Taiping is not her name. When Princess Taiping was eight years old, she became a monk and became a Taoist priest in order to pray for her deceased grandmother, Mrs. Rongguo. Taiping is her Taoist name.

Wu Zetian's children, who is the one who looks the most like Wu Zetian?

Linde Second year, around 665 AD, Tang Gaozong The last child of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian was born. Taiping is not her name. When Princess Taiping was eight years old, in order to pray for her deceased grandmother, Mrs. Rongguo, , and Yang, she became a monk and became a Taoist priest. Taiping is her Taoist name.

Of course, this is not really a monk, but just nominal. Princess Taiping was 16 years old in the first year of Kaiyao. When a man gets married, a woman gets married. Wu Zetian married her to Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty's nephew Xue Shao . It is said that Princess Taiping's wedding was very luxurious. The lighting torches burned the trees on the roadside, and the wedding car was as big as the roadside walls had to be removed before they could pass.

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It’s a pity that the good times didn’t last long. Xue Shao’s brother Xue Ying finally failed because of his participation in the expedition to Wu Zetian. According to the Tang law, the crime of rebellion was to be destroyed. Xue Shao was implicated and was beaten 100 times by a stick. He was imprisoned and imprisoned in prison and eventually starved to death. Princess Taiping survived because she was Wu Zetian’s daughter, but her marriage was forced to end. Of course, Wu Zetian could not watch his beloved daughter be widowed like this, so he first executed Wu Youji’s wife, and then married Princess Taiping to Wu Youji.

Wu Youji is cautious in character, while Princess Taiping is unscrupulous. Not only does she keep a male lover, she also dedicated her beloved male lover Zhang Changzong to Wu Zetian. It is said that Princess Taiping not only looks like Wu Zetian, but also has some shadows of Wu Zetian in terms of courage.

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With the expansion of Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong's power, the relationship between Li and the two Zhang began to become tense. Later, with the support of Princess Taiping, Prime Minister Zhang Jianzhi launched the Shenlong coup, eliminated Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong, and then forced Wu Zetian to abdicate and passed the throne to the crown prince Li Xian .

It’s a pity that Li Xian is weak and incompetent, and his power almost falls into the hands of Empress Wei, Princess Anle and Princess Taiping. All three women want to learn from Wu Zetian, so the conflict between Empress Wei, Princess Anle and Princess Taiping became white-hot.

Princess Taiping Stills

In Zhongzong After Li Xian was poisoned by Empress Wei and Princess Anle, Princess Taiping supported her nephew Li Longji and launched a coup, killing Empress Wei and Princess Anle, and then Li Dan ascended the throne. Princess Taiping knew that her brother Li Dan was actually not capable, and Li Longji was young. She thought in her heart that she was already in power, but Li Longji's nephew was not as simple as Princess Taiping imagined. Princess Taiping wanted to change the crown prince, but how could Li Longji agree?

In 712 AD, Li Dan chose to abdicate. He passed the throne to Li Longji and became the Supreme Emperor himself. Princess Taiping relied on his own power to start his dictatorship. There were seven prime ministers in the court, and five of them were hers. The ministers in the court began to persuade Li Longji to kill Princess Taiping. Princess Taiping fled to the Buddhist temple in Nanshan and came out three days later. In the end, she was sentenced to death by Li Longji at home.

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Someone commented that Princess Taiping looks and courage are very similar to her mother Wu Zetian, but she is far from talent. What do you think? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area.