Guanghan Palace is the only Jianghu sect composed of women among the nine sects. It is named after the legendary Moon Palace where Fairy Chang'e lives. Of course, in the Moon Palace, there is also Wu Gang who is punishing him by kneeling, no, beating Gui, so in the Guanghan Palace, there are also a few men, who are basically made up of family members and do not hold any positions in the sect.
The reason why the word "Jianghu" is used here instead of "Martial Arts" to refer to Guanghan Palace is because strictly speaking, this place cannot be regarded as a sect that purely teaches martial arts.
In that era when women did not have the opportunity to enter the palace or make public appearances, Li Xian'e, the founder of Guanghan Palace and the first generation of palace owner, established a "women's private school" in the large bamboo forest of Taiyin Mountain.
Li Xian'e is the legitimate daughter of a certain generation of princes and nobles in the previous dynasty. It is not an exaggeration to say that their family is the fourth generation and the third prince. Not only was Li Xian'e herself a master of painting and beauty, but she was also an intelligent and ingenious person who knew everything about music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, flowers, and tea. She not only attracted the admiration of many princes and grandsons, but also the emperor at that time. He intends to marry the prince.
Logically speaking, this is a supreme honor. If you marry the prince, you will become the future imperial concubine or even queen. This is what many women dream of, but Li Xian'e doesn't think so.
What did she think?
It's not that she doesn't like the prince. This prince is very outstanding in terms of knowledge, virtue and even appearance. The two have known each other since childhood and are childhood sweethearts. It can be said that the marriage will be a matter of course sooner or later.
But she thinks that another thing is more important - that is, let all women in the world have books to study, study, and gain fame. Due to the constraints of dogma, only daughters from noble families at that time had the conditions to study and had the opportunity to pursue various talents of their own hobbies; girls from ordinary people's families were either not allowed by the world, or did not have the conditions to study, so they could only study early. Some people are engaged in making money by doing family business, and even get married early. Even when they get married, they can't fulfill their own wishes. Many girls even marry for the purpose of finding a new marriage for their brothers.
The reason is that there are no channels for women to obtain fame, especially the daughters of ordinary people. Li Xian'e wanted the world to know that women are not necessarily less talented than men, so she wanted to create a place where ordinary women could have the opportunity to study and see the world.
What does it mean that women can hold up half of the sky? This is.
So Li Xian'e not only refused the emperor's marriage proposal, but also set up a private school for women in the capital, teaching women the Four Books and Five Classics, chess, calligraphy, painting and moral conduct. Women who study here do not have to be born, and even the children of poor families can study here. As long as they are dedicated to studying and not wasting their time, they will receive money and food sponsored by Li Xian'e to subsidize their families based on their assessment results.
For a time, Li Xian'e was unparalleled in the capital. People also have different opinions on what she did - some people think that Li Xian'e is unconventional, deviant, and does not abide by the religious doctrines of her ancestors; some think that Li Xian'e may just be famous; some think that Li Xian'e does this quite interesting... In short, this matter spread quickly. Around the capital. Of course, it also reached the ears of the emperor.
The king...is not happy. On the one hand, His Majesty the Emperor was angry that Li Xian'e refused to marry and disobeyed Long Yan. On the other hand, he felt that the matter of Li Xian'e's private school was too bizarre and felt that she was disturbing the general order and was treasonous. He issued an edict, not only banning Li Xian'e's private school, but also imprisoning the Li family to force her to submit.
Generally speaking, His Majesty the Emperor is very fond of this daughter-in-law, so he didn't go too far. The imprisonment was just a show. After all, the Li family is also a well-known family, and they had good food and drink in the prison. , without too much embarrassment.
But Li Xian'e was a very stubborn woman. She also knew that His Majesty would not really do anything to her family, so she ran to the big bamboo forest in Lingxu Mountain to reopen the private school. Now His Majesty's face was completely lost - I gave you food from the Li family, and you, the Li family, are the fourth generation of the three princes. If I don't give you food from the Li family, how could I rebel against you? In anger, he sent General Li of the Forbidden Army. The family was surrounded and ready to be ransacked.
