When it comes to the first empress in history, many people first think of Wu Zetian, but in fact, Wu Zetian is not the first empress in the history of the mainland. As for why everyone is impressed by Wu Zetian? Of course, this is because Wu Zetian established his own country, even if the country was taken from Li Shimin. The first female emperor in history mentioned next is actually self-proclaimed.
The empress's name was Chen Shuozhen, and she lost her husband at an early age and had a poor family. Unwilling to see her villagers oppressed and persecuted by officials, she led a massive uprising with unparalleled courage and ingenuity. After the uprising, she called herself "Emperor Wenjia" and was the leader of the peasant revolt in the Tang Dynasty of China. However, the Peasant Rebel Army was under pressure from the imperial court and was soon defeated.
In the "Battle of Wuzhou", Chen Shuozhen's base camp was hit by meteorites in the sky, resulting in a fiasco. In the end, Chen Shuozhen was captured by the Tang army and insulted her with various cruel means. He even took off her clothes, locked her in a prison cart and paraded in the streets, and eventually cut off her private part with a knife in criminal law, causing Chen Shuozhen to die of unbearable pain.
Although the uprising failed, Chen Shuo's true prestige was getting higher and higher in people's hearts. Everyone knew that she had been killed by officials for the benefit of the people. Therefore, everyone spontaneously organized some activities to commemorate her and erected a monument to her. But Chen Shuozhen's act of proclaiming himself emperor had a major impact on mainland history.