Among the many concubines in the harem, there are mainly two people who can influence the political life of Emperor Taizong with their virtue. One is the eldest grandson queen in the early period of Zhenguan, and the other is Xu Fei in the late period of Zhenguan.
One is Shi (60 1-636), the eldest grandson of Zhenguan Empress, whose name is unknown and her name is Guanyin Maid. She married Li Shimin when she was 0/3 years old. In the first year of Wude (6 18), Princess Qin was conferred. Shortly after the Xuanwumen rebellion, he ceded the throne to him and was awarded the title of queen. In June of the tenth year of Zhenguan (636), the eldest grandson of the Queen was seriously ill and died at the age of 36. He gave birth to three sons and four daughters for Li Shimin (including his youngest son Li Zhi and later Tang Gaozong). The eldest grandson of the queen was born in a prominent aristocratic family for generations. She is intelligent, virtuous, knowledgeable, and familiar with classics and history. She is an insightful, knowledgeable, generous and kind woman. With her virtue and talent, she influenced Tang Taizong's family life and political behavior, and made important contributions to creating a good situation of Zhenguan rule.
The political opinions and talents of the eldest grandson queen had a very important influence on Emperor Taizong. In the last years of Wude, the envoy tried his best to win the support of the harem, and personally encouraged the soldiers on the day of the Xuanwu Gate change. In his post, Emperor Taizong often discussed state affairs with her and listened to her views on some major issues. In the early years of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong was able to humble coachable without the assistance of his eldest grandson. Whenever Emperor Taizong didn't want to listen to remonstrance, his eldest grandson persuaded him in various ways, which was a good style for Emperor Taizong to treat people who could be remonstrated modestly. Because the eldest grandson of the Queen is familiar with books, classics and history, she often quoted some historical allusions to remonstrate with Emperor Taizong, so as to correct Li Shimin's mistakes in governing the country, and even left a good name of remonstrating, so as to protect loyal subjects with circuitous strategies.
The most prominent insight of the eldest grandson queen is to guard against the exclusive rights of consorts. Sun Chang Wuji is her own brother and the assistant father of Emperor Taizong. Emperor Taizong trusted him and entrusted him with the post of Prime Minister. In this regard, the eldest grandson of the Queen repeatedly reminded Tang Taizong, Zhu Lu, Huo Shi and other consorts of the Han Dynasty of the historical facts of authoritarian chaos, demanding that Sun Chang Wuji's official position be reduced. She also asked her brother to personally ask Tang Taizong to be demoted. Until his death, the eldest grandson also warned Tang Taizong to pay attention to prevent the emergence of consorts' autocracy. In the ancient history of China, empresses were favored, and there were many examples of increasing the power of fathers and brothers by nepotism. However, in order to avoid the suspicion of nepotism, the eldest grandson took the historical lesson of the disaster caused by the arbitrary power of his consorts as a bone-cutting commandment, which was far-sighted. There was no situation that consorts participated in politics in Zhenguan rule, which had a very important relationship with the eldest grandson queen.
The eldest grandson queen is very kind to the concubines in charge of her harem. Everyone in the palace loves her, and the harem is in chaos. There are ten rules for women, which collect the gains and losses of ancient empresses, comment on them and teach themselves how to be a competent queen. After reading it, Emperor Taizong was moved to tears. When the eldest grandson died, Li Shimin called him "Jia Ou" and "Liang Zuo" and built a building to watch the memorial of the mausoleum. The eldest grandson is the assistant minister of the emperor, the umbrella of the loyal minister, and the benchmark of the later queen. She is a strategist with Wang Yang's wanton eloquence, a collector who prefers rare and precious toys, a happy woman with self-confidence and a little conceit, and the wife she loves all her life. Their love for the couple is deep enough to impress future generations. The eldest grandson is a model for the queen in the eyes of future generations, and she and Li Shimin are famous "model couples" in history.
