framed by him, to the position of prime minister, and issued an edict to stop the tribute from all directions, so that the world must not play auspicious auspiciousness. He also released the tame elephant that was locked in the deep palace to the mountains, and sent many older palace ladies to the mountains. It was also released outside the gate of the deep palace.Emperor Dezong also set up the Dengwen drum at the gate of the court, and issued an edict ordering the people to come and beat the drum to express their grievances, and then they would be sent to the third division for questioning.This move made the people happy, and for a while the people obeyed, and the world was in great order.

Because Emperor Dezong's concubine Shen was his biological mother, he searched everywhere, and after years of turmoil, there was still no news. Empress Dowager Shen's great-grandfather Shen Shiheng was Taibao, ancestor Shen Jiefu was Taifu, father Shen Yizhi was Taishi, Empress Dowager Shen Yiliang was Sikong, and Shen Yiliang's son Shen Zhen was Taiwei.In one day, the Shen family was extremely glorious, and 120 seven people were worshiped.And all the edicts are decorated with emerald greens and carried to Shen's home on royal horses.

Emperor Dezong Li Shi also called Shen Yiliang's wife, Cui Shi, into the palace to meet him. He respected her very much.Moreover, when the two beauties Wang and Wei visited, Dezong ordered Aunt Cui not to return the courtesy, and not to pay homage to them.In the first year of Jianzhong, Dezong conferred the honorary title of the former Empress Dowager Shen.Cui Youfu was good at painting, and Emperor Dezong ordered him to paint the portrait of Empress Dowager Shen, which was enshrined in Hanyuan Hall.When holding a great sacrifice to the Empress Dowager Shen, Dezong's whole body was crowned, from the left step, standing in the east, and the ministers stood in the west. Dezong worshiped the title book again, sobbing and sobbing uncontrollably. His filial piety is earth-shattering.

6. A talented woman who is rich and noble but willing to stay poor
The Empress Dowager Shen had a deep love with Daizong back then, and the current Emperor Dezong also fell in love with a beautiful woman when he was in the East Palace. Although he only met her once, he could never forget her in his heart.Today, as the emperor, there are many beauties in the harem, but he still can't let go.

At that time, there was a minister named Wang Chengsheng in the court. When Dezong was in the East Palace, he had a similar interest with him. Wang Chengsheng was good at the piano, and Dezong was also good at the piano.Wang Chengsheng has a younger sister named Wang Zhu who is good at playing the piano.On that day, Wang Chengsheng invited the prince to his home to listen to his sister Wang Zhu playing the piano.

The two sat high in the hall, surrounded by the red screen, and Wang Zhu sat behind the screen, and the sound of jingle gongs came out of the screen slowly.When the future Emperor Dezong's prince Li Shizheng was drinking, he heard the melodious and melodious sound of the piano, so he stopped the wine glass in his hand and listened intently.The sound of the piano is like birds chirping, like the roar of the wind and waves, like big pearls and small pearls falling on a jade plate.Prince Li Shijiu has heard rumors that Miss Wangzhu, who is good at playing the piano, is also very beautiful. Now, through the sound of the piano, he said to Wang Chengsheng that he would like to invite his sister to see him, okay?

Wang Chengsheng didn't dare to bargain, he took Prince Li Shi's discussion completely as an edict to accept it, and immediately obeyed the prince's words, ran into the inner room repeatedly, urging his younger sister Wang Zhu to dress up quickly, and meet Prince Li Shi.Then he turned around and came out, drinking and laughing with Prince Li Shi.The two drank lightly for a long time, but Miss Wang Zhu hadn't come out yet.Wang Chengsheng was so anxious that he rushed into the backyard again to urge him, only to see his sister lying on the embroidered couch with disheveled hair and casual clothes, holding a book in her hand, as if she was fine.

Wang Chengsheng was very surprised, hurriedly went up to urge him to dress up quickly and go out to meet the present prince.What a Miss Wang Zhu, her brother was in a hurry as if in a fire, but she herself was as leisurely and peaceful as in a water. Seeing her brother running around the room in a hurry, she couldn't help smiling and said: "What kind of prince is not a prince? What does it have to do with my girl's family, and it's worth rushing like this! You men only want fame and wealth, but we are girls, but we don't want fame and wealth! It's fine if you don't see it!"

As soon as Wang Chengsheng heard his sister Wang Zhu say "I don't see you", he hastily bowed to his sister: "My good sister, just for my brother's sake, go out and meet me!" Standing up slowly, facing the mirror indifferently, brushing her temples slightly, without applying makeup or changing dresses, she held the servant girl's shoulders and walked gracefully to the outer courtyard.

Wang Chengsheng rushed out, rushed ahead of his younger sister Wang Zhu, and introduced to Prince Li Shi, "Sister Wang Zhu, I pay my respects to Qiantui." , did not apply any makeup, but she was absolutely beautiful, her face was radiant and dazzling, she was indeed a natural beauty, and the makeup stained her color, for a moment, she looked straight at her in a daze.It wasn't until Wang Chengsheng, who was secretly delighted to watch from the side, reminded the prince, that Prince Li Shi came back to his senses, stood up quickly, and called the young lady to invite him in a very polite and courteous voice.When the prince Li Shicai was about to step forward and stretch out his hand to help, Wang Zhu stood up with relief, turned around and went in as if in shock, leaving the prince Li Shi there reluctantly, standing there in a daze Looking at her without looking back, Wang Chengsheng couldn't help stomping his feet secretly in anxiety.

