Author: Dai Ke, Source: Tang Poetry song poetry ancient poems (ID: tsgsc8)
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In wu Zetian's time, she led the birth of several representative women, such as Princess Taiping, Shangguan Wan'er, and Empress Wei. What they commonly characterize is the harem and the desire for power. Wu Zetian was a unpopular talent who stepped onto the emperor's throne step by step, and everyone around her wanted to emulate her.
Among them, the most unlikely to succeed is Shangguan Wan'er. Not only is she not easy to succeed, but she has always been in a situation of walking on thin ice. For this mood, future generations may be more or less misunderstood.
In 644, the chancellor Shangguan Yi suggested to the emperor that the throne of Empress Wu Zetian be deposed, and Wu Mei cried and tore the holy will to pieces. As a result, it was not himself who died, but Shangguan Yi.
Before Shangguan Yi died, he realized that Li Zhi was so afraid of his wife! But in the end, nothing was changed back. Then, Wu Zetian ordered him to be punished by the Nine Tribes. After the slaughter, there were only two people left in the Shangguan family— Shangguan Wan'er and her mother Zheng Shi. Zheng Shi was the sister of Zheng Xiuyuan, the young secretary of taichang, and when he read his brother's intercession, the mother and daughter were spared death. However, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living sin cannot be escaped, and the Zheng family carries the infant daughter and comes to the court as a slave.
The name Wan'er was given by her mother, who expected her to have a gentle personality and avoid offending people. Throughout her life, she seems to have tried her best to develop towards her mother's hopes. Because she does some laundry and cleaning every day, her daughter's education becomes a problem. At that time, there was an inner literature museum in the harem, which was open to the maids of the palace, and her mother entrusted someone to send her to study.
In the process of studying, Shangguan Wan'er became acquainted with two princesses, Yiyang and Xuancheng. Both of them were former daughters of Concubine Xiao. After Princess Xiao Shufei was killed by Wu Zetian, her daughter was also reduced to slavery. Shangguan Wan'er talked to them about literature and read some books together. A few years later, the two princesses got married, and Wan'er did chores during the day and immersed herself in the sea of books at night. Until it was excavated by Wu Zetian.
02
On this day, Wu Zetian came to his alma mater, where he had graduated, and wanted to choose a talented woman to read as a companion for Prince Li Xian. When the old scholar learned of his intentions, he immediately recommended Shangguan Wan'er to the empress.
Empress Wu did not forget the events of fourteen years ago at this moment, but she was a person with a lot of instruments, so she asked Shangguan Wan'er to call her for questioning. Seeing that this little girl was born beautifully, with red lips and white teeth, and dressed plainly but not beautifully, I wanted to see her poetry. Shangguan Wan'er then silently wrote a few poems from her daily life, and Wu Zetian read them with satisfaction. I thought: Yes, it is you. Although the two have a deep hatred in the blood sea, Wu Zetian still praises in public: this woman is not extraordinary!
To say how high Shangguan Wan'er's level is at this time, I think it is definitely not high. Before that, Li Xian also had an accompanying reader, he was Wang Bo, the head of the Four Masters. Wang Bo's talent is universally recognized, and Shangguan Wan'er is inferior. Even, she may not be as good as the current prince. Li Xian was eight or nine years older than Wan'er, and his living conditions were good since childhood, and his knowledge was also above this young girl who had just arrived. Then, the purpose of the Empress Wu sending Shangguan Wan'er here was nothing more than to spy on the prince. Because mother and son are not a heart, many of his actions are very sensitive to Wu Zetian.
In the process of accompanying reading, Shangguan Wan'er, who is in adolescence, accidentally fell into the whirlpool of love. She fell in love with the prince beside her. Although Li Xian knew that she was sent by her mother, she still trusted her in every way. Speaking of Wu Zetian, she has always been satisfied with Shangguan Wan'er's work. Gradually, not only will she be told about things, but she will also be asked for her opinions, and even things like the approval of the recital will be entrusted to her. Wan Er became a red man next to the queen for a while. What makes her more sought after is her work.
In May, during the peony season, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian enjoyed the flowers together in the Imperial Garden. A group of ministers and sons and daughters were summoned to fill in the words and write poems. Li's illness improved, and he happily wrote the first sentence first, and then everyone continued in turn. When it was Wu Zetian's turn to be the little girl next to her, she jumped out a sentence: The momentum is like Lian Biyou, and the heart is like a stinky Lan person.
At that time, the people present applauded and praised. To be honest, this joint poem is very "palace body", a literary symbol of an era. If everyone present had been born a few decades later, they would have seen Li Bai's completely different sentence!