At the critical moment, the prince came to the rescue. Kneeling in front of his father, he kowtowed and begged - Xian'e had no intention of marrying me, so why force her? Besides, there is nothing wrong with this private school for girls. After all, girls must be knowledgeable and sensible...
After listening to the prince's long explanation, the emperor was so angry that his liver ached. He thought to himself, why are your elbows turned out? He almost thought of deposing the prince. After all, the son is a relative, and the prince has done nothing wrong after being the prince for so many years. Abolition of elders and establishment of younger ones is the way to cause chaos, so in the end, your majesty gave the prince another marriage, and this matter was resolved.
It's just a pain for His Royal Highness that he hasn't seen his sweetheart for ten years, so he can only send people to inquire about her current situation from time to time.
Until the old emperor passed away and the new majesty took power and ascended the throne. After finishing all the matters such as the sacrificial ceremony and the change of chronology, the first thing the new emperor did was to visit Lingxu Mountain privately incognito.
There, the new emperor met again the empress he recognized.
"I think your place is pretty good. I don't even want to go back to the capital." Chai Han and Li Xian'e sat opposite each other in the pavilion, with a plate of black and white on the stone table in front of them and a pot of tea boiling at their feet.
"How can that be done? You are His Majesty the Emperor who has many things to do!" Although she is nearly thirty years old, Li Xian'e still has the appearance of a young girl. Time has not added any marks to her face, nor has it taken away her beautiful face. Endearing aura. "You can stay with me for a while, but you have to go back eventually."
"Are you girls, big and small, in danger?" Chai Han asked with a frown. His worries are not unreasonable. This group of warblers and swallows in the bamboo forest deep in the mountains may be harassed by predators and thieves.
"Don't worry about this. I have thought of this a long time ago and hired a few martial arts masters to protect everyone." Li Xian'e twisted a chess piece and stared at the chessboard intently: "Actually, I have also thought about letting these martial arts masters teach some kung fu. Yes, it’s a pity that men and women are different, and men’s kung fu is not suitable for women to practice. It seems that I have to find some more female masters.”
"Oh? A man?" Chai Han was quite concerned, but he still talked about him: "Are these people reliable? Where did they find them? I'd better send you a team of forbidden troops, so I Don’t worry too.”
How could Li Xian'e not know what Chai Han really wanted to say? She smiled softly: "It's not like I haven't seen the Forbidden Army before. They are all fierce. They are not as good as the people I found. Not only are they strong in martial arts, but they are also good-looking. He is pleasing to the eye, and he also knows how to recite poems and compose poems, so he can be a good husband to girls..."
"Then have you..." Chai Han squeezed the white chess piece hard in his hand and hesitated to speak.
Li Xian'e glanced at him and then buried her head. When she raised her head again, the pink and white in the Sixth Palace were colorless: "I am alone."
Chai Han was ecstatic when he heard this, but he still suppressed it and asked tentatively: "Then...have you ever thought about...going back with me...even for a while?"
It was extremely difficult for Chai Han to say this sentence, and in the end he couldn't even hear it clearly even in a low voice.
Li Xian'e smiled softly, then shook her head: "What should I do when I go back? In the deep palace? You know... I want to teach girls to read and learn arts here, and I don't want to be locked in the deep palace compound to be a queen. .”
"Then you can come back occasionally! There will be no delay on either side!" Chai Han was a little excited.
Li Xian'e raised her eyebrows and glanced at Chai Han: "Have you ever seen a concubine running out of the palace every day?"
Chai Han did not back down: "Are you afraid that others will gossip?"
"I'm not afraid of what others will say about me, but I'm afraid of what others will say about you... Your identity is destined to do some things and some things not to be done." Li Xian'e's voice was a little whiny: "I already owe you too much, I don't want to I’m going to drag you down again.”
There was silence in the pavilion, except for the sound of chess pieces hitting the chessboard.
After a long time, Chai Han suddenly said: "I... can give up my position to my brother."
Unexpectedly, Li Xian'e's expression suddenly changed. She put the chess pieces in her hands back into the chess case, folded her arms and looked at Chai Han seriously: "You are the emperor of this country, the emperor. You must know that you are What we carry on our shoulders... is the country and the people."
