And suggested that Wu Zetian recall Li Xian. Since then, Wu Zetian has no intention of making friends with Prince Wu and Wu Sansi, so she secretly took it back to Luoyang. , Zhang Yizhi, all asked Wu Zetian to stand for, and Li Dan, heir to the throne, also asked Xun to be located in.
Under the pressure of supporting Li Tang from all sides, Wu Zetian further realized that what the people want is the imperial clan of Li Tang, and if they go their own way again, they will be in danger of losing their hearts and minds. In a subsequent conscription, "no one responded to the initial conscription. I heard that the Prince (Li Xian) traveled and the hills in the northern suburbs were all soldiers, so there was no room for people." This incident further shows that Li Tang is the aspiration of the people. After weighing in many ways, Wu Zetian finally decided to make Li Xian the Crown Prince.
Wu Zetian entered the harem at the age of fourteen. She was a talent of Emperor Taizong and was named "Wu Mei". Tang Gaozong was named Zhao Yi, then the queen, and was honored as the "queen of heaven", and was also called "double saint" with Emperor Gaozong. After the death of Emperor Gaozong, he became the empress dowager of Tang Zhongzong and Tang Ruizong.
In 690, Wu Zetian announced that he would change the Tang Dynasty to Zhou Dynasty, become emperor on his own, make Luoyang his capital, call it the "God Capital" and establish Wu Zhou. In 705, when Wu Zetian was seriously ill, Prime Minister Zhang Jianzhi launched a mutiny, supported the restoration of Tang Zhongzong and forced him to abdicate, which was known as the "Dragon Revolution" in history. After the restoration of the Tang Dynasty, Zhongzong was honored as the "Emperor of Heaven".
165438+705 10, Wu Zetian died at the age of 82. In accordance with his last wish, Zhongzong changed his name to "Zetian Tiansheng Queen" and was buried in Ganling as a queen. If he is tired, he will be the queen of Tianshun.
Before and after Wu Zetian came to power, the imperial clan of the Tang Dynasty was killed, and "cruel official politics" rose. However, he is "good at observation and judgment", with more power but less talent, rewarding agriculture and mulberry, reforming official management and attaching importance to selecting talents. Wu Zetian was resourceful, dabbled in literature and history, and was quite gifted in poetry, including Hanging Arch Collection and Golden Wheel Collection.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Wu Zetian