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Suddenly looking back, you stopped and looked back,
Everywhere I look, I see your gentle glance.

In an instant, my heart was pounding.

Just one glance is a lifetime.

All women in the world hope to have a beautiful love of their own.

But in this vast world, not everything will go as we wish.

It is easy to find priceless treasures, but hard to find a lover. This is the sigh of a woman who has failed in her pursuit.

It was written by a woman, Yu Xuanji from the Tang Dynasty.

In the feudal society where patriarchy is supreme, the status of women is very low.

It is much more difficult for them to become famous than men.

And what they paid was not just hard work.

There is also reputation, which is what the world values ​​most, and even life.

She was one of the four famous female poets with the legendary Cai Yu Xuan Ji throughout her life. She was also a female Taoist priest with a great reputation.

The classic poems she left to history are a sad story written in her short life, which can be described as a tragedy.

"In 856 BC, the city of Chang'an during the late Tang Dynasty was filled with charming spring scenery both inside and outside the city."

"The warm April sunshine shines through the vine-covered pergola into a quaint and elegant courtyard."

"A middle-aged man with a dark complexion, strange facial features but elegant temperament sat in front of the desk, concentrating on reading the poem in his hand."

"The green extends to the barren shore, and the smoke reaches the distant building."

"Shadows spread across the spring water, flowers fall to fish for human heads."

"The old roots hide fish caves, and the low branches tie the passenger boats."

"On a stormy night, a startled dream adds to my sorrow."

"He stroked his beard and recited the poem three or five times, then suddenly stood up and clapped his hands in praise. This startled a little girl who was bowing her head and making her stumble."

"Only after hearing the man's praise did the little girl dare to raise her head."

"At this moment, she was waiting with admiring eyes for the great poet to rate her poems."

"This man is the poet Wen Tingyun. The poem that made him applaud was "Willows by the River", which was an impromptu work by the little girl next to him just now."

"This was the first time that the female poet Yu Youwei saw Wen Tingyun, the founder of the Huajian School who was admired by everyone, up close."

"Yu Youwei smiled when she heard the famous man in Beijing praising her poems."

“This was the moment when Yu Youwei, later known as Yu Xuanji, and her teacher Wen Tingyun first met.”

"At this moment, the great poet Wen Tingyun, who loved and cherished talents, decided to accept this gifted girl as his disciple, and she was also his only female disciple in this life."

"It was at this moment that the tragic, short and absurd life of Tang Dynasty poet Yu Xuanji began."

"Yu Xuanji, also known as Yu Youwei, was born in a poor scholar's family in Chang'an City."

"My father pursued fame and fortune all his life, but he failed repeatedly."

"When Yu Youwei was nine years old, his depressed and frustrated father passed away."

"Only a poor wife and an orphan girl were left to depend on each other for survival."

"Yu Youwei was influenced by her father and was exposed to poetry since she was young. She started writing poetry at the age of seven."

"After my father passed away, our family became increasingly poor, and we only relied on my mother to do laundry for a living."

"When she was ten years old, she was fortunate to meet the great poet Wen Tingyun, and finally the little girl, who had lost her father, found support in her heart."

"From then on, I devoted myself to learning poetry and songs from Wen Tingyun, and spent all day studying calligraphy and serving my teacher."

"Wen Tingyun treated this poor and intelligent female disciple like his own daughter, not only cultivating her poetry, but also caring for her in every aspect of life."

"He also often gave money to Yu Youwei and her daughter, which made Yu Youwei very grateful."

"In the blink of an eye, a year had passed since Yu Youwei and Wen Tingyun spent their days together studying and practicing calligraphy."

"At this time, Yu Youwei, who was in her teens, fell in love with Teacher Wen, who was more than 30 years older than her."

"Wen Tingyun was a bohemian man who spent his days in the red-light districts, but to Yu Youwei he was a kind and benevolent teacher."

