So, how chaotic is Shangguan Wan'er's private life? Today, Barilla will tell you about:
Shangguan Wan'er's history:
Shangguan Wan'er, compound surname Shangguan, small character Wan'er, also called Shangguan Zhaorong, a native of Shaanxi County, Shaanzhou, she was a female official and poet of the Tang Dynasty, and a concubine of Emperor Li Xian of Tang Zhongzong.
Speaking of the birth of Shangguan Wan'er, it is also full of legend, and it is said that when she was about to be born, her mother Zheng Shi had a very strange dream:
In a dream, Zheng dreamed that a giant gave her a scale, and said, "Weigh the world with this."
When Zheng woke up, he was very surprised, so he asked a Taoist priest to interpret his dream, and the Taoist priest said: "This child will definitely hold great power in his hands in the future, and even hold the power to measure the talents of the world." ”
Zheng Shi was very happy when he heard this, but who knew that she was a daughter after birth, so she was sullen: How can a girl hold heavy power and weigh the world?
After becoming Shangguan Wan'er for the full moon, her face was beautiful and smart, Zheng Shi held Shangguan Wan'er in her arms and asked her jokingly: "Can you really weigh the world's corporals?" ”
It is also strange to say that Shangguan Wan'er seemed to understand her mother's words, and responded with "babbling" in her swaddling, as if to say: "I will weigh the world's famous men." ”
Her mother probably didn't expect that what the Taoist priest said would actually come true.
Years later, Shangguan Wan'er really achieved "exclusive internal affairs and weighing the world", and really used a pair of fibrous hands to measure the famous people under the world.
Later, when Shangguan Wan'er was the owner of the Zhaowen Museum, she evaluated the world's poetry on behalf of the imperial court, but all the poems that she judged to be excellent, the imperial court would give heavy awards, truly achieving "weighing the world".
Zheng thought to himself: Whether it is a boy or a girl, I must cultivate it wholeheartedly, worthy of my ancestors.
When Shangguan Wan'er grew up, under the careful cultivation of her mother, she was exceptionally intelligent, not only able to chant poetry and recite texts, but also to understand official affairs.
At the age of fourteen, he was enchanting and gorgeous, beautiful and light, coupled with natural intelligence, and brilliant writing.
In 664, shortly after Shangguan Wan'er was born, because Emperor Gaozong of Tang Li Zhi was suppressed by Wu Zetian, he had always been dissatisfied with Wu Zetian in his heart.
I was afraid that she would disrupt the harem in the future and endanger the Great Tang River, so I wanted to abolish her.
The prime minister at that time, Shangguan Wan'er's grandfather Shangguan Yi, also strongly agreed with the abolition of Wu Zetian, and Emperor Gaozong of Tang asked Shangguan Yi to draft the "Edict after the Abolition".
Later, Wu Zetian got the news and defended Tang Gaozong, but Tang Gaozong's heart softened again, and he couldn't bear to abolish it, and he was afraid that Wu Zetian would be angry, so he said that Shangguan Yi taught me about this matter.
Wu Zetian hated Shangguanyi from then on, and in 665, Wu Zetian instructed his close confidant Xu Jingzong to frame Shangguanyi and others, and colluded with the deposed crown prince Li Zhong to plot rebellion.
Wu Zetian executed Shangguan Wan'er's grandfather Shangguan Yi and his father Shangguan Tingzhi and others, and confiscated the family property.
Although Shangguan Wan'er and her mother Zheng Shi, who were still infants, were not executed, they were also implicated and put into a harem as slaves for life.
From then on, Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Li Zhi were in power, and the affairs of the court were completely controlled by Wu Zetian.
Shangguan Wan'er's mother, Zheng Shi, plummeted from the status of the prime minister's daughter-in-law to a slave, although she did the dirtiest and most tiring work every day, but she did not complain about the sky, but put her full enthusiasm on her daughter Shangguan Wan'er.
Under the careful teaching of her mother, when Shangguan Wan'er was ten years old, she could make good articles and became a little talented girl in the palace.
