The court of the Tang Empire is like the sky in June, the clouds and clouds are unpredictable, yesterday was still the Shangguan Wan'er who everyone looked up to, and in the blink of an eye, her head was different.
It was July of the fourth year of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang's reign, and the new emperor Li Chongmao had only been on the throne for a month, and Li Longji, the king of Linzi, had joined forces with his aunt Princess Taiping to launch the "Tanglong Coup.". The primary target of the coup d'état, Empress Wei and Princess Anle, were murdered, and Li Chongmao was forced to take up residence with his uncle Li Dan the Prince of Xiang.
When Li Longji led his troops into the palace, Shangguan Wan'er did not evade, but came out to greet her, and she took out the edict of Emperor Zhongzong, which she had jointly drafted with Princess Taiping, and handed it to Li Longji to prove her innocence.
Originally, after Li Xian's restoration, the tang dynasty situation was a bit complicated, and Wei Hou, Wu Sansi, and Princess Anle were one faction, let's call it the "Empress Party"; Li Dan, Princess Taiping, and Li Longji were a faction, let's call it the "Xiangwang Party"; and the crown prince Li Chongjun was also a faction, let's call it the "Princeling Party".
In the process of Li Xian's restoration, the "Xiangwang Party" played a central role, among which Zhang Kamzhi, Huan Yanfan, Yuan Shuji, Jinghui, and Cui Xuanwei were given the title of King of different surnames. The head decided his ass, and Li Xian, who was sitting on the dragon chair, could not avoid shivering when he looked at the "Xiangwang Party", so the "Queen's Party" was supported by Li Xian, and the "Xiangwang Party" was half-dead.
Unfortunately, the "Queen's Party" had nothing to do with it, and they had a grudge with the "Princelings", so that Li Chongjun was forced to raise troops. In this incident, known as the "Jinglong Coup", Wu Sansi and his son Wu Chongxun and more than a dozen other people were killed by Li Chongjun. But Li Chongjun failed to "revolutionize to the end", but was killed by his father Li Xian.
The "princelings" are out, the finals are between the "Queen's Party" and the "Xiangwang Party", and the incident of blowing the final whistle is Li Xian's death.
As soon as Li Xian's death, it meant the beginning of the rebalancing of forces between the two sides. The "Xiangwang Party", represented by Princess Taiping, reached an agreement with Empress Wei: Li Chongmao was made emperor, Empress Wei was promoted to empress dowager and regent, and Li Dan the Prince of Xiang was appointed as an auxiliary chancellor.
This is the result of a compromise between both sides, and neither side suffers a loss. Unexpectedly, the next day, Emperor Zhongzong's will and testament were announced, and the "Xiangwang Party" was confused: only Wei Hou's regency, no Li Dan's auxiliary government. In other words, Wei Hou became the second wu zetian!
The next plot does not need to be newly edited, Wei Hou must grasp the medicine according to the formula prescribed by Mrs. Lao Wu, and the "Xiangwang Party" is trembling.
Therefore, Li Longji and Princess Taiping decided to strike first and not give Wei Hou a preparatory period. Poor Wei Hou was bent on learning from her mother-in-law's good example, but she only saw her mother-in-law eating meat, she had not been beaten by her mother-in-law, the level was too far away, the "government" was not photographed, and the "life" was photographed.
Since it was Against Empress Wei's mother and daughter, why did Li Longji resolutely kill Shangguan Wan'er in spite of opposition?
Li Longji's reasoning was that Emperor Zhongzong had died, and the person responsible for drafting the edict was Shangguan Wan'er, and it must have been she who colluded with Wei hou to tamper with the agreement reached between the two sides.
Shangguan Wan'er had already made preparations, and she took out the edict she had drafted and handed it to Li Longji to prove that she had not participated in tampering with the edict, which was Wei Hou's personal act.
Li Longji's confidant Liu Youqiu and others all thought that Shangguan Wan'er was not at fault, but Li Longji said: This, who is adulterous and desecration of the palace, is not condemned today, and regrets are too late. "Indisputably killed Shangguan Wan'er on the spot."
The word is associated with a beautiful woman, which always makes people full of regret, especially Shangguan Wan'er, a world-class talented woman who has experienced the misfortunes of life.
Shangguan Wan'er is indeed a strange woman, she is good at poetry, proficient in Buddhism, from the age of 13 to Wu Zetian as a secretary, served the court for more than thirty years, the drafting of official documents, even drafting are inseparable from her, deeply trusted by Wu Zetian and Li Xian.
Shangguan Wan'er's literary talent was recognized in the world, and celebrities, including Zhang Shu and others, were all captivated by her talent. Once Li Xian held a family banquet, during the banquet, the poetry was opposed, Li Xian, Wei Hou, Princess Anle, and Princess Changning could not keep up with the brains, shangguan Wan'er wrote poems for the four of them at the same time, each of which was beautifully written, which attracted everyone to chant.
After Shangguan Wan'er was killed, Li Longji was not willing to destroy her work, but asked Zhang to help her edit and publish it.
