Speaking of An Lushan, this person is actually quite interesting. I always feel that this person has some aspects that we don’t know about. There is a saying in "A Dream of Red Mansions" called " "An Lushan threw a papaya that hurt Tai Zhenru", so what does this sentence mean? What kind of story is there? Follow me to analyze and reveal the secret!

< p> "An Lushan threw a papaya that hurt Taizhenru" This is a historical legend that is not very accurate.

According to legend, before An Lushan's rebellion, he was deeply favored by Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty Li Longji, and asked his beloved concubine Yang Taizhen (Yang Yuhuan) to recognize An Lushan as his adopted son and call Yang Yuhuan "godmother". With the status of "adopted son", An Lushan could freely enter and leave the imperial concubine's harem. It is said that the two of them often stayed up all night drinking and having fun.

According to the description in "The Romance of Tang History", "An Lushan and Yang Guifei had been fooling around for more than a year. Emperor Tang Ming didn't know that the two had been in love for a long time, and he still kept it in the dark. Once, An Lushan He used too much force and scratched the concubine's breasts. Because the word "zhizhao" is similar to the word "papaya", it was later said that An Lushan used papaya to scratch the concubine's breasts.

The concubine was injured because of this. Fearing that Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty would see the flaw, he casually picked up a handkerchief and knotted it around his chest, which was equivalent to wearing a bra. At that time, the ladies in court were very envious, so they followed suit. This was a strapless underwear that was popular among noble ladies in the Tang Dynasty. It was introduced to the people.

Obviously, Cao Xueqin followed this historical legend, which was not very accurate, and was just implying that the hostess of the room (Qin Keqing) would have an affair with others, as described in the previous sentence of the article. "On the case is the treasured mirror that Wu Zetian had set up in the mirror room." What kind of mirror was Wu Zetian's treasured mirror? How did it end up in Qin's room?

It is said that Wu Zetian's husband (Tang Gaozong) once built it. The Mirror Palace has mirrors on all sides. Later, Wu Zetian and her male favorite Zhang brothers had an affair in this place. This was a real scandal in history. After so many years, Wu Zetian's mirror has long been unknown. Where did he go, but Cao Xueqin moved him to Qin's room, borrowing Wu Zetian's precious mirror to reveal that Qin Keqing and she (Wu Zetian) were the same person.

Cao Xueqin asked about the decoration of Qin Keqing's room. It is extremely exaggerated and ridiculing, and every sentence has a meaning beyond the original sentence, whether it is the treasure mirror used by Wu Zetian, the golden plate that Zhao Feiyan danced on, the golden plate with Feiyan standing on one side, or An Lushan threw the papaya that hurt Taizhen's breasts, or the linked-bead account made by Princess Tongchang mentioned below, all imply the mistress of the room (Qin Keqing), just like Wu Zetian, Zhao Feiyan, and Yang Yuhuan , is a passionate and chaotic character.