Hongfu

The Hongfu girl's surname is Zhang, and her original name is Zhang Chuchen. During the wars in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, she lived in Chang'an and was sold to Sikong Yangsu's mansion as a singing girl. Because she holds a red whisk in her hand, she is called the red whisk girl.

There was a talented man named Li Jing in Sanyuan who was knowledgeable in military strategy and had great ambitions. After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, he decided to go to Chang'an in order to serve the country. In Chang'an, he first joined Yang Su, who was very negligent at first. After a discussion with Li Jing, he felt that this person had great potential. But after all, he is old and frail. He no longer has lofty ideals and is just content with the status quo. Li Jing was very disappointed. While the two were talking, Hong Fu stood nearby. She saw that Li Jing was very majestic and a heroic man, and she secretly admired him. So she sent her disciples to follow Li Jing and found out where he lived. She went there late at night.

At night, Li Jing was sitting alone in front of the lamp, thinking about what happened during the day. He felt that his future was bleak and he was feeling bored. Suddenly he heard a knock on the door. When he opened the door, he saw that it was the maid he had seen in Sikong Mansion during the day. . Hong Fu expressed his intention straight to the point: he is willing to defect to Li Jing and accompany him to explore the world. Li Jing was overjoyed, but also worried that Yang Su would not be able to explain. Hongfu comforted him and said: Yang Su is old. If many maids escape when he comes in, the Sikong Mansion will not pursue them.

Li Jing was very pleased to see that a beautiful woman understood him and was willing to dedicate his life to him, so he immediately agreed. The Sikong Mansion couldn't find Hong Fu, so they sent people to investigate for several days, but in the end nothing came of it. So Hong Fu and Li Jing became businessmen and left Chang'an.

The two of them were traveling all the way and stopped at a guest station in Lingshi when they met a man with a beard on his face, who called himself the beard guest. Hongfu saw that he seemed vulgar, but had an extraordinary temperament, so he became his brother and sister, and together they were known as the "Three Heroes of the Fengchen". The three of them came to Fenyang and met Li Yuan and Li Shimin. After a conversation, Li Jing and Li Shimin suddenly realized that it was too late to meet each other, but the bearded guest said: "Since God is here, I will find another way." A few days later. News of Yang Su's death came from Chang'an. Li Shimin invited the three of them to come to the mansion to discuss. Li Jing and Hong Fu went to Li's mansion. The bearded guest refused to go alone, saying that he would wait for them in Chang'an.

Later, when Li Jing and Hong Fu went to Chang'an to find the bearded guest, they found that he was actually a very rich man. What was even more incredible was that the beard insisted on giving all his property to them, and he only brought one suitcase. Go far away. The two watched the bearded guest go away. After returning, they asked for some things from his house and found that there were several books on war. Li Jing studied them day and night, and his military skills and strategies greatly improved. After Li Yuan and his son raised an army, Li Jing showed his military talents and helped Li Yuan and his son pacify Jiangnan and establish the Tang Dynasty. He also attacked the Turks, captured Jieli Khan alive, and was named the Duke of Wei. Hongfu naturally became a first-class wife.

The Qiu Bearded Guest is said to have organized an army of soldiers and horses to fight into the Fusang Kingdom in the sea, destroy its power and establish himself as emperor.

Lvzhu

Lvzhu is a famous beauty in ancient China and plays an important role in Shi Chong's tragedy.

Shi Chong (249-300), a native of Nanpi, Bohai Sea (now northeast of Nanpi, Hebei Province) in the Western Jin Dynasty, had the courtesy name Jilun. He first served as a military commander, but later moved to the imperial court. In the first year of Yongxi (290), he became the governor of Jingzhou and became extremely rich by robbing merchants. He also competed with noble relatives Wang Kai and others for extravagance. He once fought against Wang Kai for wealth, using wax as a substitute for salary and building a brocade barrier for fifty miles. Although Kai had the support of Emperor Wu, he was still unable to defeat him. During the Eight Kings Rebellion, he formed a party with the King of Qi and was killed by Zhao Wanglun.

