Wen | Kun Tong Shusheng
When Mr. Li was born, he caught up with two major booms in Tokyo: one was the boom of economic development, and the other was the boom of the prostitute industry.
The economic development and prosperity of Bieliang, from the geographical point of view, here is located in the upper reaches of the Bian River, located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River plain, in all directions, the materials gathered in all directions; from the inside of the capital, the city of Bieliang is lined with shops, lofts are vast, embroidered cars on the street, and the goods on both sides are dazzling. At the end of the 11th century, Bieliang undoubtedly became the richest and most prosperous city in the world.
"Song Shi Hequ Zhi": The first to inherit the great river, Cao Yinjiang Lake, the South China Sea, the wealth of half the world, and the general goods of the mountains, all of which are advanced by this road.
Excerpt from the "Map of the Upper River of the Qingming Dynasty"
The prosperity of the prostitute industry in Bieliang can be traced back to the founding of the Song Dynasty. From the time of the establishment of the Zhao Kuangyin Zhao Qiao Mutiny, the Great Song Dynasty advocated "more singers and dancers, drinking and celebrating every day", while Song Taizong Zhao Jiong directly gave official prostitutes to the generals, and Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng even openly asked the ministers to "entertain themselves with sound prostitutes". The Son of Heaven is like this, and the subjects are even happier. The famous lyricist Liu Yong has been wandering in brothels and restaurants for a long time, and even when he dies, prostitutes collect money to bury them; the literary leader Ouyang Xiu will travel in the summer with his friends to take prostitutes to the mountains and rivers; the great literary hero Su Shi has several singers and prostitutes in his home, only to accompany the guests to drink, and when he travels, he even takes the prostitutes on the West Lake... The preferences of the ruling class led to the prevalence of prostitutes in society, and officials, especially literati, were addicted to prostitutes, and even at major festivals in the country and large banquets in states and counties, official prostitutes were required to perform.
Master Li was born in such a background of the times. The prosperity and extravagance of the Northern Song Dynasty is like the carnival before the Titanic hits the iceberg, and behind the carnival lurks a fatal crisis. Before the outbreak of the crisis, Li Shishi rode on the giant ship of the Northern Song Dynasty, enjoying the top prosperity and the popularity of the world; after the outbreak of the crisis, she, like the Northern Song regime, suffered ruthless trampling and trampling.
All this is like a gorgeous nightmare.
Li Shishi stills
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Li Shishi's original surname was Wang, and his father, Wang Yin, was an ordinary craftsman in the official dyeing bureau at that time. Like other ordinary people at the lowest level, Wang Yin assumed the responsibility of fighting for the ruling class of the Northern Song Dynasty, and often had to do private work for officials. Working so hard, the money earned was only enough for Wang Yin and his wife to maintain their livelihood.
For Wang Yin, the birth of his daughter Li Shishi did not bring him luck, his wife gave birth to Li Shishi and died of heavy bleeding, Wang Yin began to be a father and a mother, feeding Li Shishi with bean juice.
Strangely, Master Li has not cried since she was born, until later when Wang Yin carried her to the temple to ask for a master, an old monk cried out in shock when she was "commanded", and Wang Yin felt in her heart that this woman was born with a Relationship with the Buddhist family and was destined to be a Buddhist disciple, because the local dialect called the Buddha disciple "Master", so she was named "Master".
Note: According to the custom of Bieliang, any child who is loved by his parents will be reported to the temple to find a monk to worship as a master in order to ask the bodhisattva for protection. Master Li's name was taken by his father when he carried her to the Kaibao Temple outside the Imperial City to worship the master.
When Li Shishi was four years old, his father was imprisoned for crimes, and then he died in prison, and Li Shishi became an orphan. Fortunately, she was adopted as a "righteous daughter" by the old bustard Li Grandma in the Qinglou, and at this point, Li Shishi's original surname Wang was officially changed to Li's surname, and the name "Li Shishi" known to later generations came from this.
Because Grandma Li was an old bustard in the Qinglou, Master Li entered the "prostitute registration" and was officially transferred from the daughter of a craftsman to the list of prostitutes.
Note: Prostitutes are the household registers of prostitutes that the Northern Song government used to record prostitutes.
There were three categories of prostitutes in the Song Dynasty:
One type is the official prostitute, mainly refers to the church, the army, the Northern Song government and the local government in the singers and prostitutes, the main responsibility of such prostitutes is mostly official performances, the Northern Song government clearly stipulates: "No private waiter pillow seats."
One type is the domestic prostitute, which mainly refers to the beautiful singers and dancers raised by the nobles and rich merchants and scholars, who are like concubines rather than concubines, and are used by the master as a luxury to entertain themselves or accompany guests.
One type is the private prostitute, which mainly refers to the prostitutes in the market who mainly sell art and sell Y, also known as "local prostitutes" or "private prostitutes".
In terms of category, Li Shishi is a prostitute.
During the Reign of Emperor Yuanfeng of the Great Song Dynasty, Master Li under the tutelage of Grandma Li made his debut, and a generation of famous prostitutes entered the jianghu.
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The place where Master Li first performed was called "Washe" in the book, also known as "Washi".
This was a kind of entertainment place that was easy to gather and disperse at that time, and the part that was fenced in the middle for performance was called "hook rail", and there were many contents that could be performed in the hook bar, such as singing, dancing, acrobatics, and later shadow puppetry, storytelling, etc. From the art form, we can see how prosperous the Northern Song Dynasty was at that time.
In addition to being equipped with music sheds, you can also engage in a variety of businesses such as selling tea, rice, clothes, calligraphy and paintings, and it is said that there are haircuts, fortune telling, and gambling.
Schematic diagram of Washe
Li Shishi sang in such an atmosphere at that time, and the form of song she sang was called "small singing", which can be called the popular song of the time. However, this kind of song needs to be filled in and sung, and once the person who writes the lyrics and the words written are famous, they will add a lot of color to the singers, coupled with Li Shishi's talent and outstanding appearance, she soon attracted the first distinguished guest in her life - Zhang Xian.
Zhang Xiantu
Zhang Xian, ziye ziye, a native of Wucheng (present-day Huzhou, Zhejiang), was a Northern Song Dynasty poet and representative of the Wanyue faction.
Although Zhang Xian was an excellent promoter of Master Li, because Zhang Xian was old at that time, he was more than enough about the affairs of men and women, but he was unable to leave a period of affair with Master Li.
Fortunately, Zhang Xian did not stop acting for Li Shishi because of his old age and infirmity, and the old man wrote a poem "Shi Shi Ling" with a big stroke of his pen, and it was precisely because of this song that Li Shishi became popular and won the Best Newcomer Award of the Year, laying the foundation for winning the good resources behind.
"Order of the Master":
Fragrant and fragrant, whisking diamond flowers like water. Learning makeup is called timely, pink, natural spring. Shu Caiyi did not rise for a long time, and the clouds fell to the ground.
The city pool court praised tao li and asked what the east wind looked like? There is no need to return to the fan barrier qing song, the lips are a little, smaller than Zhu Rui. It is the time of the remnants of the Ying and the moon fall, sending this love for thousands of miles.
With the introduction of Zhang Xianci, Master Li soon met the first guest in his life in the actual sense- Chao Chongzhi.
Chao Chongzhi (晁冲之), courtesy name Shu yong, was a native of Juye, Jeju (present-day Juye, Shandong), a poet of the Jiangxi school of the Northern Song Dynasty, and a famous scholar and literary family of the Northern Song Dynasty.
It is said that chao chongzhi at this time is a bookish person, rich and beautiful age, when traveling to Tokyo, he met Master Li, and from then on, he summoned servants every day and took her on a trip.
Master Li also did his best to sing and dance, especially the neon feather dance, which was quite loved by Chao Chong. Due to the extremely high requirements of this dance on the body and dance skills of the actors, it is estimated that there were not many people who could dance this dance at that time, and Master Li was the best among many actors.
Chao Chongzhi is Master Li's first distinguished guest, this noble word, mainly reflected in Chao Chongzhi's gift to her, this gift is strictly speaking the first bucket of gold in Master Li's life, it is said to be worth tens of millions.
After Chao Chongzhi, Li Shishi became acquainted with Qin Guan, one of the "Four Scholars of Sumen", and Zhou Bangyan, a talented man of the Qiantang River.
In the process of interacting with these celebrities, Master Li gained fame and fortune and embarked on the first wave of life peaks.
In addition to harvesting a large amount of money and building his own buildings, it is more important that Master Li has thus made a steady progress and has become the head of the famous capital (similar to the head card).
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Just when Master Li wanted to take off with the momentum of this green cloud, who expected that the wind in the political arena would rise suddenly, and this surging political storm soon brought Master Li down from the peak of the first wave of life.
In the eighth year of Yuan Feng, that is, in 1085 AD, Song Shenzong fell ill and died, his son Zhezong took the throne, and his grandmother Empress Xuanren bowed to the government, and Sima Guang, Su Shi and others were enabled to restore the old law.
Eight years later, the empress dowager fell ill and died, and Emperor Zhezong pro-government, changed yuan shaosheng, and began to use the new law, and Su Shi, who had previously been used, was degraded for the first time.
He had thought that the butterfly effect of Su Shi's depreciation would soon spread to Li Shishi.
First of all, Chao Chongzhi, because he was a contemporary of Chao Chongzhi, one of the "Four Scholars of Sumen", and under political pressure, Chao Chongzhi simply faded out of the political arena and lived a life of seclusion.
Then there was Qin Guan, because he was one of the "Four Scholars of Sumen", Su Shi was degraded, and he was not spared, first degraded to Hangzhou, and then impeached by officials, all the way downhill, and finally directly imprisoned.
Finally, there was Zhou Bangyan, who was not degraded, but while Empress Xuanren was alive, he had already been released and became a professor in Luzhou.
For a time, Master Li's building courtyard changed from the original literati gathering, pen and ink fragrant to rare words, and only some people who came every day were stupid and rich local tycoons.
Friends left one after another, and Master Li was discouraged for a while, and he had no intention of singing and dancing since then. "The sideburns and cage pines are not neat, and the phoenixes fall obliquely." The house wine is not intended to be made up, and the spring hates the spring sorrow like water. ”
In the fourth year of Shaosheng, that is, in 1097 AD, Zhou Bangyan was transferred back to Bieliang, and when he saw Li Shishi again, he was shocked by her downfall and advised her to cheer up. With the help of Zhou Bangyan, Master Li began to reinvigorate himself, and even wanted to make a promise to Zhou Bangyan for a while, who knew that Zhou Bangyan was a prostitute because Master Li was a prostitute and quickly dodged.
Zhou Bangyan dodged and dodged, Chao Chongzhi could not return repeatedly, Qin Guan fell ill and died on the way back to Beijing, and the three guests that Master Li was most concerned about were like flowers and water, and they had long ceased to be the glorious situation of the past.
Without the support and support of these literati, Master Li had to return to the city to resume his old business.
But who knows, Master Li, who returned to his old business this time, caught a big golden dragon.
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In the third year of Yuan Fu, that is, in 1100 AD, Zhezong died of illness, and Zhao Tuo took the throne, and he was Emperor Huizong of Song.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty ruled the country without a way, and used cai jing, Tong Guan, Wang Yi, Liang Shicheng, Zhu Xun, and Li Yan, known in history as the "Six Thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty", who spent all day looking for Fang fang and asking Liu, and living extravagantly.
Master Li had an outstanding appearance and skillful singing skills, and Song Huizong had already heard of her.
One day, under the cover of Tong Guan and others, Song Huizong disguised himself as a scholar and quietly climbed the Qinglou of Master Li.
At the first meeting with Master Li, Emperor Huizong of Song claimed to be a temple test talent. Master Li had always had a good feeling for the literati, and although Emperor Huizong of Song said that he had no way to govern the country, he was also a talented man, and with the foundation of the Son of Heaven, he successfully aroused the interest of Master Li.
After the two men pushed the cup and exchanged cups for a few rounds, Emperor Huizong of Song rose on a whim and informed Master Li that he was the Emperor Huizong of Song.
Master Li originally had a lot of respect for Emperor Huizong of Song, although this respect was partly because he was his guest and the god of wealth, and partly because of his elegance and conversation. But even if you are possessed by a poetry immortal, you can't pretend to be the Son of Heaven, this is a capital offense!
When Master Li and the old bustard secretly changed their eyes, and the old bustard sneaked out to bring the officers and soldiers, the true identity of Song Huizong was confirmed by Master Li, and the soul was immediately kneeling... After this false alarm, Master Li climbed to the Heavenly Son.
One is a prostitute who is despised by society, and the other is a son of heaven who is admired by all the people, and on this night, they extinguished the red candle and matched it with a phoenix.
Since you are the son of heaven, you will naturally not be stingy, and it is said that the national treasure "Snake Tarsus" was rewarded to Master Li by Emperor Huizong of Song during this exchange.
It is said that once, Zhou Bangyan first came to date Li Shishi, who knew that when the two were halfway through talking, Song Huizong came, Zhou Bangyan had to hide under the bed, listening to Song Huizong and Li Shishi flirting outside, Zhou Bangyan wrote a vinegary "Youth Tour" with a stroke of his pen.
And the knife is like water, Wu Yan wins the snow, and the hand breaks the new orange. The first temperature of the brocade, the continuous smoke of the beast, the relative sitting and tuning.
Whispered: To whom do you stay? The city has changed three times. Horse slippery cream thick, it is better to go hugh, straight less people! ——Zhou Bangyan, "Youth Tour".
Whether true or false, when Chao Tianzi and Zhou Bangyan were jealous because of Master Li's struggle for the wind, many fiction writers relished it.
