Comments on Shangguan Waner's Poetry
Weak old people also tug of war.
When Wu Zetian was emperor, most of the attendants around him were men; While Zhongzong is surrounded by women. It can be roughly divided into two gangs: on the one hand, headed by Wei Hou, there are beloved daughters Princess Anle and Princess Changning, and sister Mrs. Yunguo; Headed by Princess Taiping, and Shangguan Waner and his mother's wife Zheng. There are some women below them, both contradictory and similar. * * * Take pleasure in eating and drinking, and form a court power and pleasure group.
These women take bribes to help all kinds of people get official positions and titles. For those who paid 300,000 yuan, the emperor wrote a special rescue book with pen and ink, sealed the envelope obliquely and handed it to the secretariat. Letters in this format have special background and insider relations, and will be dealt with immediately, which is called "oblique sealing official" by the world. Women are allowed to shave their hair and become nuns, and men can become monks and go in and out of the court. Tens of thousands of such officials and monks and nuns are blocked every year. 【 708.4 】 Anle, Princess Changning, Shangguan Jieyu, the wife of the queen's sister, Zheng, the wife of Shanggong Chai, He Lu, Wu Wu and Zhao, the wife of Longxi, were born according to their feelings, so please pay tribute to them. Although the money is 300 thousand, 30 thousand is a monk and nun. There are thousands of people outside the staff. They are in the same position. They try, take photos, check schools, judge and know officials. Xijing and Du Dong each have two official assistant ministers, four civil servants, with tens of thousands of candidates.
Zhongzong is a man of great literary talent. He established the Xiuwen Pavilion with four university students, eight straight students and twelve bachelor students, and selected literary masters among ministers, including great poets like Li Qiao and Song. [708.4] In summer and April, Gui Wei, four college students, eight straight students and twelve college students were appointed to Xiuwen Pavilion, and Li Qiao, a good writer below the official level, was selected for this purpose.
Whenever there is a holiday party, the bachelors sing to each other, and then Shangguan Waner comments one by one, and the winners are given gold and silk. Under the influence of this ethos, scholars from all over the world rushed to learn to write poems, and the prosperity of Tang poetry began. [708.4] Every time you visit the Forbidden Park or attend a banquet in the State of Qi, you must finish your bachelor's degree, and the poems should be reconciled, so that Shangguan Zhao Rong will be the first and the best will be given to Jin Si; With the pre-banquet, there are only a few people in the book, under the door, and the relatives of the grandson. When we arrive at the grand banquet, we only invite eight seats, nine columns and four departments to make a pre-banquet. So the world is in chaos, and people who fall into Confucianism can't get in.
One day, Zhongzong was playing in Kunming Pool, and ministers sang more than 100 poems. Finally, they held a feast on the magnificent buildings, and asked Wan'er to choose the best poems as lyrics, accompanied by music written by Zhongzong himself.
Ministers are downstairs, Wan'er is upstairs commenting, and those who are not selected are thrown downstairs, and everyone claims to take them away. First, the snow is falling, and then it gradually disappears. In the end, only Shen Quanqi and Song did not leave them behind. When I was busy and nervous, I flew to the next article, written by Shen Quanqi.
The two men are downstairs listening to the verdict. I heard Wan'er's charming voice say, "Your poetic skills are very good. However, at the end of the poem, Shen Jun said,' I am too humble to see yu zhang's talent', and my words are poor. Song Jun's concluding remarks: "Don't worry about the bright moon, you have your own night pearl", which is bold and elegant, with endless aftertaste. A foot high, of course. " Shen Quanqi listened and admired it very much.
This is the romantic elegance between scholars and bachelors, which is passed down to later generations as a literary anecdote. What about the vulgar ones? This is another story.
Princess Anle is so arrogant that everyone below the prime minister has to worship her door wall. She is more luxurious than Princess Changning, and the mansion is built as well as the palace. She asked her father to give her Kunming pool. Zhongzong thought it was a place where people made a living by fishing and mowing grass. It is not convenient to answer, so she seized hundreds of hectares of private land, silted up into several miles of Ding Kunchi, and piled up into Huashan-like stones. [708.4] Shangguan Jieyu and the harem stand outside, and there is no section in and out. Courtiers often set out from here in order to enter. Princess Anle is particularly arrogant, and there are many doors below the prime minister. Strive for the first place with Princess Changle, aiming at luxury, aiming at lofty goals, and planning to lie in the palace, but it is exquisite. The Kunming Pool invited by Princess Anle is funded by ordinary people and is not allowed. The princess didn't like it, but even took the people's field to make Kunchi Lake, stretching for miles, with tired stones like Huashan and water diversion like Tianjin. In order to win Kunming, it was named Dingkun.
