Why did Li Longji kill Shangguan Waner?

Li Longji killed Shangguan Waner, but he had to do it. If he doesn't kill himself, it is likely to be bad for him to take power. If he commits suicide, there will be one less person to dispel doubts and share worries. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally wielded a butcher knife. Shangguan Waner, a famous poetess and eunuch in the Tang Dynasty, was later named "Imperial concubine" by her own means and unparalleled wisdom. Li Longji and Hou Kai staged a coup, killed Wei Ruyun and beheaded Shangguan Waner.

In fact, when Wu Zetian was in power, although Shangguan Waner was a female official, she was no different from other domestic slaves in Wu Zetian's eyes, even worse than Toy Boy at that time.

At that time, the Zhang brothers were Toy Boy of Wu Zetian, and Zhang Zongchang was Wu Zetian's favorite. At that time, Wan'er 14 had his own ideas about men and women. Secondly, he lived in the palace for a long time, unwilling to be lonely, and was inevitably attracted by the handsome Zhang brothers.

One morning, I had dinner at home with the Zhang brothers, during which I winked at Zhang Zongchang and told some jokes. After seeing everything, Wu Meiniang immediately took the golden knife from the guards and cut it to Wan'er's forehead. Wan'er was stabbed in the head and bleeding profusely. He knelt on the ground and asked Wu Meiniang for forgiveness.

Wu Meiniang said angrily, "If you dare to come near me, you should be put to death." Zhang Zongchang forgave her because of her kind words and repeated vows to stay away from the Zhang brothers. Thus, Wan'er's position in Wu Meiniang's heart is pitifully low. Otherwise, because of an insignificant Toy Boy, why did Emperor Wu Zhou wave a butcher's knife at her right-hand man?

However, it may be precisely because of the disaster suffered by Shangguan Waner this time that she realized her position more clearly and never dared to do anything disobedient again. She had to help Wu Zetian deal with politics wholeheartedly. After a period of treatment, she gradually adapted to it. Wu Zetian gave her more power, and her political talent was also revealed at this time. Everything she confessed was handled according to Wu Zetian's mind.

After the death of Wu Zetian, Zhongzong was restored. Before Zhongzong was deposed, Shangguan Waner had an underground love affair with Zhongzong. After Zhongzong was released, Shangguan Waner's status was also rising. Wei Ruyun took a fancy to her political talent and gave her many things. Later, she was asked to deal with letters in ghosts, which can be said to be the peak of her life.

In 7 10 AD, Zhongzong died at the hands of his wife and daughter, which made Wan'er feel an unprecedented crisis.

Empress Wei intends to imitate the female emperor and monopolize power, so she asked her to forge an imperial edict. The content of the imperial edict is divided into three parts:

One is to make Li Zhongmao the Crown Prince;

The second is Webster's supervision and governance of the country;

The third is to let Wang Xiang Li Dan participate in the discussion of state affairs.

The content of this letter was drafted by Wan'er, but Webster was not satisfied. Wei Ruyun didn't use this secret imperial edict, but arranged his own people and cronies to hold important positions according to his own wishes, ready to follow Wu Meiniang's example and sit in the dragon chair. Webster's ambition is obvious. Soon, Princess Taiping and Li Longji attacked her.

In July of the same year, our army entered the Forbidden Palace, and launched a palace-changing movement in the name of "Webster poisoned the first emperor, sought danger for state affairs, and now * * * punishes the whole Wei". In this change, Wei Ruyun was completely in a passive position, and all her followers were wiped out. Because Wan'er is too close to Wei Ruyun, she is also on the permission list of Li Longji.

In order to protect himself, Wan'er personally took out the original imperial edict and proved that he didn't help Webster usurp the Tang Dynasty. However, Li Longji has made up his mind to uproot the grass, leaving no hidden dangers. Li Longji is worried that if Wan'er is spared, she will cling to Princess Taiping, causing more trouble. In this way, Wan'er died tragically by the sword of Li Longji, and the incense died with him.

Therefore, it can be said that the death of Shangguan Waner is understandable and unexpected, but as the king of a country, it is also understandable to deal with the threats around him.