Wu Zetian was too greedy for power, and in her years as empress, her enemies were all over the court. Wu Zetian wanted to become emperor, so she beheaded many loyal and righteous soldiers, including the eldest son Wuji, Shangguan Yi and others. Indeed, Wu Zetian had made too many enemies in her life, and as long as it was anyone who opposed her, she would kill her. Among so many people, Shangguan Yi is a typical example. Wu Zetian first eliminated Shangguan Yi and then dealt with his people, including his children and grandchildren.
The men of the Shangguan family basically died at the hands of Wu Zetian, and as for the women, they were all punished to the palace as slaves. Among them, there is the young Shangguan Wan'er. When Shangguan Wan'er was a baby, she entered the palace with her mother. Although she was a slave, her mother taught her very well, and soon became a well-known prodigy in the palace. Shangguan Wan'er's attitude toward Emperor Wu was relatively vague, she hated the emperor, but she couldn't help but please her.
First of all, if it weren't for Wu Zetian, the Shangguan family would still be the one with high moral standing. Because Shangguan Yi offended Wu Zetian, overnight, this famous and prestigious family became a topic that everyone did not dare to talk about. Therefore, Shangguan Wan'er should have lived a very happy life, but Wu Zetian threw her directly into hell.
If Shangguan Yi had committed any serious crimes, perhaps Shangguan Wan'er would have been able to forgive Wu Zetian. But in fact, Shangguan Yi did not make any mistakes, he just helped the former emperor draft the edict of the abolition. But Wu Zetian was not so atmospheric, and after she learned about it, she wrote down this account in her heart. After Li Zhi's death, Wu Zetian began to deal with the Shangguan Yi family.
Secondly, Shangguan Wan'er was once appeased. It is said that Shangguan Wan'er had an unclear relationship with one of Emperor Wu's male favorites at that time, so when she was angry, she directly punished Shangguan Wan'er with appeasement. For a woman, appearance is the most important, and Wu Zetian easily disfigured this woman, which shows how cruel she is.
Shangguan Wan'er was disfigured because of the tarnishing, but she was very smart and knew how to beautify the scar with makeup. At that time, Shangguan Wan'er drew a plum blossom on the scar, which made the scar look more beautiful. Unexpectedly, this kind of makeup unexpectedly became popular, and many women who love beauty will paint various patterns on their foreheads, including peach blossoms, plum blossoms, etc., which has also become a very iconic makeup of the Tang Dynasty.
Judging from these two things, Shangguan Wan'er actually had reason to hate Wu Zetian. Perhaps, in Shangguan Wan'er's heart, she really hated Wu Zetian, but more than that, she admired this woman very much. In the feudal era, Wu Zetian, as a woman, was able to ascend to the throne, which shows how cruel his methods are. Shangguan Wan'er, who was also a woman, admired this woman even more, and she even wanted to become the second Wu Zetian.
As for the reason, in fact, it is very simple, Shangguan Wan'er is to protect herself and amass a lot of wealth. In other words, in order to live a more comfortable life, she gave up revenge, and even gave up her only dignity. Because Shangguan Wan'er has such ambitions, she will stop at nothing, even in order to achieve her own goals, even at the expense of hue.
After Shangguan Wan'er's ascension, she became the object of many ministers' strife. Because at that time, Wu Zetian would let Shangguan Wan'er help her review the recital, so some things were completely decided by Shangguan Wan'er. In addition, Wu Zetian believed very much in Shangguan Wan'er, and if a certain minister wanted to do something before, then he had better explore the favored minister's tone first.
As a result, Shangguan Wan'er established her power in the court. Since Shangguan Wan'er was a woman with a full belly, many literati did not mind that she was a woman at all, and they were willing to take the initiative to become her protégés.
After Wu Zetian handed over imperial power, Li Xian became emperor again. Shangguan Wan'er, who had lost the big tree of Wu Zetian, had to look for someone who could make herself attached, and it was obvious that this person was none other than Li Xian. Although Shangguan Wan'er was disfigured, she still had some posture. Not long after, Li Xian was fascinated by Shangguan Wan'er, and finally, he accepted her as a concubine.
Shangguan Wan'er first approached Wei Hou and let him have the idea of becoming an empress. However, when Li Longji and Princess Taiping joined forces to launch a coup d'état, Shangguan Wan'er turned against her again and threw herself into the camp of Princess Taiping, and it was because of this that she was able to stand alone. However, the shrewd Li Longji naturally knew Shangguan Wan'er's careful thinking, and in order to avoid the same tragedy, he finally got rid of this snake and scorpion beauty.
summary:
Everything Shangguan Wan'er did was for herself, and if she wanted to survive in this court and harem, she had to take every step of the way. No matter what she did, Shangguan Wan'er needed to be cautious and careful, and it turned out that she was indeed very successful. However, there is a fatal weakness in her, that is, too greedy, too hungry for power, which has also become the cause of her death.