It has to be said that Comrade Zhou Zong was the winner in life. He assisted Xu Zhigao in establishing the Southern Tang Dynasty and became the founding father. He landed safely and retired honorably when the Southern Tang Dynasty was at its peak. His two daughters married Li Yu one after another.
Zhou Zong's youngest daughter is equally beautiful, smart and talented. She is 14 years younger than her sister Zhou Ehuang. She was still a 5-year-old girl when Zhou Ehuang married Li Yu.
What bad thoughts can a 5-year-old have? Because of her sister's relationship, she often visited the palace and was deeply loved by Empress Dowager Zhong.
As time goes by, this innocent, pure and lovely little loli gradually glows with the youthful beauty of a woman, so... Needless to say, brother-in-law Li Yu loves this sister-in-law even more.
Historical records are rather vague about this record, so let us peel it off and explain it in detail:
Li Yu was suspected of having an affair with his sister-in-law. At that time, there were no paparazzi taking secret photos. However, the suave Comrade Li Yu did not take any photos of himself. Compared with the low-end operations of a certain Chen Guanxi and a certain Li Zongrui, Li Yu had a unique style that belonged to him. Unique recording method——:
"The flowers are bright and the moon is shrouded in mist. It's a good time to go to Langbian tonight. I'm wearing stockings and walking on the fragrant steps, and I'm carrying gold lace shoes."
Seeing you on the south bank of the painting hall, I always tremble when I lean against someone. It is difficult for a slave to come out, so teach him to show mercy to you. "
This is a poem about having an affair with a lover from a female perspective. It is easier to understand. The general idea is that on that dark and windy night, I wore stockings, held my shoes in my hands to avoid making any noise, and tiptoed to the painting studio. Nanbang threw herself into her lover's arms, trembling with excitement. Do you know how difficult it is for me to come out once? Okay, tonight I will let you completely let yourself go. You can do whatever you want!
This poem is also one of Li Yu's early representative works. As expected, it is full of male love and female love, lewd lyrics and erotic music.
When Emperor Zhou E was ill, Li Yu carefully took care of Emperor Zhou E and dated his sister-in-law even more carefully. When Emperor Zhou E's condition worsened and the treatment was about to be declared ineffective, Li Yu simply let his sister-in-law live in the palace.
One day, Emperor Zhou E, who had been bedridden for a long time, wanted to get out of bed and stretch his muscles. As soon as he lifted the curtains, he saw his sister. He was shocked and asked, "Why are you here?"
My sister blurted out, "I've been here for several days."
Compared with this silly girl, Zhou Ehuang can be regarded as an experienced driver. What does he not understand? Then he fell down, closed the curtain angrily, and died a few days later. His face was stubbornly turned inward until his death.
Therefore, other historical records record that the reason why Li Yu was so sad and destructive at the funeral of Emperor Zhou E was to deceive others, "so the emperor was overly sad to cover up his traces."
There is an episode here - Li Yu's "Sorrow destroys the past system", which means that Li Yu "suffers from his bones and then rises with a staff". He is so sad that he does not think about food and drink, and is so skinny that he can barely stand with a cane. In fact, Li Yu is not really unable to stand. The "stick" is a kind of funeral ceremony, which means that he is extremely sad.
In our north, when there is a funeral, filial sons and grandsons should line up in order of seniority, seniority, etc., and each person should be supported by two cousins or friends. This means that they are so grief-stricken that they cannot walk and need to The two of them had to help each other to walk.
Li Yu's "rising with a stick" is one of this type of funeral rituals. Therefore, the historian did not forget to add a footnote here, saying that this was "a sign of ridicule" and a mockery of Li Yu. Why was it a mockery? Because "Empress Dowager Zhong is here" and Li Yu's biological mother is still alive, "holding the stick" is usually a funeral etiquette for parents. After all, he didn't show mourning to Emperor Zhou E. Wasn't this a curse on his mother, the Empress Dowager Zhong? This is what historians call "Vietnam System".
Coincidentally, Queen Mother Zhong died of illness the following year. Li Yu also used the same "stick" ceremony, which was a sign of filial piety.
Back to the topic just now, Li Yuyue buried Emperor Zhou E.
We may have a question in our minds: was it the unfortunate death of Li Zhongxuan or Xiao San Dou's original wife that caused the rapid deterioration of Zhou Ehuang's condition and his death? Or both?
