Historically, there have been many dynasties in China, and with the emergence of one dynasty, there have also been many emperors. Most of these emperors made great contributions to the national community, and among these emperors, men were almost the majority. But there have always been a few exceptions throughout the ages, and among these men, there was once a woman who ascended the throne and became emperor, and this woman was Wu Zetian. In front of the only female emperor in Chinese history, the evaluation of her by later generations is not consistent, but it is undeniable that When Wu Zetian reigned, she did make great contributions to the country. Some people may ask, after Wu Zetian abdicated, why did he not pass the throne to his family, but chose to return the throne to the Li family?
In fact, this emperor of Wu Zetian was indeed very incompetent, because there were many people who opposed Wu Zetian as emperor at that time, so Wu Zetian did not have too many people supporting her in the tang court. Later, Wu Zetian slowly cultivated his own strength, of which a large part of Wu Zetian's strength came from the Cold Gate. But Wu Zetian never looked at people by birth, and compared with birth, Wu Zetian admired real talents more.
Although there were still many people who still despised the status of women at that time, Wu Zetian did not care about this, because these people had already converged when Wu Zetian was still alive. But Wu Zetian was also very clear that all these phenomena were only temporary, and once she died, how could Tang Taizong fully predict Wu Zetian's end? Therefore, after Wu Zetian became emperor, the Tang Dynasty did prosper, which is the merit of Wu Zetian. He hoped that the country would continue to develop in this way, but Wu Zetian knew that his son was not talented in governing the country.
Moreover, the martial family did not have any particularly political talents, and Wu Zetian had very deep feelings for the country he had painstakingly managed, so Wu Zetian could not bear to see the fall of the Tang Dynasty. If you insist on passing the throne to the wu family, after all, the Tang Dynasty is the domain of the Li family, such a move will definitely cause public anger. Moreover, Li Longji was also a man with political talent, and he was a disciple of the Li family, so Wu Zetian would later give way to Li Longji and eventually become Tang Xuanzong.