Shangguan Wan'er is a very powerful woman who has to be mentioned in the history of the Tang Dynasty and even in the history of ancient China. She was born into a wealthy family, and her grandfather Shangguan Yijinshi and the first, once the official worshiped the prime minister. In the initial contest between Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian, he firmly sided with the Tang Li clan, and as a result, he was convicted of being accused of plotting rebellion and murder.
Shangguan Wan'er's father, Shangguan Tingzhi, was also implicated in this incident, so Shangguan Wan'er worked as a maid in the palace with her mother from an early age. During their time as maids in the palace, their mother Zheng carefully taught Shangguan Wan'er to learn calligraphy, and gradually Shangguan Wan'er became a woman with rich poetic talent.
When Shangguan Wan'er was 14 years old, he was chosen by Wu Zetian to be an edict and thus dispensed with the status of a maid. Because of Shangguan Wan'er's outstanding literary talent, she was deeply relied upon by Wu Zetian.
After Wu Zetian's abdication, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang still ordered him to draft an edict and worship him as Zhaorong. It was also under the influence of Shangguan Wan'er that Emperor Zhongzong of Tang reused ministers who could do poetry and song, and for a time poetry and lyrics became popular in the Tang Dynasty. In the end, although Shangguan Wan'er supported Princess Taiping, she was killed by li Longji of the coup d'état because of her monopoly on power. It can be seen that Shangguan Wan'er's ending is not very perfect, which is her regret in life.
First, Shangguan Wan'er was favored by Wu Zetian and became a ghostwriting female official around her
Although Shangguan Wan'er entered the palace as a maid, she still learned a lot of poetry from her mother from a young age, and she was quickly overflowing with literary brilliance as she was clever and clever. Hearing that there was such a talented woman in the palace, Wu Zetian summoned Wan Er, who was 13 years old at the time. Unexpectedly, she exported into a chapter, and her words were beautiful, which surprised the empress.
Subsequently, Wu Zetian abolished Wan'er's status as a maid and ordered her to draft edicts around her, and from then on, Shangguan Wan'er became a ghostwriting female official at the empress's side. At this time, Shangguan Wan'er had not yet gained the trust and favor of Wu Zetian, but instead of writing edicts, polishing the language, and did not have the power to express opinions on government decrees. The next thing that happened illustrates the problem.
Second, Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Zetian's "face head" Zhang Zongchang raised eyebrows, and as a result, they were slashed on the forehead by Wu Zetian
What an honor it must be to be able to do things around the Empress. Moreover, Shangguan Wan'er made a direct exception from the maid. Therefore, the young Shangguan Wan'er seemed a little fluttery at this time, and dared to start hooking up with Wu Zetian's male favorite Zhang Zongchang.
On the one hand, Wan'er was at Emperor Wu's side and often had the opportunity to meet Zhang Zongchang and have contact with him. On the other hand, the young Wan Er also looks gorgeous and extraordinary. In addition, when she was a young girl with spring, it was normal to have a crush on Zhang Zongchang, who had a beautiful appearance.
Once, Wu Zetian called the male favorite Zhang Changzong and Shangguan Wan'er to eat together. Unexpectedly, at the dinner table, Shangguan Wan'er actually looked at Zhang Changzong's eyebrows, so as not to be ashamed. After Wu Zetian saw this, he couldn't help but feel angry, so he became angry: "Ru dares to approach me forbid (that is, the meaning of the face head, male pet), and the sin should be executed." ”
Originally, Wu Zetian was going to execute Shangguan Wan'er, but Wu Zetian remembered that she was still young and her literary talent was so outstanding. The talents that have been cultivated so hard will be a pity if they are killed with a knife. So he only gave a symbolic punishment, and made a mark on Shangguan Wan'er's forehead to show punishment. As a result, Shangguan Wan'er could be disfigured, so that she could not go with Zhang Changzong.
Being disfigured is undoubtedly a blow to a young woman, but Wan Er, who loves beauty, is not willing to return home. A plum blossom was painted on the wound to cover up the wound. Unexpectedly, I didn't know it without painting, and the result was even more beautiful when I painted it. After the palace people saw it, they all followed suit. Since then, women in Chang'an City have imitated it, and the plum blossom pile on the forehead has become a makeup feature, and it is said that the "plum blossom makeup" on the forehead of women in the Tang Dynasty was invented by Shangguan Wan'er.
This mistake did not make Wan Er fall out of favor with Emperor Wu, but let her wholeheartedly assist Wu Zetian from then on, and learned to cater to the empress, and even more during Wu Zetian's reign, the spring breeze was full of faces. Soon, Emperor Wu let Shangguan Wan'er participate in the handling of government affairs, making her power grow.
