Tang Dynasty woman

chapter 9
From then on, Li Yuan's life was rewritten in this way, from a willing to be a prefect who obeyed the emperor's orders, he jumped up to become a leading figure in the trend. Eat brocade clothes and jade shoes, but mainly replaced by soldiers and horses. There are constant battles, victories and defeats, and bitterness and joy. Among them, Li Shimin's talents are brought into full play on this great stage.However, Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji, who instigated the rebellion together at the time, had completely different final fates. Pei Ji and Li Yuan were very congenial in that kind of non-scented taste, so he speculated on the pulse of Li Yuan's love of wine, sex and incompetence. When Jinyang joined the army, he sent Li Yuan 500 beautiful court ladies in private, and asked him to march with him.Sure enough, Li Yuan, who became the emperor, believed that Pei Ji had the greatest contribution, and Pei Ji benefited from this throughout his life, enjoying inexhaustible high-ranking officials and generous salaries.However, Liu Wenjing failed to clearly realize this characteristic of Li Yuan in time. Pei Ji's reuse was originally a wake-up call for the emperor's cronies and courtiers to suspect heroes. Suspicious, in the end, Li Yuan, who was proclaimed emperor, was charged with treason, and the emperor was relieved to be killed unjustly.Li Shimin, who is also a great hero, is also facing the same severe test.

3. Playing with water ornaments
Of course, Emperor Yang at this time was also aware of the turmoil in the world, so he could ignore the extraordinary trivial matters. In the midst of anxiety, Emperor Yang would often wear only Put on a short coat, walk with a stick in the high pavilion in the palace.

Emperor Yangdi wanted to watch the astrology on the high platform in the palace, and he could roughly explain the good and bad of the astrology.That day, he looked at it for a while and felt that the sky was not good, so he joked wryly to Empress Xiao who was by his side, "There are a lot of people out there plotting against me. Although I will lose the world in the future, I will not lose the Great Wall." Gong, Qing is also the empress of Shen."

Empress Xiao felt heartbroken when she heard this, and asked sadly: "Why did your majesty say that?" Emperor Yang didn't answer, but just shook his head and sighed. .Suddenly a gust of wind blew out all the lamps and candles on the stage, and everyone was even more terrified.Emperor Yangdi laughed wryly at himself and said, "The high and the low, the joys and sorrows, change for it, what's there to worry about?"

Empress Xiao, who didn't know that the hatred of subjugation was in front of her eyes, hurriedly comforted him and said: "Your Majesty! Tomorrow is a good day, and there are fifteen volumes of "Water Ornament Picture Classics" written by Bachelor Du Bao, telling thousands of wonderful stories in the water; Dagon made 72 kinds of water decorations, all of which are decorated with wooden figures. The wooden figures are more than two feet long, wearing silk and hidden secrets, and they can all be vivid like real people. There are no other animals, fish and birds. It's a great coincidence that I have ordered them to be displayed in the Jiuqu Pond, and I hope His Majesty can visit them, Your Majesty, why don't you have the leisure to enjoy yourself?"

Emperor Yangdi wanted to escape from this terrible reality, so Empress Xiao made it right for her, and decided to play in the dark the next day, regardless of what happened outside.

Emperor Yangdi and his party rushed to Jiuqu Pool after breakfast the next day.As soon as you arrive at the Jiuqu Pool, you can see colorful lights from a distance, and the piles are very delicately arranged.Many eunuchs and court ladies are surrounding, watching and laughing.Emperor Yangdi got down from his chariot and took a closer look. It turned out that the water ornaments were loaded in twelve square boats, and each boat went on the water one by one.There are vivid and lifelike wooden figures carved on the boat, some near the mountains, some near the water, some according to the rock, and some living in the palace. A total of 72 stories that happened on the water are described.As soon as the boat moved, the wooden man would play the shengxiao and the orchestra in unison. The melody was melodious and very pleasant;There are also twelve trick boats, mixed in the water decoration boats.The maids are also made of wood, and they are in charge of serving wine. Each boat has a wooden craftsman standing on the bow holding a cup, another wooden craftsman standing aside holding a pot, and another wooden craftsman standing on the side. Steer the rudder on the stern of the boat, and two wooden tricksters sit in the boat and row the oars.The boat moved slowly, and every time it reached the guest seat, it would stop the boat and offer wine, and wait for the guests to drink up before moving. If the wine was not exhausted, they would not go anyway.All the operation and control mechanisms are hidden in the water, and the viewers can never see it on the water.

At this time, Emperor Yang and Empress Xiao were sitting by the pool at the same table, drinking wine and admiring the water ornaments one by one.