In 677, the fourteen-year-old Shangguan Wan'er was discovered by Wu Zetian, who was talented because she had learned people, and after field tests, she was relieved of her status as a slave and put her in charge of the palace commandments.
In this way, Shangguan Wan'er jumped up and was given the title of "Zhaorong" by Wu Zetian, and became Wu Zetian's full-time personal secretary.
At this time, Shangguan Wan'er had changed from her original hatred for Wu Zetian to support, and she has been by Wu Zetian's side ever since.
Wu Zetian was called the empress, and the edicts issued by Shangguan Wan'er were all written by Shangguan Wan'er, and people at that time also called her "Neisheren".
As Shangguan Wan'er grew older, she gradually understood the full picture of the murder of her grandfather Shangguanyi, and learned how to judge the situation more and observe the situation, and how to protect herself.
It can also be said that Shangguan Wan'er's success is largely due to Wu Zetian.
It can also be said that Wu Zetian is Shangguan Wan'er's bole, she provides a promotion platform for Shangguan Wan'er, and Shangguan Wan'er provides her with control strategies.
Therefore, Barilla believes that the relationship between the two of them is sympathetic, mutually exploitative, and interdependent.
Shangguan Wan'er's lewd history:
There is an old saying on the mainland called "near Zhu is red, near ink is black", Shangguan Wan'er's private life was touched by Wu Zetian's ears, and her degree of lewdness can be said to be "blue is better than blue."
Shangguan Wan'er also longs to have her own male pet like Wu Zetian, and she can solve her loneliness at any time.
According to historical records, she flattered the powerful and adulterous, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she was a "merry prime minister".
Barilla believes that there are two reasons why Shangguan Wan'er is so successful in the officialdom: the first is to rely on outstanding talent, and the second is to rely on beautiful appearance.
Her life lingered between the major forces of the Tang Dynasty, and she interacted with countless men of all kinds, and each of them had an inextricable and incomprehensible ambiguous relationship.
Next, Baiwei will tell you about Shangguan Wan'er's lewd and lewd history:
The first lover: Shangguan Wan'er and Prince Li Xian, the love of their first love;
The fourteen-year-old Shangguan Wan'er, who was appreciated by Wu Zetian because of her outstanding talent, entered the palace to take charge of the palace's orders, and also became an attendant of the crown prince Li Xian.
Li Xian was twenty-four years old, handsome, young and promising, and a personable little fresh meat.
And Shangguan Wan'er, who was in the age of cardamom, and Li Xian accompanied each other day and night, and fell in love for a long time, and soon the two secretly fell in love and sparked love.
Prince Li Xian became Shangguan Wan'er's first love and her first man.
Although the two had their own needs at that time, in terms of love, their emotions were sincere.
It is said that "the most ruthless imperial family", and later, in order to stabilize his power, Wu Zetian ordered the abolition of Li Xian's position as crown prince and brutally killed him.
But who would have thought that the edict that put Li Xian to death was drafted by his lover Shangguan Wan'er for Wu Zetian.
Between lover and power, Shangguan Wan'er chose to be loyal to Wu Zetian without hesitation.
Who knows what kind of mood Shangguan Wan'er, who personally drafted the edict for her lover, would have felt at that time?
After the crown prince Li Xian was demoted to the rank of commoner by Wu Zetian, he was exiled to Bazhou, and while passing through Mumen (now Mumen Town, Wangcang County, Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province), he once dried scriptures on the "scripture stone" in Mumen Temple.
Later, Shangguan Wan'er missed her lover and went to Bazhou to visit Li Xian, and when she also traveled to Mumen Town on the way, she heard that Li Xian had been killed.
Shangguan Wan'er was overwhelmed with grief, so she built a pavilion on the "scripture stone" and inscribed a song "From Banan to Jingzhou" on the pavilion to remember the crown prince Li Xian:
Mi Cang Qing Mi Cang Bi,
The residual sun is like a lawsuit and a cry.
melon vine melon tide falling,
Not like in the past.
It is not difficult to see Shangguan Wan'er's resentment and sadness from the poem, and the bitterness of lovesickness for Li Xian.
