She is a legend, she is the only female emperor in the annals of history, she created the Tang Dynasty, she contributed to the development of China's history, she is a woman, unique charm, she has a different vision from others. She is Wu Zetian, who has reached the peak of the times.
Written by Japanese writer Yasushi Kigazawa and translated by Wang Yan, "Zetian wuhou" writes about the magnificent life of Empress Wu Zetian and how she gradually became an empress who has never been seen before or since. Such a strange woman, what kind of waves did she have in her life? Read this book and you'll learn more.
First, the birth is extraordinary, the fate is uncertain
Wu Zetian was able to break the precedent of thousands of years of men being emperors, change their fate, and become a generation of empresses, which is closely related to her special life and words and deeds. So is there a particularly magical place about Wu Zetian in childhood? Today, let us further understand and understand Wu Zetian when we were young.
1. Wu Zetian, who was born extraordinary
Legend has it that Wu Zetian's mother, Yang Shi, had a "oolong pregnancy" when she was pregnant with Wu Zetian, and was later prophesied by Yuan Tiangang: Unfortunately, it is a male, if the female is unpredictable, she will be the lord of the world. It added a lot of mysterious colors to Wu Zetian's future fate.
As a child, Wu Zetian was influenced by his mother's words and deeds, and followed his father's experience of different customs and customs in various places, browsed many scenic spots and historical sites, and learned to ride a horse and shoot arrows. I felt the hardships of life and the warmth of human feelings. Later, due to the change of family situation, she set great ambitions from an early age, which also made her develop a smart and brave personality. At the age of 14, she had already completed a beauty embryo and was selected by Tang Taizong Li Shimin to enter the palace. But in what era, she, like all eunuch ladies, had an unsure fate.
2. Wu Zetian, who had a troubled fate after entering the palace
After entering the palace at the age of 14 for 12 years, he was not favored by Emperor Taizong of Tang, and after tang Taizong's death, he was moved to Chang'an Ganye Temple as a nun. Later, he established a relationship with the crown prince Li Zhi and re-entered the palace. After more than a decade of long court life and complicated intrigues, she has become a strong personality and strategic woman. At this time, she decided to take her fate into her own hands and could no longer be at the mercy of others.
After entering the palace for the second time, she took advantage of the contradiction between Empress Wang and Concubine Xiao Shufei to use Empress Wang's hand to strangle her own daughter and seize the throne. However, the representative of the old force in front of Wu Zetian at that time was Changsun Wuji, and this force had already influenced the situation at that time. Emperor Gaozong stripped Changsun Wuji, Yu Zhining, Han Yan, Lai Ji, and others from their posts and demoted them to Jingshi for Wu Zetian's sake, but in the end they did not escape Wu Zetian's fierce tactics.
2. Ascend to the throne of the Empress, and assist the Emperor in realizing his ambitions
After Wu Zetian took power over the empress, his ambitions swelled. In order to solve her stumbling blocks, she ruthlessly killed these people one by one, including her blood and political enemies.
When Li Zhi was in power, due to long-term illness and constant pain, he could not handle major state affairs, and Wu Zetian dealt with the government "naturally". With her firm conviction and intellect, she fought against the old forces and seized power. Thus enhancing her experience in governing the country and increasing her prestige in the DPRK.
After Wu Zetian gained real power, Emperor Gaozong no longer cared about the affairs of the court. While appointing cool officials to strengthen the pressure on the opposition, she also worked to use the emerging bureaucracy of the Keju people to win the hearts and minds of the people.
Iii. The magnificent empress period
Through a series of means, she finally realized her ideals and ambitions and became the first female emperor in Chinese history. It is said that the empress dowager began to develop the imperial examination policy, and also added the palace examination, which was personally examined by the emperor, and improved the preparation of the imperial examination system. They also recruited special warriors and selected people with military technology for the country. Thus it also broke the restriction that only literati could participate in the imperial examination in history, and also reflected Wu Zetian's far-sightedness.
During her reign as emperor, when the society was stable and the economy also developed, from the "rule of Zhenguan" to the "Kaiyuan prosperous era", she attached importance to cultivating talents and reused talents, which was recognized by the people. She also attaches great importance to agricultural production and often observes the people's feelings. At that time, agricultural production and economic aspects also developed well under her close supervision, and the peasants' lives also improved.
As the empress, she is as wise and cold as a man. As a woman, she has unheard of ambitions and has lived both male and female lives at once. From entering the harem without a door to reaching the peak of full strength, it can be said that it is equivalent to starting from scratch, which pours out her talent and all her enthusiasm.
Although the stereotypes and evaluations of her in later generations are mixed, so far, she is the only empress who has never been seen before and has never come after!
In short, she has made a meritorious contribution in her life, and finally left only a wordless monument for herself to send a wordless message to the world!