In the long river of history, emperors sat in rows, one after another, but all of them were men. There is only one real female emperor, and she is the famous Wu Zetian.
From an ignorant little girl to a powerful female emperor, what happened? The book recommended to you today is "Wu Zetian" of the Tang Palace Women's Trilogy, to understand the life of the great heroine.
01
A young man entered the palace and a lady trained horses for Emperor Taizong
That year, the snow fell and the plum blossoms blossomed, and Tang Taizong Li Shimin took a fancy to the little girl of the martial family. Since then, a woman surnamed Wu has turned the Li surname Jiangshan upside down and changed her face.
When she first entered the palace, she was still a beautiful girl with cardamom years. Widowed and, this delicate little beauty was deeply liked by Emperor Taizong, and with a big stroke of his pen, he named her a wupincai person and gave her the title of Wu Mei.
Wu Meiniang is not a little girl who can only dress up and play for favors. In his later years, Wu Zetian recalled the glory days of his youth and constantly mentioned the glorious deeds of "taming horses for Emperor Taizong".
Tang Taizong had a fierce horse called the Lion Horse. Untamed, unruly, and untamed. At this time, Wu Meiniang stood up and said to Emperor Taizong, "As long as I am given three tools, I am sure to tame this fierce horse." "Which three tools?" One is an iron whip, one is an iron rafter (guo), and the other is a dagger.
Whip it with an iron whip first, so that it feels pain in the body; If they do not obey, they will cover its head with an iron rafter and force it to bow its head and obey; If he is not obedient, use a dagger and cut off his throat. The Great Punishment waited for three steps to see if it could continue to be as proud as ever?
Taizong listened to the music, this little girl can be there, looks delicate, there is something she really has. She was praised on the spot.
It can be seen from this incident that when other harem beauties have no power to bind chickens and will only enjoy flowers and moons and autumn fragrances, Wu Meiniang has begun to show her domineering side leakage.
02
Meeting the prince is both a robbery and a fate
A pear blossom presses the begonia, but unfortunately the good times are not long. Because of the excessive disparity in age, Emperor Taizong ushered in his old age, but the beautiful lady was still waiting to be released. The belt gradually widened and finally did not regret it, and fed the medicine to the emperor before the bed. At this moment, Prince Li Zhi came to visit his father.
The two are similar in age, male and female, and they fall in love at first sight, so you love me, I love you, and hook up with honey behind your back. In the last days of Tang Taizong's life, he constantly fought against the disease, but his prince and the little beauty were in the middle of this time, and they were drying firewood.
A generation of Ming Emperor Tang Taizong finally passed away, Wu Meiniang and other harem beauties were assigned to the Ganye Temple according to the custom, cut their hair as nuns, and often accompanied by green lanterns.
Thinking of spending an average age and wanting to stay in such an ascetic and difficult place, Wu Meiniang was certainly not happy, and this young lady was in a hurry every day, desperately waiting to find a breakthrough. She thought about it, except for the former little lover now Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, no one could save herself.
The opportunity came, one day in a certain month of a certain year, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi came to the Ganye Temple to incense his father, and around the corner, he glanced at it, and he met a beautiful little Jiao'e.
I saw that the beautiful lady was dressed in nun's robes, with a plain face facing the sky, and her eyes were full of affection, a very beautiful and beautiful woman. Those good times in my memory have poured in. The two people are not full of love, they can't tell their love, they are entangled, and they are in love.
03
Favored by the empress, he bowed down and called Xiao Finally returned to the palace
To say that Wu Meiniang is also destined to have her own noble people to help. Empress Wang, Li Zhi's lady of the palace, was recently angry because Concubine Xiao Shufei was overly favored. After learning of The existence of Wu Meiniang, he actively recommended that the emperor take Wu Meiniang back to the palace. This can make Emperor Gaozong happy, send an umbrella on a rainy day, and send a pillow when he is dozing off, is this not exactly what he wants?
At that time, the empress only regarded Wu Meiniang as her own pawn against Xiao Shufei, and naturally treated her with all kinds of kindness, assuming that Wu Meiniang was her own person and would obediently obey. I thought I had found an alliance, but I didn't expect to bring in a wolf.
After entering the palace, Wu Meiniang, who was named Zhaoyi, began to rise, and in the silence of the moisturizer, not only did she get rid of Concubine Xiao Shufei, but even the empress was designed to enter the cold palace.
