Then tianwu after the sun and moon in the sky! Wu Xi, a woman who pushed power to the peak and subverted the rule of the entire patriarchal traditional society. Under the rule of Shang Chengzhenguan and the prosperous era of the Next Qi Kaiyuan, she created a majestic dynasty. Her life has created one thing after another in women's history that could never have happened. Her political strategy and means of domination eventually propelled her to a generation of empresses.
Among the empresses, she was the only one who overthrew her husband's regime and became emperor herself. Luo Bin Wang said Wu Zetian: The terrain is cold and weak. Originally, as an emperor's woman, she was not qualified with a low family background, not to mention that in a patriarchal society, women called the emperor rule, which is even more ridiculous in the world! It was no accident that Wu Zetian could become emperor, who was the protective umbrella behind her, and was it really as low status as Luo Bin wang said?
Wu Zetian was born in Chang'an, the son of a samurai and one of the founding fathers of the Tang Dynasty. Her mother, Yang Shi, was the second wife of Wu Shiyan and was from the Sui Dynasty royal family, and Yang's father was the younger brother of Yang Xiong, the Prince of Guande, Yang Da the Duke of Suining. Why is this background inferior in the mouth of King Luo Bin?
The samurai Uhara was a merchant in the timber business, who was himself at the lowest level of the samurai farmers, industrialists, and merchants. Catching up with the good fortune, the Sui Dynasty Emperor built a lot of construction, so the samurai made a fortune in business. Soon after the great uprising at the end of the Sui Dynasty, he caught up with Li Yuan's Taiyuan rebellion, and he funded Li Yuan's army to raise troops so he was in charge of the logistics of the army, and the later officials paid homage to Shangshu of the Ministry of Works, and were promoted to the title of Duke of Yingguo. Wu Zetian's generation is the second generation of officials, and the family foundation is not deep, so it is criticized for its low status, in fact, it is not!
The ancient family background was based on the patrilineal clan background, and if Wu Zetian was able to reach such a position, it was inseparable from the background of his mother's close to the nobility. It is true that Wu Zetian did not receive any protection for his father who was the Duke of Yingguo, and his father had already died when Wu Zetian had not yet entered the palace, and he and his mother relied on the son of his father's grand lady to live.
Such a day can be seen at a glance, so the mother hopes that Wu Zetian can enter the palace and give the family a future. Tang Taizong's Concubine Yang was the daughter of the Sui Emperor, and she was of the Yang clan bloodline, and if there was no such relationship background to rely on, how could a woman of the Yang clan help Wu Zetian to move towards the gate of the court! Relying on this background of the nobles, Wu Zetian entered the palace and took the first step towards her future reign!
The world advocates that Wu Zetian can enter the power center of a dynasty in the future, including the green eyes of Tang Taizong Li Shimin. It's ridiculous to say that. Wu Zetian, as a woman of Li Shimin for 12 years, has not been promoted to the title, the same period of Xu Cairen Xu Hui was promoted to the concubine position before his death, Wu Zetian was a talented person for 12 years, and only got a name of Wu Mei. Such an unserious name, like treating a pet, is really not much to like!
For Tang Taizong itself, the woman he admired should be a dignified and atmospheric, gentle and obedient woman like Empress Eldest Sun, a woman who could stand behind him. Not a woman who tamed a lion with a whip, a hammer, or a knife. The only thing that Li Shimin was useful to Wu Zetian was that she used her 12 years of martial talent status to hone her fierce character when she first entered the palace, which was also the reason why Wu Zetian later gained exclusive favor in the harem.
With the death of Li Shimin, wu Zetian, who was 26 years old at this time, was also sent to ganye temple for monasticism. Regardless of whether Wu Zetian had secretly communicated with the crown prince Li Zhi before, he was in turmoil. In short, with the favor of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi, she returned to the palace. At this time, Wu Zetian, who had smoothed out the edges and corners, broke the balance between Li Zhi and himself with an iron fist, abolished Empress Wang, and crowned Wu as empress!
Wu Zetian was able to enter the political power center of the Tang Dynasty, thanks to Li Zhi, who was the indestructible strength behind her who was able to control the government for decades and reach the peak. As if heaven was destined for Wu Zetian to rule the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi, who was less than 30 years old, suffered from vertigo and could not handle the government independently. Who can assist him in handling the affairs of the dynasty is a crucial question.
He knew that he could call the emperor because his uncle thought he was cowardly and easy to control. This is not a friendly evaluation for the emperor, and no emperor will like it. The child is too young to use, and the courtiers tend to fuel their ambitions for power with uncontrollable consequences. Thinking about it, no wife in ancient times has set a precedent of opposing the husband's regime. Therefore, Wu Zetian thus entered the center of power and assisted Li Zhi in handling the government.
Being able to participate in the decision-making of military and national affairs with one's own will is a great sense of accomplishment for anyone. What's more, the entire social custom under feudal rule is originally based on men, and women can only rely on men to survive. Wu Zetian deeply experienced the helplessness of being forced to carry the fortunes of men as a woman, tasted the taste of power, and she never wanted to let go again.
In December of the first year of Lin De's "Shangguan Yi Conspiracy Case", Li Zhi truly stood behind Wu Zetian and became an indestructible political force of the Wu clan. As mentioned earlier, Li Zhi was a person who hated people who interfered in politics without authorization, and as Wu Zetian began to handle the government independently, he gradually gained his own political power, and the accompanying gossip also made Li Zhi begin to be vigilant and panicked, and he moved the idea of abolishing the future.
Secretly summoning Shangguan Yi to discuss the matter, but not knowing that Shangguan Yi blurted out that "it can be abolished," Li Zhi was so relieved that he immediately ordered Shangguan Yi to draft an edict. This matter immediately spread to Wu Zetian, and if this matter fell into ink and sealed, there would be no possibility of maneuvering, so Wu Zetian walked from the harem to the former dynasty. The distance from the harem to the former dynasty was never a geographical distance, but a psychological distance, because the previous auxiliary government was only behind Li Zhi.
Although Shangguan Yi is the prime minister, he is indeed a cityless government, and it can even be said that he is a simple prime minister. He never really saw the essence of things, because he couldn't worry about being sick, and Tang Gaozong had to share power with others. Emperor Gaozong of Tang faced only three choices, one was to cultivate a "powerful courtier", the second was to choose a clan, and the third was Wu Zetian. After that, Wu Zetian walked into the former dynasty, and Li Zhi completely stood behind Wu Zetian, known in history as the Second Saint Linchao.
After the Tang Dynasty, historians still used to refer to the two dynasties of Sui and Tang dynasties together. Because no matter how the dynasty changes, it is always a change between the nobles. The Cambridge History of China's Sui and Tang Dynasties says: "The succession and creation of the empire was nothing more than a palace coup at that time, and it was an aristocratic family in the northwest who took the throne of another aristocratic family."
Wu Zetian was finally able to reach the peak of power, in addition to her own personality and strategy, more behind her stood the entire Former Sui Imperial Family and the forces of the Gate Valve, as well as the political forces of Emperor Gaozong of Tang. Emperor Gaozong of Tang's last will and testament: If there is anything that cannot be decided between military affairs and state affairs, they are all decided by Wu Zetian. This testament cemented the legitimacy of her political career and made a legendary life for a generation of empresses.
Therefore, it is no accident that Wu Zetian can become an emperor, and it is instantly clear to see how strong the strength behind her is. Under the rule of Wu Zetian, the Tang Dynasty was politically clear, the people were rich, and the country was strong, so it had the reputation of "Zhenguan Relic", and at the same time created a favorable ruling situation for the "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era" in later generations.