For those who are very interested in Li Mao and Yang Guifei, the History Encyclopedia editor brings detailed articles for your reference. At the beginning, Yang Yuhuan was the wife of Li Mao. As the daughter-in-law of Yang Yuhuan, Li Longji was deeply attracted by her beauty. In the end, after exhausting all means, Li Longji finally took over the daughter-in-law and became his wife.
But history is such a tragedy. In our ancient Chinese saying, it’s not that the time has not come. When Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was at Mawei Slope, he was forced by his subordinate generals to kill Yang Guifei. Of course, as the son of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Li Mao followed him from beginning to end. When Li Mao saw his former wife pass away, he didn’t know how he would feel.
In fact, the character Li Mao is very sad. His wife was taken over by his father, which is a great shame for any man. However, Li Mao lives in a royal family, which is extremely special. Therefore, from the moment his wife was taken over, his entire emotional journey was very tortuous.
At the beginning, Tang Xuanzong’s plan was very unique. He told Li Mao that his grandmother was seriously ill and needed someone to pray for blessings. Therefore, Tang Xuanzong made his daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan become a nun. At that time, Li Mao and Yang Yuhuan had no intention of resisting. Because Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was not only his father, but also the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and his orders were as strong as mountains, Yang Yuhuan could only become a nun.
At this moment, Li Mao’s heart is filled with helplessness. As a prince, maintaining the stability of the entire royal family is something he must do. If Yang Yuhuan is not allowed to become a nun, then Li Mao will be burdened with the label of unkindness and unfilial, and his reputation will be completely ruined. However, at that time, for Yang Yuhuan and Li Mao, they may have thought that becoming a nun was only a brief period, and as long as Li Mao’s grandmother’s health improved, there was no need to continue praying for her.
However, Tang Xuanzong’s plan was to keep going step by step. He made Yang Yuhuan a nun for four or five years, and from Tang Xuanzong’s words, it can be seen that he had no intention of making Yang Yuhuan return to secular life. Up to now, the two of them can no longer tolerate it. According to historical records, Yang Yuhuan wrote several letters to Li Mao, asking him to persuade his father Tang Xuanzong.
I believe that in history, Li Mao must have also experienced the pain of longing for Yang Yuhuan, so he will inevitably seek help from his own father. But the answer given by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang directly caused Li Mao and Yang Yuhuan to collapse. Tang Xuanzong had no intention of making Yang Yuhuan return to secular life, both inside and outside of his words. Tang Xuanzong even remarried Li Mao. At this point, Li Mao and Yang Yuhuan had realized that the probability of them becoming husband and wife was almost zero.
More importantly, Yang Yuhuan has realized clearly that she may have to be with Qingdeng for the rest of her life. But the development of things is often dramatic, and in the end, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang revealed his fox like tail and began to implement his true goals step by step. At first, he directly brought Yang Yuhuan into the harem, and then conferred upon her the title of his Noble Consort.
Although Tang Xuanzong adopted a strategy of time war, for the common people, he relied on his own step-by-step plan and ultimately took over his daughter-in-law. I believe that after learning this news, Li Mao’s heart was not only filled with sadness and anger, but also with helplessness. He must face this reality because his father is the emperor, and he cannot challenge his father’s dignity.
If he challenges the dignity of the royal family, the lightest outcome would be the loss of his throne. If it’s serious, his life could be ruined at any moment. At that time, Li Mao must have had an inner thought that Yang Yuhuan had changed from his wife to his mother, and her inner world must have been very troubled.
But what no one expected was that after Tang Xuanzong received Yang Yuhuan, he doted on her in every way possible. Yang Yuhuan was arguably the most favored woman in the entire harem at that time. This incident means that Yang Yuhuan has accepted the fact of becoming a woman of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and she still enjoys the process very much because her current identity is extremely precious, even surpassing thousands of people.
In Yang Yuhuan’s eyes, Li Mao is no longer her former husband. The current Li Mao is worthless and has no practical value. So, when Li Mao saw the extraordinary love between Yang Yuhuan and Tang Xuanzong, his heart should have been twisted like a knife. Li Mao hated Tang Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan to the point of itching, wishing to devour them alive.
However, history will soon slap both Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Yuhuan in the face. When they fled to Mawei Slope, Emperor Xuanzong had no choice but to execute Yang Yuhuan. So when Li Mao saw Yang Yuhuan hanged himself, his first thought should have been to seek revenge.
Summary: Li Mao’s mood will gradually become empty, after all, Yang Yuhuan was once the woman he loved the most. But for Li Mao and Yang Yuhuan, their fate is beyond their control and often feels helpless, as everything is in vain under imperial power.
