Copy from some stories about Fang Xuanling’s wife on the Internet:

Fang Xuanling was a famous minister in Zhenguan. The New Book of Tang said that, "Xuanling is a country, and she is diligent in her responsibilities, and does not want to lose her place in everything. She has no jealousy and is good at others, as if she has it. She is wise and wise, and she is elegant and discusses laws and regulations, and is lenient and peaceful. She does not look at others based on her own strengths, and does not seek good deeds in others, and even if she is humble, she can do her best." She is a good prime minister. But what I am most interested in is his love story.

There is a story like this in "Jiashu, Sui and Tang Dynasties":

The wife of Duke Liang was so jealous that Emperor Taizong was about to give him a beautiful woman, but he refused to accept it. The emperor ordered the empress to summon his wife and told her to be a concubine. Now there is a regular order. In the late Sikong, the emperor also had the intention of giving some advice. The wife insisted on her heart and refused to return. The emperor ordered her to say, "If you would rather live without being jealous, you would rather die with jealousy?" He said, "I would rather die with jealousy." He then sent him to drink wine and said, "If so, you can drink this gutter." He finished all the time and left nothing. The emperor said, "I am still afraid of seeing you, let alone Xuanling!"

Fang Xuanling's wife's surname is Lu, and her "jealousy" can be called the best in the world. The emperor is not afraid of death, and no one can match her? The last one is not her, but the emperor. The talented and unparalleled Li Shimin had no choice but to say, "I am still afraid of seeing you, let alone Yu Xuanling!" and find a way for myself.

But what if we understand this jealousy as love?

It should be said that jealousy is a manifestation of love. If you don’t love, you will not have jealousy. It is difficult to find love without jealousy, but Mrs. Lu’s performance is a bit too much. Her excessiveness has her own reasons.

There is a story like this in "Chaoye Qianzai":

When the Tang Left Pushe Fang Xuanling was young, Mrs. Lu was born elegant and elegant, with a virtuous and virtuous character, with a high moral character, and a strong and virtuous character. Ling was very sick, so she asked her, "I don't help you. You are young and you can't keep your will. You are good at serving your future generations." Mrs. Lu cried and said, "Women will never see each other again, so why should you do this!" Then she entered the tent and took a look at her eyes to show her age. Her later favored her more.

From this we can see that Mrs. Lu is not only beautiful and dignified, but also loyal to love, but her approach is somewhat extreme.

Let’s go back to see Fang Xuanling.

Compared with Mrs. Lu, Fang Xuanling's love seemed more broad and deeper. He did not regard her as a private property and thought about her happiness. When he was critically ill, he said to her, "I will not save me. I am young and cannot keep my will. I will do good deeds to my future generations." This kind of open mind and open mind are also admirable today. When she dug out one of her own eyes to express love, "the more you are favored after you are old." "Pet" and "thick" are connected, and the word "mi" is added in the middle, which shows Fang Xuanling's love for his wife.

It is hard to imagine Fang Xuanling's mood at that time. Can we understand this way: Since you think it is happy to dig out an eye and live by my side forever, then your happiness is my happiness.

However, no matter how beautiful a woman is, she doesn't look so pleasing to her eyes. Fang Xuanling has to look at her for decades. Moreover, these decades have been the decades of Mrs. Lu's autocratic years, so he will never be allowed to see other women.

Fang Xuanling is not an ordinary person. He lived 71 years old and became the prime minister for 15 years. He was born into an official family, his father was the Sili Magistrate of the Sui Dynasty. He passed the Jinshi at the age of 18 and served as the Yuqiwei of the Sui Dynasty. After middle age, he has always been the chief minister of the Tang Dynasty. From a certain perspective, these decades have been decades of high-ranking officials and generous salaries. It is indeed not easy to be a senior cadre of such a high-level cadre who has been with a one-eyed woman for decades, and tolerating her extreme jealousy.

Did he feel tired and planned to take a concubine? At that time, he didn't need to divorce. Three wives and four concubines were legal. The so-called "there are common concubines now." I think there is such a possibility. Otherwise, it would be difficult to understand Li Shimin's words, "I am still afraid of seeing each other, let alone Yu Xuanling!" Obviously, his plan was firmly opposed by Mrs. Lu, and this plan and objection more than once. Otherwise, it would be difficult to understand that Mrs. Lu's jealousy would be so famous that even the emperor knew it.

If this is true, will it damage Fang Xuanling's image?

I don't think so.

It is human nature to love beauty. It is human nature to look at a wife who is used to one eye and want to look at other women. There must be many women in the prime minister's house, and there will definitely be those who are younger and more beautiful than Mrs. Lu. Fang Xuanling, who has a lot of things to do, occasionally gets into the heart of spring, and it seems that it is not impossible for him to have a young and beautiful woman. Of course, the troubles caused by this are also conceivable.

If this is true, Fang Xuanling would be more like a flesh-and-blood person. He had a little inappropriate thought, had a little awkwardness with his wife, and then, under his wife's firm opposition, he corrected his "mistake". Fang Xuanling seemed to be more cute like this.
Chapter completed!