Her brother, Li Yannian, could compose music and lyrics as well as choreograph dances, and was considered a natural artistic talent.
Li Yannian wrote this letter to his sister, Mrs. Li, the consort of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who was a native of Zhongshan (Ding County, Hebei Province), and was a graceful and graceful woman, especially skilled in the art of dancing. She was a graceful and graceful woman, especially skilled in music, song and dance, but unfortunately fell into prostitution.
Her brother, Li Yannian, could compose music, lyrics and choreograph dances, and was considered a natural artistic talent.
Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, loved music, song and dance since he was a child, and Li's older brother, Li Yannian, was a servant of the inner court of the Han Palace at that time. He was very good at music and good at singing and dancing, and the songs he made often moved the listeners. One day, Li Yannian rate for the Han Emperor to sing a new song: There is a beautiful woman in the north, the world and independent; a Gu Gu pouring people city, and then Gu pouring people country; I would rather not know that pouring the city and pouring the country, so that it is difficult to get again.
The Emperor of Han Wudi loved Mrs. Li as a treasure and gave birth to a son a year later, who was named King of Changyi. Mrs. Li's body is weak, but also because of postpartum disorders, and thus seriously ill, withered on the sickbed, increasingly emaciated. However, Emperor Wu was still thinking about her, and had no interest in other concubines. At this time, Queen Wei was already out of favor, so Emperor Wu could not forget about Li, and helped him to visit her in her bedchamber in person, knowing that being out of favor meant being out of favor, but Mrs. Li was quite scheming, and refused to let Emperor Wu come to visit her, as she wanted to leave him with a good impression. When she saw Emperor Wu come, she covered her whole body with a quilt and refused to let Emperor Wu look at her. Emperor Wu was puzzled and insisted on looking at her, so Mrs. Li covered her body with a quilt and said, "I would like to entrust my son, King of Changyi, and my elder brother to Your Majesty." Emperor Wu persuaded, "Lady so seriously ill, can not get up, if if you let me look at you, you face to face to interpose them to me, is not it a pleasure!" Lady Li, however, covered her head and face with a brocade quilt, and said in the brocade quilt, "As a woman, my appearance is not repaired, and my decorations are not neat enough to see my father and ruler, and now that I have a disheveled head and a dirty face, I really do not dare to meet with Your Majesty. I hope Your Majesty will understand." Emperor Wu persuaded: "If you can see me, I will give you a thousand gold, and your brother will be promoted to a higher rank." Mrs. Li, however, refused to show her face and said: "Whether or not you can give your brother a higher rank, the power lies in your majesty, and cares about whether or not you see me. "and turned his back to Emperor Wu, crying. Emperor Wu could do nothing about it and left in great displeasure.
After Emperor Wu of Han left, Mrs. Li's sisters complained about her and that she should not have done so. But Mrs. Li said, "Whenever one pleases others with one's looks, one's love will slacken when one's color fades; if one meets with the Emperor with an emaciated look, all those good impressions from the past will be swept away, and can one expect him to take care of my son and brother unfailingly?" After her death, Han Wu Di was heartbroken, buried with the rites of the Empress, and personally supervised the painters to paint his impression of Lady Li, hanging in the Ganquan Palace, wandering around every day to look at, and sighing in contempt; to Changyi King love, Li Yannian introduced as the co-lieutenant, Li Guangli is more indulgent care both.
After Emperor Zhaodi's accession to the throne, General Huo Guang, according to Emperor Wu's will, reported to Emperor Zhaodi, posthumously honored Mrs. Li as the "Empress of Filial Piety and Wushu"
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