In addition to her literary talent, Shangguan Wan'er was also an outstanding politician, and in the later period of Wu Zetian's reign, the power was basically handed over to the Zhang family brothers, the Princess Taiping and the shangguan Wan'er. During Li Xian's reign, she was also an important participant in the decision-making of the government, and it can also be said that she was an important member of the "Queen's Party".
After Li Xian ascended the throne, Shangguan Wan'er was crowned Zhaorong. However, the meaning of this "Zhaorong" is not necessarily a concubine, she was already 41 years old at the time, and Li Xian just wanted to give her a relatively noble identity. The rank of the female officials in the palace is too low to be worthy of Shangguan Wan'er.
It is also this "Zhaorong" identity that binds Shangguan Wan'er and Li Xian, as well as the "Empress Party".
During this time, Shangguan Wan'er obviously ignored the existence of the "Xiangwang Party", and she fought with Wei Hou fiercely, regarding her as the second Wu Zetian, and even introduced her lover Wu Sansi to Wei Hou to form the "Wei Wu Alliance".
According to the history books, Wu Sansi and Wei Hou also developed a lover relationship, but Li Xian pretended not to see it. The traces of this claim are too obvious, but there is no doubt that their interests are highly consistent.
It should be said that this was a major failure of Shangguan Wan'er, she did not realize that Wu Sansi's identity could not have a place in the "Xiangwang Party", and her move was equivalent to putting herself on the opposite side of the "Xiangwang Party" and the "Princeling Party".
Shangguan Wan'er's cousin Wang Yu saw the crisis and once clearly warned her: "Wu Sansi will be defeated, you are doing this to kill yourself!" ”
Shangguan Wan'er's mother, Zheng Shi, also scolded her many times, but unfortunately, at that time, she was immersed in the good situation of the "Queen's Party" and was not moved at all.
Li Chongjun's mutiny gave Shangguan Wan'er a blow in the head. After Wu Sansi and Wu Chongxun were killed, Shangguan Wan'er was chased and killed by the rebel army, and she shouted in a hurry: "After the rebels kill me, the next target must be the empress and her majesty." ”
This shout frightened Li Xian and Wei Hou into disillusionment, and they quickly dragged Shangguan Wan'er to flee to the Xuanwu Gate City Tower, which allowed her to escape the disaster.
Since then, Shangguan Wan'er has seen the situation clearly: it turns out that the "Queen's Party" is so hated, and she is so close to death! When she woke up, she began to consciously distance herself from Wei Hou and Princess Anle.
Princess Anle once openly asked to be the "Imperial Lady", for which Shangguan Wan'er explicitly opposed it, and staged a plot of fighting with her life.
According to the epitaph, after Shangguan Wan'er's first petition was rejected, she asked herself to leave the palace; when it was rejected again, she proposed to become a monk. After being rejected for the third time, she chose to commit suicide by taking poison. Fortunately, she was saved by the doctor in time.
If the epitaph is true, it means that the later Shangguan Wan'er and the "Queen Party" were not invulnerable, and it can even be said that a rift was created.
Since Shangguan Wan'er wanted to turn back, why didn't Li Longji give her a chance?
Personally, I think that Shangguan Wan'er is too influential, extremely fickle, uncertain, of no value to Li Longji, and a threat.
During Li Xian's reign, Shangguan Wan'er obtained the qualification to open a mansion outside the palace, and she used her influence as a "literary flower queen" to make extensive contacts among literary scholars in the palace, among which there were indispensable ministers in the court. For example, the later prime minister Zhang Shuo and the then prime minister Cui Xiang.
According to historical records, Cui Xiang was another lover of Shangguan Wan'er, but various indications indicate that this person should be Li Longji's spy, and it is likely that he revealed Shangguan Wan'er's power card to Li Longji.
For Shangguan Wan'er, there is still a very unfavorable point, she is Wu Zetian's darling, but she participated in the Shenlong coup and turned her back on Wu Zetian; allying with Wei Hou and causing a rift with her, it is estimated that Li Longji will be confused: What kind of woman is this?
Shangguan Wan'er also has a hidden hole card on her body - she is likely to be a pawn of Princess Taiping. The two of them worked together at Wu Zetian's side for 30 years, and then participated in the Shenlong coup together, after which one was in the "Queen Party" and the other was the core of the "Xiangwang Party".
After Shangguan Wan'er's death, Princess Taiping expressed deep regret and made an extraordinary tribute. Perhaps, the two of them were originally looking at each other, manipulating the political situation one lightly and one darkly. If this is the case, wouldn't it be too terrible for Li Longji?
Of course, this is only my speculation.
Before Shangguan Wan'er was born, her mother Zheng Shi dreamed that a giant gave her a scale, saying that the child would be able to "weigh the world" in the future. When she was born, she was a daughter, which caused a burst of ridicule from those around her.
Zheng Shi also couldn't help but tease his daughter who had just learned to speak: Are you the one who will weigh the world in the future? Xiao Shangguan Wan'er used ambiguous language to affirm her mother's question.
Shangguan Wan'er originally had a happy and happy home, but because of the disaster brought about by her grandfather Shangguan Yi, she changed the trajectory of her life. This change miraculously gave her the qualification to "weigh the world", but is this really what she wants?
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