There are many talented "beauties" in Chinese history, including many "prodigies" who became famous since childhood. In ancient times, when lyric poetry was an important measure of a person's talent and wisdom, most child prodigies were born at the wrong time, and their youth and even their lives were swallowed up prematurely by emperors, generals, ministers or the mortal world. But the poems they wrote at a young age are full of charm and still shine with the brilliance of humanity.
Jiang Caiping, a peerless beauty who was called "Mei Fei" by Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty, was a child prodigy. Jiang Caiping is the daughter of a famous doctor in Fujian. She was good at singing and dancing since she was a child, and she was able to write poetry at the age of five or six. When he was twelve years old, he was discovered by eunuchs from Fujian and Guangdong and brought back to the palace. This skinny and delicate little talented girl was so "stunning" that Li Longji fell in love with her at first sight and immediately took her as his concubine. Jiang Caiping was called "Plum Concubine" because of her passion for plum blossoms. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The romantic Tang Xuanzong took a fancy to his daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan. From then on, Mei Fei's beauty disappeared. Once, Xuanzong sent someone to send jewelry to Concubine Mei, who was thrown into the "cold palace". Cai Ping flatly refused and wrote a poem to thank the pearl and express his dissatisfaction: "The willow eyebrows have not been painted for a long time, and the makeup is stained with tears. Nagato has not washed and dressed all day, why should the pearl comfort her loneliness?" Xuanzong felt very sad after reading it. Ashamed, I wanted to call her Concubine Mei, but gave up because of Yang Yuhuan's domineering attitude. During the An-Shi Rebellion, Concubine Mei was killed with random knives; some said she committed suicide after seeing the world and was called a beauty.
The talented Wu Zetian also "respected each other as guests" towards talented women. Once someone found a seven-year-old girl who could write poetry. The queen ordered to summon the girl, and the girl came to Chang'an accompanied by her brother. Seeing that this girl was really well-behaved and cute, Wu Zetian wanted to leave her and let the boy go back first. The girl recited a farewell poem with tears in her eyes: "Since the beginning of the clouds, the leaves have been flying, and the pavilions have been flying. It is difficult to make the trip." After being moved by this sad poem, the queen fell in love with her even more. But the brother and sister were inseparable, and Wu Zetian had no choice but to let them go back. Today, there is a child prodigy named Yu, whose original name is Yu Youwei. He was born in a scholar's family in Chang'an. My father was getting older and his reputation was not right, so he devoted all his efforts to his only daughter, Weiwei. This little girl is very talented and smart. She never forgot anything when she was five. She was writing poetry when she was seven years old. The poems she wrote when she was eleven or twelve were very popular and even alerted the great poet Wen to come and see her. You Wei wrote a poem on the spot: "The green connects to the deserted shore, and the smoke enters the distant building; sprinkle the spring water, and the flowers will catch their heads. The roots hide the fish holes, and the branches serve as passenger ships; On a stormy night, my dreams are full of sadness." "Wen Tingyun praised them many times, and the two formed a lifelong friendship. Unfortunately, Yu Youwei became disheartened due to the failure of his relationship and became a nun and changed his name to Yu Xuanji. Later, he was executed for a murder case at the age of 25!
At the same time, there was the famous "beauty poet" Xue Tao. Xue Tao is also from Chang'an. After the Anshi Rebellion, her father moved to Shu, and she was born in Shu. Xue Tao has been extremely talented since he was a child. When he was eight years old, he wrote a Wutong poem: "The imperial court moved an ancient paulownia tree and it towered into the clouds; it went from south to north to welcome birds, and the wind blew away its leaves." This poem was highly praised by his elders. When he was fourteen years old, his father died young. In order to make a living, Xue Tao became a poetess, entertaining guests with poetry and music. She is famous for her outstanding looks and unique talents. Later, she was appreciated by our local envoy Wei Gao and became the "girls school secretary". Soon he was demoted to Songzhou for some reasons and wrote ten famous farewell poems. But Wei Gao was not bad, and he had financial support, which allowed Xue Tao, who had no worries about food and clothing, to devote himself to poetry and calligraphy. The letterhead she made with rouge is very famous
Su Xiaoxiao, a famous prostitute in the Southern Qi Dynasty, wrote a lyric poem to masturbate when she was young: "I live by the Qiantang River, and the flowers bloom and fall, regardless of the year. With my face The title is, "Spring is about to pass, and the window screen will be gone." Insert the jade comb into the clouds, tap the sandalwood board, and sing the tune of "The dream of broken clouds is nowhere to be found, and the bright moon rises in Nanpu." It has been circulated for a while. , well-known in Jiangnan. Su Xiaoxiao attaches great importance to feelings. She once wrote a song of love, "I ride a chariot, my husband rides on a green horse. Wherever we are, we are under the pines and cypresses," which tells the story of her life-and-death love affair with "Prince Charming." Perhaps knowing that her beauty is short-lived, this "beautiful girl" made a last wish early on that "life and death in Xiling will live up to the good mountains and rivers". Unfortunately, she was right. At the age of nineteen, he died of hemoptysis and was buried at Xiling Pier. Later generations of literati felt sorry for her, and great poets such as Li He and Bai Juyi wrote poems in memory of her.
Cai Yan, a talented woman of the Eastern Han Dynasty, whose fame lasted from 0755 to 79000, was the famous Cai Wenji. She was proficient in music and poetry since she was a child.
One night when she was six years old, she was awakened by the sound of a piano. It turned out that her father Cai Yong was tired of writing in the study and played the piano to relieve fatigue. Suddenly, Wenxi shouted to his father: "I guess you broke the second string, right?" Cai Yong was startled and asked: "Which one are you listening to?"
Then he deliberately After breaking one, Wenxi shouted: "This is the fourth one!" Her father was overjoyed and asked her why she guessed. Wenxi said: "Why guess? I can hear the lyre!" Under her father's careful cultivation, Cai Yan eventually became a lyre master and a literary heroine. This poor little talented girl who is as beautiful as a flower has "bad luck". When she grew up, the Huns invaded. Unfortunately, she was taken to the north and rescued by Cao Cao. However, the tragic marriage of Qiu He, a national hater, brought her infinite sadness. All these misfortunes merged into her tearful years of Hu Jia's Eighteenth Year of Photography and the Year of Sadness and Indignation Poetry.