The love between Shangguan Wan'er and Li Xian also ended, and this not happy relationship experience was also Shangguan Wan'er's first contact with men and women.
Therefore, Barilla said: Li Xian is Shangguan Wan'er's first love when she was a girl, and the most sincere kind of love between the two is also emotional.
the second lover: Shangguan Wan'er and Tang Zhongzong Li Xian, two loves who played on the scene;
After Li Xian's death, Li Xian was made the new prince, and the sixteen-year-old Shangguan Wan'er quickly threw herself into Li Xian's arms in order to stop the loss in time.
Li Xian was the younger brother of the former crown prince Li Xian and the third son of Wu Zetian.
As the future emperor of Li Xian, which woman does not want to be favored by him? Obviously, Shangguan Wan'er, who lost her backer, wanted to rely on Li Xian as another backer of herself.
After Li Xian succeeded to the throne, because Wu Zetian was not accustomed to Empress Wei's domineering, he deposed Li Xian, who had just been on the throne for 55 days, as the King of Luling.
He also demoted Li Xian to Fang County, Hubei Province, and later installed his fourth son Li Dan the Prince of Xiang, as king, that is, Emperor Ruizong of Tang.
Ironically, this edict was written by Shangguan Wan'er.
This time, Shangguan Wan'er finally saw clearly the two incidents of deposing the crown prince, and also saw who was in power in the Great Tang? Who is in charge?
So Shangguan Wan'er stopped thinking about him, sank down her body and mind, and decided to submit to Wu Zetian.
It is said that feng shui takes turns, and in 705 AD, Prime Minister Zhang Kamzhi took advantage of the critical illness of the eighty-two-year-old Wu Zetian to launch a "Shenlong coup", forcing Wu Zetian to abdicate and supporting Emperor Zhongzong of Tang to restore Li Xian.
After Li Xian's salted fish turned over, Shangguan Wan'er seemed to see hope again, and automatically climbed onto Li Xian's dragon bed.
Li Xian is loyal and very good to his family, and he still remembers the old man Shangguan Wan'er in his heart.
So when Shangguan Wan'er was forty-one years old, Emperor Li Xian of Tang Zhongzong named her "Zhaorong" again, and posthumously named her mother "Lady Peiguo".
Friends, the rank of "Zhaorong" is not low in the palace, she is a concubine second only to the empress, and it is the second grade, and it can be seen that Li Xian still has no old feelings for Shangguan Wan'er.
At this time, Shangguan Wan'er was extremely favored by Tang Zhongzong Li Xian and the "generation demon queen" Empress Wei, and she was a smooth wind and water in the political arena.
Friends, they all say that "there is a fixed number in the underworld", and friends who have read history know that Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Zetian's life experiences are very similar.
Both began to live in the harem at the age of fourteen, both served two generations of emperors, and both were taken back into the palace by the new emperor after the death of the first emperor and regained higher power.
Let's talk about it, isn't all this the will of God?
Friends, Barilla believes that Shangguan Wan'er and Li Xian's relationship is mostly because of his political resources, so Shangguan Wan'er and Li Xian have no true love, but just play with him.
the third lover: Shangguan Wan'er's favorite, Wu Zetian's man Zhang Changzong;
Shangguan Wan'er was seventeen years old, and with Wu Zetian's favor for her, her rights grew day by day, and her courage was even more unscrupulous, and even Wu Zetian's man was worried about it.
According to the Tang Dynasty Zhang Yan ( jì) in the "Records of the Crane Superintendent", it was recorded that the affair between Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Zetian's male favoriter Zhang Zongchang:
Wu Zetian relied on Shangguan Wan'er as a confidant, and even did not shy away from her when he had sex with Zhang Changzong in the bed.
Shangguan Wan'er Chunchun secretly agreed, carrying Wu Zetian behind his back and fornicating with Zhang Changzong, Wu Zetian found Long Yan furious and slashed her face, Zhang Changzong repeatedly begged, and Wu Zetian pardoned her capital crime.