"Maybe it's because he's a generation older than Yu Youwei, or maybe it's because he feels inferior to his ugly appearance."

"In short, after Wen Tingyun sensed the strong love of his female disciple, he chose to flee this teacher-student relationship in a hurry."

Li Qingzhao: Yu Xuanji is not a prostitute, she just wants to control her own life like a man.

Yu Xuanji was not a prostitute, but a tragic talented woman who lived for love.

She is talented and can make a living with her talent without being a prostitute.

It's just that he was too obsessed with emotions and indulged himself, and because of his humble background, he was criticized and despised by the world.

First, in terms of origin.

Yu Xuanji was born in an ordinary family in Pingkangli, Chang'an. Her father was a depressed scholar.

After her father died, her mother took Yu Xuanji to work as a laundryman in a brothel to earn a living.

In the Tang Dynasty, a "chang family" also refers to a family engaged in arts such as singing, dancing, and acrobatics. The father of the chang family should have been unsuccessful in the imperial examination, so he worked in the art team as a songwriter and other writing-related jobs to support his family.

Second, from the perspective of the household registration system of the Tang Dynasty.

During the Tang Dynasty, a special management agency, Jiaofang, was established to uniformly manage prostitutes operating in the capital, and all practitioners had to register.

Local administrative agencies were established in cities outside the capital.

The Tang Dynasty also implemented a registration system for brothels in the private sector, and brothels at that time were divided into different levels.

According to the Tang system, once they became citizens, they could not change their class through marriage, and their sons often inherited their mother's business.

Judging from Yu Xuanji's mother's job, they were not naturalized and were just an ordinary civilian family.

Third, Yu Xuanji is well-known and has her own fame.

Yu Xuanji was beautiful and talented, and had a huge reputation in the upper class. She could live a good life just by relying on the rewards she received from reciting poems and composing couplets.

Yu Xuanji had an amazing talent for poetry. As long as she wrote a few poems, she would make a lot of money and she didn't need to make it her career.

Yu Xuanji bought a Taoist temple and set up her own school, teaching poetry and prose to all kinds of men, without being forced.

Fourth, in terms of the degree of openness of the Tang Dynasty.

People in the Tang Dynasty were open-minded, women had unprecedented freedom, and extramarital affairs were rampant.

As the power of the rulers of the late Tang Dynasty declined, this bold and unrestrained style began to develop excessively!
Perhaps influenced by this, Yu Xuanji let herself go.

Although Yu Xuanji is both talented and beautiful, she lacks awareness of the wickedness of the world and human nature.

He lacked plans for his future, had a poor understanding of the children of wealthy families, and was indulged in emotions, which brought tragedy upon himself.

Perhaps she was too indulgent and was despised by later generations, so they called her a slut.

Yu Xuanji attached too much importance to love and was too lustful, which led to her self-exile.

She made friends with all kinds of princes, nobles, and literati, and chose the ones she liked from them.

But he holds absolute initiative, just like a man looking for a woman.

Perhaps she saw through Wen Tingyun's cowardice in love, and saw through men's selfishness and indifference from his love affair with Li Yi.

Yu Xuanji gave up love and began to pursue wealth and a life of being the center of attention.

However, her lack of talent and beauty put Yu Xuanji in a dangerous situation.

A hundred years before Yu Xuanji, Wu Zetian appeared in the Tang Dynasty.

She holds great power and has many men, relying on the power and wealth in her hands.

During the Wu Zhou period, there was a female top scholar category, which allowed women to pass the imperial examinations and hold official positions in the palace.

From then on, the women of the Tang Dynasty began to interpret the bold and unrestrained style unique to this era.

Wu Zetian had power, so she had many male favorites.

Even if she is cursed, it will not harm her life at all.

On the contrary, people like Li Yi would flock to her and compete to flatter her. After all, men are all snobbish!
Yu Xuanji's beauty and talent are rare, so she is bound to be coveted by others.

