Chapter 186: Shangguan Wan'er

After the middle of Tang Gaozong, the power was gradually controlled by the empress Wu Zetian, Wu Zetian was originally a talented person in the Taizong period, and Tang Taizong was recruited into the palace by Tang Gaozong after his death. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info She won the power struggle and was made queen. Tang Gaozong asked Wu Zetian to deal with the government because of his health, so Wu Zetian and Tang Gaozong were called the two saints.

After the death of Tang Gaozong, the crown prince Li Xian ascended the throne as Tang Zhongzong. Because of his disagreement with Tang Zhongzong, Wu Zetian soon deposed him as the king of Luling and renamed his fourth son Li Dan as the emperor, which was for Tang Ruizong. After Wu Zetian pacified Xu Jingye's rebellion, he abolished Tang Ruizong, that is, the emperor, changed the name of the country to Zhou, that is, Wu Zhou, set the capital in Luoyang, known as the divine capital, and demoted Li Dan to the emperor's heir, becoming the only female emperor in Chinese history.

During the reign of Wu Zetian and the emperor, she encroached on the land of small peasants because she believed in Buddhism and demanded the construction of Dayun Temple in all states under the world, which led to the destruction of the Juntian system, on which the government and military system depended. Wu Zetian cracked down on the Guanlong clique since the Northern Zhou Dynasty and vigorously promoted officials from the imperial examination, who were then called Beimen Scholars, many of whom were scholars from the Kanto and Jiangnan regions.

And vigorously promote talents, such as Di Renjie, Zhang Cambodia, Zhang Renyuan, Yao Chong and other famous generals, culture and art have also progressed, when Buddhism flourished, the Buddhist temples in the Wu and Zhou dynasties were built frequently. In the first year of Shenlong, Jing Hui and Prime Minister Zhang Khan Zhi launched a coup d'état of Shenlong, forced Wu Zetian to abdicate, supported the restoration of Tang Zhongzong, restored Li Tang Sheji, and Li Dan was established as the prime minister.

Shangguan Wan'er is the granddaughter of Shangguan Yi, Shangguan Yi was killed, and she was married to the inner court with her mother Zheng Shifa. At the age of fourteen, Wu Zetian was in charge of Wenhe, and when he was in Zhongzong, he was named Zhaorong. It was suggested that the library should be expanded, and the bachelors should be added, and the poetry and literature of the world should be evaluated on behalf of the imperial court. Tang Xuanzong raised an army and was killed at the same time as Empress Wei.

Shangguan Wan'er is the granddaughter of Shangguan Yi, the prime minister of Tang Gaozong, who was killed by Empress Wu because he drafted an edict for Gaozong to abolish Wu Zetian, and his family membership was confiscated. Shangguan Wan'er, who was still in infancy, and her mother Zheng were both married to the court.

When she was fourteen years old, she was bewitching and gorgeous, beautiful and light, with a smile and a smile, her own demeanor, plus she was born smart, she was able to recite, her writing was brilliant, and she wrote a thousand words. Shangguan Wan'er was summoned to the palace by Wu Zetian, and asked her to write according to the title on the spot. Shangguan Wan'er's text does not add points, it must be made in a moment, the pearl is round and jade, and the sound of the leaves is harmonious, especially her calligraphy is charming, and the grid imitates hairpins. Wu Zetian was overjoyed when he saw it, and immediately ordered her to be dismissed as a slave and maid, and let her be in charge of the edict in the palace.

Wu Zetian relied on Shangguan Wan'er as a confidant, and even when he was in bed with Zhang Changzong, he did not shy away from her. Shangguan Wan'er was at the beginning of her love, so she couldn't help but be moved, and Zhang Changzong's beautiful appearance couldn't help but be hit like a deer. One day, Shangguan Wan'er and Zhang Changzong played in private, and Wu Zetian saw it, Wu Zetian pulled out a golden knife, inserted it into Shangguan Wan'er's front bun, injured his left forehead, and said angrily: "If you dare to approach my forbidden belly again, you should be executed." ”

Fortunately, Zhang Changzong knelt down for her to intercede and was pardoned. Shangguan Wan'er had a scar on her forehead, so she stabbed a red plum blossom on the scar to cover it, but who knew that it was even more coquettish. The palace maids thought it was beautiful, and some people secretly followed suit with rouge on their foreheads, and gradually there was this kind of red plum makeup in the palace.

In the future, Shangguan Wan'er served more carefully, catered to the music, and won Wu Zetian's favor. Wu Zetian asked her to deal with the Baisi performance table and participate in government affairs, and her power became more and more grand.

