Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, and her reign is highly controversial. Later, historians and the people denounced her a lot, however, in the more than 40 years that Wu Zetian was actually in power, especially after she ascended the throne, her way of governing the country was quite handy, and she created many remarkable measures. A fair evaluation is needed as to whether she is an empress or a banshee.
Wu Zetian, this name is a household name. She is the only female emperor in Chinese history, and has been presided over by this female emperor for more than 40 years of the 289-year history of the Li dynasty of the Tang Dynasty. For her life's merits, she has been praised and criticized from generation to generation.
After Wu Zetian entered the palace, he was given the name Wu Mei (commonly known as Wu Mei Niang), which was named after his beauty and charm. She is not only outstanding in appearance, but also a talented woman, proficient in poetry, good at calligraphy, and witty, and was named a "talented person" by Tang Taizong. In the harem system of the Tang Dynasty, there were "four ladies", "nine concubines", and "twenty-seven women". Wu Zetian's rank at that time should have been five ranks.
When he first entered the palace, Wu Zetian was not favored, did not give birth to children for 12 years, and was finally demoted to Baoling Temple to cut his hair and become a nun. However, her fortunes take an unexpected turn later. According to historical records, during the period of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian and the crown prince Li Zhi fell in love privately. After Li Zhi ascended the throne, out of attachment to the person in his heart, he recalled her to the palace again despite the opposition of the government and the opposition.
However, the reason why Wu Zetian was able to regain his favor was mainly due to Queen Wang's strategy of "luring wolves into the room". During the period of the crown prince, although Gaozong Li Zhi admired Wu Zetian's beauty, he never dared to cross the Lei Chi by half a step, and he was more fond of the Xiao family, who later became a side concubine. After Xiao entered the palace, she was named a concubine and gave birth to a son for Gaozong.
Empress Wang was jealous and couldn't stand Gaozong's exclusive favor of Concubine Shu. Under the stratagem of the queen, the old woman surnamed Liu revealed the existence of the martial artist and suggested that he be recalled to the palace. Queen Wang readily agreed, thinking that the martial artists had cut their hair and become nuns, isolated from the world, and could be recalled with peace of mind.