Yu Xuanji regarded the concern of scholars and the flattery of princes and nobles as a gift.

The seemingly good life actually hides a huge crisis.

The wives of princes and nobles, and those unattainable men, all become potential dangers.

Without backing and power, it will be extremely dangerous at the slightest sign of trouble, like a tree without roots!

"Not long after, the great poet Wen Tingyun went to a distant place to take up his post."

"During the days between her and Wen Tingyun, Yu Youwei did not conceal her admiration and love for her teacher, and wrote two excellent love poems that have been passed down to this day."

"This is the first love of the girl Yu Youwei. It is the first time in her life that she has waited for love."

"However, Yu Youwei never received the teacher's love."

"When Yu Youwei grew up, she not only had a stunning appearance, but also inherited Wen Tingyun's literary talent for poetry."

"She not only inherited the exquisite and colorful style of her teacher, the Huajian School, but also had lofty ambitions that were different from those of a woman in the inner chamber."

"For a time, Yu Youwei became famous for her extraordinary talent."

"Before taking office, Wen Tingyun, who had escaped from love, was still worried about his beloved disciple, so he became Yu Youwei's matchmaker."

"Wen Tingyun has good intentions, hoping that Yu Youwei can have a good home in the future."

"However, he had good intentions but ended up doing something bad, becoming the first person to push Yu Youwei into the abyss of death."

"The husband that Wen Tingyun carefully selected for Yu Youwei was none other than Li Yi, the top scholar in the late Tang Dynasty, who was from a prominent family, handsome, suave, and had a successful official career."

"Li Yi and Yu Youwei hit it off right away. They wrote poems and essays together, and they were in love with each other."

"But the talented scholar and beautiful lady that Wen Tingyun had high hopes for eventually parted ways and never became a happy couple."

"It turns out that Yu Youwei didn't know that Li Yi already had a wife at home."

"It was only after I married Li Yi that I realized I was just a concubine."

"It would be fine if she became a concubine, but unexpectedly, Li Yi's original wife, Pei, was a fierce woman."

"Relying on her mother's family's wealth and power, they would never allow Yu Youwei to enter the family."

"The weak Li Yi had no choice but to resort to a makeshift plan and sent Yu Youwei to live in Xianyi Temple, and made a covenant that he would come to pick her up in a sedan chair three years later."

"Yu Youwei could only express her tender feelings and sorrow for Li Yi through poetry."

"Three years later, Li Yi and his wife left Chang'an to take up a post in Yangzhou, and Yu Youwei became Li Yi's abandoned wife."

"Faced with Li Yi's coldness and disloyalty, Yu Youwei was filled with love and resentment, and wrote down the famous line that will be passed down through the ages."

"It is easy to find priceless treasures, but it is hard to find a loving man."

"Since you can glimpse Song Yu, why should you hate Wang Chang?"

"Disheartened, Yu Youwei officially became a nun, changed her name to Yu Xuanji, and began her life of being accompanied by a green lamp for more than ten years."

"During the Xiantong period of Emperor Yizong of the Tang Dynasty, there was an endless stream of carriages and horses at the Xianyi Temple."

"I heard that there is a new female Taoist priest in the temple. She is not only talented in poetry, but also has a stunning beauty."

"For a time, countless scholars and writers came to the Taoist temple to visit and see the beauty of the Taoist nun, under the pretext of discussing poetry and prose."

"I saw the female Taoist priest Yu Xuanji holding a Taoist whisk, drinking and writing poetry with the talented scholars who came here to admire her."

"With her charming words and bold behavior, she attracted many beautiful women to flirt with her."

"The Taoist temple was originally a quiet place for Taoists. Since Da Yu Xuan Ji entered the temple, Xianyi Temple has become a small red building that is said to be indulgent and sensual."

"It is said that the Imperial Censor, the Minister of Rites, and the court musicians were all Yu Xuanji's lovers."

"Yu Xuanji, a woman of both talent and beauty, lived a carefree and enjoyable life in the tolerant and open Taoist temple of the Tang Dynasty."

