Chapter 11 [Anshi Rebellion 11]

Under the accompaniment of the music of the neon clothes and feather dance, Yang Yuhuan slowly walked towards Li Longji, who was sitting in the center of the hall.

From that moment on, nearly five years of peaceful career as a princess were coming to an end, and a new life awaited her, and she had no choice.

Yang Yuhuan was frightened, uneasy, flustered or happy about this meeting in Lishan. We don't know if there is no record of this in the history books, but she must have gone through a difficult mental journey, because she had to give up everything she had now and was forced to accept another life.

From this meeting, Li Longji began to have a sense of rebirth. In ancient language, it is described as "looking back and smiling, and the six palaces have no color", while in modern language, it is described as "you are my heart, you are my liver, and you are three-quarters of my life." ”

At the beginning of his ascension, Li Longji often stayed up all night for state affairs, but now he tosses and turns in order to stay alone in the empty room, and it is difficult to sleep!

The political climate of the empire changed with the change of Li Longji.

Soon after the meeting in Lishan, Yang Yuhuan became a Taoist priest in the name of the Queen Mother's "chasing blessings". "Chasing blessings" is just a cover to cover people's eyes, and the real purpose is to let Yang Yuhuan leave King Shou, because Taoist priests are not allowed to have husbands.

From the moment she became a Taoist priest, all earthly identities, including Princess Shou, were ruthlessly severed, and she wanted to live a period of green lantern ancient Buddha days, and the only thing that made her talk about ** was that Li Longji was always by her side.

On July 26, the fourth year of Tianbao (745 AD), Li Longji, who was already 61 years old, personally presided over the solemn ceremony of canonizing the princess of Xinshou.

Shouwang was forced to be a groom again, and all this was just a preparation for his ex-wife's remarriage next month.

On the sixth day of the first month of August, Li Longji officially canonized Yang Yuhuan as a concubine. Yang Yuhuan, who was once close to King Shou, became his mother. I wonder how King Shou and Yang Yuhuan will feel when they reunite again?

The greatest hatred in life is "the hatred of taking his wife" and "the hatred of killing his father". I don't know if King Shou had the urge to "kill his father" in the face of his father who "took his wife".

King Shou behaved quite calmly throughout the canonization process. It's like watching a farce that has nothing to do with you.

The cowardly Shouwang had to bury all his grievances, anger and even hatred deep in his heart, because his father's ruthlessness and ruthlessness of "killing three sons in one day" left a deep shadow in his heart.

King Shou, who endured humiliation and burden, lived until the tenth year of the Great Calendar (775 AD). What a state of mind!

At this time. Li Longji, the father who snatched love, has been dead for 13 years, and his ex-wife Yang Yuhuan, who remarried halfway, has been dead for 19 years. The elder brother Li Heng, who ascended to the throne, has also been dead for thirteen years.

If you want to live a good life, you have to have a little green on your head!

After a long transition of four and a half years, Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan can finally be together in a bright and bright way.

This is undoubtedly a new life for Li Longji, but it is undoubtedly a disaster for the empire. Li Longji, who is old and frail, is even more slack in political affairs.

While Li Longji was indulging in dogs and horses, Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, who had successively held power, were pushing the prosperous Tang Empire into the abyss of no return.

Seeing that Yang Guifei was loved by thousands of people, An Lushan, who was good at seeing the wind and steering, asked Yang Guifei to adopt him as an adopted child.

Li Longji readily agreed. Since then, every time An Lushan enters Beijing to face the saint, Yang Guifei has set up a banquet to entertain this adopted son who is about the same age as her father.

When An Lushan was in court, he always worshiped the concubine first and then Li Longji.

Li Longji asked with a hint of displeasure why, a supreme emperor is not allowed to be slacked off in the slightest.

An Lushan blurted out: "The Tibetan people always worship their mother first and then their father. “

When Li Longji heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, of course, the happiest person was Yang Guifei.

Yang Guifei naturally cares more about this adopted child who is not a few years younger than her father.

The first month of the tenth year of Tianbao (751 AD). An Lushan had just celebrated his birthday, and his adoptive mother, Yang Guifei, recruited him to the palace.

Before An Lushan could react, the palace maids and eunuchs under Yang Guifei wrapped An Lushan with splendid embroidery, like a fat baby.

It is really shocking that a feudal official with an official residence and a good quality was wrapped into a big zongzi by the eunuchs and palace maids!

A huge uproar echoed through the majestic and eerie palace.

What's going on? Li Longji asked unhappily.

The concubine is holding a ceremony of "washing three" for her adopted child.

