Due to the Sui system in the Tang Dynasty, Wei was entitled as "First Lady, First Lady and First Lady Wei Guifei". According to the records of the unearthed epitaph, Wei was elected as a good family in Qin Gong during the Wude period, and paid homage to your wife on April 1st of the first year of Zhenguan. However, although the epitaph says that Webster was chosen by Qin Gong as a lady, in fact, Webster was not married for the first time. Her first husband was CoCo Lee, the son of Li Zixiong, a general of the Sui Dynasty and a minister of the Ministry of Commerce.
At the end of Sui Dynasty, Li Zixiong and Yang Xuangan rebelled together. After the defeat, the father and son were killed, and Webster was a criminal family and was legally charged with being a palace maid. After Tang Gaozu ascended the throne in Chang 'an, Li Shimin became the king of Qin, and it was natural that Webster was assigned to Qin Gong as a maid of honor. In addition, although Li Yuan granted amnesty to the world after he acceded to the throne, it was the criminals who were pardoned, which was different from the release of imperial secretary Ye Ting. Webster could not be released from the palace and returned to China during the Wude period, so the epitaph said that Webster was chosen by a good family, which is obviously whitewashing. As for the statement that Li Shimin, the king of Qin, fell in love with Webster at first sight on the roadside, which is widely circulated in some articles on the Internet, it is simply nonsense.
There are even some unreliable online articles that Wei Guifei was in charge of the harem of Emperor Taizong after the death of her eldest grandson. In fact, however, even as an imperial concubine, she has no right to take charge of the harem without the instructions of the emperor. For example, in Tang Gaozu's Wan Guifei, there is a clear record in Li Zhiyun's Biography of the Old Tang Dynasty: "My mother's name is Wan Guifei, and she is obedient by nature, especially valued by her great-grandfather. Everything in the palace is discussed, and princes and princesses are respectful. " It shows that Wan Guifei can have the qualification of "making suggestions" on harem affairs, which is "specially given by the emperor's high-impedance relatives". Without special permission, Wan, even as an imperial concubine, has no right to run the harem. Look at Guo Guifei in Tang Xianzong. "The third minister asked Guo Guifei to be the queen, and Tang Xianzong was jealous of her age. Because the queen was so gorgeous, she was afraid of being proud of herself, so she reported it in the chapter." Although the Guo family only married one imperial concubine, his wife married before he ascended the throne. Because Tang Xianzong was afraid that his romantic courtship would be limited, he refused to make her queen. If you can take charge of the harem as an imperial concubine, then why does Tang Xianzong have to reinvent the wheel?
Besides, it is a great honor for the imperial concubine to be in charge of the harem. It is impossible not to record it in history books. It is clearly recorded in the history books that Zhang Guifei of Chen Houzhu was in charge of the harem, while Mrs Xuanhua and Mrs Ronghua of Emperor Wen of Sui were in charge of the harem. His biography also devoted some time to recording his mother, Pan (Liu's concubine is only a second-rate woman, not a third-rate lady) in charge of the harem.
Not only will it be recorded in the history books, but even the unimportant epitaph will boast something to boast about, and it will be written in detail. Even if Wei Guifei doesn't have that much authority to manage the harem, but only has some right to participate, her epitaph can't say nothing. For example, Sun Guifei, Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite concubine, only helped Ma Huanghou manage the harem. This incident is not only recorded in the Record of Ming Taizu, but also recorded in unofficial history's notes on the history of dynasty victory. Song Lian did not let go of this great honor when writing the epitaph of Sun Guifei: "Cheng Muguifei Sun Shi ... assisted the queen with reason and ruled the palace, salty but without complaint." However, Wei Guifei's epitaph has long been unearthed, and there are many high-sounding words about her in the chronicle, but there is no mention of the so-called hosting of the harem. It can be seen that it is natural for modern people that Wei Guifei is in charge of the harem.
Not only is Wei Guifei unloved, but the Princess Linchuan and the King Ji she gave birth to are also poorly treated among the princes and princesses who were also conferred by Emperor Taizong. Princess Linchuan was not made a princess until 18 years old, and Ma Xu's Zhou Daowu had the worst position among all the concubines in Ma Xu. Although Shen Li, Ji Wang, is very talented, his ability to handle government affairs in Xiangzhou is excellent, and even praised by local people. However, Emperor Taizong did not give Shen Te Li any other attention or reward until Tang Gaozong Li Zhi ascended the throne and praised him greatly.
