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——The romantic story of Li Yu, Ehuang and Xiao Zhouhou
“The emperor of the Southern Dynasties loved romance and guarded the country. It’s not over yet.” Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was a very representative emperor of the Southern Dynasty.
Li Yu is Li Jing’s sixth son. Because he was born on the Chinese Valentine's Day, Li Jing was particularly happy and said: "Tonight is the Chinese Valentine's Day, and my son was born on this day. I wish him a happy life and all the best, so I named him "Congjia" so that he can do everything from "Congjia" to "Congjia". "Jia"!" Li Yu was the name he changed to after he ascended the throne.
Cong Jia was born with an imperial appearance: broad forehead, plump cheeks, side teeth, and double pupils in one eye. In history, both Yu Shun and Chu Overlord Xiang Yu had double pupils.
The twelfth year of Baoda University is a year worth writing about in the history of Congjia’s life. This year he was 18 years old. On the order of his father, he married the 19-year-old Ehuang, the eldest daughter of Zhou Zong, the founder of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Although it is a political marriage, it is happy from every aspect. First of all, Ehuang has a very charming appearance. She has a pair of eyes as clear as water, her skin is as white as gelatin, her temperament is graceful and luxurious, and she has the mature and attractive curves of a girl. Secondly, Ehuang was also a talented woman who was well-read, good at singing, dancing, and playing the pipa. Therefore, this is a typical combination of a talented man and a beautiful woman, a perfect match that complements each other. Although it was "marry first, fall in love later", once the two got married, their relationship immediately entered a state of passionate love. When they separated occasionally, they felt that "one day without seeing each other is like three autumns apart."
Not long after the marriage , Ehuang returned to his parents. At this time, it happened that the autumn rain was continuous and the autumn wind was bleak. The beautiful lady left and stayed alone in the empty curtain. Congjia felt lonely as never before. The face and figure of Ehuang, "the fragrance of musk deer scattered, the lotus blooming" kept flashing in front of his eyes. The emperor's fragrance continued to radiate from the brocade pillow. He tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep for a long time, so he got up, lit a candle, put down a pen and paper, and wrote a poem "Long Love":
Yun Yi [纟呙], A jade shuttle, a thin shirt, a light frown and a pair of black snails.
There are many autumn winds, and the two phases are harmonious. There are three or two banana trees outside the curtain, and the night is long, but what can people do!
A breakup is better than a wedding. The return of Ehuang soothed Congjia's longing heart. As time went by, he felt more and more cute about Ehuang. One day, Ehuang got up and dressed in the mirror. She found Congjia watching her every move in the mirror, so affectionately and attentively. When she found out, she couldn't help but smile and hummed a song happily. In order to heighten the atmosphere, Congjiarang's palace maids presented fine wines, and the couple chatted over the wine. After a few drinks, Ehuang's cheeks turned red. "Everyone gets drunk without wine." He leaned on the embroidery bed and looked at Congjia affectionately. Then, waving her wine-stained sleeves, she took out a piece of embroidery thread and put it in her mouth. After chewing it for a while, she suddenly spit the red velvet at Congjia. Congjia couldn't help being surprised, then laughed, and then told the scene Wrote a new poem "Yizhu Zhu":
Dawn makeup has just passed, Shen Tan lightly notes some. Showing the cloves to others, singing a clear song, temporarily causing the cherries to burst.
The sleeves of the sleeves are still beautiful, and the cup is filled with fragrant mash. The embroidered bed is leaning on the embroidered bed, and she is chewing the red velvet, laughing and spitting at Tan Lang.