It is said that Lvzhu, whose original surname was Liang, was born at the foot of Shuangjiao Mountain in Baizhou. Her stunning beauty is rarely seen in the world. In ancient times, the folk custom of Vietnam regarded pearls as the most precious treasure. A girl was called a pearl mother and a boy was called a pearl. This is where the name Green Pearl comes from. Shi Chong was the interviewer of Jiaozhi and got the green pearl with ten hu of real pearls.

Luzhu is good at playing the flute and dancing "Mingjun". Mingjun refers to Wang Zhaojun during the reign of Emperor Yuan of Han Dynasty. Shi Chong asked Luzhu to play this piece, and she made a new song: "I am a daughter of a good family, and I will be alone in the court. Before the farewell is over, the predecessors have already resisted. The servants are weeping, and the apes and horses are mourning. I am sad and sad. , The tears were stained with pearls. The journey was far away, so I built a Xiongnu city and added my name to the family. Although I was noble and honored, I was ashamed and frightened by it. It is not easy to die, but it is useless to live in silence. I am always full of anger. I hope that I will take advantage of the wings of the flying dragon. I will stand there with a screen. Dung and dust. The beauty of the morning is not enough to be happy, and the sweetness and autumn grass screen it. It is said that it is difficult for future generations to marry far away. "The meaning of the poem is sad and graceful, and its talent is also evident.

Green Pearl is charming and considerate, like an immortal descending to earth, especially expressing joy through her music. Therefore, among the many concubines, Shi Chong only loves Green Pearl.

Shi Chong, courtesy name Jilun, was born in Qingzhou, nicknamed Qinu. As a child, he was very alert, brave and strategic. Before his death, his father Shi Bao distributed his property to all his disciples, but not to Shi Chong. Shi Chong's mother reminded him to give Shi Chong a share. Shi Bao said: "Although this son is young, he will be able to stand on his own in the future." They are very capable in everything they do. Later, due to his meritorious service in defeating Wu, he was granted the title of Marquis of Anyang County. Soon he was moved to the rank of Shizhong, and became the general of Nanzhonglang and the governor of Jingzhou. Shi Chongying was enlightened and talented, and acted out of his will, but he did not take any precautions about his behavior. When he took office in Jingzhou, he and his subordinates secretly robbed merchants from far away, so that they accumulated a mountain of wealth. Shi Chong once obtained the chicks of the poisonous bird in the south, and sent the poisonous bird to Wang Kai, the general of the rear army, to prepare the poisonous poison. At that time, it was stipulated that birds of prey were not allowed to cross north of the Yangtze River. This matter was impeached by Fu Zhi, the captain of Sili School.

Shi Chong’s villa is located in Jingu Stream, Henan Province. People who travel far away come here to have a farewell drink, so it is called "Jingu Garden". The garden is built with platforms and ponds according to the terrain. There is a clear stream in the garden and the sound of water is gurgling. Because of the mountain shape and water potential, Shi Chong built gardens and pavilions, dug lakes and opened ponds. Within dozens of miles around, there are buildings, pavilions and pavilions scattered high and low, with golden valley water lingering and flowing through it, birds singing in secluded villages, and fish leaping in lotus ponds. Li Daoyuan's "Shui Jing Zhu" said that it has "clear springs, lush trees, numerous fruits, bamboos and cypresses, and medicinal herbs to cover the shade." A hundred-foot-high Chongqi Tower was built in the garden, allowing one to "see as far as the south sky" to soothe Lvzhu's homesickness. It was decorated with pearls, agate, amber, rhinoceros horn, and ivory, which is extremely luxurious and beautiful. Shi Chong and 24 other celebrities at that time, including Zuo Si and Pan Yue, formed a poetry club, known as the "Twenty-Four Friends of the Golden Valley". Every time there was a banquet, Lvzhu would be ordered to come out to sing, dance, and drink. Everyone who saw it would forget their souls. Therefore, the reputation of Lvzhu was known all over the world.

