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(664-710) Shangguan Wan'er was a female official, poetess, and Tang Zhongzong Zhaorong of the Tang Dynasty. A native of Shanxian County, Shanzhou (now part of Henan Province). Shangguan Yi granddaughter. Yi was killed, and was assigned to the inner court with her mother Zheng. At the age of fourteen, that is, for Wu Zetian in charge of the Letters Patent. During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty, Shangguan Wan'er became one of the consorts of Emperor Zhongzong, and was named Zhaorong, so she was also known as Shangguan Zhaorong. Shangguan Wan'er once suggested expanding the library and establishing more bachelors. On behalf of the court to assess the world's poetry and literature, a time when the words of the ministers more than set its door. King Linzi (i.e. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty) rose up and was killed at the same time as Queen Wei. Later people called her "Women's Prime Minister".
〖Character Biography〗
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Shangguan Wan'er was a native of Shanxian County, Shaanxi Province, and was the granddaughter of Shangguan Yi, the prime minister of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. In the first year of the Linder year, Shangguan Yi was killed by Empress Wu for drafting an edict for Emperor Gaozong that would abolish Wu Zetian, and the family was annihilated. Shangguan Wan'er, still in her infancy, was sent to the palace with her mother Zheng. When she was fourteen years old, she fell out of the demure and colorful, beautiful and light, a knitted brows and a smile, since the style, coupled with the natural smart, recite, literary talent, write down a thousand words. Yifeng two years Shangguan Wan'er was called to the palace by Wu Zetian, on the spot, let it according to the title of the text. Shangguan Wan'er text does not add points, in a jiffy, beads and jade, tune leaves and sound, especially her calligraphy is beautiful, frame imitation hairpin. Wu Zetian looked after the great joy, immediately ordered to exempt its slave status, let it take charge of the palace edict. Since then, Wu Zetian's enjoinment, more Shangguan Wan'er's handwriting.
Then the young girl Wan Er even if the sinus is beginning to open, this time the Prince was twenty-four years old Li Xian, Shangguan Wan Er saw the most men, in addition to the emperor Li Zhi, I am afraid to count Li Xian. Therefore, there is such a legend: Wan Er is Li Xian's readers, and "elegant" Li Xian produced between the love. However, even if the legendary love existed, it was soon crushed to pieces.
On August 22nd, at the age of 27, Li Xian was deposed as the crown prince. And the deposition edict that put him to death was drafted by seventeen-year-old Shangguan Wan'er for Wu Zetian. The fact that there is no love in the court proves once again that Wan Er has made up her mind to follow Wu Zetian. And such determination would follow her throughout her life.
Wu Zetian will Shangguan Wan'er rely on as a beloved, and even with Zhang Changzong in the bed between the sex also do not avoid her. Shangguan Wan Er can not help but be attracted, coupled with Zhang Changzong beautiful posture, can not help but heart like a deer. One day, Wan Er and Zhang Changzong private banter, was seen by Wu Zetian, pulled out the golden knife, inserted into the Shangguan Wan Er front bun, injury to the left forehead, and angrily said: "you dare to close to my forbidden domain, the crime should be punished by death." Thanks to Zhang Changzong begged for her on her knees, only to be pardoned. Wan Er because the forehead has a scar, it is in the scar pricked a red plum blossom to cover, who knows but more charming. Court ladies are thought to be beautiful, some secretly to rouge in the forehead point red to follow suit, gradually the palace will have this red plum makeup.
After that, Shangguan Wan Er then carefully serve, meet, more to get Wu Zetian happy. From the beginning of the first year of the Holy Calendar, and let it deal with the hundred divisions of the table, participate in the decision-making process, the power of the day.
In the first year of the Shenlong era, the middle son was restored to the throne. The Emperor's life was characterized by a life of turmoil and uncertainty, and he developed a weak character. Empress Wei, on the other hand, was determined to follow Wu Zetian's example and colluded with her daughter, Princess Anle, to control the court. Later, Emperor Zhongzong was abrogated and imprisoned in Fangzhou, and only Wei accompanied Emperor Zhongzong in the place of imprisonment and suffered a lot. After the resurrection, the power is in the hands of the Emperor, then the Wan Er called for happiness, synthesized a luanfeng cross, registered as Zhao Rong, sealed the mother of the Wan Er Zheng for the Peiguo wife. And make Wan Er specializing in drafting edicts.
