First, the reason for the emergence of talented women in brothels When it comes to brothels, everyone will think of women who sell themselves. In fact, these people are different from women who sell themselves. First of all, it is much higher than these people in cultural literacy. When selecting talents, brothel managers will first start with their appearance, and then invite some people who have been raised since childhood to be specially trained to teach them to read words, read music and sing. When they grow up, these people are not only personable, but also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which won the love of literati and Wang Sun.
There are also some prostitutes from fallen families or wives and daughters of guilty ministers. Although these people became monks halfway, their cultural and artistic accomplishment is higher than that of ordinary people. It is more appropriate to entertain literati with these people. So, historically? Spent a lot of money and didn't see it Most of these women are outstanding in appearance and talented.
Second, a large part of the legend of the famous brothel talented woman in the Song Dynasty comes from the Song Dynasty. This is because the state's management of Goulan Washe was relatively loose at this time, and was it in the Song Dynasty? A curfew? , so contributed to the development of brothel culture. At this time, there are many talented prostitutes? Take? Out, like Li Shishi, impromptu piano exercises, Liang Hongyu and so on. Among them, the legends of Li Shishi and Li Yu are talked about by later generations.
Li Shishi's story is mostly seen in unofficial history and his note novels, and it is also described in Water Margin, one of Four Great Classical Novels's novels. In the Water Margin, it was Li Shishi who made the prince and grandson spend a lot of money? Things? , is also the object of admiration for literati, Song Huizong Evonne is also her admirer. She can sing and dance, is familiar with poetry, and looks beautiful and charming.
Besides Li Shishi, the story of the poet Liu Yong is also talked about by everyone. Liu Yong was a famous poet in Song Dynasty. He lingers in the tile shop of the concert hall all the year round, and many excellent works are created in the brothel. If brothels are filthy places, how can poets be inspired to write poems? Therefore, his deeds also reflect from the side that the brothel is not a place to shelter evil people and practices, but a comfortable place for singing and dancing, retaining a trace of pure land belonging to literature and art.