How did Yang Guifei and Mei Fei engage in various overt and covert struggles in the harem

Yang Guifei believes that everyone is familiar with her, especially friends who enjoy watching historical dramas, TV shows, or movies. There may not be many people who know about Jiang Caiping. In fact, Yang Guifei and Jiang Caiping were evenly matched romantic rivals among the 72 concubines of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang’s three palaces and six courtyards. Jiang Caiping, also known as Mei Fei, was born in Jiangdong Village, Putian, Fujian. Her father, Jiang Zhongxun, was a scholar with a wealth of poetry and literature, as well as a doctor who helped the world by practicing medicine. Below, the history encyclopedia editor will bring you a detailed introduction. Let’s take a look together!
Jiang Caiping is the only daughter in her family. She is intelligent and graceful, capable of both poetry and literature. At the age of 9, she was able to recite many famous poems and essays. By the age of 15, she had already written excellent essays, and her eight poems and essays were widely circulated in the local area. She was a famous talented woman at that time and was hailed as the first female poet in Fujian.
Jiang Caiping, who is versatile, is not only skilled in poetry and literature, but also proficient in musical instruments, good at singing and dancing. She is also charming and beautiful, with extraordinary temperament. She is a talented and beautiful woman. During the prosperous era of Emperor Xuanzong’s Kaiyuan reign, the Tang Dynasty was flourishing, with four seas rising and leveling. There were virtuous ministers inside and famous generals outside, creating a scene of prosperity and glory. At this time, Xiao Shufei, who was deeply loved by Emperor Xuanzong, unfortunately passed away. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang placed great importance on the relationship between husband and wife. Although there were thousands of beauties in the harem, he had a special fondness for Empress Xiao Shufei. The death of Empress Xiao Shufei left Emperor Xuanzong of Tang deeply saddened and increasingly emaciated. Under great longing, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was eager to find another place of refuge.
There was a eunuch named Gao Lishi who, upon seeing Tang Xuanzong’s sorrowful expression, naturally became worried and worried that Xuanzong would never recover. So, he strongly urged Emperor Xuanzong to select the most beautiful and passionate women from all over the world to change his sad state of mind and pick himself up again. Emperor Xuanzong accepted his suggestion. Gao Lishi was ordered to select a beautiful woman and personally sent to Fujian and Guangdong. He discovered Jiang Caiping, who had just arrived, and suspected her of being a heavenly being, as if she had found a treasure. Immediately brought her into the palace to serve Emperor Xuanzong.
At that time, although Jiang Caiping was wearing light makeup, she still couldn’t hide her beautiful appearance. Her gentle and elegant words, graceful and generous behavior, were like a cup of fragrant and mellow tea, which instantly captured the heart of Emperor Xuanzong. Emperor Xuanzong loved her very much and regarded the many beauties in the harem at that time as dust, doting on Jiang Caiping alone. Mei Fei entered the palace 19 years earlier than Yang Guifei, and her delicate and elegant style earned the sincere admiration and admiration of Emperor Xuanzong.
Jiang Caiping, who is tranquil, elegant, dignified and graceful, has always loved the elegant plum blossoms like her since childhood. Emperor Xuanzong therefore conferred upon her the title of “Mei Fei” and planted various plum trees in the palace where she lived. Whenever the plum blossoms bloomed, he would linger under the flowers with Mei Fei, enjoying them and composing poems, and their joy was harmonious. However, when Yang Guifei, who was plump, seductive, and exuded a charming and seductive demeanor, appeared, Emperor Xuanzong began to feel dizzy and mesmerized.
Yang Guifei and Mei Fei became two strange flowers standing side by side in the palace of Emperor Xuanzong. Mei Fei is like a plum blossom, elegant and noble; Yang Yuhuan is like a peony, plump and delicate. These two people, one thin and one fat, one elegant and one charming, one quiet and one moving, formed a sharp contrast. At this time, Tang Xuanzong, who was already over sixty years old, had already distinguished between Yang Yuhuan and Mei Fei in his mind. For over a decade, he has faced the solitary and elegant beauty of Lady Mei, and now he has become aesthetically fatigued, inevitably losing some of his enthusiasm. And suddenly, Yang Guifei appeared, not only with a plump figure full of sexiness and charm, but also with her charming expression and lively personality, like a blazing fire stirring up Tang Xuanzong, who was nearing old age and unwilling to age.
In this way, Yang Guifei and Mei Fei naturally engaged in both overt and covert struggles. One wants to defend the ‘position’ to the death, and the other wants to occupy the ‘position’, the battle is extremely fierce. And their battles began to manifest as heartfelt poems and essays. Let’s first take a look at a poem written by Consort Mei: Leaving behind the Chu clouds at the foot of Wushan Mountain, a night of spring at the Jade Tower in the Southern Palace; Who can match the appearance of an icy moon? Half a day is the king of Jinxiu River. In this poem, although Yang Guifei’s beauty is praised on the surface, it is actually a satire that she was originally the daughter-in-law of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. She disregarded her personal relationships and transferred from the Shouwang Mansion to the palace, only to slip into her father-in-law’s bed, confuse the emperor, delay court affairs, and ridicule her for being as fat as a moon. In fact, what Mei Fei said at that time was all true.