As for Wei Guifei and her ex-husband, CoCo Lee's daughter, Shi Li, who was about 20 years old, it was not until four years of Zhenguan that the Turks came down and were named as the monarch of Dingxiang, and they married the last conference semifinals who married the nobles. Although some people think that Li Ren's county magistrate of Dingxiang is a sign that Emperor Taizong regards her as a stepdaughter, if Emperor Taizong really regards Dingxiang as a stepdaughter, then Dingxiang should be a princess instead of a county magistrate, just like Princess Wencheng.
Yang Guifei is Li Fu's biological mother, and her tomb is unknown. We can only infer the title of Yang Guifei according to the "Wang, the birth of Yang Guifei" recorded in the epitaph of Jingzhou Secretariat. However, during the whole Zhenguan period, Wei Guifei's title has not changed from beginning to end, so Yang's imperial concubine emblem should be given posthumously. However, Yang Guifei was a first-class princess before her death. As early as the first year of Zhenguan, she should be named the Fourth Princess together with Wei Guifei, Princess Yin and Princess Yan Xianfei, and it is more likely to be the emblem of Shu Princess, so that she can be posthumously awarded as a high-ranking princess after her death. After all, Yang Guifei didn't take the initiative to die like Xu Hui, and her only son was also killed by injustice like Huang Deyi, so she wouldn't be casually regarded as Huei-fang, and she wouldn't be regarded as a noble princess.
In the 13th year of Zhenguan, Li Fu, Yang Guifei's only son, was made King of Zhao, and was adopted by Emperor Taizong, who gave Li the title of King of Qian. Therefore, as far as etiquette is concerned, Li Fu is no longer the son of Emperor Taizong, but the hidden prince of Li's son.
Yin's concubine, whose title should be Shu Fei or De Fei, was reduced to Yin's concubine because of her son's rebellion.
Yin Fei's father, Yin Shishi, was executed by Li Yuan for his loyalty to the Sui Dynasty. Yin Hongzhi, the son of Yin Shishi, and others were saved from death because they were young, and Yin Shi was buried as a maid. Perhaps it is because Yin Shishi and Tang Gaozu have a considerable feud, and Yin Shi has become Li Shimin's concubine, so many people like to imagine that there is a sadistic relationship between Li Shimin and Yin Shi, which is hated by their enemies all over the country. But as far as historical facts are concerned, such a statement is obviously unfounded. After all, there are not a few guilty women in the harem. Shangguan Waner was buried by her grandfather Shangguan Yi. As ladies-in-waiting, there are more than a few lucky enough to be masters. After entering the palace, Zhang Jing's empress Wu was favored by Tang Suzong and gave birth to Tang Daizong.
And if you have a grudge against the daughter of Yin's so-called enemy, you won't canonize Li You, the son of Yin family, as the king of Yiyang County in the eighth year of Wude. Li He and others have always been at odds and took this opportunity to attack him. Therefore, the so-called love with the Yin family, which is hated by enemies all over the country, is only for later generations. Needless to say, Yin's only sentence in the history books was "born with", and not a word was recorded. Even judging from the rebellion of his son Li You, Yin's weight in his heart can be measured.
It is also rebellion. Li You ended up as Shu Ren after being punished, and his biological mother also surrendered. And although Li Chenggan wasted his life for Shu Ren, he saved a life. Such a gap can clearly see whether Yin and Li You have really won a good impression. If Yin really had a so-called vigorous love, then Li You would not die. After all, Yin's only son is Li You, and executing him is tantamount to ruining Yin's dependence for the rest of his life. If Li Shimin has feelings for him, it is better to give him a heavy punishment than to execute him. Yin's only son died overnight, and even if he survived, he died from then on.
According to her epitaph, Yan Defai was elected to Qin Gong in the fourth year of Wude, worshipped the virtuous princess in the first year of Zhenguan, and moved to Feng Defai in the eighteenth year of Zhenguan. Considering Li You's rebellion in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, the birth mother Yin Lian's seat, and the position of the fourth princess is vacant, it should be promoted strictly. Similarly, this Yanshi did not enter the palace out of any touching love. "Wu De was hired into the backyard of the King of Qin for four years" is clearly stated. In fact, it was Tang Gaozu Tang Gaozu who chose his son's concubine.
