The allusion of "a ride on the red dust and the concubine laughs, no one knows that it is a lychee" comes from the poet Du Mu's "Passing the Qinghua Palace", which is written by Tang Xuanzong in order to please Yang Guifei and ordered people to send fresh lychees all the way.
It is said that in order to keep the lychee fresh, several horses died along the way, and these are just the tip of the iceberg of Tang Xuanzong's extravagance and pampering of Yang Guifei.
"Song of Long Hatred" writes about the "benefits" of letting people in the world not be reborn as men and women, and it is also reflected in a series of rewards from Tang Xuanzong to Yang Guifei's family.
Tang Xuanzong was very conniving with Yang Guifei's family, and under this "favoritism", Yang Guifei's sister lived a very arrogant and domineering life, and there was also an incident of conniving at the whipping of the princess by the domestic slave.
But it was said that after Yang Yuhuan was welcomed into the harem, Tang Xuanzong's love for her became deeper and deeper, and he couldn't wait to remove the bricks and tiles on the Moon Palace, and build another palace to hide the beauty.
But Yang Yuhuan was not very happy at this time, first of all, the palace was not more comfortable than when he was in Shouwang's Mansion, there were more rules, and he couldn't leave at will; Secondly, as the emperor's woman, there are many people in the court who target her - besides, she was the princess of Shou before she became a concubine, and her father-in-law suddenly became a husband, and it was inevitable to gossip.
Under the pressure of several parties, Yang Yuhuan began to think of his relatives in Shudi, and the concubine Niangniang thought that if there was a caring person in Chang'an, although he could not be with him like when he was a child, he could always explain his distress.
That night, Tang Xuanzong stayed in Yang Guifei's palace as usual.
In the middle of the night, half-asleep and half-awake, Tang Xuanzong only heard a weak sob, Tang Xuanzong was instantly startled, and sure enough, he saw a beautiful figure leaning on the side of the bed, and the slender jade hand held a plain cloth to wipe away tears.
"Yuhuan, what's the matter, why are you sad and crying? ”
Tang Xuanzong hugged the person and comforted him softly, but by the faint light of the candle, he saw that there were two clear tear stains on Yang Guifei's beautiful face, and her long eyelashes were even more delicate and delicate.
The beauty was in tears, and the soft fragrance of nephrite was full of arms, Tang Xuanzong was really fascinated and half of his mind floated to the clouds.
"Since I arrived in Chang'an, I have not seen my family again. ”
Tang Guifei wiped her tears, and said in her voice half aggrieved and half affectionate"But if he leaves the emperor and reunites with his family, how can Yuhuan endure the pain of separation. ”
After saying that, Tang Xuanzong's imperial heart turned into a puddle of spring water, and the situation of the old house on fire can be described as out of control.
"Yuhuan doesn't have to be sad, I ordered someone to take your sisters into Chang'an, how about reuniting your sisters? ”
Yang Guifei was overjoyed:"Really? ”
"Naturally, you have no jokes, you and I are husband and wife, but I haven't seen a few aunts yet, and this time I brought people here, which is the reason for a family reunion."Tang Xuanzong promised.
"The emperor said that Yuhuan thanked the emperor Longen. ”
After a period of time, the three sisters of the Yang family entered Chang'an with joy, a city where all countries came to the court, bringing together all the talents and prosperity in the world at that time.
The four sisters have not seen each other for many years, and they inevitably hold hands and look at each other with tears in their eyes, the daughters of the Yang family gathered in the palace, Tang Xuanzong faced the four sisters of this country, as if blown by the spring breeze, and waved his hand to give the three "aunts" titles respectively - the eldest sister was named Mrs. Han, the third sister was named Mrs. Qiuguo, and the eighth sister was named Mrs. Qinguo, in order to let Yang Guifei see her relatives from time to time, and gave grace to allow the three ladies to enter and leave the palace.
The three sisters of the Yang family thought that this time they came to Chang'an just to catch up with sisters, and they didn't want such a big gift to fall from the sky, and they suddenly became among the top ladies of the Tang Dynasty.
Once he gained power, the prosperity of the world rushed to the three ladies, and the great wealth instantly broke through the psychological defense line of the three ladies, learning the fashionable style, looking at the high-rise palace, his heart couldn't help but float.
suddenly became rich, and the three ladies took a lot of money and didn't know how to spend it, so they started to change from food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Relying on the emperor's grace, the three ladies directly encroached on the house they fancied, even if they were from the same family, they were not merciless, and directly brought craftsmen to demolish the house.
The Book of the Old Tang Dynasty records that one day Mrs. Yu Guo passed by the Wei family and was attracted by the majestic and exquisite Wei family mansion.
This Wei family is not an ordinary eunuch family, dating back to the Han Dynasty, the ancestors of the Wei family have been ranked as the third duke, all the way to the Tang Dynasty, when the Wei family has produced more than 20 prime ministers, and most of the descendants intermarry with the children of the clan.
In the face of such a family, even the Li royal family has to treat the people of this family with three points.
But Mrs. Qiu Guo ignored these, she only thought that the location of the house was good, and some of the house designs were very much to her liking.
It is said that at that time, Mrs. Yu Guo came directly to the Wei family and said:"Madame Ben likes this house, so make a price. ”
It was the first time that the Wei family met this kind of scoundrel, or the first time they saw a noble lady who did not sell the face of the Wei family in Chang'an.
