Princess Taiping was born in the Tang Dynasty royal family and was the youngest daughter of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi and Wu Zetian. Since she was a child, she has lived in extreme prosperity and wealth, and is favored by her parents. Growing up in such an environment, Princess Taiping developed an arrogant, willful but intelligent and resolute character. Wu Zetian's love for Princess Taiping can be described as meticulous, not only giving her the best materially, but also teaching her politically. Princess Taiping has been exposed to her mother's political methods and power tricks since she was a child, and the seeds of desire for power have been planted in her heart early. The adult Princess Taiping first married Xue Shao. In the early days of this marriage, Princess Taiping may have enjoyed a relatively peaceful and sweet life.
However, as the political situation changed, Xue Shao was implicated and eventually died in prison. This incident had a great impact on Princess Taiping, and it also made her more determined to plunge into the whirlpool of politics from then on. After that, Princess Taiping remarried Wu Youji. The marriage was more out of political interest. Since then, her emotional world has changed dramatically, and the pursuit of male pets has gradually become a part of her life. The male pets she recruited not only have outstanding appearance, but also have a certain amount of talent and wisdom. Among them, one of the most famous male favorites is Cui Xiang. Cui Xiang was born in a famous family, talented, and won the heart of Princess Taiping with his charm. Princess Taiping didn't take him under her command just out of personal emotional needs.
In the court of fierce political struggle, Cui Xiang became an important tool for Princess Taiping to obtain intelligence and win over power. Once, the court reached an impasse in the decision on an important policy. Princess Taiping was keenly aware that this was a great opportunity to use it for her own benefit. She instructed Cui Xiang to use her relationship in the court and China to secretly collect opinions and trends from all sides, and Cui Xiang relied on his connections and clever words to successfully travel between various forces, providing accurate and timely information for Princess Taiping. In another power struggle, Princess Taiping clashes with a powerful minister. In order to weaken the other party's power, she sent Cui Xiang out again.
With his charming appearance and eloquent eloquence, Cui Xiang successfully approached the powerful minister's cronies. provoked the relationship between them, causing rifts and contradictions within the other party. Princess Taiping took the opportunity to attack, defeated her opponent in one fell swoop, and consolidated her position in the imperial court. In addition to Cui Xiang, Princess Taiping's male pet team also includes Zhang Zongchang and Zhang Yizhi's brothers. The two brothers were deeply favored by Wu Zetian, and Princess Taiping influenced Wu Zetian's decision-making through her relationship with them. Once, the imperial court was to appoint an important official, and Princess Taiping wanted to be able to arrange for her cronies to take on this position. She asked Zhang Zongchang to say a few kind words in front of Wu Zetian, praising the talent and loyalty of the person she recommended.
Through these male favorites, Princess Taiping has repeatedly succeeded in the political struggles of the court. However, this method of using male pets for political manipulation has also aroused the vigilance and disgust of other forces, laying hidden dangers for her future fate. After Zhongzong Li Xian was reinstated, Empress Wei and Princess An Le tried to emulate Wu Zetian and control the power of the court. Princess Taiping naturally would not sit idly by, she joined forces with Li Longji and launched the Tanglong coup, eradicated the power of Empress Wei and Princess An Le, and supported the restoration of Ruizong Li Dan. After Ruizong Li Dan was reinstated, he relied heavily on Princess Taiping, and many military affairs had to be discussed with her. Princess Taiping's power reached its peak, and at this time, Princess Taiping was no longer satisfied with just being a princess, and her ambitions gradually swelled, trying to become the second empress.
However, Princess Taiping's nephew, Li Longji, was also a highly politically talented and ambitious figure. With the continuous growth of Li Longji's power, the contradiction between Princess Taiping and Li Longji has become increasingly acute. Princess Taiping tried many times to persuade Ruizong to depose Li Longji as the crown prince, but Ruizong did not agree. In order to realize her political ambitions, Princess Taiping decided to take a risk and launch a coup d'état. But Li Longji had already seen her conspiracy and preemptively launched a congenital coup. Princess Taiping's henchmen were wiped out, and she herself was eventually given to die at home. This princess of Zhenguo, who was once powerful and beautiful, ended her legendary life in this way.