In the first year of Shenlong (705), the crown prince Li Xian, the prime minister Zhang Khan Zhi, Cui Xuanwei and other ministers launched a mutiny in Ziwei City, Luoyang, forcing Wu Zetian to abdicate.
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Although the coup process was dangerous and tortuous, the results were as expected. Wu Zetian agreed to abdicate, and on the fourth day of the coup, Li Xian re-ascended the throne as emperor, and Jiangshan returned to Li Tang again.
When it comes to rewarding meritorious deeds, there is one detail that is very interesting!
Ordered Shangguan Wan'er to be in charge of drafting the edict, and worshiped as the second rank Zhaorong, and named his mother Zheng as Mrs. Peiguo. This "Zhaorong", like her "talented person" in the Gaozong period, is just a name for her to add products, not a harem concubine in essence.
It stands to reason that Shangguan Wan'er is Wu Zetian's confidant, and after Wu Zetian's downfall, she will not be liquidated, and it is impossible for her to be reused, let alone become a second-class official.
Unless Shangguan Wan'er betrayed Wu Zetian and also participated in the "Shenlong Coup", she also has the credit for overthrowing Wu Zetian.
Zhang Cambodia and others could contact the courtiers who supported Li Tang and blocked the news of the coup d'état from Wu Zetian, but his hand could not reach into the harem.
At the beginning, in order to deal with Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao Shufei, Wu Zetian created a very large palace intelligence network. She relied on the huge palace intelligence network to get information that was unfavorable to her as soon as possible.
Shangguan Wan'er's grandfather, Shangguan Yi, once instigated Gaozong Li to abolish the post-abolition edict, and also took the initiative to help him write the edict after the abolition. As soon as the edict was written, Wu Zetian arrived immediately, not only stopping Li Zhi from abolishing the queen in time, but also beheading Shangguan Yi.
The reason why Wu Zetian was able to get the news so quickly relied on the palace intelligence network she operated.
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If Zhang Cambodia and others want to launch a "Shenlong Coup", they must hide from Wu Zetian's palace intelligence system.
At that time, most of the palace people had residences in the city, and they often went out to live and exchange news with the courtiers, and they would find some clues, and then report to Wu Zetian.
If you want to deal with these palace people, you obviously can't rely on Zhang Cambodia and others, and you must get the support of Shangguan Wan'er.
When Shangguan Yi was killed, Wan'er, who was still in infancy, was spared death and was punished to the court with her mother Zheng.
Wan'er, who grew up in the court since she was a child, was carefully cultivated by her mother, who was smart and good at writing and proficient in literary words, not only able to recite poems and writing, but also knowledgeable and intelligent.
By chance, Wu Zetian discovered her talent and immediately ordered her to be removed from her status as a slave and maid, and let her be in charge of the edict in the palace.
Shangguan Wan'er thus became a confidant of the empress against the sky, and had the power to make decisions on court affairs. Not only that, Wu Zetian also handed over the position of the leader of the palace people group to her.
Wu Zetian suffered many disasters and illnesses in her later years, and her energy and physical strength could not support her to deal with government affairs for a long time, but she didn't want to let go of power.
As a result, the two brothers Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi were pushed from the harem to the former dynasty and became Wu Zetian's eyes and ears. Wu Zetian tried to use Erzhang as the center to create a new government handling team, which was tantamount to weakening Shangguan Wan'er's power in disguise.
Smashing people's jobs, such as killing parents!
Shangguan Wan'er and Er Zhang are bound to embark on the road of confrontation.
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Although Shangguan Wan'er has conflicts with Er Zhang, it does not mean that she will fall to Zhang Khan's faction. It has always been taboo for the harem to have too close relations with courtiers, and Zhang Cambodia did not have the opportunity to contact Shangguan Wan'er frequently, let alone persuade her to join the coup group.
At this time, there needs to be a middleman. This person must be able to enter and exit the harem frequently, and must also have access to members of the coup group.
