Lady Li
Lady Li (李夫人, died between 104 and 101 BC), also rendered as Li Fu-jēn, was a Han dynasty concubine of Emperor Wu. Civil unrest broke out between her family and Wei Zifu's family. Moreover, her siblings defected to the Xiongnu and became traitors to China. As a result, Emperor Wu ordered her relatives to be tried and executed, leading to the downfall of her and her family. Biography As concubine She was allegedly the inspiration for The Beauty Song, composed by her brother Li Yannian. Lady Li's brother Li Yannian was a musician for Princess Pingyang. After he performed The Beauty Song () for Emperor Wu, the Emperor asked Li Yannian if he knew of such a woman, to which Princess Pingyang responded that the song was about Li's sister. The Emperor thus requested to meet with Lady Li, and she became one of his concubines. She had one son named Bo (髆). However, although composed in the persona of Han Wudi, there is doubt as to the actual authorship of this and similar poems. Treason and execution of her family In the civil unrest between the Li family and Empress Wei Zifu's family, several of Li's relatives were killed