Shangguan Wanertu
Originally, Shangguan Waner had a prominent family background. Apart from her grandfather Shangguan Yi, she was also a descendant of Shangguan Jie, Shangguan 'an and Shangguan Zusun in the Western Han Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, her grandfather Shangguan Yi was appointed Prime Minister.
After Shangguan Yi was found guilty and beheaded, Shangguan Waner was sent to the inner court as a maid with her mother. At the age of fourteen, because she was smart and good at poetry, she was recruited by Wu Zetian without guilt and became a female official in charge of the patent system. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, he was also named "Zhao Rong". Since then, he has been managing the inner chamber and government decrees as an imperial concubine. Known as the "female prime minister." At the same time, he presided over elegant affairs and was responsible for commenting on world poetry. She is also a poetess with outstanding literary talent. After her death, the whole Tang poetry included 32 of her works.
She is also Wu Zetian's right-hand man. Wu Zetian trusts her very much. She was sentenced to death for violating her will, but Wu Zetian cherished her literary talent and didn't want to kill her, so she was pardoned from death. It can be seen from the side that Shangguan Waner has a certain level and ability.
Shangguan Waner once persuaded Li Xian to set up a bachelor's degree in Zhaowen Museum. At the same time, under her influence, the overweight of poetry and fu has also become a trend. Some people praised her for her outstanding literary talent, while others said that her merits and demerits were quite controversial. However, her practice played an important role in the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and the improvement of the level of poetry and prose.
Wu Zetian and Shangguan Waner The relationship between Wu Zetian and Shangguan Waner is neither complicated nor simple. Anyone who has read The Secret History of Wu Zetian knows that Shangguan Yi, the grandfather of Shangguan Waner, was accused of "alienating two saints" because he drafted an imperial edict for Tang Gaozong to abolish the name of Wu Zetian.
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This is actually Wu Zetian's idea of letting Tang High School give up abolishing her, but Tang High School also needs a step. The imperial edict has been drawn up, and the news has been sent out, but the marquis of Wu has not been abolished because of it. Someone is bound to take the blame, and the hapless Shangguan Yi has been selected. Although she won't copy with her, Shangguan Waner still lost her grandfather and father and was banished to slavery with her mother. It stands to reason that Shangguan Waner's family and Wu Zetian's family should be old enemies who don't communicate with each other, but why is it recorded in the history books that Shangguan Waner and Wu Zetian were together for 27 years?
Shangguan Waner was bent on revenge for her grandfather and father, so Wu Zetian helped whoever she hated. Before Wei Hou, after Princess Taiping, but in the end Shangguan Waner became the maid-in-waiting officer of Wu Zetian, standing in the center of power with Wu Zetian.
We know that Shangguan Waner is a woman whose talents recorded in history are more amazing than her looks. Such a woman who influenced the writing style of a dynasty is unwilling to disappear as a vase of history. Emperor Wu should have just realized part of Shangguan Waner's inner ambition. Shangguan Waner is powerful and likes politics. Wu Zetian took her step by step to the center of power and stood at the top of the admiration of ten thousand people. It should feel good. Looking at yourself and blessing the world should also feel good. Therefore, the death of Shangguan Waner was probably because she hated Wu Zetian for killing her grandfather and father, but she loved her spirit of serving the country and the people.
Shangguan Waner unofficial history should have a lot of unofficial history about Shangguan Waner. Shangguan Waner's own experience is legendary. Shangguan Waner is a very beautiful woman, which is exactly what unofficial history needs, beauty, power, talent, life and death.
Shangguan Waner Statue
Today, we don't talk about Shangguan Waner's affair, her bumpy life experience, how she survived tenaciously in the palace, and how she stepped into the center of Wu Zetian and a generation and their rights. Today, I will only talk about the most legendary part of Shangguan Waner.
According to legend, when Shangguan Waner's mother Zheng Huai was Shangguan Waner, she had a nap one day and had a dream. In the dream, a giant appeared. The giant gave a ruler and told Zheng that this ruler could measure all the scholars in the world. This scale naturally refers to Shangguan Waner. So after having this dream, Zheng bent on having a son himself, and it turned out to be a daughter.
