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Concubine Wu was the daughter of Wu Zetiantang's nephew Wu Youzhi the Prince of Huan'an. In terms of kinship, she was the cousin of Tang Xuanzong Li Longji.
According to the Quan Tang Wen, Concubine Wu Huifei was "young and gentle, long and wise, practicing the Ritual Sutra, and speaking in the history of Tu." That is to say, she has a gentle and virtuous personality, graceful and elegant behavior, and is proficient in literary history. There are many beautiful women in the harem like flowers, and she can charm Tang Xuanzong at once, which shows that this woman is really not simple.
In the early years of the new century, Emperor Xuanzong became more and more fond of the Wu clan, and made her a concubine, leaving the entire harem behind for her, causing a strong jealousy of Emperor Xuanzong's wife, Empress Wang. And Wu Jieyu soon gave birth to a prince, and Xuanzong named the child Li Yi, which shows the importance he attaches to the mother and daughter, but Li Yi died prematurely.
Subsequently, Wu Jieyu gave birth to Li Min and Princess Shangxian, the King of Huaiwei, but both children died prematurely. Until the birth of the fourth child, Li Mao, the King of Shou, Wu Jieyu no longer dared to let this child live in the palace, and was sent to Xuanzong's eldest brother, Li Xian, the King of Ning, to raise him in the family, and as a result, Li Mao grew up smoothly.
Although there are only a few records of this history in the history books, similar bridge sections are not uncommon in court dramas, and their thrilling and intricate nature must be deeply experienced by everyone.
During this period, Wu Jieyu was not knocked down by the pain of losing her son one after another, and became a weeping and crying woman, but showed a sympathetic and proactive side, which caused Xuanzong to pity her more and more. It can be seen that Wu Shi is by no means a psychologically fragile woman.
In fact, Wu Jieyu was not a good stubble, and she had long been "yin with the ambition to usurp the empress", but she did not cry in front of Xuanzong and hang herself, forcing the emperor to abolish the queen, but patiently waited and watched the changes. During the confrontation, Empress Wang could not hold her breath and took the lead in a stupid way, and she actually confronted Xuanzong with rude words, which aroused Xuanzong's disgust and determination to abolish the queen.
Two years later, Empress Wang's brother Wang Shouyi obtained a charm that read, "Pei This has a son, when the Empress Is Like Heaven", although the purpose is to ask for a son for the Empress, like Empress Zetian, she can once again get the emperor's pity, but the phrase "If you are the Heavenly Empress", it caused great trouble. Do you want to subvert Li Jiajiangshan as empress? Emperor Xuanzong seized on this point and insisted that Empress Wang put a hat with a rebellious heart and deposed her as a commoner.
In this process, although Wu Shi is silent, she always grasps the initiative, which shows her deep heart.
Emperor Xuanzong made Wu a concubine second only to empress dowager and offered to make her empress, but was unanimously resisted by Manchu Wenwu. Because Wu Zhou's usurpation of Tang had just passed, everyone had a lingering feeling for the empress surnamed Wu. Moreover, if Li Wuhui was made empress dowager, Li Mao, the King of Shou, would become a concubine, so why would the current crown prince Li Ying treat himself?
For the sake of the overall situation, Emperor Xuanzong abandoned the idea of establishing Concubine Hui as his successor. And Wu Huifei did not feel sad and lost, but chose to confess her fate. In order to compensate her, Emperor Xuanzong made Concubine Wu an empress, making her the uncrowned king of the harem. After that, Concubine Wu placed all her hopes on her son Li Mao, hoping that he would replace Li Ying and become the crown prince. It can be seen from this that Concubine Wu Huifei understands the overall situation, knows the trade-offs, and has a clear thinking.
In the process of competing for the crown prince, Wu Huifei played a huge role, instructing her son-in-law Yang Huan to monitor the crown prince Li Ying and enlist the chancellor Li Linfu to help the foreign court. Li Ying and his two close younger brothers, Li Yao and Li Ju, were sullen and unhappy because their father was partial to Li Mao, and complained privately. He was accused by Concubine Wu of forming a party without permission and having a disobedient heart, which eventually led to the tragedy of Emperor Xuanzong killing his three sons in one day.
It is reasonable to say that after the murder of the crown prince, judging from Xuanzong's favoritism and the support of the chancellor Li Linfu, Li Mao had great hopes of becoming the crown prince, but soon after, Concubine Wu Huifei fell ill and died depressed. According to the Book of Two Tang Dynasties and the Zizhi Tongjian, Concubine Wu huifei was scared to death because of the ghosts of Li Ying, Li Yao, and Li Ju.
Wu Huifei has experienced great winds and waves, is a woman with extraordinary talent, deep heart, and clear thinking, will she be psychologically fragile enough to be scared to death by the so-called ghosts?
I think that the reason for being scared to death is untenable, and she should die of despair.
First of all, Wu Zetian's usurpation of the throne was a huge lesson for the Li Tang Dynasty, and the matter had just passed, and everyone did not have a good feeling for the Wu clan. Having such an ancestor was both unfortunate and a spur to Concubine Wu, making her have a stronger desire to go out of her way than other concubines.
The failure to win the empress left Concubine Wu with no way out, and could only pin all her hopes on her son. Therefore, when helping Li Mao to fight for the crown prince, Wu Huifei paid all, even desperately, but Wu Huifei was clever and mistaken, and she touched the emperor's reverse scales for her son- the supreme imperial power.
The women who can win in the palace fight are all smart, they know whether to get thunder or rain and dew, all in Tianzi alone. You can be flirtatious, you can be spoiled, you can be charming, as long as Tianzi is happy, everything is not a problem, but it can only affect him, and cannot force him to obey.
Wanting Li Mao to be crown prince, Concubine Wu Huifei assigned Yang Huan to spy on Li Ying, saying bad things about him, and even accusing them of forming a party for personal gain, which Xuanzong could tolerate and understand. However, if the harem befriended the former dynasty and colluded internally and externally to force the emperor to obey, it would be a big taboo and could only make Xuanzong turn his face.
And Concubine Wu Huifei not only befriended the former dynasty, but also the prime minister, but also two prime ministers. On the question of whether to make Li Mao the crown prince in the end, the former dynasty was divided into two factions, one represented by Zhang Jiuling who supported Li Ying, and the other represented by Li Linfu who supported Li Mao.
In fact, in order to become prime minister, Li Linfu had already secretly communicated with Wu Huifei on the condition of supporting Li Mao. These Xuanzong did not find out, but when the current dynasty was quarreling, the always clever Concubine Wu Hui's beloved son was too eager and made a fatal trick: she sent someone to contact the prime minister Zhang Jiuling, saying: "There will be ruin and prosperity, and the public will help, and the prime minister can be strong." ”
However, Zhang Jiuling was a lord who could not enter the oil and salt, and Dayi reported to Xuanzong in awe. At this point, the nature of the matter has changed: even if Li Ying is wrong, it is his problem. And you Wu Huifei are so jealous, what you get must be thunder!
Although Emperor Xuanzong was later angry at Li Ying and the other three and killed them, it was impossible to make Li Mao the crown prince.
Li Ying and the other three shu people were killed in April of the 25th year of the new century, and Wu Huifei waited for the left and right, but did not see the edict that crowned Li Mao as the crown prince, until eight months later, Wu Huifei was depressed. During this time, she may have known that the matter had been revealed, or felt Xuanzong's disgust for her. She already understood that it was absolutely impossible for Li Mao to become the crown prince.
Therefore, Wu Huifei, who has always been active and enterprising, felt that her only hope had been shattered, so she left this world with infinite loss.
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