Some people believe that although Wu Zetian used all kinds of tactics to finally ascend to the position of emperor, she did not make any adverse actions towards the development of the country during her reign.

As the first and the only female emperor in the history of our country, Wu Zetian has always been controversial among future generations. Some people believe that although Wu Zetian used all kinds of tactics to finally ascend to the position of emperor, she did not make any adverse actions towards the development of the country during her reign. It is precisely because of her existence that

perfectly took over the governance of Zhenguan Zhige , and laid a solid foundation for the emergence of Kaiyuan Shengshi .

From this point of view, some of Wu Zetian's historical achievements are also worthy of recognition. However, some people believe that Wu Zetian's method to seize the throne is shameful , and after taking power, he not only reused cool officials to handsome ministers , and silenced the ministers of the DPRK, but also became crazy about the members of the Li Tang royal family. Suppress. This series of behaviors is enough to show that Wu Zetian's nature is too bad.

Regarding the discussion between the two parties, perhaps no one can convince the other. After all, even Wu Zetian herself never gave herself any evaluation , but left a wordless monument for future generations to comment on.

Judging from one thing Wu Zetian did in his later years, it can indeed be called "absurd" . In order to stay with the Zhang brothers, he actually ordered to kill his own grandson with a stick, and beat his own grandson to death.

Wu Zetian’s troubles

Regarding this matter, let’s start with Wu Zetian’s troubles before she abdicated. After becoming the emperor, Wu Zetian also worked hard to govern the country. Although many ministers in the court were still dissatisfied with their status as women, Wu Zetian did not go into details, but focused on governing the country.

Although the country's name was changed to Zhou, all Wu Zetian's actions really benefited the Li and Tang dynasties. Economically, Wu Zetian encouraged agricultural development and commercial development, and the fiscal revenue of the entire country further increased.

In terms of military affairs, after the neighboring countries were repeatedly defeated by the Tang Dynasty army, they finally became more and more honest and no longer dared to have any thoughts about the Tang Dynasty.

In terms of culture, Wu Zetian also encouraged scholars all over the world to actively participate in the imperial examination and become a person who contributed to the country and was useful to the country. At this point, Wu Zetian's love for talents can be seen from Wu Zetian's evaluation of Luo Binwang .

When King Luo Bin wrote "Asking for Wu Zhaoxi for Xu Jingye" , and wrote Wu Zetian as an "ugly, obscene, sinister and cunning" poisonous woman, Wu Zetian was not angry, but lamented that such a talented person could not do it for herself. Used.

It can be seen that Wu Zetian's mind is actually far broader than people think. But as the time on the throne became longer and longer, Wu Zetian also faced a practical problem, who should pass to ? Fortunately, the emergence of Di Renjie helped her solve this problem.

When Wu Zetian was wondering whether to pass the throne to the descendants of the Wu family or to her son Li Xian, Di Renjie said to Wu Zetian :

"Throughout the ages, when sacrificing ancestors, has anyone sacrificed their aunt?".

After hearing Di Renjie's suggestion, Wu Zetian understood that if the throne was passed to a descendant of the Wu family, her status would become very embarrassing. And if Li Tang 's people are still alive, turmoil will inevitably occur in the entire country.

In the end, Wu Zetian passed the throne to his son Li Xian, and left before his death:

"Go to the emperor and call her the Great Sage Queen Zetian."

avoided Li Tang's revenge on himself and the Wu family.

Wu Zetian's Absurdity

After solving the problem that had troubled her for a long time, Wu Zetian began to enjoy the few remaining years of her life. In " New Book of Tang " , it specifically records the absurd life of Wu Zetian and Zhang brothers .

What’s even more ridiculous is that in order to deceive others, Wu Zetian also publicized that she was writing articles with her two brothers, practicing calligraphy and so on.

Of course, there is no problem in deceiving ordinary people with this reason. It can be used to deceive princes, ministers and royal relatives , which is simply unrealistic. It's just that the Zhang brothers are favored, and Wu Zetian's power is currently untouchable by anyone, so almost everyone in the court can only try their best to curry favor with the Zhang brothers.

Especially Li Xian, who has been established as the prince, although he has determined that he can successfully become the emperor after Wu Zetian's death. But if these two brothers suddenly say something bad to Wu Zetian one day, their crown prince position may be given to someone else.

In this regard, future generations can only lament

"People have to bow their heads when they are under the eaves."

It was just that the prince Li Xian recognized the reality, but his eldest son Li Chongrun was very dissatisfied, so he often discussed the rights and wrongs between the Zhang brothers and Wu Zetian with his sister Princess Yongtai and his son-in-law King Wei. Most of them are angry.

There is no airtight wall in the world , and the news reached Wu Zetian. I don't know if became angry or to protect the Zhang brothers, Wu Zetian actually ordered his own grandson Li Chongrun to be killed with a stick. Faced with this situation, although Li Xian was extremely angry, he had no choice but to do anything.

Fortunately, not long after, Prince Li Xian, Prime Minister Zhang Jianzhi, Cui Xuanwei and other ministers, even though they were sure that they could proclaim themselves emperor, still launched a mutiny, forcing the empress Wu Zetian to abdicate (historically known as Shenlong Coup). ) . Many ridiculous things that might continue to happen were finally nipped in the bud.