Although he was abusing his position to win the hearts of the world, he was not satisfied with his duties and was dismissed, and some were punished and punished, and he used the punishment and reward to control the world. He was born by himself and was clear and good at making a decision. Therefore, the heroes and wise men also competed for him at that time. —— Sima Guang . " Zizhi Tongjian "
As we all know, Wu Zetian is the first and only female emperor in my country's history. Although she made great contributions during her reign, the regime was snatched from Li Tang . In addition, in ancient times, most men were mainly men, so many people commented on Wu Zetian's "chicken in the morning".
The descendants of the Li Tang Dynasty wanted to regain power at any time. Under such circumstances, the Shenlong Coup occurred in 705 AD. The descendants of the Li Tang abolished Wu Zetian and destroyed their control over the dynasty.
It is worth mentioning that Wu Zetian is already 82 years old and is forced to abdicate and has no power. In this case, why no one went to settle the score with her? Today we will talk about this topic.
Wu Zetian’s different life
In 624 AD, Wu Zetian was born in the home of minister Warrior . Originally, she could live a carefree life, but because of her father’s death, her two brothers kicked out of the house because her mother Yang is a descendant of Sui Dynasty .
Not long after, my mother took Wu Zetian to Chang'an to live. Li Shimin heard that she "Rong Zhimei" summoned her to the palace and named her a talented person. I don’t know why, although Emperor Taizong of Tang is very optimistic about Wu Zetian, she has not been promoted for 11 years.
and even when Li Shimin passed away, Wu Zetian not only had a low status, but also had no children of his own. According to the system of Tang Dynasty , she must enter Ganye Temple to cut her hair into a nun, and the ancient Buddha of Qinglantern spent her whole life.
The ancients said: "There are no way out again, and the willows are dark and the flowers are bright again." When Li Shimin didn't care about Wu Zetian, she got along with Li Zhi and the two secretly established a relationship between men and women. On the first anniversary of Li Shimin's death, Emperor Gaozong of Tang went to Ganye Temple to worship and met Wu Zetian again, and the old relationship between the two rekindled out of control.
Soon Wu Zetian entered the palace for the second time and gave birth to several children with Li Zhi. According to records, Emperor Gaozong of Tang had more than a dozen children, and Wu Zetian himself gave birth to four children and two daughters. With such favor, Wu Zetian first gained a firm foothold in the harem, and then reached into the previous dynasty.
Changsun Wuji , Chu Suiliang and others took power. She helped Li Zhi eliminate hidden dangers. Just as the latter was reaping results, he suffered from a serious headache. Wu Zetian took the opportunity to intervene and take over the government affairs, and established his own power step by step.
and as of 683 AD, no one could shake Wu Zetian's power in the court, and Li Zhi died at this time. Tang Zhongzong Li Xian ascended the throne and became emperor, but he was no match for his mother and was abolished for violating Wu Zetian's wishes.
succeeded to the throne Tang Ruizong Li Dan was a weak person who became a puppet emperor step by step, and finally gave the throne to his mother. In 690 AD, Wu Zetian ascended the throne and became emperor and established his own Wuzhou regime.
Wu Zetian's ascension to the throne was called "The Hen Sichen" by the officials and the common people at that time. The descendants of Li Tang and civil and military officials wanted to oust her at all times, but because of the great power of Wu Zetian, she was unable to do so, so she was the queen for nearly 15 years.
Since ancient times, power has always been associated with blood and violence. Apart from higher power, there is almost nothing that can limit it. Li Tang's descendants want to steal back their own regime, but there seems to be no more direct way except launching a coup, and this is true.
Shenlong coup, Wu Zetian was kicked off the stage
Many people know that Wu Zetian was addicted to the life of her husband in her later years. She favored the two brothers, Zhang Changzong, , and Zhang Yizhi, because they were old and had not had much experience in contact with the outside world, which led to a cloud of political confusion in the court.
At that time, how powerful were the two brothers Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi? Wu Zetian's direct family members such as Wu Chengsi , Wu Sansi , etc. had to pursue him, and even bow down to him to please him.
Once, Li Xian's son Li Chongrun and daughter Princess Yongtai . The two privately discussed the two brothers' private abusing their power and discussing politics. They did not expect that Zhang Changzong would be aware of this matter. Zhang Yizhi learned about it. The two of them told Wu Zetian more and more ignorantly, and Wu Zetian directly executed his grandson and granddaughter. How to describe Wu Zetian during this period? She was dizzy and plagued by illness. Her control over the court was no longer as good as before. She relied entirely on the words of Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi to judge the court situation. Even under the slander of the two brothers, the relationship between Wu Zetian and his son and officials became increasingly tense, which made the regime turbulent and uneasy. If God wants to destroy a person, he must first let him go crazy. After Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi's life reach their peak, they are destined to be nowhere to be destroyed.
In 705 AD, Wu Zetian was critically ill and bedridden, but she only had two brothers by her side. The civil and military officials had long been dissatisfied with them. In addition, the queen was critically ill and panicked, and there were rumors that the two intended to rebel.
