Di Renjie claimed to be a loyal vassal of the Tang Dynasty, so why would he be loyal to Wu Zetian, who usurped power and seized the throne?

Wu Zetian is definitely the most legendary woman in my history, although she was born in the era of low status of women in feudal society, she finally succeeded in mastering the supreme power of the Tang Dynasty at that time, pressing countless men to the ground and rubbing, and even finally ascending the throne as emperor to establish her own Great Zhou Empire, becoming the first and only female emperor in Chinese history. Under normal circumstances, as long as Wu Zetian is mentioned, it is inevitable to think of Di Renjie, especially in the film and television drama "Detective Di Renjie", Di Renjie can be described as a die-hard loyalist of Wu Zetian, but in the end, Di Renjie is after all an old minister of the Tang Dynasty and even called "Tang Loyal" But it is such a person who claims to be a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty who usurped the power of the Tang Dynasty in Wu Zetian, and after ascending the throne and becoming a loyal subject of Wu Zetian, is this not a joke? But why would Di Renjie be loyal to Wu Zetian?

First of all, he was spiritually conquered by Wu Zetian, who naturally had his superiority in ascending the throne as a female streamer, and this had to be admitted. After Wu Zetian came to power, in order to win the hearts and minds of the people, he vigorously developed the people's livelihood and suppressed the privileges of the powerful and powerful not only greatly improved the living standards of the people at that time, but also made the atmosphere of the imperial court look new. In addition, although Di Renjie was an old minister of the Tang Dynasty, during the Tang Dynasty, Di Renjie was not welcomed and his official position was not high. However, Wu Zetian spared no effort to promote Di Renjie, so Di Renjie was naturally loyal to Wu Zetian, after all, she had the grace of promotion to herself, and the soldier died for the confidant.

The second is the belief in Wu Zetian's political ability, Wu Zetian stood out in the ever-changing political struggle by virtue of his woman's body to hold power, and his own political ability can be imagined, how can Di Renjie not see through this? Li Tang's family has withered talents, and it is embarrassing and useful, and Wu Zetian is just like the day in the sky, who should be loyal to whom, I am afraid that fools will choose it? Not to mention Di Renjie!.

Of course, loyalty to Wu Zetian is not the same as loyalty to Great Zhou, mainly loyalty to the people of the world, Di Renjie in history is a good official. However, Di Renjie was still loyal to the Li Tang clan in his bones, after all, in that feudal society that was loyal to the king and patriotic, the influence of this kind of thinking on people was deeply rooted. Therefore, in the later years of Wu Zetian's life, when he reused his nephew Wu Sansi to persecute Zhongliang because of his old age, Di Renjie did not hesitate to join forces with Li Longji to launch a coup d'état, driving Wu Zetian out of power and thus creating a prosperous situation in the Kaiyuan Dynasty.