Shortly after marrying Congjia, Ehuang's superb skills in playing the pipa were quickly revealed. The pipa she plays often makes people intoxicated, which is comparable to the pipa girl in Bai Juyi's works. In particular, she is particularly commendable for her use of the fragmentary score to restore the "Song of Colorful Feather Clothes" which had been lost for more than 200 years. One day, Ehuang was looking up the music scores in Congjia's study room and accidentally got a fragment of the "Nice Shang Yuyi Song". She was extremely pleasantly surprised. She wanted to see the true nature of this "immortal song" that broke the Tang Dynasty. The only flaw was that it was just a broken score. She quickly ran to the piano room and tried playing the pipa. She concentrated, thought hard, followed the drawings, and relied on her profound musical skills to finally complete the famous song that had been lost for more than 200 years. According to his own understanding, Ehuang changed the ending. The ending of the original song gradually slowed down and swayed away, but Ehuang changed it to stop suddenly. "The Song of Colorful Feathers and Clothes" is divided into 3 parts and 18 times. When it is slow, it is like moving clouds and flowing water, and when it is fast, it is like lightning and thunder. It is indescribably wonderful. The song was performed in the palace with great success, and the emperor and his ministers unanimously praised Ehuang's extraordinary talent.
In 994 AD, Emperor E, who was only 29 years old, suddenly fell ill and could not recover for a long time. (At this time, Congjia had become emperor and changed his name to Li Yu. Originally, Congjia just wanted to be a romantic and talented man, elegant and unrestrained. Live a life on earth.
But God made him become the prince without any preparation. Less than a year after becoming the prince, and before he could play the role well, he became the emperor again. ) Seeing that his beloved wife fell ill, Li Yu had no interest in tea or food. He stayed with Ehuang's bedside day and night, hoping that she would recover soon. In order to enhance Ehuang's confidence in defeating the disease, he gave Ehuang the book "Hua Po Zi in the Back Courtyard" he wrote, wishing that she could stay young with him: "In front of the back court of Yushu, Yao grass adorns the mirror. Last year's flowers never grew old. , the moon is full again this year. Don't be biased, be with the moon and flowers, the heaven will teach you how to grow up."
Just when Ehuang was getting worse and needed Li Yu's company the most, he was a romantic man. Ehuang's sister developed a love affair, which soon developed into frequent trysts, which deeply hurt Ehuang's heart.
After Ehuang became seriously ill, her sister came from her hometown of Yangzhou to visit. Because Emperor E's sister did not leave a name in history, she was later named queen, so people called her the Little Queen of Zhou. Xiao Zhouhou was 14 years younger than Ehuang. When Li Yu married Ehuang, Xiao Zhouhou was only 5 years old. As time goes by, the little girl who was in chaos has grown into a graceful 15-year-old girl. Xiao Zhouhou was born lively, beautiful and lovely, and was deeply loved by Li Yu's mother, who often sent people to pick her up to stay in the palace. Xiao Zhouhou looks exactly like Ehuang when she first entered the palace, except that she is younger and more lively than Ehuang. As contact increased, Li Yu's attitude towards her changed.
Xiao Zhouhou came to visit her sister this time and was arranged to live in the painting hall of Yaoguang Palace. At noon that day, after taking a nap, Li Yu went to visit Xiao Zhou in casual clothes. In order to give Xiao Zhou an unexpected surprise, he went straight to the painting hall without letting the palace maid inform him. When we arrived at the door of the painting hall, the room was completely silent. It turned out that Xiao Zhouhou hadn't woken up from her afternoon nap. He quietly lifted the bamboo curtain and looked inside: Xiao Zhou was lying on the embroidered couch in her pajamas. The pajamas were thinner than cicada wings. Her intoxicating curves and thick, black hair were spread out on the brocade bed. The sleeping beauty was breathing evenly. With the sound, the girl's unique body fragrance came wisps. Li Yu couldn't help but be intoxicated. He wanted to get closer to see it clearly and smell it to his satisfaction. But it was a shocking sound to his ears...
