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Chapter 54
Dividing Peach Love: Wei Linggong and Mi Zixia
Wei Linggong, surnamed Ji, surnamed Wei, surnamed Yuan, was the 28th monarch of the Wei State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and one of the famous faint monarchs. He left a bad historical evaluation for his fondness for male favorites, suspicion and bad temper.But Wei Linggong also has two sides. He is good at knowing people, knowing people and doing good jobs. It is the cooperation of the three ministers he promoted, Zhong Shuyu, Zhu Snake, and Wang Sunjia, that makes the state machine of Weiguo run normally.

Mi Zixia is a beautiful man in the state of Wei. He is a minister next to Duke Ling of Wei, and he is very popular with the king.

There are two things that best illustrate the degree to which Wei Linggong loves Mi Zixia.One is about Mi Zixia driving Wei Wang's carriage privately.Once, Mi Zixia's mother was seriously ill.The person who sent the message scrambled all the way in the dark to tell him the news that night. For a moment, Mi Zixia's heart was on fire, and he wished he could fly to his mother with his wings.But the capital city is far away from home, so how can you get what you want?The decrees of the State of Wei expressly stipulate that those who drive the king's carriage privately shall be sentenced to death.In order to rush home as soon as possible to seek medical treatment for his mother, Mi Zixia disregarded his personal safety and falsely passed on the emperor's order to let the coachman drive Wei Linggong's car to take him home.Later, when Duke Ling of Wei found out about this, instead of punishing Mi Zixia, he praised: "You are such a filial son! In order to seek medical treatment for your mother, you don't even fear the punishment of amputation."

If it was someone else, let alone praise, Wei Linggong would cut off his feet mercilessly, and facing his beloved Mi Zixia, Wei Linggong not only did not get angry and did not torture him, but also praised him greatly. It shows Mi Zixia's position in Linggong's heart.

King Wei accepting Mi Zixia's unfinished half of a peach is the second typical example of Wei Linggong doting on Mi Zixia.

That's what happened.One day, Mi Zixia accompanied Wei Linggong to visit the orchard.At that time, it was the season when peaches were ripe, and the peach trees in the garden were full of white and red fruits.The breeze slowly brings the intoxicating aroma of peaches, which makes people salivate.Mi Zixia reached out and picked a large and ripe peach, and began to bite into it without washing or wiping it.

He has never experienced the fresh and refreshing taste of taking it off and eating it.When he was halfway through eating, he thought of King Wei beside him.Mi Zixia handed over the leftover half to King Wei for him to share.Wei Linggong didn't care that these were Mi Zixia's leftover peaches.He said affectionately: "You give me the delicious peaches with so much greed, you really love me!" This is the origin of the later "love of peaches".

After Mi Zixia got older, an aging face appeared on his face.Because of this, Wei Linggong lost his enthusiasm for him.At this time, if Mi Zixia had offended King Wei, not only would Wei Linggong stop accommodating him like before, but he would also count on Mi Zixia's fault: "This guy used my car in the past under the false order of the emperor; He gave me the leftover peaches without majesty. He still does not change his old habit, and is still doing things that offend me!"

When referring to this story, "Han Feizi" said: "Mizi's behavior has not changed since the beginning, but the reason why he saw the virtuous and then convicted him before is that his love and hatred have changed." Likes and dislikes will not only affect our views on a person, but also produce different interpretations for the same thing.Psychological experiments have shown that if subjects are asked to read the same information about someone in different moods, they will give a more positive interpretation of someone's behavior when they are in a happy mood, while they will give a negative interpretation when they are in a bad mood.Such was the case with Duke Ling of Wei.

From young to old, Mi Zixia always regarded Wei Linggong as a friend of his own, and he was free in front of King Wei.But King Wei is different.He used age and appearance as the basis for favoring and disliking others. Today's Mi Zixia is old and decrepit. Besides, Wei Linggong is not a person who is single-minded, but a lustful and incompetent person.He soon had another male favorite, the doctor and son Chao.

Since Prince Chao was favored by Duke Ling because of his outstanding appearance, he naturally entered and left the palace.When a handsome man gets rich, he will naturally cause affairs.The object of heterosexual love with Gongzi Chao is Linggong's queen Nanzi.After the young master turned upside down, he felt scared after thinking about it, so he simply launched a riot and drove Linggong out.

Later, Duke Ling finally reorganized the country and returned to the country to restore his status. Young Master Zhao was afraid that he would settle accounts after the autumn, so he took Nanzi and slipped to Jin State.This Wei Linggong feels more tasteful towards people who have betrayed him.He actually found an excuse and invited the couple back again, still kissing and hugging each other.

