Chapter Twenty-Four: The Charm of the King 3

Throughout the history of China, some concubines compete for favor in a very gentle way, although they are also for favor, but they do not hurt or harm others. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info and the way some concubines compete for favor is a little frustrating and outrageous.

For example, Zhao Feiyan, the second empress of Emperor Cheng of the Western Han Dynasty, and Zhao Hede, Zhaoyi of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty:

The original name of Zhao Feiyan, the second empress of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, is not recorded in the official history, and is usually identified as "Yizhu". Because of its slender beauty, relying on the fence to the wind, there is a general sense of wanting to fly, the dance posture is light like a swallow flying phoenix dance, and the neighborhood is mostly known as "Feiyan". Over time, people gradually forgot her real name and called her Zhao Feiyan. The "Yan Dian" in "Yan Qi Huan Fei" refers to Zhao Feiyan.

When the Chinese literati and scholars of the past dynasties wrote poems, they often mentioned Zhao Feiyan's name, and created many novels, poems, paintings and other literary and artistic works with Zhao Feiyan as the theme, so that her exquisite dance skills were widely recited and carried forward.

For example, the Tang Dynasty poet Xu Ning's "Han Palace Song" was inscribed: The water color flute flows in front of the jade frost, and the Zhao family Feiyan serves Zhaoyang. The sound of dancing in the palm of the hand is overwhelming, and the autumn night of the thirty-six palaces is long.

Zhao Hede, the Zhaoyi of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, was Zhao Feiyan's twin sister. Zhao Hede and Zhao Feiyan have very different styles, they are plump and have smooth jade skin, but they are as glamorous and charming as Zhao Feiyan.

According to records, the Zhao sisters are the Gusu people of Jiangnan Water Town, Zhao Feiyan can sing and dance, Tongyin law, Xiao poetry book, enchanting and charming, is a natural stunner in the world, and later a Chang'an Palace person.

In other words, this Zhao Feiyan is definitely a very famous queen in Chinese history.

Zhao Feiyan's "name" is not only because Zhao Feiyan is cold and glamorous, and her dancing skills are wonderful. can dance on the jade plate, and because Zhao Feiyan and her sister Zhao Hede joined forces to compete for favor, but in the end, Emperor Han Cheng died on Zhao Hede's bed!

It is documented. After being brought back to the palace by Emperor Han Cheng, in order to firmly grasp the heart of Emperor Han Cheng, Zhao Feiyan first made a plan to capture and indulge, and refused Emperor Han Cheng to summon her luck for three nights, which successfully aroused Emperor Han Cheng's heart of conquest, and then was fortunate by Emperor Han Cheng night after night, until Emperor Han Cheng could no longer leave her.

And Zhao Feiyan had a good time with Emperor Yan of Han Cheng for the first time. In order to cover up that she once had a skin-to-skin relationship with Fuping Hou Zhang Fang, Zhao Feiyan deliberately chose the time of the menstrual cramp and pretended to be puzzled about "personnel". and if you are unfeeling. As a result, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty felt very fresh, and took a few bites on Zhao Feiyan's creamy fragrant shoulder like crazy, and the tooth marks did not fade until menstruation.

What's even better is that Zhao Feiyan's body blood stained the imperial robe, and she had to wash it for Emperor Han Cheng. Emperor Han Cheng looked at the bloodstains in a daze. It was said to be kept as a permanent memorial. The poor and ridiculous Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty actually regarded "this blood" as "his blood", which shows how clever Zhao Feiyan's camouflage methods are.

Later, when Zhao Feiyan was named Jieyu at the beginning, there was a lot of discussion in the six palaces, and they all thought that Zhao Feiyan was just a person who was used to demagoguery, and it was difficult to get into the hall of elegance. And Zhao Feiyan was cautious in her words and deeds, and was very respectful to Queen Xu, thus eliminating Queen Xu's vigilance and treating her like a sister; also gradually relaxed the hostility of the six palace beauties towards her.

Not only was Emperor Han Cheng favored, but he also had to compromise. Zhao Feiyan's heart is naturally not a taste.

In order to break the situation of being alone and lonely, and also to firmly grasp the heart of Emperor Han Cheng, Zhao Feiyan made a plan to speak by Emperor Han Cheng's pillow and recommended her sister Zhao Hede, who was better than her, to Emperor Han Cheng.

Finally, half a year after Zhao Feiyan entered the palace, her twin sister Zhao Hede was also introduced into the palace.

The result was naturally that Zhao Hede's beauty made Emperor Han Cheng envious, and Zhao Hede's tenderness made Emperor Han Cheng fascinated, so that later Emperor Han Cheng could not see the Zhao sisters for a moment, and he was uneasy. Regarding the words of the Zhao sisters, Emperor Han Cheng was even more obedient.

Zhao Hede entered the palace for a few days, and was also named Jieyu, and the two sisters took turns to serve the banquet. Not only was the six-palace warbler Yanyan thrown out of the clouds by Emperor Han Cheng, but even Empress Xu and Ban Jieyu, who were favored by Emperor Han Cheng, were also left out in the cold. So, Queen Xu and Ban Jieyu united for the sake of profit and started a white-hot struggle for favor with the Zhao sisters.