"From now on, there is no more pure and beautiful female poet Yu Youwei in the world."

"Left behind was Yu Xuanji, a Taoist nun who indulged herself in her emotions and whose moods were extremely unstable, and she was gradually heading down a path of no return."

Liu Rushi: A talented female poet who met three scumbags, killed her maid out of jealousy and hatred, and was eventually beheaded.

Yu Xuanji's life can be divided into two parts. In the first part of her life, Yu Xuanji was still called Yu Youwei.

Yu Youwei's father was a scholar, but just a scholar.

Although he had a miserable fate and no money at home, he only had a bit of backbone and character in the face of adversity.

Yu Youwei followed her father to study since she was young, but unlike her frustrated father, Yu Youwei had a photographic memory at a young age.

It's a pity that Yu Youwei is not a man and can't pass the imperial examination. But Yu Youwei's father still left all his life's learning to his daughter.

And Yu Youwei did not disappoint her father, she could speak eloquently at the age of seven.

But at this time, Yu Youwei's father died of illness.

Before she was ten years old, Yu Youwei lost her father and her source of income.

In order to survive, Yu Youwei followed her mother to the land of fireworks.

Yu Youwei has seen all kinds of love between men and women at a young age.

But she was not tired of it, instead she longed for it even more.

At this time, a strong man learned of Yu Youwei's talent and came to her house to make friends with her. This man was Wen Tingyun.

Wen Tingyun was a talented man. His poems were graceful and melodious, entangled the young Yu Youwei in love.

Now that Wen Tingyun has arrived, he is the light in the darkness for Yu Youwei.

Although Wen Tingyun and Yu Youwei are 30 years apart in age, they are rare friends in the world of poetry.

Wen Tingyun admired Yu Youwei, so he accepted her as his apprentice, not wanting such a bright pearl to be buried in the dust.

Because of the appearance of Wen Tingyun, Yu Youwei's life began to get better.

At the same time, Wen Tingyun's existence gave Yu Youwei a sense of security and became the only support for her collapsing world.

It is said that a talented man deserves a beautiful woman, but Wen Tingyun, this talented man, is old and ugly.

As for the beauty Yu Youwei, she was young and inexperienced, so they were simply not a match.

Wen Tingyun treats Yu Youwei with his sincerity, and this sincerity hopes that Yu Youwei can be happy.

But for Wen Tingyun, this happiness cannot be given by himself.

At this time, a man named Li Yi appeared. He was of similar age, had a good family background, was handsome and talented, and most importantly, Li Yi liked Yu Youwei.

Seeing this, Wen Tingyun acted as a matchmaker, and Yu Youwei married Li Yi as a concubine.

Wen Tingyun thought he had done a great thing, so he left with peace of mind.

Unexpectedly, Li Yifu is a weak man and is henpecked.

Li Yi likes Yu Youwei, but Li Yi's wife is a shrew.

Yu Youwei's appearance made her furious, and finally Li Yi could only send Yu Youwei to a Taoist temple to appease his wife's anger.

Before leaving, Li Yi told Yu Youwei that he would definitely come back.

In the days and nights that Yu Youwei expected, and in the letters that Yu Youwei wrote that were full of affection.

Li Yi had already left Chang'an, leaving only Yu Youwei in the Taoist temple.

Li Yi's betrayal made Yu Youwei become Yu Xuanji.

In order to make a living, Yu Xuanji began to make friends through poetry and indulge in romantic affairs.

This is the man she has been in contact with, and no one of them can make her fall in love with him.

Yu Xuanji was sober in the middle of the night and watched herself fall.

The maid Luqiao beside her was full of envy for the rich life.

Yu Xuanji refused to let Luqiao step into this abyss, but for Luqiao, Yu Xuanji blocked her way.

And so, the two of them started fighting late one night.