Under such circumstances, Li Xian and the civil and military officials launched a Shenlong coup, and a large number of imperial guards successfully attacked the palace. The two brothers Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi were killed, and Wu Zetian was also forced to abdicate.
Not long after, Li Xian ascended the throne in Luoyang , the Li Tang Dynasty was restored, the Wu Zhou Dynasty ended, and Wu Zetian himself also died in December of the same year, ending his legendary and criticized life at the age of 82.
Things have developed here and it is inevitable that people are confused? In order to consolidate his rule during Wu Zetian's reign, he valued the cruel officials, Zhou Xing , , Lai Junchen , etc., and persecuted many ministers on various false charges.
When suppressing various forces against her, Wu Zetian was never ruthless, and almost no rebel leader could survive. As mentioned above, even her own grandson and grandson have no slight affection to kill.
After the Shenlong coup, Wu Zetian had handed over power and was no longer able to pose a threat to the ministers. Since that is the case, why did all the officials not retaliate against her? Wu Zetian also let her enjoy the peace and die for several months.
is actually not that all civil and military officials don’t want to, but that they dare not do such behavior, or even dare to have such ideas. Although Wu Zetian had no power after abdicating, her power was still there and could still put psychological pressure on the ministers.
Why can we still have a good ending
If you want to understand "Why did Wu Zetian end well", you must understand the background at that time, or two things must be understood. First, why Li Xian launched the Shenlong coup was not to eradicate Wu Zetian, but to eradicate the two brothers Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi.
The picture went back to 698 AD, and Wu Zetian was thinking about something. Was Wu Zhou allowed the Wu family to inherit it? He was still the descendants of Li Tang. While Wu Zetian was hesitating, Di Renjie said to her, "I have seen my son worship his mother, but I have never seen my son and nephew worship his aunt."
At the same time, civil and military officials also persuaded Wu Zetian to return to power to the descendants of Li Tang, and the people of the people also wanted to return to the era when the Li family was in power. At this time, Wu Zetian realized that Li Tang was still popular with the people and was the first candidate for power.
Under such a background, Wu Zetian re-established the earlier emperor Li Xian as the crown prince, which means that after Wu Zetian's death, Li Xian will be the next emperor, and the heir and inheritance rights are all on the surface.
Although Wu Zetian usurped the Li Tang regime in the early days, she not only did not feel sorry for the world during her reign, but also brought the Li Tang Dynasty to another height. Later generations commented that she was "decently the legacy of Zhenguan".
Wu Zetian was not guilty during his reign. In addition, he clearly stated before his death that he had returned to Li Tang's descendants. Li Xian had no reason or excuse to kill him. The so-called Shenlong coup was just afraid that the two brothers Zhang Changzong would take the opportunity to rebel.
This coup is a coup that kills the opponent, not a coup that eradicates Wu Zetian. Forcing Wu Zetian to abdicate is just a way to do it. Killing Wu Zetian will have the opposite effect. After talking about the first point, let’s take a look at the second point. Even civil and military officials would not dare to kill Wu Zetian.
After the Shenlong coup, four parties benefited you greatly. One side was the crown prince Li Xian who ascended the throne and became emperor, the other side was the minister of the dragon (all officials) who were promoted, and the other two were the Princess Taiping and the Wu family who assisted Li Xian.
Li Xian is Wu Zetian's son. Although his throne was abolished in the early days, he was finally returned to him. Princess Taiping has always been Wu Zetian's favorite daughter. During the Wuzhou period, her mother gave her great power, and Princess Taiping was also very filial to her mother.
After the Shenlong coup, Princess Taiping was named "Princess Zhenguo" for making great contributions, and her strength is called "the second in Wu Zetian". In addition, Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi and other Wu family members also made efforts in the Shenlong coup. Although they were highly suspicious because of Wu Zetian's relationship, they were still rich families established in Luoyang.
In addition to these open forces, Wu Zetian's fourth son Li Dan is also a force that cannot be ignored. His son Li Longji has the power of military and horses. In addition to cultural relics and officials, the above people are all related to Wu Zetian. Just imagine whether all civil and military officials dare to kill her?
In the eyes of the ancients, the "filial piety culture" of Confucian is deeply rooted. If you are a son who is unfilial to your parents, ordinary people will be stabbed by others, let alone those who are emperors and princesses.
What's more, Wu Zetian could no longer form a threat at that time, and he was already in his twilight years of life. Even if Li Xian and others were determined to kill, he still couldn't do this. Instead of doing this, it would be better to let his mother die well, after all, there was no need to wait too long.
After the Shenlong coup, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang Dynasty Li Xian raised his mother Wu Zetian until he died in Shangyang Palace a year later, and Li Xian also gained a good reputation.
Generally speaking, whether from the perspective of power or from the perspective of morality, all situations are protecting Wu Zetian's safety. How dare all civil and military officials kill her?
What are your different opinions on this matter?
