introduction:
As we all know, ancient China was a patriarchal society, usually "male outside, female inside". Men make meritorious achievements outside, and women need to do the "duty of husband and son", but there are always exceptions to everything. In fact, in The history of China, there are also many heroes, such as Wu Zetian, the female emperor of the Chinese generation, whose life is full of legends. Huang Guangren wrote in "The Empress": "The talents of the towel are twisted, and a generation of empresses is absolutely ancient and modern. In his poems, Huang Guangren highly praised Wu Zetian.
At the same time, Wu Zetian was often discussed. Before Wu Zetian's death, everyone "dared to be angry and did not dare to speak", and many people were talking about her behind her back; after Wu Zetian's death, the world still relished her, and Wu Zetian also had many secrets that people wanted to explore. Before that, there was a huge discovery in the tomb in Shaanxi, and it revealed the true face of Wu Zetian for us, and even experts inhaled cool air after the opening of the museum.
Wu Zetian's true face was revealed, causing the experts to take a breath of cool air
The world's views on Wu Zetian are mixed. In Lin Yutang's "Biography of Wu Zetian", it is recorded that Wu Zetian is arrogant, lavish, vain and selfish, and is the most rigid and self-conscious woman. She was too ambitious, too sober and rational, and for the sake of imperial power, she used cool officials and implemented a policy of terror, even at the expense of the lives of her infant daughter and two biological sons, not to mention the blood of countless husbands or mothers. After the excavation of this ancient tomb in Shaanxi, the world was even more shocked by her viciousness.
After Wu Zetian ascended to the throne, he became the decision-maker of "clear observation and good judgment". Wu Zetian's decisiveness in killing can indeed promote the development of history, but Wu Zetian's methods are very cruel, so many people are critical of Wu Zetian. In some historical materials, there are also literati who record that Wu Zetian did not hesitate to kill his own son in order to seize the throne, and this series of evaluations made many literati very disgusted with Wu Zetian. However, the one-sided words of the literati do not represent history, and if you want to reveal the truth, you need some "real evidence".
In the 1990s, an ancient tomb in Shaanxi became the best evidence to reveal the true face of Wu Zetian. However, this ancient tomb of Yanzhuang clearly records: "The accumulation of seizures and Russian invasions, the entanglement of ant beds and disasters, the exhaustion of floating light, and the death of the crane version." This also records the cause of Li Hong's death, so some experts have concluded that after Li Hong's death, his family Ling Yanzhuang was also implicated. Li Hong was the son of Wu Zetian, and after Wu Zetian framed Empress Wang, he made Li Hong a concubine and was able to handle royal affairs.
However, Li Hong was deeply influenced by Confucianism since he was a child, and he was kind, and Li Hong was not strict enough when he participated in politics, so people in the government and the public did not have much hope for him. More unfortunately, Li Hong died of illness at the age of 24, but why did people attribute this seemingly normal death to Wu Zetian?
It turned out that the reason why Wu Zetian initially pushed his son Li Hong to the position of crown prince was entirely in preparation for his future seizure of power. But Wu Zetian did not expect that Li Hong's power in the dprk was getting bigger and bigger, and even be able to endanger her own position, so her estrangement from Li Hong was getting bigger and bigger. At this time, Wu Zetian already had the idea of abolishing Li Hong's position as crown prince. In addition, the ministers who were associated with Li Hong in the dprk were also the targets of Wu Zetian's suppression.
At the same time, although ancient medical technology was not developed, few people can die in a short period of time for the same reason. But Li Hong died for the same reason as a good official. Coupled with the background of Wu Zetian's desire to seek power at that time, it cannot help but make people suspect that Wu Zetian killed his son in order to have the throne. In the face of Wu Zetian's vicious heart, even the experts inhaled a cool breath. In the patriarchal society, Wu Zetian became the only female emperor, and her road to the throne was very difficult.
Wu Zetian's "iron-blooded means" not only promote the development of history, but also make people afraid
In addition, when Wu Zetian was in power, he was indeed able to promote the development of history through his "iron wrist" and prepare for the prosperous Taiping of the Tang Dynasty. But Wu Zetian used love for the sake of power and abandoned the love of flesh and blood, which made the world criticize. In history, there are many women like Wu Zetian who can promote the development of history and win glory for the country. Anon. wrote in the "Mulan Ci": Grandpa has no eldest son, Mulan has no eldest brother, and is willing to be a city kurama, and henceforth represent Grandpa. The story of "Mulan's military service" is well known, and Mulan is a representative of female heroes.
But unlike Wu Zetian, Hua Mulan has won the admiration of the world with her bravery and loyalty. Wu Zetian's path to the throne was full of blood, and she did not think of a little family affection, so her behavior was criticized. Wu Zetian became the only female emperor in the history of our country, and indeed she was respected, but her various practices were equally frightening. To this day, when seeing Wu Zetian's "iron-blooded" approach, it still puzzles the world.
Resources:
The Empress
"Mulan"