Shangguan Wan Er had an affair with Wu Sansi, Wu Sansi looks extraordinary, pillow on the kung fu is also very satisfied with her. She recommended Wu Sansi to Empress Wei. The queen of Wei usually in the palace love to bet on double land game, she and Wu Sansi sitting against the bet on double land, Wei deliberately play stupid, teasing Wu Sansi jokes; Zhongzong holding a handful of toothpicks, but also for the two of them counted the winning chips.
With the addition of Wu Sansi, Empress Wei's power was greatly increased, and the power of Emperor Tang Zhongzong was completely empty. The two of them were able to kill Zhang Ganzhi, Huan Yanfan, Jinghui, Yuan Zhuji and Cui Xuanwei, who were the five kings of the Tang Dynasty, and were then forced to take over the throne of the Tang Dynasty. Shangguan Wan'er also fornicated with her, and in her edicts, she often promoted Wu and suppressed the royal family, which made the crown prince Li Chongjun furious. King Longyuan year in July, Li Chongjun and the left imperial forest general Li Duozuo, etc., pretending that the emperor's will, sent the left imperial forest army and a thousand cavalry, in the middle of the night, divided into two military horses straight to Wu Sansi, Wu Chongxun residence. And kill their relatives more than ten people, and three thousand troops, straight to the Suzhang door, chopping straight into, searching for Queen Wei, Princess Anle, Shangguan Wan Er. Shangguan Wan'er hurriedly fled to Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty and Empress Wei, and threatened to say: "Observe the Prince's intention is to kill Shangguan Wan'er first, and then capture the Empress and His Majesty in turn." Queen Wei and Emperor Zhongzong was furious, so he took Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Anle up to Xuanwumen to avoid the front of the army, so that the right general Liu Jingren rate of flying cavalry more than 2,000 people, in front of Taiji Hall, closed the door to defend themselves. Prince defeated and killed. Emperor Zhongzong issued an edict to offer the Prince's head to the temple. At this time, Queen Wei saw the death of Wu Sansi, the heart of the desolate, heard that the crown prince head to the capital, then issued an imperial decree: "will be the crown prince head, in front of the bier of the father and son of the Sansi, Chongxun to sacrifice." Empress Wei and Princess Anle personally went to the spirit of mourning.
Shangguan Wan'er encouraged Zhongzong to set up Xiuwen Hall, called the world's poetic talent, and invited the ministers in the court of good poetry and literature into the Xiuwen Hall, wen zao yanghua. Many times to give feasts and fun, endowed with poetry and singing, and even flow after the night, drunk do not want to go home. Shangguan Wan'er each time, instead of Zhongzong, Wei Hou and Princess Anle, several and do, beautiful poetry, most of the people recite and sing. Ministers of the poems made, the middle Zong also made Shangguan Wan Er evaluation, ranked first, often rewarded with gold knighthood, expensive and incomparable.
It is said that when Wan Er was about to be born, her mother Zheng dreamed of a giant who gave her a scale and said, "Hold this and weigh the world's scholars." Zheng expected the abdomen, must be a man, the future will be able to weigh the world's talent, who knows the birth of the ground, but a daughter, Zheng's heart is very unhappy. This Wan Er face is beautiful, but better than her mother, since the early childhood growth into a smart and clever, born only a month, Zheng's hold Wan Er in his arms teasing said: "You can weigh the world Shi?" Wan Er that ah ah corresponding, and now really. Therefore, inside and outside the court, poetry and fugue, a popular trend. Queen Wei is not work poetry, that Wan Er on behalf of the knife, the ministers also know that not the emperor and the Queen's own pen, but face to face had to recognize her homemade, extra praise, Queen Wei then the Wan Er favorite on the favor.
