Chapter 28 two mistresses

Before Di Renjie passed away, Empress Wu already had two new favorites, one was Zhang Yizhi and the other was Zhang Changzong. The two brothers were notorious and everyone knew about them.Di Renjie has his own way.He regarded the Zhang brothers in their twenties as the "mistresses" of Empress Wu.Empress Wu's favorite villain is Empress Wu's private matter, and there are other important things in his mind.He is resourceful and sometimes takes advantage of the two "male mistresses" of the female emperor.In fact, he used these two villains to speak for Luling Wang Zhe and Yu Wangdan.Di Renjie is eloquent and eloquent, he can convince anyone, and his observation of timing is also true.From his perceptive eyes, perhaps he thought that the more corrupt the court was, the better it would be for the revival of the Tang Dynasty.Unjust is doomed to destruction.He is trying to give Wu

rope so that she could hang herself.Wei Yuanzhong was frank by nature, and he warned Empress Wu to get close to such villains, and he would suffer harm if he did so.Di Renjie was not so naive, and refused to make such loyal advice to Wu Houjin. Empress Wu now feels unsatisfied with the imperial physician Shen Nanqiu.Already having two lovers, Empress Wu will now have three, four, or five.She now has what should be called male harem beauties.For a woman of seventy-five years old, it is not difficult to believe that she should indulge in pleasure and pleasure in her later years.Since she used "Long Live Tianshu" and "Long Live Tongtian" as her reign titles, it's not surprising that she is indulging in lust now.An old emperor often entertains himself with young girls, no matter whether his energy is competent or not, so why not a female emperor with beautiful boys in his harem?

The Zhang brothers are all in their twenties, their faces are like powder, their lips are like rouge, they are all outstanding handsome men, Zhang Yizhi is the elder brother, Zhang Changzong is the younger brother.Most people call Yizhi Goro, because he practices five; Changzong is called Liulang, because he practices six.When the two of them entered the palace, they had oily heads and powdered noodles, and their mouths contained the fragrance of chicken tongue, which could make them feel like orchids. Liu Lang was surprisingly beautiful, and everyone said his pink face was as beautiful as a lotus flower.There was a flattering villain, Nei Shi Yang, who once again flattered Zhang Changzong and said: "It is said that Liulang's face is like a lotus flower. Zaisi thinks that the lotus is like Liulang, and non-Liulang is like a lotus." In fact, they all live in the palace.Mrs. Qi, the mother of the Zhang brothers, had an affair with Li Jixiu, the minister of the Ministry of war, which was approved by Empress Wu, which can be described as "adultery by order".

Zhang Changzong was originally discovered by Princess Taiping.At that time, I was overjoyed and didn't want to keep myself secret, so I dedicated it to Empress Wu.Empress Wu found that what her daughter said about Zhang Changzong was not wrong at all.That night, Zhang Changzong was named General Flying Banner.At this time, Zhang Changzong revealed to the old whore Empress Wu that he had an elder brother who was good at making aphrodisiacs, taking them to rejuvenate people, and had a deep knowledge of kungfu in bed.Empress Wu summoned Zhang Yizhi to test him, and felt that what Zhang Changzong said was true.Zhang Yizhi was favored by Empress Wu for a long time, which must have satisfied the old woman, and Empress Wu was also very grateful for Zhang Yizhi's wonderful skills.Empress Wu is really energetic.At the age of sixty-nine, another wisdom tooth was born, and at the age of seventy-six, perhaps because of Zhang Yizhi's ability to rejuvenate, Empress Wu's eyebrows grew again.In fact, it would not be surprising if she had a beard.

Zhang Changzong was charming, but Zhang Yizhi was capable and capable.It is really difficult to choose one of the two, but there is no need to choose - Empress Wu can have two at the same time, and Empress Wu and her daughter Princess Taiping just share the two.The great monk Feng Xiaobao and the imperial physician Shen Nanqiu have long been forgotten.Empress Wu is now youthful, beautiful, and happy.From now until her last day, she still refused to let the Zhang brothers leave her sight.It is impossible to live without two Empress Wu. Empress Wu and the Zhang brothers really had a relationship between men and women, not the fantasy of this old woman, as can be seen from Empress Wu's jealousy.At that time, there was a female official of Empress Wu in the palace, who was in charge of the imperial edict for Empress Wu, and was quite loved by Zhang Changzong.She is none other than Shangguan Wan'er, the granddaughter of the poet Shangguanyi.At that time, Shangguanyi persuaded Gaozong to abolish Empress Wu (see Chapter 15), so he died in prison, and the whole family had no officials and slaves.In fact, Shangguan Wan'er grew up in the palace, skilled in poetry and prose, and served as Empress Wu's secretary in the first year of Long Live Tongtian, drafting edicts (During Zhongzong's time, Shangguan Wan'er was the chief examiner of the court).Needless to say, both Shangguan Wan'er and Zhang Changzong were eye-catching.The two often meet at the drinking and gambling tables.The two flirted too much.One day, when the two were in love with each other, they didn't notice that Empress Wu came in front of them.Empress Wu yelled, "How bold!" and threw a small, shiny yellow golden knife at Wan'er.Fortunately, Wan'er escaped in a hurry.If Zhang Changzong hadn't knelt down to plead with Empress Wu, things would have been unimaginable.The knife was wiped on Wan'er's forehead, and after that, Wan'er always hung a lock of hair on her forehead to cover up the small scar.Wan'er never dared to flirt with Zhang Changzong again, at least not in front of Empress Wu.Wan'er was indeed not a peaceful person, and later shared her own lover Wu Sansi with Zhongzong's empress Wei.The two women, she and Empress Wei, turned the court upside down.