The Wei family, who is a heirloom of poetry and books, calmly rejected Mrs. Qiuguo:"Madam, forgive me, this house is handed down from our ancestors, and it must be passed on. ”
Mrs. Yu Guo was rejected, angry, in front of the Wei family threw down more than a dozen land deeds, directly ordered someone to take the tools to demolish the house directly in to demolish the house, in a panic, the Wei family could only hurriedly take some calligraphy and painting from the house to "escape".
Considering the emperor and the concubine, the Wei family had to swallow this bad breath, and when the Wei family counted the land deeds left by Mrs. Qiuguo, they found that they were only a dozen acres of land, which was not as valuable as the Wei family's ancestral home.
It's just that the house has been demolished, and the memories of several generations have been destroyed.
In addition to forcibly occupying the mansion and building a magnificent house by comparison, Mrs. Qiuguo's news on the peach news is even more famous.
Here I have to mention the actor of this peachy news - Yang Guozhong.
In fact, many people think that Yang Guozhong is Yang Guifei's own brother, but in fact, Yang Guozhong is only Yang Guifei's brother, and he is a distant relative.
When Yang Guifei was favored, Yang Guozhong was keenly aware that the opportunity for the Yang family to soar into the sky had come!
So, Yang Guozhong took some money and rushed to Chang'an with a large bag.
As early as the time of Shudi, Yang Guozhong and Mrs. Qiu Guo had a reason, and the two of them met for the first time in a white affair in the clan, and then developed an ambiguous incident, and when Mrs. Qiu Guo got married, the physical distance between the two became larger, and it gradually faded.
This time, Yang Guozhong went to Chang'an and met with Mrs. Qiuguo's old lover, and it was inevitable that there would be another heartfelt complaint and the old love rekindled.
At that time, Yang Guozhong and Mrs. Qiu Guo had their own families, even if the Tang Dynasty was open, such a derailment would also be gossiped, not to mention that these two were relatives with the same surname and clan - this relationship inevitably had some taboo connotations in it, and it became an after-dinner conversation for the people of Chang'an.
As the emperor's favor became deeper and deeper, the Yang family's actions became more and more arrogant, and they completely forgot to be careful how to write the word.
On this night, Mrs. Qiu Guo was hugged by her family to go out on a night tour, Chang'an was prosperous, even if it was night, there were countless bright lights to see.
The incense car jingled and swaggered through the street, and Mrs. Qiu Guo looked out from the car, and she was shocked by the prosperous scene, thinking of her flower-like fairy days, and her heart was so unhappy.
When Mrs. Qiu Guo was thinking about where she was going to play tomorrow, the moving carriage stopped coldly, and Mrs. Qiu Guo almost fell.
"What's going on? ”
"Madame, there is a carriage ahead, blocking the road"., the family hurriedly ran back and forth.
"**Countryman who came, hurry up, miss the time to look at the light, be careful of your skin"., Mrs. Yu Guo said, brushing her hair, not caring who the other party was.
The family received the order and rushed to the front of the convoy, shouting for the other party to get out of the way.
"What uneducated servant is, when he sees you acting, he knows what virtue your master is. ”
A man on a horse on the other side said"Slaves who don't know the number of etiquette, don't hurry back and get out of the way. ”
Hearing the other party's words, the family thought about Mrs. Qiu's usual style, and if she gave in this way, she might not be punished after returning home.
So the family member was so distracted that he drew his whip and drove the other's horse to try to make a way.
"You slave! How to do so. ”
The family looked over, but it was a woman in fancy clothes sitting on a horse and scolding.
"This lady, my wife is the lady of the kingdom of the saint, don't be ignorant, it's right to get out of the way quickly. ”
"Joke! In Datang, there is no reason to let the Li family give way. ”
The family member only felt that there was a deep meaning in these words, and before he had time to think about it, the whip in his hand had already been swung out, and he originally just wanted to scare the woman in gorgeous clothes and make the other party retreat.
But the whip struck the horse and the woman's clothes, and the horse was frightened, and the woman did not fall off the horse for a while.
"Princess! ”
The man in the lead immediately rushed to help.
The family's face turned pale with fright in an instant, although there are many princesses of the Tang Dynasty, none of them can be provoked by a small person like him, it is the emperor's golden branches and jade leaves!
On the second day, the princess entered the palace and cried in front of Tang Xuanzong, stating the events of last night clearly.
Tang Xuanzong first appeased the princess, then ordered the family to be executed, and at the same time he punished the princess's concubine.
On the surface, both parties were punished, but they were biased towards Mrs. Yu Guo's side, and everyone also saw the weight of the Yang family in Tang Xuanzong's heart, and they didn't dare to trouble the Yang family after that.
Until the Anshi Rebellion, the Yang family lived a happy life in Chang'an.
After the Ma Weipo mutiny, the news of Yang Guifei's death reached Mrs. Qiuguo, knowing that her glory and wealth all depended on her sister's favor, and all the wealth and wealth at this moment disappeared with Yang Guifei's death, and those who had offended before would let themselves go.
Just as Mrs. Qiu Guo feared, the Yang family, who had lost asylum, everyone wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible, and finally Mrs. Qiu Guo was arrested, killed herself in prison, and was suffocated to death by the blood clotted from the wound.
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