According to statistics, the single population in my country has reached 240 million. We all know that the male population in China is more than 30 million more than women. Therefore, it seems that some men are single, which seems to be an understandable problem. According to this principle, women should not worry about marrying, but recently there are more and more leftover women. There is also a lot of news about leftover women. In fact, leftover women are not just a problem for modern people, they are often discussed in ancient times.
The ancients did not live long, so they got married very early, so how old are they leftover women? Let's take the Tang Dynasty as an example. During the Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the government set a minimum age for marriage: males over 15 years old and females over 13 years old. What was the real situation of the people at that time?
"Tang Dynasty Epitaph Compilation" records the age of first marriage of 344 upper-class women, the youngest is 11 years old, the oldest is 27 years old, 13 Very few people are under the age of 20 and over the age of 20, mostly 14 and 15 years old. In other words, today girls who graduate from junior high school can get married in the Tang Dynasty, and single women over 20 years old can be called leftover women.
But there is a famous leftover girl in Datang. She has been single for 44 years and her daughter is Wu Zetian. Compared with her daughter’s legendary life, this mother is also very legendary. He is Mrs. Rongguo Yang. Historical articles call him Yang Mudan.
This Miss Peony was born in 579, and her father is the daughter of Sui Dynasty Prime Minister Yang Da. It can be seen that she does not have to worry about money. . She didn't like the female red since she was a child. This is very similar to her daughter Wu Zetian. It cannot be ruled out that Wu Zetian was influenced by her mother. So her father invited many famous scholars to her and taught her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Under the guidance of her father, she became a talented beauty when she grew up. With beauty and talent, there will be many people who want to marry in any dynasty, but he hasn't married yet at the age of 43.
What is the reason for this? There is no record in the history books. We guess based on Wu Zetian and what she has already recorded.
Some people say that because of the chaos of the world at that time, after all, the daughters of nobles are always drifting, and it is normal for youth to be delayed. But Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, was killed in the mutiny in 618, when Miss Yang Mudan was thirty-nine years old.
It may be that Yang's vision is too high, this is very likely. This is because it is very common in modern times. After women have their own careers, they will have a higher vision, and eventually they will be left. Yang Mudan's father is also a powerful person, so her family is not short of money.
Another reason is that when she was young, she liked others. After all, a young girl didn't harbor spring, but was hurt with feelings. In addition, Yang Mudan believed in Buddhism and remained single. This is also possible.
In addition, there is another possibility that she was divorced, but there is no record in historical data, and the Tang Dynasty is very open, divorce and remarriage are not shameful, refer to Wu Zetian after marrying Tang Taizong, and followed him Son Tang Gaozong, so this reason is very unlikely.
So the most remaining reason for Yang Mudan is that she is too picky or is emotionally hurt.
Later the Sui Dynasty was destroyed and the Tang Dynasty was established. At this time, Yang Mudan was 44 years old. Li Yuan came forward to give her the marriage and married her to Wu Xun, the founder of the Tang Dynasty.
After marriage, the relationship between the two of them was also very good. Peony gave birth to 3 daughters for her husband, but did not give birth to a son. But Yang Mudan didn't care. She educates her daughters carefully. They are also very promising when they grow up. The most promising is her second daughter, Wu Zetian. After Wu Zetian became emperor, the Wu family began to take the stage of history, and Yang Mudan was named Mrs. Rongguo during this period.
In 670 AD, Yang Mudan died at the age of 91. Of course, Yang MuIt's impossible for someone like Dan to leave something in history.
In the history of the Tang Dynasty, there is a clear record that Mrs. Rongguo had an ambiguous relationship with her grandson He Lan Minzhi. This Helan Minzhi is the son of Wushun, the eldest daughter of Yang Mudan, and Helan Yueshi. This incident is clearly recorded in the "Zi Zhi Tong Jian": Min's beauty, steamed by the princess of Taiyuan; and concubine funerals, release the decline, and play prostitutes. Siwei Shaoqing Yang Sijian is a girl with a special color. She chooses herself to be the prince princess. She is faint with the sun, and she is forced to commit adultery.
The above paragraph translates into: He Lan Minzhi is very handsome and commits adultery with Princess Taiyuan. The "Princess of Taiyuan" was talking about Yang Mudan. This incident is recorded in official history, and it is not too fake. So why did He Lan Minzhi have a relationship with an old woman? This is definitely because he wanted to obtain privileges through Wu Zetian's mother.
Next, let’s talk about Yang Mudan’s influence on her daughter Wu Zetian:
1, Wu Zetian has such a bold and open living A mother like a man has the courage to claim the emperor.
2. With the influence of such a mother, Wu Zetian first followed Tang Taizong and Tang Gaozong, and was not drowned by the spit stars at the time. It can be seen that she has a strong heart, and the foundation of this powerful heart is hers mother.
3, Wu Zetian later developed to raise male pets, it is not difficult to understand.
4. Yang Mudan was very talented. Wu Zetian was better than blue because of blue, and became a more capable person, not only proclaiming the emperor, but also maintaining the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
