As the first empress in Chinese history, Wu Zetian's life can be described as full of legends, but at the same time, it is quite scheming and chilling.
In the eleventh year of Zhenguan, the fourteen-year-old Wu Zetian was summoned to the palace by Emperor Taizong of Tang and became a five-pin talented person and was given the title of Charming Lady. This was the first time That Wu Zetian had entered the palace, but this time, Wu Zetian did not get the favor of Tang Taizong, but instead had an affair with Emperor Gaozong of Tang.
In the twenty-third year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin died, and Wu Zetian was sent to the Ganye Temple with a group of concubines, until Yonghui II, at the insistence of Li Zhi, re-entered the palace. This time, wu Zetian changed his past and became quite scheming and means. However, under the scheming of Empress Wang and Concubine Xiao Shufei, Wu Zetian was only able to gain a foothold in the harem in this way. In the end, Wu Zetian took Li Zhi's favor and favored crown harem, and Empress Wang and Concubine Xiao Shufei were deposed and eventually tortured to death.
According to historical records, in order to consolidate the position of the harem, Wu Zetian did not hesitate to kill his own daughter and marry Empress Wang, resulting in empress Wang being deposed, and Li Zhi also used this to attack the power of the elder ministers. Two years later, Li Zhi insisted on establishing Wu Zetian as the queen despite the pressure of the people, after which Wu Zetian began to interfere in the government and gradually came to power.
Although the ministers of the DPRK and the CPC were repeatedly dissuaded, since Wu Zetian had the ambition to govern, these ministers naturally could not stop them. In order to govern smoothly, Wu Zetian began to eliminate the opposing ministers one by one, even the heirs of the Li clan. In 690, the first year of Tianzhi, after removing all obstacles, Wu Zetian successfully declared herself emperor and changed the name of the country to Zhou, beginning her 15-year political career as an empress.
Although Wu Zetian's methods were vicious, his political achievements could not be ignored, and he created a legacy of chastity in history. Until his abdication, Wu Zetian was always quite bold and radiant, but what puzzled future generations was that after Wu Zetian was forced to abdicate in 705 AD, he died suddenly less than a year ago.
The historical records do not record the real reason for Wu Zetian's death, but later generations say that it is embarrassing to record that the data is not recorded.
Wu Zetian became an extraordinary person as the first empress in Chinese history, but at the same time, in order to enjoy the same rights as the emperors of previous dynasties, she also imitated the emperor's three palaces and six courtyards, and raised male pets in the harem. The most famous were Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong' brothers, but these two were executed with the barrier of Wu Zetian's abdication and loss of power, resulting in wu Zetian's abdication and suffering successive blows, and finally fell ill and died in November of the same year at the age of 82.