Chapter 201: Careerist
[In Wu Zetian's later years, her status also became precarious.
In 705 AD, a Shenlong coup d'Γ©tat ousted Wu Zetian from the throne of the emperor, and in addition to the crown prince Li Xian and Princess Taiping, there was also her most trusted person, Shangguan Wan'er.
Wan'er and Wu Zetian's daughter Princess Taiping are best friends, so under her recommendation, Shangguan Wan'er used to be the emperor's secretary and became the concubine of the current emperor Li Xian. γ
Shangguan Wan'er's world.
When people saw the content of the video before, they already faintly felt that there was something wrong, and many people even began to speculate whether Wu Zetian had really done something big.
It wasn't until it was clearly stated in the video that she became the emperor, and some people who were loyal to Li Tang finally couldn't hold back the anger in their hearts.
Li Zhi was also worried at the moment.
There were some ministers who secretly played before, saying that her Wu Meiniang might have a heart of disobedience.
But Li Zhi was so infatuated with Wu Zetian that he completely ignored it.
Because Li Zhi knew that he did not have the eloquence of his father Li Shimin, he needed a virtuous helper to assist him in handling national affairs, and he also needed a strong man to help him check and balance the ministers.
So Wu Zetian, who was the most outstanding among the many concubines, became the only person Li Zhi could rely on.
Wu Zetian has a strong personality, cunning, and high political skills, and Li Zhi is even willing to abolish Queen Wang and Concubine Xiao for Wu Zetian.
In addition to his admiration for Wu Zetian's beauty and a trace of indescribable special feelings, Li Zhi needs Wu Zetian to help him deal with the major affairs of the court and defeat the ministers. It is precisely because of Wu Zetian's assistance that Li Zhi can sit on the throne, and he no longer has to suffer from the minister's anger in everything, and his small life is like a fish in water, and he is extremely comfortable.
But now, a stone tablet suddenly fell from the sky, and there was a good saying that Wu Zetian would become the emperor, how could this not make Li Zhi full of surprise and doubts.
"Your Majesty, you don't really believe it, do you?" Coldly, Wu Zetian suddenly asked softly in Li Zhi's ear.
Wu Zetian exhaled like an orchid, and the hot breath from his mouth swirled around Li Zhi's ears, and immediately made Li Zhi's bones crispy.
"No, no! How could I doubt my queen because of a trick by someone of unknown origin? β
"That's good." After a seductive smile appeared on the corner of Wu Zetian's mouth, he continued: "Su Qian, this person doesn't know what trick he used to make such a vision.
Although he did not target us in the open, his bevelous words to confuse the public are probably just to drive a wedge between us and the relationship between the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers. β
"The queen is right," Li Zhi replied and asked, "Then what should we do next?" β
"Smash the wordless monument!" Wu Zetian said categorically.
Li Zhi still looked a little hesitant, and he was still a little scared in his heart.
When Li Zhi hesitated to smash the stele, another amazing secret was told in the video.
[Shangguan Wan'er has been by Wu Zetian's side for decades, and she gradually has the idea of seizing power.
At that time, Empress Wei, Wu Sansi, and Shangguan Wan'er were already embarrassed and hooked up together, and Empress Wei even had the intention of emulating Wu Zetian to seize the throne.
In 710 AD, Tang Zhongzong Li Xian died, and Empress Wei and Wan'er immediately drafted an edict.
The main content of the book is to establish the sixteen-year-old Li Chongmao as emperor; There is also the need for Empress Wei to listen to the government in the court, just like Wu Zetian back then, to occupy the dynasty and be arbitrary! γ
"An immature white-eyed wolf."
"This Shangguan Wan'er, did she betray Wu Zetian in the end?"
"People's ambitions are really infinitely inflated!"
"Wu Zetian was betrayed by her relatives (Princess Taiping) and her most trusted subordinates, if she could see this video, I don't know how she would feel in her heart."
[Queen Wei naturally can't be compared with Wu Zetian, whether it is talent, means or appearance, she is several grades worse than Wu Zetian.
Shangguan Wan'er was naturally dissatisfied with Empress Wei, so she secretly contacted Princess Taiping, who was important in the court, and drafted another edict.
After Empress Wei found out about this, she was not happy, so she forcibly changed the content of the edict and changed Li Dan to the crown prince and prince.
This made the Li Tang royal family feel a huge crisis, causing Princess Taiping and Li Longji, the king of Linzi, to decide to strike first and get rid of Empress Wei! γ
[Li Tang clan took the lead in attacking, Li Dan's son Li Longji, sent Yulin soldiers to kill people in the inner palace, claiming that "Wei's poisoned the first emperor, sought danger to Sheji, and should be punished by Zhu Wei tonight", most of the Yulin army defected, and Wei's party had no time to react, and all of them were killed, known as the "Tanglong Coup" in history.
Empress Wei and Wu Sansi were beheaded all over the house, and Wan'er, who had a close relationship with Empress Wei, was also killed.
In order to survive, Shangguan Wan'er took the initiative to show Li Longji the edict drafted with Princess Taiping, but Li Longji understood that if she let it go at this time, she would regret it in the future.
He pronounced a verdict on Shangguan Wan'er: "This maid is promiscuous and desecrates the palace, how can it be forgiven? If you don't punish today, you won't regret it. Then he beheaded Shangguan Wan'er under his banner.
A peerless talented woman died on this occasion. γ
"Yes, I did it!" Li Longji sneered and said, "Shangguan Wan'er has already become a careerist, if I don't kill her, I won't be at peace in the Tang Dynasty!" β
"If Shangguan Wan'er is twenty or thirty years younger, are you Li Longji willing to kill?"
[Actually, Shangguan Wan'er's ending is not completely unexpected, after all, with her sensitive identity and status, she is destined to be a victim of political struggles.
The reason why Li Longji ignored the facts and insisted on letting her die was because her death was too important to the Tang Dynasty political arena, so important that it must be announced to the world in this most brutal way: A minister with a foreign surname, even if he has great merit and a correct position, must never touch the imperial power of the Li dynasty! γ
"Good! This is the hero who created the prosperous era of Kaiyuan! Li Tang Jiangshan will not allow others to get involved! β
Li Bai raised his glass, and after touching Du Fu, he drank it all.
After Du Fu drank the cup of Chinese wine, he sighed twice and asked, "Your Majesty is majestic and strategic, and has the style of Taizong. If he can learn a lesson and keep his heart, my Datang will never prosper and decline in his hands."
"Zimei, be quiet. We've finally had a good errand, but don't let your two words ruin it." Li Bai secretly looked around and said.
Du Fu also knew that he was speechless, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "I don't know how the little elephant is now."
"He's much better than the two of us, after all, he is a great talent recognized by history, and he is also a civil and military all-rounder, which is really enviable!"
"Alas, I hope that Su Shangshen can take stock of the top ten poets! Maybe you and I can make the list, and then get some rewards that can change our lives, and we won't have to look at people's faces from now on."
"Huh." Li Bai sneered and said, "Who doesn't want to? It's just that all this can only depend on the mood of Su Shangshen and his old man! β
(End of chapter)