After a few battles, the Zhao sisters have a solid chance of winning. In order to please the Zhao sisters, Emperor Cheng of Han abolished Empress Xu, took back Empress Xu's back seal, and abolished Zhaotai Palace. Ban Jieyu retreated bravely and hid in the Changxin Palace to serve the Queen Mother.

Now that the rivals in love are gone, the Zhao sisters are full of ambition, and they are doing their best to curry favor with Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, and they also have planned to seize power and consolidate the throne.

In the first year of Yongshi, that is, two years after Zhao Feiyan entered the palace, she was finally canonized as the queen. Zhao Hede was also named Zhaoyi, and the sisters were favored, and the treatment of the sisters was equally high, and the Zhao sisters were in power for a while. Moreover, it is recorded that Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty once said to Zhao Hede: "If there is only one queen, I will definitely make you one." ”

According to legend, in order to make her complexion fair and delicate, Zhao Feiyan even stuffed a secret recipe called "polyponic pill" into her navel. This pill is said to be a honey pill made from precious medicines such as musk, Korean ginseng, and deer antler velvet.

Zhao Feiyan put the "polypin pill" into the navel, which is indeed remarkable, and after use, it can make people's skin like coagulated fat and sweet skin, but the poison of the drug will stay and accumulate in the second vein of Rendu for a long time, making women infertile for life.

Maybe it's because of the polyp pills, maybe it's because of their own physical reasons, maybe it's because they do it deliberately...... In short, Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede have been favored by Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty for more than ten years, and they have never been pregnant.

If it is said that the Zhao sisters tried their best to suppress Queen Xu and Ban Jieyu in order to compete for favor, and finally forced Queen Xu to be deposed, and Ban Jieyu hid in Changxin Palace to serve the Queen Mother, all of these are acceptable.

It is unacceptable, and it is outrageous that in order to be favored, the Zhao sisters don't get pregnant, and they don't let other concubines get pregnant and give birth to children for Emperor Han Cheng!

Because they were afraid that other concubines would become pregnant and give birth, threatening Zhao Feiyan's throne and Zhao Hede's status, the Zhao sisters frantically destroyed the palace people: "Those who give birth are killed, and countless abortions have been carried out." ”

According to records, the palace maid Cao Gong gave birth to a boy. was forced to death by Zhao Hede's envoy, and the newborn prince passed through the hands of Jiwu, Wang Shun and others, and was finally handed over to the official maid Zhang Qi to raise.

But. After Cao Gong was forced to die, the prince was still brought into Zhao Hede's dormitory and disappeared from then on.

Later, Xu Meiren (after the abolition of Xu's) also gave birth to a son, and Zhao Hede cried a lot, and hit the wall and pillar with his head, and even jumped off the bed, sat on the ground and refused to eat, and other methods to force Emperor Han Cheng to give Xu Meiren mother and son to death.

Although at that time, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was no longer confused. His knees were still weak, but Emperor Cheng of Han, who was obsessed with his heart, killed his son twice in order to please the Zhao sisters. Ignore the country!

Because of the cruelty of the Zhao sisters' treatment of the heirs of Emperor Han Cheng, at that time, the folk spread the word "Yan Yan, the tail salivates." Zhang Gongzi. See you in time. Wooden door Canglangen, Yan Fei came, pecked the emperor's grandson. The emperor and grandson died, and the swallow pecked the arrow. Nursery rhymes.

Emperor Han Cheng's life was all dedicated to the Zhao sisters, and even when he died, Emperor Han Cheng died in Zhao Hede's bed.

The death of Emperor Han Cheng naturally shook the government and the opposition, and without the support of Emperor Han Cheng, the power of the Zhao sisters collapsed. The resentment accumulated by the ministers for more than ten years began to erupt, and they all denounced the Zhao family's troubles. The Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun ordered the head of court affairs, the prime minister and the minister of justice to form a collegial court to interrogate Zhao Hede and investigate her plot to murder the emperor.

Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was originally in strong health, but he died suddenly, or died in Zhao Hede's bed, and of course Wang Zhengjun, the old empress dowager and the ministers would suspect Zhao Hede. And the death of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty was indeed caused by Zhao Hede, who committed suicide knowing that he could not escape responsibility.

Zhao Feiyan helped Emperor Cheng of Han's nephew Liu Xin ascend the throne, and the new emperor was grateful and still respected her as the queen mother. During this period, some ministers said that Zhao Zhaoyi's crime was very great, and his family wanted to sit together, and the spearhead was pointed at Zhao Feiyan, but Emperor Mourning did not deal with it.

Six years later, Emperor Mourning died, and the great Sima Wang Mang brought up the old matter again, forcing Zhao Feiyan to commit suicide for the crime of killing the prince. All his life, he only sought the favor of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, but Zhao Feiyan, who had never been involved in politics, died like this.