According to books such as "Shishuoxinyu", Shi Chong's toilets were beautifully built, and various perfumes and balms were prepared for guests to wash their hands and wipe their faces. There are often more than a dozen maids standing in wait, all dressed in brocade and dazzlingly dressed, lining up to wait on the guests to the toilet. After the guests went to the toilet, these maids asked the guests to take off their original clothes and waited for them to put on new clothes before letting them go out. Once you have used the toilet, your clothes cannot be worn again, so most guests are embarrassed to go to the toilet. The official Liu Liao was very poor when he was young. Whether he was riding a horse or going out on foot, he never tired his master wherever he went to rest, and he cut wood and carried water by himself. Later, when he became a senior official, he still maintained the virtue of diligence, frugality and simplicity. Once, he visited Shi Chong's house. When he went to the toilet, he saw that there were purple mosquito nets, mats, mattresses and other exquisite furnishings in the toilet. There were also maids holding sachets to serve him. He hurriedly exited and said to Shi Chong with a smile: "I I entered your inner room by mistake." Shi Chong said, "That's the toilet!" Liu Liao said, "I can't enjoy this" and improved the toilet elsewhere.

Every time Shi Chong treated guests to a drink, he often asked beautiful women to pour wine to persuade them. If the guests refused to drink, he would ask the guards to kill the beauties. Once, Prime Minister Wang Dao and General Wang Dun went to Shi Chong's house for a banquet. Director Wang was never allowed to drink, but he was afraid that Shi Chong would kill someone, so he had to drink it reluctantly while the beautiful woman was drinking. Wang Dun didn't buy it. He was capable of drinking, but he insisted not to drink. As a result, Shi Chong beheaded three beauties, but he still refused to drink. Director Wang scolded Wang Dun, and Wang Dun said: "He himself killed his family members, what does it have to do with you!"

Shi Chong's property was incomparable to mountains and seas, and his magnificent houses were connected to each other. The hundreds of concubines in the room are all dressed in exquisitely embroidered brocades, and their bodies are decorated with dazzling pearls, jade and gems. All the beautiful silk and bamboo music in the world entered his ears, and all the rare birds and animals on land and water entered his kitchen. According to "Geng Sang Ou Ji", foreign countries paid tribute to Huo Huanbu, and Emperor Wu of Jin made clothes and wore them to Shi Chong. Shi Chong deliberately wore ordinary clothes, but asked fifty slaves to wear Huanhuan shirts to greet Emperor Wu. Shi Chong had more than a thousand beautiful concubines, and he chose dozens of them, all dressed up exactly the same, and at first glance, they couldn't even be distinguished. Shi Chong carved a jade dragon pendant and made a golden phoenix hairpin. The sound and color are connected day and night, which is called "Eternal Dance". Every time I want to be blessed, I don't call out my name, I just listen to the sound of my hair and look at the beauty of my hairpin. The one with the soft voice of admiration is in the front, and the one with the colorful hairpin is behind, advancing one by one. The maids each have their own fragrance, and their laughter makes their breath flow from the wind. Shi Chong also sprinkled agarwood chips on the ivory bed and asked his favorite concubines to step on it. Those who left no footprints were given a hundred pearls; if they left any footprints, they were asked to eat in moderation to make their bodies weak.

Therefore, the lady in the boudoir joked: "You are not of thin bones and light body, how can you get a hundred pearls?"