Wan'er took this opportunity, the Ministry of War Cui Chik cited as the head of the face. When Shangguan Wan'er and Wu Sanshi still knot a personal love, see Cui Chik, between the look, if connected if away. Now Wu Sansi was Wei Huang tube, leaving Wan Er alone, a lonely, a strand of infatuation, will be all sent to Cui Chik body. Cui Chik young and talented, and Wan Er can be a good pair of couples, and now into the dew edge, Wan Er to get what they want, but there is still dissatisfaction, Cui Chik outside the palace, Wan Er in the palace, the palace, although the relaxation of the ban, in fact, there is a middle son in the above, ultimately inconvenient. Wan Er and came up with a method, please camp outside the first, in order to travel and enjoy. In the middle of the Emperor sent people in the Shangguan Wan Er residence through the pool for the swamp, stacked rocks for the rock, poorly decorated, often attracting ministers to feast therein. This place pavilions and pavilions, garden corridors, elegant for the first Luoyang, Shangguan Wan Er and Cui Chik from this day to day mandarin ducks bathing. Cui Chik's brother Cui Zhi, Cui liquid, Cui Polyester brothers four people are generated eyebrows, face like jade, Cui Chik one by one to lead them into the palace, and Shangguan Wan Er meet. Wan Er saw this many beautiful young man, a moment in love also love not over. From then on, Shangguan Wan Er walking, sitting and lying down, all the time have this Cui family brother and sister four people follow the company at the side. Shangguan Wan'er often in the palace banquet, a beauty in the middle, sitting with four teenage boys, accompanied by drinking and joking on both sides, line order poetry. Later, Cui Chik and presided over the selection of ambassadors, there are many violations, was impeached by the imperial historian Li Shangyin, to the crime of being deposed outside the state Secretary; also because of the Shangguan Wan'er and Princess of Anle for its reasoning, still official reinstatement.
Jinglong four years, the power is growing, Shangguan Wan'er and Yin attached to Princess Taiping. In June, after the Tang Emperor was poisoned to death by Queen Wei and Princess Anle, Shangguan Wan'er and Princess Taiping drafted a posthumous edict together, and Li Chongmao, King of Wen, was appointed as the Crown Prince, was Ruizong. Empress Wei knew the political affairs, Wang Li Dan Xiang decided to participate in the political affairs. July, Lin Zi Wang Li Longji rate Feilin generals rushed into the palace, kill Wei queen and her party. Wan Er is a clever character, even with the palace, with candles to meet, and her and Princess Taiping proposed posthumous edict to Liu Youqiu watch, and asked him to tell Longji, period to avoid a death. Liu You seek to see her delicate throat, pathetic, they agreed. Coincidentally, Li Longji into the palace, will be presented to the draft system, on behalf of Shangguan Wan Er for the defense. But Li Longji said: "This servant girl demon, blasphemy palace, how can be forgiven? Today is not put to death, regret is not too late." So he killed Shangguan Wan'er.
Shangguan Wan'er is the most talented woman in history, and her life can be described as a rough and tumble legend. Although she did not have the name of prime minister, she had the reality of prime minister, and Wu Zetian even wanted to make her an empress at one time. To the Kaiyuan years, Tang Xuanzong memorial Shangguan Wan'er talent, ordered the collection of its poetry, edited into twenty volumes, Zhang said for her to write: "keen knowledge of listening, explore the micro-mirror reason, open the volume of the sea, as if the former heard, shaking the pen clouds fly, into the same host structure. Ancient history of women's history of the book of the book, but also women's book of the decision to say valve, Zhaorong two dynasties and the United States, a day of a million opportunities, consultants do not miss, should be received as desired, although the Han said Ban Yuan, Jin reputation of the left old woman, the way of the article is not different, the auxiliary work of the different." This collection is now anonymous, and only thirty-two poems are included in the All-Tang Poetry. At the time of Zhenyuan, Lu Wen made a song called "Shangguan Zhaorong Shulou Song", which can still be seen as a fragment of her literary life. Shangguan Wan'er was a very attractive harem woman in the Tang Dynasty, and was written about in the "Consort Biographies" of the Old and New Books of the Tang Dynasty.
While Shangguan Wan'er once enjoyed all the glory and power, she still had to look up to the emperor, the empress and the princess, and still had to flatter, and I'm afraid that only she herself knew the pain and suffering. Later, she has not escaped the fate, do the victim of the royal power struggle.