It is worth mentioning that Yan's mother and Wu Zetian's mother are cousins, so after Wu Zetian became queen, Yan insisted on attending the funeral for Wu Zetian's mother and wife, but unfortunately died on the way, and Wu Hou had to raise her well. Li Zhen's treatment in Wu Zetian is also very general, but he was blocked by a group of imperial brothers. Moreover, Li Zhen, as the eighth son of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty, was only named Prince Taifu, but his rank was lower than that of the tenth son, Li Shen.
When Wu Zetian began to deal with Li Tang's imperial clan, the first one to deal with was the cousin's son. After Wu Zetian killed Li Zhen, the king of Yue, and Li Chong, his eldest son, he ordered that "the capital is paved in the east, and the owl is under the que". Li Zhen's other three sons, either "sit with their fathers and brothers" or "go down to Lingnan to find a pawn", were spared. After Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty acceded to the throne, Li Zhen's Zeng Sun Wen Li was only awarded the title of Shen Guogong, and Wen Li's children and grandchildren were reduced to county magistrate, but Li's sons were numerous, which was an almost unrelated distant branch. As a result, Lin Li is also a disappointing one. Just after he became the heir of the King of Yue, he died of illness. Yue simply excluded this country-I don't know how Yan would feel about her carefully flattering her cousin for half her life.
Zheng Xianfei, although listed among the four concubines, was found in the funeral table of Zhaoling in Tang Dynasty because she had no children: "The name of Zhaoling's funeral ... Zheng Xianfei laughed because her tomb is unknown, so we can't know more about this virtuous princess. Yan has been a virtuous princess from the first year of Zhenguan to the seventeenth year, so this Zheng should be promoted after Yan was promoted to Ren Xian Princess in the eighteenth year.
Yang Fei, the biological mother of Li Ke of Wu Wang and Li Kui of Shu, has only one sentence in Old Tang Book, "Only mother, daughter of Yang Di". It can be seen that although Yang Fei is nominally the daughter of Emperor Yang Di, she seems to be of noble birth, but she doesn't even know who her birth mother is, where she ranks and why she was given the title. Yang Fei didn't have the title of princess, which means she didn't get the official knighthood-Emperor Yang Di went to Luoyang after he ascended the throne, and even conferring the crown prince was just an imperial edict to send envoys back to Chang 'an, what's more, she would specially remember to confer a princess who stayed in Chang 'an. It can also be seen that Yang Fei's biological mother is in a low position and unloved, just an ordinary harem.
Historians sympathize with Li Ke in history books. Although he can't list all Li Ke's talents and talents, he still praised Li Ke, so he specifically mentioned the sentence "Only mother, daughter of emperor Yang Di" in his biography, just to recognize Li Ke's unique biological mother status. But even so, there is still only the title of the daughter of Emperor Yang Di, and there is no more specific title. It can be seen that Yang Fei's position in Sui Palace and Tang Palace is not high.
At the same time, according to Mr. Cen's statistics, during his fourteen years in office, the total time spent in Chang 'an was only 186 days, and most of the time was either on the road or preparing for the tour. Therefore, if Princess Yang is in favor, she should stay with her elder sister Princess Nanyang and stay away from Chang 'an. But the opposite is true. According to the fact that Li Ke was born in the second year of Wude, Princess Yang should have entered the palace in the first year of Wude. In other words, since she ascended the throne in Chang 'an, Princess Yang has become a member of the Garden after Qin Dynasty. Obviously, this Princess Yang is also her daughter, but she can't get her father's attention and love at all, so she will be forgotten in Chang 'an and accepted by the newly established dynasty.
In addition, Tang Gaozu and Yang Guang's mothers are both solitary or sisters. Queen Dugu is very attentive to Tang Gaozu. The Tang Dynasty established by Li Yuan was at least nominally ceded by Emperor Yangdi. Therefore, Li Yuan left his cousin's daughter in Chang 'an to be his son's concubine. If Tang Gaozu still attaches importance to the former princess who has a certain relationship with him, he should marry her, not a concubine-whether she is a prince or a minister. Even if you are a concubine, you should give it to Prince Li, not to the king of Qin. After all, Li was the prince of Wude nine years ago. Not surprisingly, Princess Yang, as the concubine of Prince Li and other princes, can mix more than five concubines after she ascended the throne, and being a concubine for the prince is only a five-product Confucianism at most.