Shi Chong once compared his extravagance with Wang Kai, uncle of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, a noble relative. After Wang Kai washed the pot with sugar water, Shi Chong used candles as firewood; Wang Kai made a purple silk cloth barrier of forty miles, and Shi Chong made a brocade barrier of fifty miles; Wang Kai painted the walls with red stone grease. Shi Chong used Zanthoxylum bungeanum. Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty secretly helped Wang Kai and gave him a coral tree, which was about two feet high and had branches that were thin and sparse. It was rare in the world. Wang Kai used this coral tree to show off to Shi Chong, but Shi Chong wielded Tie Ruyi and smashed the coral tree to pieces. Wang Kai was heartbroken, thinking that Shi Chong was jealous of his treasure. Shi Chong laughed it off and said, "Don't feel bad, I'm still here." Here you go." After saying that, he ordered six or seven coral trees to be fetched. These coral trees were all three or four feet tall. They were as tall as the sun and much stronger than Wang Kai's. Wang Kai felt relieved. . Bean porridge is difficult to cook, but when Shi Chong wanted his guests to drink bean porridge, he only had to give the order and it would be served hot in no time; every cold winter, the Shi family could still eat green leeks. Damn it, this was a strange thing at the time when there was no greenhouse production. In terms of shape and strength, the cattle of the Shi family seemed inferior to those of the Wang Kai family, but strangely enough, Shi Chong and Wang Kai traveled together and rushed to enter Luoyang City. Shi Chong's cattle always moved as fast as flying, surpassing Wang Kai's. ox cart. These three things made Wang Kai resentful, so he bribed Shi Chong's servants with money and asked why. The servant replied: "Beans are very difficult to cook. Prepare the processed cooked bean powder first. When the guests arrive, cook the white porridge first, and then put the minced beans in to make bean porridge. Leeks are made by pounding leek roots. Crush it and mix it with the wheat seedlings. The reason why the oxcart always runs fast is because the driver is very skilled and doesn't control the oxen and lets it run wild." So Wang Kai followed suit and met Shi. Worshiping evenness of power. Shi Chong later found out about this and killed the informer.

The Liu Yu brothers had an estrangement from Wang Kai when they were young. Wang Kai pretended to let them stay at Wang's house, but actually planned to bury them alive. Shi Chong had always had a close friendship with Liu Yu. When he heard about Wang Kai's plot, he rode into Wang Kai's house at starry night and asked where Liu Yu was. Wang Kai was speechless under Shi Chong's questioning. Shi Chong went directly to Houzhai to rescue Liu Yu's brothers and took the car back together. In the car, Shi Chong said to Liu Yu: "Young man, why do you stay overnight in other people's homes so easily?" Liu Yu was very grateful for this.

Shi Chong took refuge with Jia Mi in the court. He did everything possible to please Jia Mi. Even when Jia Mi went out, he stood on the side of the road and worshiped while looking at the car dust. He was deeply remembered by people of his time. Disdainful. Later, Jia Mi was executed, and Shi Chong was dismissed from office because he was in the same party as Jia Mi. At that time, King Zhao Sima Lun was in power, and Shi Chong's nephew Ouyang Jian had a grudge against Sima Lun. Sun Xiu, who was attached to Zhao Wanglun, secretly admired Luzhu. In the past, because Shi Chong was powerful, he could only lust after her. Now that Shi Chong was dismissed, he blatantly sent people to ask for the green beads from Shi Chong. At that time, Shi Chong was on the veranda and near the clear water in Jingu Garden, having a banquet with his concubines, playing music, singing and dancing, enjoying the joy of the world. Suddenly he saw Sun Xiu sending someone to ask for the beauty. Shi Chong summoned dozens of his maids and concubines. The envoy was asked to choose. These maids and concubines all exuded the fragrance of orchid and musk deer and were dressed in gorgeous brocade. Shi Chong said: "Choose whatever you want." The envoy said: "All of these maids and concubines are unparalleled in beauty, but the villain is ordered to ask for the green beads. , I don’t know which one is it?" Shi Chong was furious: "Lvzhu is what I love, that can't be done." The messenger said: "Your Majesty is knowledgeable about the past, please think twice." In fact, it means that Shi Chong is not what he used to be. , should assess the situation. Shi Chong insisted not to give it. After the envoy reported back, Sun Xiu was furious and advised Zhao Wanglun to kill Shi Chong.

