Wu Zetian was the first and last female emperor of China's feudal society, and although she was controversial, the "Zhenguan Relic" she single-handedly created was also admirable.
Legend has it that Wu Zetian's mother, Yang Shi, was resting by the river when she went to the temple to offer incense, and suddenly a golden dragon sprang out of the river, and Yang Shi fainted and woke up pregnant. When Wu Zetian was young, he met a fortune teller, Yuan Tiangang, who was very surprised when he saw the little Wu Zetian, and said, "This son has a phoenix-necked dragon pupil, and he is extremely expensive." But he said with pity: "If she is a woman, the future is bound to be unlimited, and she will become the lord of the world in the future." ”
Wu Zetian's birth is very legendary, which is also linked to his extraordinary life. What exactly is the matter of the Chamber of Secrets, the history of the emperor will be detailed below.
Wu Zetian was given the title of Talented Man when he entered the palace during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang, and was given the title of Wu Mei (武美), which is also the source of Wu Zetian's title of Wu Wu Mei Niang. Wu Zetian was conceited in talent and beauty, and always wanted to seek a bright future for himself in the palace, but Tang Taizong was not satisfied, and when Tang Taizong died, Wu Zetian was only a small talent.
To make matters worse, Emperor Taizong's concubines all used monasticism as nuns, which may be liberation or rebirth in others, but here in Wu Zetian it is indeed endless grievances and suffocations, she knows that she can only rely on herself, she began to find a way out for herself.
She knew that the only person who could save her from the nunnery now was the crown prince Li Zhi, and she did everything in her power to induce Li Zhi and finally succeeded, and Li Zhi was moved by Wu Zetian. However, Li Zhi was still hesitating due to patriarchal law and etiquette, and at this time, the unfavored Empress Wang offered to take Wu Zetian out of the nunnery in order to regain Li Zhi's favor.
The queen thought that what she had picked up was a bronze, but she did not think it was a king. Wu Zetian, who returned to the palace, knew that only strength could protect himself for a lifetime, and began his blackening step in the harem. After returning to the palace, Wu Zetian became very vicious, as long as anyone who was in her way would not die in the end, and the queen who had helped her before also fell into a different situation.
Wu Zetian ascended to the rear position with her own wrist, but she was still not satisfied, and extended her hand to the front dynasty, and li zhi was called the "Second Saint". When Li was seriously ill, he handed over the administration of the dynasty to Wu Zetian, who began his own path of monopolizing power. As the saying goes, "Women are not ruthless, and their status is unstable." Wu Zetian deposed his two sons successively, and finally simply ascended the throne himself as emperor, officially beginning the reign of the first female emperor.
Wu Zetian's rule was also tough enough to bring the Tang Dynasty into a new era. She reformed the imperial examination system, pioneered martial arts, and cultivated many military talents for the Tang Dynasty. She knew that people were good at using things, and from good to good, a large number of famous courtiers such as Di Renjie appeared.
Of course, during Wu Zetian's reign, there were also many drawbacks, she raised male pets, mutilated the clan room, and most of the records in the history books were degraded. However, regardless of his style evaluation, Wu Zetian's ability not to let The Eyebrows be admired.
Wu Zetian's palace also needed a secret room, and according to Wu Zetian's maid, Wu Zetian had to go to the secret room every night for a long time, and sometimes came out with tear marks on his face. This chamber of secrets aroused the interest of many people, especially those who wanted to put Wu Zetian on the throne, and they thought that there must be a lot of secrets and a lot of gold and silver jewelry in this chamber. This chamber of secrets is very secretive to the outside world, and even the people who built the chamber have not come out alive.
The ministers bought a palace maid by Wu Zetian's side and let the palace maid quietly follow Wu Zetian when he went to the secret room, but the palace maid did not come out alive, so the mystery of this secret room was once again upgraded.
The Chamber of Secrets was only opened when Wu Zetian was forced to step down in his eighties, and everyone thought that the scene inside must be very extravagant and lascivious, but the scene inside stunned everyone. There was no gold or silver inside, and even the decoration was very rustic and empty, only his two husbands, Tang Taizong and Li Zhi, and a hanging statue of the Buddha, next to which there was only an ordinary small bed.
It turned out that this secret room was the place where Wu Zetian used to heal his heartache, and although Wu Zetian was a powerful emperor outside, she was only a small woman in her heart, and she had endured too much. In addition to the pressure of government affairs in the court, she also has to face many explicit or implicit criticisms, which cannot be eliminated.
During the day, Wu Zetian endured too much, and she could only lick her wounds in the middle of the night. She had no one to talk about, but the dead man's mouth was the strictest, so every day she would look at the portraits of her two husbands or remember or scold, and the longer she stayed, the more bitter water she might have in her heart.
And the Buddha statue may be worried about the undead coming to find it, just to find a peace of mind for themselves. Although Wu Zetian was wearing a hard armor, the black chamber was where she was soft, and such a Wu Zetian was painful.
Wu Zetian has had two husbands in his life, and these two husbands are still father and son, which may also be a scar in Wu Zetian's heart, which woman does not want to have love for only one person in her life. Even though Wu Zetian held countless rights, in the end he was just an ordinary woman, which was pitiful.
(Text/History Talk Jun Banqing)