Xiao Hou suddenly woke up and turned around to see Li Yu standing awkwardly at the door. At this time, Li Yu had no choice but to step forward and said, "I wanted to see my little sister, but I accidentally disturbed my sweet dream. I'm so sorry!" Xiao Zhouhou said quickly: "I didn't know that Your Majesty is here, please." Forgive me for not welcoming him. "After saying this, Xiao Zhou finally realized that he was still wearing pajamas, and hurriedly bowed and went behind the screen to change.
After changing clothes, Xiao Zhouhou bowed and sat down again, then asked about her sister's recent condition. During the conversation, Xiao Zhouhou accidentally looked at Li Yu and found that his brother-in-law was looking at him with a strange look, and one of his eyes had two pupils. Xiao Zhouhou lowered his head shyly. In order to break the embarrassment, Xiao Zhouhou said: "Only today do I realize that one of His Majesty's eyes is exactly the same as Shun's."
"Yes, people call him the third generation together with Tang Yao and Xia Yu. , it was an era when the world was for the common good. He was not only a famous saint, but also had an enviable and happy family. "How to be happy?" >"He has a loving queen and a concubine, who are not only charming and charming, but also deeply devoted to him. The queen is called Ehuang, who has the same name as your sister, and the princess is called Nvying, who is Ehuang's compatriot. The two sisters were both married to Emperor Shun. Emperor Shun died of illness in Cangwu Mountain during his southern tour. The two sisters died in grief. Their tears spilled on the bamboo, and later generations of the bamboo showed spots. It's called "Xiang Fei Bamboo". I don't want to be a saint, I just want to have a pair of beautiful and passionate concubines like Shun. That's enough for me in this life." After Li Yu finished speaking, he stared straight ahead. Although Xiao Zhouhou is young, she is extremely smart and has a new love interest. After listening to Li Yu's words, she has vaguely understood the implication of her brother-in-law. But she was not mentally prepared at all. She didn't know how to deal with it, and she lowered her head in fear and remained silent.
As soon as Li Yu said it, he felt that he was too impulsive, so he excused himself. Returning to Chengxintang, recalling this meeting with Xiao Zhouhou, I felt overwhelmed with emotion, so I wrote a poem called "Bodhisattva Barbarian":
The girl on the rooftop of Penglai Courtyard was closed, and there was no one talking in the painting hall during the daytime. . Throw your pillow under the green cloud light, and smell the strange fragrance while embroidering your clothes.
The pearl lock moves latently, and I feel like dreaming on the silver screen. His face was filled with a slow smile, and he looked at each other with infinite affection.
After writing it, he sent the palace maid to give the poem to Xiaohou.
After reading this poem, Xiao Zhouhou completely understood what his brother-in-law meant.
In particular, the sentence "Looking at each other with infinite love" is so implicit, yet so intense, and so thought-provoking! She couldn't help but think of what her brother-in-law said about Dashun, Ehuang, and Nvying. Could it be that her brother-in-law was the rebirth of Dashun, and her sister and herself were Ehuang and Nvying? Otherwise, why does my brother-in-law have the same eyes as Shun, and his sister happens to be called Ehuang...
As for Li Yu, after the "nap and dream" incident, Xiao Zhouhou's face was full of youth The voice of Yingying Yanyan and the plump and moving figure are swaying in front of my eyes anytime and anywhere. Even in my sleep, I often meet Little Queen Zhou. His whole body and mind were attracted to Little Empress Zhou, and the flame of passionate love burned him, and he really couldn't hold on anymore. What's more, with the dignity of an emperor, "Everything in the world is the land of the king; the shore of the land is the land of the king." Why can't the little Queen of Zhou be mine? However, Ehuang was ill and had to take care of her emotions. So, he wrote a secret letter asking Empress Xiao Zhou to have a tryst at Yifeng Palace in the middle of the night, and sent a palace maid to deliver it to Empress Xiao Zhou.