The three details of Emperor Zhou E's death, coupled with two poems by Li Yu, are terrifying to think about:
1. Emperor Zhou E’s affectionate confession and account of his funeral were recorded as follows: “…for three days, he bathed in makeup and found jade in his body, and died in the west room of Yaoguang Hall.”
2. The record when the youngest son Li Zhongxuan died in infancy, "At that time, Empress Zhaohui was very ill. When she heard that Zhongxuan Yao had passed away, she was even more sad and died in a few days."
3. Breaking through my sister’s record when she was a mistress, “I was too slow to see it later... I was jealous, and my face was not outgoing until my death.”
Emperor Zhou E was extremely angry before her death. She lay facing the wall and did not face outward until she died. Combined with the fact that she had confessed her love to Li Yu three days before her death, we can make a reasonable inference that the third incident mentioned above must have happened on the third day. After 1 event, and the 2nd event was the trigger for the 1st event, we can sort out a timeline, which is "2, 1, 3".
This time point may seem insignificant, but it is actually very critical, because there are also two poems mixed in with it. This is an important clue that is extremely easy to be ignored in this case. There is also an important doubt:
According to records, because he was worried that the news of Li Zhongxuan's death would aggravate Zhou Ehuang's condition, Li Yu initially concealed the bad news from Zhou Ehuang. However, Li Yu, a master of poetry, wrote a poem when he was sad:
“It’s hard to get rid of my eternal thoughts, and I sigh in pain when I am alone.
The rain is late and the autumn is silent, and sorrow causes more illnesses.
I can't think about it before I swallow the wind, and my eyes are blurry and blurry.
The king of space should remember me, and the poor man is lost in his family. "
Since Li Yu tried every means to conceal the news of Li Zhongxuan's death from Emperor Zhou E, how did Emperor Zhou E know about it? Look at this record again:
"Recite the number four, and weep for it."
It is said that Li Yu repeatedly chanted this poem mourning the death of his son, which moved the eunuchs around him to tears. Look carefully, taste carefully, how do you think Emperor Zhou E knew this?
Li Zhongxuan died in October, and Emperor Zhou E died of illness in November. It seems that Li Yu really took great pains to "keep it secret".
The second important clue is the one mentioned above, the "Painting Hall Gate" incident.
An important doubt is the condition of Emperor Zhou E, especially during the period of Li Zhongxuan's death. Historical records gave contradictory statements:
In the Ma Ling version, it is said that when Emperor Zhou E heard about Li Zhongxuan's death when he was ill, he "waited and fell down, and then he became very old". The pain of losing his son aggravated his illness, but it was also recorded that "Although he was ill, he was in urgent need of refreshment." , meaning that although he was seriously ill, he was refreshed and in good spirits, so he confessed his love to Li Yu. A few days later, the palace scandal was accidentally exposed, so in a day or two, he Died of illness.
In Lu You's version, it is also recorded that "the disease in the back has been cured, but it is still not disordered." It also means that the condition has been effectively controlled and there are signs of improvement, and then he confessed - broke the scandal - and died with hatred.
However, in Lu You's version of Li Zhongxuan's biography, it is said that "Shi Zhaohui was very ill, and Wen Zhongxuan died... within a few days." When Zhongxuan died, his grief and sorrow increased, and he died."
This inconsistent statement also follows the same line. The same recipe and familiar taste are all hinted in the biography of Emperor Zhou E that it was a palace scandal that caused her immediate death, while the biography of Li Zhongxuan vaguely states that it was Li Zhongxuan's death. She died of illness.
Three time points, two poems, one doubt...an astonishing "truth" is about to come out. We can even be bolder and make Li Yu completely black:
When Emperor Zhou E was ill, Li Yu hooked up with his sister-in-law. He only hoped that Emperor Zhou E would pass away smoothly so that his sister-in-law could have a place. Unexpectedly, Emperor Zhou E's condition improved. In order to help her pass away smoothly, Li Yu first "accidentally" leaked the bad news of Li Zhongxuan's death. However, Zhou Ehuang withstood this blow tenaciously, so Li Yu asked Zhou Ehuang to break the palace scandal again, and perhaps also exposed the "Painting Hall Gate" incident. A series of nuclear bomb-level strikes finally broke Zhou Ehuang's spirit and caused him to die quickly. .
A beautiful love story, but the truth is so cruel. Zhou Ehuang cried and told me that fairy tales are all lies.
