Why did Tang Xuanzong favor Yang Guifei aloneYear?
During the Tang Dynasty, there was a concubine named Yang Yuhuan, who became one of the four beauties of ancient China with her beautiful face and profound talent. She was born in the seventeenth year of Kaiyuan, and after her father died, she was fostered in Luoyang's third uncle Yang Xuanqi's house.
Yang Yuhuan's face is exquisite, his eyes are moving, especially a pair of eyes, which are even more tempting. Bai Juyi once praised her beauty, saying that she "looked back and smiled", and "Liugong Fandai has no color".
She has a tall nose, ruddy lips, fair ears, and shiny black hair. Yang Yuhuan is not only beautiful, but also cultured, has a gentle personality, is proficient in music, is good at singing and dancing, and plays the pipa very well.
She is naturally beautiful, coupled with a good educational environment, so that she has a wealth of talents and noble character.
In 737 AD, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji was 52 years old, but he suddenly had a feeling of regaining his youth in his heart. At this time, he noticed his daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan, who was only 18 years old.
So, in the twenty-eighth year of Kaiyuan (740), Tang Xuanzong arranged for Yang Yuhuan to become a female Taoist priest and pray for his mother, Empress Dowager Dou. Subsequently, Tang Xuanzong began to have frequent trysts with Yang Yuhuan on the grounds that he missed his mother.
However, five years later, Tang Xuanzong, who was over the age of six, felt unbearable for this kind of unethical thing, so he issued an edict to return Yang Yuhuan to the world, and admitted her to the palace and officially canonized as a concubine.
This kind of behavior was also extremely rare among the emperors of the past dynasties.
In the fifteenth year of Tianbao, An Lushan rebelled, and Tang Xuanzong Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan fled to Shuzhong. Passing through Ma Weiyi, the soldiers mutinied, the minister was forced to be helpless, and Tang Xuanzong endured the pain to kill Yang Yuhuan.
At this time, precious items such as Huadian, Cuiqiao, Gorse and Jade Scratch were scattered all over the place, and no one cleaned them up. Tang Xuanzong hid his face and wept, blood and tears flowed with the soil. Bai Juyi described this scene in "Song of Long Hatred", which is moving.
Why did the Tang Dynasty beauty Yang Yuhuan win the favor of Tang Xuanzong for 11 years? Most of our impressions of the beauties of the Tang Dynasty stay on the image of chubby beauty, and Yang Yuhuan's height is more than 16 meters and weighs about 130 pounds, which may not be acceptable in modern aesthetics.
However, Yang Yuhuan has excellent physical fitness, has practiced dancing all year round, and has a light body. She was born in a family of eunuchs in the Central Plains, her great-grandfather was the Shangzhu State of the Sui Dynasty, and her father and uncle both held important positions in Henan Province.
After the death of her father, she was fostered at her uncle's house, and her outstanding appearance coupled with a good family education gave her a deep cultural accomplishment and a unique temperament, and a gentle personality.
Bai Juyi's "Song of Long Hatred" vividly depicts Yang Yuhuan's appearance and talent, she is good at singing and dancing, bosom music, and is known as a talented woman. However, although Li Longji has been favored by Yang Yuhuan for 11 years and has been pampered for 11 years, she has not been able to give birth to an heir for Li Longji, and she has not even been pregnant.
In fact, before marrying Yang Guifei, Li Longji had already given birth to 30 sons and 29 daughters with other concubines, which shows that Li Longji's combat effectiveness is really strong.
Since ancient times, marriage has been a matter of great concern. During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Li Longji married Yang Guifei, however, this marriage never brought him children.
Is it because their love is regarded as unruly love and is cursed? Or is it because of Yang Guifei's own physical conditions, resulting in inability to have children? Yang Guifei's ex-husband Shouwang Li Mao has been married to her for 6 years, but has not had children.
However, after marrying Merriam-Webster, he gave birth to 5 sons and 3 daughters in one go, proving that he was completely fine with his health. Therefore, we cannot simply assume that Yang Guifei's physical condition is problematic.
According to historical records, Yang Guifei used "polypin pills" all year round, which is a body care product composed of musk and other spices, which can make people's skin like clotted fat and bright eyes.
Although this product may have an effect on fertility, there is currently no clear evidence of this.
Although musk is effective in preventing pregnancy, it may also cause miscarriage in pregnant women. Long-term use of musk carries the risk of irregular periods and menopause. Although Li Longji has 30 sons, his marriage to Yang Yuhuan has not been affected by this.
Yang Yuhuan's portraits are based on historical data, showing her slightly chubby body and smooth **, with phoenix eyes, cherry mouth and small nose making her more unique. However, Yang Yuhuan's snoring is her only drawback, and imagining the scene of snoring may ruin her image.
However, for Li Longji, Yang Yuhuan's snoring may have made him feel more secure.
Tang Xuanzong ignored Yang Yuhuan's shortcomings, and even regarded them as advantages, which undoubtedly showed his deep love for Yang Guifei.