Third, Shangguan Wan'er became the Zhaorong of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang and was used by Li Xian
After the Shenlong coup, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang was restored to the throne. Seeing that Wan'er was outstanding and talented, he accepted her as Zhaorong and continued to let her draft edicts. At this time, Shangguan Wan'er had become the emperor's woman, and she was reused, and no one could afford to provoke her. She also began to be pampered and arrogant, colluding with powerful people to do whatever she wanted in the DPRK, and gradually exposed her political ambitions.
At that time, Li Xian's cowardice ignored the government, so that his Empress Wei had the idea of emulating Wu Zetian, but she did not dare to do anything. In this situation, the Shangguan official Wan'er privately encouraged Empress Wei, and she and Empress Wei's daughter Princess Anle also became close friends. Not only that, as the emperor's concubine, Shangguan Wan'er actually brought Wu Sansi into the imperial government. Let him clearly manage the government and gain Li Xian's trust. And in private, they had an affair with him, and they did what they did.
I don't know if Zhongzong really doesn't know, anyway, he is blindly conniving. As a result, he himself did not live long, and was poisoned by his wife and daughter, so the young and not secretly political prince Li Chongjun succeeded to the throne. Shangguan Wan'er took the opportunity to instigate Wei Hou to usurp power, and soon Wei Hou held Li Chongjun hostage, thus controlling the power.
Just after Wei Hou's dictatorship, Shangguan Wan'er changed her banner and transferred to princess Taiping' side. It turned out that her eyes were poisonous, and her judgment of the situation in the court was very accurate. After all, Princess Taiping has survived many coups d'état before this and is still standing tall and a solid patron.
Fourth, Li Longji launched the "Tang Long Coup", and Shangguan Wan'er Xiang was killed
Unfortunately, a peaceful Princess Taiping also had a crisis this time. Wei Hou wanted to grasp the government, but Princess Taiping and Shangguan Wan'er drafted an edict and made Li Xian's fourth son Li Chongmao crown prince and let Li Dan assist the government.
After the news of the emperor's death was announced, Li Chongmao immediately ascended the throne, and Shangguan Wan'er and Taiping wanted to balance Wei Hou's power through the power of Li Chongmao and Li Dan. However, Zong Chuke and other pro-Wei hou factions supported Wei Hou's usurpation of the throne and became the second female emperor. When the news reached Princess Taiping and Li Longji, the king of Linzi, the nephews discussed the removal of Wei Hou, but there was no agreement as to who would inherit the throne.
Prior to this, Li Longji had long been involved in the forces of the Forbidden Army. When he launched the "Tang Long Coup", he attacked the city gate through the military attendant Cui Riyong and killed Wei Hou and Princess Anle. At this time, Shangguan Wan'er took a candle and took the grass edict he and Princess Taiping had drawn up to welcome Li Longji into the temple, indicating to Li Longji that he was on Li Tang's side. However, Li Longji did not accept Shangguan Wan'er's surrender, but still ruthlessly killed Shangguan Wan'er.
So the question is, Shangguan Wan'er is a female ghostwriter of Wu Zetian and Li Xian, and there is no direct conflict with Li Longji, but why does he insist on killing her? The truth is quite frustrating.
1. Shangguan Wan'er had served Empress Wei, and in Li Longji's view, Shangguan Wan'er was opposed to him
Shangguan Wan'er was a red man in front of the emperor when Li Xian was still on the throne. In the later period, Li Xian said that he was ill and ignored the government, and most of the government was run by Wei Hou. In the face of real power in Wei Hou's hands, it was impossible for Wan Er not to obey orders, and she could be said to be one of Wei Hou's closest followers.
Even if she later attached herself to Princess Taiping, she was not completely disconnected from Empress Wei. She represented the power of Empress Wei, and Li Longji could not tolerate her.
2. Shangguan Wan'er's writing is outstanding, and she has a close relationship with Princess Taiping
Shangguan Wan'er, as a ghostwriting female official for Li Xian and Wei Hou, drafted edicts every day. Later, he participated in decision-making and political affairs, and it can be said that he had a lot of power at that time. Moreover, it was closely related to Wu Sansi and others after the Dprk and Wei, and it was impossible to completely clean up. In addition, she is attached to Princess Taiping, which is also a figure that Li Longji is deeply jealous of.
If the two of them join forces, I am afraid that Li Dan's family's life will not be better in the future, so he must get rid of this threat.
Overall:
Shangguan Wan'er started from the status of a maid and later became a generation of female officials. In the context of the Tang Dynasty's era of male superiority and female inferiority, he became the "Prime Minister of the Towel", which shows that his ability is outstanding. However, Shangguan Wan'er was killed because of her playing with power tricks, and finally because she stood in the wrong line, she fell behind Tang Xuanzong's pretext and was killed. If she can be left alone and choose to retreat from the rapids, then she will not end up in a tragic end. So, do you have anything to say about Shangguan Wan'er's ending?
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