It is not simple to talk about Zhang Yan, the author of "The Secret of the Crane Superintendent", he is the fourth son of Tang Dynasty Prime Minister Zhang Shuo, and is also the colt of Princess Ningqin, the daughter of Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, and the donkey lieutenant of the dynasty.
According to historical records, Li Longji was very "deeply favored" to Zhang Yan.
"The Secret of the Crane Superintendent" is an ancient erotic novel that ranks first in the list of ancient banned books on the mainland.
Barilla will popularize it to everyone:
The ancient forbidden books on the mainland are divided into nine grades, and each class is divided into three grades: upper, middle and lower, that is, upper upper, upper middle, and upper and lower.
The upper is the highest, that is, the most strictly banned, and the lower is the lowest, that is, the lightest banned.
The well-known "Jin Pingmei" is in the upper and lower classes, that is, the third level of forbidden books, while "The Secretary of the Crane Superintendent" is in the upper class, ranking first in the list of banned books.
Its content mainly describes the obscene affairs in the court between Wu Zetian and Xue Huaiyi, Shen Nanxuan, and the Zhang brothers, as well as between Shangguan Wan'er and Zhang Changzong and Cui Xiang.
The word "crane control" in "crane control" means "riding a crane", the ancients often said that "immortals ride cranes on the blue sky", and the royal family often used "crane control" to describe the emperor's favored person.
And the "Control Crane Superintendent" is an institution set up by Wu Zetian specifically to recruit male pets, specifically for her to vent adultery here, and luckily Zhang Yizhi, Zhang Changzong and others.
According to the description in "The Secretary of the Crane Superintendent", Shangguan Wan'er was just seventeen years old at that time, which was the age of Huaichun when her love was like a flower and a jade.
Facing the young and handsome Zhang Changzong every day, he couldn't help but feel like a deer, and soon developed a good impression of him.
At that time, Zhang Changzong had long ceased to like Wu Zetian, who was old and yellow, but he was helpless.
It happened that the appearance of Shangguan Wan'er made up for Zhang Changzong's youthful turmoil, so the two young men got closer and closer, and something happened that shouldn't have happened, and the two often had trysts in private.
However, the "good deeds" done by the two were detected by the shrewd Wu Zetian, but because Wu Zetian was old at this time, he had already had more than enough to do about the entanglement of the bed.
Therefore, he simply turned a blind eye and was not very willing to care about the joy of the clouds and rains of the two.
It is precisely because of this that the two are full of courage, and actually went from the joy of fish and water in private to a public show of affection.
One day, Wu Zetian invited some people who supported him to dinner on weekdays, and Shangguan Wan'er actually flirted with Zhang Changzong in front of everyone.
Wu Zetian felt very faceless, jumped like thunder, pulled out the golden knife, inserted it into Shangguan Wan'er's left forehead, and cursed angrily: "Ru dares to approach me and forbidden me, and the crime should be executed." ”
Thanks to "Liulang" Zhang Changzong kneeling and begging Wu Zetian to forgive Shangguan Wan'er.
It is estimated that Wu Zetian still remembers the old feelings in his heart, perhaps cherishing her talent, and finally decided to spare her.
After that, Shangguan Wan'er left an ugly scar on her forehead.
Shangguan Wan'er felt that it was not good-looking, so she tattooed a red plum blossom at the scar on her forehead, perfectly blending the lines of the scar with the shape of the plum blossom petals, thus increasing the visual beauty.
Unexpectedly, for a while, it set off a trend of harem women competing to light red on their foreheads.
Gradually, this kind of red plum makeup has spread in the palace, and until now there are many women who love beauty, and they follow suit by lighting red on their foreheads.
It can be seen that Shangguan Wan'er and Zhang Changzong are true love, and two young and turbulent hearts extend an underground love in the lonely deep palace.
It's a pity that it was Wu Zetian who personally destroyed their true love.
After experiencing this incident, Shangguan Wan'er became more humble and obedient to Wu Zetian.
Even in terms of political views, the two are different, Shangguan Wan'er will bend to cater to them, and they will be more popular with Wu Zetian.