03
When it comes to "palace poetry", the character that has to be mentioned is Shangguan Yi. Wan'er's poetic style, to a large extent, inherited the family learning. Shangguan's body is beautiful and feminine, and Wen Yiduo regards it as garbage. Not only in modern times, since Chen Ziang was born, few people have learned the "Shangguan style" anymore. If she had always written that kind of work, the title of the poem would never have survived. Fortunately, she also wrote some small landscape poems, which exuded a free and leisurely atmosphere, which can be called a good work.
Under the prevailing wind of qushui, Princess Changning also repaired the liubei pool, and Shangguan Wan'er went to play and wrote twenty-five memorabilia poems. One of the most famous is the first one:
Climbing vine beckons yike, Yan Gui xie humor.
Look at the shadows of the trees in the water, and listen to the sound of pines in the wind.
—— "Princess You Changning Liu Cup Pool · Part 1"
Quiet, quiet, and free, it is not at all like a person who lives in the cracks of politics all day long. At the end of the couplet, the taste is somewhat similar to the later poetry Buddha Wang Wei.
Look again at her fourteenth song:
After a long climb, I met the beginning of the ninth spring.
Jiesi fills the street, Lu Yan Man Yiju.
Dou Xuemei vomited first, and the wind willow was not soothed.
Straight to the sunset, not afraid of wine.
——" Princess You Changning Liu Cup Pool XIV
Women in the Tang Dynasty were indeed very open, and it was normal to ride horses on the street. But her purpose was not to show off her horsemanship, nor to play games, but to see the scenery. What do you see? Look at the plum blossom first vomit, look at the wicker unsustained.
"At the moment, I'm worried about the speed of time, not that the glass stops in front of me— I'm going to have another drink and write a poem!" It can be seen that the free and leisurely life outside the palace has always been what she yearns for.
And looking back, looking at the thirteenth song, you will probably find her final voice.
Yuhuan Tengyuan creation, Golden Lotus Honor.
Fu plays with jewelry, still leaving benevolence and wisdom.
The mountain is used as a room, and the tree is the tree.
Gong lost to Baner, and since then he has been a voice.
——" You Changning Princess Liu Cup Pool XIII
The mountain is used as a room, and the tree is the tree. This is the same as Xie Daoyun's "Taishan Yin" in "The middle of the rock is empty, lonely and mysterious." Non-worker, non-craftsman, cloud structure hair nature" means consistency. She wanted to live in seclusion, wanted to have her own piece of the world, and later built her own manor outside the palace, but she could not get out of the political quagmire in her life.
04
Because the crown prince Li Xian had always opposed Wu Zetian, he was first impeached for indulging in female sex, and then found out that he had hidden weapons. So he embarked on the road of being deposed, imprisoned, and exiled.
On the day he left, it was snowing heavily, and Li Xian, who was naked, silently bid farewell to Chang'an. His younger brother Li Xian couldn't bear to look at it anymore and gave the emperor the "Please Give the Shuren Clothes Table". It was hard to believe that the prince of the hall could be reduced to the point of being a beggar. And this is exactly the desperate love of Tianhou Wu Zetian. Anyone who touches the power in her hands will be suppressed one by one. Whether it's a minister or a son.
Shangguan Wan'er, who had been hiding a grudge in her heart since Li Xian's departure, soon wrote the "Color Book Complaint":
At the beginning of the Cave Court under the leaves, Sijun Wanliyu.
The dew incense was cold, and the moon fell on the screen.
Want to play Jiangnan qu, covet the Jibei Book.
There is no other intention in the book, and I am sad to leave for a long time.
Li Xian was later given death, and Shangguan Wan'er's first relationship also came to an end. Subsequently, Li Xian, who had been made crown prince, attacked her again, and Wu Zetian also gave her a new task - to assist the crown prince Li Xian.
In December 683, Emperor Gaozong of Tang died in Luoyang. Before his death, he handed over his seat to the crown prince and appointed several ministers to assist him, and in addition, he specifically instructed that if there was anything that could not be solved, he would deal with it with the Queen of Heaven. As a result, li xian's everything became impossible to solve, and the result was that it was handled by the queen of heaven alone.
In order to vent his dissatisfaction, he arbitrarily promoted his daughter-in-law's mother-in-law's family, and as a result, because of a joke, he was grabbed by Wu Zetian and got out of the egg within thirty-six days. This time it was still Shangguan Wan'er who wrote the edict. Soon, she wrote down Wu Zetian's will to let Li Dan, the Prince of Xiang, return as emperor. This period of history is almost like a child's play. The true meaning is that everything is in the hands of Empress Dowager Wu Zetian, and as long as she does not let go, no one can oppose her. Even Xu Jingye's more than 100,000 rebel troops were easily picked up by Empress Wu. Shangguan Wan'er became more and more aware that this woman might open up a new side of history.
05
In 690, at the age of 67, Wu Zetian ascended to the throne. Before that, she had been planning for more than thirty years, which is one of the reasons why no woman has followed her to success.