Later, Shangguan Yi and Shangguan Tingzhi were returned to China by Wu Zetian, and Zheng could only take Shangguan Waner as a slave. During the dinner, Zheng often sat on the stone steps with Shangguan Waner in his arms and asked Shangguan Waner if she really wanted to be a scholar to measure the world. Shangguan Waner babbled as an answer. Later, it was sure that Shangguan Waner not only influenced the style of writing of a dynasty by virtue of her talent, but also became the prime minister of this dynasty by virtue of political means, and was called "female prime minister" by later generations. More importantly, unofficial history recorded that Wu Zetian had the intention to pass on the position of queen to Shangguan Waner, which shows that Shangguan Waner's talent is not only stronger than that of men.
According to legend, the plum blossom makeup of Shangguan Waner was executed by Wu Zetian for having an affair with his beloved Zhang Changzong. It is said that this plum blossom was stabbed on Shangguan Waner's forehead. It was Shangguan Waner who begged the torturers to stab her. I thought it would be disfigured, but for no reason, Shangguan Waner gave birth to a more charming and enchanting temperament. Suddenly the court followed suit, and plum blossom makeup came from it.
Shangguan Waner Statue
Then, how can Shangguan Waner have an affair with Wu Zetian's favorite concubine? At that time, Shangguan Waner was under one person and above ten thousand people. Similarly, she was emotionally blank, and Zhang Changzong was deeply loved by Emperor Wu, who was also in power at that time. Both of them are powerful people, and they are too high to be cold. Zhang Changzong knew that he was a plaything in Wu Zetian's mind. Maybe when Emperor Wu is unhappy, he will die. Shangguan Waner also knows that he is just a tool for Emperor Wu to balance power and govern the country. Therefore, their feelings are blank.
Maybe this is why two people, who appreciate each other, finally come together. But in the end, their affair was discovered by Wu Zetian. It is puzzling that Wu Zetian would rather punish Shangguan Waner than hurt Zhang Changzong. Presumably, Zhang Changzong appeared in front of Shangguan Waner, just a game set by Emperor Wu, aiming at controlling Shangguan Waner's rights, warning Shangguan Waner and reminding Shangguan Waner of her identity at any time. If this speculation is true, it is not easy for Shangguan Waner to live to 46 years old in this deep palace, and the tactics of Emperor Wu are beyond ordinary people's imagination.
In the end, Shangguan Waner was born into a famous family. Her grandfather Shangguan Yi is the prime minister and her father is the most important official.
Shangguan Waner Statue
When Shangguan Waner was born, her grandfather Shangguan Yi was accused of "alienating two saints" because he drafted an imperial edict for Tang Gaozong to abolish Empress Wu Zetian. Actually, Wu Zetian wanted Tang High School to give up her idea, but Tang High School also needed a step. The imperial edict had been drawn up and the news had been sent out. As a result, Wu Hou didn't waste it, and someone was bound to take the blame. The hapless Shangguan Yi was selected, although he didn't copy a door. Shangguan Waner's appearance and knowledge have gradually grown up under her mother's teaching, her own talent and secret study. When I was fourteen years old, I was very beautiful, and my poems were even more exquisite.
It is because Shangguan Waner's poems are wonderful that Wei Hou takes Shangguan Waner's poems as his own. Although everyone knows, they all keep silent, so Shangguan Waner is more liked and reused by Wei Hou.
After the Wei rebellion, he was poisoned in order to seize power. Later, that is, Princess Taiping led the imperial army to quell Wei's rebellion. In the later inner-party clean-up, because Shangguan Waner had a good personal relationship with Wei, she was regarded as a traitor and died in the palace at the age of 46.
Throughout Shangguan Waner's life, she was born in a noble family but lived in the court. She was brilliant, but Wei Hou took advantage of her. Fortunately, she met Wu Zetian, otherwise Shangguan Waner might have been buried in this deep palace compound. I think this is probably why Shangguan Waner can't avenge her grandfather and father. On the one hand, it is a blood feud, on the other hand, it is really difficult to choose. Until the end, Shangguan Waner died in a court coup, which did not end well.