In 696, Wu Zetian reactivated Shangguan Wan'er, and even directly involved her in decision-making in many major military affairs.
At this time, Shangguan Wan'er became increasingly powerful, becoming a hot political figure in the imperial court, and also became the prime minister of Wu Zetian, known as the "Prime Minister of the Army" by the world.
the fourth lover: Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Zetian's nephew, political lover Wu Sansi;
Shangguan Wan'er first fell into the arms of the then crown prince Li Xian, but unfortunately she did not bet on the treasure, and Li Xian was deposed after less than two months as emperor.
After that, Wu Zetian took the throne and reused the Wu clan, making his own nephew Wu Sansi the king of Liang, and for a time Wu Sansi was powerful in the court.
At this time, Shangguan Wan'er's desire still did not stop, and she bet the treasure on Wu Sansi.
According to both the old and new Tang books, Shangguan Wan'er is described as follows:
The emperor ascended the throne, was greatly trusted, paid homage to Zhaorong, and made Zheng Peiguo the wife. Wan'er Tongwu thought twice, so the edict pushed the Right Wu Clan, suppressing the Tang family....
According to historical records, Wu Sansi is also extraordinary in appearance and handsome, and the kung fu on the pillow is excellent, which makes Shangguan Wan'er very satisfied, and he also loves him to die and live.
Coupled with Wu Sansi's power at that time, there were rumors that Wu Zetian wanted to pass the throne to him, but this was later rejected by the pavilion elder Di Renjie.
This also made Shangguan Wan'er feel that she was betting on the right treasure this time.
And Wu Sansi also built a strong barrier for Shangguan Wan'er in future power disputes.
However, after Wu Zetian's abdication, Shangguan Wan'er found that Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Li Xian was cowardly and incompetent, and Empress Wei was ambitious, bent on taking charge of the court and learning to be the second Wu Zetian.
In order to protect herself in the political battlefield surrounded by wolves, Shangguan Wan'er, after careful consideration, chose to go to Empress Wei, wanting to win over Empress Wei.
According to the Old Book of Tang:
Zhaorong Shangguan clan, often advised (Wei) Houxing Zetian story... (Empress Wei) was subjected to Shangguan Zhaorong's heresy, led three thoughts into the palace, ascended to the imperial bed, and followed Hou Shuanglu. The emperor was a little bit of money, thinking that he laughed. Scandals are getting heard day by day....
Barilla will explain the meaning and background of this passage:
Because after Emperor Li Xian of Tang Zhongzong was restored, his absurd and hedonistic nature was revealed, and his favored Yingying Yanyan also increased, and he couldn't care about Empress Wei at all.
And Wei Hou was born lewd and could not bear loneliness, and Shangguan Wan'er knew Wei Hou's troubles, so she threw herself into her favor and persuaded Wei Hou to "act in the heavenly story".
What does that mean? It is to let Wei Hou learn to be Wu Zetian: one is to ascend the throne to be the emperor, and the other is to raise male pets.
Next, Shangguan Wan'er used "sexual bribery" methods, and without hesitation, recommended her lover Wu Sansi to Empress Wei and urged them to commit adultery.
And Shangguan Wan'er herself also gained Empress Wei's trust as she wished.
In the end, Empress Wei and Wu Sansi, as well as Shangguan Wan'er, formed a Wu and Wei dictatorship group headed by Wei, completely emptying Emperor Zhongzong of Tang and Li Xian.
In fact, in the Great Tang Palace, the incident of Empress Wei and Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Sansi fornicating in the harem has long been rumored, and everyone knows it, only Tang Zhongzong Li Xian himself does not know.
It can be seen from this that Shangguan Wan'er is still very political, and her secret thinking is just a transaction of political rights.
Shangguan Wan'er took a fancy to Wu Sansi's identity and status, so she deliberately approached him, in order to consolidate her position in Wu Zetian's mind by wooing Wu Sansi.
