Yang Guifei, whose real name is Yang Yuhuan (AD 7 19-756), was a court musician and dancer in the Tang Dynasty, whose musical talent was rarely seen by queens in previous dynasties. His ancestral home is Yongle, Zhou Pu (now Yongji, Shaanxi). On July 1 June 9, the seventh year of Kaiyuan,1was born in Shu County (now Chengdu, Sichuan). Yang Guifei's natural beauty and superior educational environment make her have a certain cultural accomplishment, graceful personality, proficient in temperament, good at singing and dancing, and good at playing the pipa. She is also known as the four beautiful women in ancient China with the stories of Shi, Wang Zhaojun and Di Xin.
Yang Guifei has a problem that has been puzzling later scholars, that is, since Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was so infatuated with Yang Yuhuan at that time, why did Yang Yuhuan remain an imperial concubine instead of becoming a queen?
There is no clear record on this issue in the history books. We can only find and dig clues from relevant records, and carry out relevant argumentation and speculation. Judging from the clues in Historical Records, the reason why Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty didn't canonize Yang Yuhuan as the queen is probably related to his humble means of getting Yang Yuhuan.
According to historical records such as Old Tang Shu, New Tang Shu and Zi Tong Zhi Jian, Yang Yuhuan was originally the princess of Li Mao, the son of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Mao took it from her son by unfair means. In July of the 22nd year of Kaiyuan, Li Mao and Yang Yuhuan fell in love at first sight. At the repeated request of Wu Huifei (Li Mao's mother), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty named Yang Yuhuan as an immortal. After marriage, they were so sweet that he didn't see Yang Yuhuan.
Five years later, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty met Yang Yuhuan and was fascinated by Yang Yuhuan's beauty at first sight. At this time, she has been married to Li Mao, the longevity king, for almost five years. However, Tang Xuanzong didn't care so much. He designed a superficial article. First, under the banner of filial piety, he said that he would recommend blessings to his mother Dou Taihou. Then Yang Yuhuan was ordered to become a monk, and given the word "too true", Yang Yuhuan was ordered to move out of Shouwangfu and live in Taizhen Palace. Then, he betrothed the daughter of minister Wei to Li Mao, the longevity king, and made her a princess to appease the longevity king. Five years later, after the expiration of Yang Yuhuan's legend, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty sent a letter to Yang Yuhuan to be secularized, and he was admitted to the palace, officially canonized as a imperial concubine and raised by himself.
This incident naturally caused profound harm to Li Mao, the longevity king, but it was his father who took away his beloved princess, and he could only dare to be angry and dare not speak. In this regard, Li Shangyin, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote in the poem "Singing Yang Fei on Mount Li": "The flying spring on Mount Li is warm and fragrant, and Gu Yulian House in Kowloon clearly States that whoever lives a happy life will follow the life of the king instead of the golden jade." This poem describes the frustration of Li Mao, the birthday girl, and the embarrassment after Emperor Xuanzong robbed his daughter-in-law. However, Yang Yuhuan was so beautiful that Emperor Xuanzong ignored all this and got her, which showed the charm of Yang Guifei. In addition, the Tang Dynasty was a rare open dynasty in the history of China. It adopted an inclusive cultural policy, and various foreign customs blossomed everywhere in the Tang Dynasty, weakening the feudal ethical hierarchy. So Xuanzong did not attract much opposition.
But after all, it is not a glorious thing to rob her son's princess. Although Li Mao, the longevity king, dare not say it on the surface, it must be bitter behind his back. Therefore, although Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty loved Yang Guifei very much, he imposed all the benefits on her. Even her relatives and friends were promoted to important officials, which won the support of the court. Even there was an atmosphere among the people that "girls are happy without boys", but he refused to make her a queen. First, the imperial concubine snatched from her son is, after all, unethical. Although the customs were civilized at that time, the subject of discipline ethics still existed, and such a woman obviously could not become a queen. Secondly, if Yang Yuhuan is made queen, it will inevitably arouse the pent-up anger of Li Mao, the keeper of the king, and a coup is also very possible. Third, Yang Guifei's favorite immortals, chickens and dogs, her brothers and sisters, and relatives have all been reused by the imperial court and developed into a huge political force. If she is made queen again, it will definitely cause opposition from ministers and tilt of power, which is very unfavorable for maintaining stability. Therefore, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty refused to make Yang Guifei the queen.
In addition, there is another important reason why Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty could not make Yang Guifei the queen. This is why Yang Guifei has never had children since she followed Tang Xuanzong. As for why Yang Guifei was not born, we don't know, but not having a son is definitely a big obstacle for her to be a queen, because it was a very important event in ancient times, and it needed the participation of the monarch and ministers to show the world that the appointed queen must be a virtuous and graceful queen, which can set an example and inspire the world. The son she gave birth to will also be made a prince and will inherit the great system in the future. Therefore, the queen and the prince should generally be mothers with children or children with mothers, but at that time, the prince had been established for many years and grew normally, and Yang Guifei had no time to have a son, so there was no reason for her to be a queen. If a strong bow is forced to mount the horse and Yang Guifei is appointed as the queen, it is likely to arouse the opposition of the prince, Li Mao, the longevity king and even the court ministers, and a palace coup will take place, which will not be worth the loss. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty will certainly not take the risk.
In fact, Yang Guifei did not become a queen, but the treatment she enjoyed was already the standard of the queen. As soon as she entered the palace, she gathered "only his kindness to 3 thousand", and the legend of "riding a princess and laughing in the world of mortals, no one knew it was litchi" circulated among the people. It can be seen that Yang Guifei's high status and deep luck are all designed for her. Although Yang Guifei has no queen's name, she is a queen and is more respected than the average queen. Yang Guifei was also very clever, and did not repeatedly ask Tang Xuanzong to stand on his own feet as a queen. Now that I have achieved the ultimate goal of a woman, I have got the son of heaven's aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa