Because Tang Xuanzong loved Yang Guifei, he naturally tried his best to satisfy her preferences. Eat litchi, and eat fresh litchi-this important issue has also been put on the table. At that time, the distance from Lingnan, which was rich in litchi, to Chang 'an was more than 2 100 kilometers.
As early as the Tang Dynasty, in order to keep fresh, freshly picked lychees had to be delivered by couriers. According to the calculation of 200 kilometers per day of express delivery at that time, it will take about 10 day and a half. This is the result of constantly changing people and horses and maintaining the highest speed.
On the whole road, the atmosphere was terrible. There are post stations and observation decks every five or ten miles, and the post attendants and the public are waiting nervously. Some people looked out into the distance, and some people repeatedly checked the saddle for horses. Suddenly, at the end of the road, there was a louder and louder sound of hooves, and the post horse came!
Almost everyone's hair stood on end in the post station. They clenched their fists and swallowed their saliva, as nervous as welcoming royalty. The flying dust raised by the post horse has not yet fallen, and the citizens have acted quickly.
The horse that was ready to sail was led out, and a worker who was full of food and drink fastened his belt. He was holding a tightly wrapped bamboo tube, and the postman next to him quickly tied it on his back.
The tape has not been fully fastened, and the postman has been shouting and urging anxiously. The worker quickly grabbed the reins, mounted the horse and whipped away.
The steed continued to gallop on the winding mountain road, and the people who fell dead in the potholes on the roadside overlapped with those in the valley. People who don't even know a word in the mountains know that it is the litchi that the princess wants to eat!
When I arrived in Chang 'an after many difficulties and dangers, litchi was still green, and the fruit seemed to have just been picked from the tree.
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Yang Yuhuan, a court musician and dancer in the Tang Dynasty, was praised by later generations as one of the four beauties in ancient China.
Although her figure is plump, the history books also record that she is a master dancer, and she is also proficient in Hu Xuan's dance. Her figure is swaying and jumping like the wind, which is dazzling.
After entering the palace, Yang Yuhuan followed the feudal imperial court system, but did not ask about state affairs or intervene in power struggles. With his charming, docile and extraordinary musical talent, he was favored by Xuanzong in all aspects. Although he angered Xuanzong because of jealousy and was sent out of the palace twice, it was still difficult for Xuanzong to give up in the end.
If Yang Yuhuan was born in other times, he may not be Yang Guifei. In the Tang Dynasty, fullness was the beauty, while in Yang Yuhuan, it was "coagulated fat and colorful". Even the fat began to "coagulate", emitting a rouge-like gorgeous color, which requires certain skills.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Yang Yuhuan