In the later years of Emperor Taizong, Xu Hui, a virtuous princess, had the greatest influence on him. Xu Hui was a famous talented woman at that time. She is very clever and well-read. She became famous before she was an adult. After Xu Hui entered the palace, although she was a concubine, she was also very concerned about state affairs. She often discussed state affairs with Tang Taizong, discussed state affairs and put forward some opinions and opinions. Emperor Taizong liked her ability to read books and articles and comment on ancient and modern times, and regarded her as a figure like the eldest grandson queen, and accepted her views quite a lot.
One is Xu Hui (627-650), the concubine at the end of Zhenguan, a native of Huguang Great Wall, the great-granddaughter of Governor Xu, the granddaughter of Yanzhou envoy Xu, and the eldest daughter of Tang Guo secretariat Xu Xiaode. Born in the first year of Zhenguan (627). . When Emperor Taizong heard that she was young and talented, he accepted her as a talent. Later, she was named Jieyu, and then she was promoted to Rong Rong. In the twenty-third year of Zhenguan (649), Emperor Taizong died, and Xu Hui was eager for illness and refused to take medicine. He also wrote seven-character poems and Julian to express his love. In the first year of Yonghui (650), he died young at the age of 24 and died of depression. He was chased as a princess and buried in the stone chamber of Zhaoling, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong. Her younger brother Xu Qiyong and nephew Xu Jian have biographies in history books. My sister is the mother of Emperor Li Zhi, and she is also gifted. At that time, people compared the Xu brothers and sisters to the class teachers of the Han Dynasty because they were outstanding in literary talent.
Shizai: Xu Hui started talking when she was five months old. At the age of four, she was familiar with The Analects of Confucius and Shi Mao. At the age of eight, she knew she was writing articles. Her father, Xu Xiaode, once asked her to try to write a poem about Lisao. She wrote a poem about hills: "Look up at the secluded rock and caress Gui Zhi for meditation. What's the point of going alone when you meet a thousand years old? " . The father was shocked to see that the child's talent was not covered, so Xu Hui's works were widely circulated immediately. After Xu Hui entered the palace, she never put down her books, and her poems became more beautiful, her writing was more agile and her writing was more energetic. Therefore, Emperor Taizong was more polite to her and promoted her father to be the minister of rites.
At the end of Zhenguan, Li Shimin attacked the minority nationalities in four directions many times, and built palaces in many places, wasting people's money and boiling people's resentment. In April of the 22nd year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong was lucky enough to drive Yuhua Palace, accompanied by Xu Hui. Shang Shu said, "There are three garrisons in the east, and there is a crusade against Kunqiu in the west, which makes the troops stranded, the military and horses are scarce, and food and grass are scarce. Fill the endless gap of war with the limited harvest of farmers; They lost this well-trained army in search of those tribes that were not recovered. Therefore, vast territory and abundant resources are not a long-term solution; The hard work of the people is a factor prone to turmoil. " He also said: "Cuiwei Palace and Yuhua Palace are surrounded by mountains and waters, and there are no major construction projects, but the manpower and transportation are also very complicated and the labor intensity is very high. The wise king regards the happiness of the people as happiness; A gentleman without virtue thinks that he is happy with his own happiness. " "Exquisite treasures and playthings are the knives and axes of mourning the country, and dazzling jewels and jade articles are the poison that erodes people's hearts. Although these look luxurious and beautiful, they have to curb this demand. The cause of Antai is easy to be arrogant, the situation is stable, and people are easy to let themselves go. " What she said was to the point, and Emperor Taizong agreed and gave her a good reward.
There are seven existing works of Xu Hui's literature, including Zhun Shan, Nagato's Complaint, Autumn Wind Corresponding to the Valley, Giving America North to Taizong, and two articles, Offering a Command of the Mountain and Persuading Taizong to Stop the War. Among them, Nagato Complain is the only concubines and female writers in the poems of the same theme in the Tang Dynasty, while Autumn Wind Corresponding to the Valley is compiled as a royal enlightenment textbook to teach Chu Jun and princes how to write poems. Warn Taizong to Stop the War is a rare excellent article on women's politics in history, which has been valued by historians of past dynasties. It contains many important classics such as Old Tang Book, New Tang Book, Zhenguan Politician and Zi Tongzhi Bamboo Slips.