Yang Yuhuan
The direct cause of this incident was Wu Huifei's death. Didn't we say in the first film that Wu Huifei did not hesitate to kill the former Prince Li Ying brothers in order to win the position of Prince Li Mao? After the death of Li Ying's brother, Wu Huifei felt uneasy and died soon. Wu Huifei accompanied Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty for more than 20 years, and assisted Xuanzong to achieve the great cause of Kaiyuan prosperity, which has long been a part of Xuanzong's life. Her death was a great blow to Xuanzong. You know, at that time, it was already the late kaiyuan period, and Tang Xuanzong had been relatively slack in politics. Without his career pursuit and his life partner, he will be particularly lonely. How to alleviate loneliness? The first reaction must be to find a successor in the harem. After all, the emperor has other ladies and 3,000 rare beauties in his court, so it is not easy to choose one among 1,000. However, when you really want to choose, it's really not that easy to find. As the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If there is no fate, it will be better. Seeing so many beautiful women passing by, Tang Xuanzong had no one in his heart. What shall we do? Tang Xuanzong also thought of all kinds of absurd methods. For example, when the flowers are in full bloom, let all the concubines in the harem wear flowers, and Tang Xuanzong will fly the butterfly himself, and whichever flower the butterfly stops on will be lucky for which concubine; Or, let the concubines gamble with each other, and whoever wins will be lucky. This is just like what Wei Xiaobao did in Jin Yong's later works. This kind of life is quite lively, but these absurd methods can only play a temporary anesthetic role and can't really fill the emotional gap. On the contrary, the noisier the surface, the lonelier the heart. However, in October of the 28th year of Kaiyuan, this depressed state of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty finally ended. Because Yang Yuhuan finally appeared in front of his eyes. What happened?
According to the legend of Song of Eternal Sorrow, Yang Yuhuan was discovered by the great eunuch Gao Lishi Taobao. Gao Lishi doesn't love Tang Xuanzong? Seeing that Xuanzong was lonely around him, he began to look for Taobao everywhere. Tao Tao came and went, and finally found it in Shouwangfu. At the sight of Yang Yuhuan, Gao Lishi's eyes lit up immediately and he recommended it to Emperor Xuanzong when he went back. Is that so? This statement is widely circulated, but I think it was later generations who planted Gao Lishi. Why? Three reasons. First of all, Gao Lishi doesn't have that much courage. As a trusted eunuch, you can give the emperor a beauty pageant, but without the advice of the emperor, who can tell my father-in-law that I think your daughter-in-law is quite suitable for you? If he is a gentleman, you want to die! Gao Lishi is a cautious man. He will never take the initiative to take risks. Second, Gao Lishi is not so bad. You know, Gao Lishi is also famous in Wu Sansi. He has a deep relationship with Wu Guyuan and has no special prejudice against him. Although on the issue of establishing a prince, he advised Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty to give up Li Mao, the immortal king, and establish an elderly loyal monarch, but that was mainly to maintain political stability, not because of personal grievances with Wu Huifei and his mother. In this matter, he has been sorry for Shouwang. How could he intend to rob someone else's wife again, leading to the separation of his wife and the breakdown of his family? Third, Yang Yuhuan was the daughter-in-law of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. They had met in various court activities before, and Yang Yuhuan knew exactly what Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty looked like. There is no need for Gao Lishi to discover the new continent. So, since Gao Lishi didn't find it, what happened?
I think, since historical records show that October in the 28th year of Kaiyuan was an auspicious day in Yang Yuhuan, it must be related to the fact that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty went to Lishan to soak in hot springs in October in the 28th year of Kaiyuan. Hot spring washing is Emperor Taizong's favorite activity, and it is also a fixed program of Xuanzong every winter. Moreover, every time I go, the emperor is not the only one, but I take all the princes, grandchildren and maids at home and abroad with me, which is considered as a royal collective vacation. The atmosphere of soaking in hot springs is naturally relaxed and pleasant, and it does not pay attention to the order of generations as usual; And soaking in hot springs is also a matter of relaxing muscles and promoting blood circulation. After washing hot springs, people must be ruddy and shiny, more charming and moving. I think, I'm afraid it was during this collective hot spring bath that Emperor Xuanzong suddenly took a fancy to Yang Yuhuan. If she just turns her head and smiles, and there are a hundred spells, everyone else will disappear with the powder and paint of six palaces. Think this is the person you are looking for! Bai Juyi wrote in Song of Eternal Sorrow: It was early spring. They let her bathe in a pure pool to warm and smooth her creamy skin. Because she was tired, a maid lifted her up, when the emperor noticed her for the first time and chose her as his bride. In order to highlight the aesthetic effect, Bai Xueshi changed the time of soaking in hot springs from winter to spring, and made a mistake in time. However, the overall situation is quite vivid. In Lishan, Tang Xuanzong regained the feeling of heartbeat, which is of course a kind of happiness for him, but this kind of happiness is also annoying. After all, the present identity is Princess Shou, her daughter-in-law. My father-in-law wants to marry his daughter-in-law, which is a scandal. With the character of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, since feelings have already happened, we should pursue them to the end. Scandal seems inevitable, so how can we cover it up?