Female court officials generally have the status of concubines. As long as the monarch is free, he can have sex with them at will In the Song Dynasty, when Li Chenfei first entered the palace as a minister and made the bed for Zhenzong, he was put into account. Empress Dowager Cixi was appointed as a female historian earlier in the Ming Dynasty, in charge of the library. Xian zong occasionally went to inspect it, saw Ji's response, and immediately performed a comedy of dragons and phoenixes.
Educated female officials are often appointed to be responsible for the education of the inner palace. In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Han Xian offered Zhongxing Fu in the Southern Song Dynasty, and was called into the palace as a doctor to teach imperial court calligraphy. She is respected by everyone because of her profound knowledge, high age and good virtue, and is honored as the Han Palace.
In the Tang Dynasty, Shangguan Waner was a heavyweight among the female officials in previous dynasties. She is very educated and proficient in government affairs. She was highly valued by Wu Zetian and Tang Zhongzong Li Xian, specializing in imperial documents, and most of her decisions were made by officials.
Shangguan Waner, who was trusted by the emperor at that time, actually belonged to a powerful female prime minister, although she did not have a clear title. Throughout the history of China, it is rare for such an iron-fisted woman to be in power. On the one hand, she is well qualified, gifted, knowledgeable and outstanding in literary talent; On the other hand, she plays politics and controls politics, hiding a very lewd private life under the pomegranate skirt.
Like other people who have reached the peak of power, Shangguan Waner has a tragic and humble background. Because of Grandpa Shangguan Yi's wrong line in politics, in 664 AD, his whole family was convicted and killed! Many relatives have lost their heads, including Shangguan Waner's father.
At that time, the poor little boy had just been born and had not eaten a few mouthfuls of milk before he became a slave of the government with his mother Zheng. Although I was lucky enough to save my life, my situation was extremely low. The mother worked hard and stumbled to pull her little daughter.
Of course, the declining butler is also very knowledgeable. Mother tried her best to make Wan'er receive a comprehensive and strict orthodox education, so as to master the capital for her future settlement. The little girl is too clever to know anything. He wrote a beautiful poem when he was only four or five years old.
Wu Zetian finally gave the ruined Shangguan family a chance to turn over and be liberated. She had heard about Shangguan Waner's talent for a long time, so she called the poor mother and daughter into the palace. Satisfied with the on-site assessment, Wan'er was left as the personal secretary in charge of the imperial edict, except for the cheap membership system of her mother and daughter.
That year, Shangguan Waner was just fourteen years old. From then on, she set foot in politics and approached the power core of the dynasty step by step.
Novices always have doubts when they go on the road. Shangguan Waner also needs the ups and downs of her career and constant experience. Wu Zetian almost killed her because she was disobedient. Because of his deep-rooted love for talents, Wuhou only stabbed a black sin sign on the girl's pink forehead. This almost disfigured punishment is called hitting the face. Although her forehead is not perfect, Shangguan Waner is still a radiant beauty. She used two of the most powerful things to get into the palace: one was her brain; The second is beauty.
Talent is important, but it is better to marry well than to do well. Sixteen-year-old Shangguan Waner fell charmingly in the arms of Crown Prince Li Xian. She is well aware of the importance of this political investment.
Since then, it has been abandoned and stationed in Jun State and Fang State. Shangguan Waner sits on the lap of Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Sansi. She frequently gave the green light to this lover, took advantage of the convenience of the emperor's secretary, put in a good word for Wu Sansi, and even deliberately excluded the Li Tang royal family. Li Jia, how can you not hate this nosy bitch! The tables have turned, and Li Xian salted fish has turned over. In 705 AD, Tang Zhongzong Li Xian took over the imperial power from the elderly Wu Zetian, and Shangguan Waner immediately took refuge in the old frame. She was made Zhao Rong, in fact, she was the emperor's little wife.
According to the Book of Old Tang Dynasty, her position is second only to that of a queen and three concubines, and she belongs to Jiu 'an. Wan'er is in charge of specific matters, or the Secretary-General of the Cabinet. With political support, she still felt unstable, so she pinned her hopes on Li Xian's first wife, Wei Ruyun.
