First, analyze the personality characteristics of Li Zhi :
1. Smart and emotional
Li Zhi's talent in literature and art is mainly reflected in poetry and calligraphy, which is equivalent to current artists.
2. Weak
You should know that this personality trait is not good to describe the emperor. It takes great courage to rule the vast Li Tang dynasty. Emperor Taizong of Tang When he was alive, he cleared many obstacles for Li Zhi, and tried his best to clear all places that might threaten Li Zhi. In his later years, he fought and killed several unruly ministers to avoid future disasters. We can see that Emperor Taizong of Tang put a lot of effort into Li Zhi's ability to manage the Li Tang dynasty smoothly.
3. Strong dependence on older women
He has a strong attachment to older women, and this psychology does not weaken with age. Many scholars believe that Li Zhi has an Oedipus complex, which makes it reasonable. However, Wu Zetian is strong, independent, and has a desire to show off. The two personalities of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian are clearly complementary. So when Li Zhi saw Wu Zetian's heroic image, he was immediately attracted.
Stills from Li Zhi, from the Internet
But these alone are far from enough. What efforts did Wu Zetian make?
1. It takes a lot of courage to have an affair with the prince before Emperor Taizong of Tang’s sickbed! Once discovered, the consequences are unimaginable. After Emperor Taizong of Tang died, according to the practice since the Northern Dynasties, she had neither children nor any special talents. They were arranged to be a different temple built for the deceased emperor, or arranged to a nun or Taoist temple designated by the state. When she was a nun or Taoist priest, Wu Zetian was assigned to Ganye Temple . But we have analyzed Wu Zetian's personality before, and she will not be willing to fall to this point. So before Li Zhi took office, he fell in love with Wu Zetian, and his concubine son and his concubine mother were together, which means that his son and his father's concubine were together.
2. After Li Zhi took office in Ganye Temple, he did not make any special arrangements for Wu Zetian and was always busy with national affairs. However, Wu Zetian would not give up. She used Li Zhi's love for her once, and she wrote a love poem. The emperor would come to the temple to worship the late emperor every once in a while to show his filial piety. Of course, Wu Zetian would not give up this hard-won opportunity. As soon as he met, Wu Zetian would cry and tell the pain of missing Li Zhi. The two of them hugged each other, as if they had returned to the past, but because of Wu Zetian's special identity, how could Li Zhi bring his father's former concubine back to the palace? Even if he has this idea, it is not possible.
Stills from Wu Zetian, from the Internet
3. Queen Wang assist
At this time, the fate of the two suddenly turned around. The two of them were soon told by the people around Li Zhi. Queen Wang suddenly had a ray of eyes and had a sudden inspiration. She found that this was a rare opportunity. Why?
Because in the harem, Queen Wang has one of the most dangerous opponents, which is Xiao Shufei next to Emperor Gaozong. In order to compete for favor, the two of them fought to the death like enemies. Concubine Xiao Shu gave birth to children for Li Zhi one after another, but Queen Wang had no child. Queen Wang had a sudden idea to make Wu Zetian a trump card in her hand, to rekindle the emperor's old love, and to become her opportunity to seize Concubine Xiao Shu's exclusive favor. So, she secretly thanked that this was a good opportunity given by God. Then, while giving Li Zhi a positive and encouragement, he encouraged him to visit Wu Zetian with justification, and sent someone to Ganye Temple to ask Wu Zetian to keep her long hair. Later, Wu Zetian was secretly taken back to the palace.
stills of Queen Wang, from the Internet
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