In the history of China, many talented women have emerged, and among these people, Shangguan Wan'er often appears as an image of both talent and beauty, and a thoughtful mind. As long as talented women are mentioned, someone will definitely mention her. It stands to reason that s

In the history of China, many talented women have emerged, and among these people, Shangguan Wan'er often appears as an image of both talent and beauty, and a thoughtful mind. As long as talented women are mentioned, someone will definitely mention her. It stands to reason that since her literary talents and talents are first-class, such an outstanding young lady is worthy of any talented person in history. But in fact, if you read the history books carefully, you will find that Shangguan Wan'er is more inclined to the kind of women who take the initiative to pursue what they want. Sisters like Zhao Feiyan, Xia Ji, Empress Hu, Hong Xuanjiao, Yu Xuanji, etc. all belong to this type. . This and "bad" are two different concepts, but what's worse is that Shangguan Wan'er also has the attribute of "bad". She can even tie for the top three with Su Daji and Princess Shanyin in history. .

In 664 AD, Wan'er's grandfather Shangguan Yi was convicted by Wu Zetian for supporting Li Zhi at the time and standing in the wrong team. Many people, including Wan'er's father, were beheaded, and her mother Zheng was demoted to an official slave. But no matter how hard it was, Ms. Zheng insisted on providing her daughter with education, and the talented Wan'er did not disappoint her mother. She could read ten lines at a glance and had a photographic memory. Articles that people admire. What is even more impressive is that Shangguan Wan'er is graceful, gentle and dignified, and her temperament is not inferior to that of the daughters of other royal nobles.

When Shangguan Wan'er was 13 years old, her fame was growing. Wu Zetian heard that there was such a talented girl in her country, so she recruited her to the palace for an interview. Shangguan Wan'er also grasped the interview and successfully turned around. Wan'er didn't think much about it during the interview and just wrote it. Wan'er's literary talent conquered Wu Zetian on the spot, and Empress Wu immediately lifted the mother and daughter from their slave status and appointed Wan'er as her full-time female official, who we now call administrative secretary. After that, most of the edicts issued by Wu Zetian were written by Shangguan Wan'er.

In addition to Shangguan Wan'er being appreciated by Wu Zetian at work, in private, Wu Zetian and her male favorite Zhang Zongchang happily did not shy away from her. It can be said that they were good best friends in private. But one day later, Shangguan Wan'er actually had a tryst with Zhang Zongchang, but Wu Zetian broke it up on the spot. Wu Zetian was so angry that she immediately pulled out her golden sword, inserted it into Shangguan Wan'er's bun, and scolded her loudly: "How dare you touch my man?" "Chong, I want your life."

Shangguan Wan'er is also bold. Who is Wu Zetian? She even dares to rob Li Tangchao, but a mere administrative secretary dares to rob her master's male favorite? Shangguan Wan'er and Zhang Zongchang quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, which calmed Wu Zetian's anger. But the sharp sword passed through Shangguan Wan'er's forehead and cut a wound on her forehead. So Shangguan Wan'er stabbed a plum blossom on the wound as a cover. Unexpectedly, this plum blossom makeup later led the trend of Tang Dynasty dress.

After being dealt with once, Shangguan Wan'er became much more honest, began to learn to be polite, and gradually regained Wu Zetian's favor. Starting from the first year of the Holy Calendar, Wu Zetian arranged for her to handle the memorials sent by officials on her behalf, and her power became more and more powerful. Gradually, civil and military officials discovered that although Shangguan Wan'er was not named prime minister, she was exercising her powers and was actually an anonymous prime minister. Later, when Wu Zetian mentioned Shangguan Wan'er to Zhang Zongchang, she was satisfied with calling her a cheap hoof.

Time came to the first year of Shenlong. A group of ministers headed by Zhang Jianzhi who supported the Li Tang clan launched the Shenlong Revolution, and Wu Zetian was forced to abdicate. After that, Tang Zhongzong Li Xian came back to power, and Shangguan Wan'er was assigned to draft edicts. Zhongzong also trusted her very much and named Shangguan Wan'er Zhaorong and her mother Zheng as Mrs. Peiguo.

With the name, she should be satisfied, but Shangguan Wan'er is not happy. She has always missed Wu Sansi, who had an affair with her, and Wu Sansi's ability also makes her very satisfied, so she often laments that she has a lot of destiny. mistaken. Zhongzong was older and inferior to young people in all aspects. Zhongzong's wife, Queen Wei, was also dissatisfied with Zhongzong, so Shangguan Wan'er recommended Wu Sansi to the powerful Queen Wei. Queen Wei was very satisfied after trying it, and Shangguan Wan'er Er Ze became a celebrity around Queen Wei in one fell swoop.

The attractive green color on Zhongzong’s head was dyed by Shangguan Wan’er.

