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 of the Ming dynasty served as a female history earlier and was in charge of the library. Xian Zong went to inspect it occasionally, saw Ji's response, and immediately performed a comedy of "Dragon and Phoenix Becomes Happiness". Every literate female official is often appointed to be in charge of the education in the inner palace. In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Han presented "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 high moral character, and is honored as the "Han Palace".
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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 successively, specializing in imperial documents, and her decisions were made by officials. Shangguan Waner, who was trusted by the emperor at that time, actually belonged to the "female prime minister" who held real power. Throughout the history of China, this kind of iron-fisted woman in power is rare. 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 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, including Shangguan Waner's father, lost their heads. At this time, the poor little boy was just born, and before he ate a few mouthfuls of milk, he became a "political slave" of the court with his mother Zheng. Although he was lucky enough to save his life, his situation was extremely low.
The mother worked hard and stumbled to pull her little daughter. Of course, the ruined butler is also very knowledgeable. My mother tried her best to make Wan'er receive a comprehensive and strict orthodox education so as to master the capital for future settlement. The little girl is too clever to understand. 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 long heard of Shangguan Waner's talent, so she called the poor mother and daughter into the palace and was extremely satisfied with the on-site exam. Therefore, in addition to their "base members", she left Wan'er to work as a private secretary in charge of letters. 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.
There is always uncertainty when a novice goes on the road, and Shangguan Waner also needs him to rise and fall and experience constantly. Because of disobedience, Wu Zetian almost killed her, which hindered the deep-rooted "love for talent". Wuhou only stabbed a black criminal symbol on the girl's 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 knows the significance of this "political investment". Since then, she has been stationed in Jun State and Fang State. Shangguan Waner sat in 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!
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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 the "old-fashioned" Shangguan Waner immediately took refuge. She was dubbed "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 is the second among the "nine concubines". 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, literature all over the world is booming, 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, rewarding people with excellent literary talent.
When a woman becomes a hot figure, people who speculate and seek jobs will take refuge and promote administrative officials. For Wan'er, this is a piece of cake. After all, she is a healthy woman in secular desires. Looking around her life, her only fly in the ointment is her "private life" So, Wan'er secretly bought a private house and hooked up with some romantic people outside the palace. "The Book of the New Tang Dynasty" says: "The wicked waste their husbands, wait for doors, and be intimate ..." What is terrible is that Wan'er also seeks political interests for these guys, and many people step on her gentle shoulders to become prominent officials. Her most famous lover is Cui Zhuo. This young man is good-looking. When they first met, they were 2034 years old. 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 age, Xu Niang is already half a year old, and she can almost be regarded as menstruation's aunt of Cui Zhuo's mother's generation. In order to repay Wan'er's kindness, Cui Zhuo brazenly introduced his three brothers: Cui Li, 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 Xun rose to the official position and made a fortune.
Wu Meicun, a famous scholar in the Qing Dynasty, once lamented: "It should be a big deal to marry a wife, right?" In fact, this is far from the saying that "a femme fatale", both of which emphasize the great and small role of women in political issues. There is no essential difference between men and women on the issue of power. People, before reaching the prominent position of "rejuvenating the country with one word and destroying the country with one word", any gender will play a role in changing the historical process, although it is only a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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Shangguan Waner finally came to an end, and her nemesis was 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. In the night, the knife flashed, and 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. However, when the monarch ignores this principle, he will lift the restrictions on them and even grant them important tasks and positions. The highest ranking female official in the history of China is probably Lu Daji of the Northern Qi Dynasty. She used to be an official, that is, the prime minister, that is, she is often said to be powerful. Seeing that Huang Hua, the imperial secretary, was lucky enough to be with her husband, she thought she had adopted a daughter and recommended her as Mrs. Hongde. Huang Hua soon gave birth to a prince, so that her childless husband would have an heir.
In fact, female officials are generally not allowed to show their faces, but talented people can be allowed to break this example. In the middle Tang Dynasty, five sisters, Song Ruoshen, Song Ruozhao, Song Ruolun, Song Ruoxian and Song Ruoxun, were called into the class by Dezong and given official positions because of their outstanding talents. Dezong likes poetry. Every time he sings with the poetry minister, he will ask five people to do their part. Dezong gave them great dignity, did not treat each other 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 called on their 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.