Wu Zetian used his own personal experience to tell everyone that even if he was treated as a pawn, it didn't matter. Chess pieces have the value of chess pieces, seize the opportunity, chess pieces can also achieve counterattack, laugh to the end, become the final winner!
04
After Li Wuwei joined forces with the emperor to plot Yang Plot
As soon as Li Zhi saw that the empress dowager's concubines were gone, he wanted to make Wu Meiniang empress, a good fellow, and this idea was opposed by the Manchu Dynasty's ministers of culture and military affairs. Although Li Zhi was emperor, from the day he ascended the throne, he did not really realize the freedom to hold power, and a group of elders in the dprk suppressed him to the point of being tied. He urgently needed a breakthrough, to teach these courtiers a lesson, and to reclaim his rights.
"Establishing martial arts as the queen" is a great opportunity. At this time, Wu Meiniang was not only Tang Gaozong's beloved woman, but also his comrade-in-arms in the imperial court. The two men fought each other and vowed to change the status quo and strike hard at the self-righteous princes and ministers. As a result, two factions appeared in the imperial court, one was a diehard faction and the other was a pro-martial faction.
The shrewd courtiers understood the emperor's thoughts, turned their heads and began to support Li Hou, and the pro-martial faction became more and more powerful, and even Li Ji (ji), one of the meritorious elders, said, "After the establishment of this is His Majesty's family affair, why ask outsiders." The peak looped, and the situation was suddenly reversed.
The "abolition of Wang Liwu" incident dealt a heavy blow to those magnates who claimed to be famous and prestigious, changed the situation of imperial power decline, and during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, the situation of monarchical centralization was formed, which had a very great impact on Chinese history.
In this matter, Wu Meiniang is still a chess piece. This time she was a pawn in the game between Emperor Gaozong of Tang and his ministers. Tang Gaozong won, Wu Meiniang became an empress, and there were more and more opportunities to contact the government, and the road to politics became wider and wider.
05
The government opens the door to the desire for power
Once the door of desire is opened, it cannot be stopped. Li Zhiren loved headaches in middle age, and in order to recuperate, he let go of some political affairs to the empress to deal with, and Wu Meiniang was given the opportunity to play a prominent role in the government.
Li Hong, the son of Li Zhili Wumei, was made crown prince, and Li Hong's child was good at everything, which was contrary to his mother's desire to realize his monopoly on power. As a result, Li Hong was found a reason and kicked out of the game.
Li Zhen died, and his son Li Xian succeeded to the throne in front of the spirit, because he wanted to keep filial piety, and all the major affairs in the DPRK and China were handed over to his mother to handle. Soon, Li Xian was also expelled from the imperial city by KO and demoted to the position of King of Luling.
Next is Li Dan, Wu Zetian continues to find a reason, pass.
06
Change of Dynasty A generation of empress Wu Zetian hegemonic screen
Sons are weaker than chickens, but the world cannot be without a monarch for a day. Wu Zetian authorized the monks to spread the saying that "Wuhou is a mortal under Maitreya Buddha, and should be the master of the world", making himself emperor obedient to Providence and silky smooth.
Finally, Wu Meiniang's name was zhengyi and she was called emperor, changed Tang to Zhou, changed Yuan Tianzhi, and Wu Hou was called the Holy Spirit Emperor, and the capital was Luoyang Shendu.
Why choose Luoyang instead of Chang'an City? Folk rumors say that because Wu Meiniang injured and killed many people in the process of seizing the evidence, these people are likely to find her at midnight and have a friendly negotiation and chat. In order to ensure the quality of your sleep, you must move a nest in another place.
The real reason is that as the famous scholar Mr. Chen Yinke said, the capital of Wu Zetianding, Luoyang, was determined by the political and economic situation at that time and the geographical situation of Luoyang, which was inevitable and reasonable. If we want to truly compete with the Li family and the Tang Dynasty, cut off and strip away, and realize the wish of changing dynasties and generations, it is inevitable to move. The divine capital Luoyang City was actually Wu Zetian's political stronghold, a new battlefield for her grand plans.
The beginning of the TV series "Wind Rises in Luoyang" is the scene of the informant entering the capital, which implicates one case after another.
