Wu Zetian , the only orthodox female emperor in the history of Chinese history. Although there are women in power in Chinese history, Wu Zetian is the only one who truly ascended the throne as emperor.
"My life is up to me, I am not by God, I have beauty, but I just have to rely on my wisdom."
Wu Zetian was a girl, and was selected into the palace and named a talented person. However, in the harem of three thousand beauties, flowers compete for beauty. Wu Zetian, as a talented person of , Tang Taizong , seemed not favored, and he was never favored until Emperor Taizong of Tang died. Until , Emperor Gaozong of Tang succeeded to the throne, Wu Zetian became the Zhaoyi of Emperor Gaozong of Tang. During this period, Wu Zetian was deeply loved and trusted by Emperor Gaozong of Tang. After the empress was deposed, Wu Zetian fought through a group of belles in the palace with his intelligence and became the new queen! Later it was even called the "Queen of Heaven".
"Women can do nothing but men." After
, Wu Zetian had the opportunity to join the court with Emperor Gaozong of Tang, and Wu Zetian's political talent was gradually revealed and was appreciated by civil and military officials. He was collectively known as the "Two Saints" with Emperor Gaozong of Tang. After Emperor Gaozong of Tang passed away, Wu Zetian was the commander of the Empress Dowager and stepped to the center of power step by step. He was awarded the title of emperor in the first year of days. Wu Zetian recruited talents, reformed the administration of officials, and encouraged agricultural development. His talents were no less than men. In terms of military affairs, he even recovered the four towns of Ding'an and frequently defeated foreign enemies.
During the Wu Zetian period, women's status was greatly improved, and even women entered the court to become officials. Wu Zetian's daughter Princess Taiping also had talents and ambition that were not inferior to her mother. It can be said that if she had a mother, she would have a daughter. Although Wu Zetian was a woman, she was also an emperor. She had many concubines and had the attitude of competing with the male emperor.
"Empress and Tradition"
As the female emperor, Wu Zetian is also the longest-lived emperor in history. The saying that accompanying the king is like a tiger is not distinguished from men and women. Wu Zetian cannot escape "the peak of power is a crazy regression". The tyranny in his later years caused dissatisfaction among court officials. The three words "Empress" have been deeply imprinted by thousands of years of Chinese culture. When this empress was gradually being dug out by people, the bondage of women in the past began to spread silently again. At this time, the dynasty was not without suitable heirs. Find the right leverage and leverage slightly, the empress dynasty will eventually be overthrown.
Katerina the Great, the king of the Russian Empire, is not inferior to the Russian Queen of Wu Zetian.
The Queen lives in the West, and there are differences in the development between the East and the West, whether in politics, economics, thoughts, etc. The Queen's life was unrestrained when she was a child, and she was deeply influenced by the French enlightenment thought . As the daughter of the duke, she could not escape the fate of going to Russia to marry for sacrifice for her family and country.
When the queen got married, she felt that she knew nothing about Russia, which would be very unfavorable to her, so she found someone to learn Russian language, etiquette and other things, and finally achieved something, and entered the Orthodox Church, and changed her name to Ekaterina. Alexeyev Na. All good learning is meaningful. The queen's elegant and decent conversation is highly appreciated, and the next day she was easy to get engaged in Peter III .
However, marriage does not bring happiness to the queen. The queen and Peter III have been married for several years and have not been favored, and their mother-in-law has disliked because she did not have children. Although the forced Queen and Peter III later had two children, it still cannot change the fact that she is not favored.
The neglect of the past few years has made the queen feel disheartened, and her identity as a wife, mother and daughter has made her life extremely depressed. After being educated in advanced ideas, she began to want to find a way out for herself. She began to win over ministers and find support. Moreover, because of her husband's incompetence, she also gave her a help. After Queen Elizabeth's death, Peter III was unable to manage this chaotic country well, and even had no political talent, and had no etiquette at all when diplomatic to other countries.
Katerina's long-term forbearance and persistence, as well as the support she won overthrew, finally made her overthrow Peter III and ascend to the position of Queen of Russia.Russia, where the Queen took over, is already full of dangers, so she uses iron-blooded means to strengthen military strength, develop the country's economy, promote commerce and trade prosperity, and strengthen the country's overall strength. Later, Caterina continued to make Russia stronger, had absolute strength in foreign wars, and continued to expand outward, as crazy as Emperor Caterina.
The Queen once said: "As long as I give me another 200 years, the whole of Europe will crawl at my feet"! So, the Queen did not lose her strength, but lost time!
The two empresses in the East and the West each have their own strengths, but they both created their own eras and are famous in history.
From how they became the empress, Wu Zetian had already used her own means to join the dynasty with Emperor Gaozong of Tang before becoming the emperor. At this time, she laid a certain foundation and was deeply trusted and loved by the emperor. Moreover, after Emperor Gaozong of Tang, his youngest son was still young, so Wu Zetian was the commander of the Empress Dowager and took power step by step into his own hands. Yekaterina was promoted to the throne by her ministers because of her husband's neglect and her husband's political incompetence. Why are the ministers willing to promote her to the throne? First, because there was no precedent for women to be emperor before, second, because Caterina had won them before, and third, it was Peter III's political incompetence, so after overthrowing Peter III, he pushed Caterina to the throne of Russian emperor.
The two empresses have their own advantages in politics, military and economic aspects, and once developed the country strongly. However, in her later years, Caterina was even more crazy than Wu Zetian because she was constantly expanding, resulting in constant wars, and the people were living in poverty. The people had a deep grudge against her. She never gave up her desire to conquer Europe until her death!
Whether it is Ye Katerina or Wu Zetian, the two empresses in the East and the West, have different living environments, different lives, and different situations, but they have the same courage and ability!
Russia, where the Queen took over, is already full of dangers, so she uses iron-blooded means to strengthen military strength, develop the country's economy, promote commerce and trade prosperity, and strengthen the country's overall strength. Later, Caterina continued to make Russia stronger, had absolute strength in foreign wars, and continued to expand outward, as crazy as Emperor Caterina.The Queen once said: "As long as I give me another 200 years, the whole of Europe will crawl at my feet"! So, the Queen did not lose her strength, but lost time!
The two empresses in the East and the West each have their own strengths, but they both created their own eras and are famous in history.
From how they became the empress, Wu Zetian had already used her own means to join the dynasty with Emperor Gaozong of Tang before becoming the emperor. At this time, she laid a certain foundation and was deeply trusted and loved by the emperor. Moreover, after Emperor Gaozong of Tang, his youngest son was still young, so Wu Zetian was the commander of the Empress Dowager and took power step by step into his own hands. Yekaterina was promoted to the throne by her ministers because of her husband's neglect and her husband's political incompetence. Why are the ministers willing to promote her to the throne? First, because there was no precedent for women to be emperor before, second, because Caterina had won them before, and third, it was Peter III's political incompetence, so after overthrowing Peter III, he pushed Caterina to the throne of Russian emperor.
The two empresses have their own advantages in politics, military and economic aspects, and once developed the country strongly. However, in her later years, Caterina was even more crazy than Wu Zetian because she was constantly expanding, resulting in constant wars, and the people were living in poverty. The people had a deep grudge against her. She never gave up her desire to conquer Europe until her death!
Whether it is Ye Katerina or Wu Zetian, the two empresses in the East and the West, have different living environments, different lives, and different situations, but they have the same courage and ability!