Speaking of this, it really makes people sigh what love is. It seems that love is really something that can make people confused.Because he made Wei Linggong forget that he was kicked out of the palace; he made Wei Linggong forget that the prince took his queen Nanzi away; he made Wei Linggong the laughing stock of the world.It seems that the emperor did not have everything he wanted.

The Goodness of Longyang: The Stunningly Beautiful Man in the Eyes of the King of Wei
In ancient times, male sex was called "Longyang", which has a long history.Lord Longyang was the male favorite of King Wei during the Warring States Period. He was as mellow and charming as a beautiful woman. He was favored by King Wei, and all the beauties in the harem were overshadowed by him.Lord Longyang was the first recorded homosexuality in Chinese official history, and "Longyang's goodness" has become synonymous with homosexuality.

One day he went fishing with the king of Wei, and he caught ten big fish, and wept unknowingly.The king of Wei asked him, "Is there anything sad about you? If so, why didn't you tell me?"

Long Yangjun replied: "I dare not be unhappy."

The king of Wei said, "If this is the case, why are you crying?"

Lord Longyang said: "I shed tears for the fish I caught."

The king of Wei said, "What do you mean?"

Lord Longyang replied: "I was very happy to catch fish at the beginning, but the fish I caught became bigger and bigger. Now I just want to throw away the fish I caught at the beginning. Now, with my ugly appearance, I can be with the king. Lie together. Now my title has been enshrined as a king. I can command ministers in the court and make people on the road make way for me. There are too many beautiful people in the world. They know that I am favored by the king, and they will definitely mention it. The clothes come to the king. At that time, I will be thrown away like the fish I caught. How can I not shed tears?"

The king of Wei said, "Oh! If you have such an idea, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

So he ordered the whole country, saying: "Anyone who dares to mention the beauty will be punished with the crime of extermination!"

Seeking to be a king was a popular political trend of thought in the middle and late Warring States period.When Zhang Yi lobbied the king of Wei, he once pointed out that: there are many people who speak hard but few believe. This is because the success of the princes can "make the king". (Vertical) convenience, in order to talk about the master".This piece of material vividly describes how excited people have been to seek titles, and it reflects that there were not a few people seeking titles at that time. The chapter "Jingfa Guoci" says: After destroying a country, "listing (cracking) its land and enshrining the sages is the stomach (called) heavenly merit."Here not only advocating splitting the soil and enfeoffing the land, but also raising it to the height of "heavenly merit" in theory. Whoever rebelliously does this is against the will of heaven.So the monarchs "raised their beautiful lands, and the marquis named them", and the king of Wei even named his male favorite Lord Longyang.His real name is not known.From the records of "Warring States Policy", it seems that he should be quite scheming.

According to historical records, Lord Longyang is not only well-known, but also one of the best swordsmen in the Wei Kingdom. He is extremely sensitive to politics, and often represents the Wei Kingdom on missions to other countries, completing tasks perfectly, and at the same time, he is also beautiful , strategist, martial artist, diplomat and other multiple and complicated identities.

The results of his efforts are obvious. Although many of his disciples and grandchildren later on have been overwhelmed by the city and the country, and some have won the love and affection of the king all his life, most of them died unexpectedly.However, after the death of King Wei An, Lord Longyang still had a stable position and was heavily relied on by the new emperor.And the most important thing is that in the process of Qin's destruction of the six kingdoms, his person disappeared in all records, but there is no record in the history books when Lord Longyang finally died, when and where he was buried, and His date of birth and real name left a strong layer of mystery to the famous Lord Longyang in history, and also left enough reverie and understanding for future generations to this mythical historical figure.

Death of the Tiger and the Sadness of the Fox: Deng Tong, the Beloved Boy of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty

As the old saying goes, every emperor has his own courtiers, and every emperor has his favorite ministers and even eunuchs, etc. Even Mingjun has such a habit.However, there is often such a rule in history. If a person is too favored by the emperor, has power over the government and the people, and is rich in the world, he will often be envied and squeezed out in the court. He will only flatter those who have no great achievements. This is especially true for male favorites on the Internet.When the old emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne, these favored ministers who were only favored without merit or virtue would only end in a tragic end.The male favorite of a generation of Ming emperor Han Wendi also had such anecdotes.

Deng Tong was the concubine of Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty. The so-called concubine was also called Ning Xing. In layman's terms, he was a male favorite.In the Han Dynasty, it was quite common for emperors to have male favorites, and there are many records in history books.Among the 25 emperors surnamed Liu in the Han Dynasty, 10 emperors had male favorites, accounting for 40%. As for the other 60% of the emperors of the Han Dynasty, it was not that they had no male favorites at all, but their deeds were not so prominent.

