In ancient Chinese history, there was one and only one female emperor, and that was 武则天 in the Tang Dynasty. Wu Zetian, a famous politician in the Tang Dynasty, did not lose the slightest in the political arena, and had a set of methods to govern the country. Therefore, later generations often referred to her together with the Queen Mother Lu of the Han Dynasty as “吕武” .
武则天's life can also be described as a legend. She was born in a middle and lower-level official family, and because of the early death of her father, she was treated harshly by her brother. She had entered the palace when she was fourteen years old and became a talented person of Tang Taizong Li Shimin. was not favored by Tang Taizong at that time, but was loved by Tang Gaozong during the Tang Gaozong period, and even abolished the king queen and established her as the queen. This Wu Zetian was originally a very ambitious person, and when she became a queen, she did not stop her. Later, she became "天后", who was on par with Gaozong, and formally participated in the affairs of the government.
In the first year of Tianshou, Wu Zetian officially proclaimed his emperor, established Wu Zhou and became the ruler of the world.
Zhai Ain once praised her in "The History of Nine Dragons": Wu Clan ruled the world as a woman for more than 20 years, which is no better than that of her mother. The one who is called the ruler, and the emperor is the king, this is the one who has superior wisdom.
has a wealthy family and first entered the imperial palace
According to historical records, Wu Zetian's father was in the wood industry at the very beginning, so his family status is fairly wealthy. Later, by coincidence, he was appreciated for hosting Tang Gaozu many times and he provided certain wealth when he raised his troops in Taiyuan, and finally he was recognized by the Ministry of Industry.
Born in this background, Wu Zetian had a superior life since childhood and was happily in childhood, but unexpectedly in Zhenguan nine years, her father died. At this time, Wu Zetian was only twelve years old, but his brother treated him Wu Zetian and his mother were rude everywhere. In desperation, Wu Zetian can only move back to Chang'an with his mother.
唐太宗 Once lived in Luoyang Palace, I heard that Wu Zetian was already outstanding at a young age, so she was called into the palace. Become a talented person. There are 3000 people in the harem, Wu Zetian's appearance is naturally not the best, and he was soon disgusted by Emperor Taizong of Tang, and had to pass by in the palace.
was established as a queen, first took power
worked as a talented person for twelve years in the harem of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty , Wu Zetian’s status has never been improved, she will In private with Prince Li Zhi . After Li Zhi inherited the throne, he took Wu Zetian back to the palace again, and he was particularly favored by her. This Wu Zetian was also a scheming woman, and she was almost exclusively favored by Tang Gaozong in the end.
Tang Gaozong also began to prepare for the abolition of the queen, and Wu Zetian was established. At the beginning, he was also opposed by Changsun Wuji and many other ministers, but he had no choice but to supreme imperial power. In the end, Tang Gaozong not only attacked the power of the senior minister, but also successfully fulfilled his wish, 将武则天封为皇后. Becoming a queen is just a small plan of Wu Zetian. After , she followed Tang Gaozong's side to help him deal with government affairs. At this time, Tang Gaozong was sick and often dizzy, so that he could not deal with the political affairs, and this also gave Wu Zetian a chance. Slowly, Wu Zetian's forces gradually penetrated into all aspects of the court.
ascended the throne as emperor, take measures to develop the country
在唐高After the death of Zong Lizhi , Tang Zhongzong Li Xian inherited the throne , but the actual power of the court was in the hands of Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian was originally an ambitious person, and she was not satisfied with it. Soon she ordered to abolish Li Xian's throne, became emperor herself, and changed the Tang Dynasty's name to Zhou Dynasty.
During Wu Zetian's reign, she also made a series of contributions to the development of the Tang Dynasty. First, she vigorously rectified the administration of officials and gave a strong blow to the corruption of those officials, thus to a certain extent, to make the Wu Zhou Dynasty politically clear. In addition, she also appointed talents, promoted a large number of officials with clear and bright and talented officials, and reused them to develop the country together.
In my opinion, Wu Zetian has something in common with Tang Taizong Li Shimin ， Li Shimin dares to face the courtier’s admonitions, and Wu Zetian is the same. In the face of officials who dared to speak up to the emperor, she would also seriously reflect on her behavior and give certain changes.
Cui Rong once commented on Wu Zetian in "The Lament of the Queen Zetian": the talent is far ahead and the great honor. Thunder is its martial arts, and the sun and the moon are its words. Zongli Mingtang, Chongru Taixue. The four seas are in pursuit of Hua, and the nine barbarians are born in the future. Shen Bi Dahe, Nijin Zhongyue. Wei almost succeeded, swiftly to the wind.
As a rare female emperor in feudal history, perhaps Wu Zetian's method of ascending the throne has caused people to doubt. But in my opinion, this Tang Zhongzong was originally a mediocre person, who could only protect his ancestor's foundation but could not develop the country. However, Wu Zetian was able to gain a firm foothold while developing the country, so that the Tang Dynasty’s social stability, agriculture, commerce and other aspects have long-term development, and also laid the foundation for Tang Xuanzong to achieve the prosperity.
Reference materials
"The Lament of the Queen Zetian"
"Nine Wans History Theory"