In the first year of Shenlong, Tang Zhongzong was reinstated, and after Zhongzong ascended the throne, the power was in the hands of Empress Wei. Zhongzong has been displaced all his life, living a precarious life, and has developed a weak character, while Empress Wei is bent on learning Wu Zetian, colluding with his daughter Princess Anle to control the court.

As early as when Tang Gaozong died, Shangguan Wan'er was sixteen years old, and her mother had already died. Shangguan Wan'er was good at grooming, the thrush was sticking to the green, scratching her head and making a gesture, so she stole a personal affair with Emperor Zhongzong. Later, Zhongzong was deposed and confined in Fangzhou, only Empress Wei accompanied Emperor Zhongzong in the secluded place and suffered all the hardships. After Zhongzong arrived at the reinstatement, he was in power, so he summoned Shangguan Wan'er to merge into a Luan Fengjiao, which was registered as Jieyu, and named Shangguan Wan'er's mother Zheng as Mrs. Peiguo, and ordered Shangguan Wan'er to be in charge of drafting the edict.

Shangguan Wan'er once had an affair with Wu Sansi, Wu Sansi was extraordinary, and her kung fu on the pillow was also very satisfactory to her. Later, after Zhongzong's summoning, she sighed to herself, Zhongzong was old, and it was inevitable that the bed lacked style, so she recommended Wu Sansi to Empress Wei. Empress Wei likes to gamble on Shuanglu games in the palace on weekdays, she and Wu Sansi sit opposite each other and bet on Shuanglu, Empress Wei deliberately behaves stupidly and coquettishly, teasing Wu Sansi and jokes; Zhongzong holds a toothpick in his hand, and calculates the chips for the two of them.

Due to the addition of Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Sansi, Empress Wei's power increased greatly, and Tang Zhongzong's authority was completely hollowed out. Wu Sansi relied on the support of Empress Wei and Princess An Le and others, and successively designed to belittle Zhang Cambodia, Huan Yanfan, Jinghui, Yuan Shuji and Cui Xuanwei and other five kings.

Shangguan Wan'er had an affair with Wu Sansi again, and in the edicts drafted, she often admired the Wu family and suppressed the royal family, which made the crown prince Li Chongjun angry. Li Chongjun and Zuo Yulin General Li Duozuo and others, correcting the emperor's will, sent Zuo Yulin Army and 1,000 cavalry, in the middle of the night, two military horses went straight to Wu Sansi and Wu Chongxun's mansion. and killed more than 10 of his pro-party members, and commanded 3,000 troops, went straight to Suzhangmen, cut the pass and went straight in, searching for Empress Wei, Princess Anle, and Shangguan Wan'er.

Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly fled to the residence of Tang Zhongzong and Empress Wei, and threatened: "Look at the prince's meaning, he wants to kill Shangguan Wan'er first, and then hunt and kill the queen and His Majesty in turn." ”

Empress Wei and Zhongzong were furious for a while, so they took Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Anle to the Xuanwu Gate to avoid the soldiers, and ordered Liu Jingren, the general of the Right Yulin, to lead more than 2,000 flying horsemen to guard in front of the Taiji Hall and guard themselves behind closed doors. The prince was defeated and killed, and Zhongzong issued an edict to present the prince's head to the Taimiao.

At this time, Empress Wei saw that Wu Sansi was dead, and her heart was extremely desolate, and when she heard that the head of the prince had arrived in the capital, she issued an edict: "The head of the prince will be sacrificed in front of the coffin of Wu Sansi and Wu Chongxun's father and son." Empress Wei and Princess An Le personally went to the mourning in front of the mourning.

Shangguan Wan'er instigated Zhongzong to set up a Xiuwen Museum, summoned the world's poetry and literary talents, and invited the ministers of poetry and literature in the court to enter the Xiuwen Museum, so as to promote the flowers. Many feasts and amusements, poems and songs, continuous streams, drunk and do not want to return. Shangguan Wan'er replaced Zhongzong, Empress Wei and Princess Anle at the same time every time, and made several poems together, with beautiful verses, and most of the people of the time recited and sang. For the poems made by the minister, Zhongzong ordered Shangguan Wan'er to evaluate, and those who ranked first often rewarded with gold lords, which were extremely valuable.

Legend has it that when Shangguan Wan'er was born, her mother Zheng dreamed of a giant and gave her a scale and said, "Hold this scale to measure the scribes of the world." ”

Zheng expected that there must be a boy in his womb, and he would definitely be able to weigh the talents of the world in the future, but who knew that he was born with a daughter, and Zheng was very unhappy. This Shangguan Wan'er has a beautiful face, but she is better than her mother, she has grown smart and clever since she was a child, and she was only a full moon when she was born, Zheng held Shangguan Wan'er in her arms and joked: "Can you weigh the people of the world?"

