As the only female emperor in Chinese history, Wu Zetian can be regarded as a historical celebrity that no one knows, and in the history books, she acted decisively and ascended to the throne from a concubine, which is legendary. Wu Zetian's life is indeed worthy of our posterity's consideration, she lived to die in her eighties, but people still have doubts about the cause of her death. There are rumors that Wu Zetian was fierce and fierce, offending many officials, so after her abdication, she was killed, in fact, Wu Zetian really died of murder? What is the truth of history?
In the early years, an inscription was found in Shaanxi, which was unearthed in the tomb of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang. This inscription is the "Epitaph of King Tongjiao of Tang", in which Wang Tongjiao is the granddaughter-in-law of Wu Zetian and one of the people involved in the "Shenlong Coup", which records some deeds about Wu Zetian. By carefully examining the inscription, experts found the true cause of Wu Zetian's death. The epitaph records that "Emperor Shize was tall in spring and autumn and had wind diseases", which means that Emperor Wu Zetian was old and plagued by diseases. From this information, we can see that Wu Zetian actually died of illness, not murder.
In fact, looking at the environment after Wu Zetian's abdication, no one would murder her. After she abdicated the throne, she passed the throne to her son Li Xian, although Wu Zetian killed many of Li Xian's relatives during his reign, but she was also Li Xian's biological mother, and after Li Xian took the throne, it was impossible for him to do such a rebellious thing. Even though many people were afraid of Wu Zetian, who once had unlimited scenery, no one would be afraid of an old man who was crippled by the wind and candles, and after abdication, Wu Zetian had been under house arrest, there was no threat to the regime, and there was no need to work hard to murder her again.
Wu Zetian died shortly after his abdication, and there was another important reason, that is, mood. When Wu Zetian was in power, she held the fate of a country, and after abdication, she not only became an ordinary old man, but even was placed under house arrest. In this way, the physical illness coupled with the accumulation of depression for a long time, Wu Zetian died shortly after his abdication.
Wu Zetian itself is very legendary, and people think that her death, there are other hidden feelings, is also reasonable, but fortunately, there are historical evidence, people have found the real answer.