She has a 100-fold skirt, worth 100 million yuan, embroidered with flowers, birds and animals, as thin as millet. From the side, the colors are different in the sun and shadow. After she married Wu Chongxun, her brother Wu Yanxiu often gave banquets. This man is beautiful and can sing and dance. They are intimate in private. When Wu Chongxun was killed, Zhongzong remarried the princess to him and continued to live a corrupt and enjoyable life. 〕 708.4 〕 Anle has a woven skirt, and the direct money is 100 million yuan. Flowers, birds and animals are like millet, and the sun is the same.
On New Year's Eve this year, officials from civil and military departments entered the palace to celebrate the 30th anniversary. The hall was brightly lit and held a banquet to drink. After being as drunk as a fiddler, Zhongzong said to Dou, "I heard that you don't have a wife yet. I am anxious for you, and I will give you a wedding on New Year's Eve tonight. " Dou is an apple polisher, so give thanks quickly. [708.12] Ding Sihui took the bachelor, the king, Xu and others into the cabinet to celebrate the New Year, set up a court, buy wine and play music. When the wine was warm and the ears were hot, the ancient historian Dou Cong said, "Wen Qing has never been married for a long time, and I am worried about it. In addition to the New Year's Eve, it is a gift for Qing. " From one to the other, thank humbly.
After a while, the chamberlain came out of the west gallery with fragrant lanterns, candles and gold fans. Behind Fan Luo, there is a woman in a bridal gown and flower hairpin. Zhongzong asked her to sit opposite the groom and asked him to sing some poems. After Fan Luo stepped down, she took off her flower hairpin and put on her clothes, and the bride appeared. When the ministers looked carefully, it turned out to be the old nurse king of the queen. She is a beautiful girl from the south, almost 60 years old. The emperor and his courtiers burst into laughter. It turned out to be a prank! [708.12] The Russian maid led a candle cage, a walking barrier and a golden ribbon fan from the west corridor. Behind the fan, there are people wearing clothes and flowers, let them sit together. I was ordered to recite some poems by sparrow sails. When Fan went out to change clothes, Xu saw that she was Wang's wet nurse and a beautiful maid. Talking and laughing with the courtiers on the table. He wrote a letter to Mrs. Juguo and married her as a slave. As the saying goes, the nurse husband said, "Ah? ZH Lu ",from one audience to another, calls himself" Yi Sheng Queen? " At that time, people called it: "country?" ",from a pair of happy conceit.
Zhongzong immediately named the wet nurse as Mrs. Juguo and married Dou. The world calls the wet nurse's husband "huh?" (zhē). Dou Congyi joined the audience. Later, he met with the emperor and made a statement, calling himself "Empress Yi Sheng?" I am very happy, because he has something to do with Wei Hou after all. This is the demeanor of an emperor in his fifties!
The older he gets, the more he likes to play. He often goes to Xuanwu Gate to watch the tug-of-war among maids. They also told maids to sell things in stores, or officials pretended to be customers, arguing about prices and making fun of each other, and the emperor and queen watched for fun. 【 709.2 】 Shangxing Xuanwumen, the near minister watched the tug-of-war of maids. He also ordered ladies-in-waiting to be shopkeepers and officials to do business trips and trade with them, because they were angry and arrogant, and they liked to sit in and watch the fun.
Not counting this, Zhongzong also let ministers get together and give full play to their strengths. Sure enough, he also has his own set: Zhang Xiwu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, talks about Rong Niang; Master of Jin Qing dance "Soul Tuo"; Zhang Qia, the general left-back, danced "The Yellow Gang" and sang: The Yellow Gang was hiding in the grass and was shot with a bow. Knock, knock, knock! The banquet on [709.2] and the bachelor's degree of the recent minister made all the performers enjoy it. Zhang Xiwu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, talks about Rong Niang, who is a master and general of Huntuo, a Jin Qing dance, recites Sanskrit mantras, and is sealed by Taoist priests. Guo Shan, He Dong, Ye Si, Guo Zi, said, "I don't understand. Please sing ancient poems." Make a promise. Luming Literature and cricket are Tanya's songs. Tomorrow, I will give you a gift from the mountains, and I will give you timely service.
General Du Yuan of Sargingo can't talk about singing and dancing, so he learned from a monk and read a Brahman mantra. Lu Zangyong, a calligrapher in China, is a great poet, and Taoist priests sing to worship heaven. The manager of Guo Company said: I have nothing. Please let me sing two chapters of ancient poetry: Yo Yo Luming Literature, Hirano. I have a guest, blowing sheng.
This is a poem praising guests in the Book of Songs. It was particularly popular and immediately got a dress.