According to the situation at that time, only Wu Zetian's little padded jacket Princess Taiping had this condition.
Princess Taiping is Wu Zetian's heart and soul baby, and she can enter and leave the harem freely; She is also the younger sister of the crown prince Li Xian and the prime minister Li Dan, and the three siblings will not arouse suspicion when they meet in private.
Because Princess Taiping can enter and leave the harem freely, and she is Wu Zetian's sweetheart, plus she is the same age as Shangguan Wan'er; came and went, and the two became best friends.
Let Princess Taiping convince Shangguan Wan'er that she is the most suitable person!
The question is, Princess Taiping is a collection of thousands of favors, why is she full of food and support to make her mother Wu Zetian's rebellion?
It's very simple, Princess Taiping's surname is Li, and she also wants to return Jiangshan to Li Tang; In addition, Princess Taiping also wants to learn her mother's addiction to being an empress, she is hopeless on the side of her wise mother, and it is difficult to say on the side of her mediocre brother Li Xian.
In addition, Princess Taiping's lover Gao Jian was framed by the two Zhang brothers and was exiled. Since then, Princess Taiping has sworn to stand with the two brothers.
Under the persuasion of the crown prince Li Xian and the prime minister Li Dan, Princess Taiping agreed to join the coup group and came forward to persuade Shangguan Wan'er.
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As soon as Princess Taiping came out, she was successful. Shangguan Wan'er stood on the side of the coup group and blocked information related to the coup d'état from Wu Zetian.
Wu Zetian's huge palace intelligence system was broken from the inside.
When the coup d'état took place, Wu Zetian did not receive the news that the two Zhang brothers were executed by Zhang Cambodia and others. It wasn't until the coup group surrounded Wu Zetian's palace that she found out that she had been betrayed.
The person who betrayed her was her confidant Shangguan Wan'er!
The "mutiny" was a decision made by Shangguan Wan'er to assess the situation, and it was also forced by the political situation at that time. At that time, the two Zhang brothers were already angry, and Wu Zetian was about to run out of oil.
If Shangguan Wan'er does not join the coup group, she will inevitably be liquidated afterwards, and with her political wisdom, she will inevitably think of this layer.
Shangguan Wan'er still has feelings for Wu Zetian, Wu Zetian's edict wanted to let herself be buried with Gaozong, and the opposition was very strong at that time, and it was she who strongly advocated obeying Wu Zetian's last wish, so that Wu Zetian's last wish was finally realized.
When Zhongzong Li Xian was in charge, Shangguan Wan'er was also an active promoter of Wu Zetian's policy. She also continued to act as the umbrella of the Wu family in the Zhongzong Dynasty, and tried her best to fulfill the wish of the "Li Wu" confluence for Wu Zetian.
Five
From the standpoint of the people, Shangguan Wan'er is still a good person.
Shangguan Wan'er persuaded the emperor to follow the practice of Wu Zetian's era and ask the world's corporal to mourn his mother who died after being retired for three years; Please also make the age of 23 years for the people to be the age of majority, and to begin their military service; Exempted from military service at the age of 59 (in the past, it was an adult at the age of twenty and retired at the age of sixty).
This suggestion was approved by the Emperor!
Don't underestimate the small changes in the past three years and one year!
For the common people, three years of late service can add three more years of labor force to the family, and in that feudal society with low production efficiency, this is directly related to the survival of the whole family.
Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor who was regarded as a benevolent monarch, was exempted from paying taxes for only one year in his hometown of Nandun County, and later increased it to two years at the behest of his fellow villagers.
Zhang Cambodia and others persuaded Princess Taiping through the crown prince Li Xian and the prime minister Li Dan, and then persuaded Shangguan Wan'er through the princess, and finally achieved the goal of reaching into Wu Zetian's harem.
The Li family was able to regain control of the country, and Shangguan Wan'er contributed a lot.
However, during the "Tang Long Coup", Tang Xuanzong cut Shangguan Wan'er without hesitation, and a generation of talented women and prime ministers withdrew from the stage of history.