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Liu Yong's love affair with Xiang was also considered an affair at that time. Xiang was very famous at that time and was sought after by many people. In her heart, there is also someone she really likes. This is Liu Yong. At that time, there was a famous saying in society that a man is a man. He would rather not wear silk than give up the opportunity to meet the king, and would rather give all his property to Liu Yong. It can be said that she is deeply attached to Liu Yong and cannot extricate herself.
It is said that Xiang had something to do with Liu Yong's death, because Liu Yong finally died beside Xiang. Because Liu Yong has always been a wayward person, it was normal to sleep in a prostitute's house at that time. Once, he spent the night in the palace, and suddenly dreamed that a yellow messenger came out of the palace. Only after being introduced did he know that the emperor sent someone to invite him to write a new song. So he woke up and immediately called for water to wait on him. But when he finished these words, he suddenly fell down and closed his eyes. Since then, Liu Yong has never appeared in this world. After Xiang died, he found many old friends and buried him together.
Liu Yong's wife.
Although Liu Yong often lingers in romantic places in his life, it is said that he has a wife named Xie. She is a famous prostitute in a brothel. She is good at singing and dancing. She is both talented and beautiful. She likes singing Liu Yong's songs best. At that time, Liu Yong angered Song Renzong. When he was in Yuhang, he passed by Suzhou and met Xie. These two people are connected. According to legend, Liu Yong wrote an inscription "Wu Fengqi" for Xie.
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Later, Liu Yong reached an agreement with Xie before leaving Suzhou. I will never change my mind, and Xie will never accept guests again. Liu Yong served as an official in Yuhang for three years and made many new geisha masters, but he never forgot his agreement with Xie. When he met Xie in Jiangzhou, Liu Yong met Beijing. Xie is already receiving new guests. Liu Yong was very sad and wrote a sentence on the wall. This word describes their previous love scenes and vows. I regretted not keeping the agreement and went to Beijing to find Liu Yong myself. Finally, the two met at Mr. Chen's house. These two people have been reunited in the past. Later generations praised her as a brave wife, but later their relationship broke down and Liu Yong's career was very bumpy. Liu Yong ran around and met many prostitutes with Liu Yong, such as insect Niang, Xiang Xiang, his mother, etc., in Liu Yong's later words. As for what happened to Xie, there are not many records.
Later, Liu Yong died and there was no money at home. It was his friends who raised the money to bury him. Legend has it that Xie was there at that time, and his mourning for Liu Xiao was too deep. He died two months later, too. But this is a folk story, there is no exact historical record, and there is no later information.
Yongde's love
Liu Yong, a graceful poet in the Northern Song Dynasty, has always been famous for his graceful words, because he made friends with famous women in the world in a romantic place all his life and wrote many colorful lyric poems for these women. Therefore, Liu Yong's own love has always attracted much attention.
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Later, some scholars pointed out that Liu Yong was very satisfied with his romantic life, because Liu Yong showed bold and frank personality in his poems. He once said in Tian Tian Together that "he lived a quiet life by Cui Hong, but he had an affair". He also looked down on those who were bound by fame and fortune, saying that these people were wasting their time and were complacent about their love for geisha men and women.
In addition, Liu Yong's attitude towards love was not influenced by the secular concept at that time, nor did he hold a contemptuous attitude towards low-status geisha like previous literati. For these women, Liu Yong is the same as ordinary women. Yong was deeply moved by the wisdom and beauty of geisha. Liu Yong's love for them can be seen in many of his poems, such as Teacher, Worm Mother and Wo Niang. In Liu Yong's concept, his spiritual resonance with geisha has surpassed all worldly things. Both sides appreciate each other. Liu Yong's sympathy and pity for the geisha made the geisha feel different care. Geisha also worships Liu Yong's talent and his debauchery.
Generally speaking, Liu Yong is not a benevolent person required by feudal society, but an independent personality who pursues equality between people and families. The understanding and appreciation of geisha in Liu Yong's poems had a certain influence on the concept of love in later generations.