Li Longji hurriedly ran over to take a look.

Looking at this hilarious scene, Li Longji was also happy.

Li Longji immediately gave the concubine money to wash her children, and then rewarded An Lushan heavily. The farce is over.

Could it be that Yang Guimai and An Lushan are just this pure "mother-son relationship"? Didn't anything deviant happen to this lonely man and widow?

When we flipped through the "Old Tang Book" and the "New Tang Book", we really didn't find a trace of the existence of an improper relationship between the two, but there is such an intriguing record in the "Zizhi Tongjian": "Since Lushan can't help but enter and leave the palace, or eat with the concubine." or don't go out all night, there is quite a scandal to hear, and there is no doubt about it."

This shows that the discussion of the scandal between the two was already very loud at that time, but because it involved the dignity of the emperor. In addition, this is a secret affair of the palace that is difficult to verify, so it is just used as a conversation after dinner.

The Song Dynasty literati Liu Axe wrote "Qing Zuo Gao Discussion. The Legend of Lishan and the Ming Dynasty literati Jiang Yikui's "Yaoshan Tang Waiji" have recorded the ambiguous story of the two.

Yang Yuhuan's clothes suddenly fell off after bathing (one said that Yang Yuhuan automatically took off his clothes when he was drunk). Yang Yuhuan's beautiful breasts were suddenly presented in front of An Lushan. The salivating An Lushan casually said the poem "Slippery and creamy, the first condensation is stuffed with crispy".

Cai Dongfan during the Republic of China period described the relationship between the two more naked in his book "Romance of Tang History". When the two were passionate, An Lushan unfortunately scratched Yang Guifei's breast. Yang Guifei was worried that Li Longji would find out. So he took out a piece and put it on his chest. The concubines and palace ladies followed suit and gradually evolved into a hood.

Since all three of the above books are novels. Therefore, historians generally do not accept what they say. Because how much of it is historically true. How much of it is hearsay or artistic processing is unknown.

These novels at least show that the relationship between the two is indeed worth exploring.

Could it be that Yang Guifei, who is beautiful and fragrant, will really fall in love with An Lushan?

Believe it or not. Anyway, I believe it!

An Lushan is an obese and ugly image in the minds of many people, which is actually a misunderstanding!

The Book of the New Tang Dynasty records that An Lushan is "great and beautiful". That is, he is burly and fair-skinned.

Although the history books did not leave a positive record of An Lushan's appearance, his appearance would certainly not be bad, otherwise Zhang Shouqi would not have been moved by him and left him in the army.

In the Tang Dynasty, where fat was beautiful, An Lushan's only drawback, obesity was not too big an aesthetic flaw.

Although An Lushan at this time is no longer the charming young man, An Lushan should still have a certain charm when he is middle-aged!

Girls generally have a hero complex, so "since ancient times, beauties love heroes". An Lushan, who has been galloping on the field for nearly 20 years, has too many legendary stories that can touch the hearts of girls.

At this time, Li Longji was already over the age of six, so Li Longji's sexual function was in a period of serious transformation, and Yang Yuhuan was in the period when women's libido was the strongest, because women were "thirty like wolves and forty like tigers".

The sex life of the two is definitely becoming more and more discordant. So the restless Yang Yuhuan desperately needed new satisfaction, and the occurrence of an unpleasant thing undoubtedly accelerated the pace of Yang Yuhuan's derailment.

In an era of extreme openness like the Tang Dynasty, royal incest and infidelity had long been commonplace, because the environment could deeply affect a person.

In February of the tenth year of Tianbao (751 AD), Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan had just returned to Chang'an Xingqing Palace from Huaqing Palace in Lishan when a fierce dispute occurred.

Yang Yuhuan was sent out of the palace for the second time because of "resentment".

Regarding the reason for this dispute, the two Tang books are vague, but the "Kaitian Biography Letter" clearly records that it is "jealous", that is, Li Longji has another new love, which caused Yang Yuhuan's dissatisfaction.

Who could this "third party" be? There is no record of this in the history books, but some clues can still be found.

The turmoil was finally quelled by Yang Yuhuan taking the lead in compromise. Li Longji: "Because of the good fortune of Qin (Mrs.) and (Yang) Guo Zhongdi." Give two families a lot of money. (New Tang Dynasty Books. The Queen's Concubine)

This is in huge contrast with the last turmoil out of the palace, after the last turmoil subsided, Li Longji "gave his aunt millions of dollars as fat powder fees." (New Tang Dynasty Books. The Queen's Concubine)

Last time, Yang Yuhuan's three elder sisters were rewarded, but this time only the third sister, Mrs. Qin Guo, was rewarded. But he forgot his eldest sister Mrs. Han and his second sister Mrs. Qiu Guo, and Mrs. Qiu Guo is undoubtedly the person who should not be forgotten the most, thinking that she has always been favored by Li Longji.