Because of the favor of Emperor Huizong of Song, Master Li has since soared to the sky and become famous all over the world, and her court has long been beyond the ability of those ordinary people to climb, and even the old lover Chao Chongzhi in the past could not spend it together when he came again.
The special relationship between Master Li and the emperor caused a sensation in the world for a time, and it was probably at this time that Song Jiang, the head of the Liangshan Thief Kou, also came to find Master Li, hoping to help him recruit himself through the channel of blowing the wind in his ears, and also filled out a song "Nian Nu Jiao".
Heaven and earth, ask Qiankun, where can you tolerate crazy guests? Borrow Shandong Yanshui Village to buy Fengcheng spring colors. Cui sleeves around the incense, silk cage snow, a smile of a thousand gold value. Immortal posture, how does Bo Xing get rid of it?
Think of the reed leaf beachhead, the Tingting bank of the indigo flowers, and the blue sky of the hao moon. Six or six geese in a row, only waiting for the news of the golden rooster. Righteousness encompasses the heavens, loyal liver covers the ground, and no one knows the whole world. Away from the sorrow of thousands of kinds, drunken land overnight head white. --Song Jiang, "Nian Nu Jiao"
The sweet and salty Master Li made Song Huizong crazy infatuated, in order not to sneak around with her, Song Huizong withstood the opposition of countless people, his temperament rose straight into the red face, directly took Master Li into the palace, and frozen her as Li Mingfei (there are also other sayings, such as "Lady Yingguo").
At this point, Master Li has climbed the second wave of life peaks.
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As we said earlier, Master Li's fate was intertwined with the Northern Song Dynasty, especially when she entered the imperial palace.
Just when Master Li and Emperor Huizong of Song were in love in the palace, the iron hooves of the northern jurchens suddenly sounded, suddenly disturbing Song Huizong's gentle dreams.
When jin soldiers marched south, Emperor Huizong of Song, knowing that he was invincible, set aside Li Shishi and the throne, and let his son Zhao Heng succeed to the throne, that is, Song Qinzong, and fled in ashes.
The Northern Song Dynasty, which was invincible to the Jin soldiers, was instantly plunged into chaos, although there were also some main warrior factions that presided over several battles, but at this time, the biggest enemy of the Northern Song Dynasty was not the Jin soldiers, but the weakness in the imperial court.
Jin Bing wantonly plundered the wealth of the Northern Song Dynasty, and in the second year of Jing Kang, he simultaneously abducted Song Qinzong and Song Huizong, as well as the harem concubines and imperial relatives of the Northern Song Dynasty, taking away the Northern Song Dynasty, leaving Jing Kang with shame.
When the country was destroyed and the family died, Li Shishi was in the southern invasion of this Golden Army, and has since disappeared without a trace.
Regarding the traces of Master Li, there are quite a few arguments in the wild history and legendary novels, and the following two kinds are probably made up:
The first is Li Shishi's Swallowing Golden Martyrdom Festival. After the northern Song Dynasty was destroyed, Jin Shuai had already heard of Li Shishi's name, so he ordered li shishi to be captured, and with the help of the traitor Zhang Bangchang, Li shishi was brought to Jin Shuai by the Jin people, but Li Shishi was not at all moved, and generously cursed Jin bing in the Jin bing camp, and then pulled out the golden hairpin on his head and swallowed the gold and died. It is precisely for this reason that some novels in later generations say that she has a lot of husband spirit.
The second is that Li Shishi fled to the south. This kind of statement is mostly recognized by the academic community, saying that Master Li escaped from Nandu, and it is unknown where Master Li went after the difficulty.
Whether it was martyrdom or nandu, Master Li was finally gone, and since then there has been no trace of her in the world, only her rhymes.
Except for the novel houses that recount the past, the literati rioters who write and ink, and the merry men who like to talk about prostitute rhymes, no one seems to care much about her whereabouts.
Carefully tasting, Master Li's so-called fame in his life is nothing more than people like to talk about the affair between prostitutes and tianzi, otherwise, the population of 200,000 households in Bieliang City, 19 boxes and 135 squares, there are countless prostitutes, leaving fragrant words to mention, why only Master Li can leave a name in history? Is it really her singing voice and wonderful dance? Perhaps, most of it is just a blank space appended to her fantasy territory by the world.
A trickster, when the color is prosperous, the door is like a city, when the color is declining, the door can be a sparrow, and the old age is quite miserable, after all, it is not as good as the literati and scholars, let alone the noble son of heaven. Perhaps the poems of the Qing Dynasty poet Li Yan are the truest portrayal of Li Shishi's life:
The ball is played and its displacement, and the middle tile hook bar is at this time. Tanban burst into tears, and no one knew that it was Master Li.
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