History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
Because the average physical strength, endurance and execution of men are better than those of women, since the tribal period, China has gradually shifted from a matrilineal clan society to a patrilineal clan society, and the phenomenon of male superiority and female inferiority in feudal society has been formed. Because of the influence of this concept, in the ancient history of our country, very few women will occupy high positions, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the abdication of the Qing Emperor Puyi in 1912, in the more than two thousand years, only a few dozen women such as Empress Qin Xuan's eighth son, Tang Dynasty Wu Zhou Emperor Wu Zetian, Liao Xiao Empress, Qing Dynasty Empress Dowager Cixi and so on have held great power, and among the 495 emperors in China, only Wu Zetian is a female emperor.
Wu Zetian is also one of the most controversial people in our country in history, and one faction believes that Wu Zetian is really a true legend, and he can firmly grasp Li Zhi's heart under the condition that Ronghua is no longer there. Moreover, Wu Zetian did not know pleasure after holding great power like Empress Qin Xuan and Empress Dowager Cixi, and Wu Zetian also made many contributions to the people of the Tang Dynasty, such as improving the imperial examination, strict laws, etc. The history books also believe that Wu Zetian was a generation of Ming emperors who "Zhihong Zhenguan and Zheng Kaiyuan".
There is also another faction that believes that Wu Zetian is a heinous devil, because she only has power in her eyes, and in order to fight for power and profit, she will not hesitate to kill her son Li Hong, her daughter Princess Andingsi, granddaughter Li Xianhui and others, and also brutally kill her former rival Xiao Shufei. Wu Zetian was emperor for 15 years, and in the early days he did indeed work for the welfare of the people of the Tang Dynasty, but in the later period of Wu Zetian's reign, he also began to faint, and built a statue of Tianhou in a large number of buildings throughout the country, favoring the brothers of Zhang Yizhi, and allowing the Zhang brothers to cause trouble to the imperial court.
Therefore, Wu Zetian was also a person with mixed merits like Emperor Qin Shi Huang, Sui Emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang and other emperors, and could not be judged by black and white, but in the eyes of the Li Tang imperial family at that time, Wu Zetian was undoubtedly an evil person who stole their honorable status and opposed the murder of Li Family's imperial relatives.
These loyal ministers finally waited for the opportunity in 705 to take advantage of Wu Zetian's critical illness to launch the Shenlong Mutiny and force Wu Zetian to abdicate on the pretext of killing the aforementioned Zhang brothers. Three days after the mutiny, Wu Zetian abdicated the throne and gave the throne to Li Xian. After Li Xian ascended the throne, he greatly rewarded the heroes of the Shenlong coup, with the most rewards being Zhang Kamzhi, Jinghui, Huan Yanfan, Yuan Shuji, Cui Xuanwei, and Yao Chong.
According to historical records, at that time, all the civil and military officials were celebrating the return of the world to the throne, and only Yao Chong, alone, was crying. When everyone asked the reason for Yao Chong's crying, Yao Chongzhi said, "I have been serving Emperor Zetian for a long time, and now it seems a little sad to suddenly change people." I am not afraid to reduce my sins because of this, and this is also the duty of a human being. Because Yao Chong's hard work and high age, Li Xian did not blame, but at that time, the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu all determined that Yao Chong's old age was dazed and did not choose his words, and his career was already at an end.
What they did not expect was that Li Xian, instigated by Wu Sansi and Empress Wei and others, began to take action against the heroes who participated in the Shenlong Mutiny, first crowning them kings, seizing official positions and military power, and then beheading them or exiled on trumped-up charges. In just one year, all the leading courtiers who participated in the mutiny at that time were killed, and only Yao Chong, alone, survived. And Yao Chong was also the humerus minister of Tang Xuanzong later, and a large part of the Kaiyuan prosperous era was also the result of Yao Chong's struggle.