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Shangguan Waner, whose compound surname is Shangguan, also known as Shangguan, was born in Shanzhou, Shaanxi Province. Her ancestral home was Shangguan, a female official, poet and imperial concubine in the Tang Dynasty. After his grandfather Shangguan Yi was convicted and killed, he was assigned to the inner court as a maid with his mother Zheng. At the age of fourteen, she was highly valued by Wu Zetian because of her cleverness and good writing style. She has been in charge of the imperial palace system for many years and is known as the "female prime minister". When Tang Zhongzong was named Zhao Rong, she became more powerful and had a prominent position in politics and literature. Since then, she has been in charge of the decrees and proclamations of the imperial court and the foreign court as an imperial concubine. It is suggested to expand the library and add a bachelor's degree. During this period, he presided over Yazheng and commented on the world of poetry on behalf of the court. At one time, there were many poets, and The Whole Tang Poetry included 32 of his poems. In 7 10, Li Longji, the king of Linzi, rose up and launched a political revolution in Tang Long, and was killed at the same time as Wei Hou.

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Chinese name: Shangguan Waner

Alias: Shangguan Zhao Rong, Xiaowan

Nationality: China (Tang Dynasty)

Ethnic group: Han nationality

Date of birth: 664 AD

Date of death: July 2, 7654381day.

Occupation: poet → female official → imperial concubine

The main achievements are: making suggestions for improving women's social and political status, setting up a literature study hall, adding a bachelor's degree, handling the performance of Baisi, and participating in the discussion of state affairs.

Representative works: Color Book Complain, Twenty-five Poems of Princess Changning Flowing Cup and Pond.

Native place: Shan County, Shaanxi Province

Ancestral home: Shangguan, Longxi.

Posthumous title: Huiwen.

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Born into a noble family

Shangguan Waner is a descendant of Shangguan Jie, Shangguan 'an and Shangguan in the Western Han Dynasty. She is the granddaughter of Prime Minister Shangguan Yi, and her great-grandfather Shangguan Hong was the supervisor of Jiangdu Palace in Sui Dynasty. Her great-grandfather Shangguan Xianguan was the magistrate of Youzhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

In 664 AD (the first year of Linde), Shangguan Yi was killed by Wu Zetian for drafting an imperial edict for the Emperor Gaozong to abolish Wu Zetian. The newborn Shangguan Waner and her mother Zheng Shitong were assigned to the court. During Ye Ting's slavery, under the careful training of her mother, Shangguan Waner was familiar with poetry books, not only able to recite poems and write articles, but also knowledgeable and intelligent.

The queen's favor

In 677 AD (the second year of Yifeng), Wu Zetian summoned Shangguan Waner, who was only fourteen years old, to give an examination on the spot. Shangguan Waner's words were written in an instant, without any points, and they were fluent in meaning, flowery in words and beautiful in language, which really seemed to be formed by rewelding. Wu Zetian saw the great joy and immediately ordered him to be exempted from his handmaiden status and put him in charge of the imperial edict of the palace.

The epitaph lists him as a thirteen-year-old gifted scholar, which may be a title given by Wu Zetian in order to get rid of the handmaiden status.

Later, Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor and ordered people with many hands to be called "housekeepers". Soon, Shangguan Waner was sentenced to death for violating her will, but Wu Zetian spared her literary talent and gave her Amnesty, which was just a slap in the face. In the future, Shangguan Waner served meticulously and catered to Qu Yi, which won the favor of Wu Zetian.

Since 696 (the first year of AD) (from Jinglong's "Wenguanji" and "Old Tang Book" as sacred calendar years), it has been given the power to handle the performance of Baihui and participate in government affairs.

Become Zhao Rong.