What's more, according to the March (6 18) of the second year of Yining, Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor in May of the same year, but Li Ke was born in the second year. It is obvious that Princess Yang was pregnant during her filial piety-not to mention being filial for her biological father for 27 months, that is, not being filial for one year. This shows that the so-called "Sui" if Yang Guifei's identity is still noble, how could she be sent away so casually?
It is normal for Yang Fei to be treated like this. Since ancient times, the status of the king of national subjugation has existed, let alone the princess of national subjugation. Think about the miserable appearance of the six countries' "concubines, princes and grandchildren, going out of the downstairs hall and coming to Qin" after being destroyed by Qin. Think of the sisters in Chen Houzhu after the demise of the Chen Dynasty. Princess Lechang was given the title of concubine to Su Yang, while Mrs. Xuanhua and Mrs. Zheng Hong were not in the court as usual, and several were given the title of concubine to the ministers and princes of the DPRK. Think again about Song Huizong's daughter, Zhu Difu Ji, who is also a princess, but when she lived with the ruler, we can see that these conquered princesses are just trophies in the eyes of the new dynasty.
Look at her title in the harem. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, the titles of the four ladies were in the order of Gui Shu and De Xian, and the titles of Wei Guifei were very clear. Another Yang Guifei, who gave birth to thirteen emperors Li Fu, was named Qiu, Qiu, Qiu, Qiu, Qiu, so it is probably Shu Fei. Yan Defei was promoted from a virtuous princess to a virtuous princess because her son Li You was punished for rebellion and was demoted to a concubine. And A Zheng flew first. He was promoted after Yan Xian rose to Ren Defei. Therefore, it is very likely that Yang Fei did not have the status of a princess before her death, but was posthumously named "Princess", which promoted her rank.
Yang Fei was born Li Ke in the second year of Wude, and Li Cheng in the eighth year of Wude. All the princes and grandsons were given titles at the age of one, but in the eighth year of Wude, only the fifth son Li You was sealed among Li Shimin's sons, so the sixth son Li Cheng was born eight years later. Yang Fei had no daughters, because among the 2 1 princesses of Emperor Taizong, as long as their biological mothers were tall, they were recorded in history books or epitaphs, and the biological mothers of the other 15 princesses were not recorded because of their humble origins.
As for Yang Fei's two sons, Li Ke, the king of Wu, and Li Cheng, the king of Shu, although many people have always mistakenly thought that Li Ke was the favorite son of Emperor Taizong because of the propaganda of TV series, as far as historical facts are concerned, Li Ke said that no one can compare with him.
Li Ke was not only spoiled all his life, but also made small mistakes such as stepping on crops and gambling. He was deprived of the title of viceroy twice in a row, and 600 families were deprived of the real seal one after another, leaving only 200 families with the real seal. Li Ke was scolded by Emperor Taizong and even compared to Liu Dan, the prince of Yan (the son of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty, who hated him because he could not keep his position). These mistakes and punishments committed by Li Ke are recorded in history books and Li Ke's own epitaph, which confirm each other.
In May of the second year of Zhenguan, Li Ke and Lee Tae were blocked at the same time. Li Ke was made the governor of Yizhou, and the fief was only eight states. Li Tai was appointed as the secretariat of Yangzhou and Yuezhou, with fiefs in as many as 22 states. Moreover, Li Ke was appointed viceroy, but viceroy (according to Tang records, just three months before Li Ke was appointed viceroy, the word "big" in Yizhou was changed to "big" and downgraded to viceroy). So although Li Ke and Lee Tae were blocked at the same time, Li Ke's viceroy was not only much smaller than Li Tai, but also nearly two-thirds less fief than Lee Tae.
In the seventh year of Zhenguan, Li Ke went to his fief, and Emperor Taizong said to him, "Don't you want to see each other often on a blind date?" ? But things at home are special, so we need to make a screen. It can be seen that Wang Zuo made it because of "special family affairs" and also to reject the "coveted heart" of the princes. However, these high-sounding words are actually more suitable for the prince's mother and brother Lee Tae than the concubine Li Ke. After all, as the prince's mother and brother, Lee Tae is the biggest threat to Chu. However, in the face of "family affairs", Emperor Taizong not only refused to let Lee Tae be a vassal, but even wanted him to move into the Wude Hall. Not to mention Li Zhi, who is also a record, Emperor Taizong always took this son personally, and never mentioned anything about the Francisco. Zhenguan 16 even let him participate in politics in court, but it happened that Li Ke, who was not a threat, was sent to the fief.