"The throne cannot be given away casually according to one's wishes - today you can give up the throne for me, then your brother may give up again for some reason, and then the country will be in chaos."
"The king... is selfless. You have been so smart since you were a child, how could you not know this truth?" Looking at Chai Han's helpless wry smile, Li Xian'e's tone also slowed down: "You should focus on the people and the country. , let more children who cannot afford to eat eat, let children who cannot afford to go to school read, let thieves stop causing trouble, and let the people live and work in peace and contentment... The love between children, poems and songs, dance pavilions, these things are not the emperor's You can’t have it, but you have to be at the back.”
After saying this, Li Xian'e dragged her long skirt on the ground and left the pavilion.
The expression on Chai Han's face couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad. He never quite understood why Li Xian'e dared to risk the world's disapproval to run a private school for girls, but he still supported her with all his strength because of his love for Li Xian'e. Now he finally understood what Li Xian'e wanted to bring to the world.
I also understood that I was destined to have no fate with Li Xian'e in this life.
"I believe in you, you can do it." When Li Xian'e came back, she sat next to Chai Han, stretched out her bare hand and handed over a bottle of wine.
"Jade honey wine?" Chai Han exclaimed. This was their favorite wine when they were children because it was not easily intoxicating and tasted sweet.
Li Xian'e smiled sweetly: "I know you will come, so I save a jar every year."
After talking to each other for a while, Chai Han suddenly asked: "You don't have a name here? Just calling it a girls' private school is too straightforward. There will be many girls' private schools in the world in the future."
Li Xian'e opened her beautiful eyes and said with a drunken smile, "Your Majesty, please give me a name."
"Hmm..." Chai Han thought for a while, "Since it is in Taiyin Mountain, why not call it Guanghan Palace! Isn't the moon the same as Taiyin?"
"Isn't it right? This should be called Lingxu Mountain?" Li Xian'e blinked and realized.
Chai Han laughed loudly: "I said this place is called Taiyin Mountain, so this place is called Taiyin Mountain!"
Li Xian'e also smiled: "I think you said that because you insist on adding your name to my school."
"As an emperor, can't you even decide the name of a mountain? From now on, this place will be called Taiyin Mountain!" Chai Han said firmly.
Seven days later, the emperor left the bamboo forest in Mount Taiyin and returned to the palace in the capital.
In the past, he helped Li Xian'e because of his feelings for her, but he never thought deeply about Li Xian'e's thoughts. Now he understands.
He wants to be a good emperor.
Therefore, his love can only be buried and wiped away in his heart, but it still has some power.
Ten months later, a baby girl was born in the big bamboo forest of Taiyin Mountain. Li Xian'e named her Li Guanghan. In the same year, Guanghan Palace was built.
The emperor would go to the Dazhu Forest once a year to drink the jade honey wine brewed by Li Xian'e himself that year.
The older Li Guanghan grew up, the more he felt that this uncle who came to beg for drinks every year was his biological father because he looked very much like him.
Some old people say that a girl’s eyebrows are like her mother’s, her eyes are like her father’s, her nose is like her mother’s, and her mouth is like her father’s.
Chai Han, Emperor Wende, passed away.
Throughout his life, he never had a queen. There was always an empty main hall in the harem, and he would always leave this place to one person. He also had no sons, and his nephew Chai Mingyan was adopted as the prince.
Chai Mingyan didn't know why his uncle told him before his death not to bury him in the imperial mausoleum, but to send the coffin to the big bamboo forest in Taiyin Mountain.
Li Xian'e took Li Guanghan and changed into white clothes and waited on the road at the entrance of Dazhu Forest.
While in mourning, Li Guanghan looked carefully at the portrait his mother drew for his uncle for the first time, and kept repeating in his mind, "The eyebrows are like my mother's, my eyes are like my father's, my nose is like my mother's, and my mouth is like my father's." But I still can't be sure.
Before his mother died, Li Guanghan finally summoned up the courage to ask about it.
Li Xian'e used all her strength to force out a smile and said: "Of course, my father must choose my daughter's name."
I see.