Yu Xuanji accidentally killed Lu Qiao, and the young and talented Yu Youwei, now the romantic Yu Xuanji, became a prisoner.

Those men who had passed through Yu Xuanji's life began to plead for mercy, just to save the life of this poor woman.

But Yu Xuanji had already calmed down and accepted her fate of death.

This life is really too bitter. Others beg her to live, but she only wants to die.

The official in this case is Pei Cheng, who once pursued Yu Xuanji but was rejected.

Now that he is in power, he will never let Yu Xuanji go.

In this way, Yu Xuanji was sentenced to beheading, one life for one life.

At this time, Wen Tingyun still thought that Yu Youwei's marriage was just right.

Upon hearing the news, I hurried back to Beijing, but unfortunately, we would never see each other again until we were separated by life and death.

Yu Youwei has love in her heart, but it has been exhausted by life.

Yu Xuanji had hatred in her heart, but she buried herself.

Her life was full of contradictions.

The clear eyes are full of stories.

What Yu Youwei wants is a lover who loves her.

What Yu Xuanji wanted was a priceless treasure.

Neither of these two things is available.

"He composed poems and essays with Yu Xuanji, and indulged in sensual pleasures among the talented scholars."

"She was most fond of Chen Wei, a musician from Chang'an who was proficient in music and had a handsome and suave manner."

"The two of them recited poems and composed lyrics, just like a couple from heaven. Everyone thought that Yu Xuanji had finally met her Mr. Right this time."

"It's a pity that God didn't favor this talented woman this time, but instead brought her misfortune."

"A gorgeously dressed woman holding a wooden stick was hitting another woman in green on the head."

"That beautiful face became extremely distorted and hideous because of the rage."

"The woman in green was lying on the cold bluestone floor of Xianyi Temple, with blood dripping from the corners of her mouth onto her already tattered green coat."

"She struggled hard to stand up and explain herself, but she was so exhausted that she could not stand up again."

"The poor woman who fell to the ground and died was named Lu Qiao, and the woman who did the evil was Yu Xuanji."

"On the morning of the day of the incident, Yu Xuanji went out to meet a good friend."

"Before leaving, I told my maid Luqiao that if there are any guests coming to visit the Taoist temple, please ask them to come back another day."

"However, when Yu Xuanji returned in the evening, she saw from afar Chen Wei and Lu Qiao flirting with each other at the entrance of the Taoist temple."

"After Chen Wei left, Yu Xuanji immediately interrogated Lu Qiao."

"Luqiao is only 16 years old, still a virgin."

"She couldn't stand her master's unruly behavior, so she retorted by mocking Yu Xuanji for being licentious and dissolute, and slandering her own innocence."

"This time, Yu Xuanji was angered by Lu Qiao's words."

"She lost her mind for a moment and actually beat Luqiao to death with a stick."

"The news that Taoist nun Yu Xuanji accidentally killed a maid soon reached the government. Yu Xuanji became a murderer and was thrown into prison!"

"According to the Tang Code, if a master killed a slave, he would be sentenced to a maximum of one year in prison."

"As a result, the unfortunate Yu Xuanji fell into the hands of Jingzhao Yin Wen Zhang, a notorious cruel official in history and one of the many suitors rejected by Yu Xuanji."

"Wen Zhang escalated the case of accidentally killing the maid to a case of intentional killing out of personal rage, and Yu Xuanji was eventually sentenced to the most cruel death penalty under Tang law: beheading."

"Wen Tingyun, who had rushed over from thousands of miles away upon hearing the news, could not help but burst into tears."

"He has been a playboy all his life, dated countless women, but never seriously loved a woman."

"The only female disciple he couldn't bear to disappoint was the one who, because of his self-righteous arrangements, led her step by step to the road of self-destruction and no return."

"Looking back at Yu Xuanji's short life, she encountered love three times and was hurt by love three times. Her fate was always entangled with the word love."

