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Wu Zetian was the most authoritative iron-blooded empress in her lifetime, and remained one of the most charismatic historical figures after her death. The first female emperor of China, an outstanding female politician of the feudal era, a great woman.
In a social environment where men are superior to women, why did Wu Zetian ascend to the throne and let the men of the entire country fall to their knees at her feet, which was the destiny of heaven? Or a conspiracy to usurp the throne? Let's analyze how Wu Zetian rose step by step, relying on what.
The living environment determines the character
Wu Zetian's father was a timber merchant, when Wu Zetian was born, her father had already reached a high position in the imperial court, due to the influence of the family environment, Wu Zetian's personality was both the ambition of an upstart and the pride and stubbornness of the new nobility.
Noble inner cultivation
Her mother was the daughter of the Sui Dynasty prime minister, Zhishu Dali, and a sincere Buddhist. Influenced by her mother, She also believed in Buddhism, calm in the face of trouble, had a peaceful state of mind and a strong cultural accomplishment, and had a remarkable inner cultivation.
Beautiful appearance
Due to historical reasons, no portrait of Empress Wu has been preserved to the present, so we cannot accurately describe her appearance, but according to historical records, her daughter Princess Taiping looked very much like her, and Princess Taiping was very beautiful. And at that time, Wuhou was also known for her beauty, that is, she was directly favored by Li Shimin by virtue of her beauty and became Li Shimin's woman.
Same political philosophy and considerable reasons
By the time of Li Zhi, under the new historical conditions and objective factors, Gaozong's trust and common political ideas made the light of her wisdom shine in various fields. There was also Li Zhi's body that did not allow him to work with high intensity, so at this time, Wu Zetian was given the opportunity, and there were signs of the Second Saint Linchao.
Public opinion and god
The so-called public opinion is the intention of constantly arranging people, or people who hope that Wu Zetian will ascend to the throne to organize uninterrupted petitions, and the so-called heavenly family is the heavenly blessing, indicating that she is the true destiny of the heavens, and she should be in power.
Reuse cool officials
In order to consolidate his rule, Wu Zetian used harsh means. In order to gain the power of state rule, she poisoned her own son, who had been made crown prince. In the second year of his reign as emperor, Wu Zetian killed another cool official, Zhou Xing, with Lai Junchen, one of the two great cool officials; by the second year of Banzai Tongtian (697), he killed Lai Junchen and ended the politics of cool officials.
She stepped into the imperial palace twice, served as empress dowager for 6 years, and for 16 years the empress participated in the ruling and held the imperial power for 40 years, she was the only woman among more than 240 emperors in Chinese history, and achieved her brilliant life.