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Chapter 51 The Anecdote on the Dragon Chair 8
Transnational love affairs of ancient emperors
Transnational love is not unique to modern times. As early as in ancient times, many emperors had already experienced the addiction of "combining Chinese and Western styles" and had foreign lovers.

Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, who was famous for his flair, was among the concubines in the harem and had a foreign noble concubine.Mr. Ge Chengyong, a well-known expert on literature and history and editor-in-chief of the cultural relics magazine, once suggested that Tang Xuanzong had a Hu Xuannv and a concubine from Central Asia.Tang Xuanzong recorded about 20 concubines in the harem, including Concubine Liu Hua, Concubine Zhao Li, Concubine Qian, Huangfu Deyi, Concubine Wu Hui, and Concubine Liu Jieyu. , Tang Xuanzong did have foreign concubines.

It is recorded in the "Biography of the Emperors and Princesses" in "New Book of Tang": "Princess Shouan, born of Cao Ye Naji." In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, "Ji" was used by people to refer to young and beautiful women, and the so-called "Yana" means foreign. As a surname, Cao is a common surname used by the Sogdians who were born in the Cao country in Central Asia when they entered China and changed to Chinese surnames.

So whether this concubine is from the Cao country in Central Asia has not been tested by the academic circle for a long time.It can only be inferred based on the customs and culture at that time. With the opening of the Silk Road at that time, the exchange of Eastern and Western cultures became more and more common, and it was not difficult for Westerners to come to China. Then, it was common for Tang Xuanzong to marry an East Asian woman as his concubine. things.As for how this foreign woman came to China and was able to get close to Tang Xuanzong?

According to the clues of historical documents and scholars' in-depth research on Hua Sogdian culture, they believe that there are three main sources of Central Asian women entering China.One is to rely on the trafficking of Hu maids.Second, Central Asians continued to migrate to the Central Plains.The third is a woman who came from the Sogdians of Central Asia as a tribute.

In any case, Tang Xuanzong, as a generation of romantic emperors, and "good at singing and dancing, good at rhythm", gave a great opportunity to beautiful foreign women who are good at singing and dancing, and graceful, so Cao Ye should be the tribute of Cao Guo during the Kaiyuan period Hu Xuannv was favored by Xuanzong because of her talent, beauty and virtue.

Another person who had a love affair with a foreign woman was Zhu Di. Ming Chengzu Zhu Di was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the fourth son of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. After launching a coup, he ascended the throne and became emperor. Wenzhiwugong, Wentaowulue, is a rare talent for governing the world, but what Zhu Di is little known to people is his love affair with a North Korean woman.

Concubine Quan, a woman from North Korea, is the daughter of Quan Yongjun, the national worker of the Korean government. She was born in a famous family. She is beautiful and intelligent.Since the Yuan Dynasty, North Korea has been forced to present beautiful women to the Chinese court, and the same is true in the early Ming Dynasty.There are many concubines of North Korea in Zhu Yuanzhang's harem. According to historical records, Cheng Zu Zhu Di is the descendant of the rich family born to Concubine Shuo of North Korea.

Probably in order to be able to see his mother from the beauty of North Korea, there are many North Korean concubines in Zhu Di's harem, and Concubine Quan is the most favored by the ancestor Zhu Di.When seeing her for the first time, Zhu Di was attracted by Concubine Quan's beauty, and was even more impressed by Concubine Quan's flute sound.From then on, Concubine Quan not only doted on the harem, but also rarely left Chengzu's side.

Later, when Zhu Di marched north to Mongolia, he took Concubine Quan to accompany him in the army. Unfortunately, when the army reached Lincheng, Shandong, he suddenly became seriously ill and died. Because of the poison, he massacred thousands of people in the harem, resulting in a big injustice case, but it is enough to see how deep Zhu Di's love for Concubine Quan is.

There is also a cross-border relationship between Queen Myeongseong of South Korea and Yuan Shikai. In 1882, Yuan Shikai followed Wu Changqing, a general of the Huai Army, into North Korea. At that time, Yuan Shikai was 23 years old and in the prime of life. Later, in 1885, he was promoted to be the plenipotentiary representative of the Qing Prime Minister in North Korea to negotiate trade matters.

Yuan Shikai was appreciated by the King of Han because he helped the King of Han and his concubine, Queen Mingcheng, the Min family, to get rid of the political enemy Dayuanjun, and the real ruler at that time, Concubine Min, appreciated Yuan Shikai even more. She followed Yuan Shikai's suggestion and formed a volunteer regiment, and appointed Yuan Shikai as an ambassador for military training, and built an important military force.

Concubine Min, known as the most beautiful woman in the world, admired Yuan Shikai, and Yuan Shikai was no match for the beauty of the concubine, so the two had an affair. In order not to arouse the suspicion of others, Concubine Min introduced her younger sister Bichan to Yuan Shikai. .In this way, she became Yuan Shikai's older sister, and the two became relatives, so no one would doubt their intimacy.

After Yuan Shikai got married, Concubine Min came to Yuan Shikai's house almost every day in the name of visiting his younger sister. The affair between the two was soon discovered by her younger sister, and her younger sister Bichan was very annoyed. She told Yuan Shikai about the stakes, and Yuan Shikai He was also worried that he would suffer disaster if his liaison with the mother of a country was discovered, so he brought back his concubine from Henan, falsely claiming to be the main wife, and gradually alienated Concubine Min.Concubine Min was very dissatisfied with this matter.

But later, as the Japanese army invaded North Korea, Yuan Shikai also returned to China, and the transnational love between him and Concubine Min ended without a problem.Later, Yuan Shikai ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, trying to subvert history in vain, and became a sinner with a long history of infamy, and the relationship between him and Concubine Min also became a little-known past.

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