4. Tokyo Dangerous
All the famous stories of all kinds that happened on the water from ancient times to the present, after one boat, another boat.When Emperor Yangdi was enjoying himself, he ordered all his concubines and concubines to toast and drink. When he was having fun, he suddenly saw an official staggering into the palace. He ran straight to Emperor Yangdi's feet, fell to the ground and cried bitterly.When Emperor Yangdi saw it, it turned out that it was Zhao Xin, a close servant of Yang Tong, King of Yue in Tokyo. Emperor Yangdi immediately asked him what was the matter?Xin Zhao cried and said: "Tokyo is dying, His Royal Highness King Yue sent slaves and maidservants to sneak out and come to Long Live God for help."

Emperor Yangdi, who was playing dizzily, was very surprised when he heard the words, and hurriedly asked, "What's the crisis in Tokyo?"

Zhao Xin cried and said: "Xijing has been occupied by Li Yuan, Tokyo is also besieged by Li Mi very urgently, I am afraid that the city will be destroyed soon, I hope Long live to send troops to rescue the siege."

Hearing this, Emperor Yangdi shivered suddenly in fright. The wine glass in his hand fell off the ground long ago and was smashed to pieces. , the country’s affairs have been corrupted to this point, and now the general situation is gone, and it is irreparable for me!” Then, he ordered the maids to put on a big wine glass, and Emperor Yang said tragically: “I want to be happy today, come, ladies and gentlemen, let me get drunk !” As he spoke, he laughed wildly, and at the same time raised his glass to invite all the wives to drink.

Xin Zhao, who had an important mission, knelt down at Emperor Yangdi's feet stubbornly amidst laughing and drinking, weeping bitterly and refusing to get up, begging repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please send troops to rescue King Yue and King Dai!"

After Yangdi's wild laughter came to an end, he panted and said to Zhao Xin: "I can't enjoy the wealth of Jiangdu, so why do I need Tokyo! Since the situation is so critical, let's just ignore it!"

After hearing what Yangdi said, Zhao Xin didn't dare to play any more, so he kowtowed and retreated down the steps.Emperor Yang looked at the back of Zhao Xin going down, suddenly remembered the scenery of Tokyo, hurriedly asked someone to call him, and then called back and asked, "I ask you, how is the scenery in Xiyuan?" Xin Zhao said: "Xiyuan Traveling eastward from Shengjia, the terraces and pavilions are desolate, the gardens are lonely, the vermilion households are full of dust, the steps are surrounded by green moss, desolate and depressed, and the beauty and splendor of that time will never be restored!"

5. You Ge Zhao's Subjugation
Emperor Yangdi felt sad for a long time when he heard this, and then smiled wryly: "There is so much rebellion outside, even if the two capitals are not broken, I have no intention of returning! I heard that the scenery in the east of the river is beautiful, and the mountains and rivers around Danyang, Kuaiji, Yongjia, and Yuhang are beautiful. I don’t want to rule the palace and move the capital to Danyang, but I don’t know if my wife would like to go with me?” Empress Xiao immediately echoed without thinking: “Although Jiangdong is remote, the Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen and Five Dynasties all built their capitals here one after another. The scenery is also beautiful. Yes, His Majesty's words are very true."

Emperor Yangdi was immediately pleased by what his beloved queen said, and the next day he went out of the hall to call a group of ministers to discuss.Emperor Yangdi said: "The two capitals are occupied by thieves. I don't want to return. Now I want to surrender Jiangdong as a plan for my descendants. I don't know what you think?" Sitting and watching the success or failure of the Central Plains is not only a great plan for future generations, but also a great strategy to wait for work with ease." Emperor Yang was even more happy when he heard this, and he thought about his extraordinary strategy, and then he didn't need other ministers to repeat it. So they directly passed the decree to Danyang (now Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province), asking them to rebuild the palace, dig a new river to connect Yongjia and Yuhang, and complete the work within a time limit.

So the minister of the Ministry of Industry immediately led the order to go to open the river and rule the palace. At this time, the people were exhausted and thousands of people complained, and these two major projects required at least 10 people; Forced by orders from above, they had no choice but to blindly oppress the lowest class of ordinary people.At this time, Emperor Yang just spent all his time chasing and having fun in the maze, waiting for the Jiangdong Palace to be completed so that he could move the capital as soon as possible.

However, Emperor Yangdi was actually depressed because of the changing state affairs. In addition, he had been drinking and drinking for many years, and his body had already unknowingly collapsed.That day, Zhu Guier was dressing up in front of the mirror, and Emperor Yang walked up behind her, intending to amuse Zhu Guier, but unexpectedly, his own face was reflected in the mirror, which happened to be seen by Yangdi again. He was so haggard that he couldn't help but say in amazement: "My God, why did I lose weight so much!"