Since then, Prince Li Shi sleeps, thinks and dreams, and eats and eats lazily. The virtuous Dugu Empress Chunying heard about this and told Emperor Daizong.So the royal family ministers Li Sheng and his wife were ordered by the emperor to be sent to the royal family first to preach that they wanted to accept Wang Zhu as the crown prince's concubine.Mrs. Li, Mrs. Chen, was also ordered by Empress Dugu to lead the nanny in the palace to serve Wang Zhu's fragrant soup to bathe in the Wang family's inner house.In the warm room again, I unbuttoned her top and bottom clothes, only to see her skin like creamy fat, slender waist and long legs, jade shoulders and moist arms, and towering breasts; It turns smooth.Mrs. Li, Mrs. Chen, looked at it and praised: "This girl is really a beauty in the world. I feel pity when I see it, let alone the prince!"

Wang Zhu is a girl, she usually takes her body very shyly and preciously, but now a group of stupid women turn her over, watch her, fiddle with her and taste her, she is so ashamed that she sheds tears.Later, when I heard that she was summoned to enter the palace and made her the concubine of the crown prince, I couldn't bear the grievance any longer, and wept softly, saying that I would not enter the palace even if I died!It is also said that since ancient times, all emperors have been unlucky men.Once a girl's family enters the palace, there will be no good results.

Wang Chengsheng comforted and persuaded again and again: "Today's thousand years old is the future's long live; once a girl enters the palace, she will be favored by the thousand years old, and she will be a concubine in the future. On the day of his success, even the ancestors of the nine clans can be rewarded with high officials and rich salary, what an honor!" Seeing his sister's refusal, Wang Chengsheng repeatedly used his brother, father and family to persecute her.Wang Zhu was forced by his elder brother, so he evaded and said: "I am still young and don't know any etiquette. If I go to the East Palace, if there is any disrespect, wouldn't it implicate my elder brother? Since I have a thousand-year-old favor, please invite my elder brother." I went to beg the prince, and it will not be too late to enter the palace when the prince ascends the throne and canonize me as a noble concubine. If I were to enter the palace today, I would have no choice but to take the risk of committing a serious crime of violating the order and be crushed. Tens of thousands of corpses cannot enter the Eastern Palace to serve the crown prince!"

Wang Chengsheng knew that his sister was strong by nature, and he was afraid that if he disobeyed her too much, it would really kill her.He had no choice but to go to the East Palace immediately and play his sister's words to Prince Ming Li Shi.Prince Li Shi was indeed a sentimental type, so he willingly and patiently waited for Wang Zhu to be his imperial concubine.

In a blink of an eye, Prince Li Shi ascended to the throne and became Emperor Dezong. His original concubine, Wang, had a disease since the third year of Zhenyuan and was bedridden all year round.When she was sick, she only thought of her own prince, and begged Emperor Dezong to make him the crown prince. Dezong was the heart of Prince An, so he made the prince the prince, and made Wang Guicon the queen.On this day, the canonization ceremony was held in Kunde Palace.After the ceremony, the poor Wang and Empress were already exhausted, and when they closed their eyes, they died of breathlessness.Dezong was very sad, until the funeral was held and the temple was erected. After everything was over, Dezong still missed the queen, and he was sad and tearful every day.

In order to relieve the emperor's grief, the princes and ministers of the clan, Li Sheng, Hun Yu, etc., mentioned the beauty of the Wang family. Dezong was really happy, and Wu Tongxuan, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, took the emperor's book and read it at Wang Chengsheng's home, and made Wang Zhu the concubine Yi. .

At this time, Wang Zhu had become more and more beautiful. Dezong Li Shi announced her into the palace. He didn't know how to pamper her. The three thousand Fendai had already been forgotten.Dezong saw that the skin of Wang Guifei was as white as jade, so he took the pearls and jade stored in the treasure house and strung them into clothes for Wang Guifei to wear.The royal concubine has always been obsessed with cleanliness, and she has to bathe three times a day, groom three times, and change clothes three times; every time she sits together, there are palace maids holding pads and changing them by the side.For every meal, there must be eight maids, watching the wine and rice from the left and right.Therefore, every action of Wang Guifei must be supported by hundreds of court ladies.

Dezong Li Shi also built a crystal building for the noble concubine Wangzhu, with crystal walls in the building, and shadows on the four walls in the pedestrian room.On the day when the Crystal Building was completed, Emperor Dezong held a high-level wine meeting downstairs, and called the minister's wives and concubines of the sixth palace to play downstairs.Everyone was laughing, but suddenly Wang Guifei disappeared.Dezong was busy looking for it, but the court lady replied, "Your Majesty has gone upstairs to rest."

Dezong couldn't leave Wang Guifei for a moment, so he urgently ordered the maid to go upstairs to call, but the court lady went for a long time, but Wang Guifei came downstairs.Dezong couldn't bear it anymore, so he went upstairs in person, and saw Wang Guifei sitting on the gum bed, lowering her head and wiping tears.When Dezong saw it, he was both regretful and surprised.

(End of this chapter)