There will always be deceptions in life, but don't be discouraged by that. As Pushkin said, even if you are melancholy now, believe that happy days will come. Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history, her story is the best example.
In a feudal society where men were superior to women, she dared to break the rules and create outstanding achievements. Of course, life would have deceived her, but she never gave in. Her tenacity and perseverance are examples that each of us should emulate.
Wu Zetian, who is both wise and brave, benefits from the excellent genes of his parents. Tang Taizong Li Shimin summoned Wu Zetian into the palace because of his intelligence and beauty. But as the daughter of the prime minister, Wu Zetian's mother knows the cruelty of harem life, and she cries all day for her daughter's future.
However, when Wu Zetian was separated from his mother, he looked back and smiled, and said with confidence and firmness: "Seeing the Son of Heaven is not blessed? Wu Zetian, who was young and frivolous, stepped into the gate of the palace with a heart to play with the palace.
However, there is always a gap between reality and ideals. Although Wu Zetian's beauty is overwhelming, she was named "Mei Niang" by Li Shimin and was named a five-grade talent. The rank of talented people belongs to the lower five grades of the queen level among the wives of the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, followed by concubines, concubines, Jieyu, beauties and talents, each with four people.
But in any case, the 14-year-old Wu Zetian's "five-grade official rank" is much better than that of the palace maid, which should be a good start.
When Wu Zetian entered the palace, Empress Changsun was deceased, and the throne was vacant for a long time, indicating that Empress Changsun had no one to replace in the heart of Tang Taizong, and she was wise and virtuous. Wu Zetian was a talented person in the first year of entering the palace, and he was still a talented person in the second, third, and fourth years, indicating that there were many beauties in Tang Taizong's harem.
It took four years for the bamboo to grow three centimeters, but not without growth, but in store energy. Although many people can't survive these three centimeters, bamboo survives until its fifth year, growing wildly at a rate of 30 centimeters per day.
Wu Zetian has survived ordinary people and bamboo, which shows that she has also been deceived by life. Wu Zetian later became the only female emperor of China, what kind of person was she?
Could it be that Li Shimin only loves the eldest grandson? No, Xu Hui, who entered the palace at the same time, was also talented, gentle and virtuous, and Li Shimin promoted her from a talented person to Jieyu, and then to the fullness of the concubine.
12 years after Xu Hui entered the palace, Li Shimin died, Xu Hui died of sentimentality, and was posthumously named Concubine Xu Xian, becoming a product. Wu Zetian also wants to show himself. Li Shimin likes horses, and Wu Zetian said that he can tame a fierce lion skull.
Although Li Shimin was surprised, he still praised her courage. However, Li Shimin admired the gentleness and virtuousness of Empress Changsun, rather than Wu Zetian's arrogance and wildness.
Therefore, in the 12 years of Li Shimin's dynasty, Wu Zetian began with talents and endowed with more polishing and boiling than three times that of bamboo. From the age of 14 to 26, it was the best years of my life, but I spent it in depression.
When a person is neglected in the best years of her youth, it is undoubtedly life that has deceived her. A beautiful flower blooms quietly, but can only wait to wither, how melancholy and loss it is!
Wu Zetian is close to 28 years old, and as a member of the emperor's harem, she can't change jobs.
Some people say that life is like porridge, you need to be patient; Some people say that life is like a stewed soup, it takes time to boil slowly; Some people say that life is like curing a disease, which requires long-term perseverance.
After a long time of boiling, whether it is porridge, soup or medicine, they all get the concentrated essence in the pain. However, after 12 years of boiling, Wu Zetian's life is still pale and hopeless.
It was a painful and disappointing time for her who had dreams, and how strong she needed to be to not fall! However, life doesn't seem to be satisfied with that.
After Li Shimin's death, Wu Zetian had no heirs because he was not favored, so he was arranged to become a nun in Ganye Temple to guard Li Shimin's soul. This is 12 years, and what she got was not the essence, but a life sentence.
Is this what she should get after 12 years in the palace? Is this the arrangement of fate? However, opportunities always await those who are prepared around the corner. As the saying goes, "When you are used by others, it means that you are still useful." ”
Li Shimin's ninth son, Li Zhi, inherited the throne, and he admired Wu Zetian's wisdom and intelligence very much, but due to the immature conditions, he could only let Wu Zetian spend a year of miserable nun life in Ganye Temple.
However, Li Zhi has no relationship and no heirs with his queen Wang, and he especially dotes on Concubine Xiao Shufei, who gave birth to a prince and two princesses, which is a great threat to Queen Wang.
Therefore, Queen Wang wanted to use Wu Zetian to fight Concubine Xiao Shu, which was undoubtedly a way to drink to quench her thirst or go to the doctor in a hurry. Fortunately, Wu Zetian has a never-say-die character, she survived and came out.
She finally had the chance to get back on a luxury cruise ship, which gave her hope of a bright future. After a long time of boiling, Wu Zetian finally boiled out her essence, and her life became more colorful.
Wu Zetian, a woman who has been tempered by life, with her indomitable character and never-say-die spirit, went from a talented person to a palace maid, to a queen, and finally became the only empress in history.
She survived the boiling of the cold bench, experienced the disappointment and polishing of the Ganye Temple, and went through the tempering of the cruel life, and finally cultivated into a calm and calm beyond ordinary people, and the tenacity of being soft and shameless to do big things.
Her life experience and tenacious character made her stand out in the struggle of the harem and successfully walked to the back position. She gambled her youth and eventually won success and became her own winner.
Wu Zetian's life was full of setbacks and difficulties, but she never bowed to fate, but the harder she worked, the luckier she became. She married two emperors, gave birth to two emperors, and was an emperor herself.
She is the product of the boiling of life and youth, creating a miracle that has never been seen before or since, and has shocked history. Her story shows us that with perseverance and never-say-die courage, we can create our own miracles.
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