Princess Gaoyang was Tang Taizong's favorite daughter. When she was fifteen years old, the emperor's father carefully selected the second son of Fang Xuanling, Fang Yiai, as her consort. However, although Fang Yiai was the son of the prime minister of the dynasty, he was not the type that Princess Gaoyang liked. The princess liked a gentle and elegant scholar and was completely dissatisfied with this tall and majestic prince-in-law. After the wedding night, Fang Yiai never had the chance to be admitted to the princess's boudoir.
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Although her husband was unhappy and her marriage was not a happy one, Princess Gaoyang also had her own way of pastime, which was to ride horses in the countryside and travel around the mountains and rivers. On a hunting trip, the princess met an elegant and handsome monk. This Bianji monk is also a promising young man. He has been diligent and studious since he was a child, and his ideological and moral character are not mentioned. At the age of fifteen, Bianji officially became a monk and studied under Master Daoyue. In the first month of the 19th year of Zhenguan, master Xuanzang returned from seeking scriptures and was entrusted with the task of translating the scriptures at Hongfu Temple. With his profound knowledge of Buddhism and outstanding literary talent, he was selected by master Xuanzang to participate in the writing of "Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty". In this way, the 17-year-old princess and the 20-year-old Bianji fell in love at first sight. One forgot their royal identity and the other forgot the Buddhist precepts, and they became inseparable.
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Strange to say, the princess left her husband Fang Yiai in the cold. After learning about the princess's love affair, not only was he not jealous at all (this is a true family tradition of their old family), but he also always covered the love affair between the princess and Bianji. He even often came forward to summon Bianji into the palace, and personally stood guard for the cheating couple. The princess repaid Fang Yiai by allowing him to communicate openly and secretly with the maids in the palace, and she often spoke good words for him in front of Taizong. In this way, this strange young couple got along quite harmoniously.
Time flies, and a few years pass. In 645 AD, during the nationwide assessment to select scripture translators, Bian Ji was selected and became the youngest of the nine scripture translators. It seems that Princess Gaoyang has really good taste.
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As a translator, Bianji will go to Hongfu Temple to stay for a long time. Before leaving, Princess Gaoyang gave her jade pillow to her lover and asked him to take it with him. The disaster was brought into Hongfu Temple along with this jade pillow. During the years of love between the two places, Princess Gaoyang and Fang Yiai got along peacefully. In the summer of 648, Prime Minister Fang Xuanling passed away. His eldest son Fang Yizhi inherited his father's title. Princess Gaoyang always hated this uncle, so she wanted her consort Yiai to separate from her brother. Fang Yizhi refused to divide the family property and scolded Fang Yiai. Princess Gaoyang was furious and ran to the palace to tell her father about Fang Zhi's condition, saying that he often complained to the emperor and had evil intentions. Who is Taizong? He is by no means a foolish emperor, he should be one of the most competent emperors in Chinese history. After some investigation, he soon learned that all this was just the capricious behavior of Princess Gaoyang. He couldn't help being very angry and gave his daughter a hard education.
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In the blink of an eye, it was the winter of 649. The security officials caught a thief and found a jade pillow studded with jewels from the thief's residence. The thief confessed: The jade pillow was stolen from the residence of Monk Bianji of Hongfu Temple. Everyone was stunned at this jade pillow: it really didn't look like an object that should appear in a monk's Zen room. After a thorough investigation, the officials responsible for the inspection found out the origin of the jade pillow. It was a matter of honor for the royal family, so the person handling the case did not dare to hide it and boldly sent the memorial to Taizong's desk. When Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty saw this memorial, he thought that Princess Gaoyang had humiliated him again and again. Long Yan couldn't help but became furious. He immediately ordered that Bianji be cut in half, and all the maids around Princess Gaoyang who did not report the incident were also executed. For the princess, the emperor's father's punishment was also very severe: Princess Gaoyang was not allowed to enter the palace again.
Four years of lovesickness, but what I waited for was such a bad news. Princess Gaoyang was scattered and rushed to the gate of the palace, wanting to plead with her father, but was stopped at the gate of the palace...
Defence Machine was quickly tortured by half, and Princess Gaoyang was also imprisoned in the princess's mansion. Without the freedom to move, she almost became a walking corpse. At this time, Emperor Taizong of Tang's own life also came to an end. A few months later, in early summer of this year, the fifty-one-year-old Emperor Taizong of Tang died.
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Princess Gao Yang hated her father. When she was attending the funeral of Taizong, she didn't even have any sad expression. Soon, Gaozong Li Zhi 2 ascended the throne. The princess also regained her freedom. It seemed to be revenge on his father who was in the dark, and the princess's behavior began to go crazy. She specializes in finding young and handsome monks, having fun with them, and trying desperately to commit adultery. This is not enough. Princess Gaoyang has to play against all her father's decisions, so she is dissatisfied with Li Zhi, the successor chosen by her father. So, she began to get involved in political affairs, contacted several princess and princesses who were dissatisfied with Li Zhi, plotted to rebel, and wanted to change her uncle Li Yuanjing to become emperor. Fang Yizhi, who was incompatible with Princess Gaoyang, found out the secrets of Princess Gaoyang and his wife and reported them to Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi. A bloody family massacre began. In the spring of 653 AD, three princesses led by Fang Yiai were executed, and Princess Gaoyang, Princess Baling and uncle Li Yuanjing were ordered to commit suicide. At that time, Princess Gaoyang was only twenty-seven or eight years old. A bunch of white silk is the final outcome of this princess.
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