The most wonderful means is to introduce the lover: Soon, Wu Sansi, with white skin and tender flesh, climbed into the warm and gorgeous bed of the queen under the traction of Wan'er. In this regard, Li Xian, a cowardly tracheitis, always turns a blind eye. His principle is: as long as the wife is happy. Li Xian, Wei Hou, Wan'er and Wu Sansi often fool around in the emperor's bed behind closed doors.
This period is the peak stage of Shangguan Waner's blushing. Under her initiative, there is a great literary trend in the world, and all kinds of poems will be tossed up like today's super girl selection. Palace more lively, after the emperor maharaja took the lead in setting an example, Wan'er naturally became the focus of literary talent. She did not hesitate to support the meeting. She not only wrote poems on behalf of the Empress Dowager, but also served as an evaluation judge to reward people with excellent literary talent.
When a woman becomes a hot figure, speculators will take refuge in it. Promoting a few administrative officials is a piece of cake for Wan'er. Then again, after all, she has a healthy woman in worldly desires. Looking around her life, the only fly in the ointment is her private life.
So Wan'er secretly bought a private house and hooked up with some charming playboys outside the palace. The Book of the New Tang Dynasty says: The wicked are filthy and wait for the door. Terrible is that Wan'er is also seeking political interests for these guys. Many people stepped on her gentle shoulders and became prominent officials.
Her most famous lover is Cui _. The young man is good-looking, and he was in his mid-twenties when he first met him. At that time, Wan'er was no longer the little girl in The Seeds of Love, and beauty easily grew old. In a blink of an eye, she was in her forties.
According to the age, I am already half a year old, and I can almost be regarded as the aunt and aunt of Cui _ mother's generation. In order to repay his kindness, Cui had the cheek to introduce his three brothers, Cui Ye and Cui Di. They are all good looks, and everyone is a womanizer, so they naturally become the darling of Wan'er's bed. Soon, Cui _ soon became an official and made a fortune.
Wu Meicun, a famous scholar in Qing Dynasty, once lamented: Should a wife care about a big project? In fact, this is far from the saying that women are a disaster, and they all emphasize the big and small role of women in political issues. There is no essential difference between men and women on the issue of power. People, until a word prospers the country and a word loses the country, any gender will play a role in changing the historical process. Although this is only a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Shangguan Waner finally came to an end. Her opponent is Li Longji, a rising political star. After all, there are too many enemies, and all the complaints are of no help. In the fourth year of Jinglong, that is, one night in the summer of 7 10, Li Longji staged a palace coup. Knife light flashing in the night, Shangguan Waner screamed and fell in a pool of blood. That year, she was just 47 years old
Ancient women were regarded as disasters and were not allowed to participate in politics under normal circumstances. But when the monarch ignores this principle, he will lift the restrictions on them and even grant them important tasks and positions.
In the history of China, the highest rank of female was probably Lu Daji in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Her official worship, that is, the prime minister, is very powerful. Imperial secretary thought Huang Hua was an adopted daughter when he saw that he was lucky enough to be in Chiye, and strongly recommended her as Mrs. Hongde. Huang Hua soon gave birth to a prince, which made the childless queen have an heir. In order to protect his career, Lu Daji made a huge political gamble, forced Hu Huanghou to step down by means of false construction, and then helped Wan Woo Wong to become a queen and a prince respectively.
In fact, female officials are generally not allowed to show their faces, but talented people can be allowed to break this example. Song Ruoshen, Song Ruozhao, Song Ruolun, Song Ruoxian and Song Ruoxun, five sisters in the middle Tang Dynasty, were famous for their talents and were called into the forbidden school by Dezong and granted official positions. Dezong loves poetry. Every time he sings with the poetry minister, he will invite five people to come and enjoy it. Dezong gave them great dignity, did not treat them as concubines, and always called them bachelors. Among them, Song Ruozhao was an official in the Three Dynasties, and everyone called him Mr., and empresses, princes and princesses all met with the courtesy of teachers.
The female official system is a very abnormal system. It is not a tool of the country, but a plaything in the hands of the emperor.