[She really loved her whole life and pursued her life, but in exchange for being unmarried for life and lonely for life.

In the summer of the sixth year of Yamato (832 AD), Xue Tao, a generation of talented female poets, closed her eyes peacefully.

In the second year, Duan Wenchang, who was the prime minister, also wrote an epitaph for her, which read "The Tomb of Xue Tao Hongdu, the Girl School Book of Xichuan".

Now there is a couplet in Wangjiang Tower:

Gujing is cold and slanting, ask a few loquats, where is the school book door lane?

The river bends horizontally, occupies the smoke and rain on the first floor, and the grass hall of the division is divided equally.

Comparing her with Du Fu is to the effect that they are all hard-working people in the world, and it also proves from the side that she has the qualifications to be compared with the poet Du Fu. 】

[To sum up, Xue Tao ranks fifth among the top ten talented women in history, and deserves his name! ] 】

"She obviously has so many choices in her life, but for the sake of a man, she will die alone. Is it worth it? ”

"Maybe it's because of the sadness that is greater than the death of the heart, she still paid her feelings by mistake after all."

"O man! Hehe! ”

Xue Tao's lonely life makes people sigh, but fortunately, she has left her own traces of history, and in this regard, I am afraid that she is stronger than most people.

Love but can't, lonely old age, such a topic is somewhat heavy and depressing.

After a short break, the fourth talented girl is about to make her debut.

[Hello everyone, welcome to this short video: Inventory of the Top Ten Talented Women in History! ] 】

[Maker: Su Qian]

[The fourth place in the top ten talented women in history: the prime minister of women, Shangguan Wan'er]

Wu Zetian stared at the light curtain in mid-air and muttered to himself: "Prime Minister of Women? Can a woman also be a prime minister? ”

Li Zhi looked at Shangguan Wan'er's beautiful face and said to Wu Zetian: "Women also have talents through the sky, such as you, my queen!" ”

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[Shangguan Wan'er, surnamed Shangguan, also known as Shangguan Zhaorong, was born in Shaanxi County, Shaanzhou, and her ancestral home was Shangtai County, Longxi County, a female official, poet, and imperial concubine in the Tang Dynasty. In the Wu Zetian period, there was a person named "the prime minister of women". 】

[Shangguan Wan'er was born in a famous family, claiming to be a descendant of Shangguan Ji of the Western Han Dynasty, and her grandfather was Shangguan Yi, the prime minister of Gaozong.

Shangguan Wan'er was supposed to be the daughter of the noble prime minister's house, but Shangguan Yi was convicted in the first year of Lin De (664 AD) for Li Zhi to draft an edict to abolish Empress Wu Zetian, and was killed by Wu Zetian along with his son Shangguan Tingzhi.

Shangguan Wan'er, who was in infancy at this time, was confiscated into the court as a slave with her mother Zheng, and between the ups and downs of fate, it was like a bad joke. 】

[However, even if he has been reduced to the court, the Zheng family is still strictly cultivating his daughter.

Because of this, Shangguan Wan'er has read poetry and books under the guidance of her mother since she was a child, and even the "Old Tang Book" called it: "There are literary words, and there are things to learn from the officials". 】

[In 677 AD, the crown prince Li Xian and his ministers Pei Yan and Luo Bin Wang planned a coup d'état, and Shangguan Wan'er, who was only fourteen years old, also actively participated in revenge.

However, the matter was revealed, the crown prince was deposed, Pei Yan was beheaded, and King Luo Bin escaped death.

Shangguan Wan'er would have been executed as well, but the result was completely the opposite.

Not only was she not killed by Wu Zetian, but she also made an exception to accept her as a confidential secretary.

Why?

In fact, the most important thing is that Shangguan Wan'er is talented, and Wu Zetian loves talent very much, which saved her life. 】

[Shangguan Wan'er wrote a poem "Colorful Book Resentment" when she was fourteen years old, which was accidentally discovered by Wu Zetian.

