In 649 AD, Li Shimin lay dying on the bed, looking at the 25-year-old beautiful Wu Zetian, and asked uneasily: "After you die, what should you do?" "Clever, she only replied 8 words, saved her life, and finally achieved a hegemony.
Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and during his reign, Tang society achieved unprecedented development, which was later known as the "Reign of Zhenguan". Although there are also controversial events in history, such as the change of Xuanwumen, no one can deny its contribution to governing the country.
Wu Zetian was the only female emperor in ancient Chinese history, and her life was controversial and legendary. She entered the harem at the age of fourteen and became a talented person of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, but she was not favored by Li Shimin, but with her beauty and wisdom, she gradually gained a foothold in the harem.
When Wu Zetian first entered the palace, he was very arrogant, thinking that with his beauty and intelligence, he would definitely be able to get the favor of Emperor Taizong of Tang and Li Shimin. But what Wu Zetian never expected was that Li Shimin, who loved beautiful women very much, was particularly cold to him, and he had always been just a talented person, which made Wu Zetian very puzzled.
Time flew by, and after entering the palace for many years, Wu Zetian finally understood why Li Shimin was indifferent to his beauty. It turned out that he was too shrewd, making Li Shimin think that he was a woman with a deep city. As a harem woman, she can't be too stupid, but she can't be too smart, and a woman's talentlessness is particularly obvious in the harem.
Wu Zetian's shrewdness made Li Shimin think that he could not fully see through and control this woman, and if he pampered her too much, it might produce some results that he could not predict, so he deliberately indifferent to Wu Zetian.
Wu Zetian, who realized why he had not been favored by Li Shimin for so many years, decided to hide his shrewdness and intelligence, and tried to make himself look very gentle and virtuous and indisputable.
She practiced hard the skills of female red and other ladies, and when she went out to see the concubines, she was particularly humble and respectful, and no longer deliberately created opportunities to meet Li Shimin. But after a while, Li Shimin was still very cold to her, and there was no sign of change.
Wu Zetian was very disappointed, but she was never a woman who easily admitted defeat. She pondered for a long time, and finally made an important decision that was enough to change her life and the fate of the Tang Dynasty: to get closer to Li Zhi, the king of Jin.
Wu Zetian's young beauty was very famous in the palace, and many young princes coveted his beauty, but Li Shimin's imperial prestige did not dare to show it at all. King Li Zhi of Jin is one of the representative figures.
But this careful thinking can be concealed from the shrewd Wu Zetian, she believes that she cannot get Li Shimin's favor in the harem, and without a strong family force, the road ahead may be very difficult, so Wu Zetian decided to find Li Zhi, the king of Jin, who is very likely to inherit the throne, as his backer to pave the way for his future.
Soon Wu Zetian found an opportunity, and she used her plan to create a chance to be alone with Li Zhi, and showed a gesture of throwing her arms and giving a hug.
How could Li Zhi, the bloody king of Jin, endure such behavior of the object he thought about day and night, and soon had a man-man affair with Wu Zetian, a talented man of his father, and often had trysts during Li Shimin's serious illness.
As Li Shimin's illness worsened, Wu Zetian was also very worried about whether Li Shimin, who was deeply thinking, would do anything unfavorable to him. Finally, one day, a eunuch sent a message asking Wu Zetian to go to Emperor Taizong of Tang.
Wu Zetian knew that this trip would determine her fate, and she tried to calm down, summoned up her courage, and followed the eunuch to Li Shimin's palace.
As soon as he entered, Wu Zetian saw Li Shimin, who was already terminally ill and dying, which made Wu Zetian clearly understand that Li Shimin had died not long ago, and this Tang Dynasty was about to change the sky.
After hearing Wu Zetian's greeting, Li Shimin, who was lying on the dragon bed, slowly opened his eyes and stared straight at the young and beautiful woman in front of him, who was snubbed by himself.
"Meiniang, after so many years of snubbing you, you should be very resentful in your heart." Tang Taizong barely stood up and said weakly to Wu Zetian.
"Your Majesty must not say this, since Meiniang marries into the royal family, she should take Your Majesty as the sky. His Majesty has every opportunity to work for state affairs, and Meiniang can only pray for His Majesty every day, how can she have the slightest resentment. Wu Zetian knelt down and said with great affection.
"Mei Niang said this, Xu is very pleased." Tang Taizong was very satisfied when he heard Wu Zetian's extremely affectionate words and saw Wu Zetian's extremely respectful attitude, but then, he asked the question he wanted to know the most in his heart.
"His body is getting weaker and weaker, and he knows his life is not long in coming. What should you do after you die? Li Shimin's words made Wu Zetian's heart instantly nervous, she knew that the answer to this sentence would directly determine her fate, Li Shimin would never tolerate his beautiful concubine to serve others.
Suddenly, a flash of light flashed, Wu Zetian raised his head, looked at Tang Taizong, who was also staring at him, and answered eight words very firmly: "Green Lantern Ancient Buddha, for the rest of your life." ”
As soon as these words came out, even Tang Taizong was stunned for a moment, which poked the soft place in his heart, recalled his snub to Wu Zetian, and finally sighed, waved his hand to let Wu Zetian retreat.
Soon after, Emperor Taizong of Tang died, and many concubines were forcibly ordered to be buried, but Wu Zetian was not among them, precisely because the eight words she answered with a flash of inspiration touched Li Shimin and saved her life.
It is precisely because Wu Zetian has such shrewdness that he can gradually become the only female emperor in Chinese history from a small talent. The merits of the female emperor Wu Zetian will always be a topic of debate in future generations.
Bibliography:
"Wisdom Tank"