Zhu Guier was afraid that Emperor Yang would be sad, so he deliberately joked: "This is the so-called day of scum, and the day of cleanness." But Emperor Yang didn't seem to hear it at all. He stared at the mirror for a long time, and suddenly stroked his neck , Youyou said to himself: "Such a good head, I don't know who will behead it in the end!" Zhu Gui'er was shocked suddenly, and said in a trembling voice: "Why did your majesty say that?"

Emperor Yangdi just laughed out loud, and there was a kind of mania and desolation in the fear that the doomsday was coming in his laughter. When he couldn't laugh anymore, he gasped and said to himself: "Since ancient times, the reincarnation of fish and dragons has been common, so there is nothing to make a fuss about." Yes, in this life I am the son of heaven, and I have enjoyed it well, and in the next life I will be an ox or a horse, and I will not feel unwilling!" Then Emperor Yang ordered someone to serve wine, and drank with Zhu Gui'er until he was very drunk , Zhu Guier helped him into the tent and fell asleep.

Reluctantly, not long after going to bed, Emperor Yang woke up again. He jumped up, but found that nothing had happened, but it was difficult to fall asleep again.But I was awake but I really had nothing to do, so I chatted with Zhu Guier without saying a word, but I felt that it was not interesting at all. At this moment, I heard the voice of a woman singing faintly outside the window, with a sad and sad tone. Sadly.Unconsciously, Emperor Yang jumped up from the bed again, and asked: "Who is singing such a sad song outside the window?" He asked several times, but no one answered.Emperor Yangdi couldn't bear it anymore, so he put on his clothes and got out of bed, went under the curtain and listened carefully.The singing sounded intermittently again, but the words were clearly sung: "Yangliu Xie from Henan, Li Huarong from Hebei,

Where does Yang Hua fly to?
Li Hua is strong and natural! "

Emperor Yangdi tiptoed out of the curtain and saw seven or eight maids, surrounded by a concubine, listening to her singing.Emperor Yangdi was suddenly overwhelmed by an unknown feeling, and hurriedly went forward to call the concubine over for questioning.The palace concubine was singing for fun, but at the end of the night, Emperor Yang himself came out to ask him, and all the maids panicked.Especially the palace concubine was so frightened that she prostrated herself on the ground, not daring to raise her head.Although Emperor Yang treated his ministers cruelly, he never yelled loudly when he was in court ladies. He hurriedly comforted the ladies not to be alarmed, and pulled up the palace concubine to ask: "Who taught you to sing this song?"

The palace concubine replied: "This is a song written by children on the roadside. It was not composed by concubines and maidservants, and it was not taught by concubines and maidservants to sing." How did the palace know?"

Hearing the words, the palace concubine knew that she had slipped her tongue, so she had to truthfully say: "Your maidservant has a brother who is among the people, and he often visits him quietly. Last time he came, he taught this maidservant this song, so she sings it when she is free. Sing." After listening to the concubine's words, Emperor Yang didn't blame her, he just waved her hand to let her go down, and then to Zhu Gui'er, he suddenly sighed loudly: "That's all! That's all! This is really God's will, God's will! "

In the middle of the night, Emperor Yangdi suddenly became fussy, and someone had already reported to Empress Xiao that he knew about it.Empress Xiao rushed over and urged Emperor Yang to go back to the palace to sleep.Emperor Yangdi said: "The situation is coming, how can I tell people to sleep! How to relieve worries, only Du Kang! Bring wine!"

The palace servants served the wine, and Emperor Yang straightened his neck and poured down more than a dozen cups in succession.The more he drank, the more angry he felt. He stood up, walked around in the yard, and looked up to the sky, only to see the night sky was threatening, and he, the emperor on earth, was helpless.Emperor Yangdi felt empty and full of nothing to settle down, so he sat down again holding the wine pot and poured it straight into his mouth.Putting down the flagon, my heart was full of worries and depression, so I picked up the pen unconsciously, pondered for a long time, and wrote a poem slowly:

The palace of gold and jade, the realm of immortals, the lanterns are dim and the curtain is heavy.Sighing the world of Fangfei, no one rewards, all pay the wind and rain.

The river is green, the war is endless, the hometown is empty and the guests have not returned, and the ground is full of hatred, but what can we do?And fight to drink, don't care about the great mountains and rivers!
After Yangdi wrote it, he began to recite the words himself. After reading it twice, he didn't feel the sound, and burst into tears.Empress Xiao hurriedly came forward to persuade him, and persuaded Emperor Yang to drink to relieve his worries.Emperor Yangdi drank until he was in a daze, and then Empress Xiao personally helped him into the tent and fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)