Emperor Taizong once wrote a letter to Li Ke, in which he said, "You have made a knee injury, and you feel sad for what you have done. If you want to protect treasures, you are afraid of arrogance. " However, when Mrs. Tang said to Li Ke, "If you want to keep your treasure, you must be afraid of arrogance." -When she refused to give him more property on the grounds of avoiding Li Ke becoming arrogant, she turned to face Li Chenggan and Li Taishi, but it was the opposite attitude. Emperor Taizong not only rewarded Li Taishi with "ten thousand Thai things", but also gave Lee Tae "more things than the crown prince" every month, and even directly lifted the restrictions on Li Chenggan's use of the treasury.
Historians say that Li Ke has literary talent, but being good at riding and shooting is only the most basic accomplishment of a military aristocrat in Guanlongli. In the Tang Dynasty, even the harem talents could accompany the emperor to ride and shoot. Although Li Ke rode and shot well, there was no military merit or outstanding deeds to prove it. Li Ke's literary talent is also not recorded, and other governors have recorded how many works are good at what kind of calligraphy. Only Li Ke's "literary talent" has disappeared from the most common calligraphy expertise of Li Tang royal family members, while Hanwang Li Yuanchang, who was also punished for rebellion, is famous for his calligraphy, painting and shooting.
Yuan Gui, a bookstore: "Emperor Gao of Tang Dynasty, alert and brave, riding and shooting, is quite involved in literature and history, and can also run official books."
Records of Famous Paintings in the Tang Dynasty: "Hanwang Yuanchang was good at drawing horses, and his brushwork was wonderful, which was not seen by later generations. Painting eagles, pheasants and rabbits to see the world, the master sighs. "
"Hokkekyo to be recorded": "Hanwang childhood, complacency. Inheritance, dedication and law-abiding. "
"Famous Paintings of Past Dynasties": "The posture of heaven and man is full of comprehensive skills and quite charming. Natural transcendence, deep worship pavilion, rare relics. Above the top grade. "
A handsome prince who specializes in classics, is good at music, is exquisite in painting and is like a god, and will remain alive in the eyes of future generations. In contrast, Li Ke's talent is not reflected in various history books or epitaphs.
Although Emperor Taizong once had the idea of changing Li Ke into a prince, it was not after Li Zhi became a prince that it took more than seven months to put it forward. Moreover, Emperor Taizong only said something to the most unlikely person, Sun Chang Wuji, which was never mentioned after being refuted. Even Li Ke, who failed in nomination, did not have any protective measures.
Others tried to attribute Li Ke's failure to become emperor to his lineage of the previous dynasty, but this statement was completely nonsense. After all, Li Ke's lineage in the two dynasties is not unprecedented, and there are also many heirs to the throne in history. For example, Taizi Stone of Shi Hu in the post-Zhao Dynasty, whose biological mother is Princess Anding in the former Zhao Dynasty; For example, the biological mother of Yu Wenjue in Ming Di in the Northern Zhou Dynasty was Princess Fengyi in the Northern Wei Dynasty; Even Prince Yang Zhao of Yang Di, Yang Zhao, is also the mother of Xiao Huanghou, the daughter of Emperor Xiliang Xiaoming.
Besides, if the lineage of the former dynasty is really a problem and a taboo, then why did Emperor Taizong make Li Ke a prince when he knew that he had the lineage of the Sui Dynasty? Why didn't Sun Chang Wuji use this reason to oppose Li Ke of Emperor Taizong? Therefore, Li Ke has nothing to do with storage, and his biological mother Yang Fei is the daughter of Emperor Yang Di, but because Li Ke and Yang Fei are not allowed to spoil Emperor Taizong.
Yang Fei's second son, Sung Jae Lee, became a vassal in Zhenguan for ten years, but it was not until Zhenguan for thirteen years that Li Chengcai got the eight hundred grain cities that the prince deserved, which was three years later than other princes. Because Li Cheng has repeatedly run amok in fiefs, Emperor Taizong once said with disdain: "Even animals can be made to obey people as long as they are tamed well; Even iron stone can be made into useful things as long as it is well refined. Only people like Li Cheng are worse than animals and have a heart of stone! "Although the fiefs, food cities and officials in Shu, Sung Jae Lee were cut by half, they were relegated to Guo Secretariat, and just a few months after he took office, Ge Wenda in Shu was also removed from office.
