Speaking of Wu Zetian, everyone must have some understanding of her, she is the only female emperor in our country. Moreover, this female emperor was deeply loved by the people and made very outstanding contributions to the Tang Dynasty.
And because her life is too legendary, she has also produced many TV series, among which "The Legend of Wu Meiniang" is deeply loved by the audience. In 690 AD, she wore a yellow robe and changed her name to Zhou, which was known as Wu Zhou. Since then, she has rewritten history and begun 15 years of empress life.
The tang dynasty was very open to the people, but even in that era, the people's customs were open, and there were many Confucian universities that criticized women for ascending the throne as emperors. Therefore, in order to maintain his empress rule, Wu Zetian reused cool officials and strictly supervised the government and the public. Who would have thought that under the incomparably brilliant Tang Dynasty, there would be a historical fact of cool officials.
However, Wu Zetian's merits also have to be said, and the creation of the imperial examination is a very wise measure for her. And Wu Zetian's imperial examination system also continued until the Qing Dynasty, which shows how practical this system is and can be followed by successive dynasties. Moreover, Wu Zetian also divided the imperial examination into the temple examination and the martial arts, which laid a very good foundation for the selection of talents in the future generations.
In terms of being as good as flowing, Wu Zetian has also done quite well. Like Di Renjie, Song Jing, Yao Chong, etc. in her heyday, they were all very good talents. Economically, Wu Zetian also attaches great importance to the development of agriculture.
She knows that if she wants the country to develop well, she must start in agriculture. Only when the people live and work in peace and contentment can it be possible for the country to be safe. In fact, as she wished, with the promotion of agriculture, the people's lives became richer and the population increased significantly.
For example, Wu Zetian falsely claimed to have found a book that had been circulated in ancient times called the Book of Hetuluo. In this book, it is recorded that she wanted to become an emperor, and she said that she was "invited by the mandate of heaven" and the people at that time were very superstitious, so they were convinced of this.
Wu Zetian changed Luoyang to Shendu at that time, and Zhongshu Province to Fengge. All this is to strengthen their own imperial rule, so that the people are more convinced that they are "the call of heaven" and support themselves as emperors.
At that time, in order to make Wu Zetian treat him differently, a person created 18 characters for Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian was very happy because of this, and even made him a minister, he was Zong Qinke.
And these 18 words are "illumination, heaven, earth, sun, moon, star, king, subject, beginning, zai, year, zheng, grant, certificate, saint, country, person", these words are closely related to the country, and are inseparable from the unity of the imperial system. It is conceivable that in order to make his throne sit steadily, Wu Zetian really did everything to the extreme.
However, although Wu Zetian's methods were vicious, she had never usurped the idea of Li's Jiangshan. In order to return Li Shijiangshan to the Li family, she abolished all these words before her death. Except for the word "曌", all the words are no longer passed down in later generations, so now everyone only knows one "曌" character, and few other words know.
Some people say that this word was handed down to Wu Zetian in order to let future generations remember her existence, because the meaning of this word for Wu Zetian is extraordinary. The upper one is bright, and the lower one is empty, symbolizing the unity of Yin and Yang of Wu Zetian, and she looks higher than the heavens and the earth, and is really the first person in ancient times.
And for this female emperor, it is true that historians now have different evaluations, and their evaluations of her are mixed. There are many people who think that her credit is a lot, and even many initiatives have been passed down by posterity, and some people say that her cool official policy is too inhumane to be an emperor, and the emperor should be diligent and love the people, not violent rule.
But no matter what, Wu Zetian's deeds are indelible, and everything she has is to consolidate her imperial system. If she does not consolidate her imperial system, then there will be greater chaos in the country, and when the country falls apart, more people will die.
Therefore, at present, there is no authoritative statement of her deeds, but for the only female emperor in history, everyone is also very interested in her affairs, she is the only woman in the history of our country who dares to disobey the patriarchy, and she is one of the most dazzling beings in history.
But it has to be said that Wu Zetian is a very wise person. Even Di Renjie, a famous minister at that time, admired her ability to handle politics, and she was a very good politician, which is a fact recognized by all historians in ancient and modern China and abroad.
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However, no matter what, the existence of Wu Zetian has added a strong and heavy color to history, and her talent really makes us admire, a woman can rely on the suppression of imperial power to hold power for 15 years, it is really very powerful.