The Zhang brothers became famous figures in an instant.What are the two doing every day in the palace?What is the official position?Naturally people ask.Empress Wu obviously didn't want her lover to be fettered by an official position, to be a minister such as left servant and right servant, or to be in charge of the arsenal ceremony.But in order to save people from goingssip, and to make it legitimate for the two uncastrated men to remain in the palace, new offices had to be created for them.So Konghe Mansion was established, with Zhang Yizhi as the supervisor of Konghe Mansion.The name of Crane Mansion and Lintai (Da Nei Library) are extremely consistent.Moreover, the crane is the bird on which the Taoists ascended to immortality. It flies to the overseas fairy mountains to enjoy the leisure outside the world of mortals, and it will last forever with the creation of the world.It would be too vulgar to make the Zhang brothers serve as ministers in the palace.

And the duties are heavy, and it is inevitable to work on the paperwork.It would be too clear to be in charge of the drowning pot with a humble position.Furthermore, the crane, as a bird, escapes all the worries of the world; away from fame and wealth, it is a symbol of leisure, purity and elegance, and is naturally lovely.But a government office must have the intention of setting it up, and Empress Wu has already figured it out.Konghe Mansion is used as a place to study philosophy.Since there are government offices, there must be officials.What are the duties of officials?Its highest duty is to study the Three Religions, led by Yi Zhi, who is the editor-in-chief of Confucianism and Taoism "Three Religions Zhu Ying", the content is mainly based on the famous sayings of Confucius, Sakyamuni, and Laozi, and also includes the essence of each famous philosopher in the Three Religions. The words are insignificant.The whole book includes the essence of the famous texts of the Three Religions, with the purpose of awakening the deaf and awakening the ignorant, and does not elaborate on difficult philosophies.Generally speaking, talking about the impermanence of life and the illusion of life can make people strive forward; it can also make life flow into debauchery and pleasure, because life is short and everything is as fleeting as a cloud.In Taoism, especially if you want to cultivate to become immortal, you don't want to be in the distant afterlife, but in this life.In any case, although there are a few Confucian scholars and literati in the Konghe Mansion, the study of philosophy does not seem to be important.The positions of those people can be seen from their names, they are the emperor's "worship".

The daily routine in Konghe Mansion is nothing more than drinking, feasting, and gambling.It seems that Empress Wu is going to make this Konghe Mansion into a fairy cave.This building is surrounded by the magnificent Yaoguang Hall with carved beams and painted buildings.Empress Wu's extravagant, licentious and carnival life reminds me of Emperor Sui Yang, who subjugated the country with debauchery.Behind the Konghe Mansion is the one-mile-long imperial garden. There is a rectangular pond in the garden. There are two small islands in the pond, surrounded by flowers and trees, and exquisitely carved and painted archways and corridors.Later, a myth was fabricated, saying that Zhang Changzong's previous life was the ancient fairy Prince Jin.In order to realize this Taoist fairy dream in the world, Zhang Changzong wore a crane cloak, a Huayang scarf, and a flute in his hand.

In the end, the Konghe Mansion was full of beautiful young men, and these beautiful young men became Empress Wu's harem beauties, fulfilling Empress Wu's wish.But this Konghe mansion full of beautiful young people has gradually become a world of male sex and homosexuality.As a result of the filth, a commoner gave a memorial to Empress Wu, which was so funny that it made people laugh, which was unprecedented since a commoner wrote a letter to the emperor.It turned out that the man was a young man, surnamed Wei, who openly claimed before the public that because of the beauty of his private parts, he was qualified to enter the Crane Mansion as an offering.At this time, the minister Zhu Jingze was seventy years old and an upright and upright Confucian official. He impeached Lai Junchen for abusing the criminal law.Hearing Wei's dirty words now, he couldn't help being furious.He thought that as a minister, he had to say something, so he wrote to Empress Wu:

"I thought that your majesty could entertain himself with the Zhang brothers. How can your majesty think that the second minister is not enough and you want to buy a beautiful young man? People in the court have already said tsk tsk. I heard that there is Wei Houxiang, who shows off his energy with his energy. I openly invite myself to be a guard, and there are..." After reading the memorial, Empress Wu said to Zhu Jing: "Aiqing is very commendable for his hard work for the country. But I don't know about it!" General Confucian officials looked sideways at Empress Wu's licentiousness.Song Jing is upright, tough and unyielding. One day, he insulted Zhang Yizhi by calling him "Madame" to his face.Once, Wei Anshi, the attendant, was at the gambling table and saw the Zhang brothers calling several Sichuan businessmen into the palace to gamble.Wei Anshi was furious, saying that it was an insult to the dignity of the royal family that the money-smelling merchants actually entered the palace, and expelled several Sichuan merchants from the palace.

Since Zhu Jingze and Empress Wu went to the book, Empress Wu has already noticed that the scandal of the Crane Mansion has leaked out.She felt that the name of Konghe Mansion should be changed, so she simply changed it to "Fengchen Mansion".Half of her time between banquets is spent in bed. The legend of empress Wu's licentiousness made the city full of storms.Yuan Heng, the son of King Zhe of Luling, now obeys Empress Wu's intention to call him the emperor's grandson, and he hates Empress Wu's prostitution.He is young, only about twenty years old, and his sister is newly married to Wu Yanji, the son of Wu Chengsi.It is inevitable for sisters and brothers to talk about Empress Wu's obscenity and corruption.When Empress Wu heard about it later, she was furious, thinking it was disrespectful.Although Empress Wu is old, her violent spirit has not diminished, but has become more vicious.She ordered the emperor, grandson and granddaughter to be flogged to death, and Yanji hanged himself.