There are many identities in a woman of Shangguan Wan'er, such as a talented woman, a poet, an imperial concubine, and a female minister. Extraordinary people since ancient times always have unusual experiences, and the same is true of Shangguan Wan'er. Her ancestors were all officials, and the highest position was that of prime minister. It was not until 664 that her grandfather Shangguan Yi was killed by Wu Zetian for drafting an edict deposing Wu Zetian, and Shangguan Wan'er and her mother were demoted to work in the court. Shangguan Wan'er, who lived such a hard life, cultivated a talent, which was not easy.
Her talent was not innate, and a large part of the credit was due to his mother. Shangguan Wan'er was relegated to work in the court with her mother just after she was born. In such a difficult environment, Shangguan Wan'er's mother carefully taught and never slackened off, so that Shangguan Wan'er could read poetry books and learn poetry. Cultivate Shangguan Wan'er's open-minded and broad personality and make her wise.
From this incident, we can see that Shangguan Wan'er's mother is full of talent and at the same time very great. In such a living environment as Ye Ting, Shangguan Wan'er's mother could not afford to invite Mr. Teaching, so Shangguan Wan'er's poems should be taught by her personally. In such a state of lack of warmth, you can also fully consider the education and learning of your daughter, Shangguan Wan'er's mother is very wise and great. Shangguan Wan'er's mother can't help but remind me of the story of Meng Mu's three migrations, maybe they all have the same desire as mothers.
At the same time as having such a great mother, Shangguan Wan'er's own wisdom and hard work should not be underestimated. With the solid foundation laid by the mother, coupled with his own wisdom and hard work, he could create a generation of female ministers who would assist the empress in the future. This fourteen-year-long hardship must have been known only to Shangguan Wan'er herself. This spirit of perseverance in the face of adversity is worth learning from all.
Wu Zetian claimed that after emperor, Shangguan Wan'er carefully assisted in the front and back. However, he was soon sentenced to death for violating Wu Zetian's holy will. Because Wu Zetian was quite literate, familiar with poetry and books, and was an excellent candidate to assist her, he changed her death sentence to Mo Xing, also known as Tuomian, which is simply to engrave words on the face of the person who committed the crime. After the face, Shangguan Wan'er served Wu Zetian more attentively and tried her best to cater to it, which was deeply loved by the emperor.
From this incident, it can be seen that Wu Zetian is also far-reaching, and Shangguan Wan'er is also astute. Because a woman's appearance is very important to a woman, Wu Zetian changed the death sentence to face, which is no less than asking for Shangguan Wan'er's life. To engrave words on her face is to ruin her appearance. Wu Zetian's use of the plan is very clever here, she bypassed Shangguan Wan'er, the world will say that she is tolerant and generous. The use of Mo Xing to engrave words on her face also relieved the anger in her heart. And Shangguan Wan'er should be grateful for her grace of not killing and will do her best to assist, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone, which is very exquisite.
Wu Zetian's plan is far-reaching, but Shangguan Wan'er is not stupid, she is very clever and clever. If you change to another woman, you may be ashamed to live in the world because of the words engraved on your face, and you will be forced to choose the path of suicide. Shangguan Wan'er did not, she not only did not blame herself and discouraged, but also more actively assisted Wu Zetian to govern the country and manage political affairs, vigorously pursuing and pandering to the holy will, and finally won the favor of Wu Zetian. Since ancient times, it is difficult to draw bones when painting dragons and tigers, and it is difficult to know people and not know their hearts. Moreover, the heart of the king is even more difficult to guess, so I have to admire the psychological endurance of the people who assist the emperor.