A ride on the red dust concubine smiles, no one knows that it is the lychee coming. ——" Passing Huaqing Palace ". Du Mu
As we all know, in the history of Tang Dynasty Tang Xuanzong The story of Li Longji and Yang Guifei is famous. For this woman Li Longji did not hesitate to violate ethics, and because of this woman Kaiyuan prosperous .
From the beginning, we can see how fond Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was for Li Longji. As long as the imperial concubine spoke in heaven and earth, Li Longji would satisfy her. "The spring night is short and the day is high, and from now on, the king will not go to court early" is a true portrayal of the two.
It is worth mentioning that Tang Xuanzong Yang Yuhuan Cloudy hair is entangled, and you and I are in Huaqing Pond every day. In addition to this matter, they also like a sport called "Holding the Spear", which they have to play almost once a day.
So, what exactly is "holding the spear"? Why is it so popular with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Concubine Yang? Today we will talk about this topic.
The love story between Li Longji and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
In 719 AD, Yang Yuhuan was born in a family of officials. She originally had a carefree life, but when she was 10 years old, her father died of illness, and Yang Yuhuan had to leave her hometown to go to her uncle's house.
Although my uncle is not his biological father, he is very concerned about Yang Yuhuan and teaches her cultural knowledge and court etiquette. At the age of 15, Yang Yuhuan was already a woman with both talent and beauty, and she also ushered in the first turning point in her life this year.
At that time, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty's woman Princess Xianyi got married in Luoyang, and Yang Yuhuan was also invited to attend the wedding banquet. During this period, he met King Shou Li Mao . He fell in love with Yang Yuhuan at first sight and asked his mother to marry him.
Not long after, Yang Yuhuan and Li Mao entered the palace of marriage, and their married life was also quite sweet and happy. However, such a beautiful life did not last long, and the death of Concubine Wu Hui became the fuse of "unfortunate".
First of all, the death of Concubine Wu Hui made Li Longji's emotional life empty, and he urgently needed a woman to fill this gap. It was at this moment that the eunuch around him told Emperor Xuanzong of Tang that Yang Yuhuan was fascinating the country, and that the latter frequently entered the palace and appeared in front of Li Longji.
Secondly, the death of Concubine Wu Hui made Prince Shou Li Mao lose his greatest backer. Seeing his father coveting his wife, he could not and dared not say anything against him, and could only watch what happened.
Yang Yuhuan's intelligence and beauty constantly challenged Li Longji's nerves. In order to take this daughter-in-law for himself, he first sent Yang Yuhuan to the temple to cut her hair into a nun, and after the expiration of the term, he directly connected to the harem and was granted a concubine.
Of course, in order to make up for his son, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang found him a woman. Since then, his former daughter-in-law has become the woman of Emperor Xuanzong of , and the two live a life of "only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals".
Yang Yuhuan fascinated Li Longji
According to historical records, Yang Yuhuan has a plump body and a strange fragrance. This feature is very popular among Emperor Xuanzong. Of course, because Yang Guifei is relatively plump, she always sweats constantly and has a slight sense of body odor.
For this reason, Emperor Xuanzong built a Huaqing Pool for his beloved concubine, which not only facilitates Yang Guifei to remove sweat and odor from her body, but also increases their relationship. To this day, many stories about the two are still circulating in the Huaqing Pool.
Yang Yuhuan likes to dance in her daily life, and she has some Hu blood on her body, so she looks heroic and cool when she dances. According to records, Li Longji is not only good at music, but also wrote a song for Yang Yuhuan.
A man plays the piano while a woman can dance gracefully, and the zither and zither are harmonious. The famous "Nichang Yuyi Song" in the history of the Tang Dynasty was published in this context, telling the love story of the two.
There is a saying called "Down on pomegranate skirt ". Many people know this sentence, but they don't know that behind this sentence, it also reveals Emperor Xuanzong's favor for Yang Guifei, which fully interprets the saying that loves beauty but not the country.
Yang Guifei likes to eat pomegranate very much. Emperor Xuanzong planted many pomegranate trees in the palace for him. Even the skirt worn by Yang Yuhuan was embroidered with many pomegranate flowers . This is the famous pomegranate skirt in the Tang Dynasty.
Once, Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan played the piano and danced under the pomegranate tree. As a result, the emperor found that his beloved concubine was not very happy. After asking, he found out the reason. The minister was very angry with Yang Yuhuan, saying that she was a beauty.
Li Longji, who learned about this, immediately ordered that when all civil and military officials saw Yang Yuhuan, they would kneel down and give a big gift to make the ministers submit to Yang Guifei in a powerful way. This formed a saying that the minister knelt under Yang Yuhuan's pomegranate skirt.
