Why hasn’t Dugu been buried for 9 years after his death? It’s a question that many people want? Below, the history encyclopedia editor will provide detailed answers for everyone.
In most people’s lives, emperors of all dynasties have spent their entire lives pursuing freedom and happiness. The country is the most important thing for them, and women are just consumables that need to be replaced regularly. However, among so many emperors in ancient times, there were also some who were infatuated with women. Most of them ended up empty handed or even unable to save their lives because women destroyed the country. More often than not, those women who were favored by him will have to bear the blame for him in later generations, being criticized as beautiful and troublesome fairies. Today, we are going to talk about a infatuated emperor, but his story is relatively better.
The Tang Dynasty was a very enlightened dynasty in Chinese history, with a strong economic power and emphasis on communication with the outside world. Therefore, there were many interesting people and events in the Tang Dynasty, and great literati and poets were also abundant. The only female emperor in history also came from the Tang Dynasty. The love emperor we are going to introduce today is also an emperor in Tang Dynasty history. He is Emperor Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty, and the story is about Li Yu and his concubine Dugu Shi. However, before we talk about it, I still need to explain the background of that time,
Dugu was only a concubine throughout her life. The original wife of Emperor Tang was Empress Shen. In the first year of Tianbao, Li Yu and Empress Shen became separated and reunited after recovering Luoyang. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Luoyang fell again, and Shen, who was in the Luoyang palace, was once again missing. When Li Yu returned to Luoyang, she did not have the same good luck as last time. This time, Empress Shen’s whereabouts were unknown, so Li Yu did not establish an empress again after returning to Luoyang. Even though he had a deep and loyal relationship with Dugu, Dugu was only a concubine until his death.
Although the Dugu clan did not receive orthodox status, the love of Emperor Tang for Dugu clan was genuine and enthusiastic, because Dugu clan had a peaceful heart, did not compete or seize power, and had no pursuit or ambition for power or the world. Even when Emperor Tang proposed to increase the rank of her maternal relatives, Dugu clan clearly refused. From the perspective of the emperor, Dugu clan was beautiful and virtuous, and was a very reassuring woman who was worthy of emotional love. Emperor Tang did the same. Although Dugu clan did not ascend to the throne of empress until her death, Li Yu posthumously honored her as empress.
According to historical records, when Dugu passed away, Li Yu held her tightly and refused to give up. No matter how much the ministers tried to persuade her, they couldn’t persuade her. After Dugu’s body was buried in the coffin, Emperor Tang insisted on keeping her by his side for 9 years. When Dugu was buried, Li Yu wore white clothes and rode a horse alone, closely following Dugu’s hearse to see her off. This was against the rules at that time, indicating Li Yu’s feelings for Dugu.
