As the only female emperor in Chinese history, Wu Zetian ushered in an unprecedented era. The Wuzhou Dynasty built by her was politically clear, culturally prosperous, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, which was not inferior to any period of the Tang Dynasty.
But at the same time, Wu Zetian's private life has also been controversial.
Portrait of Wu Zetian In 683 AD, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi died, and Wu Zetian was nearly sixty years old at this time, which was considered to be entering the ranks of old age. However, Wu Zetian is healthy and energetic, and he can't see his old age at all.
If people do not accept old age, it is difficult to be willing to endure the ordinary life. During the day, Wu Zetian focused his time and energy on handling political affairs, and had no time to take care of it. At night, you will deeply feel the cold of the lonely sandbank.
In order to fill the emptiness in his heart, Wu Zetian accepted a male pet sent by Princess Qianjin, the sister of Tang Taizong, named Feng Xiaobao, who was later renamed Xue Huaiyi. But this Xue Huaiyi was pampered and arrogant, and he was arrogant, and finally aroused Wu Zetian's jealousy and was executed.
After that, Wu Zetian pampered the imperial doctor Shen Nanxuan again, saying that he looked like the first emperor. But it didn't take long for Shen Nanxuan to become seriously ill and had no way to serve Wu Zetian anymore.
At this time, Wu Zetian is over seventy years old, but she is still energetic, resourceful, and conscientious, and can be called a model worker, but she stays in the harem at night, and she still longs for someone to accompany her and comfort herself.
In 697 AD, Princess Taiping, who was well versed in Wu Zetian's psychology, found a beautiful boy named Zhang Changzong for her mother. This Zhang Changzong was also born in an official eunuch family, but he was willing to be demoted to a "concubine", and he also introduced his brother Zhang Yi to serve Wu Zetian.
Wu Zetian attaches great importance to the Zhang brothers, and while giving them the position of ** and letting them enjoy high salaries, he also rewarded them with a large number of gold, silver, jewelry, and mansion maids, and also appointed a ** as a mistress for Zhang Yizhi's widowed mother Zang. This kind of arrangement is unique in ancient and modern times.
With the increase in the number of male pets, in order to facilitate management, Wu Zetian also set up an institution called "Crane Supervisor", and appointed Zhang Yizhi as the chief of Crane Supervisor, whose status is equivalent to that of "Queen".
If Zhang Yizhi is a "male concubine" with a view of right and wrong and a bottom line, it would be fine, but he often took the opportunity to curry favor with the empress to wantonly exclude dissidents and did a lot of bad things.
Even Wu Zetian's own granddaughter, Lord Yongtai, and his grandson, Li Chongrun, the king of Shao, were ruthlessly executed because they had privately criticized the evil deeds of Zhang Yizhi's brother.
Di Renjie, the good minister of the country, was very sad when he saw this phenomenon, and he went to Wu Zetian to request the removal of the "crane control supervisor" who was acting recklessly.
Although Wu Zetian was not happy, he still gave Di Renjie this face, removed the "Crane Prison", and then changed the soup instead of the medicine, and established the "Fengzhen Mansion", which is still managed by Zhang Yizhi's brother.
Under the "careful care" of Zhang Yizhi's brothers, this "Fengzhen Mansion" has become more exaggerated, not only providing the previous male pet services, but also increasing the services such as music banquets and offerings, and accompanying Wu Zetian, who is in his seventies, to enjoy music, dance, and drink all night long, smearing grease and powder, stirring the harem into a miasma, which has become a hot topic of discussion in the streets and alleys.
The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all knew that going on like this would not only damage Wu Zetian's reputation, but also be very detrimental to her health. However, Wu Zetian doted on Zhang Yizhi and others, and the courtiers were afraid that one of them would lose their lives instead of persuading them. In this case, Di Renjie, as the prime minister, stood up again.
When Di Renjie's film and television image went to the court once, Di Renjie persuaded Wu Zetian in front of everyone: "The minister persuaded His Majesty to remove the Crane Prison before, not for the sake of withdrawing." Although the Crane Supervisor is no longer there, Erzhang is still by His Majesty's side, which is really damaging to His Majesty's reputation, and I ask that Erzhang be removed and not let them charm His Majesty again. ”
Wu Zetian's face turned blue and red for a while when he heard this, he was very embarrassed, it was related to the emperor's private life, is it suitable to take it to the court?Does the emperor not want to lose face?
But she also knew that Di Renjie was for her own good, and if she punished Di Renjie for this matter, it would definitely be a stupid act that could not be justified because of a small loss.
After calming down, Wu Zetian racked his brains and explained: "I know that you are a loyal and righteous minister, but this matter has nothing to do with you. I pampered Erzhang, not for pleasure, but for the sake of cultivating my body. You see, I've got two more teeth back now, and that's proof of that!”
After speaking, Wu Zetian opened his mouth and pointed to the newly grown teeth to show Di Renjie. People are rare after seventy years, but I didn't expect Wu Zetian to grow new teeth at this age, this is simply a miracle in the world. Di Renjie couldn't find the right words to refute for a while, so he had to reply: "Your Majesty, even if it is for the body, you must adjust it moderately, and don't add more male pets!."”
Wu Zetian nodded again and again, indicating that he would be restrained in the future. This is the end of the matter.
The elderly Wu Zetian's film and television image Di Renjie dared to openly disagree with the emperor's private life above the court, and it has to be said that he is a representative of the honest and fearless minister with a good reputation.
It's a pity that Wu Zetian still didn't listen to Di Renjie's heartfelt exhortation into his ears after all. After Di Renjie's death, Wu Zetian relied on and reused Zhang Yizhi's brother even more freely, which had reached the point of being infamous for doing evil, causing panic in the court.
In desperation, Prime Minister Zhang Khan Zhi and his ministers launched a coup d'état, killed the ill-intentioned Zhang Yizhi's brother, and then forced Wu Zetian to abdicate to Tang Zhongzong Li Xian. Wu Zetian could only be forced to abdicate and drank this cup of self-brewed bitter wine.
Why does Wu Zetian, who is over 70 years old, still have a male pet?Is it true that she still has physical needs?In fact, in my opinion, Wu Zetian raises male pets, and pays more attention to satisfying his desire for power.
In Chinese society, men are inferior to women for thousands of years, men can fight the country to become emperors, they can take the official path to enter the court as officials, they can have three palaces and six courts, three wives and six concubines, but after a female emperor like Wu Zetian ascends the throne, she needs to abide by the constraints of etiquette and religion and clean herself, which obviously cannot make her enjoy the pride of "master". Raising a male pet can satisfy her desire for power in another form.
The thirst for power is the main axis throughout Wu Zetian's life, no matter what stage of her life she goes, she does not want to give up her control of power. She may not rely on Zhang Yizhi's brothers to satisfy her physical desires, but she needs to rely on them to hold power firmly in her hands.
It's a pity that power and wealth will disappear without a trace as the body ages and disappears. Is it really worth sacrificing precious family, friendship, and love, and sacrificing a clear and beautiful spiritual home for the sake of power that will be lost sooner or later?
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The film and television image of the elderly Wu Zetian.