In the history of the Tang Dynasty, there was a noble concubine known as the most beautiful, and she had no children in her life. Momoe Yamaguchi firmly stated that she was her descendant, which caused a lot of concern. I can't help but laugh when I see the delicacies that are now known as roast chicken and rootless spinach, but at the time, it was still a shame to see these beautiful names. In order to pay tribute to Ziwei Gege's cultural literacy, she specially looked up the original poems she said and read them religiously.
Among them, the sentence "I wish to be a winged bird in heaven, and I wish to be a branch in the earth" comes from Bai Juyi's "Song of Long Hatred". As a great writer who lived in the capital very easily, Bai Juyi advocated that the articles should be easy to understand so that the common people could understand them. "Song of Long Hatred" tells the touching love story between Emperor Tang Ming and Yang Guifei, making this sentence "I wish to be a winged bird in heaven, and I am willing to be a branch in the earth" has become a classic sentence for many couples to express their feelings.
However, it has to be said that "Song of Long Hatred" is a tragic story. It can be seen from the poem that Yang Guifei and Tang Minghuang were separated by life and death in the end, and they could only recall the beautiful time of love. The concubine finally died in Ma Weipo, and her death is embarrassing. Yang Guifei is known as one of the four great beauties of ancient times, and her beauty is undeniable. There is also a beautiful star in modern times, and her starring role in "Blood Suspicion" reminds people of this tragic story. This star is Momoe Yamaguchi, who became popular in Japan, especially in "Blue Life and Death Love", which can't help but be reminiscent of "Long Hate Song".
Why did you mention Yamaguchi Baihui when talking about Yang Guifei?Although they come from different eras and nationalities, they don't seem to have much to do with each other other than the beauty they share in common. However, in 2002, Yamaguchi Momoe personally said: "I am a descendant of China's Yang Guifei", a news that stunned everyone who heard about it. Yamaguchi Baihui is a descendant of Yang Guifei, and this news surprised everyone. If she didn't say it, she wouldn't have been able to connect them at all. Yamaguchi Momoe claimed that the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs at that time had a grudge against the concubine and thought that she had misled the country, but he couldn't help her beauty, which is the popular concept of face control in modern society. It is said that Chen Xuanli, who was in charge of guarding the concubine, was one of Yan Kong, and he couldn't bear to ruin this beauty, so he secretly sent someone to send the concubine away, and it was only a maid who died in Ma Weipo. Subsequently, Chen Xuanli arranged for Yang Guifei to be taken away from Yangzhou and fled to the "Tang Ferry" in Japan, where Yang Guifei left her descendants and she herself rested there. In 1998, this descendant had already returned to their ancestors with their family tree to the Yang family in Xitou, Shaliu Township, China.
Although this descendant is surnamed Yang, whether it is a descendant of the concubine varies from person to person, and opinions are different. As a Yan Kong, I hope that this descendant is really related to the concubine, so that the ending of the concubine becomes calm and beautiful.