The story of Shangguan Waner

Shangguan Waner was born in an official family, and her grandfather was once an important official of the imperial court, Prince Taifu. But because he participated in the rebellion of the prince, he had to be forced to become a slave in the DPRK. Because my grandfather was a great calligrapher, Wan'er practiced calligraphy attentively when doing housework. After all, this is the only memorial his grandfather left for himself.

This period of setting is very similar to Shangguan Waner in real history, but some changes have been made to suit her setting of "book saint".

In the official history, Shangguan Yi, Shangguan Waner's grandfather, was a famous literary master and poet, regarded as the imperial scholar of the early Tang Emperor and the highest prime minister. However, because he was involved in the struggle between Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian, he was regarded as a political victim, and he was executed together with the abandoned Prince Jong Li on charges of rebellion.

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The merits and demerits of men who are not allowed to grow beards in gifted scholars' poems are quite controversial. Some people praise his literary talent, some criticize his lewdness, some admire him highly, and some despise him. And her 27-year relationship with Wu Zetian has also made future generations talk about it.

Shangguan Waner is recorded in the official history, such as the Book of the Old Tang Dynasty and the Book of the New Tang Dynasty, but it shows that she flatters the powerful, fornicates the palace and manipulates the negative events of political control. However, scholars of Shangguan Waner's contemporaries, such as Zhang Shuo and Wu Pingyi, spoke highly of him. Since modern times, he has been more and more admired by scholars.

It is rare for Shangguan Waner to influence a generation of writing style as a woman. She not only advocated and inherited a generation of writing style with her achievements in poetry creation, but also became the symbol and leader of the literary world of Zhongzong through literary activities such as selecting talents and appointing talents and commenting on poetry and fu. It played an important role in the prosperity of the literary world at that time and the improvement of the artistic level of poetry.

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