Interestingly, in addition to the story of Huaqingchi and the story of pomegranate skirt, Yang Yuhuan and Li Longji are also indispensable in their daily lives. This sport is called "Holding the Spear", and it is done almost every day. So what is "holding a spear" and why do couples like it?
What is "Holding the Spear"
According to records, "Holding the Spear" was not a game born and raised in the Central Plains dynasty, but an imported product that first appeared in the Three Kingdoms period. However, as time goes by, it gradually becomes a popular game in society.
"Holding the spear" is also called "Double Land". "Double Land Keyboard" describes this in a related way. It is divided into two black and white sides. One side holds 15 white pieces and the other side holds 15 black pieces. There are two dice on the chessboard, and the chessboard has twelve horizontal and vertical lines.
Place the chess pieces on both sides of the board, and the opponent rolls two dices. The dice shows the point on the dice and then the chess pieces will take a few steps. In the end, all 15 chess pieces will enter the opponent's 6 tiles and the winner is the winner.
For example, white chess can walk from left to right, walk to the far right and then move the chess in reverse, while black chess starts from the opposite position on the opposite side. This kind of gameplay is similar to modern flying chess, but the details are slightly different.
The world is in chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, and the lives of the people are extremely miserable. However, with the advent of the Zhenguan rule, the social economy of the Tang Dynasty was fully developed. economic foundation determines the superstructure . Small games like "Holding the Spear" became popular again, and it was even more popular in the palace.
According to the records of "Old Book of Tang. Biography of Houjie", Tang Zhongzong During the reign of the Emperor Wei , she often asked Wu Sansi to enter the palace to play "hold the spear" with her. From time to time, Tang Zhongzong would give her guidance to her.
This shows how popular "holding the spear" was at that time. As two people at the peak of power in the Li Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Yang Guifei also had more free time, and competing for one or two games every day became a "necessary thing".
"Holding the spear" does not require too strong brain power, because dice has a lot of chance and luck, so the amplitude of advance and retreat, the winning and loss conversion of this game is all based on one person's luck, and it is very interesting.
Yang Guifei can be called a master of pen holding. She has very good luck in playing chess every time. Li Longji often loses in her hands. Over time, Yang Guifei fell in love with this feeling of victory.
As a concubine that Emperor Xuanzong loved to his heart, Yang Yuhuan was naturally happy. After handling the government, he must come to play one or two games with her every day, which is also a way to enhance the relationship between husband and wife.
According to some unofficial history records, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang once raised a parrot. It could recite poems without chanting and help Li Longji at critical moments. Every time Yang Guifei plays chess with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, if the game is unfavorable to the latter, the eunuch around her will say " Snow-clothed Lady ".The three words
are like a secret code. After hearing this, the parrot will run to the chessboard to stir up the game. This will not only protect the emperor's face from losing too badly, but also increase the fun and fun of the game.
Later, this naughty parrot was pecked to death by an eagle. The emperor and the imperial concubine were still sad and buried it in the imperial garden in the palace. It was called the "Parrot Tomb" by the palace people at that time.
During the Tang Dynasty, due to economic prosperity, people had enough time to "hold the spear" became popular in society. However, in the late Tang Dynasty, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, their economic and military strength were not as good as the Tang Dynasty. The people kept running around to live, so naturally they did not have much intention to play this game.
in the Song and Yuan dynasties, "holding the spear" gradually disappeared from the people and became a game for literati and talented people. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, literati and talented people studied hard and entered the imperial examination. They only existed in the upper class, and modern society was basically lost.
Previously, some scholars wanted to try to restore this "spike-holding" game based on the records of the data, but in the end they failed. Japanese pens that have appeared since the Three Kingdoms have been a culture that has lasted for nearly 2,000 years has disappeared into the long river of history.
It is not difficult to find through the above introduction that the reason why the holding spear was popular in the Tang Dynasty was closely related to the prosperous economy at that time. As the saying goes, "I think about lust with fullness and warmth", the people with sufficient food and clothing naturally want to find some fun while living a wealthy life.
Of course, "holding the spear" can regulate daily life as an entertainment activity, but if you are always addicted to it, you will easily lose your ambition. Tang Xuanzong Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan are a very distinct example.
Since he fell under Yang Guifei's pomegranate skirt, Li Longji has no longer worked as hard as he did in his early years and served the country and the people. Instead, he favored villains and nepotism, which led to the subsequent Anshi Rebellion .
Although the Anshi Rebellion was finally put down, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was almost completely destroyed by this war, and it was no longer as prosperous as before. Yang Guifei also died in Maweipo because of the Anshi Rebellion, which is sad and lamentable.
The ancients said, "Born in distress, die in happiness." A proper sense of crisis will make people keep moving forward, but if you are overly addicted to the happiness, you can only have one way to end up with defeat. All kinds of examples in history have verified this truth.
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