After Wu Zetian ascended the throne, Shangguan Wan'er's power also reached its peak. But she will always be Shangguan Wan'er, and she does not dare to fantasize that she can one day become Wu Zetian. Because of the proximity to Zhu Zhichi, Wan Er will be more or less influenced by this idol, the most typical of which is the concept of love.
Seeing that the emperor had found so many male pets for himself, both the concubines of the harem and the women of the people realized that it turned out that women could also have three or four husbands. This is not a loss of morality, but a symbol of status and ability. As a result, this unhealthy atmosphere spread.
The old lady is quite doting on male pets. Because of a criminal case, Shangguan Wan'er was involved in it, and she was responsible for not telling the secret. The empress was furious and wanted to kill her, but because she cherished her talent, she changed it to the punishment of face shaving. After coming out of prison. Shangguan Wan'er had two more words on her forehead: 忤意.
If you go out with this face, even an ugly-looking person will be scared away by her. Because she is not only crippled, but also a crime. A generation of female ministers, the emperor actually said to turn his face. It's chilling. But it also happened to make her another beauty.
When she appeared in front of people again, the mark on her forehead turned into a beautiful plum blossom. After takinggo saw it, she couldn't help but praise it. As a result, the palace ladies began to follow suit, competing to light plum blossoms on their foreheads. This is the "plum blossom makeup" that has been passed down through the ages.
Such a beautiful woman can trigger the effect of "East Shi Gong Gong". Then her fate will naturally not be too good. At least for love, she can't decide.
After breaking up with Li Xian, Shangguan Wan'er fell into Li Xian's arms again, and after Li Xian was exiled, she fell in love with Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Sansi. Wu Sansi naturally liked such a beautiful woman, such a slightly flawed jade, more attractive than intact. For this matter, the emperor was more approved, because she had always hoped that in the future, the children of the Wu clan would inherit the unification. Nephew Wu Sansi is a good candidate.
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Although Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi made a lot of efforts for the throne, because of the persistence of Di Renjie and other old ministers, Wu Zetian finally ordered Li Xian to be welcomed back. Li Xian's return this time can be said to be in accordance with public opinion. Fourteen years have passed since his last exile. Shangguan Wan'er was thirty-six years old and still unmarried. If Li Xian didn't come back, she would definitely be like this for the rest of her life.
Although Li Xian returned, he also became a prince. But his son and son-in-law were forced to be killed for insulting the brothers of Zhang Yizhi, the emperor's male favorite. At this time, the contradiction between mother and child has once again risen to the commanding heights. On the first day of the first month of the first year of shenlong, Zhang Kamzhi and others supported Li Xian, and took advantage of Wu Zetian's serious illness to force the palace to seize power. Wu Zetian finally removed his crown and handed over the throne to his son. At the end of the year, he died in Shangyang Palace. Before her death, she was accompanied only by her lifelong confidant, Shangguan Wan'er.
With Li Xian's ascension to the throne, Empress Wei's power grew, and she began to attract talents, and constantly plotted with her daughter Princess Anle in an attempt to emulate Wu Zetian. At this time, Shangguan Wan'er could only maneuver between Empress Wei and Princess Taiping, because she could not afford to offend either side. Even in order to save herself, she took the initiative to paste Li Xian, and the two rekindled their old love. Soon, Wan'er was given the title of Zhaorong, belonging to the Ninth Concubine, the first rank of concubines.
Li Xian was very fond of her, allowing her to build a private mansion outside the palace and organize poetry and elegant meetings at will. In the process, she came together with the poet Cui Xiang. The two committed misdeeds, but Li Xian was kept in the dark. Because of this fainting, at the moment of his death, it was discovered that It was Wei Hou and his daughter who had poisoned his cake.
As soon as Li Xian died, Shangguan Wan'er drafted a false edict. Then, Li Longji, the king of Linzi, joined forces with his aunt Princess Taiping and launched a coup d'état. That night, Empress Wei, Princess Anle, and Shangguan Wan'er were all killed. Since then, Datang has opened up a new situation. This period of regency by women is over.
Many years later, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ordered Zhang Shu to collect Shangguan Wan'er's poems and compile them into the Zhaorong Anthology, and he personally wrote the preface, comparing it to Ban Jieyu and Zuo Fen. It can be seen that in his heart, he still admitted this Zhaorong talent that he had always hated. For Shangguan Wan'er, although the short period of more than forty years was frightening, she also became a member of the Li Tang royal family, so that posterity repeatedly pursued the road and became famous in history.
-Author-
Kong Yao. Pen name Daiko. Love life, love literature, love poetry. A pure and simple literary and artistic youth; a red fan who is difficult to extricate himself; an ethereal ancient poetry writer!