Why did Wu Zetian die a year after abdicating the throne? In fact, the history books are embarrassed to record
Wu Zetian returned the world to the Li family in her later years, and died suddenly at the age of eighty-three only one year after her abdication, which is a rare longevity among ancient emperors, but Wu Zetian's health has always been very good in his later years, and he is very conscious, in order to suddenly die a year after abdication? According to historical experts, it is actually a history book that is embarrassed to record, because it is detrimental to the royal majesty.
As the only female emperor in history, many of Wu Zetian's practices were shocking at the time, such as the establishment of the Crane Control Prison after she ascended the throne, and raised many male pets, in fact, most of the ancient emperors had three palaces and six courtyards, and there were countless harems, so Wu Zetian's raising of male pets was actually not a mistake, but in the feudal patriarchal society, both the court and the people were very controversial about it.
At that time, Wu Zetian's most favored male favorite was the Zhang brothers, they were not only handsome and handsome, but also had a very high emotional intelligence, were good at guessing the empress's thoughts, and were very intelligent and capable, so Wu Zetian gave them a lot of power at that time, and let the Zhang brothers help her balance the government and the opposition, but after Wu Zetian abdicated, the Zhang brothers were also liquidated, and both were eventually executed.
Losing the company of the Zhang brothers, Wu Zetian, who was cold in the high places, felt lonely and lonely, in the last period of her life, there was no husband, no relatives and no children, and even lost the comfort of the Zhang brothers, so she soon became depressed, although the people at that time knew this, but the history books were embarrassed to record, after all, this is related to the reputation of the empress and the dignity of the royal family.