In the long river of history, the fate of women in troubled times is often full of anger and helplessness. From ancient times to the present, a woman named Madame Blossom has been jokingly called "Red Face and Troubled Water", but is this label fair?Let's take a fresh look at this miserable woman in troubled times.
In the male-dominated society of ancient China, the saying about "red face and troubled water" has been around for a long time. However, in such a male-dominated society, it is clearly unfair to generalize all women. The fate of many women is more like duckweed drifting with the tide. They may be beautiful and talented, but in the turbulent and turbulent times, they eventually became the playthings of the rulers and were labeled as "woe waters" by later generations.
The Five Dynasties period was an era of regime change and frequent wars, and Mrs. Hua Rui, who was born in this period, is a typical representative of this "red face and troubled water".
Her appearance and talent seduced the emperor.
Mrs. Hua Rui is handsome and talented, not only favored by Meng Chang, the queen of Hou Shu, but even Zhao Kuangyin, the Taizu of the Song Dynasty who destroyed Hou Shu, is also very fond of her. Although as a woman and a singer, she was well aware of the shame of this status, but when she was powerless to fight, she had to put her mind on poetry.
Through her poems, we see the hidden heroic side of this effeminate woman. When Houshu was about to fall, the "Poem on the Death of the Country" written by her is the best proof.
Lady Blossom in strife.
Regarding Madame Blossom, there were actually three women with the same name during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. In ancient times, the low status of women was obvious, and even the high-ranking lady of Blossom was only a few records in the classics, and even the name was not clearly distinguished.
Among the three flower stamens, one is the concubine Xu of the former Shu King Jianzhi;The other is the palace man of Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty;The third is the concubine of Meng Chang of Houshu.
The stormy life of Mrs. Houshu Blossom.
The lady of the stamen we focus on today is the concubine of the Later Shu Emperor Meng Chang. There are various theories about her surname in history, one says it is Fei, and the other says it is Xu.
She was born in Qingcheng, and she showed her talent for palace words at a young age, coupled with her outstanding appearance, so she was quite famous in Shudi. After the fall of Qianshu, after Guo Chongtao's recommendation, Meng Zhixiang was appointed as the envoy of the Xichuan Festival. Meng Zhixiang usurped the throne and established Later Shu during the chaotic post-Tang civil strife.
However, Meng Zhixiang died of illness after only seven months of reign and was succeeded by his son Meng Chang. Meng Chang was diligent in developing the economy in the early days of his ascension to the throne, but in the later period, he indulged in extravagance, and Madame Hua Rui seems to have become the culprit of this fornication. Meng Chang collects beauties, and she is no exception. Meng Chang indulged in wine, and Madame Hua Rui became his favorite person by virtue of her appearance and talent.
At the same time, Zhao Kuangyin began to rectify the military, with the ambition of unifying the world. Although Madame Hua Rui advised her many times, Meng Chang ignored it.
The country is ruined: despair and sadness in troubled times.
In November of the second year of Qiande, Zhao Kuangyin ordered the army to attack Houshu. At that time, there were 140,000 defenders in Chengdu, the capital of Later Shu, far exceeding the 60,000 defenders of the attacking army. However, the situation turned out to be unexpectedly one-sided. The 140,000 defenders were defeated without a fight, and in the end, Meng Chang had to surrender by himself.
At this point, Hou Shu fell. Meng Chang and other members of the royal family were sent to Bianliang. After arriving in Bianliang, Meng Chang died seven days later. Zhao Kuangyin saw the beauty of Mrs. Hua Rui, and took advantage of the opportunity of her entering the palace to thank her and leave her in the palace.
Psalms of strife and despair.
Zhao Kuangyin knew that Mrs. Hua Rui was good at poetry, so he asked her to recite poetry and ordered her to write new poems. In the case of the collapse of the country and the tragic death of Meng Chang, Mrs. Hua Rui was full of grief and indignation, and she created "Poems about the Death of the Country".
The poem is not many words, but it is concise and to the point. She pointed out Meng Chang's weakness and expressed her resentment at the country's collapse and defeat. The sentence "No one is a man" written by her directly refers to the cowardice of the Shu army and the collapse of the country, showing her talent and integrity.
Endgame: The end of the tragedy.
Although Mrs. Hua Rui was later favored by Zhao Kuangyin, the fate of women in troubled times was not autonomous. In the end, she still died. History has many theories about the cause of her death, some say that she was killed by Zhao Guangyi, and some say that Zhao Kuangyin did it.
For us, Madame Blossom may not be a real "red face", she is just another ill-fated woman in troubled times.
This historical research and retelling of the story about Madame Blossom represents the image of a woman who can easily be classified as a "disaster" in the long river of history. This lady of the flower, known as the "red face and troubled water", turned out to be a woman who suffered from troubled times, and her fate was distorted by the strife of history.
The article provides an in-depth analysis of Madame Blossom's life experience from multiple perspectives. She grew up during the turbulent Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and as a woman, her choices and actions were greatly limited by the social system of the time. Even though he was handsome and talented, he could not get rid of the troubled times, and eventually became the plaything of the ruler and was labeled as "woe". This is a source of deep regret and sympathy.
Another aspect of interest is her impact on historical turns. In the situation of the fall of the Later Shu Kingdom, Madame Hua Rui did not sit idly by. In her poems, she expressed her resentment at her husband Meng Chang's weakness and the collapse of the country, as well as her criticism of the cowardice of the Shu army, showing her intelligence and courage. This quality of insisting on expressing one's opinion in the face of adversity is admirable.
However, the most heart-wrenching thing is her eventual tragic ending. Although she was called "Disaster Water" by later generations, she may just be a woman who was forced by the troubled environment and could not choose her own fate. Her tragic ending reflects the limitations of women's rights and interests in society at the time, and the helplessness of personal fate being affected by historical disputes.
The essay evokes reflection on the fate of women in history. It is not only a historical record of a woman, but also a gaze at the suffering and injustice that women have endured in the long course of history. It reminds us not to easily define a person by simple labels, which may hide more unspeakable bitterness and helplessness.
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