Therefore, during the Zhenguan period of Emperor Taizong, all other governors were governors, but Li Ke and Li Cheng were secretariat. Other governors have sealed 800 households, except Li Ke and Li Cheng, which were sealed 600 households and 400 households respectively. If Yang Fei agrees, how can she leave only seven words in the history books, and how can her two sons be treated so badly among Li Shimin philosophers?
Compared with other concubines, Xu Xianfei only gave birth to a prince in Emperor Taizong at most. Xu Hui can leave more deeds in Old Tang Shu with his outstanding literary talent, which shows that Xu Hui's talent is no less than that of contemporary literati. And Xu Hui, because of her outstanding talent since childhood, was as famous as Juicy Zuo and the Soong sisters, and even known to the emperor, so she was called into the harem.
According to historical records, after entering the palace, Xu Hui was promoted from a talented person with right five products to an outstanding talent with right three products, and finally ranked eighth among nine wives with right two products. It can be seen that Xu Hui, who has a high literary attainments, is still very appreciated by Emperor Taizong. His father, Xu Xiaode, was promoted to a first-class official because of his brilliant daughter, and was promoted to foreign minister from the supervisor below six grades to the etiquette department on six grades.
As far as the deeds recorded in the history books are concerned, Xu Huizhi's writing skills are both ancient and modern, which won the appreciation of Emperor Taizong, and On Emperor Taizong's Stopping Fighting is even more a direct admonition of state affairs. This is also after the Tang Dynasty, after the Jin Wudi's Zuo Guiyi, the Song Xiaowu's Han's Zhongxing Fu, and Shen's several admonitions. After all, Xu Hui's articles were greatly appreciated by Emperor Taizong, but they were thus obtained. However, Tang Taizong did not make any adjustment or change in policy because of Xu Hui's suggestion, whether it was the move to levy Liao or the construction of Yuhua Palace.
After the death of Emperor Taizong, Xu Hui, as a childless concubine, was sent to Chongsheng Palace as usual, and then buried wholeheartedly. Before she died, she left the most humble wish in her life: "Your Majesty treated me very well. If I can die early, I will serve your tomb first, and then sacrifice the dogs and horses I used. This is my only wish. "
Tang Gaozong was very appreciative of Xu Hui's actions. She was made one of the four concubines and buried in the stone room of Zhaoling. Therefore, the Xu Shi family flourished, and his father, Xu Xiaode, also ushered in the biggest leap-forward promotion in his life. He was promoted by Tang Gaozong from the Ministry of Water Affairs in the fifth grade to the secretariat of Guozhou in the fourth grade, and even passed the sixth grade. After his death in office, Tang Gaozong also "ordered the official to be clever, without adding anything, and gave it to Fu Cheng." Xu Hui's younger brother, Xu Jiyong, was also appointed as the squire of Lixian County, Pei Wang, and Xu Hui's younger sister was also called into the palace by Tang Gaozong as an Jieyu because of "there is also a literary phenomenon" and "the world is like a Korean half-life".
In addition, there is another eldest sister-in-law who is widely circulated on the Internet and "occupied" by Emperor Taizong, that is, Yang, the wife of Li Yuanji, the king of bird's nest. But this doesn't actually belong to the harem of Emperor Taizong, because Yang, the Princess of Bird's Nest, has never won a title in the harem of Emperor Taizong from beginning to end, and her title has always changed with the change of her husband Li Yuanji's title.
Although some articles on the Internet insist that Emperor Taizong launched the Xuanwumen rebellion for the sake of his concubine, this statement is sheer nonsense. Because of the comprehensive historical records and the epitaph of Li's wife Zheng, the daughter of Li Yuanji and others, after Li and Li Yuanji were punished, the East Palace was occupied by the prince, and the Qi State of Li Yuanji was awarded to the hero. Li and Li Yuanji's wife and daughter have nowhere to go. Coupled with the sensitive status of these women, they can only stay in the palace all the time, which is essentially house arrest.
Such a life under house arrest is naturally not easy, so the epitaph of the noble princess implicitly reads: "Sincerity lies in expectations" and "walking in dangerous places". Unexpectedly, Li Yuanji's wives and concubines can only be squeezed into the same palace, east of Changle Gate's noble gate, where Zheng, the hidden princess, lives, is the southernmost tip of Miyagi. When you go out, you are heavily guarded, and the nobles were not chased as county magistrate until 19 years old. All this just shows the difficult living environment of Yang Hougong in the claustrophobic palace.
