Wu's family ruled the world for more than 20 years with a woman. She is no longer the same as the mother and queen, but she is the emperor and the king. This is the one who has extraordinary wisdom. ——"Jiuyan History"
There are many famous women in my country's history, such as the Queen Mother Xuan of Qin, the Lu Zhi , and the qing Cixi , but the influence of these people is not as good as the Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty period. She is the first and only female emperor in my country, and the legends left to this day are still talked about.
However, Wu Zetian's glorious road was not smooth. Before Li Shimin died, she asked her a question: "If I leave, what will you do in the future?" If Wu Zetian's answer is not good, he is likely to die.
Fortunately, she answered 8 words cleverly and escaped the disaster, and turned the tables on Wu Dai Li Tang many years later. So, what are the 8 words Wu Zetian said? What kind of story is there? Let’s talk about it today.
Wu Zetian was not favored after entering the palace
Wu Zetian was born in a family of officials in the Tang Dynasty. Her father was the minister of the dragon of Li Yuan and her mother was a descendant of the royal family of the Sui Dynasty. Such a family background seemed to destined to be worry-free for her whole life. Unfortunately, Wu Zetian's fate changed after her father's death.
Because of the background factor of "descendants of the Sui Dynasty", she and her mother were kicked out of the house by her two brothers, and later went to Chang'an to live. The 14-year-old Wu Zetian is very beautiful. When Li Shimin heard about this news, he summoned him to the harem as a concubine.
When he first entered the palace, Wu Zetian was deeply loved by Tang Taizong and was named a fifth-rank talent and was given the title of " Wu Mei ". However, as time went by, Li Shimin gradually alienated her, so that Wu Zetian stayed in the position of talent for 11 years without making any progress.
As for why she is not loved by Li Shimin, it may have something to do with her personality. From many stories, we can see that Li Shimin likes women as gentle and virtuous as Shangguan Wan'er , but Wu Zetian's personality tends to be tough and has a cool temperament like a man.
Since ancient times, heroes have been sad to pass the beauty. Li Shimin, who has been fighting on the battlefield for half his life, naturally stayed away from women with such a personality. Of course, in addition to such a factor, it may also be related to a famous prophecy during the Li Tang Dynasty.
A prophecy in the later years of Emperor Taizong of Tang
The 22nd year of Zhenguan was already the end of Li Shimin's rule. At that time, "Taibai (star) appeared many days after seeing it." Taibaixing is what we call Venus today. It seems ordinary now, but it has a different meaning in ancient times.
"Han Shu·Astronomy": "Taibai sutras the sky, and the world will be transformed, and the people will become kings..." The meaning of this sentence is very simple. The appearance of Taibai Star in the sky means that the world will undergo major changes, and the lord (emperor) of the world will also change people. After the phenomenon of
appeared, Li Shimin immediately asked Taishi Ling Li Chunfeng to divine, and then came to a conclusion that scared him: "The emperor passed down for three generations, and Li Xing of the Martial Arts." Since then, there has been a legend in Chang'an City that after the third dynasty of the Tang Dynasty, the heroine , Martial King will replace the world.
Although Emperor Taizong of Tang was a talented emperor, he believed in such a celestial phenomenon, because he had experienced it personally. On the eve of the outbreak of Xuanwu Gate, the Taishi Ling of Li Yuan once secretly reported to Emperor Gaozu of Tang: "Taibai sees Qin, the King of Qin will have the world."
As expected, the Xuanwu Gate Incident broke out in the ninth year of Wude, and Li Shimin won the final victory and became the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty. This incident left a deep impression on him, and it was hard to forget even after ascending the throne. The reason why Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang were highly valued is also related to it.
Every emperor hopes that his country will last for a long time. When the rumors appear, Li Shimin secretly summoned Li Chunfeng to ask in detail, and even proposed the plan of "kill all suspected people", which means that he would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one person go.
Although this matter was stopped by Li Chunfeng in the end, Emperor Taizong of Tang still cruelly killed a man named Li Junxian . The reason was that his nickname was " Wu Niangzi ". Because it was pronounced the same and was a man, he was considered a threat to the Li Tang Dynasty.
Although Li Junxian was dead, the rumors and celestial phenomena in Chang'an City still made Li Shimin unable to sleep or eat. The Queen of Wu's family will replace the Tang Dynasty and became his heart disease, which also laid a foreshadowing for the later stories.
If I die, what will you do?
Diseases occurred in the end of his life, and although Wu Zetian was not very favored, she was often taken care of by her side. One day, perhaps because he thought of that prophecy again, and the reason why Wu Zetian was also surnamed Wu, a thought arose in Li Shimin.
Although Wu Zetian is a woman, his character is strong, decisive and tough as a man. Is "Li Tang of Wu Dynasty" talking about her? With this mentality, Li Shimin asked Wu Zetian in front of the bedside bed: "What should you do after I die?"
According to the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, a concubine without a child would be ordained after the death of the previous emperor. If an ordinary concubine was an ordinary concubine, she might ask the emperor to let herself stay in the palace and enjoy the glory and spend her old age.
However, Wu Zetian is not an ordinary woman. She has an imperial heart and knows the emperor's heart well. She gently said 8 words in the face of Li Shimin's inquiry: "The ancient Buddha of the green lamp can be saved for the rest of his life." Although the 8 words
are very simple, they reveal two meanings. First, I (Wu Zetian) will act according to the rules and regulations of the Tang Dynasty, and will become a monk and never enter the palace. Secondly, I have no ambitions, nor will I interfere with the government affairs of Tang , and it is even more impossible for me to replace Li Tang.
In general, Li Shimin did not kill Wu Zetian after hearing these 8 words, and the latter escaped from danger at a critical moment. Although this is what he said, history did not develop in that way. Wu Zetian, who survived the disaster, still embarked on the peak.
The Queen hangs after the disaster
Chapter 0: When Li Shimin was seriously ill, Wu Zetian often took care of him in front of the bed. At that time, as the prince, Li Zhi, also often visited his father. After a while, Li Zhi met Wu Zetian.
In terms of age, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian can be regarded as a talented man and beautiful woman, and are made of heaven. As time goes by, the two spend more and more time together, so it is difficult to extricate their relationship between men and women in the later stage.
After Li Shimin passed away, Wu Zetian entered Ganye Temple in accordance with the etiquette of the Tang Dynasty and became a monk as a nun. However, just one year later, Li Zhi took it out in various names and re-entered the palace and continued to improve his status.
Wu Zetian has the same ambition as a man and has super high political means. In addition, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi had a very serious headache in his later years. With the interweaving of various reasons, she eventually became the most powerful person in Li Tang.
In 690 AD, Wu Zetian established his own Wuzhou regime ascended the throne and became the first female emperor in my country's history. The prophecy of "Li Tang in the Wu Dynasty" was fulfilled here.
However, although Wu Zetian was a woman, she was called the hen Sichen by people at that time, but the national strength of the Tang Dynasty was flourishing during her reign, laying a good foundation for the later Kaiyuan prosperous , and later generations regarded it as the legacy of Zhenguan.
What do you think of Wu Zetian like this?
