After becoming a generation of queens, Wu Zetian has to consider a question, which all emperors have to consider after taking power, and it is related to the durability of the national luck, that is, if he is gone, who will pass on the throne.
In fact, there are two choices before her. One is passed on to her child surnamed Wu, but not her immediate blood relatives, but the children of her relatives;
The second is to carry on one's own sons, but all of them are surnamed Li, so the problem arises. After the son inherited, didn't the royal family return to Li Tang? What's the point of what you've done all these years?
This matter has troubled her for a long time, and she can't make up her mind, so she has to find a trustworthy etiquette-Di Renjie to discuss it together. Wu Zetian told Emperor that she had an interesting dream that a parrot was very big, but its wings were broken. She didn't know what it meant.
Di Renjie explained this dream to Wu Zetian, comparing the parrot to Wu Zetian. Her two wings are her two sons. If she chooses her son in the choice of the throne regime, then the national luck will be prosperous for a long time.
Another problem of succession to the throne is that the relationship between mother and son is closer than that between aunt and nephew. Once the Wu family is taken as the heir, it becomes that the nephew will go to the ancestral temple to worship his aunt, which is also against the rules for the patriarchal clan system.
Under the well-founded persuasion and enlightenment of Di Renjie, Wu Zetian finally decided to make her son Li Xian a prince and return to Li Tang. Even after Li Xian became a prince, Wu Zetian still prized some villains, but she could not shake Wu Zetian's decision.
After the dragon coup, Wu Zetian has lost the power to take charge of everything. Nevertheless, she took the initiative to make Li Xian the Crown Prince to supervise the country.
Different opinions will say that she made this decision because the imperial regime is changing, but it is not. At this time, Wu Zetian is over 80 years old, and she is no longer suitable for managing politics, both physically and mentally. She has given up everything.
Even at this age, all the arrangements made by Wu Zetian were measured, and she took the initiative to hand over her rights, which not only gave her son enough face, but also blocked her long mouth. Before she died, she removed her imperial number and pushed her image to a high point, so that no one felt anything was wrong and no one would be hard on her again.
Since she can become the only female emperor in the history of our country, Wu Zetian's thoughtfulness and wisdom are natural, and the hardships and sufferings along the way are incomparable to ordinary people. It is precisely because she has all kinds of hardships that she can create her final glory.
At the beginning of entering the palace, she was just a talent with five qualities and was named "Wu Mei". Life in the palace is boring, and because there are many women in the harem, she has no chance to be favored. In this position, she persisted for 12 years.
While serving Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong, she happened to meet Prince Li Zhi and fell in love with him.
This relationship is extremely difficult and bumpy for Wu Zetian.
The first big difficulty they faced appeared after the death of Emperor Taizong. Because according to the regulations at that time, Wu Zetian had no children, so she could not continue to live in the palace and could only become a monk in Ganye Temple. And this also indicates that the two may never meet again.
Fortunately, Wu Zetian is good at seizing opportunities. The following year, when Li Zhi went to Ganye Temple to make pilgrimages, he met Li Zhi privately. At this point, their old love rekindled, and finally Wu Zetian was successfully taken back to the palace by Li Zhi.
Soon after, Wu Zetian gave birth to a son. She became more and more popular with Li Zhi, and the palace drama began slowly. She takes every step carefully. If anything goes wrong, she will be finished.
At that time, the competition in the harem was fierce, among which Queen Wang and Wu Zetian were the strongest opponents. However, it turns out that their little tricks are not worth mentioning in front of Wu Zetian.
Because Xiao Shufei and Empress were finally defeated by Wu Zetian.
According to historical records, during this period, Wu Zetian strangled her own daughter alive in order to frame the queen, which is enough to show how heartless she is!
Finally, in 659 AD, Wu Zetian became a queen. Under her plan, all courtiers who had opposed her were relegated.
Wu Zetian also proved to us that if someone loves you the most, he will give you everything and let you participate in everything.
During the reign of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, he suffered from headaches and dizziness from time to time, and many of the memorials could not be read in time. Seeing Wu Zetian beside him, Li Zhi asked her to help him deal with it and teach him modestly, and Wu Zetian became more and more handy. Soon after, the well-known situation of "two saints facing the DPRK" appeared.
Because of Li Zhi's poor health, she relied on Wu Zetian to handle state affairs. Wu Zetian's power is also growing.
The greater the power of Wu Zetian, the more frightening it is. At this time, Emperor Gaozong and Prime Minister Shangguan Yi had planned to abolish Empress Wu Zetian's status. Before the cursive script was drafted, Wu Zetian got the news and ran to the emperor to ask about it. The emperor can't put all the blame on Shangguan Yi. Soon, Shangguan Yi went to prison and was copied with her.
Everything happened in the way that Wu Zetian wanted. Her planning and calculation can be said to be unparalleled, and gradually established her own power in the harem and even the court.
Until the death of Li Zhi, even though there was a testamentary edict and Li Xian succeeded to the throne, Wu Zetian still ruled as the empress dowager, and military affairs were still decided by Wu Zetian. No one expected that after nearly 50 years, the world of the family was decided by a woman, and the country name was changed to Zhou, and Wu Zhou was established.
With supreme power, in the eyes of Wu Zetian, everything is under control. She never spared Li Tang, even her own son. Even though Li Xian finally succeeded to the throne, she was still cautious in those years and was afraid of her mother.
A person's influence is actually lasting. Wu Zetian's deterrent power from the harem to the court and then to her hands cannot be erased overnight. This is one of the reasons why Wu Zetian proclaimed herself emperor in 15. She lost power and influence after returning Jiangshan to Li Tang at the age of 82, so no one touched her.
The establishment of the national system and the implementation of policies, and even the people who operate it, do not mean that they will change.
Besides, during the reign of Wu Zetian, many policies were implemented that were beneficial to the development of the country, and the country became increasingly prosperous. To the people, she is a good emperor, and can make the people live a good life.
First of all, she attacked the gentry, fostered the common people and vigorously developed the imperial examination system.
These intertwined political power groups first attacked them and expelled Sun Chang Wuji, Chu Suiliang and others from the imperial court, which changed the form of exclusive rights of the whole imperial political interest group.
Then, she rectified the bureaucracy and severely punished corrupt officials.
Local county officials are regularly examined, and all officials who take bribes and bend the law will pay the price.
Then, she spoke publicly, reflected on her mistakes and promoted talents.
She has a deep understanding of what can be coached and tries to accept all different opinions.
Finally, in order to stabilize the rule, Wu Zetian used many cruel officials.
Not only in politics, but also in literature, calligraphy, music and dance.
It can be seen that Wu Zetian is deeply branded with her own brand in all aspects, so that her influence covers the whole of Li Tang.
Wu Zetian dared to do and fight, and tried her best to achieve her ultimate goal. This is an example that everyone should follow.
Dare to challenge, dare to break the shackles, make people deeply understand, strive to be anyone, persist in success, regardless of gender!