Therefore, Barilla said that Wu Sansi was just a political lover of Shangguan Wan'er, and was by no means true love.
the fifth lover and the last flood lover of Shangguan Wan'er, the merry prime minister Cui Xiang (shí);
Shangguan Wan'er was over forty when she re-entered the arms of Emperor Li Xian of Tang Zhongzong and was given the title "Zhaorong", which won the trust of Li Xian and Empress Wei.
She also became a hot real power faction in the DPRK, and with great power in her hands, she began to release her feelings that she had suppressed for many years, and her private life gradually became presumptuous.
She secretly bought a house outside the palace, and often messed around with those who pursued fame and fortune, as well as some amorous playboys.
Shangguan Wan'er sought political interests for them, and many people also received her help, and even achieved prominent official positions.
According to the Old Book of Tang:
Wan'er each generation of emperors and queens..., Wan'er also passed through the military attendant Cui Xiang, introducing political affairs.
Among them, among Shangguan Wan'er's many lovers, the most famous one is Cui Xiang, the soldier attendant.
Cui Xiang was twenty-three years old at the time, with a good affair and a mixture of literary brilliance, and Shangguan Wan'er, who was a at the time, was nearly twenty years older than him.
Since the old lover Wu Sansi had given it to Empress Wei, Shangguan Wan'er, who was in her prime of life, had to put a wisp of infatuation on Cui Xiang's body.
Shangguan Wan'er took a fancy to Cui Xiang's appearance, and Cui Xiang fell in love with Shangguan Wan'er's power, so the two were concubines and tacit, and a flood of love happened.
Later, Cui Xiangren reached middle age, and he could not meet the needs of Shangguan Wan'er physiologically.
And ironically, in order to please Shangguan Wan'er, Cui Xiang even gave all his three handsome brothers: Cui Ying, Cui Li and Cui Di to Shangguan Wan'er.
Since then, Shangguan Wan'er has been upside down with the four Cui brothers all day, and they have served Shangguan Wan'er very well, and naturally they have become Shangguan Wan'er's heart and liver treasures.
Finally, Cui Xiang's efforts were not in vain, and he was also prosperous, and under the recommendation of Shangguan Wan'er, he soared and sat on the position of prime minister.
Cui Shi wanted to climb up, and Shangguan Wan'er needed the comfort of men, and the two took what they needed and did what they liked, and Cui Xiang naturally became Shangguan Wan'er's flood lover.
Cui Xiang is also the last lover in Shangguan Wan'er's life, and the two are using each other, mixed with some sincerity.
Barilla believes that Shangguan Wan'er was in the environment at that time, and Cui Xiang was probably the most suitable for her to flood with feelings.
The death of Shangguan Wan'er
In 710 AD, Li Longji, the king of Linzi, and Princess Taiping staged the "Tanglong coup", killing Empress Wei and Princess Anle and completely eliminating the Wei clique.
Li Longji is well aware of the herbaceous nature of Shangguan Wan'er's swaying wall, and if he doesn't kill her at this time, he will have a day of regret.
So Li Longji, who killed decisively, left the last sentence to Shangguan Wan'er: "This banshee is adulterous and profane in the palace, how can she be forgiven?" If you don't regret it today, you can't regret it."
In this way, Shangguan Wan'er was beheaded under the banner by Li Longji and died at the age of forty-six.
After Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Li Longji succeeded to the throne, he ordered people to destroy Shangguan Wan'er's cemetery, break the coffin and abandon the body, and bury it in the wilderness.
Pity Shangguan Wan'er, who has been speculating all her life, her reputation was ruined after her death, and even a wisp of her soul had nowhere to rest, and she has wandered everywhere since then.
Epilogue:
In fact, these men around Shangguan Wan'er are inseparable from her career, whether in rumors or in the official history.
After the legendary life of Shangguan Wan'er, his meritorious character is quite controversial in the world, some people praise his literary talent, and some people criticize him for obscenity.
She is enchanting and gorgeous, she is beautiful and light, she is complex and changeable, she plays with power, she is extravagant and lewd... everything about her is incredibly complicated.
However, love and hate are too luxurious for her, and all that remains here is the utilitarian gains and losses that accompany political desires.