It can be seen from these historical records that as long as you can compete for favor, there is really only what you can't think of, and there is nothing that those who want to compete for favor can't do!

However, from ancient times to the present, all competition for favor has a premise, or it can be said that all competition for favor needs a capital, and that capital is - beauty!

It is true that Emperor Han Cheng was obsessed with beauty, which was due to the nature of Emperor Han Cheng, but if the sisters Zhao Feiyan and Zhao Hede only had wonderful dancing skills and figures, but did not have enough beauty to make Emperor Han Cheng envious, how could Emperor Han Cheng be infatuated with these Zhao sisters?

In the final analysis, in the competition for favor, no matter how rich and versatile you are, there is no pair of sunken fish and geese, and the unforgettable appearance of the city is paved with foreshadowing, all of this is in vain!

It is true that Leng Qing thinks that her appearance is also very beautiful, not to mention the country and the city, the country and the sky, at least her appearance also has unforgettable capital.

Otherwise, when he was in the Great Liang Kingdom, that Liu Gongzi would not have set his sights on Leng Qing because he had only seen Leng Qing once, and finally even kidnapped Leng Qing by despicable means!

It is true that Leng Qing has never seen Yan Qingqiu himself, not even a portrait of Yan Qingqiu, but Leng Qing once heard Wang Quan praise Yan Qingqiu's appearance like this: "In terms of appearance, if you want to pick out a woman who is the most suitable for the lord in this world, it should be Princess Haoyue of the Yan Kingdom!"

Although Wang Quan's personality is not very reliable, most of the time he is hanging, and at that time Wang Quan also admitted that he had never seen the princess Haoyue of Yan Kingdom, but since Wang Quan mentioned Yan Ziming in his words, and compared the appearance of the princess of Yan Kingdom with Yan Ziming's appearance...... Leng Qing still believes in the authenticity of Wang Quan's words.

And how beautiful should a woman who can be compared with Yan Ziming's face that brought disaster to the country and the people, and can match Yan Ziming's demonic face?!!

Leng Qing felt that although her face was also very beautiful, compared to the princess of Yan Kingdom who was so beautiful that she could be famous in the entire Tiancheng Continent, she should be slightly inferior after all.

Since that princess of Yan Kingdom has such a stunning appearance that is more amazing than that of a fairy, then why is that Mrs. Yurong afraid that the princess of Yan Kingdom does not have the capital to "compete for Yan Ziming's favor" with her Leng Qing?

It is precisely because Leng Qing thinks about all the details very clearly, Leng Qing has never figured it out-

Why did that Mrs. Yurong suddenly come to the door to find Yan Ziming's stubble? What did that Mrs. Yurong say that asked her to move out of the Qingxin Hall and choose another place to live? ?

Thinking about it, Leng Qing only felt that her brain was starting to hurt: that Mrs. Yurong had come to the "doorstep", but she still couldn't even figure out Mrs. Yurong's intentions, she was really stupid!

"Alas......" Suddenly, I heard Leng Qing sitting on the couch sigh heavily, and then, I heard Leng Qing say in a stunned tone: "That Mrs. Yurong of the Yan Kingdom is really too good at speaking, and that Mrs. Yurong knows and understands the legal system of your royal nobles better than me, and at this point, I have already lost to that Mrs. Yurong."

Yesterday, I was able to find an excuse to get out, but it was because Ouyang Ye, the mighty general of the Yan Kingdom who came with me, pulled the hind legs of the lady Yurong on the side, that I found an excuse to get out. However, if you don't mention Ouyang Ye, the mighty general of the Yan Kingdom, and do the same thing again yesterday, I really have to say whether I can parry the attack of that Yurong lady!"

As she spoke, Leng Qing raised her eyes and looked at Wang Quan, who was standing opposite her, with a slight brow, but Leng Qing said in a somewhat tired tone: "What's more, this time it was indeed you who did something wrong first, if that Mrs. Yurong really wanted to ask for an explanation and justice for the princess of Yan Kingdom...... Alas......"

Let's not say how Mrs. Yurong will make a move to Leng Qing after she really comes tomorrow, just thinking that Mrs. Yurong will come to the door again, Leng Qing feels sad......

After all, the matter started because of Wang Quan's carelessness, and at this moment, in the face of Leng Qing's deplorable appearance of racking his brains, Wang Quan also felt a little unhappy in his heart. So, Wang Quan also began to rack his brains to think about how they should deal with Mrs. Yurong if Mrs. Yurong really came to the door tomorrow to find fault......

However, even Leng Qing couldn't think of a way to deal with Mrs. Yurong, how could Wang Quan, who had always been unreliable, think of it?

So, in the end, I heard Wang Quan suggest to Leng Qing as if in a flash of inspiration: "Miss Leng, we can close the door of Weide Palace and not give them a chance to come in!"

Regarding Wang Quan's completely unreliable proposal, Leng Qing directly replied to Wang Quan with a big wink.

In the quiet hall on the left, Leng Qing's cold voice was heard, and he said in a disdainful tone: "Wang Quan! you are really—I said that you have to be stupid to show me!" (To be continued.) )