The advocate of this special role "whistleblower" is Wu Zetian. She strongly advocated the whistleblower system, whether you are a farmer merchant or a high position, everyone can inform her. If the matter of the complaint is in accordance with the will, the informant may be promoted in an extraordinary manner; If what is said is not true, it will not be asked.
Under the strong admiration of Wu Zetian, the wind of whistle-blowing is rising day by day. Dignitaries and dignitaries are worried, basically treating every day as the end of the day, and it is very likely that they will stage the scene of "when you go out, you will be fine, you can't go back". Although some of the grass and trees are soldiers, the wind and noise are loud, but to some extent, it restricts the words and deeds of the high-ranking officials and nobles. And the way officials are selected from this is quite eclectic and demoted.
During the reign of Wu Zetian, he revered Buddhism, built temples, and built Ming Halls. One of the four major grottoes in the mainland, the Longmen Grottoes, there is a big Buddha of Lushena, this big Buddha has a handsome face, graceful and luxurious, with the perspective of looking down on the cangsheng, proudly lined up on the banks of the Yishui River, this big Buddha is customized according to the appearance of Wu Zetian.
The construction of the Great Buddha, on the one hand, is to promote the prestige, to promote the great Zhou Guotai Min'an, the wind and rain smooth national prestige; On the one hand, it is to correct the name, after all, it is unprecedented for a woman to be an emperor, and Wu Zetian needs to always inform the world of the compliance and legitimacy of his own title of emperor.
Wu Zetian called himself emperor, opening up a new line of thought for the latecomers, who said that women were inferior to men. Her daughter, Princess Taiping, seeing her mother in a high position, also wanted to emulate her mother's ambition and aspired to ascend the throne. Wu Zetian's clan seemed to see their own promising Kangzhuang Avenue, and they dreamed that one day they would be made crown prince, ascend the throne, and become superiors.
07
Li Tang's Restoration The story of Datang continues
Who should be made the crown prince? Li's children or Nephews of Wu? A generation of empresses fell into contemplation. Di Renjie, a famous detective master in history, made a shining appearance at this time.
He said, "Your Majesty the Saint, may I ask you, in this world, which relationship between aunts and nephews and mother and son is closer?" With a word that awakened the dreamer, Wu Zetian recalled Li Xian, the son who had been demoted to the title of King of Luling, and made him crown prince.
Watching her rise tall, watching her collapse. Regime changes are unpredictable. In his later years, Wu Zetian encountered a mutiny and was forced to abdicate, Chan gave up the throne, and Emperor Zhongzong of Tang ascended the throne. The Wuzhou Dynasty ended after only one generation, the Li Tang Dynasty was restored, the world returned from Wu to Li, and the story of the Tang Dynasty continued.
One day at the age of eighty-two, Wu Zetian passed away. After her death, she and Emperor Gaozong of Tang buried Qianling together, leaving a mysterious wordless monument for posterity. I am the master of my life, and the credit is handed over to future generations.
08
Merit and merit debate for thousands of years to go to the wordless stele full of poetry
The Zizhi Tongjian commented on Wu Zetian: "The government is from oneself, and the clear observation is good at judgment, so the heroes and sages at that time were also used for it." During Wu Zetian's reign, the employment of people did not look at the door, did not ask whether they were the descendants of high-ranking officials, but looked at whether they had political talents.
She boldly used a large number of children from the cold door, who through the imperial examination system, became officials, made suggestions and suggestions, and reserved a rich talent pool for the later Tang Xuanzong Kaiyuan prosperous world.
The people take food as heaven. During his reign, Wu Zetian also actively "persuaded Nongsang to enlist in the army." Cangmiao is honest and knows etiquette, and has enough food and clothing to know honor and disgrace. Ordinary people can eat enough and dress warmly, what is the difference between the emperor and the woman?
Who doesn't say people behind their backs, and who doesn't say anything behind their backs? Not to mention the other kind of lonely female emperor? If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. This weight, she inherited, so the story about her, good and bad, the inheritance is not fading, the classics will last forever.
Later generations wrote poems praising: "The talents of the towel are twisted and turned, and a generation of empresses is absolutely ancient and modern." Although he entered the palace as a charmer, he ransomed his body because of his wisdom. The lone phoenix spread its wings and ascended to the dragon seat, and the weak woman waved her hand to ambush the courtiers. Meritorious controversies have gone, and the wordless tablets are full of poetry. ”
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