Wan Liang Chang'an

For four years in Chang'an, the heat was as scorching as the sun. The queen was vacationing in Lishan Mountain, and a secret edict summoned Zhang Jianzhi to the palace. Under the seemingly peaceful court situation in the capital city of God, undercurrents are surging, affecting the world. She is the daughter of the Prime Minister, and has been promoted from princess to county lord. My mother never came out after entering the palace, and her body was not found. The fire in those eyes never went out—it just burned deeper. She is the daughter of a merchant in the market. When she was young, she only had an ebony abacus to calculate a fortune of ten thousand taels. With an abacus and an exquisite heart, he brought his business from central Sichuan to Luoyang - the copper plates jingled and the silver shined. One walks around inside and outside the palace wall, walking on thin ice; the other travels among the three religions and nine streams, finding success everywhere. Two people who should not have crossed paths were brought together by fate because of a boat fire, a recipe for elixirs, and a bottomless dark web. At the end of Wu Zhao's life, Er Zhang took over the power. The dispute between the Li family and the Wu family, the fight between relatives and party members, the conspiracy between the palace and the market - above the court, the light of the sword is hidden in the memorial; under the rivers and lakes, the abacus is ringing in the dark. In eight years, four palace changes occurred, either success or failure. In the first year of Shenlong, two Zhangs were executed. In the first year of Jinglong, the prince raised an army. In the first year of Tanglong, King Linzi entered the palace at night and was banned. In the second year of Xiantian, he was granted death by Taiping. From the capital of God to Chang'an, from Wu Zhou to Li Tang, the people in this city changed one after another - some ascended to the throne, some were punished, some drank poison with a smile, and some committed suicide by hanging from a beam. This is no accident. In the half century from Wu Zhao's coming to power to Taiping's execution, women stood at the center of power in an unprecedented manner. The queen governs the house, the queen calls the emperor, the princess opens the palace, Zhaorong writes the pen - these terms in the history books that originally belonged only to men fell on them one by one. This is the only and last era in Chinese history where women collectively reached the pinnacle of power. In the next thousand years, there will be no such situation again. The last flourishing embers of Wu Zetian's later years are not yet cold, and the dawn of the prosperous Kaiyuan era is already faintly shining in the sky. Sandwiched in the middle are eight years in which a generation was crushed, let down, and buried silently. When history turns a page, it is never the heroes who put pen to paper, but those who gambled an era with their lives between the palace walls and the marketplace. Power and affection are always two different things. But when the gambling game came to an end - what was under the dragon's chair was revealed only when he spread his palms. Li Lang (accepted) Appearance: Beautiful appearance, calm temperament, always wearing plain clothes, and an old jade pendant in both ears Appearance: Talk less, be steady, keep his expression low, advance and retreat in a controlled manner, and be good at hiding the edge. Internal: Deep and self-possessed, calculating every step, doubtful about human nature, with the cold-bloodedness and sobriety of the royal family in his heart Emotions: Restraint and forbearance, use arrangements instead of expressions, be suspicious (Historical fictional character. The daughter of Li Dan, the fourth son of Gao Zong and Wu Zetian, set as a sibling of Xuan Zong Li Longji.) Chen Luyin (attack) Appearance: Pretty eyebrows, often short brown hair, and a brass abacus around his waist Appearance: sweet-tongued and quick-footed, can talk to people when meeting them, can kneel and stand, and is at home in the market like a fish in water. Internal: Transparent and shrewd, emphasizing affection and righteousness, not afraid of embarrassment but afraid of making a sincere mistake, having toughness in his bones Emotions: Frank and direct, just lean in if you like it (Historical fictional character. Inspired by Wang Yuanbao, a wealthy businessman during the reign of Xuanzong. Xuanzong once said, "I am the most noble in the world, and Yuanbao is the wealth of the world, so I can see it." Although Wang Yuanbao started his business by selling glass, I don't believe it since he was not involved in politics.) Purpose: A love letter to the only era of women in history