"From pure love to promiscuous love, and then from the loss of talent and love to the tragic death, his legendary life full of ill-fated life is full of regrets and sadness."

"Among the four great women of the Tang Dynasty, she is the only female poet in history who destroyed her own career."

"Yu Xuanji may have been forgotten in the corner of history, but her poems and quatrains have been passed down for thousands of years, allowing future generations to appreciate the infinite glory of a talented woman in her time."

Li Shishi: Yu Xuanji’s talent was comparable to that of Li Qingzhao, but she was publicly executed because of her immoral lifestyle.

Although Yu Xuanji came from an ordinary family, she was extremely intelligent in her short life.

He was good at poetry and could compose poetry at a young age, so he was called the Poet Boy.

After her father died, Yu Xuanji and her mother moved to Pingkangli to make a living.

At that time, there were many brothels in the area, and my mother made a living by washing clothes for the prostitutes.

Under such difficult circumstances, Wen Tingyun's help meant a lot to this girl.

It is said that adding icing on the cake is worse than providing help when it is timely.

For Yu Xuanji, Wen Tingyun is a teacher, a friend, and the only light in her small world.

As the founder of the Huajian School, Wen Tingyun was good at writing about the love affairs of girls and always understood girls' thoughts better than others.

Wen Tingyun knew that the little girl could hardly hide her admiration for him.

But he couldn't accept it, nor did he dare to accept it.

It is easy to find priceless treasures but hard to find a lover.

This is a famous sentence by Yu Xuanji that has been passed down through the ages. The sorrow revealed between the lines makes people feel pity.

Through the introduction of Wen Tingyun, Yu Xuanji met Li Yi, a married man who had won the top spot in the imperial examination.

Li Yi is talented, handsome and elegant.

Yu Xuanji fell in love again, and despite the fact that Li Yi already had a wife, she insisted on marrying him as a concubine.

Li Yi's wife became jealous and took the case to court. Li Yi, who was henpecked, chose to abandon Yu Youwei.

After waiting in Chang'an for three years, Yu Youwei completely gave up and retired to a Taoist temple.

In the temple, she would still send poems to Li Yi to express her longing for him.

But Li Yi was afraid of his wife, so he did not respond.

It is extremely cruel to have your deep affection betrayed again.

Yu Xuanji was in the Taoist temple, and attracted many literati and scholars.

Among them was a musician named Chen Wei, who fell in love with Yu Xuanji.

The two of them made love every night, and the maid Luqiao saw it and also had an affair with the musician.

When Yu Xuanji found out, she became furious and killed Lu Qiao.

Eventually the truth was revealed and the talented woman Yu Xuanji was executed.

This was considered as an indecent act by people at that time.

In addition, she also lived in a place with fireworks.

As a result, she received the harshest criticism

Everyone says that she is shameless, but few people know the sadness in her heart.

Everyone says that Yu Xuanji is a flirtatious woman, but in fact she is a passionate and talented woman.

First, to be able to wait for a lover for three years, one must be deeply in love.

You have to know that Yu Xuanji has a reputation for talent and a stunning appearance, and she has thousands of suitors. If she wants to get married, it is not difficult at all.

Secondly, the fact that she was willing to become a concubine for the sake of her lover also shows that she was a devoted woman.

And after Li Yi abandoned her, she often wrote poems to express her longing for him.

Thirdly, she was so jealous of a lover that she beat a servant to death, which fully demonstrated her infatuation and stupidity.

If Yu Xuanji was a little more worldly-wise, she would not have married Li Yi as a concubine.

If she were a little more realistic, she wouldn't be hurt by love.

If she had taken love a little less seriously, she would not have been jealous of a lover and killed the maid.

Unable to escape the bondage of love between men and women, his life ended at the age of twenty-seven.

After his death, he was accused of crimes and was talked about by later generations.

Her life was short and sad.

If you don’t get the love you want, you won’t have a good ending.

A talented woman of her generation fell to this point, all because of her love. (End of this chapter)