The man That Wu Zetian feared most was not Di Renjie, but he, who dared to directly beat Wu Zetian's male pet
After Wu Zetian became emperor, she implemented some intimidating policies such as cool officials to consolidate her position and thus fight against this patriarchal society. His male favorites, such as Zhang Yi and others, are very famous cool officials, because they have Wu Zetian behind them, so they are even more unscrupulous.
One of them was one of Wu Zetian's first male favorites, and he was Xue Huaiyi.
Originally, he was selling things in the city, such as some kind of dog skin plaster, but because he was very beautiful, he was taken in by a maid of the princess's family. Once, when the two of them were dating, they happened to be met by the princess. But the princess did not punish them, but instead felt that Xue Huaiyi was good-looking, so she dedicated him to Wu Zetian to please her.
Unexpectedly, after Wu Zetian saw it, he was particularly satisfied, and Xue Huaiyi was also very young, and he was also deeply pleased by Wu Zetian in the bedchamber. In order not to make others suspicious, Xue Huaiyi has been in and out of the harem as a monk.
After that, Xue Huaiyi and a group of people began to chant sutras in the palace, and he also tried to use buddhist scriptures to create a momentum for Wu Zetian and help her ascend to the throne. After Wu Zetian successfully proclaimed himself emperor, he made Xue Huaiyi the Duke of Liang and the General of Zuo Wei. In Xue Huaiyi's two expeditions, although he did not fight the Turks head-on, Wu Zetian still rewarded him.
It is because he is deeply favored by Wu Zetian, so his style of behavior is particularly public.
Every time he rode in and out on horseback, there would be dozens of retinues around him, and soldiers and ordinary people would avoid him when they saw him passing. There are also many high-ranking officials who will also whisper in the face of him, which makes him even more rampant.
Later, he was ordered to rebuild the White Horse Temple, during which time he did a lot of excessive things, so he was impeached by Yushi Feng Sixun, and when Xue Huaiyi learned about it, he was seriously injured.
Almost no one in the DPRK dared to provoke Xue Huaiyi, but the person he was most afraid of was indeed Su Liangsi.
Because Su Liangsi is a very upright person and attaches great importance to the rule of law, he will maintain his principles whenever, wherever or by whom.
One year, Tang Gaozong sent emissaries to the Yangtze River to search for some bamboo and flowers and plants to transplant to the Inner Garden.
Unexpectedly, after these eunuchs arrived in those places, they acted as a blessing, and many local officials and ordinary people complained greatly.
It wasn't until they arrived in Jingzhou that they met Su Liangsi, and the previous tricks could not be used, and they were all arrested by him.
This shows how upright he is! Wu Zetian also knew what kind of person he was, so he kept him in the imperial court, and he also gave a lot of advice for Wu Zetian.
Once, Su Liangsi happened to see Xue Huaiyi break into Nanya, knowing that only the prime minister could enter and exit this place, so Su Liangsi grabbed him and slapped him many times as a lesson.
Although Xue Huaiyi later complained to Wu Zetian, Wu Zetian did not favor him.
Therefore, the person who made Wu Zetian most jealous was actually Su Liangsi, not Di Renjie.