Shangguan Wan'er babbled accordingly, and now it is indeed the case. Therefore, inside and outside the court, poetry has become a trend. Empress Wei did not work on poetry, that is, Shangguan Wan'er caught the knife on her behalf, and the ministers also knew that it was not the emperor's own handwriting, but in front of her had to think that she was self-controlled, and she was particularly praised, so Empress Wei spoiled Shangguan Wan'er.

Shangguan Wan'er took this opportunity to take Cui Xiangyin, the squire of the military department, as the head, and he has never been a beautiful talent, and there is no one who does not pity each other. At the beginning, Shangguan Wan'er and Wu San Sishang had a personal relationship, and when they saw Cui Xiang, their expressions were like separation. Now that Wu Sansi is under the control of Empress Wei, she left Shangguan Wan'er alone and miserable, and a wisp of infatuation was all placed on Cui Xiang.

Cui Xiang is young and talented, and Wan'er can be a good couple, and now they have formed a dew edge, Wan'er has to get her wish, but there are still dissatisfactions, Cui Xiang is outside the palace, Wan'er is in the palace, although the palace is relaxed, there is a Zhongzong on it, after all, it is inconvenient. Wan'er came up with another way to invite the camp to be outside the camp so that she could enjoy it.

The Zhongzong sent people to wear the pond as a swamp in Shangguan Wan'er's residence, and the stacked stones were rocks, and they were extremely carved and decorated, and often led the ministers to feast in it. The pavilions and pavilions here, the garden pavilion and corridor, the elegance is the first in Luoyang, and Shangguan Wan'er and Cui Xiang have been bathing with mandarin ducks every day since then.

Cui Xiang's brothers Cui Li, Cui Li, Cui Di, and the four brothers all had clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and their faces were like crowns of jade, and Cui Xiang led them into the palace one by one to meet Shangguan Wan'er. Shangguan Wan'er has seen so many beautiful young men, and she can't love them for a while. Since then, Shangguan Wan'er has walked, sat and lyed, and the four brothers of the Cui family have followed and accompanied her all the time.

Shangguan Wan'er often holds banquets in the palace, with a beautiful woman in the middle, and four young men sitting next to her, drinking and laughing on both sides, and giving orders and poems. Later, when Cui Xiang presided over the election, he had many negligences, was impeached by Li Shangyin, and was relegated to another state as Sima, and because Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Anle appealed for him, the official was reinstated.

Princess Taiping's power is growing stronger and greater, and Shangguan Wan'er is attached to Princess Taiping. After Tang Zhongzong was poisoned by Empress Wei and Princess Anle, Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping drafted an edict together, and Li Chongmao, the king of Wen, was appointed as the crown prince, which was for Ruizong. Empress Wei was the governor of the government, and the prime minister Li Dan participated in the government affairs.

Li Longji, the king of Linzi, led Yulin soldiers to rush into the palace and kill Empress Wei and her henchmen. Wan'er was originally a smart person, but she took the palace people to greet her with candles, and showed the edict she and Princess Taiping had prepared to Liu Youqiu to see, and asked him to tell Longji to avoid death.

Liu You begged to see her delicate throat, Chu Chu was pitiful, so he agreed. Coincidentally, when Li Longji entered the palace, he presented the grass system and defended it on behalf of Shangguan Wan'er. However, Li Longji said: "How can this banshee be forgiven for her adultery and desecration of the palace? If you don't kill her today, it will be too late to regret it." So he killed Shangguan Wan'er.

Shangguan Wan'er is the most talented woman in history, and her life can be said to be a legend of ups and downs. Although there is no name of prime minister, but there is the fact of prime minister, Wu Zetian even wanted to make her the empress for a time.

In the Kaiyuan period, Tang Xuanzong remembered Shangguan Wan'er's talent, ordered to collect her poems, edited into 20 volumes, Zhang Shuo wrote for her: "Sensitive listening, exploring the microscopic mirror, opening the volume of Haina, just like the previous heard, shaking the pen and flying, into the same structure." The ancients had a female history of merit, and there was a female scholar who decided to speak of the valve, Zhaorong and the United States of the two dynasties, one day and ten thousand opportunities, the consultant was not left behind, and he should receive the wish, although the Han called Ban Yuan, the Jin Yu Zuo Yuan, the way of the article is not different, and the auxiliary work is different. ”

Although Shangguan Wan'er also enjoyed all the glory and power for a time, she still has to look up to the emperor, the queen, and the princess, and still have to bend to meet her will, and I am afraid that only she knows the joys and sorrows in this. Later, she did not escape her doom and fell victim to the struggle for imperial power.