Due to the addition of Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Sansi, Queen Wei's team strength greatly increased, and Tang Zhongzong, who had a weak personality, was completely ignored. With the support of Queen Wei and her daughter Princess Anle, Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Sansi executed five upright ministers, including Zhang Jianzhi and Huan Yanfan, and became extremely powerful for a while. Prince Li Chongjun was furious when he saw what Queen Wei's gang had done. In July of the first year of Jinglong, Li Chongjun and Zuo Yulin General Li Duozha used the emperor's edict to bring three thousand soldiers and horses to Wu Sansi's mansion. They killed Wu Sansi on the spot and then prepared to deal with Queen Wei, Princess Anle and Shangguan. Waner.

Shangguan Wan'er fled to Tang Zhongzong and Empress Wei, and elaborated on the situation. She didn't forget to add: "The prince's intention this time is probably to kill Wan'er first, and then the emperor and queen." Zong'er was weak. When he heard about this situation, he was furious on the spot and ordered the right imperial forest general Liu Jingren to lead thousands of imperial forest guards to fight back. Prince Li Chongjun was defeated and killed. After the prince died, Shangguan Wan'er actually suggested that Queen Wei use the prince's head to worship Wu Sansi. It can be seen how corrupt the atmosphere was at that time, and even after Wu Zetian stepped down, the legacy was still there.

Even though Shangguan Wan'er is a woman, she is still ruthless and ruthless in doing things, and she is very thoughtful and very skilled in flattering her. She proposed to Zhongzong to set up a literary museum and invited famous poets and other cultural celebrities at that time to write poems and poems for Zhongzong, Queen Wei and Princess Anle. Due to the participation of famous poets at that time, the poems written were beautiful and moving, and were widely disseminated. The vanity of several big leaders was greatly satisfied, and Shangguan Wan'er became even more favored by them.

Soon, Shangguan Wan'er hooked up with the young and promising Cui Shi again. But after all, Shangguan Wan'er is in the palace and Cui Shi is outside the palace. There are many people and there are many eyes on her. What should I do? Shangguan Wan'er is indeed a talented woman, and her brain is more flexible than others. She went to Zhongzong to act coquettishly again. In the name of broadening horizons and making it easier to play, Zhongzong arranged for workers to open up the artificial lake built in the yard where she lived and connect it to the outside waters. Now, Cui Shi can come when he wants and leave when he wants. That's convenient.

After receiving benefits from Shangguan Wan'er, Cui Shi actually brought Cui Xi, Cui Ye, Cui Di and others into the palace to serve Shangguan Wan'er together. Four people arrived in a boat, and Shangguan Wan'er was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear. From then on, no matter what they did, the four brothers were inseparable.

In the fourth year of Jinglong, Princess Taiping came to the forefront. When Shangguan Wan'er saw that the situation had changed, she immediately left Queen Wei's camp and joined Princess Taiping. Tang Zhongzong, Queen Wei and Princess Anle were also soon sentenced to death. Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, Princess Taiping and Shangguan Wan'er drafted an edict together, establishing King Wen Li Chongmao as Ruizong, and Prime Minister Li Dan to participate in politics.

However, changes came quickly. In July alone, Linzi King Li Longji led the Royal Guards into the palace and eradicated Queen Wei's remaining party. Shangguan Wan'er, who had a keen sense of smell, had a premonition that she was about to be in trouble, so she gave the edict drafted by her and Princess Taiping to the leading general Liu Youqiu. She once again wanted to use the trick of acting like a baby, and asked Liu Youqiu to help them put in a good word in front of Li Longji and let her go. . When Li Longji heard this, he immediately said: This woman is messing around in the palace, ruining the reputation of the royal family, and desecrating the palace. It is definitely impossible to spare her lightly. If she is not eliminated today, she will definitely be a hidden danger. Immediately, Shangguan Wan'er was executed.

It was not until the Kaiyuan period that Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty cared about her talent and asked historians to include the 32 poems she left behind in the "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty", the most well-known of which is "Regrets in Colored Books".

Shangguan Wan'er's life can be described as a legend. Her literary talent was the best in the world at that time. Even Wu Zetian wanted her to become the new empress, but she failed to grasp the good situation in her hands. This vividly explains what It's called "If you don't seek death, you won't die."

In fact, Shangguan Wan'er went from being a slave daughter to holding the power of prime minister, with one person inferior to ten thousand people. Under such circumstances, as long as she is careful in her words and deeds, there will be no problem in finishing her life in glory.However, she was blinded by ambition and used her enviable talents in the wrong place. In the end, she could not escape the cause and effect. If time went back to when she was the child who stood in front of Wu Zetian for the first time, would she still choose the same path? Unfortunately, there are no assumptions in life, and there are no ifs in history.