It is said that Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty loved Deng Tong very much. He not only went in and out with him, but also slept with him at night.Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty was a well-known frugal emperor in history. He was reluctant to throw away even a worn-out piece of clothing, but he loved his male favorite Deng Tong incomparably, and the money he spent on Deng Tong was incalculable.Deng Tong came from a humble background, but Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty bestowed a great deal of wealth on him, making him richer than a prince, and bestowed a noble official position on him, making him a public minister.What is so special about Deng Tong that he can win such love from Emperor Wen?
In fact, this Deng Tong had no other hobbies, never used the emperor's great love for him to achieve personal goals, and never sought illegal benefits for others.Deng Tong didn't have any skills, only a set of flattering and flattering skills, so he tried his best to flatter and flatter Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, and he was often able to praise Emperor Wen.Emperor Han Wen was very satisfied with him, and often went to Deng Tong's house secretly to play.

According to the "Han Shu Ning Xing Biography", Deng Tong's favor was due to a dream made by Emperor Wen of Han:

One day, Emperor Wenwen of Han had a dream. He dreamed that he was climbing up to the heavenly court for a long time. I was exhausted and very anxious.At this moment, a man wearing a yellow hat suddenly fell from the sky, and he pushed Emperor Wen from behind, and Emperor Wen ascended to the heaven.Emperor Wen was very happy, and hurriedly turned around to thank the man, only to find that the man had turned around, his pocket was tied in a knot behind his back, and when Emperor Wen was about to call him to stop, he suddenly woke up, and everything in the dream disappeared. up.

Emperor Wen recalled the dream vividly, so he talked about the dream with the people around him. Everyone said it was a good omen. In Emperor Wen's dream, he was in the rank of immortals, and he had the help of gods and men. This is the emperor's joy.Emperor Wen was also secretly happy, thinking to himself:
"Since this person came to help me, he must be a minister of the pillars of the country. I must find him." Since then, Emperor Wen has been paying attention to observation.A few days later, Emperor Wen went out on a trip, and when he came to the ferry by the river, he saw dozens of boatmen wearing yellow hats sailing to the shore. What I saw was consistent, and I couldn't help but secretly happy.When Emperor Wen boarded the boat, he saw a boatman with his clothes tied behind his back, who looked like the person who helped him ascend to heaven, so he called the boatman for questioning.The boatman had never seen the emperor before, and he was very nervous. He stammered and said that his name was Deng Tong. Because of his nervousness, he said his name was "Deng Tong".Emperor Wen thought, this person's name is the same as the dream, isn't Dengtong the homonym of "climbing to the sky must pass"?Since he can push himself to the sky, he must be a genius.Therefore, Emperor Wen believed that it was the boatman who helped him ascend to heaven in his dream, so he loved him very much, rewarded him with a lot of property, and appointed him as the ship supervisor.

Deng Tong felt a sudden blessing from the sky, and felt an indescribable surprise in his heart, and he couldn't believe it was true.Later, he learned about Emperor Wen's dream through the eunuchs around Emperor Wen.Of course, Deng Tong knew in his heart that it was a trick to deceive others, but the emperor himself was confused.Deng Tong knew that he could do nothing but rowing, so he was very cautious in dealing with things. He knew that as long as he pleased Emperor Wen, he would not show his feet, so he tried his best to flatter him.

Emperor Wen couldn't forget his dream of ascending to the sky. He thought that Deng Tong must be a strange person sent by heaven to help him, so he found a famous person to meet Deng Tong.After looking at Deng Tong's face, the fortune teller said that Deng Tong's wealth was only temporary, and that he would die of poverty and hunger in the future.Emperor Wen said very unhappy: "I am the only one who can make Deng Tong rich or poor. How can he be poor without me? I will make him rich now, and let him have money that he can't spend in several lifetimes." Therefore, Deng Tong was rewarded with the Yandao Copper Mountain in Shu County, so that he could enjoy the right to mint coins. There is a saying that "Deng's money spreads all over the world".Deng Tong was also grateful to Emperor Wen and tried his best to repay Emperor Wen.

