Wu Zetian, a generation of female emperors in ancient history, did she look beautiful or not? For thousands of years, there has never been a clear statement, many ancient books have avoided this question, and many historians have used many praises and exaggerations to describe Wu Zetian's appearance, but no one knows what kind of beauty he has become. Look at the eyes of historical figures, what is Wu Zetian like?
Yuan Tiangang was a very famous astrologer in the Tang Dynasty, which is equivalent to the current astronomer, he was also a forecaster, shortly after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he was quite curious about Yuan Tiangang, so he let him enter Beijing to see, on the way into Beijing, he passed through Lizhou, which was where Wu Zetian's father was at that time, Wu Zetian's father heard about Yuan Tiangang's passing, so he invited him to his home, showed his wife Yang's face, Yuan Tiangang saw Yang's face, it was a praise, using all praise, and said that Yang was not only beautiful but also asserted her." You will have a noble son.".
When his father heard such words, he was even happier and did not close his mouth, so he called his children to let Yuan Tiangang look at them one by one, and when he saw Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang, he said to Wu Zetian's father with a firm expression that these two children would become great instruments in the future and their positions must be above his father, and his father was even more overjoyed after hearing this, and let him come to the side of Wu Zetian's sister Wu Shun, Yuan Tiangang looked at it and then said that this daughter would be rich and noble in the future.
However, at this time, Wu Zetian was still a swaddled baby, his father let the nursing mother hold Wu Zetian, Yuan Tianba saw it and talked to himself, after observing it for a while, he said that because it was wrapped, it was impossible to judge the sex of the baby, but he said very firmly, "Dragon eye phoenix neck, noble extremely much." He looked at it carefully for a while and said, "If this doll is a female doll, it will definitely be a person who will say nothing in the hall in the future." "Isn't his obscure meaning the future emperor?" But at that time, such words could not be said indiscriminately, because if they reached the ears of the villains, they would surely cause great trouble.
Regarding the origin of the idiom "dragon's eye and phoenix neck", it is also recorded in the history books, and the author Liu Su wrote such a story, his purpose was to tout the accuracy of Yuan Tiangang's appearance at that time. It was quite superstitious in those days, and even the Imperial Family was convinced of it.
There is no record in the history books how Li Shimin viewed Wu Zetian's appearance at that time, but there was such a written record, which probably means that Li Shimin heard that the daughter of the wu family was beautiful and summoned to the palace, and when Li Shimin saw Wu Zetian, he gave her the name of "beautiful lady", and the meaning of beautiful lady at that time was to be well-behaved and sensible.
Many people believe that the "Lushe" stone Buddha statue in the Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan Province, was built to commemorate Wu Zetian, and Guo Moruo also said that Wu Zetian's appearance is beyond doubt. If Wu Zetian is a woman whose appearance is not proud, then why he is favored by two generations of emperors, it can be seen that Wu Zetian is not only beautiful, but also knowledgeable.
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