Li Shangyin, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote in Li Shan Qing Fei Yang Fu:
Li Fei is warm and fragrant in spring, and Kowloon cares about Yu Lian's house. The luck of Pingming Wanshoutang comes not from the golden jade, but from the longevity king.
The "Shouwang" in this poem refers to Li Mao, the son of Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. He is a very sad figure in the royal family of the Tang Dynasty. The reason why he can stay in history is not because of his skill, but because of a woman.
This woman's name is Yang Yuhuan, and we prefer to call her Yang Guifei.
Imperial concubine, the title of senior concubine of the ancient emperor, ranks first among married women, and even ranks as the highest-ranking pro-concubine and princess royal among married women.
Different generations of harem concubines have different grades, and the names of concubines are naturally different, but what is certain is that no matter which dynasty, the status of the imperial concubine is not low, and it must be the emperor's concubine to be named the imperial concubine.
Obviously, Li Mao is the birthday king, not the emperor, so Yang Yuhuan was named the imperial concubine not because of Li Mao, but because of Li Mao's father, Li Longji.
As a father-in-law, Li Longji personally made his daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan the imperial concubine. In other words, it is immoral for Li Longji to marry Yang Yuhuan and his daughter-in-law.
However, in many stories, these two people's nondescript feelings are written as true love, or the kind of vows of eternal love.
In fact, in real history, there is not so much pure love. To put it bluntly, between Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Yang Yuhuan, it was just a "transaction" in which each got what he needed. Yang Yuhuan took a fancy to the position of Tang Xuanzong, and Xuanzong took a fancy to Yang Yuhuan's beauty, that's all.
Is Yang Yuhuan really beautiful?
Beauty, of course, and a beautiful fat man, so the question is, why does Li Longji prefer the chubby Yuhuan in Yang Man? Isn't skinny beauty more attractive? It turns out that Yang Yuhuan has a special function besides natural beauty and good skin, which makes Tang Xuanzong want to stop.
Second,
Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "the ring is fat and thin, and each has its own merits".
Zhao, one of the four most beautiful women in China, is overweight, but both of them can rank among the four most beautiful women, precisely because of the beauty of thinness.
Of course, this also shows that people's aesthetic standards are not static, at least in the Han Dynasty, thinness is the beauty, and in the Tang Dynasty, fatness is the beauty.
To tell the truth, women in the Tang Dynasty really want to thank Yang Yuhuan, because Yang Yuhuan opened a new atmosphere, so that women who love beauty can eat and drink freely without taboos.
So how fat is Yang Yuhuan?
Although we don't know her exact weight now, we can be sure that she won't be a fat girl who weighs about 100 Jin as we think now, otherwise even the Tang Dynasty, which is beautiful for being fat, can't accept such fatness.
In addition, Yang Yuhuan can sing and dance, and he is a musician and dancer in the court of the Tang Dynasty. According to historical records, proficient in Hu dance, dancing swaying, jumping like the wind, dazzling.
If Yang Yuhuan really has 100 kg, it is definitely impossible to jump, let alone jump like the wind.
Therefore, it is not difficult for us to draw a conclusion that although obesity was beautiful in the Tang Dynasty, it was definitely not obesity in the present sense, but "fullness".
Based on the above, Yang Yuhuan should be around 55-65kg.
Third,
After talking about Yang Yuhuan's weight, let's talk about her skin. After all, for Li Longji, Yang Yuhuan's skin is good, which is a fatal temptation.
Ancient women didn't have so many skin care products now. The most common skill for a woman to dress up is to paint her face with rouge gouache to cover up her flaws.
There were also many beauty products in the Tang Dynasty, most of which were made of lead and mercury. Long-term use will leave brown spots on the face and make the skin aging. Therefore, the beauty of court women in the Tang Dynasty was only a few years. Once the appearance was no longer beautiful, it was naturally impossible to continue to be favored.
But Yang Yuhuan is different. She refuses heavy makeup and pays attention to light makeup to fully show the natural beauty of the human body.
Yang Yuhuan likes to soak in hot springs very much, and Huaqing Pool is where Yang Yuhuan often stays. Hot spring water is rich in minerals such as sulfur, which can not only treat skin diseases, but also beautify.
In addition, when Yang Yuhuan soaks in hot springs, he also soaks peony bark, mulberry leaves and nettles in water. These natural plants also have the function of promoting skin regeneration and smoothness.
As The Song of Eternal Sorrow says:
It was early spring. They let her bathe in a pure pool to warm and smooth her creamy skin. Because she was tired, a maid lifted her up, when the emperor noticed her for the first time and chose her as his bride.
Yang Yuhuan is also a beauty expert. She made Yang Taizhen's ruby green with peony bark, almonds and talc, which is what we are talking about now. It is said that when applied to the face, it looks like a ruby. It is said that Empress Dowager Cixi used it every day.
It is precisely because Yang Yuhuan stays away from heavy makeup and pays attention to maintenance that her skin can be described as fragile by blowing and playing.
Let's imagine that Li Longji is a make-up concubine all day, and Yang Yuhuan is too beautiful to spoil.
Fourth,
However, what really makes Li Longji want to stop Yang Yuhuan is another special function of her.
Chang 'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, is now Xi City, Shaanxi Province. This place is very cold in winter. Even though many palaces with stoves are on fire, the winter nights are extremely cold.
As an emperor, Li Longji naturally wants to use all resources to keep warm, but he can't always hold the stove or stay in the hot springs.
What should I do? Yang Yuhuan has an idea, because she can stay with Li Longji all the time, and Li Longji's hands are cold, and she will not hesitate to warm him with her body, so for Li Longji, Yang Yuhuan in winter is a moving warm bed.
In addition, Yang Yuhuan itself is very developed, so as long as Yang Yuhuan is around in winter, Li Longji can have a good sleep. How can Yang Canyuhuan, who is so intimate, not let Li Longji dote on her?
Then, Yang Canyuhuan, who is versatile, graceful and plump, and can be a warm bed anytime and anywhere, how can she not be spoiled by Li Longji? Such a woman may be the dream lover of quite a few men.
Five,
Since Li Longji loves Yang Yuhuan so much, why didn't she be queen? In fact, the reason is not only that Yang Yuhuan didn't have children for Li Longji, but also other more important factors.
No matter how hard Li Longji tried to whitewash Yang Yuhuan, she was her daughter-in-law and made her queen. This is a challenge to the old customs, which will not only cause dissatisfaction among the ruling and opposition parties, but also make Li Mao even more embarrassed.
Rabbits bite when they are in a hurry. Li Mao is in a hurry, and may even launch a coup. Even a father would make Li Mao gnash her teeth.
In addition, Li Longji was afraid that Yang Yuhuan would become the second Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian was able to steal the world from their Li family, precisely because she got the favor of her, regardless of the opposition of the courtiers, and made her queen.
Although Yang Yuhuan's interest in politics is not great, it can be said that his family has gone to heaven since he was favored by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, this consort was already very powerful. It would be terrible if Yang Yuhuan became queen again.
But then again, although Yang Yuhuan is only a high-ranking imperial concubine, the treatment she enjoys is no different from that of the queen. It can be said that Yang Guifei is a real queen, although there is no queen's name, and she is more respected than the average queen.
Yang Yuhuan is also very clever. From beginning to end, she never felt sorry for Li Longji because of the false name of the Queen. How can such a woman not be loved by Li Longji?
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