After receiving the secret message, Xiao Zhouhou decided that he was the second most popular female star and was determined to keep the appointment as scheduled. After the third watch, the moonlight was hazy and everything was silent. Xiao Zhouhou walked out of the painting hall and walked slowly towards the Yifeng Hall. However, the gold lace shoes under her feet made a regular sound, which made her feel frightened and had to take them off. Holding the gold-threaded shoes in his hands, he walked towards the Yifeng Palace looking forward and backward.
When she came to Yifeng Hall, she opened the door and saw Li Yu standing in front of the flower stand, eagerly waiting for her arrival. She threw herself into Li Yu's arms. Because of his first contact with a man, his whole body trembled violently, and he panted and said to Li Yu: "The slave family has given everything to you, let you love as much as you want! I hope you will not let down the slave family in the future!" Li Yu had no words, He just held her tightly in his arms, and then hugged Xiao Hou tenderly towards the embroidered couch. The two spent an unforgettable sleepless night...
The next day, Li Yu returned When I arrived at Chengxintang, I excitedly wrote the poem "Bodhisattva Man" about last night's scene:
The flowers are bright and the moon is dark and misty, so I can go to Langbian tonight. She walks up the fragrant steps with her stockings on and carries her gold-leafed shoes. Seeing you on the south bank of the painting hall, I always tremble when I lean against someone. It is difficult for a slave to come out, but he can show mercy to his master.
Couples are very sensitive to changes in each other's feelings, especially on the female side. At first Ehuang felt puzzled that Li Yu rarely visited him in recent days. Later, she saw her sister and said that she had been picked up by her brother-in-law for many days. She visited her sister several times and found her sleeping. Hearing this, Ehuang understood everything. She closed her eyes in pain and stopped talking to her sister.
After the death of Emperor E, looking back on the loving life of the past 10 years, Li Yu was heartbroken and guilty. He personally visited Ehuang's soul and cried in memory of his beloved wife, and wrote a memorial text of more than 2,000 words. In the memorial text, he praised Ehuang's beautiful appearance and superhuman talents for his overwhelming talent and sincere feelings, and relived their loving life as a couple. Finally, regardless of his identity, he was ordered to have his signature "Coward Yu" engraved on the monument in the Ehuang Cemetery.
After burying Emperor E, Li Yu fell in love with every scene in the harem where he lived with Emperor E. The building was empty and the piano was dead. For a long time, Li Yu was depressed and unhappy. , wrote many sincere and touching mourning poems, such as "No more beautiful figures in the city, and I can't hold back my sorrow during the festival. The old smoke and moon are empty, and the eyebrows are weeping on the hibiscus city."
< p>After the death of Emperor E, Xiao Zhouhou was confirmed as the queen, and her wedding to Li Yu was officially held in the first year of Kaibao (968).Like other romantic emperors in history, Li Yu not only doted on the Ehuang sisters, but also doted on other concubines and concubines with both sexual and artistic talents, such as Liuzhu, Qiushui, etc. (Omitted)
The ministers who were concerned about the country and the people were very dissatisfied with Li Yu's behavior of disregarding state affairs and pursuing pleasure crazily in the current situation of powerful enemies. There is a "Poetry on Golden Lotus Steps" that sarcastically says: "The beauties of Jinling are worthy of the reputation, and the lotus flowers on the pond are immortals on the water. They are not happy with the people, but they see the golden lotus in the palace." It is a pity that Li Yu was numb and did not attract his attention.
Based on Li Yu’s experience, before he became a prince or emperor, he focused on poetry and rhythm as his top priority. As an emperor, he was inherently “deficient”; after becoming an emperor, facing powerful enemies, he should have worked hard to become stronger. He painstakingly studied strategies to defend against the enemy, but he indulged himself in lust and spent most of his energy on having fun with the queens of Zhou Dynasty. He fanned a trend of extravagance and enjoyment in the country, deceived others and ignored the danger of ruining the country and the family. . Facing Zhao Kuangyin, a talented and strategist, his fate as a subjugated king was naturally inevitable.