Princess Lechang is the eldest sister of Empress Chen of the Southern Dynasties, and Princess Lechang is her title. Although he grew up in the royal family, he did not have the arrogance of a golden branch and a jade leaf, and his gentle and virtuous temperament was praised by everyone in the palace. She is dignified and beautiful, elegant and generous, and has profound literary attainments; To this end, she chose her husband and had her own eyes. She doesn't love the nobles of Houmen, but only pays attention to poetry knowledge. As an adult, she married Xu Deyan, a talented person in the south of the Yangtze River. After becoming a husband, Xu Deyan entered the imperial court as a servant, which also showed his political talent. The husband and wife respected and loved each other, and became a natural couple envied by everyone at that time.
Chen was a fatuous emperor in the last years of the Southern Dynasties and was not good at governing the country. And the Sui Wendi who occupied the northern land had a final confrontation. Soon, Emperor Wendi of Sui established the Sui Dynasty and became the emperor. According to the ancient practice, the king of national subjugation and his relatives were not allowed to live in the original place, in case they gathered the remains and revived. As a result, Chen Houzhu and the royal family were brought to the north and sent to Chang 'an, the capital of Sui Dynasty. Princess Lechang is naturally among the prisoners, and she and her loving husband Xu Deyan are about to be separated alive. Before leaving, Princess Lechang broke a bronze mirror on the dresser in two, half for her husband and half for herself.
She and Xu Deyan agreed that on the 15th day of the first month every year, she would sell bronze mirrors along Chang 'an Avenue until she found the whereabouts of the other party, so that the husband and wife could get together for the second time. Xu Deyan nodded tearfully.
Princess Lechang
It's really a long shot. It is difficult for Xu Deyan, the minister of national subjugation, to travel thousands of miles to Chang 'an, let alone Princess Lechang's trip to Chang 'an. Holding a bronze mirror in his hand, Xu Deyan remembered that the husband and wife had set each other off in the mirror in the past, and he had once inserted Feng Chai for his wife in the mirror, but now someone went to break it in the mirror. Why not break his heart? But then he thought of his wife's good words when she left, and he was determined not to let her down. No matter how small the hope is, there is still a chance. So I swallowed my pride and survived. When the situation calmed down a little, I went to Chang 'an to pray for God's help and let them meet again after the robbery.
Then, Su Yang, the general of the Sui Dynasty, married the beautiful and clever Princess Lechang as his concubine. Princess Lechang couldn't resist the temptation and became Su Yang's favorite concubine, but she still thought about her husband. On the fifteenth day of the first month every year, people are sent to the street to sell this half-face bronze mirror. The asking price is so high that people in the market think that the mirror seller is really crazy. But one day, a scholar said that this mirror was priceless, and he had the other half. If they can overlap, he will give the other half to the old woman who sells mirrors for free. Sure enough, the broken bronze mirror is really a perfect match. Scholar-like young people inquired about Princess Lechang and immediately wrote a book:
Mirror goes with people, mirror returns to people;
Without the shadow of Heng E, the moon would shine in the sky.
Princess Lechang looked at it, holding a bronze mirror and sobbing. When Su Yang learned about the whole incident, she came to comfort him. Princess Lechang asked Su Yang to see Xu Deyan for the last time. Su Yang also thought that maybe she fulfilled Princess Lechang, and Princess Lechang would be grateful to him in the future, and willingly followed him and agreed. Xu Deyan was overjoyed when he received the invitation letter from the Prime Minister's Office. After that, I was a guest at the Prime Minister's residence. A minister of national subjugation came to the magnificent prime minister's office with cloth and sandals. The Prime Minister of the DPRK treated him like a VIP, but Princess Lechang, the guest's old wife, accompanied him as the master's favorite princess. This is embarrassing. After a polite greeting, the two sides took their seats in turn. Princess Lechang looked at the old gentleman, not knowing what to say, and silently wrote a poem:
How to move today, new officials versus old officials;
It's hard to be a man if you dare not laugh or cry.
The poem vividly shows Princess Lechang's dilemma with her new and old husbands at that time. After three rounds of drinking, Xu Deyan outlined the situation after she left. Princess Lechang got the message. After a few words of comfort, she politely asked her husband to remarry. Because I have my own place, I can't renew my friendship with him and spend the rest of my life together Xu Deyu is full of sadness. He said slowly to Princess Lechang, "Goodbye, my wish is enough. I will never get married again in my life. After returning to Jiangnan, I am going to escape into Buddhism and spend the rest of my life with Deng Qing. " Then she hid her face and wept, and Princess Lechang was in tears when she heard his oath. Su Yang looked helplessly at the tragic scene of the young couple and felt very sympathetic. She thinks that she can't keep Princess Lechang's heart anyway, so be a good person and let you reunite with your wife. So he announced on the spot: "I miss you two very much and am determined to return Princess Lechang to Xu Gongzi and let them reunite." With this decision, he kindly invited them to stay in Chang 'an and promised to arrange an official position for Xu Deyan in Suiyan. Xu Deyan declined the official position and returned to the south with Princess Lechang.