Portraits in the Poems of Celebrities in Past Dynasties

In 705 AD (the first year of Shenlong), ministers such as Zhang Jian, who supported the imperial clan of Li Tang, staged a Shenlong coup, and Wu Zetian was forced to abdicate. After the Dragon Coup, Tang Zhongzong was restored, and Shangguan Waner was responsible for drafting letters, which won the trust. She was also honored as Mrs. Zheng, her mother.

Shangguan Waner also had many contacts with Wei Ruyun and Princess Anle, and repeatedly persuaded Wei Ruyun to tell the story of Wu Zetian. Therefore, Wei Ruyun asked people all over the country to mourn the mother who was abandoned by her father for three years. He also asked people all over the world to be adults at the age of 23, to be exempted from labor in 59 years, and to adopt a new system to collect people's hearts. Li Xian agreed.

Shangguan Waner recommended Wu Sansi to Wei Ruyun and took Wu Sansi into the palace. Therefore, Li Xian began to discuss politics with Wu Sansi, while Zhang Jianzhi and others were restrained by Wu Sansi. Soon, Wu Sansi relied on the support of Queen Wei and Princess Anle to design and demote five kings, including Zhang Jianzhi, Huan, Jinghui, Yuan and Cui Xuanyong. Shangguan Waner had an affair with her, and she often praised Wu Shi and suppressed the royal family in imperial edicts, which made Prince Li Zhongjun very angry.

In July of 707 (the first year of Jinglong), Li Zhongjun and Li Duozuo, the general of Zuo Yulin, ordered more than 300 people to arise, killed Wu Sansi and Wu Chongxun in their mansion, and punished pro-Party 10 people. They also led troops to cut through the Su Zhangmen, knocking on the cabinet door and searching for Shangguan Waner. Shangguan Waner hurriedly fled to Li Xian and Wei Ruyun, and threatened: "The idea of Guanzi is to kill Shangguan Waner first, and then arrest the queen and your majesty in turn." Li Xian and a great anger, with Shangguan Waner and Princess Anle to the Xuanwu Gate to avoid soldiers, so that General Liu Fei, the right feather Lin, was more than 2,000 people, and kept behind closed doors in front of Taiji Hall. Li Zhongjun was defeated and killed.

However, according to the epitaph, Shangguan Waner had remonstrated with Zhongzong four times and opposed the establishment of Princess Anle as the imperial concubine. From exposure, to resignation, to a haircut, she didn't get Tang Zhongzong's permission, and finally she remonstrated with her death. After drinking the poison, the doctor got emergency treatment to save his life.

Lead the style of writing

Portraits in the Biography of Baimeixin Poetry and Painting

Shangguan Waner won the trust of Wei and devoted herself to internal affairs. Her grandfather's case was also rehabilitated. Shangguan Yi posthumously awarded the secretariat, the governor and the king of Chu, while Shangguan Tingzhi posthumously awarded the assistant minister of Huangmen, the secretariat and the king of Tianshui.

Since then, Shangguan Waner often persuaded Li Xian to set up a large number of bachelor's degrees in Zhaowen Museum, widely known as the minister of Ci studies in the current dynasty, and hosted banquets for entertainment many times, and wrote poems and sang songs. Every time he replaced Li Xian, Wei Ruyun and Princess Anle at the same time, and made several poems, which were beautiful and were sung by people at that time. For poems written by ministers, Li Xian asked her to evaluate them, and the first one was often awarded to Jin Jue, which was priceless. As a result, both inside and outside the imperial court, poetry and fu became a common practice. Shangguan Waner loves books and has collected more than 10,000 volumes, all of which are aromatherapy. A hundred years later, his books are scattered among the people, still fragrant and moth-free.

After the death of his mother Zheng, she was posthumously named Mrs. Jieyi. Wan'er was demoted to Jieyu as a sign of mourning and soon recovered.

Li Xian sent someone to chisel stones at the pond where Shangguan Waner lived. The carving was extremely poor, and he often invited ministers to feast. At that time, the palace was forbidden and spacious, allowing palace officials to enter and leave at will. Shangguan Wanersui