Wu Zetian didn't believe that such a good poem could come from the hand of a young girl, so he took the indoor ribbon-cutting flower as the title and asked her to make a five-rule poem on the spot, and at the same time use the same rhyme as "Colorful Book Resentment".

Shangguan Wan'er pondered for a while, and quickly wrote:

The dense leaves are cut and vomited, and the new flowers are cut one by one.

Although the climbing strip is not Liao, it is clear that it is not good to pick the stamen.

The origin of the spring solstice, autumn has not yet been sparse.

By asking the peach and the plum, what is the desire for chaos? 】

[After Wu Zetian saw it, he even claimed that she was good and praised her for being a talented woman.

But to "ask the peach and the plum, what is the desire for chaos?" She pretended to be puzzled and asked Shangguan Wan'er what she meant.

Shangguan Wan'er replied: "It's a fake flower, and it's a fake to confuse the real."

After Wu Zetian heard this, he suddenly asked, "Are you intentionally insinuating?" ”

Facing Wu Zetian, the queen of heaven with a strong aura, Wan'er replied very calmly: "Queen of heaven, I heard that there is no certain explanation for poetry, but it depends on the state of mind of the person who interprets it. If Your Majesty says that I am insinuating, the slave and maid will not dare to quibble. ”

"Well answered!" Wu Zetian was not only not angry, but also smiled and praised: "I just like your stubborn character." ”】

[Then, Wu Zetian told Shangguan Wan'er the story of subduing the fierce horse and lion when she entered the palace at the age of fourteen, and asked Wan'er: "I killed your grandfather and your father, you should have an enmity against me, right?" ”

Shangguan Wan'er still said calmly: "If Your Majesty thinks it is, the slave doesn't dare to say no." ”

Wu Zetian praised her for her good answer, and said that he was looking forward to such an answer.

Wu Zetian praised Wan'er's grandfather Shangguanyi's literary talent, exposed Shangguanyi's sin in drafting the abolished edict, and hoped that Wan'er could understand her and be loyal to her!

However, not only did Wan'er not be loyal to Wu Zetian, but for the purpose of avenging her family, she participated in the coup d'état and became a sinner. 】

[After the failed coup d'état, for Gaozong, Wan'er should be full of sympathy and try to take refuge.

But he was afraid of Wu Zetian, so he could only use the excuse of being sick and "not thinking too much", and let Wu Zetian make his own decisions.

As far as the Minister of Justice is concerned, they can only propose that according to the law, "he should be hanged", and if he is young, he can also be sentenced to exile, that is, he will be sent to Lingnan to fill the army.

In the end, Wu Zetian still fell in love with Guan Wan'er's talent, and thought: According to her crime, she should be sentenced to hanging, but she is only a teenager, and if she gets some more education, she can get better, so it is not appropriate to be executed.

And the distribution of Lingnan, the mountains are high and the road is far away, and the environment is harsh, for a girl, it is equivalent to her life, which is also too heavy. Shangguan Wan'er is very talented, and if he cultivates him carefully, he will definitely become a very outstanding talent.

In view of this, Wu Zetian decided to punish Wan'er, that is, to tattoo a plum blossom on her forehead and apply cinnabar to it.

and left Wan'er by her side, and used her own strength to influence Shangguan Wan'er.

At the same time, Wu Zetian also said to the outside world: "If I can't even influence a teenage girl, how can I 'moralize the world'?" ”

As a result, Wu Zenaïve innocently influenced Shangguan Wan'er.

should have killed but not killed, but stayed by her side, which has made Wan'er grateful. 】

[Since then, Wu Zetian has been carefully guiding Wan'er, influencing her, cultivating her, and reusing her in many ways.

From Wu Zetian's words and deeds, Shangguan Wan'er also learned about her talent for governing the country, her broad mind and superb art of controlling people, so the resentment in her heart disappeared completely, and was replaced by respect, respect and love.

In order to repay Wu Zetian, Shangguan Wan'er used her ingenuity to solve problems for Wu Zetian, and finally became the most powerful confidant under Wu Zetian. 】

(End of chapter)