Yang Yuhuan's exit from the palace this time is likely to be related to Mrs. Qiuguo!

Zhang Hu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a poem: "Mrs. Qiuguo inherits the grace of the lord." Pingming got on the horse and entered the palace gate. ”

Li Longji would not favor a woman for no reason, besides, Mrs. Qiu Guo was originally a merry woman with water-based poplars. In his early years, he had an affair with his cousin Yang Guozhong.

What is even more intriguing is that the name of this poem is "Jiling Platform". Jilingtai is the immortal hall of Huaqing Palace where Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan once swore an alliance. This seems to imply that Li Longji is likely to have an improper relationship with Mrs. Yu Guo during his visit to the Qing Palace in Xinghua, and was arrested by Yang Yuhuan, which is why it caused such an uproar!

After the storm is over. Li Longji naturally won't reward the third party, Mrs. Qiuguo. However, in order not to make things so clear, Mrs. Han naturally had no chance to reward, but she was an insignificant character.

Although this turmoil is far away, it must have left an indelible shadow in Yang Yuhuan's heart, so Yang Yuhuan is likely to choose another way to vent his dissatisfaction!

Yang Yuhuan's choice to have a deeper political consideration with An Lushan's feelings. Although Yang Yuhuan is not a woman with political acumen and political talent, she has been influenced by court politics for a long time, and she is becoming more and more mature politically.

"Life is rare for seventy years", Li Longji, who is now over the age of six, has been moving towards the age of seventy, and the old and frail Li Longji may leave her forever at any time, so she must find a man for herself who can continue to rely on politically.

Many people will think that her cousin is the prime minister of the dynasty, is it necessary for her to seek political asylum in An Lushan?

At this time, Yang Guozhong was just a middle-level official in the empire. At this time, Yang Guozhong also tried his best to tie up An Lushan, who was favored. When the obese An Lushan climbed the steps of the palace, Yang Guozhong often supported him respectfully.

Did An Lushan really dare to touch the emperor's woman?

Once the matter is revealed, everything for him is completely finished!

Facing the tender Yang Yuhuan, An Lushan is difficult to control, because he is a lustful person.

An Lushan saw that the charm of his general Sun Xiaozhe's mother was still there, and he was really hungry with this woman**! The "generous" Sun Xiaozhe turned a blind eye to this, because he knew that "if he wants to grow up, his mother will dedicate his head".

Even if An Lushan has the determination to resist temptation, he doesn't dare to resist, because offending Yang Yuhuan means offending Li Longji, I'm afraid that his unlucky day is not far away, so Yang Yuhuan and An Lushan have a great possibility!

Yao Runeng, the author of "The Deeds of An Lushan", a native of the Tang Dynasty, once commented: "From this, (An) Lushan is moved. and mobilized troops, heard about Ma Wei's affairs, and sighed. Although Lin Fu raised it, Guozhong angered it, but other intestines can also be known. ”

Yao Runeng believes that the important purpose of An Lushan's army is to capture the heart-warming girl Yang Guifei. If this is the case, An Lushan is somewhat similar to Wu Sangui, who is "angry at the crown and is red-faced", but Yao Runeng's assertion is obviously sometimes biased, because there will be no true feelings between An Lushan and Yang Guifei at all.

When An Lushan raised his army, he killed Yang Guozhong in the name of killing him, and reprimanded Yang Guifei and her sisters for all kinds of crimes.

An Lushan ruthlessly criticized his former adoptive mother, who was in close contact with him, in order to maximize the support of the people. He is able to do ** without emotion, emancipate the mind, indulge the body, but strip away the emotions.

An Lushan is very fat but very gentle, very lustful but ambitious, because the passion has passed, and the days have to go on!

Risky political speculation

"Great wisdom and foolishness" are fundamentally different from "great foolishness and weak mind". The smarter the person, the more he knows how to be restrained, and the more he thinks he is smart, the sharper he is, because "the wood show will be destroyed by the forest wind".

The emperor's most appreciated knots were brave and simple-minded, because such people could reassure the emperor.

If a festival makes the emperor feel even a little uneasy, I am afraid that it is not far from bad luck, because a festival that makes the emperor sad will make you sad. (To be continued......)