Zhao Wanglun then sent troops to kill Shi Chong. Shi Chong sighed to Lu Zhu and said, "Now I am guilty because of you." Lu Zhu cried and said, "I wish I could die in front of you." Lu Zhu suddenly fell to his death. Shi Chong wanted to pull him back but was too late. Shi Chong was killed in Dongshi by rebel soldiers. Before he died, he said: "These people are not just greedy for my money!" His captor said: "Since you know that people die for money, why didn't you disperse your family wealth earlier and do something good?"

The once luxurious Jingu Garden gradually fell into disuse. By the Tang Dynasty, it had become a "bleak ruin". At that time, people called the building where Lvzhu fell "Lvzhu Tower". Now there is a river in Baizhou, which flows from Shuangjiao Mountain and merges into Rongzhou River, which is called "Green Pearl River". There is also the "Lvzhu Well" at the foot of Shuangjiao Mountain. According to folklore: "Drinking the water from the Green Pearl Well will give birth to a beautiful girl. Later, when some people thought that beauty was of no use, they blocked the mouth of the well with a huge stone. After that, although there were beautiful girls who gave birth, they had defects in their seven orifices and limbs. ." Ten days after Shi Chong's death, Zhao Wanglun was killed in the coup. Zhao Quan, the general of the left guard, beheaded Sun Xiu, and the sergeant Zhao Jun cut out Sun Xiu's heart and ate it.

Although Shi Chong was killed because of Lvzhu, it actually happened a long time ago. At that time, Shi Chong was the envoy of Jingzhou and killed the merchants; during the banquet, he killed the beauties who were drinking wine for no reason. As the old saying goes: "There is no way for misfortunes and blessings, they can only be summoned by others." Shi Chong killed people frequently, how could he end up with a happy ending? But if it weren't for Green Pearl, Shi Chong wouldn't have died so quickly. There is talk about Shi's numerology in unofficial history. It is said that his fate has been predestined for a long time. His ancestors acquired good cities and good acupoints, which enabled them to become extremely wealthy and enjoy all the glory and wealth in the world. However, in the end, they still ended up tragically.

The story of Green Pearl was followed by others in later generations. In the Tang Dynasty, Qiao Zhi’s favored maid Yao Niang was beautiful and good at poetry, singing and dancing. Qiao Zhishen is deeply in love. At that time, Wu Chengsi was arrogant and forced Qiao Zhi to bet his wife with gold and jade. After Qiao Zhi lost, Wu Chengsi sent people to Qiao Zhi's house to kidnap Yao Niang. Qiao knew his regrets and wrote the "Green Pearl Chapter" to narrate his grievances: "The Jingu of the Shi family said again, buying ten Dendrobiums of pearls from Pingting. Today I am extremely pitiful, but now I am so cute and humane. It has never been difficult for the Jun family's boudoir. He sings and dances to impress others. He is arrogant and powerful. He can't bear to leave the king. After a hundred years of separation in a high building, once the beauty is gone, Wu Chengsi will die. The eunuch of the family passed down poems to Yao Niang. Yao Niang cried bitterly after receiving the poem and threw herself into a well to die. Wu Chengsi fished Yao Niang's body out of the well, got the poem from her clothes, whipped the eunuch to death, and Luo Zhi killed Qiao Zhi.

Niu Sengru's "Journey of Zhou and Qin" says: "I stayed at the Empress Dowager Bo Temple at night and met Mrs. Qi, Wang Qiang, Concubine Taizhen, and Concubine Pan Shu. They each wrote poems and expressed their aspirations. There was also a woman who was good at playing the flute and wore a short Huanxi. She was wearing a belt and was very beautiful. She came with the Queen Mother and asked her to play the flute. The Queen Mother looked at her and said, "Do you know this?" Sister. 'How can Luzhu be without poetry? Spring. "The Empress Dowager said: "Niu Xiucai has come from afar, who will accompany you today?" Luzhu said: "Shi Weiwei is strict in nature. There is death and chaos." "The Travels of Zhou and Qin" is a legend of the Tang Dynasty. Kind of, the record is too weird, but it also shows that future generations yearn for Luzhu’s deeds