The ascension of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in China's thousand-year history, was a positive promotion for historical development, but it was a disaster for the entire Li royal family and the ministers loyal to the Li clan.
Wu Zetian entered the palace since the time of Emperor Taizong of Tang and became one of the many concubines in the emperor's harem. Li Shimin only coveted beauty at first, but he did not expect that this delicate and beautiful woman would be a demon who would bring destruction to his descendants.
Wu Zetian has been waiting for the opportunity, and with her handsome face, she has successfully climbed to the upper end of the pyramid of power in the harem of intrigue. After the death of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Wu Zetian, as empress, officially began his own path of hegemony and emperorship.
Wu Zetian can really be described as a snake and scorpion beauty, and Zhang Wuji's mother said that the more beautiful a woman is more terrible, it is not wrong at all, she can use everyone as a stepping stone on the road to power, including her own flesh and bones. But the closer to the emperor's throne, the greater the resistance that Wu Zetian faced.
At that time, both the Li Tang imperial family and the imperial court ministers discovered what kind of person Wu Zetian really was and knew her ambitions. These people, whether because they were loyal to the Li family or guarding the traditional way, tried everything to stop Wu Zetian.
But, as we all know now, these people, all failed.
Wu Zetian decided that if he decided one thing, he would not let go, and the death of her husband Li Zhi was also used by her as a signal from heaven to let her open the road to the emperor. Faced with the fierce wind and waves that stopped her, Wu Zetian began his own means.
Wu Zetian's method was very simple and crude, that is, to appoint his own cronies to begin slaughtering all the rebel forces and the Li family. Although many ministers were fighting back against Wu Zetian, at that time, Wu Zetian was already the empress dowager who was bowing to the government, and no one had the right to beat her. Overnight, the entire authority was reorganized, and the blood of the Li family and the loyal ministers became a red carpet to welcome Emperor Wu Zetian.
Pei Yan, the chancellor who was in power at the time, constantly prevented Wu Zetian from ascending to the throne, and did not hesitate to directly launch a mutiny to destroy Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian, who was fierce in heart, naturally did not allow his existence and immediately removed him from his post and beheaded him.
Pei Yan's nephew Pei Lingxian, who was only seventeen years old, was already an important member of the imperial court. After he learned of this, he immediately went to the imperial court to meet Wu Zetian and hold a grudge for his uncle. This kind of behavior, at that time, was tantamount to putting his neck under Wu Zetian's butcher's knife and pulling her to say, "Come and cut me."
Wu Zetian saw this bold and arrogant young man, naturally he was not accustomed to it, and he fought back with full anger, saying that Pei Yan wanted to rebel and should be beheaded according to the law, what qualifications do you have to complain about the injustice?
But seeing this seventeen-year-old boy was not timid, he said bluntly, you are the daughter-in-law of the Li family, although you have great power, but you are not qualified to be called emperor, you are tantamount to rebellion, and Pei Yan is loyal to the world, in order to stop your rebellion, it is really innocent. If you continue to be so obsessed, you will be attacked by the multitudes of the world.
Wu Zetian, who had suffered such insults, was furious and revoked his official position on the spot, and the imperial court directly struck a hundred with a staff.
Where did the young Pei Lingxian suffer this kind of suffering? He was knocked unconscious before ten strokes, and did not wake up until ninety-eight, but the place where he was hit by the staff was already blurred, not like a normal person.
Wu Zetian, who was fierce and fierce, was still angry about this result, and ordered that Pei Ling, who was already dying, be exiled to the Western Regions first, and immediately set off, not giving him time to recover from his injuries, that is, he wanted to kill him in disguise.
But don't look at Pei Lingxian's thin body, but this way the wind and food are sleeping, coupled with serious physical injuries, he actually managed to live to the Western Regions and officially started his new life.
However, when Pei Ling first arrived at this earthly hell that was basically nine deaths, life seemed to be open.
Originally, Pei Ling was a good prisoner in the Beiting Capital Protectorate, but he was favored by a local princess from a small western country attached to the Tang Dynasty. This western region did not have as much red tape as the Central Plains, and it was not as good as the door, and the Khan saw that his daughter liked it, so he opened up the relationship, redeemed Pei Ling first, and made him the husband of the princess of the Western Regions.
Princess Xiyu married Pei Lingxian not only alone, but also brought an extremely rich dowry. With a certain amount of wealth and capital, Pei Ling first began to do business in the western region, and became the richest man in the region in just a few years.
However, Pei Lingxian still did not forget Wu Zetian's ruthlessness, so he spent a lot of money to send spies to inquire about the movements of the imperial court, and many times, the orders of the imperial court had not yet reached the Beiting Capital Protectorate, and Pei Lingxian already knew about it.
Later, Wu Zetian was worried that the exiled prisoners would cause trouble, so he ordered the prisoners to be killed. Pei Ling first knew the news and immediately ran away, but he was still caught by the soldiers.
But perhaps the fate should not be extinguished, this way to escape, to be caught, came and went for a long time, Wu Zetian was afraid of being considered by the common people to be an executioner who was deeply guilty, ordered the release of the prisoners, pei Lingxian escaped again.
After the return of the Li Tang Dynasty, Pei Lingxian returned to the capital to continue to serve as an official, and died at the end of his life.