Li Shu
Li Shu
Li Shu (628 ~ 659), the word Lizhen, Longxi Didao (now Lintao County, Gansu Province) people. Tang Dynasty Princess, Tang Taizong Li Shimin 19th daughter.
I am good at calligraphy when I study the book of changes. In the 10th year of Zhenguan (636), she was granted the title of Princess of Lanling county and married Dou Huaiqing, the grandson of Queen Tamu and governor of Yanzhou. In the first year of Yonghui (650), Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty was granted the title of Princess Chang.
In the fourth year of Xianqing (659), he passed away at the age of 32. He was granted advocacy and buried with Zhaoling.
Life of the characters
Family ranking
According to the biography of princess in the new book of Tang Dynasty, Li Shu is the 12th daughter of Taizong. However, according to the inscription in front of the tomb, Li Shushi was the 19th daughter of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. according to the epitaph, Li Shu's birth date can be deduced as the second year of Zhenguan (628). In addition, in view of the fact that the inscription was written by the emperor's son-in-law Dou Huaiqing himself for the princess, and the emperor's son-in-law is a close relative of Li Shu, the 19th daughter mentioned in the inscription should be a fact; while the new book of Tang Dynasty was compiled in the Northern Song Dynasty, I'm afraid it is misinformation.
Talent, morality and conduct
He has been intelligent and talented since he was a child. When he was nine years old, he was able to understand the subtle words of the book of changes. When he was seven years old, he learned the true meaning of Zhong Yao and Zhang Zhi. His personality is gentle and graceful. He doesn't like luxuriant ornaments and superficial music. His moral integrity is comparable to that of Qi Liang's wife and Lai Zi's wife. In the 10th year of Zhenguan (632), she was granted the title of Princess of Lanling county. She lived in 3000 families and was nine years old.
Marital status
Soon after he won the title, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty chose his son-in-law from his grandfather's family, Dou Huaiqing, son of Dou Desu, the family of empress Tamu. The specific year and month of the rise and fall is not clear in the history books. But after marriage, the couple and the United States, especially valuable is that the couple both love calligraphy and have attainments, it can be said that they share the same interests, which can be seen from the husband-in-law's personal writing tombstone. he is strict with propriety and rules. He gets along well with his sister-in-law. He is very filial to his father-in-law and abides by the law.
die young
In the first year of Yonghui (650), after Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne, he was worshipped as the princess of Lanling. The princess deeply abstained from arrogance and extravagance, and was content with frugality. She did not refuse the imperial court's Tin grant. However, although you are a princess, you do not live long. On August 18, the fourth year of Xianqing (659), 32-year-old Li Shu died of illness in pingleli, Wannian County, Yongzhou. When Li Shu came out to surrender to Dou's family, he should be given special treatment for his affection and courtesy. He was buried in anleyuan, ten miles southeast of Zhaoling. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty decreed that Yan Lixing, the Wei Qing, and Yin Ling, the Guanglu Qing, should be called vice ministers to supervise funerals, especially to advocate and return them all the way. It is recorded in the new book of the Tang Dynasty, Volume 83, biography No. 8, and Jinshi cuibian
member of family
Father: Li Shimin, Taizong of Tang Dynasty. My father-in-law: Dou Desu, Yin Qing, Guanglu, Shaofu, Shangzhu. husband: Dou Huaiqing, Duwei, Dudu of Yanzhou. daughter: Dou, married to Jiang Ya, the son of Jiang xingben and the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs.
Character evaluation
1. Li Shimin: "the 19th daughter has a leisurely sense of reason, a gentle nature, a refined and polite manner, a long history of poetry, and the classics of Tang mu 2. Dou Huaizhe: "the princess has the righteousness of neutralization, and Tao Shangzhe has the quintessence of spirit. Walk on the ice spring to be clean, and practice the frost cypress to be chaste. There is no gold ornament in the head, but the sound of silk and Tung in the ear. Liang's wife is the same as Lai's wife But the princess is delicate and bright, elegant and clear-cut, Chih LAN is mature, Wan Bi is the heart, Zhuang Jing is self-sustaining, Wen Qian is the master, Yu Xiuping is the master, and she has the appearance of (missing two words), and is sincere and cautious. " see "preface to the inscriptions of Princess gulanling in the Tang Dynasty"
Commemoration of later generations
Princess tomb
According to the records of Chang'an, general textual research of literature and Tang Huiyao, Princess Lanling and her husband-in-law were buried together in Zhaoling after their death. the tomb of Princess Lanling is located in Dongzhou village, Yanxia Town, Liquan County, Shaanxi Province, 12 kilometers south of Zhaoling. The sealed soil is conical, about 7.5 meters high and 23 meters in diameter. The catacombs have not yet been excavated.
Lanling Princess stele
It was erected in October 659 (the fourth year of Emperor Gaozong's reign of the Tang Dynasty). It was originally stored in front of Li Shu's tomb about 200 meters southwest of Dongzhou village, Yanxia Township, Liquan County, Shaanxi Province. He moved to Zhaoling Museum in 1975. The monument is 3.38 meters tall, 1.11 meters wide and 31.5 cm thick. The title of the stele is "the stele of Princess Chang of Gu Lan Ling in Tang Dynasty", written by Li Yifu and written by Dou Huaijie. The full text consists of 31 lines and 70 words. The inscriptions, except for the characters at the upper and lower ends, can be identified, are all damaged by chiseling. the calligraphy of the stele is square and vigorous, graceful and concise. It takes the bone of Europe and is graceful and charming. It is the best stele of the Tang Dynasty and has always been praised by Jinshi experts.
Chinese PinYin : Li Shu
Li Shu
