Nowadays, society advocates "equality between men and women", and the status of women has gradually improved, and some women have even surpassed some men. This situation also happened in ancient times, such as during the Wu Zetian period, she relied on her daughter to ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Honor, which significantly improved the status of women. Wu Zetian also reused many women, among which Shangguan Wan'er was the most famous.
Shangguan Wan'er is outstanding, not only has excellent knowledge and literary talent, but was also favored and reused by Wu Zetian at the age of thirteen. Subsequently, she was appreciated by Li Xian, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and was even honored as the "female prime minister". However, this talented woman is quite chaotic in terms of life. According to the epitaph in the mausoleum, it reveals the unusual experience of Shangguan Wan'er during her lifetime.
At the age of thirteen, Shangguan Wan'er became Li Zhi's talent, but because she got carried away and did not listen to Wu Zetian's advice, Wu Zetian tattooed a black sign on her forehead as a warning. At the age of sixteen, she seduced the crown prince Li Xian with her beauty, but left because Li Xian was degraded, without caring about each other's affection. Later, she fell in love with Wu Zetian's nephew Wu Sansi, and tried to make Wu Zetian pay attention to Wu Sansi for him to repeatedly speak ill of the Li family in front of Wu Zetian.
Behind the scenes, however, the truth is quite different. Shangguan Wan'er raised many men, among which the relationship with Cui Xiang was impressive. When she met Cui Xiang, Shangguan Wan'er was already in her forties, and Cui Xiang was only twenty-three or four years old. One of these two came for love, the other for power, and soon the two joined hands. What's even more uncomfortable is that Cui Xiang's brother also lies on Shangguan Wan'er's bed through Cui Xiang for money and power.
In 704 AD, Li Xian seized the throne, and Shangguan Wan'er took refuge again. However, she did not cut ties with other men and tried to interfere in the government's affairs. Until July 21, 710 AD, Li Longji launched the Tanglong Rebellion, Shangguan Wan'er asked Liu You for help, but was killed. In honor of her, Princess Taiping personally built a luxurious tomb for her.
Looking back on Shangguan Wan'er's life, although she was talented, she was troubled by power and money. As for her romantic deeds revealed in the mausoleum, can the magistrate find her most sincere love?