Once, Emperor Wen had a sore on his back, which did not improve after a long time of treatment. Later, it slowly festered and pus flowed.Deng Tong felt that the opportunity to express himself had come, so he waited by Emperor Wen all day long, serving illnesses and asking medicines, and being attentive.One day, Deng Tong applied medicine to the wound for Emperor Wen. Seeing that the sore had turned into pus and blood, Deng Tong used his mouth to suck out the pus and blood for Emperor Wen.Once the pus and blood were sucked out, Emperor Wen's pain immediately eased a bit, and Deng Tong continued to suck out all the pus and blood, and Emperor Wen's illness was mostly cured at once.Emperor Wen was greatly moved, thinking that Deng Tong was the most loyal to him at the critical moment, and he finally lived up to his promotion and favor.Emperor Wen said with emotion: "I am precious in the world, who in the world loves me the most?" Deng Tong flattered and said:

"The emperor is both a king and a father. The one who loves the emperor the most is naturally the crown prince." Emperor Wen deeply agreed.

The emperor was ill, of course the crown prince dared not neglect, he also came to the palace every day to greet him and serve him.Not long after Deng Tong finished speaking, the prince came in, and Emperor Wen asked the prince to suck the sore for him.The prince had no choice but to kneel in front of the couch. Seeing that the sores were blurred with pus and blood and smelled bad, the prince felt sick for a while, but he didn't dare to disobey the will, so he reluctantly put his mouth on the festering sores of Emperor Wen.The prince was delicate and delicate since he was a child, and he suffered such grievances there. Before his mouth touched the sore, he was so sick that he vomited. Emperor Wen was very upset, kicked the prince, and cursed: "It is better to have a son than to raise an animal." The prince hurriedly withdrew.Later, the prince heard that Deng Tong was responsible for sucking blood, and it was also Deng Tong who said that the prince is the most filial.Secretly jealous in his heart, thinking that Deng Tong deliberately alienated the relationship between him and his father, wantonly fighting for favor.

Emperor Wen was Deng Tong's only backer. After the death of Emperor Wen, the prince Liu Qi came to the throne, which was Emperor Han Jing.Emperor Jing hated Deng Tong, so he signaled to the prime minister to dismiss him and let him go home to live idle.Emperor Jing didn't punish Deng Tong for his capital crime, it was out of face of the first emperor, now seeing that he has no repentance, he is detained in prison.As soon as Deng Tong fell from power, someone accused him of privately coining coins. The officials who presided over the trial hated Deng Tong for being incompetent but stealing high positions, and were hinted by Emperor Jing to confiscate all his family properties.Because Emperor Wen left his last words before his death, Deng Tong could not be starved to death, so a princess took him in at home.Unexpectedly, the princess's family hated him, and Deng Tong couldn't stay any longer, so he had to live on the street.In this way, Deng Tong, who was once rich in the world, finally died of hunger and cold, fulfilling the fortune teller's prophecy.

The habit of broken sleeves: Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty did not love the country and men
Liu Xin, Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, was one of the few emperors in the history of our country who were not greedy for women. However, he had an unbelievable and even more unique hobby-specializing in male sex, which is what we are today. The so-called "homosexuality".

In fact, almost every emperor in the Han Dynasty had male pets as their sex objects, such as Gaozu's Jiru, Huidi's Hongru, Wendi's Deng Tong, Zhao Tan, Beigong Bozi, Jingdi's Zhou Ren, and Wudi's Han Yan. , Han Shuo, Li Yannian, Jinshang of Emperor Zhao, Zhang Pengzu of Emperor Xuan, Hongmu and Shi Xian of Emperor Yuan, Zhang Fang and Chunyu Chang of Emperor Cheng, and Dong Xian of Emperor Ai.

The ancients used "Fentao" and "Duanxiu" to describe homosexuality.An old saying goes: "Accumulated stones are like jade, and pine trees are like emerald green. Lang Yan is unique, and there is no other in the world." It refers to the masculine beauty.

Dong Xian, the lover of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, was born in Yunyang (now northwest of Chunhua, Shaanxi) in the late Western Han Dynasty.It is recorded in the history books that Dong Xian is "beautiful", that is to say, Dong Xian is a beautiful boy who makes girls blush and heartbeat when they see him.The homosexual relationship between Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty and Dong Xian can be said to have started from "love at first sight".

In 21 BC, the 18-year-old Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty saw the [-]-year-old Prince Sheren Dong Xian for the first time, and was immediately attracted by his big eyes, high nose bridge, attractive small mouth, and delicate skin.He immediately called Dong Xian to his side, let Dong Xian sit on his lap, and talked with him. about.From then on, Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty and Dong Xian began a short but classic homosexual experience.

Dong Xiansheng has a kind of femininity and softness, with a coquettish voice, ostentatious poses, which aroused Emperor Ai's desire, and he actually let him sleep and have a skin-to-skin relationship.Dong Xian moved on the third day of the month, and was promoted to be the prince's son-in-law.

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