Not sure yet: For readers of Li Longji and Yang Guifei, the History Encyclopedia editor will provide a detailed introduction below. Let’s continue reading~As Li Longji’s daughter-in-law, how did Yang Yuhuan attract Li Longji, and did anything happen between the two?
Looking back with a charming smile, Liugong Pink and Dai are colorless. ”After Yang Yuhuan was conferred the title of Noble Consort, she gathered the affection of three thousand concubines and became an indispensable beauty around Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. Tang Xuanzong stayed with her all day long, like glue and paint, unable to be separated for a moment. Yang Guifei has two unique qualities: her stunning beauty and her exceptional musical talent. The two wonders made Xuanzong infatuated with her and even regarded her as his soulmate in life. Yang Yuhuan is good at singing and dancing, and is proficient in music. She dances in a graceful and colorful manner, often making the emperor unable to help but applaud beside her, as if he can never see enough!
Yang Guifei is intelligent, spiritual, and understanding.
The Imperial Concubine was also very good at playing the lute. At that time, many princes and the Imperial Concubine sisters in the harem worshipped her as their teacher. Her skills in striking chimes even surpassed those of disciples from the Royal Pear Garden. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Longji, had a charming and suave personality, and was skilled in music, dance, and singing. Yang Guifei’s shared interests in music, singing, and dancing earned her an unshakable position in Emperor Xuanzong’s heart compared to any other woman. Moreover, Yang Guifei always used her intelligence, cleverness, and understanding to help Emperor Xuanzong of Tang solve problems. How could Emperor Xuanzong not like her. During the more than thirty years of Emperor Xuanzong’s reign, the world was in a peaceful and prosperous era, so he had no more pursuits in governing the country. The appearance of Yang Guifei brought infinite joy and comfort to his idle old age.
Yang Guifei is a delicate and sensitive woman who relies on others.
The inseparable love between Yang Guifei and Tang Xuanzong is rare among imperial concubines in history. It is said that on the evening of the seventh day of July (Qixi), the two people leaned against the railing in the Hall of Longevity and looked at the Milky Way for a long time. At last, they knelt down and made a vow of eternal love that “we wish to be bipedal birds in heaven, and we wish to connect branches on earth”.
The spring night is bitter and the day rises high, and from then on, the king does not go to court early.
Bai Juyi depicted in “Song of Everlasting Sorrow” the emperor’s various dotes on Yang Guifei. In the poem, it is written: “The spring night is short and bitter, and the day rises high. From then on, the king does not go to court early. There is no leisure for entertaining banquets, and spring is spent on spring outings at night. There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and three thousand are loved by them all.” Every time the noble consort rides a horse on a parade, even the powerful Gao Lishi personally leads the horse and sends whips for her. In terms of clothing, it is extremely luxurious. To make a piece of clothing for the Noble Consort, thousands of people need to participate. On her birthday, if someone brings a gift that can please Yang Guifei, then this person will definitely be promoted and wealthy in the future. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang went to Huaqing Palace in Lishan every year to escape the cold, and Yang Guifei also went there together,
Emperor Xuanzong specially built a place for his noble consort to freshen up in the Huaqing Palace, including the Zhenglou Building and the Lotus Soup Bathing Room.
Noble Consort loves to eat lychee, which can only grow in the Lingnan and Sichuan regions and is difficult to preserve. Emperor Xuanzong spared no expense and ordered the Lingnan relay station to send lychee to Chang’an quickly, ensuring that the lychee in Yang Guifei’s hands was still fresh. As the saying goes, ‘When the Red Dust Concubine laughs, no one knows it’s lychee.’.
Ask what emotions are in the world, and teach people to commit to life and death.
In feudal society, it was normal for the emperor to favor a concubine, but it was rare in Chinese and even world history for Emperor Xuanzong to indulge Yang Guifei without restraint. He frequently rewarded Yang Guifei, cultivated a new elite group, fostered a culture of luxury and extravagance, and corrupted social norms. Especially the favoritism and favor towards Yang Guozhong, the distant cousin of the Noble Consort, deepened political corruption and darkness, intensified internal conflicts within the ruling class, and became the trigger for the An Lushan Rebellion. Emperor Xuanzong’s special favor towards Yang Guifei led the emperor to indulge in sensual pleasures, unable to extricate himself, resulting in the fate of debauchery and national ruin. Therefore, although Yang Guifei did not engage in political turmoil, she still had a significant impact on Emperor Xuanzong’s later years of losing power.