Another day, the minister gave a banquet, and Zhongzong asked everyone to sing "Echo" and dance by themselves to cooperate with each other. Officials all sing praises, or hope to get promoted and get rich. Dr. Li Jingbo, the consultant, sang: When I returned to Bohr, I was a little drunk. My official position was to praise the rules. Since the banquet passed the Third Prince, I'm afraid the noise is not a musical instrument!
The lyrics say that my job is to give advice to the emperor. After three glasses of old wine, everyone quarreled. I feel disgraceful! Zhongzong is very unhappy. Xiao Zhizhong exclaimed loudly: "This is the real exhorter!" On [709.2], a banquet was held for the courtiers to make them "echo". Everyone is flattering, or begging Rong Lu. Li Jingbo, a consultant, said, "I was drunk when I returned to Boer. I'm in charge of making rules. Since the banquet has passed the Third Prince, it is not a thief. " The world is not satisfactory. Xiao Zhizhong said: "This is really an admonition to the government."
Xiao Zhizhong is an assistant minister of Huangmen, and his position is very high. His daughter married Wei Hou's uncle and cousin Cui Wudai. On the wedding day, Zong was the officiant of Xiao family and Cui family. The scenery is so beautiful that people call it "the son of heaven marries a woman and the queen marries a woman". 【 709.8 】 Cui Wugou, a loyal woman, became the queen's brother-in-law and was unconscious. She became the master of Xiao's family, and also the last master of Cui Shi. At that time, people called it "the son of heaven marries a woman and the queen marries a woman."
Zhongzong went to Liyuan to play football again, and asked officials with more than three grades to throw a tug-of-war in groups. Wei Juyuan and Tang Xiubao are old and frail, their arms are weak, and their bodies are dragged by hemp ropes, so they can't get up for a long time. Zhongzong and his concubines burst into laughter. [7 10.2] Geng Xulai came to the Carpet Yard in Yuliyuan, ordered Wu Wen to throw carpets above the third class, and divided friends to tug of war. Wei Juyuan and Tang are too old to prosper for a long time; Laughing at the queen, princess and main scene.
There are also some shameless literati. Toast Zhu, and volunteered to dance the "Eight Wind Dance" at the banquet. He shook his head and made a gesture, extremely despicable! Zhongzong smiled from ear to ear. Zhu has always considered himself a Confucian scholar. Lu Zangyong, assistant minister of the official department, talked with the bachelors and sighed: "I wish Mr. Zhu a gentle sweep of the floor after the Five Classics!" 710.5 When I was 765438 years old, I gave a banquet in honor of the minister. imperial academy toasted Zhu, and Zhu invited him to write "Eight Winds Dance", shaking his head and preparing for all the gaffes; Smile. Qin Ming is famous for Confucianism. Lu Zang, assistant minister of the official department, said to the scholars privately, "I wish you all five classics!"
There are also many ministers who dare to speak out like Li Jingbo. Zhongzong went to Dingkun Pool to play. Princess Anle asked the courtiers to write poems. Li Rizhi, assistant minister of Huangmen, wrote a poem with only two sentences: I would like to live in the country temporarily, but don't call it the author's work. He advised the emperor to think about how comfortable he was and not to forget the hardships of the people. Hearing this, Zhongzong flushed and broke up in discord. Later, Li Dan ascended the throne and praised Li Rizhi for saying, "I was there that day, but I dare not say it as boldly as you!" " [709.8] Shang Xing decided on Kunchi and ordered him to write poems from the official. Li Rizhi, assistant minister of Huangmen, said in a poem: "If you want to live in the country for a while, don't call it the author's work." When Zong Rui acceded to the throne, he said, "I dare not say it."
Tang Zhongzong and his gang, husband and wife, father and daughter, are laughing and laughing, no less than the "Happy Son of Heaven" of the previous generation.
What about the back? Hou Wei wants to be Wu Zetian, and Princess Anle wants to replace the Crown Prince. They are impatient to wait, whether you are husband or father, just add up and put poison in the cake. One day in June, after lunch, Zhong Zong wanted to invite Wei Hou to play. Suddenly, his stomach ached and he became torn and fell to the ground. Soon, he bled out and died! [710.6] Ma is a regular rider with superb medical skills; But a quick-witted young man who is good at cooking. Fortunately for Hou Wei, he is afraid of being punished. Princess Anle wants Wei Hou to face North Korea. She is the wife of the emperor. This is a conspiracy to poison the cake. In June, at noon, Zhongzong collapsed in the Dragon Hall.
Zhongzong personally poisoned his wife who had been married for decades and his daughter in her twenties. This is a royal courtesy!