Although Yang was favored by Emperor Taizong in the later period of Zhenguan, he even wanted to be a queen. However, the fact is that Emperor Taizong never gave Yang a formal harem title from beginning to end. If Yang is really "the emperor's favorite concubine" in the Book of the New Tang Dynasty, I think even if Emperor Taizong can't give her the title of queen, she can definitely afford an ordinary concubine. After all, the ancients paid the most attention to birthright, and the so-called name was irregular. No matter what level of harem concubines Yang Can got, it's better than always bearing the name of adultery.
Besides, in the seventeenth year of Zhenguan, the position of the fourth concubine in the harem was vacant. Because of the rebellion of Li You, the birth mother Yin was demoted to a concubine, and Yan Xianfei was promoted to a virtuous princess, and the position of a virtuous princess was just vacant. According to Cao Ming, the son of Yang, who was sealed in Zhenguan for twenty-one years, this "old son" of Emperor Taizong should have been born about eighteen years ago. However, Emperor Taizong would rather give a virtuous princess to A Zheng, who has no children and no pets, than take the opportunity to fill the position of the Fourth Princess with a son and a pet. Judging from this situation, it is really hard to see how this young man is "spoiled".
What's more, if Yang really has a pet, then both Yang and Li Ming should have some special treatment. For example, Li Yuanjia, the son of Tang Gaozu, korean king, and Yuwen Zhaoyi, his mother, were "loved" by Gaozu. When Gao Zugang acceded to the throne, he wanted to be a queen, and his resignation was not affected. "Li Yuanjia was also favored by his mother, and among those sons born after Tang Gaozu acceded to the throne, he was the most favored. Another example is Wu Huifei. Although she was not allowed to be the queen for various reasons, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty specially set up the title of "Hui Fei" for her, and she was the "Queen of the Palace". The eldest son, Xia Mourning Wang, was awarded the first class for his "great kindness", the second son was "loved by his mother and cared for by Xuanzong", and his daughter, Princess Taihua, was also "motherly, more courteous than the princess, and was given the first place in the palace".
Similarly, if Yang Guifei is really so favored, then in the eyes of Emperor Taizong, her son Li Ming should also love me, my family and my mother. However, throughout the history books, Emperor Taizong did not give Li Ming any special treatment except recognizing his son's legal status. Moreover, although Emperor Taizong enfeoffed Li Ming, he still only called Yang a concubine and did not include him as a member of the harem. Such a move actually separated the mother-child relationship between Yang and Li Ming in etiquette. After all, one is the son of Emperor Taizong and the other is the sister-in-law of Emperor Taizong, who vetoed the mother-child relationship between Yang and Li Ming in terms of birthright, while Yang could not hear the word "mom" in front of his parents, but Li Ming could not properly call it "mom" in front of his mother. How sad and painful it is!
As for the concubines of Yang and her husband, Li Yuanji, they were not crowned infanta until the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, and married at the age of 19. I think if Yang Guifei really got the favor of Emperor Taizong, her own son and the concubine she raised would never be treated like this.
When opposing Tang Taizong's proposal of Yang's behavior, he once regarded Yang's ratio as Chen Zhisheng. What kind of person is Chen Sheng Li?
Chen Ying was the daughter of Qin Mugong during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. She married Duke Huai of Jin and Jin Wengong successively, so the ancients clearly defined Chen Ying as a "slutty person".
Wei Zhi was brave enough to say that the woman he loved was just a lewd and despicable person in front of the emperor, but what was even more surprising was that Emperor Taizong was not angry with Wei Zhi's statement at all, but acquiesced. On the other hand, Wang Tai, the beloved son of Emperor Taizong, had just complained to his father that ministers didn't respect him enough. Emperor Taizong flew into a rage and called all the ministers to scold him, and even the parties trembled with fear. Such a diametrically opposite attitude has shown that Emperor Taizong is somewhat sincere to Yang-after all, if Emperor Taizong really dotes on Yang, why didn't he get angry when he heard the minister say that Yang was just a lewd and despicable person?
So, I'm sure you all know how much Emperor Taizong dotes on the bird's nest princess Yang, and whether Yang is really only one step away from the position of the younger generation.