The life of ancient women is not easy, generally through the young and young middle-aged and elderly husband family life, each life experience is very different, but in any case, her roots are in the mother's home, so many of them generally pay attention to their mother's family, as long as the conditions allow always do not forget to support the mother's relatives, even if they have been married, for them, the mother's family is still their most fundamental backer, which is more important for the daughters of those powerful and prominent families and the concubines in the harem. Wu Zetian is a generation of empresses, and in many ways she is naturally different from ordinary women, but she is the same as ordinary women in trusting her mother's family, as can be seen from her reuse of her nephew Wu Sansi. Wu Sansi was a particularly shrewd man, who had shown the ugly side of his human nature all his life for fame and fortune.
As a nephew of Empress Wu, Wu Sansi had a natural connection with Empress Wu, so when Wu Zetian consolidated his power, he naturally thought of appointing Wu Sansi. Because in her heart, the nephew who used her own family was much more at ease than the person who appointed the Li family. Wu Sansi is an arrogant person, and she is very good at talking, and she always has a flattering face towards her aunt. As a result, his official position was repeatedly promoted, and later Wu Zetian called him empress dowager and even made him the King of Liang, and also rewarded him with a large area of land, so that the Wu family soared into the sky. With the treatment, he naturally had to clear the way for Empress Wu to ascend to the throne, and he had repeatedly persuaded Wu Zetian to solve the problem of King Han and King Lu first, so The slaughter of the Li family by Empress Wu was also related to Wu Sansi and others fanning the flames on the side.
Wu Sansi was a very snobbish person. When Wu Zetian was favoring Xue Huaiyi, in order to facilitate the entanglement, she also let Xue Huaiyi enter and leave the palace as a monk, and the name Xue Huaiyi was also given to him by Empress Wu. Xue Huaiyi, who was favored by himself, often rode horses and walked on the streets, and also hurt innocent people. Every time he went out, Wu Sansi would lead the horse next to him, and he would say flattering words on his lips, telling him to be careful, like a servant. Later, after Xue Huaiyi was killed, Wu Zetian took in a new male favorite, that is, zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi's two brothers, Wu Sansi saw the signs and then came to pat the two people's ass, nothing more than to ask for merit in front of Wu Zetian, in fact, his behavior was really disgusting.
Wu Sansi's bad thing is not only that he seduces the empress's male favorite, but he also has an affair with many concubines. In the era of Wu Zetian, there was a Shangguan Wan'er, because her grandfather had committed a crime, so she was punished as a slave in the palace, she was a very smart girl, and read a lot of poetry, grew into a quick thinking talent. After Wu Zetian noticed this special girl, he put her in charge of drafting the documents in the palace. Later, after Li Xian ascended the throne, Shangguan Wan'er was accepted as a concubine. Li Xian's empress, Webster, was an ambitious woman who had always wanted to develop her own power. Therefore, in order to please Wei Shi, Shangguan Wan'er recommended Wu Sansi to her. Due to the connection between political affairs, these three people gradually colluded together, and Wu Sansi not only had a relationship with Shangguan Wan'er, but also had an improper relationship with Empress Wei, and the private life between them could be described as very filthy and chaotic.
Flattery and snobbery can be said to be the biggest characteristics of Wu Sansi, and he is also a very ambitious person. In order to gain more power, he also plotted to kill the ministers in the imperial court, and he would not let go of anyone who endangered their interests. Take Princess Ding'an's husband, Wang Tongjiao, who is very loyal to Li Xian, and when he saw Li Xian's government affairs and harem, he was made a mess by Wu Sansi, and he wanted to kill Wu Sansi, but unfortunately he was tipped off by pig teammates and eventually killed.
Wu Sansi did this, and naturally made many enemies. In the end, Li Xianli's crown prince Li Chongjun joined forces with Li Duozuo, the general of Zuo Yulin (Guards), and Li Sichong, the general of Right Yulin, to rush into Wu Sansi's mansion under false pretenses of Emperor Li Xian's will and kill Wu Sansi and Wu Chongxun. All his life, Wu Sansi climbed up by flattery and did a lot of harmful things for the sake of power. But everything has a cause and effect, and in the end he finally got the fate of self-inflicted wounds and died under the swords of everyone. After Li Dan ascended the throne, he ordered wu Sansi's father and son to be slaughtered in a coffin and destroyed his tomb, which was regarded as the final conclusion for his life.
References: "Old Book of Tang , Liechuan 133 , Foreign Relatives " New Book of Tang , Liechuan 131 , " Zizhi Tongjian "